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Super Mario Bros. Special
	; For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer	Hudson Soft
Publisher	Hudson Soft (Japan); Static Soft (South Korea)
Platform(s)	NEC PC-8801; Sharp X1 / Samsung SPC-1500
Release date	August 1986[?]; 1987;
Genre	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player
Format	5.25-inch floppy, Tape

Latest revision as of 19:41, March 30, 2025

The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.

Not to be confused with Mario Bros. Special.

Super Mario Bros. Special (Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズスペシャル, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Supesharu) is a platform game that was developed by Hudson Soft and released in 1986 for the NEC PC-8801 and Sharp X1 series of Japanese computers, and later for the Samsung SPC-1500,^[1] a South Korean clone of the X1. Super Mario Bros. Special was the second Nintendo-licensed follow-up to Super Mario Bros., released around two months after Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.^[2]

The game scrolls between scenes similarly to the Zelda games. The PC-8801 version handles this by turning the display black briefly while loading the next screen. The Sharp X1 handles it more smoothly by visually sliding to the next lock point, though the transition does have some overlap.

Super Mario Bros. Special has changes in difficulty similar to Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The jumping and dashing physics from the Family Computer release are different. The stage time also ticks slightly faster. There is also no multiplayer mode and not even the choice to play as Luigi like in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Super Mario Bros. Special has inferior graphics and audio in both the PC-8801 and X1 releases because both systems do not have as great of hardware specifications as the Family Computer, but still try to replicate the graphics of Super Mario Bros. nonetheless. The X1 version contains partial scrolling and slightly more colorful graphics, featuring all eight colors possible with 100% and 0% RGB, including lime-green, cyan, magenta and white. The PC-88 release of Super Mario Bros. Special uses only black, red, yellow, and blue, including dithered results with those four colors, and it does not use internal eight-color palette of the PC-88. Further, sprites exclude the use of blue to allow transparency in the sprites. This leads to yellow being used as a stand-in for white and swapping with red for recolored enemies, notably causing the "green" enemies to appear with red eyes.

Gameplay[edit]

See also: Super Mario Bros. § Gameplay

The object of the game is to get to the flagpole to advance to the next level. While on his way to the goal, Mario encounters many enemies and power-ups.

Power-ups[edit]

Name	Points awarded	Description
Magic Mushroom	1000	Grab this to change into Super Mario.
Fire Flower	1000	Grab this to change into Fiery Mario.
Starman	1000	Grab this to briefly change into Invincible Mario.
Hammer (Hummer)	1000	Mario rapidly swings a hammer in front of him, just like in Donkey Kong. Found in Worlds 3-4 and 5-1.
Wing	1000	Collecting this makes Mario fly in the air, but he looks like he is swimming. Found in Worlds 3-2 and 4-1.

Items[edit]

Name	X1 image	PC-88 image	Description
1 up Mushroom			If Mario collects one, he will get an extra life.
Coin			Collect 100 coins for a 1 up.
Hachisuke			The bee from the Hudson Soft logo. If Mario finds this item, he will be awarded 8000 points. Found in World 1-1.
Clock			Upon picking this up, Mario will get an additional 100 seconds added to the timer. Found in World 8-3. 1000 points awarded.
Lucky Star			Resembles an atom. If Mario collects it, all the enemies on-screen will be defeated and award their normal point values as if hit by a Starman. It is similar to a POW Block except it also affects airborne foes, like a POW Block in Super Mario Bros. 35. Found in World 4-1. 1000 points awarded.

Enemies[edit]

Hudson Soft's staff brought over enemies from Super Mario Bros. as well as earlier Super Mario games. All are referred to by their Japanese names in-game, with a typo in one case (or called by new names in the case of the earlier games' enemies), and ordered per their listing in the cast and credits:

