Mario Bros. (game)

Mario Bros. is the second game (after Donkey kong Jr.) to feature Mario as Mario; previously, he was known as Jumpman. It was released in 1983 in Japan and comprises primarily of defeating an endless horde of enemies and fireballs in a screen-sized area in order to obtain points. In order to advance to the next level, you must defeat a certain number of enemies, achieved by bumping them from under the platforms, or hitting a POW block, and then finally kicking them off the screen. A two-player mode allows two players to play, one as Mario and the other as Luigi. There is a similar game called Mario Bros. Special. Since the game takes place in the sewers of New York, its canonicity is questionable. It is the only game to feature Mario wearing a blue cap.

Release
Mario Bros. was released in 1983 on arcade systems but later remade several times to keep with the advances in technology. It was later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System by Intelligent Systems. A version with updated graphics was packaged with the each of the Super Mario Advance games, with some minor adjustments to the enemies.

Enemies

 * Shellcreepers (Spinies in the remake)
 * Sidesteppers
 * Fighter Flies
 * Embers

Mario Bros.