Super Mario Bros.

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Rise From the Ashes
In a time when video games were in the process of suffocating under the weight of the "amateur developer", Nintendo Co, Ltd. took more than a few risks with their marketing strategy in the early 1980s. After accidentally falling out of a deal with Atari (a move that could very well have killed the Video Game Revival before it started), Nintendo decided to go solo, and in 1983 released the Family Computer (or, as it is more often referred to, the Famicom). After two mildly successful years, Nintendo's own Shigeru Miyamoto presented Super Mario Bros., a platformer game starring the two characters from the Mario Bros. arcade game: Mario and Luigi. Never before and never since has a video game even come close to selling as well as Super Mario Bros. Even after over 20 years, "Mario" is still a household name, and all thanks to a red cap, a pair of suspenders, and a signature mustachio.

Basic Overview
The granddaddy of 8-bit platformers, Super Mario Bros. had players take control of Mario (Luigi for 2P) and guide him through eight Worlds of four stages each. Oftentimes, the second stage of a World took place either underwater or underground. The fourth stage of every World took place in one of Bowser's eight castles. At the culmination of a battle over a pit of lava, the hero would cross into a dungeon cell to find a Toad, who mutters the infamous phrase "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!"

Main Characters
Mario Mario - Main hero of the game Luigi Mario - Secondary hero Princess Peach Toadstool - The damsel in distress King Bowser Koopa - The dark army commander Toad - Peach's assistants

Items
Mushroom - Turns Mario into Super Mario Fire Flower - Turns Mario into Super Mario, and Super Mario into Fire Mario Starman - Makes Mario invincible for ?? seconds 1-up Mushroom - Grants an extra life Coin - Monetary unit of the Mushroom Kingdom, 100 Coins grants and extra life

Music Tracks
(links coming soon) Overworld (alt. Super Mario Bros.) Overworld Variation Underground Underwater Bowser's Castle Stage Clear World Clear Princess Peach Life Lost Game Over

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Precursor to the Super Mario Advance remake series, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe simultaneously stayed true to the original look and feel of the original Super Mario Bros. game while adding new features and challenges.

Miscellaneous
Maps - maps of the Stages through the game. Instruction Manuals - text (and some pictures) from the instruction manuals of the game. Hacks - A listing of hacks of the game. Links - Other external links.