Arcade Game: Mario Bros. (1983 Nintendo)

A classic platform/run 'n jump game that started the mario bros. franchise. Mario and Luigi, must try to rid each level of a number of pests that have infested the waterworks : Shellcreepers (turtles), Sidesteppers (crabs that need to be hit twice) and Fighterflies (flies, that can only be attacked when they touch a platform). Each POW can only be used a maximum of three times. On later levels, ice appears on the platforms reducing the amount of traction even further. As the game progresses, water drops hang below the platforms and freeze into deadly icicles, which will eventually break off and fall.


Shigeru Miyamoto was inspired to make "Mario Bros." a two-player game after seeing Williams' 1982 platform game, "Joust". This would in turn lead to the creation of Mario's brother, Luigi. Mario Brothers was the first platform game designed entirely around its eponymous hero, Mario, and his brother, Luigi. Mario would soon become Nintendo's most popular mascot.

Note: Mario and Luigi are both played. Luigi playthrough starts at 30:19. Used invincibility cheat after down to last life.