Punch Ball Mario Bros.

Punch Ball Mario Bros. (パンチボールマリオブラザーズ) is a game developed by Hudson Soft in 1984. There were versions of the game made for the PC-6001mkII/NEC PC-6601, PC-8801, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-1500, and IBM-JX. It was very similar to Mario Bros., but with the addition of Punch Balls, a new attack method against enemies. The game's licensing details are unclear, but it is most likely one of the earliest licensed games in the Mario franchise.