New Super Mario Bros.: Difference between revisions

Gameplay of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is very much like ''[[Super Mario Bros.]] and [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in terms of gameplay, but new features have been added. One of two control options can be selected in the Options menu: Jumping with {{button|dsnds|A}} '''/''' {{button|dsnds|B}} and Dashing with {{button|dsnds|Y}} '''/''' {{button|dsnds|X}}, or Jumping with {{button|dsnds|A}} '''/''' {{button|dsnds|X}} and Dashing with {{button|dsnds|Y}} '''/''' {{button|dsnds|B}}. Mario is controlled with the {{button|dsnds|Pad}}, and the Touch Screen is only required to activate the stored item, which is used in the same style as in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario enters a pipe to a secret area, the top screen and the touch screen are switched, and gameplay continues on the touch screen as long as Mario is in that area. In that case, the stored item cannot be activated.

Another secret is Challenge Mode. This means the player cannot scroll the screen to the left or downward. To unlock it, the player should go to the map screen (any world) and press {{button|gba|start}}, {{button|dsnds|L}}, {{button|dsnds|R}}, {{button|dsnds|L}}, {{button|dsnds|R}}, {{button|dsnds|X}}, {{button|dsnds|X}}, {{button|dsnds|Y}}, {{button|dsnds|Y}}. It will also show an arrow pointing right on the world maps and levels touch screen. This means that the player cannot turn back in all the courses (including towers), which adds the feeling of the original game even more.

It is also possible to play as Luigi in single player mode by holding down {{button|dsnds|L}}+{{button|dsnds|R}}+{{button|dsnds|A}} when selecting a file. There are no gameplay differences between the brothers. The character does not get locked as default - players can choose a different character every time they load the game. After the final boss has been beaten, a star appears next to the Save Game function. When the player has completed all levels, there are two stars next to it. When the player collects/spends all the Star Coins in the game, there will be three stars on the save file.

*[[Luigi]] - Luigi can be played in single player mode by pressing and holding in {{button|dsnds|L}} + {{button|dsnds|R}} + {{button|dsnds|A}} on the file selection screen. He also appears in multiplayer.