Editing New Super Mario Bros.

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{{about|the 2006 DS game|other ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games|[[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Infobox 
|image=[[File:New Super Mario Bros box.png|275px]]<br>'''North American box cover'''
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released='''Nintendo DS'''<br>{{released|USA|May 15, 2006|Canada|May 17, 2006|Japan|May 25, 2006|HK|May 25, 2006|ROC|May 25, 2006|Australia|June 8, 2006|Europe|June 30, 2006|South Korea|March 8, 2007|China|July 2, 2009}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U)'''<br>{{released|Japan|April 2, 2015<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/dadj/index.html?_ga=1.114129159.1818326145.1407870473 New スーパーマリオブラザーズ | Wii U | Nintendo]. Retrieved April 5, 2015.</ref>|USA|May 14, 2015|Europe|December 17, 2015|Australia|December 18, 2015}}
|genre=Platformer, Action-adventure
|modes=Single-player, Vs. Multiplayer, Minigames (single-card and multi-card DS download play supported)
|ratings=Original ratings:{{ratings|esrb=E|pegi=3|acb=PG|cero=A||usk=0|dejus=L}}VC release:<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-DS/New-Super-Mario-Bros--271969.html</ref>{{ratings|pegi=12}}
|platforms=[[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])
|media={{media|nds=1|wiiudl=1}}
|input={{input|nds=1|wiiu=1}}
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'''''New Super Mario Bros.''''' is a side-scrolling [[wikipedia:2.5D|2.5D]] action-adventure platformer game for the [[Nintendo DS]], starring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. It is notable for being the first side-scrolling platformer in the ''Mario'' series in 12½ years (discounting re-releases & remakes), with the last sidescroller before it being 1992's ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless game Mario Vs. Luigi, as well as a [[minigame]] mode for up to four players. The multiplayer games support both single-card and multi-card play. Most of the minigames are the same as those featured in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', which are no longer required to be unlocked.

''New Super Mario Bros.'' is the first ''Mario'' game to be officially localized to Spanish for Latin America, but only on re-releases. It received a follow-up game on the [[Wii]], ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and eventually, a sequel on the [[Nintendo 3DS]], ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

In 2015, the game was re-released on the [[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]].

==Story==
[[File:Castle investigate.png|thumb|left|Mario and Princess Peach looking at the thundercloud before it strikes.]]
[[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) and [[Princess Peach]] are walking together around [[Peach's Castle]], when a mysterious thundercloud<!--Please do not link Lakithunder here, that would be speculative at best.--> appears and strikes the castle with lightning. Mario goes to investigate, but while he is there, [[Bowser Jr.]] sneaks behind a bush, kidnaps Peach and flees. Mario gives chase, and Bowser Jr. drags her behind him. While Mario is chasing Bowser Jr., they go off-screen, and Mario takes hit, reverting into his smaller form. Bowser Jr. runs away and Mario continues to chase him
[[File:NSMBintro.png|thumb|left|Bowser Jr. about to kidnap Peach.]]
In the intro where the player keeps the title screen idle, after the part where Mario starts chasing Bowser Jr., Mario retreats from an incoming green [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]], takes the hit off-screen. He continues to chase Bowser Jr. after jumping to hit the game's logo back into place. 

In an alternate intro, [[Luigi]] walks into the scene before the green Koopa shell follows after Mario. Mario and Luigi both run from the shell simultaneously, and take the hit off-screen. Mario then jumps to fix the game's logo and runs after Bowser Jr. Luigi, who is far behind, follows after Mario in a desperate attempt to catch up to him.

[[File:NSMB0.png|thumb|Bowser and Bowser Jr. in the final boss fight.]]
The end of the [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|first world]] has [[Bowser]] as its boss and after Mario or Luigi presses a switch that destroys the floor, Bowser falls into a pit of lava. Bowser's skin is burned off and he becomes a skinless, [[Dry Bones]]-like version of himself, named [[Dry Bowser]]. Later, at [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|the game's final world]], Mario or Luigi has to face this undead version of Bowser as the penultimate boss. Dry Bowser falls into a pit, but Bowser Jr. somehow finds his father's bones, and he revives him by tossing his remains into a cauldron, which results in not only Bowser resurrected, but him roughly three times in size. Mario or Luigi, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. then proceed to battle. Princess Peach is watching with fear from a platform above.

In the end, Mario or Luigi defeats Bowser and his son, sending the two into yet another pit and saving Peach. The platform breaks, and grateful Peach gives Mario or Luigi a kiss, which the hero responds to with a nervous chuckle. Then they return to the castle together, and the credits roll. After the ending sequence, Bowser Jr. is shown dragging his unconscious father across the castle floor. When he notices the player watching him, he growls at the player and then continues on dragging his father.
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==Gameplay==
===Controls===
[[File:NewMarioFlagpole.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Mario, near the end of World 1-1.]]
The gameplay of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is very much like that of the classic 2D platformers, mostly ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and substantially builds upon them to create gameplay both classic and contemporary. One of the two control modes can be selected in the Options menu: jumping with {{button|ds|A}} '''/''' {{button|ds|B}} and dashing with {{button|ds|Y}} '''/''' {{button|ds|X}}, or jumping with {{button|ds|A}} '''/''' {{button|ds|X}} and dashing with {{button|ds|Y}} '''/''' {{button|ds|B}}. Mario is controlled with the {{button|ds|Pad}}, and the Touch Screen is only required to activate the stored item, which is used similarly to stored items in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario enters a pipe to a secret area, the top screen and the touch screen are switched, and the gameplay continues on the touch screen until Mario exits that area. During that period the stored item cannot be activated.

===Moves and Items===
[[File:NSMB1.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Mario, shooting a fireball as a result of a Fire Flower in World 2-4.]]
The [[Wall Jump]] makes its first appearance in a 2D game since being introduced to 3D ''Mario'' games starting with ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. In contrast to the 3D games, Mario has to slide down a wall for a small amount of time before being able to jump. This technique lets Mario or Luigi reach new areas by bouncing off the side of any wall or vertical object, and is useful for escaping from a fall down a pit. Mario has the ability to [[Ground Pound]] by pressing down when he is in the air, allowing him to crush blocks under him. There are many new power-ups, like the [[Blue Shell]] that lets Mario travel like a kicked Koopa shell, the [[Mega Mushroom]] that makes the player grow about three to five times Mario's size (similarly to the mushroom seen in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''), and the [[Mini Mushroom]] which causes Mario to shrink to about half of [[Small Mario]]'s size, allowing him to fit through tiny pipes and passages, jump higher and longer, and dash across the top of water. However, some items remain unchanged, such as the [[Super Mushroom]], the [[Super Star|Starman]], and the [[Fire Flower]].

As in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and later games, Mario or Luigi does not power down to [[Small Mario|Small form]] if he is powered up with a Fire Flower or Blue Koopa Shell when he takes damage; he instead reverts to [[Super Mario]], unlike in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario World''.

