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Super Mario game

Super Mario Bros. is a platform video game developed by the Japanese company Nintendo in 1985 for the Famicom game console. This is the best-selling game in the world, listed in the Guinness Book of Records. The main character of the game, Mario is the symbol of Nintendo.

History of the game

In 1889, Japanese Fusajiro Yamauchi (山内 房治郎) set up a small company that produced Hanafuda (花札) playing cards. Nintendo Koppai prospered for many decades, but the grandson of the founder named Hiroshi (山内溥) in 1956 wanted to master new activities. After not always successful ideas like “love hotels”, the adventurous investor in the 60s settled on the video game market.

Hiroshi owns the invention of the Color TV-Game, and over three million units have been sold in three years. Nintendo also released 3,000 Radar Scope slot machines for the US, but the Americans found the game too similar to Space Invaders. As a result, the company was left with many unsold slot machines. The failure only encouraged Yamauchi - together with the developer Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本茂), he created a new game. The protagonist of Jumpman, later renamed Mario, had to save his girlfriend from the huge gorilla Donkey Kong.

It wasn't until 1983 that Mario and his brother Luigi became celebrities. They were plumbers in an arcade game and they were destroying creatures in sewer pipes. When home computers appeared, the game moved to the homes of the Japanese, and then conquered the American market.

Interesting facts

  • Super Marios Bros. is one of six video games that were the first to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of The Strong National Museum of Play in New York, USA.
  • In 35 years, Mario has mastered twelve professions. In addition to being a plumber, he was a carpenter, doctor, builder, sportsman, etc.
  • Mario's appearance has evolved along with the possibilities of computer graphics. While the machine could not reproduce the hair, a hat appeared on the head of the hero, and a magnificent mustache hid his face.
  • World Mario Day (Mar10 Day) is celebrated by fans on March 10th. Video game fans remember one of the most popular characters featured in over 200 video games.

Games lovers will be happy to meet Mario again. If you are not familiar with this hero yet, join the army of his fans.

How to play Super Mario

In the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario is looking for Princess Peach Toadstool, who is being held by Bowser in his castle. On the way, the hero meets enemies - Goomba and Koopa Troopa. After a fight with Bowser, he finds Toad, who tells him where Peach is imprisoned. At the next castle, Mario fights Bowser. In the finale, Mario must find and free Princess Peach.

Game hints

  • The main characters, Mario and his brother Luigi, destroy enemy soldiers in order to save the princess. The brothers from above jump on enemies or strike the platform from below, scaring the Koopa turtles. Frightened turtles hide in their shells and can be used in further fights. However, it is not recommended to jump on porcupines and some other enemies, it is better to shoot them with fireballs, throw them with turtles or hit them from below on the platform.
  • Pipes protrude from the ground, carnivorous plants periodically appearing from them. Some pipes lead to the bonus level with coins and shorten the path to the next level.
  • There are sprouts along the way. Mario climbs them to the clouds, where there are no enemies, but a lot of coins.
  • Mario collects coins and bonuses by hitting blocks with a question mark and looking for vaults in the walls. Every 100 coins is an extra life on top of the 3 that Mario got at the start of the game.
  • Points for killed enemies are not very useful, but they confirm the skill of the player.
  • Mario grows up and can break bricks with his head after encountering an orange mushroom. And if there is also a flower, the hero will turn into Fire Mario and will be able to shoot flaming balls. Miracles last until Mario touches the opponent.
  • If an enemy hits a hero or the level runs out, Mario loses one life.
  • Mario encounters stars along the way, popping out of blocks and jumping around. You need to get this bonus in order to become invulnerable and deadly for a while.
  • Green mushrooms add one life.
  • The game's eight worlds have four levels, culminating in a lava lake. There, Mario is waiting for a fire-breathing dragon. You can defeat him by removing the bridge on which he stands or by throwing fireballs at the dragon.
  • The game has three transitions to move to other worlds. You can get there by breaking through the ceiling in the dungeon. Mario finds himself in a room with a screen that says Welcome to warp zone!. Also in the secret room are pipes with the numbers of worlds that you can move to.
  • Some levels have repeating room traps. They should be completed in a certain order.
  • The game in a more difficult mode is unlocked when the eighth world is completed. Further, opponents move faster, platforms become smaller, shell-shocked opponents recover faster and there are more of them.

We believe that you will overcome all difficulties and dangers to lead Mario to victory. Replenish the army of fans of the game and save the princess together with the hero!