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Week Two: Super Mario Bros, Level One

Okay, so here we go: Super Mario Bros. I’ve played this on the Wii before, but it’s been a long time. The controls are pretty straight forward: left and right arrows to move, the ‘A’ button to jump, and the ‘B’ button to sprint/fire. During gameplay, I keep…

Super Mario Brothers level 1–1:

Even though this Super Mario Brothers level was played on a more classic console than I grew up playing it on, it still brought back an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia. When I was a kid, I played mostly with a handheld gaming device, the Nintendo DS, and this was my first…

Week 2: Super Mario Brothers 1–1

One of the most popular games is Super Mario Brothers (SMB). It is still mentioned as one of the most successful and interesting video games. I have played level 1–1 for analysis and compiled some of the wonderful features that contributed to its success. I am pretty sure…

Super Mario Brothers 1v1

Detailed aspects of the design and controls

As an already big fan of the Super Mario Bros games, seeing the original Nintendo NES with the classic NES controllers was an absolute delight. However, I wasn’t able to actually play the game on the classic, but…

Super Mario Brothers Level 1–1 Gameplay

So I was able to play the original Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Family Computer. It was my first time playing the game on this console so it was interesting to see how the controls worked with the game. At first glance, it looked just like the version I…

Analysis of Super Mario Bros. 1–1

Thoughts about one of video game’s most iconic levels.