===Levels===
[[File:NSMBw1.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Mario in '''World 1'''.]]
The game features a world map, with alternative and secret paths (like ''[[Super Mario World]]''). Alternate paths can be unlocked with [[Star Coin]]s. There are three in each level, usually adding an extra challenge for the player apart from simply reaching the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]]. Some Star Coins are in clear sight while others are hidden in [[Warp Pipe|Warp Pipes]], up [[Beanstalk]]s, or other inconspicuous places. On the world map, signs block paths that require five Star Coins to open. After a player defeats [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] in [[Bowser's Castle]], a new, mysterious blue [[Toad House]] will appear just above World 1. It is a market, and for 20 Star Coins, the player can buy a wallpaper for the bottom screen. The fifth and final background is only available after all of the 40 [[Star Coin Sign]]s have been opened. 

[[File:NSMB World 1-A.png|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Mario in World 1-A, with all three Star Coins collected.]]
Mario or Luigi only has to go through 3 of the eight worlds — using the World 1 cannon to go to World 5, and World 5 cannon to World 8. After [[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2]], the player gets to either of [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3]] or [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]], and the world following both of those is [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]. After World 5, the player can get to either World 6 or 7 in the same fashion. Mario or Luigi must defeat the [[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2]] or [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]] bosses in Mini Mario form to instead reach [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]] and [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]], respectively.
[[File:Unlock-Secret-Challenge-Mode-on-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Step-4.png|thumb|A text box for the hidden Challenge Mode.]]
Another secret is [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros.)|Challenge Mode]]. This means the player cannot scroll the camera to the left or downward like in ''Super Mario Bros.'' It is only available when the player has completed the game. To unlock it, the player should go to the map screen (any world) and press the {{button|gba|start}}, then press {{button|ds|L}}, {{button|ds|R}}, {{button|ds|L}}, {{button|ds|R}}, {{button|ds|X}}, {{button|ds|X}}, {{button|ds|Y}}, {{button|ds|Y}}. It will also show an arrow pointing right on the world maps and levels touch screen. This means that the player cannot turn back in all the courses (including towers), which adds the feeling of the original game even more.

It is also possible to play as Luigi in single player mode by holding down {{button|ds|L}}+{{button|ds|R}}+{{button|ds|A}} when selecting a file. There are no gameplay differences between the brothers. The character does not get locked as default - players can choose a different character every time they load the game. After the final boss has been beaten, a star appears next to the Save Game function. When the player has completed all levels, there are two stars next to it. When the player collects and spends all the Star Coins in the game, there will be three stars on the save file.

Within the levels, whenever the music plays a vocal riff "bah bah" (or in the case of the underwater levels, [[wikipedia:Bell tree|bell trees]]), some enemies and power-ups move to the beat. This includes the Overworld, Athletic, Underground, Desert, Beach and Volcano themes. Examples of enemy/object movements include [[Goomba]]s hopping, [[Koopa Troopa]]s turn to face the player, [[Spiny|Spinies]] switch direction, [[List of Power-Ups|power-ups]] hop and [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s do side flips. Goombas can actually dodge a [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]] with the hop. This also happens in every other game in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' line.

If the player finishes a level with the last 2 numbers of the time limit the same except for 00, the player gets the level complete music from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Fireworks also occur, appearing the amount the numbers specify (e.g. 2 blasts for x22, 7 blasts for x77) A [[Toad House]] will also appear on the first space of that specific world (unless there is one there already).

==Worlds==
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| [[File:NSMB WorldOne.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]]''': The basic grassland world. Many first worlds have a similar, grassy layout. The boss in this world is [[Bowser]]. When Mario or Luigi reach the secret exit of the tower, they unlock the cannon, so they can be warped to World 5.
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| [[File:NSMB WorldTwo.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2]]''': The desert world, similar to World 2 of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The boss in this world is [[Mummipokey]]. If Mario or Luigi defeat Mummipokey as [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] or Mini Luigi, they will be able to gain access to World 4. This world's cannon can be unlocked by clearing the secret exit of 2-3, then clearing the secret exit of 2-A. The cannon will lead them to World 5.
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| [[File:NSMB WorldThree.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3]]''': The island/ocean world. It mostly has beach-like levels, but some of the levels are underwater. The boss of this world is [[Cheepskipper]]. This world also introduces the first [[Ghost House]]. This world's cannon leads to World 6.
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| [[File:NSMB WorldFour.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]]''': The forest world composed of plants and purple poisonous swamps, which can only be accessed via defeating Mummipokey as Mini Mario or Mini Luigi. The boss in this world is [[Mega Goomba (boss)|Mega Goomba]]. This world's cannon leads to World 7.
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| [[File:NSMB WorldFive.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]''': The ice world composed of snowy grounds and a frozen lake, with [[Petey Piranha]] as the boss. Mario or Luigi can access World 7 if they defeat Petey Piranha as Mini Mario or Mini Luigi. If they access the cannon of this world, they will be able to access World 8. This world is the last one containing a cannon.
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| [[File:NSMB WorldSix.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]]''': The rocky mountain world, with a [[Monty Tank]] as the boss. It has two towers and is mainly the home of the [[Bullet Bill]]s.
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| [[File:NSMB WorldSeven.jpg|500px]]||'''[[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]]''': The sky world, with [[Lakithunder]] as the boss. It can only be accessed via defeating Petey Piranha as Mini Mario or Mini Luigi, or jumping in the cannon in World 4.
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| [[File:World8NSMB.JPG|500px]]||'''[[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]]''': The dark, purple forest world which would soon become a volcanic world in the second part, with two towers, a castle, and [[Bowser's Castle]]. The bosses for this world are [[Dry Bowser]] (the penultimate boss), a masked Bowser Jr. and his [[Bowser#Size|giant-sized father]] (final bosses).
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==Characters==
===Story Mode characters===
====Playable characters====
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| align="center" |[[File:NSMB Art - Mario Jump.png|80px]]
![[Mario]]
|Mario retains his conventional role in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] as the game's main protagonist in his adventure to once again rescue [[Princess Peach]] from the clutches of [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] He is the default playable character in the Story Mode.
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| align="center" |[[File:Luigi jumping NSMB artwork.jpg|120px]]
![[Luigi]]
|Luigi, Mario's brother, returns to the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] as a playable character. The method to play as Luigi is not revealed until the game's completion, but he can be played as at any time by pressing and holding {{button|ds|L}} + {{button|ds|R}} + {{button|ds|A}} on the file selection screen.
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====Supporting protagonists====
*[[Princess Peach]] - The damsel in distress.
*[[Toadsworth]] - An ally who appears in [[Toad House]]s.

====Main antagonists====
*[[Bowser Jr.]] - The main antagonist.
*[[Bowser]]/[[Dry Bowser]] - The other main antagonist alongside Bowser Jr. and final boss.

===Story Mode bosses===
*[[Bowser]] (first time) - Boss of [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]] 
*[[Mummipokey]] - Boss of [[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2]]
*[[Cheepskipper]] - Boss of [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3]]
*[[Mega Goomba (boss)|Mega Goomba]] - Boss of [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]]
*[[Petey Piranha]] - Boss of [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]
*[[Monty Tank]] - Boss of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]]
*[[Lakithunder]] - Boss of [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]]
*[[Dry Bowser]] - Boss of [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]]
*[[Bowser]] (final time) & [[Bowser Jr.]] - The second Boss fought in [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]] and the Final Boss

===Minigame characters===
*[[Yoshi]] - Yoshi appears in some Minigames.
*[[Wario]] - Wario also appears in some Minigames.
*Several [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s - Toads appear in the background in some Minigames.
*[[Bob-omb Buddy]] - Bob-omb Buddy appears in a few Minigames.
*[[Bowser Jr.]] - Bowser Jr. appears in the two player mode.

