New Super Mario Bros.
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Template:Infobox New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling platformer game exclusive to the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario, a two-player wireless game Mario vs. Luigi, as well as a mini-game mode for up to four players. The multiplayer games support both single - and multi-card play. The mini-games are mostly the same as those featured in Super Mario 64 DS, with the difference that they do not need to be unlocked here.
Gameplay
Controls
New Super Mario Bros. is very much like Super Mario Bros. in terms of gameplay, but new features have been added. One of two control options can be selected in the Options menu: Jumping with A/B and Running with X/Y, or Jumping with A/Y and Running with B/X. Mario is controlled with the D-Pad, and the Touch Screen is only required to active the stored item, which is used in the same style as in Super Mario World. When Mario enters a pipe to a secret area, the top screen and the touch screen are switched, and gameplay continues on the touch screen as long as Mario is in that area. In that case, the stored item cannot be activated.
Moves and Items
The Wall Jump makes its first appearance in a 2D game since being introduced to 3D Mario games with Super Mario 64. In contrast to the 3D games, Mario has to slide down a wall for a considerable amount of time before being able to jump. This technique lets Mario or Luigi reach new areas by bouncing off the side of any wall or vertical object, and is useful for escaping from a fall down a hole. Mario has the ability to Ground Pound by pressing down when in the air, allowing him to smash blocks downward. There are different power-ups, like the Blue Koopa Shell that lets Mario travel like a kicked Koopa Troopa shell, the Mega Mushroom that makes the player grow about three to five times Mario's size (also seen in Super Mario 64 DS), and the Mini Mushroom which causes Mario to grow about half of Small Mario's size. However, some items remain unchanged, such as the Super Mushroom, and the Fire Flower.
Levels
The game also features a world map, with different and secret paths (like Super Mario World). Alternate paths can be unlocked with Star Coins. There are three in each level, usually adding an extra challenge for the player apart from just reaching the goal. Some are in clear sight while others are hidden in warp pipes, up Beanstalks, and other inconspicuous places. On the world map, signs block paths that require five Star Coins to open. After a player defeats Bowser and Bowser Jr. in Bowser's Castle, a new, mysterious blue Toad House will appear just above World 1. It is a market, and for 20 Star Coins, the player can buy a wallpaper for the bottom screen. The fifth and final background is only available after all of the 40 Star Coin Gates have been opened.
Mario or Luigi only has to go through six of the eight worlds — the game jumps the player from World 3 to World 5 or World 6 to World 8 automatically. Mario or Luigi must defeat the World 2 and/or World 5 bosses in Mini mode to instead reach World 4 and World 7, respectively.
Another secret is Challenge Mode. This means the player cannot scroll the screen to the left or downward. To unlock it, go to the map screen (any world) and press START, L, R, L, R, X, X, Y, Y. It will also show an arrow pointing right on the world maps and levels touch screen. This means that the player cannot turn back in all the courses (including castles), which adds the feeling of the original game even more.
It is also possible to play as Luigi in single player mode by holding down L+R when selecting a file. There is no gameplay difference between the brothers.
Story
Mario and Princess Peach were walking together around Peach's Castle, when a mysterious thundercloud (possibly Lakithunder) appeared, and struck the castle with lightning. Mario went to investigate, and while he was there, Bowser Jr. snuck up behind a bush and kidnapped Peach! Mario followed, and Bowser Jr. dragged her behind him through eight different worlds.
The end of the first world has Bowser as its boss, unusually. Even more surprising, after Mario presses a switch that destroys the floor and Bowser falls into the pit of lava, the king's flesh is burned off and he becomes a Dry Bones-like version of himself (Known as Dry Bowser). Later, at World 8, Mario has to face this undead version of Bowser as the penultimate boss in the game. Bowser Bones falls into a pit, but Bowser Jr. somehow finds his father's bones, and he revives him by tossing his remains into a bubbling cauldron of some magic potion, which results in not only Bowser returning from the dead, but growing roughly three times his size.
At the end, Bowser and his son fight Mario together, but Mario defeats them (again), sending the two into yet another pit. After the ending sequence, Bowser Jr. is shown dragging his unconscious father across the castle floor. When he notices the player watching him, he shouts something and then continues on with his task.
Worlds
- World 1: A peaceful meadow next to Princess Peach's castle.
- World 2: Sandy, desert plains.
- World 3: Tropical waters and beaches, similar to a tropical island.
- World 4: Tropical rain forest with toxic waters.
- World 5: Icy, slippery slopes and caverns.
- World 6: Rocky mountains sometimes inhabited by Bullet Bills.
- World 7: Set on clouds high in the sky.
