You’ll need to think fast and move even faster to complete this classic mission! The Mushroom Princess is being held captive by the evil Koopa turtle tribe. It’s up to you to rescue her from the clutches of King Koopa before time runs out. But it won’t be easy. To get to the princess, you’ll have to climb mountains, cross seas, dodge bottomless pits, fight turtle soldiers, and a host of nasty traps that only a Koopa King can come up with. It’s another SUPER MARIO BROS. adventure!
Super Mario Bros was the first game to be released for the NES back in 1985. It was the first game to offer smooth and effective scrolling levels with a well-done map. Super Mario Brothers is currently the best-selling video game of all time. You can play it on NES, Famicom, SNES, GBA and recently Wii. Trust me, this game is a true blast from the past and it still entertains today. Mario was the first true video game character and he will stand up and throw a fireball at anyone who tries to take his place. It will always be big in the video game industry because of the huge impact of this game.
The history of the games:
Many say that the story of this game is horrible and it is a big downfall of the game. I mean it’s like any other game where a princess is captured and you have to save her. The real basic plot of the game is that Bowser has unleashed an evil spell on the Mushroom Kingdom. The only ones who can save the Princess and break this evil spell are Mario and Luigi.
Well, this game was pretty much the first game to start those generic storylines. But honestly, what’s not to love about the classic story of Mario saving Princess Peach from Bowser? NOTHING, it’s simple and a compelling story. I’m sure the story doesn’t deserve a high rank because at the time the game came out, the story was very unknown and probably sounded a bit corny. But today, we all know our friendly plumber hero, MARIO.
How to Play:
This game is incredibly fun to play. The objective of the game is to complete each level by running to the end of the level and jumping as high as possible towards the flag. You will find many famous enemies like Goombas, Koopas, Piranha Plants and many more. There are coins scattered throughout the game in random areas and hidden in blocks that you need to pop. Once you get 100 coins, you get an extra life.
You get a score for how many enemies you kill, how many coins you snatch, and for other reasons. Each level is unique and has different obstacles in each one and is very fun to play. There are 8 worlds with generally 4 stages in each world. The game is great because it has multiple secrets hidden throughout the game that keep the fun going. There are even negative secret worlds and warp tubes that give the game a great twist.
The game also mixes in some mazes to give you a little challenge. You can also play 2 player where you can play as Mario and Luigi and defeat the evil King Koopa. The few downsides are that the game is not very long, scrolls around the screen and gets frustrating. If you play fast enough, you could beat all the levels in around 30 minutes.
You cannot go back once you advance in a level. The game is frustrating because you can’t even save and there is no continuation (you can use a code to start from the world you lost in). The game screen just scrolls in the right direction. I would easily give the gameplay of Super Mario Bros a 10/10 if there were at least more levels per world.
Of course, you can’t take on those levels just by yourself, so you have a few things you can find to help you out. First of all, there are the power-ups that you can find on blocks throughout the game. The first one you’ll get is the Super Mushroom, and by getting this Mario will grow to twice the size (Super Mario!) and be able to take an extra hit from an enemy (and revert back to normal Mario) before losing a life.
Like Super Mario, you also have the ability to break normal brick blocks that you come across, which can be extremely useful in a number of ways, whether it’s finding a secret block or just taking a safe route. If you discover a power-up while playing Super Mario, it will be a fire flower, which will not allow you to take any more hits but will give you the extremely useful power of throwing fireballs. Fireballs can kill enemies in one hit, and while the same can be achieved by jumping on most enemies’ heads, it’s much easier to launch a fireball from a distance and knock enemies out from a distance. safe. As long as you can maintain the ability to shoot, you will be quite overpowered.
In addition to that, you can also collect 1Up Mushrooms, which will grant you an extra life and coins. Coins are collectibles that will give you an extra life when you collect 100 of them, then the counter will reverse so you can collect an additional 100, and so on. All things in the game; coins, power-ups, completing a level, defeating an enemy are added to the points score.
This score is a holdover from arcade games, and won’t actually be used for anything, as the high score is removed when you turn off the console and there will be no contest about it. Not having a save feature might sound bad, but as mentioned, levels can be completed fairly quickly and someone is always around who will know about the secret crumple zones.