==Enemies==
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!Enemy name !! Enemy !! First appears in !! Description
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|[[Amp]] ||align="center"| [[File:AmpNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|3|towern|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || An electric enemy. Can be destroyed with a Blue Shell, Mega Mushroom, or Starman.
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|[[Spinner|Ball 'N' Chain]]* ||align="center"| [[File:Chainball up.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Spiked Ball attached to a chain on a block. It spins around and is indestructible.
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|[[Balloon Boo]]* ||align="center"| [[File:BalloonBoo.PNG|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Approaches Mario if his back is turned. When looked at, it stops to inhale oxygen to grow. Shrinks to the normal size of a Boo when it attacks. A [[Super Star|Starman]], [[Blue Shell]] or [[Mega Mushroom]] can defeat Balloon Boos.
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|[[Banzai Bill]] ||align="center"| [[File:BanzaiBill-NSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-5]] || An enormous [[Bullet Bill]]. The player can jump on a Banzai Bill to defeat it, just like Bullet Bills. They can also fire from [[Banzai Bill Cannon]]s.
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|[[Big Whomp]]* ||align="center"| [[File:Super Whomp.PNG|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|3|castlen|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Larger versions of normal [[Whomp]]s that walk around instead of standing in the background. When they fall on the ground, ground pound them to defeat them.
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|[[Blockhopper]]* ||align="center"| [[File:BlockHopperNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-5]] || Imitates 1-3 Brick Blocks and a ? Block, stacked on each other. When Mario approaches, it comes to life and hops around. Easily distinguished by the fact that the ? doesn't turn. Mario can defeat it by ground pounding all the blocks down to the ? Block.
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|[[Blooper]]* ||align="center"| [[File:BlooperNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]] || Swims in an irregular manner. Can be defeated by fireballs or invincibility.
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|[[Blooper Baby]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Blooper Nanny.png]]||align="center"| [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]] || Baby versions of [[Blooper]]s always found swimming with a [[Blooper Nanny]].
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|[[Blooper Nanny]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Blooper Nanny.png]]||align="center"| [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-3]] || Swims in an irregular manner, as [[Blooper Baby|Blooper Babies]] swim after it. Can be beat with a fireball or invincibility.
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|[[Bob-omb]] ||align="center"| [[File:Bob-ombNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 4-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-5]] || Legged bombs with eyes. Stomping/shooting on a Bob-omb makes it explode after a certain time.
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|[[Boo]] ||align="center"| [[File:Booboo.gif|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Facing it will stop it. Looking away from it will cause it to pursue Mario. It is vulnerable to [[Super Star|Starmen]] and [[Blue Shell]]s.
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|[[Boomerang Bro]] ||align="center"| [[File:BoomerangBro.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-5]] || A [[Hammer Bro]] that throws boomerangs. Stomp, fireball, hitting a block from below or invincibility defeats it.
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|[[Broozer]] ||align="center"| [[File:Broozer Punch.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Boxing ghoul-like monster. Can break [[Brick Block]]s and other blocks normally indestructible. Mario can defeat it by jumping on it three times, or hitting him with a fireball. Similar to ''[[Chargin' Chuck]]'' in ''Super Mario World''.
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|[[Bullet Bill]] ||align="center"| [[File:BulletBillNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|2|castlen|World 2-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || It is launched by [[Bill Blaster]]s and [[Bill Blaster Turret]]s. The player must stomp on it to defeat it.
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|[[Burner]] ||align="center"|  [[File:BurnerNSMB.png|32px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || A rocket engine that blows long flames for several seconds before a break. They are indestructible. There are also shorter ones that never stop.
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|[[Buzzy Beetle]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Buzzy Beetle.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 5-C]] || Just like the Koopa Troopa, it will retreat into his shell once stomped on. One difference is that it is not affected by [[Fireballs]].
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|[[Chain Chomp]]* ||align="center"| [[File:ChainChompNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 6-6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-6]] || It attacks the player by moving its head. The player must ground pound the post it is tied to three times to free it.
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|[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]] ||align="center"| [[File:Cheep-CheepNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 1-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-A]] || A swimming fish. It sometimes hops on land. On land it is defeated with a stomp, but underwater it must be hit with a fireball.
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|[[Cheep Chomp|Cheep-Chomp]]* ||align="center"| [[File:CheepChompNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 3-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]] || A big, purple [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]. Approaches Mario to attempt to chomp him down.
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|[[Crowber]]* ||align="center"| [[File:CrowberNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-1]] || Swoops at high speeds at Mario. It is defeated with a stomp or a [[Super Star|Starman]].
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|[[Deep Cheep|Deep-Cheep]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Mega Deep-Cheep.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-5]] || A green [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]] that follows Mario when it sees him. Use a fireball to defeat it.
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|[[Dry Bones]] ||align="center"| [[File:DryBonesNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|1|towern|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || One stomp, and it falls apart. It can reassemble, however. Invincible to fireballs.
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|[[Fire Bar]] ||align="center"| [[File:FireBarNSMB.png|20px]]||align="center"| [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-4]] || A long stick of fireballs rotating around a block. The amount of fireballs vary, and there can be two bars in one block.
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|[[Fire Bro]]* ||align="center"| [[File:FireBro.NSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 8-7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-7]] || A [[Hammer Bro]] that throws fireballs. A fireball or stomp or hitting a block from below will defeat it.
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|[[Fire Snake]]* ||align="center"| [[File:FireSnake NSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-5]] || An eyed flame with a tail of smaller flames. It can hop on blocks and follow Mario.
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|[[Flame Chomp]]* ||align="center"| [[File:FireChompNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 7-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]] || Spits a fireball that follows Mario, causing its tail, made of fireballs, to decrease in length. It self-destructs when it does not have any fireballs left, which can hurt Mario. Can be defeated with a stomp or a fireball.
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|[[Goomba]] ||align="center"| [[File:GoombaNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] || Simplest enemy. Brown mushroom-like creature with feet. Can be defeated with anything.
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|[[Hammer Bro]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMBHammerBro.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-4]] || Koopa with headgear that throws hammers. It can be defeated by a stomp or fireball or hitting a block from below.
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|[[Kab-omb]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NormalKab-Omb.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 8-8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-8]] || A [[Bob-omb]] that lights and explodes when touched by [[Volcanic debris]] or one of Fire Mario's fireballs. It can be defeated by stomping it.
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|[[Koopa Paratroopa]] ||align="center"| [[File:RedKoopaParatroopaNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 1-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-5]] || This [[Koopa Troopa]] has wings. It either flies back and forth or bounces all around. One stomp makes it lose its wings, and turns it into a Koopa Troopa. It can also be defeated by a fireball.
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|[[Koopa Troopa]] ||align="center"| [[File:KoopaTroopaNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] || A basic form of Koopa. The ones with green shells can walk into bottomless pits, while red ones turn around. By stomping on it, it will retreat into its shell. The shell can slide when kicked, and can also be used to defeat enemies or destroy bricks. It can even be picked up. However, it can hurt Mario when sliding, and a Koopa Troopa can come back out of its shell. If enough enemies are killed by a sliding Koopa Shell, [[Extra life|extra lives]] are earned. Ground pounding a Blue Koopa will make Mario gain his Shell power.
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|[[Lakitu]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Lakitu.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-2]] || Throws [[Spiny Egg]]s and has his own cloud. One stomp and it's defeated, and the cloud disappears (in sequels, the cloud stays). If defeated with a shell or fireball, the cloud stays, so Mario can take to the skies in it for a while.
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|[[Lava Bubble]] ||align="center"| [[File:PodobooNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|1|castlen|World 1-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Lava balls that jump out of lava.
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|[[Big Cheep Cheep|Mega Cheep-Cheep]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB MegaCheep-Cheep.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 3-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]] || A bigger [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]] that acts the same as the small form,  Defeated with [[Fire Mario]]'s fireballs.
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|[[Big Deep Cheep|Mega Deep-Cheep]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Deep-Cheep.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-5]] || A bigger [[Deep Cheep|Deep-Cheep]] that acts the same as the small form. Defeated with [[Fire Mario]]'s fireballs.
|-
|[[Mega Unagi]] ||align="center"| [[File:Unagi.png|50px]]||align="center"| [[World 4-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-3]] || A bigger [[Maw-Ray|Unagi]]. Cannot be defeated, but can be swam through with a [[Mega Mushroom]] or [[Super Star|Starman]] (except through the face, in which case Mario will get knocked back instead). In World 8-3, one chases Mario at the second half of the level.
|-
|[[Mini Goomba]] ||align="center"| [[File:Micro-GoombaNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 3-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-A]] || This small [[Goomba]] works the same as its bigger cousins. Only appears in Mini Pipes, and is the only enemy Mini Mario can kill with one stomp. Other versions of Mario kill it by just touching it.
|-
|[[Moneybags]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Moneybag.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 5-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-2]] || A hopping pest that at first looks like a coin. Stomp on it or hit it with a [[Fire Ball]] to get coins, and if it is jumped on or hit enough times, the player will get a [[1-Up Mushroom]].
|-
|[[Paragoomba]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Paragoomba.png]]||align="center"| [[World 2-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-4]] || This [[Goomba]] has wings. One stomp makes it lose its wings, and turns it into a Goomba. It can also be defeated with a fireball.
|-
|[[Piranha Plant]] ||align="center"| [[File:PiranhaPlantNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 1-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] || This plant comes out of pipes, but is also found on the ground trying to bite the player. Throw fireballs or avoid it.
|-
|[[Pokey]]* ||align="center"| [[File:PokeyNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-1]] || A cactus with a flower and face. Its segments can be destroyed with fireballs, and defeated when hit in the head.
|-
|[[Scuttlebug]] ||align="center"| [[File:ScuttleBug.PNG|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 4-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-1]] || This spider will appear from upwards via its web. One stomp or fireball will drop it off its string and defeat it. Also, some can detach from their strings and walk along the ground in ''World 8-4''.
|-
|[[Skeeter (New Super Mario Bros.)|Skeeter]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Skeeter.png]]||align="center"| [[World 3-A]] || This bug skates on water and deploys bombs. One stomp or fireball defeats it, and its bombs can be obliterated with fireballs.
|-
|[[Sledge Bro]]* ||align="center"| [[File:NSMBSumoBro.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 8-7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-7]] || An overweight [[Hammer Bro]] that carries sledgehammers. When Mario does not jump, he can stun him. It can be defeated with a stomp, a fireball or a block from below.
|-
|[[Snailicorn]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Snailicorn.png]]||align="center"| [[World 5-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-3]] || Creature with a snail's shell, a horn, and feet. Invincible to stomps, but can be pushed off cliffs just like [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] and [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] in ''Super Mario World''.
|-
|[[Snow Spike]]* ||align="center"| [[File:SnowSpike.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 5-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-1]] || The normal [[Spike]] does not appear, but this one does. Instead of Spike Balls, it throws Snowballs. It can be defeated by a stomp or fireballs.
|-
|[[Spike Bass]] ||align="center"| [[File:SpikeBassNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-A]] || A brown giant fish, with spikes all over. It will jump for some time, similar to [[Boss Bass]]. It can be defeated with a fireball, a Koopa Shell, a Starman, and a Mega Mushroom, but returns after a few seconds.
|-
|[[Spike Top]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Spike Top.png]]||align="center"| [[World 5-2 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-2]] || [[Buzzy Beetle]]s with spikes on their shells which walk on walls. Hitting the block they are on will defeat them.
|-
|[[Spiny]] ||align="center"| [[File:NSMB Spiny.png]]||align="center"| [[World 2-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-1]] || These hatch from [[Spiny Egg]]s. Any stomp, even the Ground Pound, will hurt Mario. When they touch water, they turn into Spiny Eggs, only to return to their original form, once the water recedes. Also found on ceilings, and comes down when Mario passes, but can collide with other moving Spinies and knock each other out. Fireballs can also defeat them.
|-
|[[Splunkin]] ||align="center"| [[File:Splunkin NSMB.png]]||align="center"| {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Walking jack-o-lantern enemies. One stomp will cause it to become angry and speed up; a second stomp will destroy it. A fireball will also defeat it.
|-
|[[Big Dry Bones|Super Dry Bones]] ||align="center"| [[File:SuperDryBonesNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|1|towern|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}} (begins being enemy in {{world-link|5|castlen|World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || A big [[Dry Bones]]. Requires a Ground Pound to cause it to fall apart.
|-
|[[Big Thwomp|Super Thwomp]] ||align="center"| [[File:SuperThwompNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|4|castlen|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || A big [[Thwomp]]. The only other difference is that Super Thwomp can crush through bricks and used blocks and stair blocks.
|-
|[[Squiggler]]* ||align="center"| [[File:Squiggler.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 7-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-A]] || A tiny [[Wiggler]] that comes out of Pipes, and will crawl on walls. A stomp on the head defeats it, but only a ground pound gives up points.
|-
|[[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]] ||align="center"| [[File:Super Piranha Plant.png|40px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-3]] || A big [[Piranha Plant]]. Will require three fireballs to defeat, but will give up eight [[Coin]]s if killed with fireballs.
|-
|[[Sushi]]* ||align="center"| [[File:SushiNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 1-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-A]] || Long sharks that are defeated by fireballs. They only appear in 1-A.
|-
|[[Swoop]] ||align="center"| [[File:SwooperNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-3]] || This bat hangs on ceilings. Flies at Mario when he approaches. Fireballs or a stomp will defeat it.
|-
|[[Thwomp]] ||align="center"| [[File:ThwompNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|4|castlen|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Tries to crush Mario when he gets close. It is defeated with a Blue Shell, Starman or a Mega Mushroom.
|-
|[[Maw-Ray|Unagi]] ||align="center"| [[File:Unagi.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 4-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-3]] || An eel that lives in gaps, and tries to bite Mario. Occasionally, they can be found swimming back and forth. They can be defeated with a [[Mega Mushroom]] or [[Super Star|Starman]].
|-
|[[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]] ||align="center"| [[File:VenusFireTrapNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-6]] || A [[Piranha Plant]] that spits fireballs. Defeated with fireballs.
|-
|[[Volcanic debris]]* ||align="center"| [[File:RainingDebrisNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 8-8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-8]] || Lava rocks shot from a volcano. It only appears in World 8-8. Can be destroyed with a Starman or Mega Mushroom.  
|-
|[[Whomp]]* ||align="center"| [[File:Whomp.PNG|30px]]||align="center"| {{world-link|3|castlen|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || Jumps and falls to the ground when Mario comes close. Before it gets up, players should execute a Ground Pound on it, and will drop four coins.
|-
|[[Wiggler]] ||align="center"| [[File:WigglerNSMB.png|30px]]||align="center"| [[World 4-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4-4]] || Normally just walk slowly, but become angry and red when jumped on. Can only be defeated with a shell, Starman or Mega Mushroom.
|}
<small>*This enemy appears in only one level</small>