Name	Origin	Description
Little Goomba (Kuribou)	Super Mario Bros.	The most basic enemy, they can be defeated with a jump on top of them, bumping them from below, hitting them with a fireball, hammer, or shell, or running into them while invincible. Found in Worlds 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, and 8-1.
Koopa Troopa (Nokonoko)	Super Mario Bros.	Walking turtles, the green of which walk off ledges and the red of which turn at ledges. Jumps and bumps cause them to hide into their shells (which can be knocked around), and fire, a hammer, a shell, and invincibility defeats them instantly. Green found in Worlds 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-3, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-3, and 7-3. Red found in Worlds 1-2, 1-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-2, 6-3, and 8-1.
Koopa Paratroopa (Patapata)	Super Mario Bros.	Winged Koopa Troopas, the green of which jump and the red of which fly up and down. Stomping on them makes them lose their wings, and fire, a hammer, a shell, or invincibility defeats them instantly. Green found in Worlds 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 7-1, 7-3, and 8-1. Red found in Worlds 1-3, 5-3, 7-3, 8-1, 8-3, and 8-4.
Buzzy Beetle (Met)	Super Mario Bros.	Hard-shelled turtles that act similar to Koopa Troopas. They can be knocked into their shells with a jump or bump, and can be defeated with invincibility or a hammer or shell. Found in Worlds 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-1, 8-1, and 8-4.
Hammer Brother (Hummer Bros)	Super Mario Bros.	Turtles that jump and throw arcing hammers. They can be defeated with a stomp, fireball, shell, bump, or invincibility. Found in Worlds 5-2, 8-2, and 8-3.
Lakitu (Jugemu)	Super Mario Bros.	A cloud-riding turtle that drops Spiny's eggs. It can be defeated with a stomp, fireballs, or invincibility, after which it does not respawn. Found in Worlds 4-1 and 6-1.
Spiny (Togezou)	Super Mario Bros.	Spiked turtles that hatch from eggs dropped from Lakitus. They can be defeated with fireballs, invincibility, or being bumped.
Piranha Plant (Pakkun Flower)	Super Mario Bros.	Biting plants that go up and down in pipes. They can be defeated through fireballs or invincibility. Found in Worlds 2-1, 2-4, 3-1, 4-1, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 7-1, 7-4, and 8-4.
Spiny's egg (Paipo)	Super Mario Bros.	Eggs dropped by Lakitu that hatch into Spiny when they land.
Bullet Bill (Killer)	Super Mario Bros.	Bullets shot from cannons in infinite amounts. They can be defeated with a stomp or invincibility. Found in Worlds 5-2, 5-3, and 7-1.
Cheep-cheep (Pukupuku)	Super Mario Bros.	Fish that swim in groups at the same speed regardless of color, with a few at a time bobbing slightly. Red ones also hop from the water in land levels. When underwater, they can only be defeated with fireballs or invincibility, but on land they can also be stomped or hit with a shell. Green found in Worlds 2-2, 3-1, 7-2, and 8-2. Red found in Worlds 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 5-3, 7-2, 7-3, and 8-2.
Bloober (Gesso)	Super Mario Bros.	Bobbing squid found underwater. They can be defeated with a fireball or invincibility. Found in Worlds 2-2, 3-1, 5-1, 5-2 (X1 only), 7-2, and 8-2.
Podoboo (Bubble)	Super Mario Bros.	Hopping lava balls that can only be defeated with invincibility. Found in Worlds 2-4, 3-4, 5-4, 7-4, and 8-4.
Sidestepper (Chokichoki)	Mario Bros.	Crabs that walk in a straight line and can be defeated with a fireball, invincibility, or a bump. Found in Worlds 4-2, 5-2, 7-3, 8-1, and 8-3.
Fighterfly (Nakaji)	Mario Bros.	Flies that move by taking small hops, pausing in between and able to change directions whenever on the ground. Can be defeated with a fireball, hammer, invincibility, or a bump. Found in Worlds 5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3.
Barrel (Tarusar)	Donkey Kong	These barrels roll down ledges and can be defeated with a hammer or a bump. Found in Worlds 3-4, 4-3, 6-2, 6-4, 7-1, and 8-2.
Fireball (Sigebou)	Donkey Kong	Fireballs that move horizontally, tumbling down ledges the same as barrels. Found in Worlds 7-4 and 8-2.
Icicle (Tsurara)	Mario Bros.	Falling icicles that can be defeated with a fireball. Found in Worlds 4-2, 4-4, 5-3, 6-4, 7-4, 8-3, and 8-4.
Bowser (Kuppa)	Super Mario Bros.	The villain, he appears in every castle level (as in, the ones ending in -4). For the first five worlds, he breaths fire, and for the next two, he throws hammers, and for the final, he does both. He can be defeated by touching the nearby ax or by hitting him with five fireballs.

List of levels[edit]

World	Level	Setting	Enemies found
World 1	World 1-1	Overworld	Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa
	World 1-2	Underground/Overworld	Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa
	World 1-3	Athletic	Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
	World 1-4	Castle	Fire-Bar, Bowser
World 2	World 2-1	Overworld	Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa
	World 2-2	Underwater/Underground	Bloober, Cheep-cheep, Little Goomba
	World 2-3	Athletic	Cheep-cheep
	World 2-4	Castle	Fire-Bar, Podoboo, Piranha Plant, Bowser
World 3	World 3-1	Underwater/Overworld	Bloober, Cheep-cheep, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Little Goomba
	World 3-2	Overworld	Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
	World 3-3	Athletic	Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa
	World 3-4	Castle	Fire-Bar, barrel, Podoboo, Bowser
World 4	World 4-1	Overworld	Piranha Plant, Lakitu, Spiny, Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
	World 4-2	Underground	Icicle, Little Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Buzzy Beetle, Sidestepper
	World 4-3	Athletic	Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, barrel
	World 4-4	Castle	Icicle, Bowser
World 5	World 5-1	Overworld	Piranha Plant, Koopa Troopa, Little Goomba, Bloober, Fighterfly
	World 5-2	Overworld	Piranha Plant, Koopa Troopa, Fighterfly, Buzzy Beetle, Bullet Bill, Sidestepper, Bloober, Little Goomba, Hammer Brother
	World 5-3	Athletic	Cheep-cheep, Koopa Paratroopa, Bullet Bill, Piranha Plant, icicle
	World 5-4	Castle	Fire-Bar, Podoboo, Bowser
World 6	World 6-1	Overworld	Lakitu, Spiny, Piranha Plant
	World 6-2	Overworld	Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Lakitu, Spiny, barrel
	World 6-3	Athletic	Piranha Plant, Koopa Troopa
	World 6-4	Castle	Fire-Bar, icicle, barrel, Piranha Plant, Bowser
World 7	World 7-1	Overworld	Bullet Bill, Buzzy Beetle, Piranha Plant, Little Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Hammer Brother, Koopa Troopa, barrel
	World 7-2	Underwater/Overworld	Bloober, Cheep-cheep, Fire-Bar
	World 7-3	Athletic	Cheep-cheep, Koopa Paratroopa, Sidestepper, Piranha Plant, Hammer Brother
	World 7-4	Castle	Piranha Plant, Podoboo, Koopa Paratroopa, icicle, Fireball, Bowser
World 8	World 8-1	Athletic	Koopa Troopa, Little Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Fire-Bar, Sidestepper, Fighterfly, Buzzy Beetle
	World 8-2	Underwater/Overworld	Bloober, Cheep-cheep, barrel, Fireball, Hammer Brother
	World 8-3	Underground/Overworld	Icicle, Fire-Bar, Fighterfly, Koopa Paratroopa, Sidestepper, Hammer Brother
	World 8-4	Castle	Fire-Bar, Koopa Paratroopa, Buzzy Beetle, Piranha Plant, Bowser

