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|caption = [[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px]]

|released = {{Flag|Japan}} September 13, 1985<br>{{Flag|USA}} October 1985<br>{{Flag|Europe}} May 15, 1987<br>{{Flag|Australia}}1987

|platform = Nintendo Entertainment System<br>Family Computer Disk System<br>Game Boy Advance<br>[[Virtual Console]]

'''''Super Mario Bros.''''' ({{ja|スーパーマリオブラザーズ|Sūpā Mario Burazāzu}}, ''Super Mario Bros.''), sometimes referred to as '''''Super Mario''''' or '''''SMB''''', is a 1985 platforming video game for the {{s|nwiki|Nintendo Entertainment System}}. The plot is about a hero named [[Mario]], who goes on a journey to save [[Princess Peach]] from the clutches of the evil [[Bowser]], King of the Koopas, and restore peace to the land of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Having sold immensely well, ''Super Mario Bros.'' is famous for popularizing the side-scrolling genre and it has been remade and ported on many Nintendo consoles. It appears as a [[Masterpieces|Masterpiece]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and {{forwiiu}}.  In ''Brawl'', it can be played for 60 seconds and starts at the first level. In ''Smash Wii U'', it can be played for 180 seconds and starts at the title screen.

[[File:SMBMasterpiece.png|thumb|left|200px|Screenshot from the ''Masterpiece'' in ''Brawl''.]]

===Characters===

[[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Bowser]] debuted in this game. Mario and Luigi have costumes that make them look like they obtained a [[Fire Flower]], an item that debuted in this game.

Their [[Up special move]], [[Super Jump Punch]], is based on the jumping animation from this game. [[Toad]], a character that first appeared in this game, appears as [[Toad (move)|Peach's neutral special move]]. Bowser's [[Fire Breath]] move is based on his ability to breathe fire. Even though he first showed this ability in ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario 64}}'', he could spit fireballs since this game. Additionally, one of his custom moves, Fire Shot, is based on his ability to spit fireballs in this game. His up special move, [[Whirling Fortress]], may be based on how {{b|Koopa|disambiguation}}s enter their shells when hit.

Stages in [[Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)|''Smash 64'']], [[Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM)|''Melee'']], and [[Mushroomy Kingdom|''Brawl'']] are based on this game. The first two stages look similar to how the original game looks and even have the original music playing. Mushroomy Kingdom has two versions: one is a recreation of [[supermariowiki:World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]], and the other is a recreation of [[supermariowiki:World 2-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]]. In addition, this game is the basis for one of the themes in [[Super Mario Maker]].

Many items from this game, namely the [[Super Mushroom]], the Fire Flower, the [[Super Star]], and the [[Green Shell|Green]] and [[Red Shell]]s made their first appearances in this game. The Super Mushroom can be found in blocks and makes Mario and Luigi grow bigger. The Fire Flower can also be found in blocks. It changed Mario and Luigi's clothes, giving them the power to throw fireballs. The Super Star is another item that can be found in blocks, and makes Mario and Luigi invincible, also giving them the power to kill enemies just by touching them. Green and Red shells can be obtained by defeating Koopas and are used to defeat enemies.

Lots of enemies from this game appear as enemies in [[Adventure Mode]], [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] and [[Smash Run]]. These are [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, {{b|Bullet Bill|enemy}}s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, Hammer Bros., Lakitu and Spinies.

Mario also has a taunt appearing in all four games referencing this game; when Mario grows, he stands in the same stance (body facing towards player, with head turned 90 degrees) as he does in this game.

Interestingly enough, the exact date of ''Super Mario Bros'''s original American release is [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/03/the_mystery_of_the_super_mario_bros_us_release_date currently] [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/167392/sad_but_true_we_cant_prove_when_.php?print=1 unknown]; though several sources have made their estimates, there has been no credible evidence to verify them. The closest estimate comes from the Chronology in ''Brawl'', which pinpoints the release date at October of 1985.