==Bosses==
There are nine different bosses found in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', with Bowser and Bowser Jr. encountered multiple times.  With the exception of Bowser, Bowser Jr. and [[Petey Piranha]], all the other bosses in the game made their first appearance. To an even greater extent, none of them have appeared in any other games except for [[Dry Bowser]].
{|style="width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|- style="background-color: whitesmoke;"
!Boss !! Place(s) Fought !! How to Defeat
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|align=center|[[File:Vs-Bsrjr.png|30px]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]] (as miniboss) ||align="center"| All Towers and {{world-link|8|bowsern|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player needs to jump on him three times. When he has his bandanna on his face, he'll hide in his shell when he gets close to the player, so the player needs to jump on the [[Green Shell]]s he throws and throw them back at him, then jump on him, three times.
|-
|align=center|[[File:MummipokeyNSMB.png|30px]]<br>[[Mummipokey]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|2|castlen|World 2-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player needs to jump on this [[Pokey]] three times to go to World 3 or ground pound him three times with [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] to go to [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]].
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|align=center|[[File:NSMB-cheep.png|30px]]<br>[[Cheepskipper]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|3|castlen|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player needs to jump on him three times when he jumps out of the water, while dodging his [[Cheep-Cheep|Cheep-Cheeps]].
|-
|align=center|[[File:MegaGoomba.png|30px]]<br>[[Mega Goomba (boss)|Mega Goomba]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|4|castlen|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player should hit the switch in hole in the middle, and ride up the platforms so the player can ground pound Mega Goomba three times.
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|align=center|[[File:NSMB-petey.png|30px]]<br>[[Petey Piranha]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|5|castlen|World 5-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player should run around so that Petey tries to squish Mario. If the player moves out of the way in time, Petey should slip and land on his back. The player should then jump on Petey three times to go to World 6 or ground pound him three times with [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] to get to [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]].
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|align=center|[[File:MontyTank.png|30px]]<br>[[Monty Tank]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|6|castlen|World 6-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player should crouch in the corner, then jump on [[Monty Tank]]'s head when he stops firing [[Bullet Bill]]s. Each time he is hit, his tank gets higher.
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMB Lakithunder Model.png|30px]]<br>[[Lakithunder]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player should jump on [[Lakithunder]] three times when he swoops down.
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|align=center|[[File:NSMB-Dry.png|30px]]<br>[[Dry Bowser]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|8|castlen|World 8-Castle}} || The player needs to jump on the skull button to send him falling down beneath the bridge.
|-
|align=center|[[File:NSMB-Final.png|30px]]<br>[[Bowser]] ||align="center"| {{world-link|1|castlen|World 1-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} and {{world-link|8|bowsern|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} || The player needs to jump on the skull button to send him falling down beneath the bridge into the lava or into a ditch.
|}

