Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.
Screenshot of the Masterpiece in Brawl.
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Released	Template:Japan September 13, 1985 March, 1986 Template:Europe May 15, 1987 Template:Australia1987
Genre(s)	Platformer
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System Family Computer Disk System Game Boy Advance Virtual Console

Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu, sometimes referred to as Super Mario or SMB) is a video game released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The plot is about an Italian plumber 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.

Super Smash Bros. series

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Screenshot from the Masterpiece in Brawl.

Mario and his brother Luigi were the only two characters representing their series in Super Smash Bros., and have become staples in the games ever since. Princess Peach and Bowser were meant to be included in the original Super Smash Bros., but were not added, due to time constraints and limited memory space. However, they are playable in both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In addition, many items from this game, namely the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, the Starman, the Springboard, and the Green and Red Shells made their first initial appearances in this game. Other characters and enemies, such as Toad, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, etc. appeared in the Super Smash Bros. series either as trophies, common enemies, or parts of character's attacks.

Also, the Mushroom Kingdom stage in Super Smash Bros. and Mushroom: Kingdom stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee are based graphically on how they looked in Super Mario Bros. In addition, Brawl's Mushroomy Kingdom is based on the look of the game's World 1-1 and World 1-2.

Additionally, Mario's outfit when Fire Mario is present in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as his white costume. Likewise, Luigi's outfit as Small/Super Luigi is present in SSB and Melee. It is also in Brawl, but it favors his Fire Luigi outfit in later games more. (In Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, Luigi and Mario share the same Fire colors.)

In addition, the game's name may have inspired the name of the English versions of the Smash games.

Super Mario Bros. is one of the selectable Masterpieces in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.