> [!game] *Super Mario Bros.* > ![[Super Mario Bros Box Art - Front.jpg]] > > [!art]- Back of Box > > ![[Super Mario Bros Box Art - Back.jpg]] > > Developer: Nintendo R&D4 > Publisher: Nintendo > Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System > Release: October 9, 1985 [User Manual](https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAAE.pdf) # Summary Mario goes on an adventure to save the Mushroom Princess by jumping on platforms and bopping enemies on the head. There are eight worlds to work your way through. I mean, come on, it birthed an icon, genre, and helped revive an industry. # Acquisition I own the *Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt* cartridge. I didn't know how to combine the two into one note, so here we are. That dual cart is one that just seems to materialize in people's collection though. I have no recollection of when or how I got it, but I have it nonetheless. # Memories *Super Mario Bros.* feels like a constant. I remember it in an exhibit at the Indianapolis Children's Museum, in classrooms, at restaurants, etc. It feels like a game everyone has touched in some fashion. I remember playing the Game Boy Color port, *Super Mario Bros. Deluxe*, at my pal David's house across the street as a kind. --- My dad on June 18, 1999 with his NES. I found these photos at some point and immediately hung them up. A wonderful reminder that the apple does not fall far from the tree. ![[990618_John_NES_1.jpg]] ![[990618_John_NES_2.jpg]] ![[990618_John_NES_3.jpg]] ![[990618_John_NES_4.jpg]] # Related Posts - [[Switch 2 both Is and Isn't Nintendo's Most Expensive Console]] - [[But Our Princess is in Another Castle]] - [[The 100 Games That Taught GMTK Game Design]] - [[Big Three Predictions 2025]] - [[Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Thoughts & Impressions]] - [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct – Nintendo]] - [[Nintendo has big plans for Super Mario Bros.’ 35th anniversary – VGC]] - [[How to Keep Track of Your Ever-Growing Video Game Collection]] - [[Guacamelee! Review]] # Versions - [Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_%26_Watch:_Super_Mario_Bros.) - Virtual Console, Wii # Miscellaneous - [The Nintendo USA NES Launch Collection](https://gamehistory.org/nes-launch-collection-1985/) from the Video Game History Foundation - [NES 1985 Launch Party Invitation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By3fjn1rWdp3OERWS0hVSlZEQmM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-4s3KHmw81e0R6Ksgtk49fw), which is my source for the release date. - [Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Special Interview ft. Shigeru Miyamoto & Takashi Tezuka](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DLoRd6_a1CI) from Nintendo