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'''''Mario Bros. Special''''' (マリオブラザーズ スペシャル) is a game developed and released by [[Hudson Soft]] in 1984. The game had versions for the PC-6001mkII/PC-6601, PC-8001,<ref>[https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2021/06/mario-bros-special-nec-pc-8001-tape-dump-and-scans/ ''Mario Bros. Special (NEC PC-8001) Tape Dump and Scans'']</ref> PC-8801mkII, PC-9801, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-1500, Sharp MZ-2200, Hitachi S1,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VajCl6-jWwY ''Mario Bros. Special - Versions Comparison]</ref> and SMC-777,<ref>[https://rhodblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/y-auctions-93-mario-bros-special-sony-smc-777/ ''Image of the box of the SMC-777 version.'']</ref> most of which had noticeable differences between each other (palette, sound, flow of gameplay, etc.). About two years after ''Mario Bros. Special'' and ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' were released, Hudson released ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''. | '''''Mario Bros. Special''''' (マリオブラザーズ スペシャル) is a game developed and released by [[Hudson Soft]] in 1984. The game had versions for the PC-6001mkII/PC-6601, PC-8001,<ref>[https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2021/06/mario-bros-special-nec-pc-8001-tape-dump-and-scans/ ''Mario Bros. Special (NEC PC-8001) Tape Dump and Scans'']</ref> PC-8801mkII, PC-9801, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-1500, Sharp MZ-2200, Hitachi S1,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VajCl6-jWwY ''Mario Bros. Special - Versions Comparison]</ref> and SMC-777,<ref>[https://rhodblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/y-auctions-93-mario-bros-special-sony-smc-777/ ''Image of the box of the SMC-777 version.'']</ref> most of which had noticeable differences between each other (palette, sound, flow of gameplay, etc.). About two years after ''Mario Bros. Special'' and ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' were released, Hudson released ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Like ''Punch Ball Mario Bros.'', the game is not a straight port of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros | Like ''Punch Ball Mario Bros.'', the game is not a straight port of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros]]'', but more of a sequel. It has adjustments to the game's graphics and sounds and even a [[Time Limit]]. Players start with four lives but there is no way of getting an [[extra life]]. | ||
There are four different wraparound screens. In the first, Mario must make his way to the top of the screen through four platforms with moving gaps, avoiding enemies in later stages. Once there, he must hit five switches, twice each, and quickly make it to either side before the switches deactivate. | There are four different wraparound screens. In the first, Mario must make his way to the top of the screen through four platforms with moving gaps, avoiding enemies in later stages. Once there, he must hit five switches, twice each, and quickly make it to either side before the switches deactivate. |