Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- NES cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
NES
About the Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros. is a 1983 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades.
PlatformArcade
- Update patch
- No patch
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Mario Bros. is a 1983 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for arcades. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo's chief engineer. Players control Italian twin brother plumbers Mario and Luigi as they exterminate turtle-like creatures, giant flies, and crabs emerging from the sewers of New York City by knocking them upside-down and kicking them away. The Famicom/NES version was the first game to be developed by Intelligent Systems. It is part of the Mario franchise and the first spin-off of the Donkey Kong series.
The arcade and Famicom/NES versions were received positively by critics. Elements introduced in Mario Bros., such as floating coins, enemy turtles, and Luigi, were carried over to Super Mario Bros. (1985) and became staples of the Mario series.
An updated version, titled Mario Bros. Classic, is included as a minigame in all of the Super Mario Advance series and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003). The NES version of Mario Bros. was re-released through the Wii and Wii U's Virtual Console, as well as the Nintendo Classics service for the Nintendo Switch. The original arcade version was released by Hamster Corporation as part of the Arcade Archives series for the Switch in 2017.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Super Mario Bros. (1985) Full Walkthrough NES Gameplay [Nostalgia], Pii89. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Arcade
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1, Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Mario Bros.
- Platforms
- Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- CLASS IND
- L
- ESRB
- E
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | North America | 1986-06-20 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | Europe / PAL | 1986-09-01 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | Australia | 2016-11-10 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | Japan | 2016-11-10 |
Editions
Mario Bros. (Famicom)
In the box
- Famicom cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. NES games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features on the cartridge; every mode works today on any NES, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on NES cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 19 November 2006 On the Wii Virtual Console at the Wii's launch. Later on the Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console, and in the NES library of Nintendo Switch Online from its launch in September 2018. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii, Wii U and 3DS shops have closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii, Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No Not on the cartridge. The Nintendo Switch Online version plays its two-player mode online with friends. |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Two players at once, as Mario and Luigi. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale AllGame 4.5 5 Computer and Video Games 83 100 Mean Machines 80 100 Power Unlimited 80 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo R&D1 Publisher Nintendo Director Shigeru Miyamoto Producer Gunpei Yokoi Designers Shigeru Miyamoto, Gunpei Yokoi Composer Yukio Kaneoka
Notes for collectors
- A port of Nintendo's 1983 arcade game, where Mario and Luigi clear pests from the sewers of New York.
- Luigi was created for this game's two-player mode, as a palette swap of Mario.
- The two-player mode was inspired by Joust.
- The NES version sold 2.28 million cartridges worldwide.
- An updated Mario Bros. Classic is a minigame in every Super Mario Advance game.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1, Nintendo
- Director
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Released
- 1986-06-20
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
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