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|release='''[[Family Computer|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]'''<br>{{release|Japan|September 13, 1985|USA|October 18, 1985<ref name=narelease>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' [[smashwiki:Masterpieces|Masterpieces]]</ref>|Europe|May 15, 1987|Australia|July 1, 1987<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb Date info for NES from TMK], retrieved 4-1-2008</ref>}} '''[[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]]'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 21, 1986<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb-fds Date info for FDS from TMK], retrieved 4-1-2008</ref>}} '''[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]'''<br>{{release|USA|August 1986<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_5/page/41/mode/1up Cash Box 1986-08-30]</ref>}}'''[[Game Boy Advance]]'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 14, 2004|USA|June 7, 2004|Europe|July 9, 2004<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Super-Mario-Bros--267387.html</ref>}}'''[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]])'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 2, 2006|USA|December 25, 2006|Europe|January 5, 2007|Australia|January 5, 2007|South Korea|April 26, 2008<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb-vc Date info for VC from TMK], retrieved 6-26-08</ref>}} '''[[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) ([[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program|Ambassador Program]] release)'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 31, 2011|USA|August 31, 2011|Europe|September 1, 2011|Australia|September 1, 2011}}'''[[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) (full release)'''<br>{{release|Japan|January 5, 2012|USA|February 16, 2012|Europe|March 1, 2012|Australia|March 1, 2012|South Korea|February 3, 2016}} '''[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 5, 2013|Europe|September 12, 2013|Australia|September 12, 2013|USA|September 19, 2013}} '''[[Classics#NES Classic Edition|NES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini]]'''<br>{{release|Japan|November 10, 2016|Australia|November 10, 2016|USA|November 11, 2016|Europe|November 11, 2016}} '''[[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]'''<br>{{release|USA|September 18, 2018|Japan|September 19, 2018|Europe|September 19, 2018|Australia|September 19, 2018|HK|April 23, 2019|South Korea|April 23, 2019}}

''Super Mario Bros.'' is divided into eight worlds, each of them containing four levels. Mario (or, in the case of a second player, his brother [[Luigi]]) has to get to the end of the level by jumping over various gaps and avoiding the enemies on his way. He can use several platforms (some of them collapse when Mario lands on them), stairs in the level, as well as [[Trampoline|jumping board]]s. There are also pipes along the way, some of which Mario can enter to visit various secret coin rooms before returning to the level, a bit further ahead than when he left.

At the end of each level, a castle stands with a [[Goal Pole|flagpole]] nearby. When Mario reaches the flagpole, he takes down the enemy flag and enters the castle, completing the level. The higher the spot that Mario hits the flagpole, the more points he receives. If two players are playing the game, Luigi's turn comes whenever Mario loses a life. Luigi has no special abilities in the game that are different from Mario's.

The fourth level of each world plays inside a castle. They are usually filled with [[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]s and [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s. At the end of a castle level, Mario is confronted with a [[fake Bowser]] in Worlds 1 through 7 and the actual Bowser in World 8. Mario and Luigi ordinarily have no way to hurt the fake Bowsers or the actual Bowser and have to either use the [[axe|ax]] to destroy the bridge, causing either the false or real one to fall into the [[lava]], or pelt him with many fireballs, which produces the same result and reveals the true forms of the fakes. After defeating an impostor, Mario frees one of the seven remaining [[Toad (species)|mushroom retainer]]s from the castle, at which point they say their iconic phrase: "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" At the end of the castle in World 8, Mario frees the grateful Princess Toadstool and completes his adventure, having the choice to continue playing in a "new quest." In this second quest, the player gets to choose a world, and replay some levels. However, all [[Goomba|Little Goomba]]s are replaced by [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, all ground enemies are also considerably faster, some platforms and [[elevator]]-style lifts are shortened in length, and the level design is slightly changed for some levels (see below at "Hard mode").

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Blooper Sprite.gif]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:Bullet Bill Super Mario Bros.png]][[File:SMB Bullet Bill 6-3.png]]

|[[Buzzy Beetle]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMBBuzzyBeetle.gif]][[File:BuzzyBeetleSMBUnderground.gif]][[File:SMB_Buzzy_Beetle_Castle_Sprite.gif]]

|A small turtle that hides in its shell when jumped on, just like Koopa Troopas; unlike them, however, it is immune to fireballs. They replace Little Goombas in Hard Mode.

|[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-cheep]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Swimming Cheep Cheep Sprite.gif]][[File:GreyCheepCheep.gif]]

|A red or gray fish normally found swimming in water. Gray ones are slightly slower. In certain levels, starting with World 2-3, the red ones will leap from the water, trying to hit Mario or Luigi.