- World 8: Barren wasteland, first near and then in a volcano.
Characters
Story Mode
- Mario - The main playable character.
- Luigi - Luigi can be unlocked by pressing L + R + A on the file selection screen. Also appears in multiplayer.
- Peach - The damsel in distress.
- Toadsworth - An ally who appears in Toad Houses.
Mini-games
- Yoshi - Yoshi appears in some Mini-Games.
- Wario - Wario also appears in some Mini-Games.
- Several Toads - Toads appear in the backround in some Mini-Games.
- Bob-omb Buddy - Bob-omb Buddy appears in some Mini-Games.
Enemies
Note: Some of the images added to the table may not be from New Super Mario Bros. but look like they are.
| Ememies | World They First Appeared In | How to Defeat | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball and Chain | World 7 | ||
| Balloon Boo | World 4 | ||
| Banzai Bill | World 7 | The player must jump on him just like Bullet Bill. | |
| Blockhopper | World 2 | ||
| Bob-omb | |||
| Boomerang Bro. | World 2 | ||
| Boo | World 3 | ||
| Broozer | |||
| Bullet Bill | World 2 | The player must jump on it to destroy it. | |
| Buzzy Beetle | File:BuzzyBeetleNew.jpg | ||
| Chain Chomp | World 6 | The player must Ground-Pound the post it's tied to. | |
| Cheep-Cheep | World 1 | File:Cheep Cheep.jpg | |
| Cheep-Chomp | |||
| Crowber | World 8 | ||
| Deep-Cheep | |||
| Dry Bones | World 1 | ||
| Fire Bro. | |||
| Fire Chomp | |||
| Fire Snake | |||
| Goomba | World 1 | One stomp to destroy. | File:Goombaaaahhh.PNG |
| Hammer Bro. | One stomp to destroy. | File:NSMB HammerBrother.jpg | |
| Kab-omb | World 8 | One stomp to destory. | |
| Koopa Troopa | World 1 | Stomp on their shell to stop them for a little while. The shell can be used to defeat enemies or destroy bricks. WARNING:It can hurt you. | |
| Lakitu | One stomp will defeat it. | ||
| Mega Cheep-Cheep | If it is shot with a Fire Ball, it will be destroyed. | ||
| Mega Deep-Cheep | If it is shot with a Fire Ball, it will be destroyed. | ||
| Mega Unagi | It is impossible to defeat, but it can be gone through with a Mega Mushroom. | ||
| Mini Goomba | One stomp to destroy. | ||
| Moneybags | World 4 | Jump on it or hit it with a Fire Ball to get coins, and if he is jumped on or hit enough times, the player will get a 1-Up Mushroom. | |
| Paragoomba | One stomp makes him loose his wings, and turns him into a Goomba. | 
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| Paratroopa | World 1 | One stomp makes him loose his wings, and turns him into a Koopa Troopa. | |
| Piranha Plant | World 1 | File:Piranha Plant.JPG | |
| Podoboo | World 1 | It can be destroy a shell or Mega Mushroom. | |
| Pokey | World 2 | ||
| Scuttle Bug | |||
| Skeeter | |||
| Snailicorn | |||
| Snow Spike | |||
| Spike Top | |||
| Spiny | File:Spiny.JPG | ||
| Splunkin | |||
| Squiggler | World 7 | ||
| Super-Whomp | |||
| Super Dry Bones | World 1 | ||
| Super Piranha Plant | |||
| Super Thwomp | |||
| Sushi | World 1 | ||
| Swooper | |||
| Thwomp | |||
| Unagi | |||
| Venus Fire Trap | |||
| Whomp | |||
| Wiggler |
Bosses
| Boss | World | How to Defeat |
|---|---|---|
| Bowser | World 1, World 8 | The player needs to jump on the skull button to send him falling down beneath the bridge into the lava. |
| Dry Bowser | World 8 | The player needs to jump on the skull button to sent him falling down beneath the bridge. |
| Bowser Jr. | All the Worlds. | The player needs to jump on him three times. In later world he hides in his shell, so the player needs to jump on the Green Shells he throws and throw them back at him three times. |
| Mummipokey | World 2 | The player needs to jump on this Pokey three times or ground pound o him three times with Mini Mario to go to World 4. |
| Cheepskipper | World 3 | The player needs to jump on him three times when he jumps out of the water, while dodging his Cheep-Cheeps. |
| Mega Goomba | World 4 | The player should hit the switch in hole in the middle, and ride up the platforms so the player ground pound Mega Goomba three times. |
| Petey Piranha | World 5 | The player should run around what for Petey to try to squish Mario. If the player move out of the way in time, Petey should slip and land on his back. The player shold then jump on Petey three times or with Mini Mario ground pound him three times to get to World 7. |