==Items==
{|style="width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|- style="background-color: whitesmoke;"
!Item !! Function
|-
|align="center"|[[1-Up Mushroom]]<br>[[File:NSMB 1-up.png]]|| Gives Mario or Luigi an extra life.
|-
|align="center"|[[? Block]]<br>[[File:QBlockNSMB.gif]] || Gives Mario or Luigi a coin or an item.
|-
|align="center"|[[Big Star]]<br>[[File:StarBig.png]] || A set number of these must be collected to win in Mario Vs. Luigi mode.
|-
|align="center"|[[Blue Coin]]<br>[[File:CoinSilver.png]] || Just like normal Coins, but appear by hitting a [[P Switch]].
|-
|align="center"|[[Blue Shell]]<br>[[File:NSMB Blueshell.png]] || Turns Mario or Luigi into [[Shell Mario]] or [[Shell Luigi]].
|-
|align="center"|[[Brick Block]]<br>[[File:Brick NSMB sprite.png]] || When broken, releases a coin or an item. 
|-
|align="center"|[[Coin]]<br>[[File:CoinNSMB.png]]|| Collecting every 100 of these give Mario or Luigi an extra life. In Mario Vs. Luigi mode, collecting 8 coins gives Mario or Luigi an item.
|-
|align="center"|[[Coin Block]]<br>[[File:Brick NSMB sprite.png]] || Gives up to ten coins and a Super Mushroom if hit fast enough.
|-
|align="center"|[[Fire Flower]]<br>[[File:SpriteFleurNSMB.png]] || Turns Mario or Luigi into [[Fire Mario]] or Fire Luigi.
|-
|align="center"|[[Mega Mushroom]]<br>[[File:Mega MushroomNSMB.png]] || Turns Mario or Luigi into [[Mega Mario]] or Mega Luigi.
|-
|align="center"|[[Mini Mushroom]]<br>[[File:MinShroomNSMB.png]] || Turns Mario or Luigi into [[Mini_Mario_(form)|Mini Mario]] or Mini Luigi.
|-
|align="center"|[[Red Ring]]<br>[[File:Redringnsmb.PNG]]|| Makes 8 [[Red Coins]] appear for a limited time.
|-
|align="center"|[[Red Coin]]<br>[[File:RedConNSMB.png]] || Collecting all 8 Red Coins that appear after passing through a Red Ring gives Mario a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower or 1-Up Mushroom, depending on what power-up Mario or Luigi is currently using.
|-
|align="center"|[[Roulette Block]]<br>[[File:NSMB Rouletteblock.gif]] || Gives a random item to Mario or Luigi.
|-
|align="center"|[[Spiky ? Block]]<br>[[File:SpikedQBlockNSMB.png]] || Gives Mario or Luigi a coin or an item and spins around. The spiked side can harm the player.
|-
|align="center"|[[Super Mushroom]]<br>[[File:SpirteShroomNSMB.png]] || Turns [[Small Mario]] or [[Small Luigi|Luigi]] into [[Super Mario]] or Super Luigi.
|-
|align="center"|[[Star Coin]]<br>[[File:CoinsStar.png]] || Three of these are located in every course in hard-to-reach or hidden areas. They are used to remove [[Star Coin Sign]]s and purchase different touch screen background skins.
|-
|align="center"|[[Super Star|Starman]]<br>[[File:StrSprteNSMB.png]] || Turns Mario or Luigi into [[Invincible Mario]] or Invincible Luigi.
|}

==Mario Vs. Luigi==
In this two-player mode, Mario and Luigi compete for a number of big stars. Those stars will appear at random in the side-scrolling stages. The end of each of those stages is their beginning (the stages are looped). When Mario or Luigi are hit by enemies, fall down or hit each other, they lose a star, which can then be again collected by any of the brothers. The first brother to reach the previously set amount of stars wins the game. When a brother collects eight coins, a random power up will appear (Mushroom, Fire Flower, Blue Shell, Mini Mushroom, Mega Mushroom, Starman). When a brother has a certain amount of victories, he wins the match. The following stages can be played:

