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Super Mario Bros. (NES)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Action/Side-Scrolling Platform

RELEASE DATE

--/OCT/85

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

PUBLISHER

Nintendo of America, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Wii, Game Boy Advance, Arcade

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Mario 145
Luigi 30
Hero 8

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

In Super Mario Bros., Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom has been kidnapped by Bowser, the evil king of the Koopas. Former plumbers Mario and Luigi have been sent to rescue to her and restore peace to the kingdom. They must make their way over land, under ground, and through the sea, in eight worlds divided into four levels each. On their journey, they face a variety of enemies, including Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Bullet Bills, which can be defeated by jumping directly on them. At the end of each world, the brothers come face to face with Bowser, who must be stopped before the quest can continue.

Power-ups play an integral part in Super Mario Bros. When Mario jumps and hits a question mark block from underneath, an item is revealed. This could be a coin, mushroom, fire flower, or star. The mushroom is the game's most important item — it makes Mario grow to over twice his normal size and strength, giving him the ability to break bricks with his jump-punch. It also allows him to be hit once without losing a life. Once Mario is in this "super" state, he can collect a fire flower that lets him shoot fireballs. Stars provide temporary invincibility, and 100 coins earn you an extra life. ~ Skyler Miller, All Game Guide

Super Mario Bros. (NES)

GENRE/STYLE:

Action/Side-Scrolling Platform
RELEASE DATE:

--/OCT/85
TOP TRAITS:

Mario, 2D Platformer, Mushroom Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:

In Super Mario Bros., Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom has been kidnapped by Bowser, the evil king of the K... more

players 237

followers 0

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POPULARITY: NES PLATFORM

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“Super Mario created out of 162 Super Mario (NES) sprites.. DeviantART > http://bit.ly/3bKdN6”

Added by: justidroy
Date: 29/OCT/2009
Views: 90
Votes: 2

created 29/OCT/2009

5 most influential by: WILDMAMMOTH

“I have no intention of entering the contest. But I think that since everyone else is sharing this information I should do the same. #5 Balloon Fight I played this game obsessively at my cousin's...”

created 09/OCT/2009

DarthOdium was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“Nice classic list.”

5 Games that influenced my GamerDNA by: tekchip

“1 - I don't even know the name of the game or the system exactly. I was 7 or 8 and spending the night at my buddies place. It resembled a Colicovision but was called a something 'home computer'. It...”

created 09/OCT/2009

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“You have the first list I have read that includes a game you can't remember. Still, it's cool that you recognize its influence even though you can't remember its name.”

Torinir was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Was the system in #1 the Intellivision? Or was it one of the Commodore series?”

tekchip was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I really couldn't tell ya. I recall it had switches...and it had 'home computer' in its title. Hard to tell most of the time was spent with the light off in front of the TV. I'll have to spend some time looking at image searches to find it again.”

tekchip was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Torinir good call Intellivision is what it was and the game I remember playing the most was called Frog Bog. IDK why that was so fsck'ing fun but I believe it cemented me as a gamer.”

Torinir was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“God, I remember the old paddles that the Intellivision had, with like 15 buttons on it. Some CLASSIC games were put on that system. Too bad I don't remember them, and will probably never see one again. :o”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I remember playing Burger Time on the Intellivision.”

SpectreSubZero was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Mario, Doom, and Half-Life. 3 of some of the most addicting games of all time! Do you all remember Keen Dreams!”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@WILDMAMMOTH I have that on the NES, I've never gotten farther then the second level. ”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Don't you mean the first Alone in the Dark? Not the crappy newest one? I need to get the PS3 version, see how they improved it.”

amedeus8 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Hell yeah, King's Quest!”

tekchip was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@EarthboundX Yup very first PC version. It wouldn't run on my 486SX but it ran on my buddies 486DX. We played the heck out of it.”

rawkr was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“These are in the order they come to mind and its an on the spot list but here goes. Keep in mind that I am trying to add new entries and not merely agree or disagree with the poster:
Final Fantasy VII (PSone) - The first RPG I understood as such and thoroughly enjoyed, cared about the characters and was completely engrossed in the story.
Tetris (GameBoy) - It is still the most addictive puzzle game I have ever played.
Intelligent Qube (PS2) - The most unique puzzle game I have ever played.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) - A sprawling adventure title with tremendous replay value.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES) - A wacky and light-hearted horror based maze game. If you missed it you missed out. Sadly a true (and by true I mean good) sequel never saw the light of day (Ghoul Patrol doesn't count IMO).”

rawkr was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Intelligent Qube is PSone actually.”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Heh, I should make a top five influencial games list =D”

rawkr was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“My list is just personal favs. The indy scene comes up with some gems too, every once-in-a-while.”

Top 5 Influential Games by: mykalgaidin

“An interesting topic, and one I had to really think about. 30 + years of gaming makes for quite a large list of games played. Still, I'd have to put these games in my top five: 1. Pac-Man (Atari...”

created 08/OCT/2009

TheTot was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“Final Fantasy will always be a classic because, obviously, it gave birth to an epic series - But that aside, I don't think I'll ever get more than five minutes into it. It's not the graphics, because I'm a *huge* retro gamer, I guess I don't know what it is. I've beaten two, and most of the rest - Even MYSTIC QUEST! Ewww lol. But something about the veeeery first one, just can't seem to get through it.”

My top 5! by: EarthboundX

“The first four are in no particular order. Super Mario Bros. What can I say? This is possible the first video game I ever played. I can remember getting up during the night when I was a kid, and...”

created 07/OCT/2009

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“Wait? You like Earthbound? I never knew =D

*is shot*

Yeah, Earthbound is one of those games, that most people who have played it tended to love it.”

SMB Keychains

“Got these off playasia a few years ago. Still not quite sure what to do with them (don't want to damage them as keychains), but I'm sure they'll end up as a display next to my video game stuff soon...”

Added by: PuyoDead
Date: 02/SEP/2009
Views: 256
Votes: 5

created 02/SEP/2009

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Wow, awesome! I'd love to have something like that.”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Time to nudge people!!!”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“oh oh oh oh oh! I want the Luigi! I want the Luigi! I WAnt the LUIIIGIIIII!!!!!......(insert pouting 4 year old me here)”

EarthboundX was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Boing!”

Fateful was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Those are great reminds me of being a kid again!”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“question. are they metal? plastic? vinyl?”

OlafTorkland was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“0_o fantastisch!
"I wont it all, i want it now"(c)F.Mercury
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ChangeAgent was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“They almost look like some sort of magnetic play set! :)”

PuyoDead was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“They're a sort of rubbery vinyl. They're a bit flexible, but still rigid. Oh yea, and the yellow cases are made to be the shape of Famicom game cartridges.”

vlabakje was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“thats some cool stuff:) i want them as fridge magnets:)”

Psi-Cosmic was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“That's kick-ass...”

Super Mario Bros. (NES) by: MetalMessiah

“The very first game I ever beat on my own. If you haven't played a Mario game at all in your life, then were have you been? Mario is an icon.”

created 06/JUL/2009

Super Mario Bros. (NES) by: Vegeta

“The classic Mario game, superb for it's time.”

created 16/JUN/2009

Super Mario Bros. (NES) by: BRAINFREEZERRR

“It's PERFECT! I can't have a single reason to doubt why this is one of the greatest games of all time. But everyone else who says that has a hard time getting past World 1-3. that's why They put the warp zone in there!”

created 07/JUN/2009