|[[Fire Bar|Fire-Bar]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:FireRodSMB.gif]]

|Various fireballs stacked together moving either clockwise or counterclockwise. Their length may vary.

|[[Hammer Bro|Hammer Brother]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Hammer Bro Throwing Hammer Sprite.gif]][[File:SMB_Hammer_Bro_Underground.gif]]

|A green biped, helmeted Koopa that comes in a pair. They throw an endless number of hammers towards Mario and at certain times they [[jump]].

|[[Koopa Paratroopa]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Green Koopa Paratroopa Sprite.gif]][[File:KoopaParatroopaGreenDark.gif]][[File:SMB Red Koopa Paratroopa Sprite.gif]]

|A Koopa Troopa with wings. Green ones (which appear blue-green underground and in castles) jump towards the player or fly back and forth, while red ones fly up and down.

|[[Koopa Troopa]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:Green Koopa Troopa SMB.gif]][[File:SMB_NES_Blue_Koopa_Troopa_Walking.gif]][[File:SMB Red Koopa Troopa.gif]]

|A soldier of the [[Koopa Troop|Turtle Empire]] that marches onwards. If stomped, it retreats in its shell, which can be kicked to hit other enemies and gain points. Green ones (which appear blue-green underground and in castles) walk back and forth just like Little Goombas, and red ones turn around when they find a pit.

|[[Lakitu]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Lakitu Throwing Spiny Sprites.gif]]

|A bespectacled Koopa hiding in a small cloud. It throws an infinite number of [[Spiny Eggs|Spiny's egg]]s towards the player.

|[[Goomba|Little Goomba]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Goomba Sprite.gif]][[File:SMBBlueGoomba.gif]][[File:GoombaSMBGrey.gif]]

|A mushroom traitor that walks back and forth. They are the weakest and most common enemies throughout the game and can be stomped or hit with fireballs or a Starman. They are replaced with Buzzy Beetles in Hard Mode.

|[[Piranha Plant]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:PiranhaPlant SMB Sprite.gif]]

|A carnivorous plant that lives in a pipe. It rises, trying to hit Mario and retreats. If Mario is near, it will not rise.

|[[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:Podoboo Sprite SMB.png]]

|A fireball guardian of the Koopa King's lair. It jumps from the lava, trying to hit Mario.

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|[[Spiny]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SMB Spiny Sprite.gif]]

|[[Spiny Egg|Spiny's egg]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:SpinysEggs.gif]]

|A red, spiked egg thrown by Lakitus. Once it hits the ground, it immediately hatches into a Spiny.

|width=100|[[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]

!style="background-color:#6B8CFF"|[[File:Bill Blaster Sprite SMB.png]]

|An indestructible cannon. It shoots an endless number of Bullet Bills; however, it does nothing if the player is near it.

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!width=125px|[[Coin]]

!width=25px|[[File:SMBCoin.gif]]

|width=75px|200 points

|width=275px|Collecting 100 of them gives an [[extra life]].

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![[Super Mushroom|Magic Mushroom]]||[[File:SMB Supermushroom.png]]

|1000 points

|Uncommon

|Gives the [[Super Mario (form)|Super]] form.

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![[Fire Flower]]||[[File:Fire Flower SMB.gif]]

|1000 points

|Uncommon

|Gives the ability to shoot [[fireball]]s.

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![[Super Star|Starman]]||[[File:Starman.gif]]

|1000 points

|Rare

|Gives invincibility for a moment.

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![[1-Up Mushroom|1 up Mushroom]]||[[File:SMB 1-up Mushroom Sprite.png]]

|Gives an extra life.

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!width=100px|[[Small Mario|Mario]]

![[File:SMB Smallmario.png]]

|Requires touching an enemy or obstacle while in Super or Fiery form

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![[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario]]||[[File:SMB Super Mario Sprite.png]]

|Requires [[Super Mushroom|Magic Mushroom]] or [[Fire Flower]] while in regular form

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*Gains the ability to break [[Brick Block|brick]]s.

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![[Fire Mario|Fiery Mario]]||[[File:SMB Fire Mario Sprite.png]]

|Requires [[Fire Flower]] while in Super form

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*Gains the ability to throw [[fireball]]s to defeat enemies.

*Reverts back into regular form by touching an enemy or obstacle.

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!rowspan=2|[[Invincible Mario]]

|[[File:SmallinvincibleMario.gif]] [[File:Invincible Mario.gif]]

|rowspan=2|Requires [[Super Star|Starman]]

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*Becomes invincible for a short period of time.

*Immune to harm from any enemies or obstacles.

