Mario Bros
Nintendo - 1983
Arcade platformer
Gameplay
22 Levels, then it loops
Player 1 controls Mario and player 2 controls Luigi
Both play the same
Players can work together or try to knock each other into enemies
Hit the platform below the enemy to flip them over then kick them to knock them into the water to eliminate them
Some enemies take multiple hits from below to flip
Green and Red fireballs will appear and will eliminate the characters, they also can be hit from below the platform
Hit the POW block to flip enemies and destroy fireballs, each block has 3 uses
Controls
2 way joystick (left/right)
1 button (jump)
Plot
The Mario Bros, Mario and Luigi, are plumbers that together to battle turtles, crabs, and fighterflys while collecting coins along the way
Characters
Mario - Player 1
Luigi - Player 2
Misc Notes
This game was Luigi's first appearance in a game
Luigi's name came from a pizza parlor near the Nintendo headquarters in Redmond, Washington called "Mario and Luigi's"
The music that plays when Phase 1 begins is part of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Three death sprites; generic, frozen, and fire
Released one day before the Famicom console
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