Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a Game Boy Color game that is an enhanced port of the Nintendo Entertainment System game, Super Mario Bros.. It was developed by Nintendo R&D 2 and published by Nintendo. The game was first released in 1999 in North America, Europe, and Australia before receiving a follow-up release in Japan in 2000, albeit on the Nintendo Power flash RAM service. Aside from the main game, which plays very similar to Super Mario Bros., a few additional modes were added, including a port of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as an unlockable feature. The game is compatible with the Game Boy Printer, allowing the player to print various images.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | |||||||||
Developer | Nintendo R&D 2 | ||||||||
Publisher | Nintendo | ||||||||
Platform(s) | Game Boy Color, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS) | ||||||||
Release date | Game Boy Color: May 10, 1999[1][2] July 1, 1999[3] July 1, 1999[citation needed] March 1, 2000 (NP)[4] 3DS Virtual Console (promotional): January 27, 2014[5] February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014 3DS Virtual Console (regular): February 27, 2014 February 28, 2014 December 25, 2014[6] May 4, 2016 | ||||||||
Genre | Platformer | ||||||||
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Mode(s) | 1-2 players | ||||||||
Media | Game Boy Color:
Game Pak Nintendo 3DS: Digital download
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Input | Game Boy Color:
Nintendo 3DS:
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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe serves as a precursor to the Super Mario Advance series on the Game Boy Advance,[7] and is likely why the original Super Mario Bros. was not remade for the Game Boy Advance, although it was ported as a Classic NES Series title (or Famicom Mini in Japan).
In 2014, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe was ported to the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console, first receiving a promotional release in Japan, Europe, and Australia before receiving a regular release in North America as well as in Europe and Australia, where it was re-released at a slightly higher price.
Trivia
- In the source code for Super Mario Advance, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad each have a voice clip in which they say Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 2 and Super Mario Bros. 2 Deluxe, respectively, suggesting that Super Mario Advance would have been a direct follow-up to Super Mario Bros. Deluxe and a part of the same series.
- One specific similarity that Super Mario Advance has to Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a Yoshi Challenge mode in which Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, or Toad need to find a Yoshi Egg hidden in each level.
References
- ^ Nintendo: Game Boy Game List - nintendo.com (Wayback Machine)
- ^ Game Boy Color News Release sheet
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe at Nintendo.co.uk[better source needed]
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe at Nintendo.co.jp
- ^ NintendoNews - Nintendo Japan Issuing Nintendo Network ID Campaign Download Codes (Wayback Machine)
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/super-mario-bros-deluxe-3ds/
- ^ Interview on Nintendo's Japanese website, Nintendo.
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