About Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros is a side-scrolling platform game that sees players taking on the roles of Mario, a clever and brave plumber. His singular aim is to rescue Princess Toadstool from the clutches of the evil Bowser while traversing the colorful yet dangerous Mushroom Kingdom.

The idea is simple to grasp, which makes Super Mario Bros a highly accessible game, yet the game play is incredibly deep. Each level is meticulously designed to ensure enemy placement, secrets, and jumping mechanics are executed to perfection. This is part of the reason why the game is still exciting all these years afterward.

How to Play Super Mario Bros

Super Mario Bros is played from a traditional side scrolling platform perspective. Players run, jump and fight their way through many levels, with each one concluding with a flagpole that serves as a level of success. You will face classic enemies (Goombas and Koopa Troopas), pits, moving platforms and you’ll find surprises in bricks too.

Exploration is rewarded with coins hidden in each level, and question-mark blocks sometimes hide useful power-ups. Some levels promote slow, cautious gameplay, while others require fast reflexes and precise timing. With 32 hand-crafted stages and the possibility to play levels or maps at random, this game delivers a very long-lasting replayability.

Power-Ups and Abilities

Power-ups are what makes Super Mario Bros fun and strategic.

• Super Mushroom: Transforms Mario into Super Mario which gives him the ability to break bricks.
• Fire Flower: Transforms Mario into Fire Mario and allows to throw bouncing fireballs.
• Super Star: Provides invincibility for a limited time, with Mario able to kill enemies just by touching them.

It is amazing what effect appropriate use of these power-ups has on gameplay, transforming difficult areas into smooth, enjoyable playthroughs.

Game Controls

Super Mario Bros has been designed in such a way that it can be enjoyed on all types of browser:

• Arrow Keys / WASD: Move
• Shift / CTRL: Sprint or throw fireballs (Fire Mario)
• P: Pause
• M: Mute