*'''Grass Stage''' - A stage that is much like World 1-1 of the single-player game, a meadow near [[Peach's Castle]]. It also uses many elements of World 1-1 from the classic ''Super Mario Bros.'' This stage is a relatively simple stage with only [[Goomba]]s (and one [[Koopa Troopa]]). This is a recommended stage for first-time Mario Vs. Luigi mode players.
*'''Underground Stage''' - An underground stage much like World 1-2 of the single-player game, it has covered with many walls of blocks, and has several holes which may be fallen into. The stage is very short. [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] should be very careful if they get a [[Mega Mushroom]] in this stage, as they can easily crush through the bricks that most of the course is made of.
*'''Ice Stage''' - A slippery stage that resembles levels found in World 5. [[Bullet Bill]]s are hazards in this stage. There is a spin block which can be used to access higher Big Stars as well as coins. There are Blue [[Koopa Troopa]]s in this level; jumping on it will reduce it to being a [[Blue Shell]] which can be used.
*'''Pipe Stage''' - A pipe world that resembles a level in World 7, it contains many [[Warp Pipe]]s and [[Piranha Plant]]s.
*'''Castle Stage''' - The most hazardous level, resembling most castle levels in the game. It contains [[Bob-omb]]s, and moving walls which can crush a brother, among other dangers.

===Maps===
<gallery>
NewSuperMarioBros-MarioVsLuigi-Grass.png|Map of the Grass stage.
NewSuperMarioBros-MarioVsLuigi-Underground.png|Map of the Underground stage.
NewSuperMarioBros-MarioVsLuigi-Ice.png|Map of the Ice stage.
NewSuperMarioBros-MarioVsLuigi-Pipe.png|Map of the Pipe stage.
NewSuperMarioBros-MarioVsLuigi-Castle.png|Map of the Castle stage.
</gallery>

==Minigames==
[[File:NSMB Minigames.png|thumb|upright=1.1|The 1 Player minigames menu.]]
In addition to the modes above, this game also features a selection of minigames. Most of the minigames featured in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' are the same as the ones from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', but with some new ones. The games are not divided based on the characters that unlock them by catching [[Rabbit|rabbits]], and instead are divided into several categories. This game also features the option to either play several single player minigames, or play several multiplayer minigames, in which multiple players compete against each other in a series of minigames specially designed for multiple players to earn the highest score.

===Vs. Battle===
{|
|-
|
'''Action'''
*[[Snowball Slalom]]
*[[Vs. Lakitu Launch]]
*[[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!|Run, Bob-omb! Run!]]
*[[Whack-a-Monty]]
*[[Balloon Racing]]
*[[Snowball Slam]]
|
'''Puzzle'''
*[[Wanted!]]
*[[Which Wiggler?]]
*[[Hide and Boo Seek]]
*[[Puzzle Panel]]
*[[Loves Me...?]]
*[[Coincentration]]
|
'''Table'''
*[[Speed (minigame)|Speed]]
*[[Memory Match (Super Mario series)|Memory Match]]
*[[Picture Poker]]
*[[Luigi's Thrilling Cards]]
*[[Luigi-Jack]]
*[[Bob-omb Reverse]]
|
'''1 on 1'''
*[[Vs. Mario's Slides]]
*[[Bob-omb Sudden Death]]
*[[Jumping Brothers]]
*[[Lakitu Launch (multiplayer)|Lakitu Launch]]
*[[Jumping Sudden Death]]
*[[Vs. Trampoline Time]]
*[[Bob-omb Trampoline]]
*[[Vs. Pair-a-Gone]]
|}

===1 Player===
{|
|
'''Action'''
*[[Snowball Slalom]]
*[[Lakitu Launch]]
*[[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]]
*[[Whack-a-Monty]]
*[[Balloon Racing]]
|
'''Puzzle'''
*[[Wanted!]]
*[[Which Wiggler?]]
*[[Hide and Boo Seek]]
*[[Puzzle Panel]]
*[[Coincentration]]
|
'''Table'''
*[[Memory Match (Super Mario series)|Memory Match]]
*[[Picture Poker]]
*[[Pair-a-Gone]]
|
'''Variety'''
*[[Mario's Slides]]
*[[Sort or 'Splode]]
*[[Bounce and Trounce]]
*[[Bob-omb Squad (minigame)|Bob-omb Squad]]
*[[Trampoline Time]]
|}

==Credits==
If the player taps the letters as the credits roll, they will make sound effects heard throughout the game, with each letter of the alphabet making a different sound, except for letters D and E, which share the same sound (however, the letter Q doesn't appear at all during the credits). Punctuation marks also make sound effects. Tapping the background makes the sound effect of [[Mario]] jumping. If the player completed the game using Luigi, Mario's voice clips are substituted with Luigi's ones.
{|
|-
|
*'''A''': [[Bowser Jr.]] being hit
*'''B''': Bowser Jr. defeated
*'''C''': Bowser Jr. ducking into his shell
*'''D / E''': Enemy stomp
*'''F''': Shell kick
*'''G''': Mario exclaiming "Yes!"
*'''H''': Mario exclaiming, surprised
*'''I''': [[Fireworks]]
*'''J''': Sound effect in game's opening
|
*'''K''': [[Star Coin]]
*'''L''': [[Princess Peach|Peach]] crying "Help!"
*'''M''': [[Mega Mario]] shrinking
*'''N''': [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] [[Ground Pound|ground pounding]]
*'''O''': Mini Mario jumping
*'''P''': [[Small Mario]] defeated
*'''R''': [[Fireball]]
*'''S''': [[Coin]]
*'''T''': Mario ground pounding [[Brick Block]]s
|
*'''U''': [[Springboard]]
*'''V''': [[Extra life]]
*'''W''': {{wp|Call and response (music)|A musical response}} to the Extra life sound; resembles a reversed 1-Up sound effect
*'''X''': Shattering sound
*'''Y''': Mario after being kissed by Peach
*'''Z''': Peach saying "Thank you!"
*'''.''':
*''',''': Underwater broken Brick Block
*'''&''': Broken Brick Block
|}

