
The fourth level of each world is a castle level with a boss fight against the evil Bowser at the end. The game's worlds are broken up into four levels each. But mostly, you'll do a whole lot of running and jumping as you make your way through the game's eight worlds. You'll pick up fireflowers and gain the ability to shoot fireballs, which you'll use to burn up the Hammer brothers, spinys, piranha plants, and more. As Mario, you'll stomp on the insidious turtle creatures, crush mushroom-like goombas beneath your feet, and absolutely crush bullet bills, buzzy beetles, and the like. is a 64-level extravaganza that sends Mario up against Bowser, king of the koopas. Nintendo rebuilt the home console market with the help of Mario. The classic platformer holds up pretty well after all this time, though some minor technical issues prevent this reissue from being as super as the original game. Now, in 2004, Nintendo is rereleasing some of the early games that helped make Nintendo a household word. It got games off of one or two static screens and made the 2D, scrolling platformer the world's most popular genre. was a landmark event in the history of gaming.

Released alongside the NES, Super Mario Bros.

The 8-bit machine debuted in 1985 and rode to mainstream success on the back of the world's most famous video game carpenter-turned-plumber, Mario. Nineteen years ago, Nintendo revitalized a crashed-out home console market with the release of its first console, the Nintendo Entertainment System.
