Mario Bros.

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Arcade Action

Product Details

• ASIN: B000E99JN6
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,051 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Bump the blocks to turn over the flowers then kick them to gain the most coins

Customer Reviews

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2.0 out of 5 stars Important by making Mario a plumber, but that's about it, January 8, 2012

By 

Mike London "MAC" (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mario Bros. (Video Game)

Mario Bros.
Two Stars - Important by making Mario a plumber, but that's about it

"Mario Bros." is far more important historically than it is fun to play. Developed and released in 1983, it introduces Mario the plumber to the world for the very first time

Nintendo developed "Mario Bros". as a followup to their 1981 smash "Donkey Kong". Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi were the main developers of the title. Miyamoto is probably the most famous of all video game developrs. Gunpie, who was killed in 1997 due to a car accident, developed the Gameboy, the disastrous Virtual Boy, "Super Mario Land", "Metroid" and "Kid Icarus".

It was only in "Mario Bros." that Mario became a plumber. During the "Donkey Kong" era, Mario had a different profession. Mario's chosen profession was carpentry in "Donkey Kong", which may explain all the scaffolding. For the follow up, Miyamoto and Yokio decided to make him a plumber. This was due to the subterranean setting as well as the enemies (turtles).

Originally the game mechanic was that when Mario hits the creatures that come out of the pipes they would die, but they found this too easy. Instead, Nintendo made it where after you hit the creature, you then had to kick them. Due to this, Miyamoto made the enemies turtles, which gave birth to the famous Koopa Troopas of "Super Mario" fame. Because Mario was now a plumber by profession, they made the setting subterranean, with the enemies crawling out of pipes rather than thin air as originally considered. "Mario Bros." is also the first time we are introduced to Luigi. Like "Super Mario Bros." and "The Lost Levels", Luigi is simply a palette swap of Mario.

"Mario Bros." has been released on over a dozen different gaming platforms as well as several non Nintendo consoles. The game would also make numerous appearance in other Nintendo titles, including "Super Mario Bros. 3", the "Super Mario Advance" series, the Gamecube "Animal Crossing" (though it required a of work to unlock), and even in the recent "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" for the Nintendo Gameboy Advanced DS.

This title and "Donkey Kong" are the only Mario titles released on non Nintendo platforms: starting with "Super Mario Bros.", Mario became exclusive to Nintendo consoles. The NES port is rather inferior to the arcade port. It is available on the Wii's Virtual Console for 500 points.

I personally remember playing "Mario Bros." on the Atari 2600. I remember growing up thinking "why would anyone want "Mario Bros." when they can get "Super Mario Bros.'"?

Overall, the title is more important for the concepts and influence it introduced to the Mario series rather than the gameplay itself. This is the first time Mario is a plumber (which that part of Mario's identity shaped the whole of "Super Mario Bros."), it introduced Koopa Troopas and Luigi, gave us POWs as a powerup, and set the stage for bigger and better things to come.

The video game website IGN rated this title as the 91th greatest game on their top 100 NES games of all time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect arcade port, November 20, 2010

By 

SMB Madman - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mario Bros. (Video Game)

Mario Bros was an awesome arcade game back in the day, and it still holds up well today.

The NES version plays, looks, and sounds like the original, only with minor edits.

As Mario, you just hit enemies from underneath, and then kick 'em off! Oh, and grab the coins, too.

Things are especially fun in 2-player mode, in which the other player plays as Luigi.

Overall, this game can't be missed by any Mario fan.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars First Mario-Centered Game, October 19, 2006

By 

J. Miller "Mean Master" (Earth) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mario Bros. (Video Game)

This was the origional game STARRING mario (and luigi). I know, mario first appeared in donkey kong--though donkey kong stole the attention.

This game is so fun! It is the jumping and going through pipes game; it also is used as a verses battle mode in super mario brothers 3. The baddies are simple and the pipes are easy. The goal, to stun the enemies and grap their coin, is rather straightforward. This game can still manage to be fun and tricky to this day. It can be played 2 player also.