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| {{Infobox
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| |image=[[File:SMB Boxart.PNG|250px]]
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| |developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
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| |publisher=[[Nintendo]]
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| |platforms=[[Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] <br> [[Famicom Disk System]] <br> [[Game Boy Advance]] <br> [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]] / [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])
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| |designer=[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
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| |released='''NES/Famicom'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|September 13, 1985|USA|by November 17, 1985<ref>[http://pdfcast.org/pdf/new-york-times-17-november-1985-p-a29 ''New York Times'', 17 November 1985. Page A29.]</ref>|Europe|May 15, 1987|Australia|1987 <ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb Date info for NES from TMK], retrieved 4-1-2008</ref>}} '''[[Famicom Disk System]]'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|February 21, 1986 <ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb-fds Date info for FDS from TMK], retrieved 4-1-2008</ref>}}'''[[Game Boy Advance]]'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|February 14, 2004|USA|June 7, 2004|Europe|July 10, 2004 <ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb-gba Date info for GBA from TMK], retrived 5-29-08</ref>}}'''[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]])'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|December 2, 2006|USA|December 25, 2006|Europe|January 5, 2007|Australia|January 5, 2007|South Korea|April 26, 2008 <ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb-vc Date info for VC from TMK], retrieved 6-26-08</ref>}} '''3DS [[Virtual Console]] (Ambassador Program Release)'''<br/>{{releasedate|Japan|August 31, 2011|USA|August 31, 2011|Europe|September 1, 2011}}'''3DS [[Virtual Console]] (Full Release)'''<br/>{{releasedate|Japan|January 5, 2012|USA|February 16, 2012|Europe|March 1, 2012|Australia|March 1, 2012}}
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| |genre=2D Platformer
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| |modes=1-2 players
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| |ratings={{ratings|acb=g|cero=a|esrb=e|pegi=3}}
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| |media=320-kilobit cartridge
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| |input={{input|nes=1|gba=1|wmsideways=1|classic=1|wiigcn=1|3ds=1}}
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| '''''Super Mario Bros.''''' (Japanese スーパーマリオブラザーズ, ''Sūpāmarioburazāzu'', '''''Super Mario Brothers''''') is a platform video game released for the [[Famicom]] on September 13, 1985 and bundled with the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in North America by November 17 of that year. It is considered a pseudo-sequel to the arcade game [[Mario Bros. (game)|''Mario Bros.'']]. This is the first game to be set in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], marking the first appearances of [[Bowser]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Toad]], as well as [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Goomba]]s and many other [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] enemies and allies. The game was also one of the eighteen Nintendo Entertainment System initial launch games. ''Super Mario Bros.'' was the best selling video game of all time, having sold more than 40.23 million copies worldwide as of 2003, until recently, when it was surpassed by [[wikipedia:Wii Sports|''Wii Sports'']] with 79.18 million, and was largely responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the revival of the gaming industry after the [[wikipedia:North American video game crash of 1983|1983 crash]].
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| ==Story==
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| One day, [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]], the great and powerful leader of the militaristic [[Koopa Troop]], invades the peaceful [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. He and his Koopa Troop are jealous of the beautiful kingdom, and King Bowser decides to take it for himself. To do this, Bowser casts an evil spell upon the kingdom and transforms all of its [[Toad (species)|inhabitants]] into [[block]]s, weeds, and other peculiar objects. It is foretold that only the [[Mushroom King]]'s daughter [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] can undo the spell. Knowing this, Bowser immediately kidnaps her. Fortunately, the heroic Mario Bros. learn about the Mushroom Kingdom's plight and race to its rescue.
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| The player takes the role of [[Mario]], or in the case of a second player, Mario's brother [[Luigi]]. The ultimate objective is to race through the worlds of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], evade or eliminate [[Bowser]]'s forces, and save the Princess.<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' game manual, page 2</ref>
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| ==Gameplay==
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| [[File:Smbtitle.gif|frame|left|The title screen.]]
