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|image=[[File:Mario Bros. NES Cover.PNG|225px|NES Box Art of Mario Bros.]]

|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]<br>[[Intelligent Systems]] (NES port) <br> [[Nintendo Research & Development 2]] (NES port)<ref>Iwata, Satoru et al. [http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/nsmb/1/0 Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved May 01 2015</ref>

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|platforms=Arcade machine, [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Apple II, Commodore 64, FM-7, NEC PC88, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, [[Game Boy Advance]]/[[e-Reader]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS]])

|released='''Arcade'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|July 14, 1983|USA|July 20, 1983}}'''Atari 2600'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|July 26, 1983}}'''Atari 5200'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|December 31, 1983}}'''NES'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|September 9, 1983|USA|June 23, 1986|Europe|September 1, 1986}}'''Apple II'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|July 10, 1984}}'''Commodore 64'''<br>{{releasedate|Europe|June 18, 1984|USA|July 26, 1984}}'''Atari 7800<br>'''{{releasedate|USA|July 10, 1987}}'''FM-7'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|January 1, 1984}}'''NEC PC88'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|March 10, 1984}}'''Amstrad CPC'''<br>{{releasedate|Europe|June 19, 1987}}'''Atari 8-bit'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|November 22, 1988}}'''e-Reader'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|November 11, 2002}}'''Game Boy Advance'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|May 21, 2004|Europe|May 22, 2004 (only as secondary)|Australia|May 23, 2004 (only as secondary)|USA|May 24, 2004 (only as secondary)}}'''Virtual Console ([[Wii]])'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|November 19, 2006|Australia|December 7, 2006|Europe|December 8, 2006|Japan|December 12, 2006|South Korea|December 30, 2008}}'''Virtual Console ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|May 8, 2013|Europe|January 9, 2014|Australia|January 9, 2014|USA|January 30, 2014}}'''Virtual Console ([[Wii U]])'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|May 29, 2013|USA|June 20, 2013|Europe|June 20, 2013|Australia|June 20, 2013}}

|genre=Platformer

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'''''Mario Bros.''''' is an arcade game made by [[Nintendo]] and released in July 14, [[List of games by date#1983|1983]]. It was also released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 7800 as well as a large multitude of home computer systems. The game introduces the first appearance of [[Luigi]] in a game, and is the first installment in the ''Mario Bros.'' after the [[Game & Watch]] game of the same name. It was also released for the [[Virtual Console]] on the [[Wii]] for 500 [[Virtual Console#Wii Points|Wii Points]], and the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] for $4.99.

 

A very different variant of ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' released 3 months early also appears on the [[Game & Watch]], but without color and utilizing two screens. ''Mario Bros.'' is also included as a separate [[minigame]], playing like the original game with updated graphics in the two-player mode of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' for the [[NES]], and for the [[role-playing game]] ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and all 4 games on the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. For these Game Boy Advance remake games, there is also an added two to four-player battle mode, meaning that other players can join the player's game through the use of a Game Boy Advance link cable. The NES version of ''Mario Bros.'' was also ported to the [[e-Reader]] under the name, ''[[Mario Bros. (game)#Mario Bros.-e|Mario Bros.-e]]''. The game had three obscure sequels: two direct 1984 follow-ups for Japanese home computers called ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'', and a 1995 entry for the [[Virtual Boy]] called ''[[Mario Clash]]''.

 

Although ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' was the first official game to feature Mario, ''Mario Bros.'' is often considered the first "real" ''Mario'' game, as it is the first game to actually use Mario's name. ''Donkey Kong'' is also a part of the [[Donkey Kong (series)|series of the same name]].

The story of this game revolves around two plumbers, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], who are working in the sewers.<ref>"[http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4334387.html Exclusive Interview With Nintendo Gaming Mastermind [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]]". [http://www.popularmechanics.com/ Popular Mechanics]. October 19, 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.</ref>. The sewers are overrun by waves of [[enemies]] and the Mario Bros. have to defeat the enemies and get [[coin]]s to receive their pay.

[[File:MarioBrosAC.png|thumb|left|Mario and Luigi in Phase 1 of the arcade version.]]