| Monty Tank | World 6 | The player should crouch in the corner, then jump on Monty Tank's head, when stops firing Bullet Bills. Each time he is hit, his tank get higher. |
| Lakithunder | World 7 | The player should jump on Lakithunder when he swoops down to attack. |
Items
| Item | How it helps Mario and Luigi |
|---|---|
| 1-Up Mushroom | Gives Mario an extra life. |
| ? Block | Gives Mario an unknown Item. |
| Big Star | In Mario Vs. Luigi it helps Mario or Luigi win. |
| Blue Shell | Makes Mario into Shell Mario. |
| Brick | Gives Mario an Item. |
| Coin | 100 coins will give Mario an extra life. |
| Fire Flower | Makes Mario into Fire Mario. |
| Mega Mushroom | Makes Mario into Mega Mario. |
| Mini Mushroom | Makes Mario into Mini Mario. |
| Red Coin | All 8 Red Coins gives Mario an Mushroom if he's small or Mini-Mario, a Fire Flower if he is Super Mario, or a 1-Up Mushroom if he's Fire Mario or Shell Mario. |
| Red Ring | Makes 8 Red Coins appear. |
| Silver Coin | Just like normal Coins but appear by hitting a switch. |
| Star | Turns Mario into Invincible Mario. |
| Super Mushroom | Turns Mario into Super Mario. |
Mario vs. Luigi
In this two-player mode, Mario and Luigi compete for a number of stars. Those stars will appear at random in the side-scrolling stages. The end of each of those stages is their beginning (basically, the stages are never-ending). When Mario or Luigi are hit by enemies, fall down or hit each other, they lose a star, which can then be again collected by any of the brothers. The first brother to reach the previously set amount of stars wins the game. When a brother has a certain amount of victories, he wins the match. The following stages can be played:
- Grass Stage - A stage that is much like World 1-1 of the single-player game, a meadow near Peach's Castle. It uses also many elements of World 1-1 form the Classic Super Mario Bros. This stage is a relatively simple stage with only Goombas and not many other enemies to worry about.
- Underground Stage - an underground stage much like World 1-2 of the single-player game, it has covered with many walls of blocks, and has several holes which may be fallen into.
- Ice Stage - a slippery stage located in World 5. Bullet Bills are hazards in this stage. There are also Blue Koopa Troopas in this level; jumping on one will reduce it to being a Blue Shell which can be used.
- Pipe Stage - a pipe world located in World 7, it contains many Warp Pipes and Piranha Plants.
- Castle Stage - the most hazardous level, located in World 8. It contains Bob-ombs, and moving walls, among other dangers.
Mini-games
Action
Puzzle
Table
Variety
Artwork
- Logo NSMB.jpg
Logo 
A scene from the game. - Mario luigi jump.jpg
Mario & Luigi Jumping - Mega MarioBros.jpg
- Firemario.jpg
- Luigi NSMB.jpg
- Princess Peach.jpg
- Toadsmall.jpg
- Bowser222.jpg
- NSMB BowserJr.jpg
- Goombaaaahhh.PNG
- Koopypoopy.PNG
- ParaT!.PNG
- NSMB HammerBrother.jpg
- Lakitu.JPG
- Spiny.JPG
- BuzzyBeetleNew.jpg
- Piranha Plant.JPG
- Cheep Cheep.jpg
- Blooper.PNG
- NSMBBulletbill.jpg
- Coin.jpg
- Itembox.PNG
- NSMB BrickBlock.jpg
- Mushroom2.PNG
- 1upShroom.jpg
- Mini Shroom.jpg
- MKwii Megamushroom.jpg
- Fireflower.jpg
- Star.PNG
Media
Voice Cast
- Charles Martinet as Mario, Luigi, Wario (mini-games only)
- Jen Taylor as Princess Peach, Toad (mini-games only)
- Scott Burns as Bowser
- Dolores Rogers as Bowser Jr.
- Kazumi Totaka as Yoshi (mini-games only)
Trivia
- The seven original Koopalings were said to appear in this game, however it was later said it was a mistake. The people conducting the interview may have simply confused Bowser Jr. with the Koopalings. Template:Refneeded
- The "Grass Fields" Battle stage is made up of many parts of 1-1 in the original Super Mario Bros.
- When Mario loses a life, the Bowser emblem covers the screen, just like in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy.
- The Mini Mushroom in this game has practically the same purpose as in its second appearance in Mario Party 4: the player uses it to enter small pipes.
- In some levels Mario can ride Dorrie, like in Super Mario 64 DS.