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| ''Super Mario Bros.'' is divided into eight worlds, each of them with four levels. Mario has to get to the end of the level by jumping over various gaps and avoiding the enemies on his way. Mario can use several platforms (some of them collapse when Mario lands on them), stairs in the level, as well as [[Trampoline|Jumping Boards]]. There are also pipes along the way, some of which Mario can enter to visit various secret coin rooms before returning to the level, a bit further ahead than when he left.
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| Enemies include [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s, [[Hammer Bro.|Hammer Bros.]], and jumping [[Cheep-Cheep]]s. All these enemies can be defeated when Mario jumps on them. Koopa Troopas and Buzzy Beetles cower in their shell when jumped on, which Mario can kick to defeat other enemies with. Koopa Paratroopas also lose their wings and fall to the ground when Mario jumps on them. Other enemies include [[Piranha Plant]]s, the [[Spiny]]-throwing [[Lakitu]]s and the [[Hammer Bro.|Hammer Bros.]], and Mario has to either shoot fireballs at them or just avoid them. There are a few levels which take place underwater. In the water, Mario can swim freely from the top to the bottom of the screen. The enemies in underwater levels are [[Blooper|Bloobers]] and [[Cheep-Cheep]]s. Mario can only defeat these creatures by shooting them with [[fireball]]s.
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| If [[Small Mario]] takes a hit, falls down a pit, or if the [[Time Limit]] runs out, he loses a life, and restarts the level. The point where Mario continues depends on how far he ran through the level before getting defeated; either from the beginning, or at one of several invisible "checkpoints" throughout the level.
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| [[File:SMBLevel.png|thumb|[[Super Mario]] in World 1-1.]]
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| Mario can get special power-ups out of [[Question Block|? Block]]s or, uncommonly, [[Brick Block]]s. Most of the ? Blocks in which Mario can find these items are visible, but some are hidden and only become visible when Mario hits them from beneath. With the [[Super Mushroom]], he turns into [[Super Mario]]. As Super Mario, he can survive the hit of an enemy one time, at the cost of turning back to [[Small Mario]]. He may also destroy empty [[Brick Block]]s by jumping beneath them. Additionally, he can also get the [[Fire Flower]]. With the Fire Flower, Super Mario turns into [[Fire Mario]], which allows him to shoot fireballs at enemies to defeat them from a distance. With the [[1-Up Mushroom]], he gains an additional life; he can also get an extra life if he collects 100 [[coin]]s. With the [[Star]]man, which can only be found in Brick Blocks, Mario turns invincible for a short amount of time, and can defeat enemies by simply touching them.
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| [[File:Bowser333.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] fighting [[Bowser]] at the end of World 8-4.]]
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| At the end of each level, a castle stands with a [[flagpole]] nearby. When Mario reaches the flagpole, he takes down Bowser's flag and enters the castle, completing the level. The higher the spot that Mario hits the flagpole, the more points he receives. If there are two players playing the game, Luigi's turn comes whenever Mario loses a life. Luigi has no special abilities in the game that are different from Mario's.
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| The fourth level of each world plays inside a castle. They are usually filled with [[Firebar]]s, and [[Podoboo]]s. At the end of a castle level, Mario is confronted with a [[False Bowser]] in Worlds 1 - 7 and the real Bowser in World 8. Mario ordinarily has no way to hurt Bowser, and has to either use the [[Ax]] to destroy the bridge, causing either the false Bowser or the real Bowser to fall into the [[lava]], or pelt Bowser with a number of fireballs, which produces the same result and reveals the true forms of the fakes. After defeating a false Bowser, Mario frees several [[Toad (species)|Toads]] from the castle, at which point they say their iconic sentence: "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle...". At the end of the castle in World 8, Mario frees the grateful Princess Toadstool and completes his adventure.
