| Mario Brosstarted off as an arcade game made by | | | | Sidestepper: |
| the gaming giants Nintendo and was first released in | | | | Fighter Fly: |
| 1983. Later on portable versions for home gaming | | | | Slipice: |
| systems were developed. It was a by-product of the | | | | Popularly known as Freezies, these are blocks of ice |
| popular Donkey Kong series with a heavy influence | | | | that, no points for guessing, freezes platforms. |
| of the game Joust developed by William Electronics in | | | | These resemble flies, as is suggested by the name, |
| 1982. Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, it was the first | | | | and can be hit only from beneath. Crab look-alikes, |
| game to use Mario's name in the title (Mario was | | | | they take two hits to flip and are just a tad faster |
| called Jumpman in earlier versions). It also starred | | | | than the shellcreepers. These look like turtles and |
| Mario's brother, Luigi (hence the name Mario Bros.) | | | | have to be hit once to flip and get eliminated. |
| who later became a permanent fixture of Mario | | | | The game strategy is to kill these vermin coming out |
| games. He is usually shown as Mario's cowardly young | | | | from the pipes by hitting them from above or below, |
| brother but later on due to his popularity he took a | | | | making them flip and then shoving them off the |
| distinct personality of his own with surprising | | | | screen with a kick. The tricky part is that if they are |
| moments where he stood up for his own. Unlike | | | | not taken off the screen right away after flipping |
| Donkey Kong, where Mario appeared simply as a | | | | them, they flip over and become faster than before |
| side-show carpenter, in this game Mario starred as a | | | | and therefore more difficult to kill. Small gold coins |
| plumber, destroying pests that emerge from pipes. | | | | keep popping up through out the game which when |
| A remade version of the game is included as a | | | | collected give bonus points to the players. Three |
| mini-game within the original Nintendo Entertainment | | | | small square blocks appear in the game which when |
| System (NES) release of Super Mario Bros. 3 and also | | | | hit throws off all the enemies from the platforms. |
| features in the remake, Super Mario All-Stars. | | | | But as said earlier, they appear only thrice throughout |
| Improved remakes of Mario Bros. were released on | | | | the game and have to be therefore used sparingly. |
| the Famicom Disk System. A contained version of | | | | Most, if not all, Mario Bros games revolve around the |
| this remake called Mario Bros. Classic was released | | | | main theme of this one. Later additions were made |
| solely in the European market. | | | | to make the game more advance and complex to |
| The game begins with a classical music piece from | | | | make it challenging and interesting for the players. |
| Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Apart from the two | | | | Some of the later versions include, Super Mario |
| main characters, Mario and Luigi, the game includes | | | | Advance, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super |
| several enemy figures like; | | | | Mario Bros. 3 and Mario Clash. |
| Shellcreeper: | | | | |