Mario Bros.

Mario Bros. is an arcade game developed by Nintendo in 1983. This game has been re-released several times on other platforms, however. 
== Plot ==
Mario and his brother Luigi in Mario Bros. are Italian-American plumbers who's task is to defeat several vile creatures lurking in the New York City sewer systems. 
== Gameplay ==
The overall objective of Mario Bros. is to defeat all of the enemies on screen before one of them or a fire ball defeats Mario. As the player defeats enemies and go through levels, they obtain points for a high score. 
== Enemies ==
There are four different enemies in the game, and these enemies feature their own unique abilities. The Shellcreepers simply walk around the stage, and after being hit, they move about at a much faster rate. The Sidesteppers are like the Shellcreepers, only they require an extra hit to defeat. The Fighter Fly moves around by jumping across the level. The final type of enemy, the fireball, simply floats around one of the four floors of the level, trying to hit Mario.
== Releases ==
Mario Bros. has been re-released on several platforms, including certain non-Nintendo consoles. its first release, on the arcade in 1983, and again on the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200. The Famicom release of Mario Bros. was also in 1983, but wasn't released on the Nintendo Entertainment System until 1986. The Apple II release of Mario Bros. was in 1984; as was the Commodore 64 release. The game was released again on the FM-7 in 1984 as well as the NEC PC88. In 1987, the game was released again on the Atari 7800 and Amstrad CPC. In 1988, the game was released Atari 8-bit as well as a re-release on the Famicom Disk System. In 2002, the game was released on the e-Reader, and in 2004, was released on the Game Boy Advance. Mario Bros. is also available on the Wii's Virtual Console.
Category:Mario series
Category:Games by Nintendo
Category:Games released in 1983
Category:Games released for Arcade
Category:Games released on the Nintendo Entertainment System
Category:Games released on the Atari 2600
Category:Games that are rated E