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| {{br}}
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| ===Controls===
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| *Left and right on {{button|nes|Pad}}: Move
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| *Down on {{button|nes|Pad}}: Enter [[Warp Pipe]]; Duck
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| *{{button|nes|A}}: Jump
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| *{{button|nes|B}}: Dash; Throw [[Fireball]]; Select a world
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| *{{button|nes|start}}: Pause
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| *{{button|nes|select}}: Select number of players on title screen.
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| {{br}}
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| ==Hard Mode==
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| After beating the game, the player is given the option to start the game again in Hard Mode, where all Goombas are replaced by Buzzy Beetles, and all enemies walk faster; all of the elevator-style lifts are about sixty-percent of their original size, while Firebars appear in all possible locations. Additionally, the music is slightly faster. However, the player still has the same amount of time to complete each level. The Mario Bros. gain no special powers in Hard Mode, and they receive no extra points when they defeat an enemy. The story remains exactly the same, as each of the first seven castles contain a Mushroom Retainer that needs rescuing, while the eighth castle has Princess Peach. If the player finishes the game on Hard Mode, they will not unlock anything new from the previous time the game was finished. However points can be gained faster by jumping on a Buzzy Beetle and then running with the shell as it hits other Buzzy Beetles and Koopa Troopas.
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| ==Items==
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| ''Super Mario Bros.'' introduced some elements that made subsequent appearances in later Mario games:
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| {|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=background:#fffcfc;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse
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| |width=100|[[Coin]]
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| ![[File:SMBCoin.gif]]
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| |A very common item, with each [[Coin]] worth 200 points. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] manage to colect 100 of them, they receive a [[1-Up]].
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| |[[Super Mushroom]]
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| ![[File:SMB Supermushroom.svg]]
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| |When one of the Mario Bros. eat one of these, he will turn into their [[Super Mario|Super]] form. Worth 1,000 points.
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| |[[Fire Flower]]
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| ![[File:Fire Flower.gif]]
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| |This flower grants the Mario Bros. the ability to shoot [[fireball]]s. Like the Super Mushroom, it is also worth 1,000 points.
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| |[[1-Up Mushroom]]
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| ![[File:SMB 1-upmushroom.svg]]
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| |A rare item; once collected, it grants the Mario Bros. an extra life. However, it is worth no points at all.
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| |[[Starman]]
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| ![[File:Starman.gif]]
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| |Another rare item. Makes the Mario Bros. invincible for a short amount of time. Like the Super Mushroom and Fire Flower, the Starman is also worth 1,000 points.
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| ==Power-Ups==
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| {|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=background:#fffcfc;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse
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| |width=100|[[Small Mario]]
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| ![[File:SMB Smallmario.svg]]
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| |Mario's weakest form used when a new game begins. If Mario touches an enemy while in this form, he loses a life.
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| |[[Super Mario]]
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| ![[File:SMB Supermario.svg]]
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| |The form Mario turns into after obtaining a [[Super Mushroom]] in small form. Mario gains the ability to break [[Brick Block]]s in this state. If Mario touches an enemy while in this form, he shrinks back to his small form.
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| |[[Fire Mario]]
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| ![[File:SMB Firemario.svg]]
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| |After utilizing a [[Fire Flower]], Mario will turn into Fire Mario, giving him the ability to defeat enemies by shooting [[fireball]]s at them. He shrinks back to his small form if touched by an enemy while in this form.
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| |[[Invincible Mario]]
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| ![[File:Invincible Mario.gif]]
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| |After getting a [[Starman]], Mario will become invincible, being unable to be harmed by any enemies nor obstacles. Along with the bonus of invincibility, Mario can also defeat most enemies without jumping on or throwing projectiles at them. This will only last for a short period of time, and Mario will still lose a life if he falls into an abyss.
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| ==Characters==
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| ===Playable===
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| *[[Mario]]
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| *[[Luigi]]
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| ===Supporting===
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| *[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
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| *[[Mushroom Retainer]]
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| ===Enemies===
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| {|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=background:#fffcfc;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse
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| |width=100|[[Blooper]]
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| ![[File:Bloober.gif|20px]]
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| |Squid-like enemies that swim towards the player trying to hit him.