==References to other games==
*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' - The respawn jingle from this game plays in the [[#Mario Vs. Luigi|Mario Vs. Luigi]] game when the player respawns from defeat.
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' - There are two unlockable skins for the bottom screen that resemble something of this game; one shows a close-up of 8-bit Mario and Luigi sprites, and the other one is a secret unlockable skin and it features [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and some [[Goomba]]s in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]]. The overworld Multiplayer stage is also based on World 1-1. [[Bowser]] and [[Dry Bowser]] are defeated the exact same way as in the castles in this game - by hitting the [[Axe]]/[[Skull Switch]] which makes the bridge he's standing on fall into the lava or a bottomless pit, respectively. The latter also applies to the final battle against Bowser and Bowser Jr. The color scheme of the [[Mega Mushroom]] in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is the same as that of the [[Super Mushroom]] in this game. If the player finishes a level with the last two numbers of the time limit being the same, the "level complete" theme from this game plays in place of the normal one. A cover of this game's death theme plays when the player loses a life. The first four levels' settings of the game are very similar to those of this game: the first level takes place in a grassy field, the second takes place underground, the third takes place up high on trees/giant mushrooms, and the fourth is a tower/castle level with a boss waiting for Mario at the end. The music in the [[Toad House]]s is a cover of this game's ground theme. Also, if the player presses {{button|ds|L}}, {{button|ds|R}}, {{button|ds|L}}, {{button|ds|R}}, {{button|ds|X}}, {{button|ds|X}}, {{button|ds|Y}}, {{button|ds|Y}} while in the pause menu on the map, then the player can no longer backtrack in levels, like in this game. In the minigame [[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]], the background music is a remix of the castle theme from this game. The sound effect for when Mario or Luigi slides down the flagpole is reused, albeit reversed.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - One of the hazards of the Castle multiplayer stage is the moving ceiling that will crush players; this seems to be based on the moving ceilings in some of the [[fortress]]es in this game. The world themes are similar to the ones in this game. [[Toad House]]s return. When Mario is taking on a castle boss, the music is a cover of the boss theme from this game. The Toad House theme is remixed in the minigame [[Bob-omb Reverse]]. [[Bowser Jr.]] fights like [[Boom Boom]] did in this game.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'' - The [[Item Storage]] returns from this game. A Monty Mole, which first appears in this game, appears as a boss called Monty Tank. Wigglers also appear in the game. [[Grinder]]s don't appear in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but spiked balls appear in the game, having the same function. Also, this game features [[Cannon Pipe|Warp Pipe]]s that can shoot the player into the air like [[Cannon]]s.
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' - There are several characters from this game reappearing here, such as [[Dorrie]] and [[Sushi]]. Some of the Mario Bros.' techniques, such as the [[Triple Jump]], are also borrowed from this game. Also, a few voice clips are reused, like "It's-a me, Mario!", and "Here we go!" The theme used for [[Invincible Mario|Invincible Mario/Luigi]] is the same as the theme for [[Wing Mario]] and [[Vanish Mario]] in this game.
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' - The artwork for the [[Blue Shell]] is edited from the artwork for the various shells from this game.
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' - [[Bowser Jr.]] reappears as the main antagonist in this game. The instruction booklet even says, "Didn't Bowser Jr. once think Peach was his mother?", referencing this game. When the player enters Petey Piranha's room, (for the first time, from the beginning), who first appears in this game, the cutscene that plays mirrors the beginning of his second battle in [[Bianco Hills]]. He is found sleeping peacefully only to be disturbed by something (in this case, Bowser Jr. jumping on him) and, enraged, starts to fly. During the card minigames, the music from [[Casino Delfino]] plays. Based on the background, it is very well possible that these games take place in Casino Delfino.
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' - The [[Mini Mushroom]] and [[Mega Mushroom]] return with the same function as in this game.
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' - Some character voices come from this game.
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' - The characters reappearing from ''Super Mario 64'' look as they do in this game. Additionally, the [[Mega Mushroom]] grants the same effect as grabbing a [[Super Mushroom]] in this game. Most of the minigames in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' return or are edited from this game. When the Nintendo DS is closed and opened, Mario will say "It's-a me, Mario!" and "Buh-bye!". Also, ''New Super Mario Bros.'' runs on a heavily modified version of this game's engine.{{ref needed}}
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' - Princess Peach's artwork is reused from this game.

==References in later games==
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' - The [[Mega Mushroom]] appears as an item. Also, Dry Bowser is a playable character.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - The Mega Mushroom appears as a sticker. Plus, the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' ground theme is one of the many covered songs in this game.
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' - A cover of the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' castle music is used for the [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]] stadium.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' - This game is an indirect follow-up to ''New Super Mario Bros.''. Some text in ''New Super Mario Bros.''{{'}}s instruction manual is reused in this game's instruction manual (for example, the ''Blunders and Game Over'' section).
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' - The [[Blue Shell]] reappears. The [[Mega Mushroom]] also appears in one of [[Broque Monsieur]]'s attacks.
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' - In the Wii Version Dream Figure Skating, [[Bowser Castle]], World 1-1, and [[Peach Castle]] appear in the Mario Medley. The World 1-1 Theme can be bought in the Music Store. During Mario World in [[Dream Figure Skating]], three backgrounds from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' appear. They are [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]], [[Bowser's Castle]] and [[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]]. Also, in the Wii version of the game, the same Starman theme plays.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' - The direct sequel to ''New Super Mario Bros.''. Also, this game's two secret worlds, World Mushroom and World Flower, are automatically skipped, similar to World 4 and World 7.
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' - A sequel to the follow-up, ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Bowser and Bowser Jr. are fought at the same time in the final level again.
*''[[Fortune Street]]'' - Like in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', there is a cover version for the castle music in the stage [[Bowser's Castle]].
*''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' - The lava level music is partially covered in this game.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' - Bowser Jr. was involved in the transformation of Bowser and Dry Bowser similar to in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', although the main difference is that it was in reverse (and was unintentional on Bowser Jr.'s part).

==Media==
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|pipe1=New Super Mario Bros.
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|type2=Video
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|description2=World 1-1.
|length2=1:11
|type3=audio
|name3=NSMB-Music-Overworld Theme
|pipe3=Overworld Theme
|description3=The overworld music.
|length3=2:05
|type4=audio
|name4=NSMB-Music-Underground Theme
|pipe4=Underground Theme
|description4=The underground music.
|length4=2:06
|type5=audio
|name5=NSMB-Music-Athletic Theme
|pipe5=Athletic Theme
|description5=The athletic music.
|length5=2:35
|type6=audio
|name6=NSMB-Music-Underwater Theme
|pipe6=Underwater Theme
|description6=The underwater music.
|length6=1:24
|type7=audio
|name7=NSMB-Music-Desert Overworld Theme
|pipe7=Desert Overworld Theme
|description7=The desert music.
|length7=1:34
|type8=audio
|name8=NSMB-Music-Beach Overworld Theme
|pipe8=Beach Overworld Theme
|description8=The beach music.
|length8=1:21
|type9=audio
|name9=NSMB-Music-Haunted Mansion Theme
|pipe9=Haunted Mansion Theme
|description9=The haunted mansion music.
|length9=1:50
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|description10=The lava music.
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|pipe11=Fortress Theme
|description11=The fortress music.
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|name12=NSMB-Music-Castle Theme
|pipe12=Castle Theme
|description12=The castle music.
|length12=1:39
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==Critical reception==
''New Super Mario Bros.'' received, overall, critical acclaim, with the most praise going to it being an excellent revamp and revival of the 2D platformers, while still being a new and original game in its own right. IGN gave it a 9.5/10, saying the game "marked a brilliant return to Mario's side-scrolling environments, with elements that reintroduced the classic touch". <ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/06/new-super-mario-bros IGN - New Super Mario Bros.]</ref> It was also given a high rating by GameSpot, who rated it 9/10. <ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/new-super-mario-bros/reviews/new-super-mario-bros-review-6151365/ New Super Mario Bros. Review - GameSpot.com]</ref> ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is also the best-selling game of the Nintendo DS, having sold 22.45 million copies worldwide.

