Mario Bros. is a 1983 arcade game developed and published for arcades by Nintendo. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo's chief engineer. Italian twin brother plumbers Mario and Luigi exterminate creatures emerging from the sewers by knocking them upside-down and kicking them away. The Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System version is the first game produced by Intelligent Systems. It is part of the Mario franchise, but originally began as a spin-off from the Donkey Kong series.
The arcade and Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System versions were received positively by critics. Elements introduced in Mario Bros. such as spinning bonus coins, turtles which can be flipped onto their backs, and Luigi were carried over to Super Mario Bros. (1985) and became staples of the series.
An updated version of Mario Bros. is included as a mini game in all of the Super Mario Advance series and numerous other games. Mario Bros. has been re-released through Nintendo's online stores for later systems.
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Sound Effects Used
Arcade Version
- Mario Bros. Death Sound
- Mario Bros. Enemy Touch Sound
- Mario Bros. Pause Sound
- Mario Bros. Respawn Sound
- Mario Bros. Stage Clear Sound
Atari 2600 Version
Atari 5200 Version
Atari 7800 Version
NES Version
- Mario Bros. Death Sound
- Mario Bros. Enemy Touch Sound
- Mario Bros. Pause Sound
- Mario Bros. Respawn Sound
- Mario Bros. Stage Clear Sound
- SMB Coin Sound (debut)