A fun remix of the classic Super Mario Bros that spices it up with new harder levels, which would be reused in the Lost Levels, and other tweaks to the existing levels to make it all a bit tougher. Anyone experienced with the original console version should give this a shot as it gives it a little extra challenge that the original is lacking after so many playthroughs.
I really need to plan better the first games I'm playing this year
Anyway, it's the same game from the NES, but with the stages tweaked to be harder since it's an arcade game (and Fire Mario's overalls and hat are yellow instead of white)
It's an interesting way to play if you already have beaten the first one. It's harder, but not as hard as Lost Levels. Aside one blind jump, I've didn't find any bullshit on the level design
Anyway, it's the same game from the NES, but with the stages tweaked to be harder since it's an arcade game (and Fire Mario's overalls and hat are yellow instead of white)
It's an interesting way to play if you already have beaten the first one. It's harder, but not as hard as Lost Levels. Aside one blind jump, I've didn't find any bullshit on the level design
I mean it's Super Mario Bros with a few twist in the level designs as well as having a competitive aspect to it (assuming you are playing with someone else as intended)
shelved only because i want to go into at least some of it blind if i ever decide to stream this game
but wow. people think lost levels is bad? because, uh, this game honestly makes it look as well-designed and fair as the original
lost levels may be hard, but there's a very thoughtful, deliberate design to it that provides some of my favorite levels from any mario game.
this? its decisions are often off-putting, baffling as someone used to vanilla smb. firebars are out of sync, there's one-block gaps placed with almost no rhyme or reason, and there's enough placement changes to completely throw me off and make me die in places i never would in the original.
i've got to stream this just to show how absolutely bamboozled it makes me. like, wow. i'm in shock.
...but it's a super mario bros. game. i'm too masochistic with these to give it anything lower than a 3, honestly.
but wow. people think lost levels is bad? because, uh, this game honestly makes it look as well-designed and fair as the original
lost levels may be hard, but there's a very thoughtful, deliberate design to it that provides some of my favorite levels from any mario game.
this? its decisions are often off-putting, baffling as someone used to vanilla smb. firebars are out of sync, there's one-block gaps placed with almost no rhyme or reason, and there's enough placement changes to completely throw me off and make me die in places i never would in the original.
i've got to stream this just to show how absolutely bamboozled it makes me. like, wow. i'm in shock.
...but it's a super mario bros. game. i'm too masochistic with these to give it anything lower than a 3, honestly.
Same thing but much more difficult, as expected from any arcade game. This is nowhere near as fun as the original in my opinion, I just don't really like most of these new levels, but it's still solid
Pretty much what I expected from an arcade port of Super Mario Bros.
Changes were made in some levels, to take advantage of the coin-hungry machines of the era. Oddly enough, I don't think the original game had a "continue" feature after losing all of your lives; this one is locked behind a paywall.
Changes were made in some levels, to take advantage of the coin-hungry machines of the era. Oddly enough, I don't think the original game had a "continue" feature after losing all of your lives; this one is locked behind a paywall.
I've never been a huge fan of the original Super Mario Bros. Is that a hot take? Like don't get me wrong, it's not like the impact it did for gaming was a bad thing or anything as it would bring many more amazing games for the series and genre. But the original has just never been for me personally. This Arcade version is even worse if you ask me.
This is basically the NES/Famicom version but some levels are changed up to be a little different. Oddly enough it seems some of it is similar to Japan's sequel Super Mario Bros. 2. I can't remember if it's true but I heard this helped inspired the team to make that game but comment if that's wrong because my memory is bad.
I'm not really sure if making some of these levels harder was the right choice. The game also pulls some cruel tricks on you like removing the method to do the 1-up trick, changing the route on the 7-4 maze slightly, and there was even one point I got softlocked on one of the castle levels by being on the ceiling. It still is Super Mario Bros. at the end but I can't say it's worth your time outside of a curiosity. It only had one official release outside of the Arcade which was the Switch's Arcade Archives release so you'll have to get it there.
This is basically the NES/Famicom version but some levels are changed up to be a little different. Oddly enough it seems some of it is similar to Japan's sequel Super Mario Bros. 2. I can't remember if it's true but I heard this helped inspired the team to make that game but comment if that's wrong because my memory is bad.
I'm not really sure if making some of these levels harder was the right choice. The game also pulls some cruel tricks on you like removing the method to do the 1-up trick, changing the route on the 7-4 maze slightly, and there was even one point I got softlocked on one of the castle levels by being on the ceiling. It still is Super Mario Bros. at the end but I can't say it's worth your time outside of a curiosity. It only had one official release outside of the Arcade which was the Switch's Arcade Archives release so you'll have to get it there.