Super Mario Bros. (1985) (VG)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Shigeru Miyamoto

Writer:

Shigeru Miyamoto (worlds and characters)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Do you have what it takes to save the Mushroom Princess?

Plot:

Plumber brothers Mario and Luigi are transported to the Mushroom Kingdom, where they must stop the evil Koopa King, Bowser, and his reign of terror.

Plot Keywords:

Mushroom | Luigi | Mario | Princess | Bowser

Also Known As:

SMB (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Super Mario Deluxe (USA) (reissue title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:All | USA:K-A

Company:

Nintendo

Trivia:

All later versions of the game have the glitches (including the minus world) fixed. The only exceptions are versions that are a direct emulation of the original game (for example, the Classic NES issue for the GBA and the Wii Virtual Console version.)

Quotes:

Mushroom Retainer: Thank you Mario, but our princess is in another castle!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strange Wilderness (2008)

The game that defined "classic"

Man, this is the ultimate classic video game. Everyone in the world has played it, and I've never heard of anyone even mildly disliking it. It's not as hard as I remembered it being (which is strange, because I usually remember them being easier than they really are) but it's still very challenging. Modern video games would benefit greatly from re-acquainting themselves with the old-school video game rule: There's No Guarantee You Will Win.