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1986MS-DOSMario

Super Mario Bros. Special

Hudson Soft

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Mario crosses the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser. Players run and jump through 32 timed courses across eight worlds, avoiding hazards and collecting power-ups.

Palette 12 colors

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Release
Original release · MS-DOS / early PC
Developer
Hudson Soft
Publisher
Hudson Soft, Static Soft
Released
1986 Japan, NEC PC-8801
1986 Japan, Sharp X1
1989-03 South Korea, Samsung SPC-1500
Platforms
NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, Samsung SPC-1500
Variants
NEC PC-8801 release
Type
platform_release
Platforms
  • NEC PC-8801
Released
  • 1986, Japan, NEC PC-8801
Art changes
Uses black, red, yellow and blue with dithering.
Sources
Sharp X1 release
Type
platform_release
Platforms
  • Sharp X1
Released
  • 1986, Japan, Sharp X1
Art changes
Uses an eight-color presentation, including cyan, magenta and white, compared with the PC-8801 release's four colors.
Sources
Samsung SPC-1500 release
Type
platform_release
Platforms
  • Samsung SPC-1500
Released
  • 1989-03, South Korea, Samsung SPC-1500
Sources
Also known as
スーパーマリオブラザーズ スペシャル (Japan)
Credits
Yukio Takeoka New Character
Megumi Kawamata New Character
Ichirō Sakurada Course Designed by
Tomohiko Nakajima Ending Demo
Takashi Takebe Produced by
Links
mobygames · themushroomkingdom.net · mariowiki.com · gamepres.org

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