Glitches[edit]

Main article: List of Super Mario Bros. Special glitches

Due to both the PC-88 and X1 being weaker compared to the NES/Famicom, as well as working off a largely different engine, some glitches and tricks that were previously not present in the original appear here.

AWOL objects[edit]

On occasion, failing to either defeat select enemies or otherwise despawn objects will cause other enemies or objects later in the stage to not appear. This glitch occurs in both versions of the game, and is wildly unpredictable. Most notably, the second Flimsy Lift in the wide pit in World 4-3 will fail to load if the second Scale Lift is not destroyed, causing the pit to become impossible to cross and requiring Mario to lose a life.^[3]

References to earlier games[edit]

Donkey Kong - The hammer is a power-up item, and Barrels and Fireballs return as enemies.
Mario Bros. - Several enemies like Fighter Flys and Sidesteppers are from this game.

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Super Mario Bros. Special staff
Programmed By

Yukio-Takeoka

Course-Designed By

Ichirou-Sakurada

Sound Effected By

Fumihiko-Itagaki
Megumi-Kawamata

Produced By

Takashi-Takebe

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Super Mario Bros. Special.

Hachisuke
Wing
Hammer and barrels
Lucky Star
Icicles and Sidesteppers
Fighterflies
Fireball
Clock

Media[edit]

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Super Mario Bros. Special media.

Ground Theme	File infoMedia:SMBS Overworld.oga 0:30

Underwater BGM	File infoMedia:SMBS Underwater.oga 0:30

Starman	File infoMedia:SMBS Invincible.oga 0:30

Castle BGM	File infoMedia:SMBS Castle.oga 0:20

Lost a Life	File infoMedia:SMBS Lost a Life.oga 0:03

Help:Media • Having trouble playing?

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hudson Mario Trilogy. Hardcore Gaming 101 (English). Archived from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ Tori of the Star Palace (March 26, 2025). Super Mario Bros. Special (Sharp X1) - AWOL 4-3 Flimsy Lift Glitch(?) (0:00). Youtube (English). Retrieved March 26, 2025.

External links[edit]

Bad Games Hall of Fame (various Hudson Soft Mario games and the South Korean Samsung SPC-1500 ad)
Universal Game List entry for Super Mario Bros. Special
More information on the X1 version
Instruction manual

[Lost-1] Hudson Mario Trilogy. Hardcore Gaming 101 (English). Archived from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[2] [1]^{[dead link]}

[3] Tori of the Star Palace (March 26, 2025). Super Mario Bros. Special (Sharp X1) - AWOL 4-3 Flimsy Lift Glitch(?) (0:00). Youtube (English). Retrieved March 26, 2025.

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Super Mario Bros. Special
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer	Hudson Soft
Publisher	Hudson Soft (Japan) Static Soft (South Korea)^[1]
Platform(s)	NEC PC-8801 Sharp X1 / Samsung SPC-1500^[1]
Release date	August 1986^[?] 1987^[1]
Genre	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player
Format	5.25-inch floppy, Tape

[Edit] Super Mario Bros. Special
Protagonists	Mario • Mushroom retainer • Princess Peach
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8
Items and objects	1 up Mushroom • Clock • Coin • Fire Flower • Hachisuke • Hummer • Island • Lucky Star • Magic Mushroom • Starman • Wing
Enemies	Bloober • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cheep-cheep • Chokichoki • Fire-Bar • Hammer Brother • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Little Goomba • Nakaji • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Sigebou • Spiny • Spiny's egg • Tarusar • Tsurara • Turtle Cannon
Boss	Bowser
Miscellaneous	Ax • Beanstalk • Coin Heaven • Coral • Fireworks • Flagpole • Gallery • Glitches • Horsehair plant • Jumping board • Media • Staff