The game features a simple stage in which the player plays in an endless game. Much of the gameplay appears to have been inspired by an arcade game named ''[[wikipedia:Joust (video game)|Joust]]''. Enemies come from the [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] on the top and head downwards, where they may enter the pipes again to return to the top. The goal in each phase is to defeat all enemies, which is done by jumping up and hitting the floor below enemies. This flips them, giving the player the chance to kick them away, which is rewarded with 800 points. The [[POW Block]] can also be used to flip enemies; however, it can be used only three times. After an enemy is knocked away, a [[coin]] (a "wafer" in the Atari 2600 version of the game<ref>''Mario Bros.'' Atari instruction booklet, page 2.</ref>) appears from one of the pipes, and gives 800 points when collected. When all enemies are defeated, the player continues to the next phase. In later levels, different types of enemies and harming fireballs appear. From time to time, a bonus level appears where all coins have to be collected in order to get an extra 3000-5000 [[point]]s. The POW Block regenerates after the second bonus level and every subsequent bonus level.

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*[[Mario]] (Player 1) / Red Mario with blue overalls (Player 1 in ''Super Mario Advance''/''Superstar Saga'' remake.)

*[[Luigi]] (Player 2) / Green Mario with purple overalls (Player 2 in ''Super Mario Advance''/''Superstar Saga'' remake.)

* Yellow Mario with white overalls. (Player 3 in ''Super Mario Advance''/''Superstar Saga'' remake.)

* Blue Mario with yellow overalls. (Player 4 in ''Super Mario Advance''/''Superstar Saga'' remake.)

Target enemies must be defeated to clear the phase while other enemies should be defeated by the player's discretion. Each phase consists of one or two types of targets with a maximum of six targets. [[Shellcreeper]]s and [[Sidestepper]]s appear together only in Phase 5 (6 in Japan). The last target enemy will always move at its fastest pace unless said enemy is a Fighter Fly.

 

*[[Shellcreeper]] - The first enemies in the game, a possible relation to [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]s. They are replaced by [[Spiny|Spinies]] in remade versions.

*[[Sidestepper]] - Crab creatures that are harder to defeat and have appeared in various games. They first appear in Phase 4 (5 in Japan).

*[[Fighter Fly]] - Flies that jump up and down. They first appear in Phase 6 (7 in Japan).

*[[Freezie|Slipice]] - Ice creatures that appear in a lot of games. They have been renamed [[Freezie]], and first appear in Phase 9 (10 in Japan). When one self-destructs, it covers its [[platform]] in ice, hence the name.

*[[Icicle]] - They first appear in phase 16 (17 in Japan) and attack by dropping from the ceiling.

*[[Fireball (Mario Bros.)|Fireball]] - Red ones bounce diagonally around the stage while Green ones travel horizontally. They can be defeated by bashing them from underneath, just as they hit the ground. The player can also use a [[POW Block]] to defeat them as well. The sprites for green fireballs are swapped with [[Boo]]s in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version's Battle Game but not for the in-game 2 player mode where both types appear red.

===Remake exclusives===

*[[Koopa Troopa]] (''Super Mario All-Stars'')

*[[Spiny]] (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario Advance'' series and ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')

*[[Boo]] (''Super Mario All-Stars'')

*[[Bowser]] (''Super Mario Advance'' series and ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')

The game has received mostly positive reviews. IGN rated the game 91st in their Top 100 NES Games list <ref>[http://au.ign.com/top-100-nes-games/91.html]</ref>.

A remake of ''Mario Bros.'' is included in every ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' game, as well as ''[[Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. All of these games can connect to each other to play Classic or Battle mode with up to four players. Classic is based on the co-op mode from the original. Battle is based on the Battle Game from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''. The remake also uses the GBA's Single-Pak multiplayer feature. It can connect and play with other GBA systems without the game, although Battle is the only multiplayer mode that can be played in this way.

====New features====

*Voice clips in single player mode

*Backgrounds and music for every stage

*Jumping onto platforms has been made easier (mid-air turning is allowed, as opposed to the original where Mario or Luigi had to stay in one direction during jumping)

*[[Power Squat Jump]]ing has been added

*Spinies replace Shellcreepers, making it more obvious not to jump on them

**This also removes potential confusion between Shellcreepers and Koopas, the former of which cannot be jumped upon while the latter of which can, despite being almost identical

[[File:Luigi Bros. Screenshot - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|The title screen of '''''Luigi Bros.'''''.]]

