Mario Bros.
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Mario Bros.[lower-alpha 1] (sometimes nicknamed as Pipeline) is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo as an arcade video game in 1983. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo's chief engineer. Italian twin brother plumbers Mario and Luigi exterminate creatures, like turtles (Koopas) and crabs 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.
Mario Bros. | |
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Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 Intelligent Systems (NES)[1] Nintendo R&D2[2] Atari, Inc. (2600, 5200) MISA (PC-8001)[3] Choice Software (CPC, Spec) Ocean (C64) ITDC (7800) Sculptured Software (Atari 8-bit) |
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Producer(s) | Gunpei Yokoi |
Designer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto Gunpei Yokoi |
Composer(s) | Yukio Kaneoka |
Series | Mario |
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Release | 1983[note 1] |
Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The arcade and Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System versions were received positively by critics. Elements introduced in Mario Bros., such as spinning bonus coins, turtles that 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, titled Mario Bros. Classic, is included as a minigame in all of the Super Mario Advance series and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Mario Bros. has been re-released through Nintendo's online stores for later systems.