<P> Super Mario Bros. is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo . The successor to the 1983 arcade game , Mario Bros. , it was released in Japan in 1985 for the Famicom , and in North America and Europe for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) in 1985 and 1987 respectively . Players control Mario , or his brother Luigi in the multiplayer mode , as they travel the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from the antagonist , Bowser . They must traverse side - scrolling stages while avoiding hazards such as enemies and pits with the aid of power - ups such as the Super Mushroom , Fire Flower and Starman . </P>
<P> Super Mario Bros. is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo . The successor to the 1983 arcade game , Mario Bros. , it was released in Japan in 1985 for the Famicom , and in North America and Europe for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) in 1985 and 1987 respectively . Players control Mario , or his brother Luigi in the multiplayer mode , as they travel the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from the antagonist , Bowser . They must traverse side - scrolling stages while avoiding hazards such as enemies and pits with the aid of power - ups such as the Super Mushroom , Fire Flower and Starman . </P>
when was the first mario bros game released
when was the first mario bros game released
1983
1983