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Mario Bros.
Mario Bros.
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Series	Mario
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	1981
Genre(s)	Platform game
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players simultaneously

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Template:Nihongo title is an arcade game made by Nintendo, released in 1981 and later ported to many home systems. It was a spin-off of the Donkey Kong series, and heavily influenced by Joust. It was the first game to feature Mario's name in the title. It was also the debut of Mario's brother, Luigi. Unlike Donkey Kong, where he was a carpenter, in this game Mario became a plumber, exterminating pests that emerge from pipes.

A remade version of the game is included as a mini-game within the original NES release of Super Mario Bros. 3 and in the remake, Super Mario All-Stars. Enhanced remakes of Mario Bros. were released on the Famicom Disk System (named Kaettekita Mario Bros.), a localized version of Kaettekita Mario Bros. called Mario Bros. Classic was released exclusively in the European market, all four games in the Super Mario Advance series and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. It is also available to download on Nintendo's Virtual Console.

Gameplay

Mario (or Luigi) must defeat all the enemies coming out of pipes in the corners of the screen and fireballs which ignite in the air. Enemies must first be hit from below to flip them over, then touched to kick them off the screen. However, if an enemy is left upside down for too long, it will flip back over becoming faster than before. Coins also come out of the pipes, and they give the player points. Whenever Mario (or Luigi)loses 1 life from their 3 given life, they will fall into a sea under the floor; they would then reappear from a ledge at the top of the screen, where they can only stay for a few seconds; the ledge would break.

Additionally there is a small, square block labeled "POW" at the bottom center, above the lowest ground level. If a player hits this block from below, the screen shakes and all the enemies currently touching ground are considered to be hit from below. The block can be used three times before disappearing, but is restored after bonus rounds.

However, players can hide themselves from fireballs and enemies by running towards the far edge of the screen. A small part of Mario can be seen from the edges of both screens, this way; but nothing can hit them.

Music

The game's instruction scene begins with the opening of the first movement from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

Notable ports and remakes

File:Kaettekita Mario Bros.png

In game screenshot

Mario Bros. has been re-released many times by itself and in other games. The original version of the game was re-released on the e-Reader, a Game Boy Advance accessory, and could be played through a set of five e-Cards. It was also re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console service in North America, Australia, Europe, and Japan. It is also remade on copies of games in the Game Boy Advance's Super Mario Advance games as well as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and it was included as a mini-game in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A remake was made called Mario Bros. Classic (known as Kaettekita Mario Bros. (かえってきたマリオブラザーズ, Return of Mario Bros. or Mario Bros. Returns) in Japan) featuring similar gameplay with added features and new revisions to the gameplay. It also featured cut-scenes and advertisements.

A game called Mario Clash was released for the Virtual Boy by Nintendo, featuring similar gameplay to previous titles, but many new features.

Legacy

A Mario Bros. stage can be unlocked in the Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Some of the music is remixes from the original game. It also features an item called the Freezie.

References

External links

IGN Presents The History of Super Mario Bros. IGN.com
Paper Model of Mario Bros. Brinquedos de Papel

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 [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]])  must defeat all the enemies coming out of pipes in the corners of the screen and fireballs which ignite in the air. Enemies must first be hit from below to flip them over, then touched to kick them off the screen. However, if an enemy is left upside down for too long, it will flip back over becoming faster than before. Coins also come out of the pipes, and they give the player points. Whenever Mario (or Luigi)loses 1 life from their 3 given life, they will fall into a sea under the floor; they would then reappear from a ledge at the top of the screen, where they can only stay for a few seconds; the ledge would break.
-Additionally there is a small, square block labeled "POW" at the bottom center, above the lowest ground level. If a player hits this block from below, the screen shakes and all the enemies currently touching ground are considered to be hit from below. The block can be used three times before disappearing, but is restored after certain levels.
+Additionally there is a small, square block labeled "POW" at the bottom center, above the lowest ground level. If a player hits this block from below, the screen shakes and all the enemies currently touching ground are considered to be hit from below. The block can be used three times before disappearing, but is restored after bonus rounds.
 However, players can hide themselves from fireballs and enemies by running towards the far edge of the screen. A small part of Mario can be seen from the edges of both screens, this way; but nothing can hit them.