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|Craig Harris<br>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/06/new-super-mario-bros IGN]
|9.5/10
|''Admittedly there aren't as many gameplay innovations in New Super Mario Bros. as compared to previous Super Mario releases, but that's mostly due to the fact that much of platforming's innovations are related to 3D designs. But that said, this Nintendo DS release still proves that Nintendo still has some great ideas brewing for its plumber in his classic setting. There's an incredible amount of fresh, fun challenge to uncover in this revival.''
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|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Tom Bramwell<br>[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_newsupermariobros_ds Eurogamer]
|9/10
|''Fitting, then, that Nintendo saved some of his finest moments for this diminutive game-card - which, along with the emergence of DS and Wii, some have marked as a bookend to a period of dynastic chaos. The balance could yet shift again. But New Super Mario Bros., with its faultless controls, effortless variety and deceptive simplicity, argues that while market ratios can sweep back and forth and erupt and diminish in unexpected ways, the balance of ideas can always be relied upon to settle in one place: in the welcoming arms of a friendly little company from Kyoto called Nintendo.''
|-
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Corbie Dillard<br>[http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/ds/new_super_mario_bros Nintendo Life]
|9/10
|''Let's face it, 15 years is a long time to wait for a new 2-D Super Mario Bros. game, but the wait was obviously well worth it. Nintendo has managed to take everything great and fun from the previous Super Mario Bros. games, roll it all together, add a fresh coat of paint onto the whole thing and come out with one of the best platformers we've seen released in years, not to mention a game easily worthy of the Super Mario Bros. name. This could be the best Nintendo DS game to date, and one that should have no trouble doing what its' predecessors did, and that's selling a lot of Nintendo game systems.''
|-
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|Jeff Gerstmann <br>[https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/new-super-mario-bros-review/1900-6151365/ Gamespot]
|9/10
|''With its ability to recall the older games without leaning too heavily on its famous name, New Super Mario Bros. is an essential new classic that lives up to the legacy of the series quite well. If you're looking for a quality DS game, look no further.''
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==''Super Mario-Kun'' adaptation==
[[File:SuperMarioKun MariovsLuigi 36.jpg|thumb|Mario trying to save Luigi from falling from the cliff before his distraction]]
''New Super Mario Bros.'' is featured in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga. Only one volume is based on ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Though it follows the story in some segments in these volumes from the game, it continues the key plot element differences, as in every volume in the ''Super Mario-Kun'' manga series.

===Differences in the ''Super Mario-Kun'' manga===
*Luigi falls when he is defeated be Mario in the Mario vs Luigi segments. Mario runs to the cliff when he sees his brother about to fall, grabbing him to save him, until he is distracted by the female star.
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==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|New Super Mario Bros.}}
<gallery>
Mario luigi jump.jpg|Mario & Luigi [[jump]]ing
Bowser222.png|[[Bowser]]
NSMB BowserJr.png|[[Bowser Jr.]]
Spiny NSMB art.png|[[Spiny]]
NSMBDorrie.PNG|[[Dorrie]]
Mega Mushroom - New Super Mario Bros.png|[[Mega Mushroom]]
</gallery>

==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content}}

In some demo versions used in kiosks during 2005, and in the E3 2005 trailer version, Mega Goombas were a generic species, rather than an individual boss. They appeared as difficult enemies, in one of the 2005 demos, as well as being a boss, similar to in the final game. A screenshot featuring of early map icons exists on page twelve of one of the final versions of the US manual. There were originally three item reserve spots rather than one. Spindrift was also supposed to be in the game, but got replaced by the blue spinning platforms in World 1-3 and other levels.{{ref needed}}

==Glitches==
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. glitches}}

===Above the Ceiling===
In World 2, 3, and 5-Tower, the player must go to the top of the tower. Then, they fight [[Bowser Jr.]], and must stomp on him twice. Then, he will go his usual routine trying to jump on the player. The player must time it right so when he jumps to the highest point, they can jump on him. Also, the player must use the technique where they can jump higher off an enemy. The player has to aim towards the ceiling, and, if done correctly, Mario or Luigi should be on top of the roof. The usual animation of Bowser Jr. running away will show and the Mario or Luigi face signal turns halfway because the player can't see Mario.

===Bowser Jr. Death by Falling===
In World 5-Castle, the player should get to the boss, then walk to the edge while [[Bowser Jr.]] charges at the player. If done correctly, Bowser Jr. will charge off the platform. Then the screen will zoom out to show an empty area. The only way to escape is to fall off the platform. Once the player loses a life, the screen will shake and teleport them to the map.

===Mega Mushroom Storing Trick===
When the player finds a "wild" [[Mega Mushroom]] in a level (1-1, 1-2, 4-4 and 7-5) (not in a [[Toad House]]) they must let the [[Mega Mushroom]] run to any unbreakable [[Block]] (empty [[? Block]], empty [[Brick Block]], etc.). The player must jump against the [[Mega Mushroom]] and the [[Block]] in the same frame. When done right, the character won't become Mega. Instead, a [[Mega Mushroom]] will be in the player's [[Item Storage]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o2bXXsMyUg YouTube video of "Mega Mushroom Storing Trick"]</ref>

==Staff==
{{main|List of New Super Mario Bros. staff}}

===General Producer===
*[[Takashi Tezuka]]

===Producer===
*Hiroyuki Kimura 

===Director===
*Shigeyuki Asuke 

===Assistant Directors===
*Masahiro Imaizumi
*Taku Matoba 

===Map & Level Design===
*Masataka Takemoto
*[[Yasuhisa Yamamura]]
*Kosono Okina
*Haruka Kakinuma
*Shinya Hiratake

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=New スーパーマリオブラザーズ
|JapR=Nyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu
|JapM=New Super Mario Brothers
|Fre=New Super Mario Bros
|FreM=New Super Mario Bros
|Kor=뉴 슈퍼 마리오브라더스
|KorR=Nyu Syupeo Mario Beuradeoseu
|KorM=New Super Mario Brothers
|Chi=New 超级马力欧兄弟
|ChiR=New Chāojí Mǎlì'ōu Xiōngdì
|ChiM=New Super Mario Brothers (This is the name of iQue's localization of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' in mainland China.)
}}

==Trivia==
*''New Super Mario Bros.'' is the last game in the ''Mario'' series in which the sound effect of a [[Warp Pipe]] is also the damage sound effect for Mario/Luigi. Later ''Mario'' platformers use the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' variant of the pipe sound to indicate damage, while still keeping the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' sound effect for pipes.
**Likewise, the [[Coin]] sound in this game is very similar to the Coin sound from the 8-bit ''Mario'' games, whereas in later games in the series, the sound effect sounds closer to that of ''Super Mario World''.
*In previous ''Mario'' games (particularly [[Nintendo Entertainment System|8-bit]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|16-bit]] ''Mario'' games), when the player picks up a 100th [[Coin]] for a 1-Up, the [[1-Up Mushroom]] sound cancels the Coin sound. Instead, in this game, the Coin and 1-Up Mushroom sound play together whenever obtaining a 100th coin. This feature is also present in future ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games.
**In addition, the "bump" noise when hitting a block/wall, or a shell bouncing off is also the same as the 8-bit ''Mario'' games. In later installments, the "bump" noise is given a new one.
*The original European version of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' got a PEGI 3+ rating, however due to content regulations in Europe growing stricter over the years, the European Virtual Console re-release instead got a PEGI 12+ rating because of the gambling in the table minigames. This also applies to ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
*This is the first ''Mario'' platformer to be originally released outside Japan.

==References==
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