Ah... the game that started it all and the reason the gaming industry is still alive. One of the best games of all time.

User Rating: 10 | Super Mario Bros. NES
By thenickster51 | Review Date:
Things weren't looking too good for the video game industry in '83 mostly because of the horrible E.T. and Pac-Man port to the Atari 2600. However, following the crash of '83 and ending it, came a new console from a new company called the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES for short. Along with the system was the game Super Mario Bros. It depicted an Italian plumber going through the Mushroom Kingdom trying to stop the king of the Koopa tribe from his reign of terror on the kingdom and to rescue the princess who he captured. The game quickly became the most popular game ever and was so good that the crash was over by the time the game was released. To this day it holds a special place in gamer's hearts and for many great reasons. It's the pioneer platformer and MANY games to come would try to copy the style and formula.

The plot is that a tribe of turtles called the Koopa Troopas have invaded the Mushroom Kingdom and have taken over the peaceful land. King Koopa has captured Princess Toadstool, the ruler, and taken her prisoner. An Italian plumber named Mario must go out to save her and the kingdom. This plot style with the princess being kidnapped would be a formula for all Mario games to come.

The gameplay was different than most games back then. It is a sidescrolling adventure that requires you to get to the end of the level and touch the flagpole to finish the level. Along the way, you can collect power-ups and kill enemies as well as find secrets. The enemies consist of goombas, koopas, plants, lakitus, spinies, and King Koopa. Except for spinies, King Koopa, and plants, each enemy can be killed by jumping on them. It's a simple game but it has a charm that can't be matched.

The power-ups are simple. If you get hit by an enemy, you die. The Super Mushroom lets you take another hit and makes you grow bigger. The fire flower lets you fire fireballs at enemies making it much easier to do so. What's a little disappointing about this game is that if you get hit when you have the flower, you go back to regular Mario instead of Super Mario, a trait that Nintendo would omit in future Mario games.

Super Mario Bros. is one of the best games ever and still to this day remains a piece of history and a really fun game.

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