An emulation of the game known as ''Luigi Bros.'' is included in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' as unlockable content, with the only difference being that Mario is replaced by Luigi in his current appearance (green hat and shirt with blue overalls); player 2's Luigi retains his original appearance (white hat and shirt with green overalls, similar to [[Fire Mario|Fire Luigi]]'s color scheme in later ''Mario'' games). If the player has save data of ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''Luigi Bros.'' can be played straight away without having to be unlocked. Unlike ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' itself, which is usually played using a 16:9 "Widescreen" aspect ratio, ''Luigi Bros.'' uses a 4:3 aspect ratio, obviously due to the original ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' [[NES]] game using it. Luigi Bros. is unlocked by defeating Meowser in The Great Tower Of Bowser Land in World Bowser.

==''Mario Bros.-e''==

[[File:Box_mb-e.jpg|thumb|120px|left|'''''Mario Bros.-e''''']]

'''''Mario Bros.-e''''' is a game for the [[e-Reader]], released on November 11, 2002 in the [[United States]] only. The game is a port of the [[NES]] version and the plot of the game is exactly same as the original game. The only difference from the NES version is that there is no two-player support.

*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': The "Battle Mode" is very similar to ''Mario Bros.''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay.

*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'': A ''Mario Bros.''-themed level appears in this game. A version of the game itself (as in the ''Advance'' ports) is also included besides having the flyfighter as enemy.

*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'': A court is named after the game, and features many elements from it, such as Shellcreepers, [[POW Block]]s and even similar music.

*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'': The "Underground Mozart" music is based on the first "Stage Start" theme

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': There is a [[Mario Bros. (stage)#Super Smash Bros. Brawl|stage]] based on the first stages of the game, as well as a remixed version of the title's music.

*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': [[Super Dimentio]] indirectly alludes to the [[Shellcreeper]]s' weakness during the final battle, when taunting Mario and his party that they shall "wallow in helplessness like upside-down turtles!"

*''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'': The NES version of this game features a stage similar to the sewers from ''Mario Bros.''.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': One of the underground coin battle areas resemble the Mario Bros. arena.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': Round 1 was remade as part of the [[Gold Classics Pack]], a downloadable course pack. Additionally, [[White Raccoon Mario]] looks similar to Player 3.

*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'': The second Coin Battle stage overall resembles ''Mario Bros.'''s arenas.

*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': ''Luigi Bros.'', a port starring Luigi instead of Mario, appears in this game. It is unlocked after the player completes [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]] level. Alternatively, if the player has save data for ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' on their [[Wii U]], ''Luigi Bros.'' is available from the start of the game.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'': Mario's blue recolor resembles the colors Mario wears in the Japanese artwork of the game.

*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'': Four of the forms [[Costume Mario]] takes on are based on this game. The costumes for [[Costume_Mario#20|Mario]], [[Costume_Mario#19|Shellcreeper]] and [[Costume_Mario#18|Sidestepper]] are earned as random rewards in 100 Mario Challenge's Expert mode, while the [[Costume_Mario#101|Fighter Fly costume]] is unlocked upon clearing a harder version of the [[Gnat Attack]] minigame.

The Arcade and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] versions were directed by [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]], both versions were designed by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. The music of both versions was composed by Yukio Kaneoka. However the Commodore 64 version music was composed by Fred Gray.

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File:Mario_MB.png|[[Mario]]

File:Luigi_Mario_Bros.png|[[Luigi]]

File:Sidestepper_-_Mario_Bros.png|[[Sidestepper]]

File:MarioBros7.png|Screenshot of Phase 1

File:Sewer MB.png|Typical play

File:MarioBrosCabinet.jpg|Arcade cabinet.

File:MarioBrosMario.gif|Sprite of Mario

File:MarioBrosCoin.gif|[[Coin]]

</center></gallery>

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*The music that plays when the player begins Phase 1 is Mozart's ''[[Wikipedia:Eine kleine Nachtmusik|Eine kleine Nachtmusik]]'', which is also featured in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

 

*No home port completely reproduces the arcade experience. For instance, the gameplay tutorials are missing in most versions, including the commonly-distributed [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] version. Perhaps the closest is the Classic Series version of ''Mario Bros.'' for NES which was released in 1993 in Europe, which was based on ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]''.

*Mario's outfit on the Japanese cover would later be used as an alternate costume for Mario in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' and an alternate costume for Wario in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''. The outfit also made a cameo during Mario's transformation into a [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] in the DIC cartoons. Additionally, Luigi's outfit on the Japanese cover would later be used as an alternate costume for Mario in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series and an alternate costume for Wario in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''.

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