Each phase has a certain number of enemies, with the final enemy immediately changing color and increasing to maximum speed. If the player allows too much time to pass after doing this (about six seconds), the enemy will flip itself back over, changing in color and increasing speed.

This is accomplished by hitting the platform the enemy is on directly beneath them. Enemies are defeated by kicking them over once they have been flipped on their back. The player gains points by defeating multiple enemies consecutively and can participate in a bonus round to gain more points. The game continues until the player loses all lives. Phases use wraparound, meaning that enemies and players that go off to one side will reappear on the opposite side. Each phase is a series of platforms with pipes at each corner of the screen, along with an object called a 'POW' block in the center. Unlike future Mario games, players cannot jump on enemies and squash them, unless they were already turned on their back. The objective of the game is to defeat all of the enemies in each phase. features two plumbers, Mario and Luigi, having to investigate the sewers of New York after strange creatures have been appearing down there. Mario is about to defeat a Shellcreeper (arcade). has been re-released through Nintendo's online stores for later systems. is included as a mini game in all of the Super Mario Advance series and numerous other games.

(1985) and became staples of the series.Īn updated version of Mario Bros. such as spinning bonus coins, turtles which can be flipped onto their backs, and Luigi were carried over to Super Mario Bros. The arcade and Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System versions were received positively by critics. It is part of the Mario franchise, but originally began as a spin-off from the Donkey Kong series. The Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System version is the first game produced by Intelligent Systems. Italian twin brother plumbers Mario and Luigi exterminate creatures emerging from the sewers by knocking them upside-down and kicking them away. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo's chief engineer. is a 1983 arcade game developed and published for arcades by Nintendo.

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