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| |[[Bill Blaster]]
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| ![[File:Bill Blaster Sprite SMB.png]]
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| |An indestructible cannon. It shoots an endless amount of Bullet Bills, however, it does nothing if the player is near it.
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| |[[Bullet Bill|Bullet Bill]]
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| ![[File:Bullit_bill_smb_1.PNG|20px]]
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| |Bullets that have eyes and arms. They come from Bill Blasters, and the only way to defeat them is to stomp on them or by hitting them with a Starman.
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| |[[Buzzy Beetle]]
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| ![[File:SMBBuzzyBeetle.gif]]
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| |A small turtle that hides in its shell when jumped on just like Koopa Troopas, however it is immune to fireballs.
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| |[[Cheep-Cheep]]
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| ![[File:Ani_smb1cheepr.gif]]
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| |A red, green or gray fish swimming in water. In certain levels such as 2-3 they will jump from water trying to hit Mario.
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| |[[Firebar]]
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| ![[File:FireRodSMB.gif]]
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| |Various fireballs stacked together moving either clockwise or counter clockwise. Their longitude may vary.
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| |[[Goomba]]
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| ![[File:Goomba_SMB.png]]
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| |Mushroom-like brown enemies that walk back and forth. They are the most weak and common enemies throughout the game and can be stomped or hit with fireballs or a Starman.
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| |[[Hammer Bro.]]
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| ![[File:Hammerbrolol.gif]]
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| |Green biped Koopas wearing a helmet. They throw an endless amount of hammers towards Mario and, certain times, [[jump]].
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| |[[Koopa Paratroopa]]
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| ![[File:KoopaParatroopaG.gif]]
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| |Green or red Koopas with wings. Green species jump towards the player, red species fly back and forth,or up and down.
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| |[[Koopa Troopa]]
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| ![[File:Ani_1turtle2.gif]]
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| |A turtle that can be red or green. If stomped, it retreats in its shell that can be kicked to hit other enemies and gain points. Green species walk back and forth just like Goombas, red species turn around when they find a pit.
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| |[[Lakitu]]
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| ![[File:Lakitulol.gif]]
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| |A Koopa with glasses that rides a small cloud. It throws an infinite amount of [[Spiny Eggs]] towards the player.
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| |[[Piranha Plant]]
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| ![[File:PiranhaPlant SMB Sprite.gif]]
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| |A carnivorous plant that lives in pipes. It rises up trying to hit Mario and retreats. If Mario is near, it won't rise up.
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| |[[Podoboo]]
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| ![[File:Podoboo Sprite SMB.png]]
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| |A big fireball that jumps from the lava trying to hit Mario.
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| |[[Spiny]]
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| ![[File:SMBSpiny.gif]]
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| |A small Koopa with a red, spiked shell: if Mario tries to stomp it, he will get damaged.
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| |[[Spiny Egg]]
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| ![[File:Spiny Egg Sprite SMB.png]]
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| |A red spiked egg thrown by Lakitus: once it hits the ground, it hatches into a Spiny.
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| ===Bosses===
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| *[[False Bowser]] (Worlds 1 through 7)
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| *[[Bowser]] (World 8)
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| ==List of Levels==
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| {|border=1 cellpadding=3 style=border-collapse:collapse;width:100%
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| !World
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| !Level
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| !Setting
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| !Enemies found
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| |rowspan=4 | [[World 1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]]
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |[[Goomba]], [[Koopa Troopa]]
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| |2
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| |Underground
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, [[Piranha Plant]]
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, [[Koopa Paratroopa]],
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |[[Firebar]], [[False Bowser]] (Goomba)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 2]]
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant
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| |-
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| |2
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| |Underwater
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| |[[Blooper|Bloober]], [[Cheep-Cheep]], Piranha Plant
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Jumping Cheep-Cheep
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Firebar, [[Podoboo]], False Bowser (Koopa Troopa)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3]] (Night)
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, [[Hammer Bro.]]
