Super Mario Bros (2023 Game)

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Super Mario Bros, also know as Super Mario 2023, Super Mario Switch or Super Mario 23 is published by Nintendo and developed by Next Level Games serving as a Tie-in to the Super Mario (Movie). It follows Mario & Luigi, 2 Plumbers & Brothers who live in New Donk City, Wrapped up in an adventure of a lifetime to save the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach from the Evil ruler of the Dark Kingdom Bowser. The game was originally planned to be released in Holiday 2022, but was delayed, along with the film.
Like the Movie, Super Mario Bros received positive reviews upon release, with critics particularly praising the overall story, gameplay, controls, visuals, missions, and level/world design though some criticism was given to it’s inconsistent difficulty, Voice Acting and short length. The game was a commercial success, selling over 5 Million at the end of 2024.
==Plot==
Main Article: Super Mario (Movie)#Plot
65 million years in the past, a meteorite crashes into the Earth, killing the dinosaurs but opens a portal a parallel dimension.The surviving dinosaurs cross into the new dimension, evolving into 2 races depending if they’re a carnivore or herbivore, Koopas (Carnivore) & Yoshi’s (Herbivore), However, this dimension was inhabited by anthropomorphic Fungus named Toads, who excelled the Koopas to the Darklands after they wanted to rule the Kingdom, which lead to the Yoshi’s finding a new home.
Taking Place after the Movie, Mario, Luigi, Spike & Baby Yoshi do a Plumbing job in the Mushroom Kingdom that the Bros originally were gonna to do in the end of the Film. They go to the Mushroom Kingdom Castle and find Peach, Toadsworth, Captain Toad & Toadette greet them.
Peach says that she’ll make some tea and Lunch for them as she senses they are hungry. She makes a giant Cake for them and Tea. Peach then takes this opportunity to ask them what happened in their Journey to save her. Spike also asks them what happened as well. The Bros take a deep breath and tell their story.
Mario Narrates throughout the whole movie, starting with the fall of Yoshi’s Island caused by Kamek (an evil Koopa who is the caretaker of Bowser, the ruler of the Koopa Kingdom) which he was born as a star child, a Baby who is destined for greatness and will be Heroes. After Yoshi’s Island is invaded, A Yoshi sends the 2 Babies to New Donk City with the Stork, where they are raised by their parents (who were Zookeepers) While Luigi was content with the life he was living, Mario wanted to do more in his life.
Throughout the years Mario did multiple odd jobs while trying to rope Luigi in to them but he always declined, these include Doctor, Carpenter, Athlete (In Tennis, Football and Golf), Racer, Circus employee as a Juggler, Bartender, Cement Factory Worker, Freelance Artist, Toy Maker, Boxing Referee, A Shop Clerk and Soldier, although he was good at those Jobs, he says he quickly became bored of them and quit, he wanted to know where his place in the world is as all of these jobs felt like he hasn’t lived up to his true destiny, feeling like he hasn't accomplished anything in life as the son of someone who saved an entire city and something even more.
In the adult years, The Bros parents have passed away and now work for Spike, who doesn’t like them and tries by any means to fire them, including capturing Mario’s girlfriend and an Ape, Mario & Luigi team up to save her and manage to, which leads to the Buliders praising them but Spike getting angry and fire them. A few years later, they are now running an unsuccessful plumbing business and on their birthday, lose another job to the competition of Wario & Waluigi.
Mario is late for his birthday date with Pauline, before that Mario gets a suit and sees a selfie of him and Luigi after beating the Ape. Mario starts to cry & apologies for his behaviour, before long his phone rings and he rushes out of the house. The date goes badly due to Mario breaking up with Pauline and Mario walks out sad, he then goes inside the sewers be accident and finds the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, who pleads for her help due to the Koopa army looking for her as she has the Power Star (a Powerful relic of limitless power), Mario defeats them when suddenly a giant Koopa (named Bowser) comes, defeats Mario, however the 2 of them manage to escape.