[Edit] Super Mario games
Platformers	Super Mario series	Main	Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, Switch) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023, Switch)
		Reissues	VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, VS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, G&W) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1989, NGW) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NGW) • Super Mario World (1991, NGW) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004–2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Switch) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, Switch) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, G&W) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
		Related games	Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, computer) • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020, Switch) • Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
		Canceled games	Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) • Mario Takes America (CD-i) • VB Mario Land (VB) • Super Mario 64 2 (N64DD)
	Donkey Kong series		Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong series		Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
	Mario Bros. series		Mario Bros. (1983, arcade) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, computer) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, computer) • Mario Clash (1995, VB)
	Wrecking Crew series		VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, VS) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC)
	Other		Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, CD-i) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024, Switch)
	Reissues		Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1982, tabletop) • Mario Bros. Returns (1988, FDS) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Virtual Console (2006–2016, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, Switch/3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
	Tech demos		Super Mario 128 (2000, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. Mii (2011, Wii U)
Mario Kart series	Main		Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Mario Kart (Switch 2)
	Arcade		Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, arcade)
	Other		Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
	Ports		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Mario Party series	Main		Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party 7 (2005, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch) • Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024, Switch)
	Handheld		Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Mario Party DS (2007, DS) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS)
	Arcade		Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, arcade) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, arcade)
	Other		Mario Party 4 (2002, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA)
Sports games	Mario Golf series		Golf (1984, NES) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984, VS. System) • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FDS) • Golf (1989, GB) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021, Switch)
	Mario Tennis series		Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) (Bicep Pump [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Reflex Rally [Unknown, Adobe Flash]) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Switch)
	Super Mario Stadium series		Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
	Mario Strikers series		Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022, Switch)
	Famicom Grand Prix series		Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
	Other		Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Baseball (1989, GB) • Super Mario Race (1992, GwB) • Easy Racer (1996, SNES) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) • LEGO Super Mario Goal (2024, Sky Italia)
	Canceled games		Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Role-playing games	Paper Mario series		Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
	Mario & Luigi series		Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024, Switch)
	Other		Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
	Remakes		Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Super Mario RPG (2023, Switch) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024, Switch)
Dr. Mario series	Main		Dr. Mario (1990, NES/GB) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001, N64) • Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, WiiWare) • Dr. Mario Express (2008, DSiWare) • Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U) • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, 3DS) • Dr. Mario World (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
	Other		Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
	Remakes		Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series	Main		Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
	Arcade		Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
	Remakes		Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Educational games	Mario Discovery Series		Mario is Missing! (1992, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993, SNES) • Mario is Missing! (1993, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (1994, NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
	Mario Teaches Typing series		Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
	Other		Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
	Ports		Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Art utilities	Mario Artist series		Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Art utilities	Other		I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Miscellaneous	Picross series		Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
	LCD handhelds		Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
	Pinball		Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
	Arcade		Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (1997, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
	Browser		Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
	DSiWare applications		Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo DSi Metronome (2010, DSiWare)
	Other games		Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
	Tech demos		NDDEMO (2001, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS)
Crossovers	Game & Watch Gallery series		Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
	Super Smash Bros. series		Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
	Itadaki Street series		Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
	Mario & Sonic series		Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
	NES Remix series	Main	NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
	NES Remix series	Reissues	NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
	Mario + Rabbids series		Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
	Other		Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, SNES) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)

[Edit] Computer games and applications
PC	MS-DOS	Donkey Kong • Mario Teaches Typing • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up • Super Mario Bros. Print World • Mario is Missing! • Mario's Time Machine • Mario's Early Years! (Fun with Letters · Fun with Numbers · Preschool Fun) • Mario's Game Gallery • Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection
PC	Windows	Bomb Desktop Buddy • Couic d'or ! • Donkey Konga Click-n-Stick • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Click-n-Stick • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time clock • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Moves Guide • Mario's FUNdamentals • Mario Kart DS stopwatch • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mushroom Cup guide • Mario Power Tennis - Hammer Power • Mario's Time Machine • Mario Teaches Typing 2 • Mario Tennis (browser) • Memory Kong • Mini Mario Desktop Buddy • Paper Mario (browser) • NES Classics • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver • Welcome to Nintendo World!
Apple II		Donkey Kong • Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. Print World
Commodore home computers		Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. Print World
NEC personal computers		Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū • Golf • Mario Bros. • Mario Bros. Special • Punch Ball Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. Special
Browser	Camp Hyrule	Beat Up Bowser! • Classic NES Series Trivia • Donkey Konga Beat • Donkey Konk • Kremling Krunch • Luigi's Mansion organ game • Mario Sports Complex: Barrel Blast • Virus Attack!
	The Lab	Ask Madame Clairvoya • The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue
	Nintendo Arcade	1-Up Hunt! • Banana Grab • Barrel-Blastapalooza • Bicep Pump • Bowser's Lair Hockey • Cannon Kaos • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss • Dribble Skillz • Heads-Up • Hurling for Distance • Parasol Fall • Reflex Rally • Super Paper Mario Memory Match • Tetris DS Puzzle Mode • Timber's Balloon Pop • Wario: Master of Disguise Trivia • Yoshi's Egg Toss
	Nintendo Kids Club	Captain Toad's Dungeon Dash! • Luigi's Word Jumble • Make four with Mario • Mario's Festive Jigsaw Jumble • Mario's Festive Mix-up! • Match-Up Mario • Nintendo Friends Object Hunt • Peach's Puzzle • Poochy's Mix-Up • Shadow Spotter • Yoshi's Mix-Up
	WarioWare: Touched!	Clay Shoot • Detach Metroid • Draw Wario • Find Wario and Friends • Fruit Slash • Grab 2 Coins • Patch the Pipe • Play the Notes • Pop the Bubblewrap • Roll the TP • Spell Something
	Welcome to Greedville	Wario's Grab Bag • Wario's Crazy Caps • Wario's Dunk Tank • Greed $chool Test
	Other	Are You Smarter Than Mario? • Ask Cranky • Baby Mario's A-Maze-ing Game • Banana Barrage • Banana Bonanza! • Bill Bounce • Born to Play Quiz • Bowser's Diary Quiz • Box Art Challenge • Chuck Quizmo's Quiz • Cold Crossword Challenge • Crazy Counting • Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • Dinky Rinky • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze • Donkey Konga • Donkey Konga 2 • Donkey Poll • Desktop Themes • e-Reader Fun Match • Es-tu écolo? • Et toi, si tu étais Maire... hein? • Famicom Zenkoku Issei Quiz • Find the pairs • Freeze-It • Game Boy Camera Memory • game ratings • Go-GURT Factory! • Goodness Rakes • Goombario and the Adventure of the Hot Lava Rocks • Jammin' With Mario • Jungle Jumble • Kremling Krushin • Le Courrier des Kongs • Lost in the DK Isles • Maestro Mario • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner • Mario Golf • Mario Golf blaster • Mario Kart Logic Puzzle • Mario Kart Wii item-matching game • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! matching game • Mario Memory • Mario Net Quest • Mario Party 4 • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz • Mario Party 8 dice game • Mario Party Poll • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers Charged Poll • Mario Trivia • Mario Word-Find • Mario's Driving Range • Mario's Matching Madness • Mario's Memory Madness • Mario's Orange Lavaburst Adventure • Melon Mayhem • Mini-Mario Factory Game! • Monkey Mail • My Mario Timeline • Night Driver • Nintendo 64 Funtastic Series Personality Test • Nintendo e-Card • Nomiss • Paint Boy • Party Cards • Player's Poll • Primate Poll • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Rolling Panic • Scene of the Crime • Smash Card • Super Mario Galaxy Star Bit game • Super Mario Strikers • Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Brawl • Super Smash Bros. Poll • Superstar Shootout • Tic-Tac-Whoa! • Wario Cheat of the Day • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land: Shake It! bag game • Wario-Vite • Wario's Flashin' Fruit Punch Splash • Wario's Whack Attack • WarioWare Twisted Marble Maze Game • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! • What's YOUR Game? Personality Quiz • Which Mushroom Kingdom Character Would Be Your BFF? • Who Wants to Win a Banana Hoard? • Yoshi, the Web Pet