*Can defeat most enemies by running into them.

*Can still lose a life by falling into a pit or running out of time.

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After beating the main game, the player is given the option to pick a world (by pressing {{button|nes|B}} on the title screen) to play in "a new quest"—a harder mode where all Little Goombas are replaced by Buzzy Beetles, and all enemies walk faster; all of the elevator-style lifts are about sixty percent of their original size, while Fire-Bars appear in all possible locations. Mario and Luigi gain no special powers in hard mode, and they receive no extra points when they defeat an enemy. The story remains the same, as each of the first seven castles contains a mushroom retainer that needs rescuing, while the eighth castle has Princess Toadstool. If the player finishes the game on hard mode, they will not unlock anything new from the previous time the game was finished. However, points can be gained faster by jumping on a Buzzy Beetle and then running with the shell as it hits other Buzzy Beetles and Koopa Troopas. Earlier levels in hard mode are the same as their harder clones; for instance, 1-3, which is an easier version of 5-3 in the normal game, is identical to it in hard mode.

===Over the Flagpole===

The "[[Ending]]" theme in the Famicom Disk System version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' was first composed as the ending theme of ''Super Mario Bros.'', before being shortened due to storage limitations.<ref>shmuplations, "[https://shmuplations.com/kojikondo/ Koji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview]". Retrieved November 29, 2016</ref>

The game's impact on popular culture was so big that during 2010, a street in {{wp|Zaragoza|Zaragoza, Aragón (Spain)}}, was named after it, with a ceremony being held in celebration.<ref>Gigazine (November 9, 2019). [https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20101109_mario_avenue/ "Super Mario Brothers Street" is born in Spain, pictures of Mario pleased at the commemoration ceremony]. ''Gigazine''. Retrieved August 20, 2019.</ref>

*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The non-Japanese sequel to ''Super Mario Bros.''. Mushrooms, Stars, and Shells appear.

*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': [[Bowser]] returns along with the rest of the [[Koopa Troop]], as well as elements from the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is saved, she says, "Thank you! But our Princess is in another castle!…Just kidding!" That is a reference to Toad's lines in ''Super Mario Bros.''. The original ''Super Mario Bros.'' Ground Theme plays when the [[Music Box]] is used.

*''[[Paper Mario]]'': If Mario jumps into a huge vase in a room on the first floor of the [[Boo's Mansion]], he will become 8-bit. Unlike in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', his allies will not become an 8-bit form.

*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': When Mario performs his [[taunt]], he mimics his standing pose in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Also, Mario's and Luigi's victory fanfare is a remix of the course clear theme. Mario and Luigi's helpless animations are based on the pose Mario and Luigi take upon death in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Many items from ''Super Mario Bros.'' are usable in this game.

*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': Although not distinctly noted as such, the idea of [[King Boo]] using a Bowser decoy (through the magic of his) may be loosely based on the seven fake Bowsers in ''Super Mario Bros.''.

*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': [[Piranha Plant Slide]] is heavily based on the underground levels of ''Super Mario Bros.''. The cloud and bushes in the race course are the same model in different colors, referencing how the clouds and bushes in ''Super Mario Bros.'' are the same sprite in different colors.

==Descriptions==

===Wii Shop Channel===

"''One day, the Mushroom Kingdom was invaded by the Koopas, a tribe of turtles famous for their black magic. The quiet, peace-loving Mushroom People were turned into stones, bricks, and even plants, and the kingdom fell into ruin. The only one who can undo the magic spell on the Mushroom People and return them to their normal selves is Princess Toadstool, the daughter of the Mushroom King. Unfortunately, she is in the hands of evil King Bowser. Mario, the famous plumber, learns of the Mushroom People's plight and sets out to free the Mushroom Princess from the Koopas and restore the fallen kingdom of the Mushroom People. Jump, kick shells, and throw fireballs through eight action-packed worlds in this iconic NES classic!''"

===Nintendo eShop===

"''Rediscover Mario & Luigi's first great adventure! One day, the Mushroom Kingdom was invaded by the Koopas, a tribe of turtles famous for their black magic. The quiet, peace-loving Mushroom People were turned into stones, bricks, and even plants, and the kingdom fell into ruin. The only one who can undo the magic spell is Princess Toadstool, the daughter of the Mushroom King. Unfortunately, she is in the hands of evil king Bowser™. Mario™ learns of the Mushroom People's plight and sets out to free the Mushroom Princess from the Koopas and restore the fallen kingdom. Jump, kick shells, and throw fireballs through eight action-packed worlds in this iconic NES classic!''"

|description5=The [[Super Star]] theme.

==References==