In the morning after his party bombed and a bad dream of his Brother dying from a Giant Turtle, Luigi discovers him and Peach sleeping on the couch, which leads to a fight ensuing with the Bros about Mario’s obsession of being a Hero, which leads to the 2 separating with Mario staying home and Luigi going to work with Spike and meeting with a Yoshi in the sewers.
Mario makes some Pasta for Peach while she watches Dirk-Drain Head & Mighty Plumber when suddenly Bowser appears and captures the Princess. After Mario’s done making the pasta he sees the door open and Peach screaming, before finishing the Pasta he gets his Hammer and tries to find Peach and he sees that she’s taken by Bowser and is stashed in a Brown Bag with a few other women, including Pauline, after using a Go-Kart they make it to the sewers and into the Pipe Maze but Mario can’t find them.
Mario makes it the Mushroom Kingdom, of which he meets Toadsworth who tells Mario that they need any help that they can get to save all the Toads, Mario instantly accepts as he wants to redeem himself for allowing Peach to be captured, accidentally venting about how he met her already and feels bad because of her being captured, Toadsworth gets angry but then sees the Power Star Mario has got from Peach, leading him understanding that Peach thinks that Mario can harness the Power Star, which will give the user unlimited Power and says that this Toad (Named Toad) will help him get on track to the Pipe Maze, this Toad is training to be a Captain/Musician despite his somewhat childish nature, the 2 meet but don’t like each due to Toad’s childish behaviour and Mario being a plumber and him not saving Peach, nonetheless the 2 of them go forward a long with a Power-ups to save the Princess while getting all 7 Crystal Stars.
After fighting a fake Bowser who is the guardian of the Pipe Maze, Mario & Toad (whose friendship has started) and go to several lands including Goomba Woods, Dry Dry Desert, Cool Cool Moutain, Yoshi’s Island, DK Jungle and The Forgotten Jungle where they meet a variety of foes and allies including Luigi (who wants to support his brother now at all costs, despite his cowardly nature of which he wants to overcome) Yoshi, (the leader of the Yoshi clan) Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong (2 Monkeys who were sent by Mario’s antics who worked for Bowser but decided to reform themselves) while also being chased by Bowser Jr (Bowser’s Son) Wario & Waluigi after discovering Mario’s and Luigi’s hat in the sewers. Throughout the quest, Mario & Luigi rebuild their relationship but due to Mario’s behaviour from the pressures of the world around him and not wanting to hurt anyone, is a bit selfish & egotistical to Luigi and makes the Group leave in an Airship attack in the Sky led by Bowser Jr and Bowser with Wario, Waluigi and Kamek helping.
Mario makes it to the Castle to save the Princess by using the Power Star . Unfortunately it doesn't work and he humanities himself and dies from Bowser and Kamek and is sent to purgatory where he meets Peach, who tells him that his friends are capable of being Heroes as anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it, Mario didn't put his mind to it and therefore wasn't worthy as he was worried that he would hurt his friends. Mario understands and is given one more chance through a 1-up Mushroom.
Mario apologises for his actions and formulates a plan to trick Bowser into going through the Pipe Maze. The others save the Princess, The Bridesmaids, Yoshi’s and the Toads who worked on the Pipe Maze, while the Bros & Yoshi team up to trick Bowser (who has turned into Giga Bowser using Kamek’s last of his Power) Bowser Jr & Kamek to trap him inside the Pipe Maze. Mario & Luigi use the Power Star & their newfound friendship to beat Bowser and trap them inside a pit of lava using a bridge, however, Yoshi sacrifices himself to defeat Bowser and reincarnates into an Egg which hatches into a Baby Yoshi.