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-'''''Super Mario Bros. Special''''' (Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズ スペシャル, ''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Supesharu'') is a platform game that was developed by [[Hudson Soft]] and released in 1986 for the {{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-8801}} and {{wp|Sharp X1}} series of Japanese computers, and later for the Samsung SPC-1500,<ref name=Lost>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200409192745/hg101.proboards.com/thread/6968/hudson-mario-trilogy?page=2&scrollTo=173288|title=Hudson Mario Trilogy|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|language=en|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref> a South Korean clone of the X1. ''Super Mario Bros. Special'' was the second [[Nintendo]]-licensed follow-up to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', released around two months after ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.<ref>[http://nintendoera.com/discussing-hudsons-mario-games-with-native-japanese-speaker-bando]{{dead link}}</ref> Two years prior, Hudson Soft had released ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'', which were both based on the arcade game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
+'''''Super Mario Bros. Special''''' (Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズ スペシャル, ''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Supesharu'') is a platform game that was developed by [[Hudson Soft]] and released in 1986 for the {{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-8801}} and {{wp|Sharp X1}} series of Japanese computers, and later for the Samsung SPC-1500,<ref name=Lost>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200409192745/hg101.proboards.com/thread/6968/hudson-mario-trilogy?page=2&scrollTo=173288|title=Hudson Mario Trilogy|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|language=en|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref> a South Korean clone of the X1. ''Super Mario Bros. Special'' was the second [[Nintendo]]-licensed follow-up to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', released around two months after ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.<ref>[http://nintendoera.com/discussing-hudsons-mario-games-with-native-japanese-speaker-bando]{{dead link}}</ref>
-While superficially very similar to the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the game features original new [[level]]s and has a screen-by-screen scrolling mechanism. The latter is implemented more smoothly in the X1 version, which features ''Zelda''-style scrolling, where the screen visually slides to the next lock point (with some overlap between screens), whereas the PC-8801 version simply turns black for a moment while loading the next screen.
+The game scrolls between scenes similarly to the ''Zelda'' games. The PC-8801 version handles this by turning the display black briefly while loading the next screen. The Sharp X1 handles it more smoothly by visually sliding to the next lock point, though the transition does have some overlap.
-[[Jump]]ing and [[dash]]ing physics also differ from the [[Family Computer]], providing a more challenging experience than ''Super Mario Bros.'' Adding difficulty is the fact that the [[Time Limit|stage time]] is slightly faster than in the original Famicom game. [[Mario]]'s [[hammer]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' makes a reappearance as a rare item, alongside a variety of past foes from earlier arcade ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' titles and new exclusive [[List of items|items]].
+''Super Mario Bros. Special'' has changes in difficulty similar to ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''. The [[jump]]ing and [[dash]]ing physics from the [[Family Computer]] release are different. The [[Time Limit|stage time]] also ticks slightly faster. There is also no multiplayer mode and not even the choice to play as [[Luigi]] like in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.
+''Super Mario Bros. Special'' has inferior graphics and audio in both the PC-8801 and X1 releases because both systems do not have as great of hardware specifications as the Family Computer, but still try to replicate the graphics of ''Super Mario Bros.'' nonetheless. The X1 version contains partial scrolling and slightly more colorful graphics, featuring all eight colors possible with 100% and 0% RGB, including lime-green, cyan, magenta and white. The PC-88 release of ''Super Mario Bros. Special'' uses only black, red, yellow, and blue, including dithered results with those four colors, and it does not use internal eight-color palette of the PC-88. Further, sprites exclude the use of blue to allow transparency in the sprites. This leads to yellow being used as a stand-in for white and swapping with red for recolored enemies, notably causing the "green" enemies to appear with red eyes.
+==Gameplay==
+{{See also|Super Mario Bros.#Gameplay}}
+The object of the game is to get to the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] to advance to the next level. While on his way to the goal, [[Mario]] encounters many enemies and power-ups.
+===Power-ups===
+{|style="width:100%"class="wikitable sortable"
+!Name
+!X1 image
+!PC-88 image
+!Points awarded
+!width=70%|Description
+|-
+|align=center|[[Super Mushroom|Magic Mushroom]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-SuperMushroom-SharpX1.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-SuperMushroom-PC88.png|16x16px]]
+|1000
+|Grab this to change into [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]].
+|-
+|align=center|[[Fire Flower]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-FireFlower-SharpX1.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-FireFlower-PC88.png|16x16px]]
+|1000
+|Grab this to change into [[Fire Mario|Fiery Mario]].
