Super Mario Bros, The Lost Levels and the Delisted Special | NES/Famicom/PC88 Retrospective Review
69In todays video, I'll be taking you on a detailed trip through memory lane and exploring one of the most iconic video game franchises of all time - Super Mario Bros. Developed by Nintendo EAD's R&D4 team, The NES/Famicom classic was directed by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto and designed by Takashi Tezuka, who previously worked together on the classic Excitebike. Super Mario Bros. was an absolute game-changer for the industry and had a massive impact on popular culture, basically single-handedly resurrecting the North American video game market in the process. It was the game that put Nintendo on the map for many, despite their previous successes in arcades, and paved the way for the home video game market to become what it is today.
But... does it hold up?
In this retrospective, I'll not only be discussing the original game but also the forgotten sequels, Super Mario Bros 2 (also known as Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels) and Super Mario Bros Special. These games were released for the Famicom Disk System and the NEC PC-88/Sharp X-1 in Japan, respectively, and never received the same level of recognition as the original game. In fact, most people don't even know that Super Mario Bros Special exists and it’s so poorly documented that, even though the game allegedly got a port for the South Korean Samsung SPC-1500 PC, nobody seems to have preserved a copy of it/can confirm if it is a real release/hoax!
So sit back, relax and join me as we explore the impact of Super Mario Bros., its sequels, and its lasting legacy in the gaming industry.
Chapters:
Disclaimer - 00:00
Cold Open (Kong-Be-Gone Part III) - 00:15
Intro/Background - 04:32
Question of the Day - 12:58
Super Mario Bros, All-Stars, Deluxe - 13:39
Super Mario Bros 2 JP/The Lost Levels - 33:04
Super Mario Bros Special - 40:21
Closing Thoughts - 50:42
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