February 2006 - #1 out of 200 Games of their Time.

November 1997 (Issue 100) - ranked #2 (Titles That Revolutionized Console Gaming) (NES version).

It starred 'Captain' Lou Albano as Mario, and Danny Wells as Luigi in the live-action segments, and animated Mario cartoons Monday-Thursday (Friday was for cartoons based on Legend of Zelda). was popular enough to have a TV cartoon based on it in the late 1980's-early 1990's. It is widely believed that the billionth game unit sold by Nintendo was Super Mario Bros. series has 26 games and sold over 152 million copies since 1983, according to Guiness. is the best-selling video game of all time, with a total of 40.23 million units sold worldwide, as of 1999. SalesĪccording to the Guiness Book Of Records, as of 2003 Super Mario Bros. It replaces Mario, Toadstool, and the enemies with characters from South Park. Joe Dixon released a spoof version of Super Mario Bros. NES supplementįor a time, Super Mario Brothers was the game packaged with a new NES system, along with the Zapper Light Gun and the game Duck Hunt. The sweetened corn bits were in the shape of Mario, Koopa Troopa, Goomba, Bowser, and a Super Mushroom.

was popular enough to have a breakfast cereal based on the game called the 'Nintendo Cereal System', and was co-packaged with Legend of Zelda cereal. appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Video games turned into board / card games.

Classic NES / Famicom Mini / NES Classics releases.

Certain levels also include warp points, which take the player to higher levels. Power-ups include the Super Mushroom, which increases Mario's size and power, the fire flower, allowing him to shoot fireballs at enemies, and the ever-important starman for a short burst of invincibility.Įach level includes a bonus section filled with coins plus a shortcut through the level, plenty of bad buys and obstacles to get past, and an end-of-level flag, in which the higher the player grabs it, the more points are awarded to them. The first-ever platform adventure for the Mario Brothers has the player exploring level after level, with Bowser to contend with as the end of level boss. The Princess has been kidnapped by the evil Bowser, and it is up to Mario and brother Luigi to save the day.

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