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Mario Bros.
| Title | Mario Bros. |
|---|---|
| First release | 1984 |
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum |
| Genre | platformer |
| Also known as | マリオブラザーズ · Mario Burazāzu |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | Yes |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Arcade: 1983-06-01 (NTSC-U), 1983-07-14 (NTSC-J) Atari 2600: 1983-07-06 NES / Famicom: 1983-09-09 (NTSC-J), 1986-06-01 (NTSC-U), 1986-06-01 (NTSC), 1986-09-01 (PAL) Commodore 64: 1984-01-01 ZX Spectrum: 1987-06-19 (PAL) Atari 8-bit: 1988-01-01 Atari 7800: 1988-07-07 |
| Wikidata ID | Q610968 |
Mario and Luigi navigate underground pipes to clear out pests like crabs, turtles, and fighter flies. Players defeat enemies by jumping underneath the platforms they occupy to kick them away. This platformer supports single-player or two-player co-operative modes to tackle increasing waves of creatures through various levels.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
TheGamesDB
(189,98402,101318,108840)
· last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | mario |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Mario Bros. (US, revision E) |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo of America |
| Year | 1983 |
| Genre | Platform / Run Jump |
| Players | 2 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Nintendo of America); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 ·
romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) ·
fetched 2026-10-03 17:38 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 6
Screenshots 11
Logos 6
Artwork 3
Commons 2
Sprites 2
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(19): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art, Logos, Artwork
(4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
Sprites (2): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Image: Nick S.,
CC BY-SA 4.0,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Mario Bros. cabinet at PAX East 2014.png”)
Logo: nintendo,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“MarioBros-sideart.svg”)
Sprites
Arcade version · 2 sheets · Mario Bros. on The Spriters Resource ↗ (3 sheets on the site; 2 stored here)
Characters
#93677 · fetched 2026-10-05 19:17 UTC
Stages, Font, & Miscellaneous
#93788 · fetched 2026-10-05 19:18 UTC
Sprite sheets are fan rips of copyrighted game graphics (© Nintendo),
credited to the ripper and linked to their page on the source site; internal use only.
“Rip by” is the uploader credit shown on the site. Click a sheet to view it at full size (pixel-exact zoom).
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Videos
Apple II Longplay [010] Mario Bros.
Arcade Game: Mario Bros. (1983 Nintendo)
