Editing Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros. 3)

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[[File:SMB3BattleMode.png|thumb|Family Computer and NES version]]
'''Mario Bros.'''<ref>{{cite|quote=HOW TO PLAY THE 'MARIO BROS.' GAME|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=28}}</ref> (also known as '''Classic Mario Bros.''',<ref>{{cite|quote=If Mario and Luigi are in the same place on the 2 player mode map, or if either of the players choose battle mode, you can play the CLASSIC MARIO BROS. game.|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=36}}</ref> and the '''battle mode''' or '''Battle Mode''') is a competitive remake of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' found in the 2 Player Game mode of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', this version exists alongside another remake known as the [[Battle Game (Super Mario All-Stars)|Battle Game]], which is found in the main menu for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. The battle mode and Battle Game are both absent in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', having been replaced by [[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|another remake of ''Mario Bros.'']]

To access the battle mode, one player must press the {{button|nes|A}} button in the [[Family Computer]] and localized [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] releases or the {{button|snes|B}} button in the ''All-Stars'' version while on the other player's [[panel (Super Mario Bros. 3)|panel]] in the world map. Whoever wins is immediately given a turn to play in the main game.

In the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the Mario Bros. mode is the only time Mario and Luigi appear with blue overalls in-game.
==Gameplay==
[[File:SMAS Battle Mode.png|thumb|''Super Mario All-Stars'' version]]
The battle mode cycles through twelve different stages, most of them are similar to the original arcade game. In them, five enemies will emerge from the top pipes. The goal is to survive while defeating all five enemies with the one getting the most wins. Enemies that must be defeated are [[Spiny|Spinies]], [[Sidestepper]]s, and [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]]; defeating a [[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]] does not count. Players can also indirectly kill each other by forcing the other player to collide with an enemy to gain victory. Players can also steal [[goal (Super Mario Bros. 3)|goal]] [[card]]s from each other by bumping from below, stomping, or using the [[POW Block]]. If a brother gets his third card, then he is instantly awarded extra lives in the main game equal to their combination. However, if a loose card is not grabbed before a round ends, it is lost. Any deaths incurred in the battle mode will not affect the player's lives in the main game.

Every fourth match is a bonus stage with three different types. The first requires players to grab at least three of the five coins. The second has a vertical pipe that shoots out Fireballs and coins. The player that collects at least three coins or survives wins. The final stage has the players climbing ladders to retrieve coins under [[? Block]]s, some of which are empty. All five coins must be collected with the winner being the one who collected the most.
==Characters==
===Playable===
{|width=fit class=wikitable
|-
!NES image
!''All-Stars'' image
!Name
!Information
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3BattleMode-Mario.png]]
|align=center|[[File:SMAS-SMB3-SmallMarioSprite.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Mario]]'''
|The older Mario brother, who serves as player one.
|-
|align=center|[[File:MBSMB3 Luigi.png]]
|align=center|[[File:SMAS SMB3 Small Luigi.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Luigi]]'''
|The younger Mario brother, who serves as player two.
|}

===Enemies===
{|width=fit class=wikitable
|-
!NES image
!''All-Stars'' image
!Name
!Stage appearance
!Information and abilities
|-
|align=center|[[File:MBSMB3 Spiny.png]] [[File:MBSMB3 Spiny blue.png]]
|align=center|[[File:MBSNES Spiny.png]] [[File:MBSNES Blue Spiny.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Spiny]]'''
|1, 3, 5, 9
|Spinies are the simplest enemies to defeat. They only need to be hit once from below to be stunned.
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3FighterFly.png]] [[File:SMB3FighterFly blue.png]]
|align=center|[[File:MBSNES Fighter Fly.png]] [[File:MBSNES Blue Fighter Fly.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Fighter Fly]]'''
|2, 3, 6, 10
|A fly that jumps up and down and is the hardest to defeat. The player can hit Fighter Flies only while they are on the ground.
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3 Sidestepper.png]] [[File:SMB3 Sidestepper angry.png]] [[File:SMB3 Sidestepper blue.png]] [[File:SMB3 Sidestepper blue angry.png]]
|align=center|[[File:MBSNES Sidestepper.png]] [[File:MBSNES Sidestepper angry.png]] [[File:MBSNES Blue Sidestepper.png]] [[File:MBSNES Blue Sidestepper angry.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Sidestepper|Crab]]'''
|5, 6, 7, 11
|The first time the player hits Crabs, they gain an angry expression and walk faster. The player thus needs to hit them twice before kicking them off.
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3 FireballEnemy.png]]
|align=center|[[File:MBSNES Fireball.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]]'''
|1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
|There are three types: the first travels horizontally in a wavy pattern, the second bounces around diagonally, and the last is shot out of a pipe in a bonus stage. The former two emerges from the sides when enough time has passed. 
|}