+|-
+|align=center|[[Super Star|Starman]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:StarmanWithAFaceSMBS.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Star-PC88.png|14x16px]]
+|1000
+|Grab this to briefly change into [[Invincible Mario]].
+|-
+|align=center|[[Hammer]]<br>(Hummer)
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:HammerSMBS.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Hummer-PC88.png|14x16px]]
+|1000
+|Mario rapidly swings a hammer in front of him, just like in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. Found in Worlds 3-4 and 5-1.
+|-
+|align=center|[[Wing (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Wing]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:Smbswing.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Wing-PC88.png|16x16px]]
+|1000
+|Collecting this makes Mario fly in the air, but he looks like he is swimming. Found in Worlds 3-2 and 4-1.
+|}
+===Items===
+{|style="width:100%"class="wikitable sortable"
+!Name
+!X1 image
+!PC-88 image
+!Description
+|-
+|align=center|[[1-Up Mushroom|1 up Mushroom]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-1UpMushroom-SharpX1.png|16x16px]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-1UpMushroom-PC88.png|16x16px]]
+|If Mario collects one, he will get an extra life.
+|-
+|align=center|[[Coin]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Coin.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Coin.png|10x14px]]
+|Collect 100 coins for a 1 up.
+|-
+|align=center|[[Hachisuke]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:HudsonBeeSMBS.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Hachisuke-PC88.png|16x16px]]
+|The bee from the [[Hudson Soft]] logo. If Mario finds this item, he will be awarded '''8000''' points. Found in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 1-1]].
+|-
+|align=center|[[+ Clock|Clock]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMB Special Clock sprite.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Clock-PC88.png|14x15px]]
+|Upon picking this up, Mario will get an additional 100 seconds added to the [[Time Limit|timer]]. Found in World 8-3. '''1000''' points awarded.
+|-
+|align=center|[[Lucky Star (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Lucky Star]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-LuckyStarItem.png]]
+|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-LuckyStarItem-PC88.png|16x12px]]
+|Resembles an atom. If Mario collects it, all the enemies on-screen will be defeated and award their normal point values as if hit by a [[Super Star|Starman]]. It is similar to a [[POW Block]] except it also affects airborne foes, like a POW Block in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]''. Found in World 4-1. '''1000''' points awarded.
+|}
-Due to the PC-8801 and X1's technology being inferior to that of the Family Computer the graphics and audio differ slightly from the original game as well, although they are closely replicated. Additionally, the game does not include [[Luigi]], nor does it contain a multiplayer mode. The X1 version contains partial scrolling and slightly more colorful graphics, featuring all eight colors possible with 100% and 0% RGB, including lime-green, cyan, magenta and white. While the PC-88 is able to produce eight colors, ''Super Mario Bros. Special'' only uses half of the PC-88's hardware palette, restricted to only black, red, yellow, and blue, including dithered results with those four colors. Further, sprites exclude the use of blue to allow transparency in the sprites. This leads to yellow being used as a stand-in for white and swapping with red for recolored enemies, notably causing the "green" enemies to appear with red eyes.
 ==Enemies==
-Hudson Soft's staff took enemies from ''Super Mario Bros.'' as well as earlier ''Super Mario'' games. All are referred to in-game by their Japanese names, with a typo in one case (or called by new names in the case of the earlier games' enemies), and ordered per their listing in the cast and credits:
+Hudson Soft's staff brought over enemies from ''Super Mario Bros.'' as well as earlier ''Super Mario'' games. All are referred to by their Japanese names in-game, with a typo in one case (or called by new names in the case of the earlier games' enemies), and ordered per their listing in the cast and credits:
 {|style="width:100%;margin:0 auto"class=wikitable
 !Name
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 |''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
 |The villain, he appears in every castle level (as in, the ones ending in -4). For the first five worlds, he breaths fire, and for the next two, he throws hammers, and for the final, he does both. He can be defeated by touching the nearby [[axe|ax]] or by hitting him with five fireballs.
-|}
-==Gameplay==
-The object of the game is to get to the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] to advance to the next level. While on his way to the goal, [[Mario]] encounters many enemies and power-ups.
-===Power-Ups===
-{|style="width:100%"class="wikitable sortable"
-!Name
-!X1 image
-!PC-88 image
-!width=70%|Description
-|-
-|align=center|[[Super Mushroom|Magic Mushroom]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-SuperMushroom-SharpX1.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-SuperMushroom-PC88.png|16x16px]]
-|Grab this to change into [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]. '''1000''' points awarded.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Fire Flower]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-FireFlower-SharpX1.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-FireFlower-PC88.png|16x16px]]
-|Grab this to change into [[Fire Mario|Fiery Mario]]. '''1000''' points awarded.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Super Star|Starman]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:StarmanWithAFaceSMBS.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Star-PC88.png|14x16px]]