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| |2
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Firebar, Podoboo, False Bowser (Buzzy Beetle)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]]
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Piranha Plant, [[Lakitu]], [[Spiny]]
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| |2
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| |Underground
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Piranha Plant, [[Buzzy Beetle]]
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Piranha Plant, Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Spiny)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 5 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, [[Bullet Bill]]
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| |2
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Bullet Bill, Hammer Bro. (Blooper, Cheep-Cheep)
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| |-
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Bullet Bill
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Lakitu)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 6 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]] (Night)
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Piranha Plant, Lakitu, Spiny
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| |2
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle (Blooper, Cheep-Cheep)
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| |-
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Bullet Bill
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Blooper)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 7 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]]
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Hammer Bro., Bullet Bill
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| |-
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| |2
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| |Underwater
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| |Bloober, Cheep-Cheep, Piranha Plant
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| |3
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| |Athletic
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| |Jumping Cheep-Cheep, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Hammer Bro.)
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| |rowspan=4|[[World 8 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]]
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| |1
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle
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| |2
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| |Overworld
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| |Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Lakitu, Spiny, Bullet Bill
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| |3
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| |Overworld
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| |Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Bullet Bill, Hammer Bro.
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| |4
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| |Castle
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| |Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Firebar, Podoboo, Buzzy Beetle, Hammer Bro., Bloober, Cheep-Cheep, [[Bowser]]
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| ==Glitches==
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| {{main|Super Mario Bros./Glitches}}
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| ==Development==
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| ''Super Mario Bros.'' was developed at the same time as ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', both games by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], Takashi Tezuke, Toshihiko Nakago, [[Koji Kondo]], the composer, Kazuaki Morita and Yasunari Nishida, two programmers, and [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]], the executive producer.
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| According to the developers, some aspects in ''Super Mario Bros.'' was taken from ''The Legend of Zelda''; firebars were one example, as they were present in the castles in ''The Legend of Zelda''. Miyamoto implemented [[Firebar]]s into ''Super Mario Bros.'' as an obstacle.
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| The main goal of ''Super Mario Bros.'' was to have a character travel through many lands with all different themes to each other and it would feature a diverse terrain, such as land, water, and sky. They intended for the main character to be twice the size of the final one.
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| In the beginning of developing the game, Mario wasn't supposed to be a playable character from the start. Instead, the players would have to control a 16 X 32 pixel square<ref>[http://gonintendo.com/?p=107550 "Super Mario Bros. main character originally started out as...a huge square"]</ref>. The square couldn't even jump and as a result, Tezuka made Mario the playable character instead of the square.
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| Nakago and his team, Systems Research and Development (SRD), colored the background blue in some levels<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/nsmb/0/3 Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros Wii]</ref>. This was unusual, because video games released during this time period usually had a black background, to avoid eye-strain and to avoid getting distracted by the bright colors. After coloring the background blue in some levels, Nakago then started designing maps for this game. First, Miyamoto and Tezuka would draw the levels on paper, and then Nakago and his team would design it into the video game and program it. Miyamoto wanted levels to last about a minute long and he told SRD to do so. He then realized that it usually takes about a second to travel across a screen, and that numerous of screens would have been implemented in one stage. SRD first thought that Miyamoto would request the them to make 60 screens per stage, but Miyamoto then explained that obstacles in each screen would slow down the player's progress, which resulted in an average of about 12 screens per level. The stage with the most screens has only 32, which is about half of what SRD has expected.
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| Nakago stated that a lot of documents were sent to them everyday to change some aspects of stages. Adjusting conditions in the stage was a tiresome job that is not present today because of the technology back then. Everyday, the group would do all they can do stated in the documents and until 10 at night, they would be done. By the next morning, they repeated the process.
