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Super Mario Bros.

Nintendo R&D4

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Mario travels through eight worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser. Players run and jump across scrolling courses, avoid enemies and pits, and collect coins and power-ups; a second player can take alternating turns as Luigi.

Palette 12 colors

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Release
Original release · NES / Famicom
Developer
Nintendo R&D4, SRD
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1985 North America, NES
1985-09-13 Japan, Famicom
1986-12 Japan, Famicom Disk System
1987-05-15 Europe, NES
1987-07 Australia, NES
Platforms
NES / Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Arcade (Nintendo VS. System), Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Variants
Super Mario Bros.
Type
port
Platforms
  • Famicom Disk System
Released
  • 1986-02-21, Japan, Famicom Disk System
Sources
VS. Super Mario Bros.
Type
enhanced_port
Platforms
  • Arcade (Nintendo VS. System)
  • Nintendo Switch
Released
  • 1986-01, Europe, Arcade (Nintendo VS. System)
  • 1986-02, North America, Arcade (Nintendo VS. System)
Sources
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.
Type
enhanced_port
Platforms
  • Famicom Disk System
Released
  • 1986, Japan, Famicom Disk System
Art changes
Promotional graphical substitutions include radio personalities replacing characters, microphones replacing background mushrooms and Fujisankei logos replacing certain objects; some graphics come from Japan's Super Mario Bros. 2.
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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Type
enhanced_port
Platforms
  • Game Boy Color
  • Nintendo 3DS
Released
  • 1999-05-10, North America, Game Boy Color
  • 2000, Japan, Game Boy Color
  • 2014-02-27, Europe, Nintendo 3DS
Art changes
Retains the original pixel artwork with minor visual changes, including animated water and lava, and a smaller visible viewport.
Sources
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros.
Type
port
Platforms
  • Game Boy Advance
Released
  • 2004, North America, Game Boy Advance
Sources
Super Mario Bros. — Virtual Console
Type
port
Platforms
  • Wii
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Wii U
Released
  • 2007-01-05, Europe, Wii
  • 2012-03-01, Europe, Nintendo 3DS
  • 2013-09-12, Europe, Wii U
Sources
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.
Type
original
Platforms
  • Famicom Disk System
Released
  • 1986-12, Japan, Famicom Disk System
Sources
Also known as
スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Japan)
オールナイトニッポン スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Japan)
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.
Credits
Shigeru Miyamoto Artist; designer; director; producer
Takashi Tezuka Artist; designer
Links
official · wikipedia · themushroomkingdom.net · wikipedia · mobygames · mariowiki.com

Versions of Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1985 · Original releaseSuper Mario Bros. NESVS. Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1986 · Enhanced portVS. Super Mario Bros. ArcadeSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1999 · Enhanced portSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe Game Boy Color

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