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Super Mario Bros.

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  • 1985
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Super Mario Bros. (1985)
May 28, 2018, marks the 25th anniversary of 'Super Mario Bros.' The very first live-action adaptation of a video game, ever, was based on the hugely successful series that helped pull the gaming industry out of the 1983 crash. But when it came to its big screen potential, only one man had the vision, producer Roland Joffé.
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A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.

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    • Shigeru Miyamoto
  • Writer
    • Shigeru Miyamoto
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    • Director
      • Shigeru Miyamoto
    • Writer
      • Shigeru Miyamoto
    • 62User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
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    jcorpuz@ucsd.edu

    A true classic game.

    Although surpassed in graphics and complexity by todays' games, Super Mario Bros. remains a truly fun experience and a generational milestone. From the classic, catchy, unforgettable theme, to the simple fun of saving the princess, Super Mari Bros proves that solid fun gameplay is what mater most in a game. It is still hailed as a favorite despite its age.
    Mike-720

    Really cool!

    I've been playing this game since I was 4 or 5 years old. Now I'm 10. The main reason I like to go to my cousin Christine's house (Now she's 16 or 17, is to play Super Mario!

    It's so fun, I also play the Nintendo64 mario games. My fav. N64 Mario games are Mario Cart64 and Super Smash Bros.

    It's one of the coolest video games, next to Sonic Pinball.

    If you have a Nintendo system (not N64 NES) or a game boy color, get it!!Play it!! Love it!!!
    dootuss

    The game that got people to play video games at home again! No wonder because...

    It's a great game! Prior to the game's and the system it was for which was the NES, the home video game system industry was in a funk. The industry crashed in 1983, and it seemed dead completely. That was until Nintendo released this game. This is one of my all time faves to play! I never get tired of playing this game, even though I've beaten it quite a few times. LONG LIVE MARIO, AND LUIGI!!!
    10ajnrules

    Great game, but...

    it's extremely DIFFICULT. I have been playing this game since it was like 2 years old, and I still haven't been able to beat it! That proves how wimpy modern N64 platform games have become, since I am able to easily defeat its 1996 counterpart.

    But the graphics for this game and its sometimes-cartridge-partner, Duck Hunt, seem quite advanced for 1985 and 1984 (respectively). At least compared to games like Excitebike (1984) and The Legend of Zelda (1986). The music is nice (although the dungeon and the castle music gets repetitive) and sound effects are cool. Once you've beaten this game, there's no need to play it anymore, but if you haven't, like me, you'll be wanting to keep playing until you beat it, and frustrated if you fail.

    But this game is the same age as me, and I still play it at my friends house if they're hogging the Super Smash Bros. (I haven't beaten it yet.)
    JohnnyJohnHildegaard

    A Benchmark in Video Game History

    Super Mario was REALLY an excellent game. It didn't really matter how primitive it was, it was pure fun. I've been playing it since I was young and I really got a kick out of it. But alas, I have no more NES, so I play Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64. But still the original is one of the best.

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    • Trivia
      Shigeru Miyamoto had originally wanted to give Mario a dinosaur to ride on for the game, unfortunately the hardware limitations of the NES wouldn't allow for it. He was able to finally fulfill his wish in Super Mario World (1990), which ran on the far more powerful Super NES, and named the dinosaur Yoshi.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the first level of each world (except for the first one), it shows Mario standing in front of the castle, which he had just previously cleared in the previous world. However, at the beginning of World 5, the castle is only a mini fortress instead of a full-sized castle like it should be.
    • Quotes

      Mushroom Retainer: [repeated line; after Mario or Luigi defeats Bowser] Thank you Mario, but our princess is in another castle!

    • Alternate versions
      In 2010, Nintendo released a limited edition red variant of the Wii console as a part of celebrating the Super Mario series' 25th anniversary. As a bonus, this version of the system came pre-loaded with "25th Anniversary Super Mario Bros", a modified version of the original NES game. The only difference is the graphics for the item blocks, which now have the number "25" on them instead of questions marks.
    • Connections
      Edited into All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Super Mario Bros. theme
      Written by Koji Kondo

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1987 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Nintendo .com creators of the game (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mario's Adventure
    • Production companies
      • Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD)
      • Nintendo
      • Systems Research and Development
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    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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