Speaking of secrets, that’s a great thing about this game. While a lot of other NES games show you pretty much everything, here there are a lot of invisible blocks with power-ups or coins, pipes you can enter to get to underground coin collections, and sometimes a creeper will shoot out of an impact block upon hitting you. that you can climb rise to “coin heaven”. One fun thing with all of these secrets is that some of them are out in the open, some of them are in a block of bricks you never thought to hit.
There are so many blocks scattered in each level, and only the blocks with question marks surely contain something, that you would never have time to try to destroy all the normal brick blocks. The good thing about all this is that you can play the game so many times and still discover something you didn’t know. The number of secret things is a very likely factor as to why the game is highly replayable.
Graphics:
The graphics of this game are wonderful for the time. To tell the truth, I am still completely satisfied with the graphics of today’s games. Even though Mario and Luigi has a bit of discoloration and is a bit blocky, it gives you the warm and genuine welcome of knowing that this is the first Mario game ever.
The backgrounds could just be a blue sky with occasional green bushes or a cloud, but that’s all that was needed. It means it’s very easy to see close-up objects, like bricks you can hit or enemies you’re facing. There is nothing you can complain about with these graphics and especially when the game came out they were great.
Sound:
The sound is great. I mean it’s not annoying like most NES games and it was the beginning of the classic “do do do do do do do…” music. The game has different music for each type of level, such as dungeons, underwater levels, and land levels. All if it’s nice and makes the game even better. The only slight drawback is that the sound effects are a bit lacking, but I really shouldn’t complain. Overall, it’s the classy theme song that makes me like the music in the game so much.
Another cool thing is that the music is a bit context sensitive, meaning that if you let the time drop to less than 100 seconds remaining, the music will speed up to let you know to hurry up. Also, if you pick up a star (invincibility item), the music will change to another theme that lasts almost exactly until the power runs out, a great audio cue to know when to start worrying about your enemies again. The sound effects in the game are also good, they are not too complicated, and the jingles that play are great to make you feel satisfied when completing a task or choosing a power-up.
S-control:
This game is basically a pick up and play game. The control layout is so simple yet so cool. The game records every move perfectly. You press forward and Mario definitely moves forward. Many NES games couldn’t perfect this, but this game definitely did. You can run and jump and you will learn the tricks on how to get the most jumping distance and the basic skills in no time. The simple and sweet NES controller worked very well with this game and the game did all the commands perfectly.
The NES control panel isn’t really the most advanced piece of hardware out there, but in this game you’ll never feel like it’s missing anything. The D-pad is used to move left and right, and by pressing down on it you can crouch, which also results in going down pipes if they are “open”.
The A button is used to jump and is quite responsive; a short press results in a low jump and a longer press results in a higher jump. The B button has two purposes: to launch fireballs if you have that power, and it is also the execute button. It works better than you think, because if you’re running and want to launch a fireball, you can quickly release the button and hold it again to fire, without losing much speed.
Play value:
This is the strong point of the games. I can’t even count how many times I’ve beaten this amazing classic. It keeps you coming back for more. It is a simple game that is just plain fun to play. You can try to beat your previous score. You can play with 2 players to cheer it on with a friend or you can try a timeline and try to beat the record. Or if you liked me, you can beat him again just for the great feeling of beating the endless classic. This game is the one that started it all. That makes the game much more satisfying to play.
Difficulty:
It’s really quite sturdy without warping and with the use of the cartridge, so it can’t be put away. I mean, my friends were like, yeah, it’s Super Mario Bros. I’ve won it a thousand times. And they came and lost in world 5. It’s nothing impossible, but I do mean it does present a challenge. I would say it has a perfect difficulty. Not so hard that you never want to try and beat it, but easy enough that it’s enjoyable, which is a really good balance.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, I love the game Super Mario Bros. A true classic NES game that has stood the test of time, it may not be the best game in the entire world simply because of how it plays as a game on its own, but because of the fact that it revolutionized the home gaming scene the moment it arrived. out, plus it maintains a huge popularity with any retro gamer and is greatly enjoyed by even current-gen gamers explains why I find this game still so much fun.
Every aspect is designed almost, if not completely, to perfection. It shows how well Nintendo worked with the capabilities of the NES to make a game that was fun, simple, memorable, played well and offered a good challenge, it had a variety of different stages that were approached in different ways, but it wasn’t so long. like it couldn’t be beaten in a single scenario. It’s classic side-scrolling at its finest, and the influence on future platformers of not just the same genre, same console, or even the same series has been apparent over the years.