After beating Bowser the group return to the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach & Toadsworth thanks the group for their help and knights Toad & Toadette as a Captains due to their heroism, after that The Bros leave to go back to New Donk City, Mario fully reconciles with Spike & Luigi. Mario wants to go to the Mushroom Kingdom and live there as he finally has a place he can call home while Luigi wants to stay in New Donk work with Spike and finish a college degree he’s wanted. Mario & Luigi say goodbye, Mario leaves and start an engineering business with the help of Spike in the Mushroom Kingdom while Luigi finishes his college degree to do for a while. A month later, Luigi goes to live in the Mushroom Kingdom after finishing his degree, wanting to fully support his Brother now as his father’s final wish which was to always support his Brother no matter what.
The 2 Post Credit scenes shows an Undead Bowser escapes with the help of Bowser Jr & Kamek and swears revenge on the Brothers. The 2nd Post Credit scene shows an overweight frog and a purple alien formulating a plan to merge all dimensions
After the story is finished the Bros go downstairs to fix the Castle’s Plumbing, While they go downstairs Toadsworth asks Peach what does she sees in Mario, she answers that he’s fun guy who doesn’t care what the world thinks of him, Toadsworth shrugs and walks downstairs to see how they’re doing ending the Game.
===Differences from the Movie===
Although it follows the plot of the Movie there are a few changes
*The 7 Crystal Stars are present despite being cut in the final film
*Many locations are expanded upon instead of being in the montage
*Luigi Finds Yoshi way earlier in the Plot
*Wario & Waluigi have more presence in this game as secondary antagonists as they team up with Bowser to take out Mario
*You run across King Goomboss and multiple other bosses, who was originally planned for the film but cut due to time constraints
*In Yoshi’s Island, Instead of a montage of Mario & Luigi training, you go through the Island completing certain tasks for Yoshi
*Toadette joins Toad to go to Kongo Jungle instead of just Toad
*In The King Boo’s Mansion you have to fight 5 Portrait Ghosts from Luigi’s Mansion to progress
==Gameplay==
Super Mario Bros is a third-person three-dimensional action-adventure based on the Movie of the same name, in terms of locations, characters and Story. Players control a multitude of characters in the Main Story Mode. Players initially control Mario & Luigi, 2 Brothers who are Plumbers from New Donk City but also control characters such as Princess Peach, Toad/Toadette, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and if players purchase the DLC, Bowser, Bowser Jr, Kamek, Wario and Waluigi. Depending on the character, they have up to 1-10 Health Points which will be lost once the player either gets hurt, falling off a pit, drowning, boling in lava etc. Once all health points are lost, the player are back to the last save point. Mario has balanced running speed and jump height; Luigi jumps higher and falls slower, but has slightly lower traction; Peach can jump and briefly float through the air, but runs slowly; Toad runs the fastest, but cannot jump as high and falls faster;
The Main Hub World of the game is the Pipe Maze, which allows users to enter the levels, levels are a mix of linear and open world gameplay, each level is split into chapters which have Main & Side missions for you to complete, Players can also revisit chapters in order to gain access to items they couldn’t get before such as Stars, which unlock new areas in main levels or new shorter extra levels in the Pipe Maze, Star Coins, which can be used to upgrade character’s abilities or Stamps along with new challenges and shorter levels being open. Players can utilise a variety of Power-ups from an Item Bos including the Fire & Ice Flower, Cape Feather, The Frog Suit, The Super Leaf, The Cat Suit, the Boomerang Flower and the rainbow star.
==Development==
Super Mario Bros was announced in September 2022 in the Mario Movie Mini Direct and was set to release in June 2023. The game was originally going to come out the same day as original Theatrical release of the Movie, but was pushed up to June 7th to tie to the earlier peacock release of the film as both releases were delayed. It was announced that the game was in parallel development with the film and shared the same character models, environments, animation and some writing but would have some changes due to some rewrites and changes to prolong gameplay. In terms of the Voice Cast a lot of the VA’s wouldn’t reprise their roles but would be replaced by other low-profile VA’s however some of the Actors reprised their roles.
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