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| ==Reception==
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| [[File:SMBStreet.jpg|thumb|The ''Super Mario Bros.'' Avenue in Zaragoza, Spain]]
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| ''Super Mario Bros.'' received favorable reviews and considered one of the best games of all time. One of the most-praised aspects of the game is the precise controls in which players are able to control how far and high the characters jump and how fast they can run. The game popularized side scrolling video games, and the game received several sequels, followed by spin-offs, and many different ports and alternative versions. All characters, enemies and items found throughout the game have returned for following ''Mario'' [[games]] and the plot of Bowser kidnapping the princess has returned throughout the series.
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| The game was placed 14th in the 100th issue of [[Nintendo Power]]'s "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.<ref>http://www.gamekult.com/communaute/forum/voirmessage.html?foid=13000909, retrieved 6/4/2009</ref> It ranked the first spot in Electronic Gaming Monthly's ''"Greatest 200 Games of Their Time"'', named in IGN's top 100 games of all time lists in 2005 and 2007, and declared the second-best Mario game of all time. ''Super Mario Bros.'' has sold 40.24 million copies, being the best-selling Mario game and the second best-selling game of all time. It has received several other works such as [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]] and the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' movie]].
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| The game's impact on popular culture was so big that during 2010, a street in Spain was named after this game.
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| ==References in Later Games==
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' - A sequel created by [[Hudson]].
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' - A direct sequel to ''Super Mario Bros.'' using many of the same sounds and sprites.
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - [[Bowser]] returns along with the rest of the [[Koopa Troop]], as well as elements from the original ''Super Mario Bros.''.
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| *''[[All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.]]'' - A remake of the '85 classic with elements that pertain to the radio program ''All Night Nippon'' replacing some of the original game's elements.
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| *''[[Vs. Super Mario Bros.]]'' - This is a harder version of ''Super Mario Bros.'' for arcades.
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' - The non-Japanese sequel to this game. Mushrooms, Starmen, and Koopa Shells appear.
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| *''[[Super Mario Land]]'' - Mario's sprite in this game is near identical to his sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.'' Gameplay is also near identical.
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| *''[[Alleyway]]'' - Several sprites from ''Super Mario Bros.'' appear in bonus levels.
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| *''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' - If the player goes behind a curtain in [[Booster Tower]], Mario briefly turns into his 8-bit sprite from ''Super Mario Bros.''
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| *''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' - Many things from ''Super Mario Bros.'' return here, such as- [[Flagpole]]s, [[Warp Zone]]s (in the form of cannons). Also, a close-up of Mario from ''Super Mario Bros.'' as well as a picture from said game are unlockable backgrounds.
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| *''[[Super Mario 64]]'' - Outside the [[Warp Pipe]] that leads to the final boss, carved into pillars are what look like sprites of Mario and Bowser from this game.
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| *''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' - A castle level is seen when Mario first met [[F.L.U.D.D.]].
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| *''[[Tetris DS]]'' - The first two levels were World 1-1, 3 and 7 were underground based, 8 and 9 are up in heights, and 10 was a castle.
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - The stage [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] is based on worlds 1-1 and 1-2 of this game. It also has arranged tracks from this game, which are the two versions of the Overworld Theme, the Underground Theme, and the Underwater Theme.
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| *''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' - The sprites of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser appear around said character when they collect the Pal Pills. Also, when any character (including a Koopa Troopa) grabs a [[Mega Star]], they turn into a huge version of their ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprites. (Mario and Luigi are their small forms in both). A portion of Chapter 3-1 is also exactly identical to World 1-2.
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| *''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''- The loading screen has Mario hitting a [[Question Block|? Block]] in graphics from ''Super Mario Bros.''.
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| *''Wii Sports Resort'' - In Island Flyover, if the player flies by the Hillside Cabins, the ''Super Mario Bros.'' overworld and game over theme can be heard.
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| *''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' - If the player jumps up into a vent and then comes down into the changing room in the [[X-Naut Fortress]] then Mario and all his allies will become 8-bit and similar in style to the ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprites.