-|Grab this to briefly change into [[Invincible Mario]].  '''1000''' points awarded.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Hammer]]<br>(Hummer)
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:HammerSMBS.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Hummer-PC88.png|14x16px]]
-|The hammer power-up from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', which spawns a hammer in front of Mario that rapidly swings. Found in Worlds 3-4 and 5-1. '''1000''' points awarded.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Wing (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Wing]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:Smbswing.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Wing-PC88.png|16x16px]]
-|Collecting this causes Mario to briefly act as if he is swimming in the air. Found in Worlds 3-2 and 4-1. '''1000''' points awarded.
-|}
-===Items===
-{|style="width:100%"class="wikitable sortable"
-!Name
-!X1 image
-!PC-88 image
-!Description
-|-
-|align=center|[[1-Up Mushroom|1 up Mushroom]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-1UpMushroom-SharpX1.png|16x16px]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-1UpMushroom-PC88.png|16x16px]]
-|If Mario collects one, he will get an extra life.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Coin]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Coin.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Coin.png|10x14px]]
-|Collect 100 coins for a 1 up.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Hachisuke]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:HudsonBeeSMBS.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Hachisuke-PC88.png|16x16px]]
-|The bee from the [[Hudson Soft]] logo. If Mario finds this item, he will be awarded '''8000''' points. Found in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 1-1]].
-|-
-|align=center|[[+ Clock|Clock]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMB Special Clock sprite.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-Clock-PC88.png|14x15px]]
-|Upon picking this up, Mario will get an additional 100 seconds added to the [[Time Limit|timer]]. Found in World 8-3. '''1000''' points awarded.
-|-
-|align=center|[[Lucky Star (Super Mario Bros. Special)|Lucky Star]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-LuckyStarItem.png]]
-|align="center"style="background:#00f;--darkbg:#00f;"|[[File:SMBSpecial-LuckyStarItem-PC88.png|16x12px]]
-|Resembles an atom. If Mario collects it, all the enemies on-screen will be defeated and award their normal point values as if hit by a [[Super Star|Starman]]. It is similar to a [[POW Block]] except it also affects airborne foes, like a POW Block in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]''. Found in World 4-1. '''1000''' points awarded.
 |}
 ==List of levels==
-{{image|section=yes}}
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 |Fire-Bar, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]], [[Piranha Plant]], Bowser
 |-
-|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS World 3-2.png|300px]]<br>'''[[World 3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 3]]'''
+|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS World 3-2.png]]<br>'''[[World 3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 3]]'''
 |[[World 3-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 3-1]]
 |Underwater/Overworld
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 |Fire-Bar, [[barrel]], Podoboo, Bowser
 |-
-|rowspan=4 align=center|{{no image}}<br>'''[[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 4]]'''
+|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS 4-3 Screenshot.png]]<br>'''[[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 4]]'''
 |[[World 4-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 4-1]]
 |Overworld
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 |Icicle, Bowser
 |-
-|rowspan=4 align=center|{{no image}}<br>'''[[World 5 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5]]'''
+|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS 5-2 Screenshot.png]]<br>'''[[World 5 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5]]'''
 |[[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 5-1]]
 |Overworld
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 |Fire-Bar, Podoboo, Bowser
 |-
-|rowspan=4 align=center|{{no image}}<br>'''[[World 6 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 6]]'''
+|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS 6-1 Screenshot.png]]<br>'''[[World 6 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 6]]'''
 |[[World 6-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 6-1]]
 |Overworld
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 |Fire-Bar, icicle, barrel, Piranha Plant, Bowser
 |-
-|rowspan=4 align=center|{{no image}}<br>'''[[World 7 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 7]]'''
+|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS 7-3 Screenshot.png]]<br>'''[[World 7 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 7]]'''
 |[[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 7-1]]
 |Overworld
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 |Piranha Plant, Podoboo, Koopa Paratroopa, icicle, [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]], Bowser
 |-
-|rowspan=4 align=center|{{no image}}<br>'''[[World 8 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 8]]'''
+|rowspan=4 align=center|[[File:SMBS 8-2 Big Fort.png]]<br>'''[[World 8 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 8]]'''
 |[[World 8-1 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 8-1]]
 |Athletic
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 ==Glitches==
-Due to both the PC-88 and X1 technology being inferior compared to the NES/Famicom, some glitches and tricks that were previously not present in the original appear here.