==Items and objects==
{|width=fit class=wikitable
|-
!NES image
!''All-Stars'' image
!Name
!Effect
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3 Mushroom card.png]] [[File:SMB3 Flower card.png]] [[File:SMB3 Star card.png]]
|align=center|[[File:SMAS SMB3 Mushroom card.png]] [[File:SMAS SMB3 Flower card.png]] [[File:SMAS SMB3 Star card.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Card]]'''
|Cards are carried over from the main game. They can be exchanged or lost. If a brother gets three cards, he will be awarded with extra lives.
|-
|align=center|[[File:MBSMB3 Coin.png]]
|align=center|[[File:MBSNES Coin.png]]
|align=center|'''[[Coin]]'''
|Coins are automatically awarded for defeating enemies. In bonus stages, they have to be sought after.
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3BattleMode-POW.png]]
|align=center|[[File:MBSNES POW Block.png]]
|align=center|'''[[POW Block]]'''
|POW Blocks always appear in the center of the level, knocking over all enemies on-screen when a brother hits it. After being hit three times, the block disappears.
|-
|align=center|[[File:SMB3 Blue Question Block.png]]
|align=center|[[File:SMAS SMB3 MB Question Block.png]]
|align=center|'''[[? Block]]'''
|Some ? Blocks hide coins in the third bonus stage. They can be kicked open with the {{button|nes|B}} button.
|}

==Gallery==
===NES version===
<gallery>
SMB3 Battle Mode bonus1.png|Fourth stage
SMB3BattleMode-BonusFountain.png|Eighth stage
SMB3BattleMode-BonusBlocks.png|Twelfth stage
SMB3 Battle Mario walk.gif|Mario walking{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario run.gif|Mario running{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario jump.png|Mario jumping{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario stomped.png|Mario being stomped{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario skid.png|Mario skidding{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario kick.png|Mario kicking{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario fail.png|Mario losing{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario climb.gif|Mario climbing{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Mario unused.png|Mario being stomped ([[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|unused]]){{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi walk.gif|Luigi walking{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi run.gif|Luigi running{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3BattleMode-Luigi.png|Luigi jumping{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi stomped.png|Luigi being stomped{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi skid.png|Luigi skidding{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi kick.png|Luigi kicking{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi fail.png|Luigi losing{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi climb.gif|Luigi climbing{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Battle Luigi unused.png|Luigi being stomped (unused){{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 ladders.png|[[Ladder]]{{class|blackbg}}
MBSMB3 Warp Pipe.png|Pipe{{class|blackbg}}
MBSMB3 Warp Pipe vertical.png|Bonus stage vertical pipe{{class|blackbg}}
SMB3 Flame card.png|[[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 glitches|Glitched]] [[card]]{{class|blackbg}}
</gallery>

===''Super Mario All-Stars'' version===
<gallery>
SMAS BM Bonus 1.png|Fourth stage
SMAS BM Bonus 2.png|Eighth stage
SMAS BM Bonus 3.png|Twelfth stage
SMAS SMB3 Small Mario V-Sign.png|Mario's victory pose (also used in the [[Battle Game (Super Mario All-Stars)|Battle Game]])
SMAS SMB3 Small Luigi V-Sign.png|Luigi's victory pose (also used in the Battle Game)
SMAS SMB3 MB ladders.png|Ladder
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=なつかしのマリオブロスゲーム<ref>{{cite|date=1988|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|quote=「なつかしのマリオブロスゲーム」とは……|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=マリオ3での{{ruby|2人用|ふたりよう}}バトル、なつかしのマリオブロスゲーム|title=''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet}}</ref>
|JpnR=Natsukashi no Mario Burosu Gēmu
|JpnM=Nostalgic Mario Bros. Game
|Ita=Modulo battaglia<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita2=Battle Mode a 2 giocatori<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Italian instruction booklet|page=35}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario All-Stars''
|Ita3=Modalità duello/Duello dallo schermo della mappa<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition]]'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=20}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition''
|Ita4=Modalità Combattimento<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]] - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=12}}</ref>
|Ita4N=Virtual Console
|ItaM=Battle module
|Ita2M=2-players Battle Mode
|Ita3M=Duel mode/Duel (mode) from the map screen
|Ita4M=Battle Mode
}}

==References==
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