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{{italic title|''Mario no Daibōken''}}
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{{about|the Japan-exclusive strategy guide video tape for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|its associated vinyl record single featuring two exclusive songs|[[Mario no Daibōken (album)]]|the serialized [[Nintendo Power]] comic also known as ''Mario no Daibōken'' in Japan|[[Super Mario Adventures]]}}
'''''Mario no Daibōken''''' (Japanese: マリオの大冒険, lit: ''Mario's Great Adventure'') is an obscure VHS and Betamax strategy guide released in Japan in 1986 by {{wp|Pony Canyon}} for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' It features tips for various [[level]]s, live-action segments starring a [[Mario]] mascot costume, and ''[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)#Mario no Daibōken|GO GO Mario!!]]'', a lyrical version of the game's Ground Theme. ''GO GO Mario!!'' would later be released as a single in Japan.

The video guides the viewer through a quick playthrough of ''Super Mario Bros.'', starting in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]], using the [[Warp Zone]] in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] to warp to World 4, and using [[World 4-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-2]]'s Warp Zone to warp to World 8 and complete the game. 

The video also shows a variety of secrets, such as the aforementioned Warp Zones in World 1-2 and World 4-2, various hidden 1-Up locations, and the infinite 1-Up trick in [[World 3-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]]. The video contains a rare instance of [[Nintendo]] officially showcasing and endorsing the use of [[glitch]]es in its games, featuring a segment all about various bugs present in the game.

[[File:MarioDaibokenMascot.jpg|thumb|left|The Mario mascot costume]]
All of this is regularly interrupted by live-action segments featuring a Mario mascot costume who can be seen playing the game. Mario introduces new segments and gives commentary, and he plays a prominent role in the ''GO GO Mario!!'' music video shown at the end of the VHS.

A vinyl single for this video, also entitled ''[[Mario no Daibōken (album)|Mario no Daibōken]]'', was released on March 30, 1986, but neither of the two songs featured on the record (''Mario no Daibōken'' and ''Kuppa Ichizoku Kazoe-uta'') were featured in the actual video. The single had an exclusive promotional version titled ''[[Mario no Daibōken/GO GO Mario!!]]'', which replaced ''Kuppa Ichizoku Kazoe-uta'' with ''GO GO Mario!!''
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==Gallery==
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Mario no Daibouken single cover.jpg|''[[Mario no Daibōken (album)|Mario no Daibōken]]'' vinyl record single
Mario no Daiboken and GO GO Mario single.jpg|''[[Mario no Daibōken/GO GO Mario!!]]'' vinyl record single
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==Trivia==
*The art featured on the covers for both the video and the record would later be repurposed and modified to serve as the box art for ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]''<ref>[https://twitter.com/kikaim/status/1294964623657992193/photo/1 kikai / マリオが好きなひと on X]</ref>

==External links==
*[https://youtu.be/Nc0SmBtjiG4?si=23nF3FvATR90y6vV The full video]

==References==
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