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' - At the Border between Mushroom Kingdom and Beanbean Kingdom, there's a mini-game called Border Jump that uses the Level end of most levels in the original game (including the Flagpole that was used to tell time in the game). Also there is a 2D obstacle room before Roy's room which ends with Mario getting the axe and burning the Bowser decoy above a lava bridge.
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| *''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' - In [[Bloocheep Sea]], a remixed song of the underwater theme is played; in [[Mario Stadium]], one can see an 8-bit Mario chasing two Goombas.
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| *''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' - In the ending, a remixed main theme song plays.
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - Although not distinctly noted as such, the idea of [[King Boo]] using a Bowser decoy (through magic of his) may be loosely based on the seven False Bowsers in this game.
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| *''[[Paper Mario]]'' - If Mario jumps into a huge vase in a room in the first floor of the Boo's Mansion, he will become 8-bit. Unlike ''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year-Door'', his allies will not become an 8-bit form.
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| *''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' - The second level of [[Coin Battle World]] looks exactly like 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.
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| *''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' - [[Piranha Plant Pipeway]] is heavily based on the underground levels of this game.
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi Partners in Time]]'' - [[Toadsworth the Younger]] states when [[Baby Peach]] flies away "You will save her, won't you? I assure you she's NOT in another castle.", referencing to the [[Mushroom Retainer]]s famous line "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!".
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| ==Alternate Versions and Re-Releases==
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| [[File:Mariocollection_console_03_07.jpg|thumb|left|The 25th anniversary remake, with all the question marks on the ? Blocks changed to number 25's.]]
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| [[File:25thBlock.png|left|frame]]
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| [[File:Marioduckhunttrack.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The ''3-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet'' cartridge.]]
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| [[File:Various23 080125a-l.jpg|thumb|right|The playable demo in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
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| *1985 - Original [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] release (US/Japan)
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| *1985 - Ported into the American arcade machine [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]].
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| *1986 - Re-released on the [[Famicom Disk System]] in Japan.
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| *1986 - Released as a [[Game & Watch]] title.
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| *1986 - Released in arcades as [[Vs. Super Mario Bros.]].
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| *1988 - Re-released on the NES in the US as part of the ''2-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt'' compilation, packaged with the NES Action Set.
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| *1990 - Re-released on the NES in the US as part of the ''3-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet'' compilation, packaged with the NES Power Set.
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| *1990 - Re-released on the NES as part of ''[[Nintendo World Championships 1990]]''
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| *1993 - Remake available on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] as part of the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' compilation (known as Super Mario Collection in Japan). Graphics and sound were updated, and many [[glitches]] were removed.
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| *1994 - Remake available on the SNES in the US as part of the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' compilation, packaged with the SNES Mario Set.
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| *1999 - Remake released on the [[Game Boy Color]] as ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''. The game featured the original game's graphics but loads of additional content.
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| *2001 - The original game is available as an unlockable NES game in ''Animal Crossing''. Unfortunately, it can currently only be unlocked using a cheating device.
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| *2004 - The original game was re-released on the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the NES Classics / Famicom Mini collection, celebrating 20 years of the Famicom in Japan. It was also re-released on September 13, 2005 in Japan to celebrate 20 years of the original NES game.
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| *2006 - Available on the [[Wii]] as part of the [[Virtual Console]].
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| *2008 - Available in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Masterpiece|playable demo]].
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| *2010 - 16-bit remake released with ''[[Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition]]''.
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| *2010 - Virtual Console remake with the question marks on the [[? Block]]s replaced with "25", exclusively bundled with a special, red [[Wii]].
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| *2011 - Released on the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] as part of the Virtual Console. It is a free download for those who purchased a 3DS prior to the August 12th price drop. The full release version was released on January 5, 2012 in Japan, on February 16, 2012 in North America and on March 1, 2012 in Europe and Australia.
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| ==Media==
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| {{media
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| |type1=Audio
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| |name1=Overworld Theme
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| |pipe1=Overworld Theme
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| |description1=The overworld theme.