+{{main|List of Super Mario Bros. Special glitches}}
-===Infinite 1-Up trick===
+Due to both the PC-88 and X1 being weaker compared to the NES/Famicom, as well as working off a largely different engine, some glitches and tricks that were previously not present in the original appear here.
-Like in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', jumping on a [[Koopa Troopa]] or a [[Buzzy Beetle]] when it is about three pixels away from an edge or wall makes Mario jump on it continously, thus allowing the player to gain infinite 1-Ups. Unlike the original, the trick is much easier to perform due to the game's different collision physics launching the player higher after a stomp, and can be done in virtually any area with both a Koopa Troopa and an edge or wall.
-When a sliding Koopa shell is stomped and stops moving, the timer before the Koopa gets back up does not reset, continuing from where it left off when the shell was kicked. Because of this, it is possible for a Koopa to break itself out of the trick, requiring the player to set the glitch up again.
-The player can accumulate a maximum of 255 lives, with the number of current lives remaining represented in hexadecimal numbers (such as "85" for 133 lives and "DE" for 222 lives). Gaining more than 255 lives loops the counter back to 0 lives.
-===Harmless [[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]s===
-Sometimes, touching the edge of a Fire-Bar does not deliver any damage, likely because of the game's limits in hardware and registering hitboxes with moving obstacles.
-===Glitched pipes===
-The [[Warp Zone]]s from the original were changed in such a way that ''Super Mario Bros. Special'' has no true Warp Zone. In [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 1-2]], reaching the area over the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] instead leads to the single bonus room that could be accessed normally in the stage, but with a pipe that still leads to the overworld, thus to the end of the level. In World 4-2, a room that more resembles a true Warp Zone can be found, however the only pipe it holds does not have any destinations defined. The pipe can still be entered, but the player remains stuck there indefinitely, forcing the player to be killed by the timer.
-In World 4-3, there is a [[beanstalk]] that leads to a [[Coin Heaven]]. When trying to leave, sometimes Mario is unable to enter the exit pipe. It is assumed to be an overlooked program error, as the entrance back to the main level from this bonus area is present underneath the mushroom stairs leading to the [[Goal Pole|flagpole]].
-Course designer Ichirou Sakurada has acknowledged that these are unintentional glitches.<ref>{{cite|url=togetter.com/li/244217?page=2|title=元ハドソン・桜田名人によるハドソン昔話 (2ページ目)|publisher=Togetter|language=ja|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
-===Out-of-service [[trampoline|jumping board]]===
-Compared to the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', the jumping board present in World 2-1 is much more difficult to perform a higher jump off of due to poor collision detection, sometimes being stuck in its animation frames when Mario jumps off. Sometimes holding the jump key while landing on the board guarantees success in jumping off, and in the event that a player would have trouble, the set of [[Hidden Block|invisible block]]s placed around the board allows players to bypass it.
-===Disk error (PC-88)===
+===AWOL objects===
-[[File:SMBS9.png|thumb|Disk Error]]
+On occasion, failing to either defeat select enemies or otherwise despawn objects will cause other enemies or objects later in the stage to not appear. This glitch occurs in both versions of the game, and is wildly unpredictable. Most notably, the second [[Flimsy Lift]] in the wide pit in [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. Special)|World 4-3]] will fail to load if the second [[Scale Lift]] is not destroyed, causing the pit to become [[Unwinnable state|impossible to cross]] and requiring Mario to lose a life.<ref>{{cite|author=Tori of the Star Palace|date=March 26, 2025|url=https://youtu.be/j8lPfaXseAI|title=Super Mario Bros. Special (Sharp X1) - AWOL 4-3 Flimsy Lift Glitch(?)|timestamp=0:00|publisher=Youtube|language=en|accessdate=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
-If the system encounters an error while trying to read and load data from the disk, the screen displays the message: "''DISK ERROR! PLEASE RESTART GAME PUSH IPL SWITCH''" (the IPL switch being a reset button present on PC-8801 family machines). The error is caused by corrupted data, which may be a result of a damaged disk or a improperly performed ROM dump, the most notable example being a ROM in which 8-4 is corrupted.<ref>{{cite|author=MrPodoboo|date=August 22, 2009|url=youtu.be/i8i3soQcUbU?si=50N8uESjA_Fn38Lm&t=290|title=Let's Play Super Mario Bros. Special - World 8|timestamp=04:50|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref> This error, being a disk read error, is likely to exist in other versions of the game, but it has not been confirmed, and it is extremely unlikely that the error is identical across all systems.
-===Music stop error===
+==References to earlier games==
-Due to bad pipe entering detection, if Mario gets too close to a horizontal pipe that can be entered and quickly turns around, the pipe-entering sound plays and the music stops until Mario actually enters the pipe. The player can do this multiple times in the same room which repeats the pipe-entering sound.
+*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' - The [[hammer]] is a power-up item, and [[Barrel]]s and [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireballs]] return as enemies.
+*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' - Several enemies like [[Fighter Fly]]s and [[Sidestepper]]s are from this game.
 ==Staff==