Game Evaluation Super Mario Brothers

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Game EvaluationSuper Mario Brothers

• Bob Pasco
• CIS 487
• 9/23/2007

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Basic Information

• Developed/Published by Nintendo for the NES
• October 18th, 1985
• Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto
• Genre Platform game

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Summary

• Princess Toadstool has been kidnapped by Bowser,
  King of the Koopas. Mario and Luigi must save
  her from his castle. But first they have to
  battle through the Koopa Army to get there.
• The first player plays the role of Mario, the
  second player plays as Luigi
• The player goes through 8 worlds each containing
  4 levels.
• Most enemies can be killed by jumping on them.
  Some enemies are protected so this may not kill
  them, or may injure the player.
• There are power-ups that can be collected which
  increase the players size, and allow them to
  shoot fire, which provides an alternative for
  killing most enemies.

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Game Mechanics

• Mario/Luigi will die if theyre hit while theyre
  small.
• A mushroom increases your size, and allows you to
  take an extra hit.
• The flower allows a big Mario/Luigi to throw
  fireballs.
• For every 100 coins the player gets a 1-up (extra
  life).
• If the player stomps enough enemies, or kicks a
  turtle shell into enough, they get a 1-up.
• The player must finish a level before the time
  runs out.
• The game ends when the player runs out of lives.

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Scoring

• Various points for killing enemies. If the
  player kills multiple enemies in a row via a
  turtle shell or jumping on them their points will
  increase each time another enemy dies.
• 1000 points for any power-up he collected
  (mushroom, flower, or star).
• Finishing a level player will get points
  depending on how high up the flag pole they get,
  and how much time is remaining. If the last
  digit of time is 1, 3, or 6 they will get an
  equal number of fireworks which also increase the
  score per firework.

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Music

• Koji Kondo did the score for Super Mario
  Brothers. There are 5 different themes in the
  game
• Overworld
• Underworld
• Underwater
• Fortress
• Star power-up/Cloud theme

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Mario and Luigi

• Small, Large, and Fire Mario
• Small, Large, and Fire Luigi

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Princess and Bowser

• Mario and Princess Toadstool
• Bowser, King of the Koopas

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The Pros

• Fast-paced challenging platformer
• Solid controls
• 64 total levels
• 2 players can participate
• Second quest available after beating the game

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The Cons

• In 2 player mode, the only time it switches
  between turns is when a player dies- this can end
  up taking a while if either player is good
• Some levels are reused
• Collision detection on hammers isnt always
  accurate
• Maze castles can be confusing

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Review

• Was a revolutionary game at its debut
• Excellent level design to balance difficulty and
  playability
• Secrets in each level vines to climb, pipes to
  enter, warp zones

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The Levels World 1

• World 1
• 1-1 Overworld
• 1-2 Underworld
• 1-3 Hills
• 1-4 Fortress

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The Levels World 2

• World 2
• Overworld
• Water
• Bridges
• Fortress

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The Levels World 3

• World 3
• Night Overworld
• Night Overworld
• Night Hills
• Fortress

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The Levels World 4

• World 4
• Overworld
• Underworld
• Mushroom Hills
• Fortress

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The Levels World 5

• World 5
• Overworld
• Overworld
• Hills
• Fortress

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The Levels World 6

• World 6
• Night Overworld
• Night Overworld
• Night Snow Hills
• Fortress

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The Levels World 7

• World 7
• Overworld
• Water
• Bridges
• Fortress

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The Levels World 8

• World 8
• Overworld
• Overworld
• Overworld
• Fortress

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Bugs/Glitches

• Many collision errors allow players to enter
  walls

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Bugs/Glitches

• Sometimes when Mario/Luigi hit a solid object
  they pause momentarily. This allows for
  completing a wall jump.
• If a mushroom or flower is grabbed as Mario/Luigi
  are descending from a jump, the player can jump
  again right after the power-up is touched,
  without touching the ground.

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Bugs/Glitches

• Too many lives and the lives counter would
  display incorrect images
• If your lives went over 127, and you died, youd
  get a Game Over

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Bugs/Glitches

• The minus world was very popular glitch back
  when Mario was released. It involved getting
  through the wall in Level 1-2, and going down the
  Level 4-1 warp pipe before the game assigned
  properly levels to the warp zones. This sent the
  player out into a level similar to 7-2s water
  level.

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Secrets

• If a Koopa Troopa or a Beetle is near a
  stairway they can be repeatedly kicked for 1-ups

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Secrets

• In the Famicom Disk System version of Super Mario
  Brothers, the minus world is no longer a glitch
• Nintendo made it into 3 levels that, when
  finished, act as if you completed the game. This
  allows access to the level select and second
  quest.

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Secrets

• Level -1
• Underwater version of 1-3 / 5-3
• Has a weird color palette
• Random Princess Toadstool sprites along with
  floating Bowsers
• Must grab the middle of the flag pole to exit

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Secrets

• Level -2
• Nothing new here
• Clone of Level 7-3

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Secrets

• Level -3
• Underground fortress
• Clone of Level 4-4
• Only has squid enemies (which can be jumped on)
• No Bowser or character at the end

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Questions/Sources

• Any questions?
• Sources
• http//tasvideos.org/SuperMarioBrosTricks.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Brothers