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| |length1=1:29
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| |caps1=yes
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| |type2=Audio
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| |name2=Under Ground Theme SMB
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| |pipe2=Underground Theme
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| |description2=The underground theme.
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| |length2=0:12
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| |caps2=yes
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| |type3=Audio
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| |name3=Under Water Theme SMB
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| |pipe3=Underwater Theme
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| |description3=The underwater theme.
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| |length3=0:25
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| |caps3=yes
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| |type4=Audio
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| |name4=Castle Theme
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| |pipe4=Castle Theme
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| |description4=The castle theme.
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| |length4=0:16
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| |caps4=yes
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| |type5=Audio
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| |name5=SMB Victory
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| |pipe5=Victory Theme
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| |description5=Theme that plays at the end of the levels.
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| |length5=0:06
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| |type6=Video
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| |name6=SMB W1-1
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| |pipe6=Super Mario Bros.
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| |description6=World 1-1 speed run.
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| |length6=0:36
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| }}
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{morepic|Super Mario Bros.}}
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| ==Quotes==
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| *"''We wanted to make a big Mario running around beneath a blue sky. We squeezed as much as we could out of the NES technology.''" — [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], ''[[Super Mario History|Super Mario History 1985-2010 Booklet]]''
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| *"''Developing this game was fun because it felt like we were solving a puzzle as we were making it.''" — [[Takashi Tezuka]], ''Super Mario History 1985-2010 Booklet''
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| *"''There was so much enthusiasm on this project because we were trying to create something that had never been done before.''" — [[Koji Kondo]], ''Super Mario History 1985-2010 Booklet''
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| *''"Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!"'' — Mushroom Retainer, ''Super Mario Bros.''
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| *''"Thank you Mario! Your quest is over. We present you a new quest."'' — Princess Toadstool, ''Super Mario Bros.''
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| ==Trivia==
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| [[File:SMBOriginalStory.jpg|thumb|400px|The original story of '''Super Mario Bros.''' (with prototype character designs) as seen in the Korean instruction manual. The artwork illustrates the magical capabilities that Bowser had when he and his forces were taking over the Mushroom Kingdom.]]
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| *The original game manual, the ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' manual and the [[Virtual Console]] page of this game state that Koopas used black magic to aid their conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom (and turn the "[[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]]" into stone, bricks and plants); though the only other occurrences of this is by the Koopalings in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and Bowser in ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' (with the aid of the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]]) and in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.
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| *In the Japanese version of the storyline, the Mushroom King is not mentioned. This makes sense, as he does not seem to exist in the game series.
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| *''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' had Classic World 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, and 2-2 released as card levels for [[World-e]]. Only World 1-1 was released outside Japan.
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| *The [[Super Mario Bros. Stamps]] set was released in Japan at the end of May [[2007]]. The stamps feature sprites of characters and items from this game.
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| *If the player manages to get 128 or more lives, he or she will receive an instant [[Game Over]] should they lose a life. The game somehow interprets this as the player having a negative amount of lives; this is likely due to data overflow.
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| *On the [[Wii Shop Channel]], the loading screen for downloading any title is Mario or Luigi hitting [[Brick Block]]s and collecting [[Coin]]s, sometimes with a Fire Flower.
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| **Sometimes, both Bros. are shown swimming collecting coins.
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| *Guiness Book of World Records 2011 Gamer's edtion stated that this game was also remade on the [[Nintendo 64]], which is false.
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| *This is the first Mario game to use the V sign. While this sign has been observed since the sixties as being a sign for "peace" due to a misconception of a cover photo of Time Magazine, its use in the Mario series of games is actually the old fashioned sign for "victory".
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| *Mario and Luigi can jump over the flagpole in some levels; if they do so, they will remain in an endless path until the timer is out and they die.
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| *The Hurry Up theme, original and remixed, is used in many other sub-series of Mario games such as Mario Kart (to indicate the final lap).
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