Let's Play 05: "Super Mario Bros." Pt. 1 Quiz

Answer: 3-1

By smashing the turtle into the stairs, Mario can get several extra lives. However, do not be too greedy. If you get over 128 lives, the game will put your number of lives at a negative value and when you die the game will be over.

Answer: True

According to Shigeru Miyamoto, he originally wanted to include a dinosaur Mario could write in this game but could not due to technical limitations. When they were developing "Super Mario Bros. 3" they revisited the concept, but it wasn't until "Super Mario World" they could finally implement the character, who became Yoshi.

It should be noted the earlier sketches and concepts that have been released to the public differ greatly from Yoshi.

Answer: Twelve

The following levels feature pipes that will take you to special coin areas:

1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1,4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-1, 8-1, and 8-2.

6-2 features the most bonus coin areas, with three pipes that lead to secret coin areas and one coin heaven.

Answer: Three

There are three levels which feature underwater sections but are not otherwise water levels. World 5-2 and 6-2 both feature pipes that lead to underwater bonus areas filled with coins. These are bonus areas and are not required to complete the level. World 8-4, the final castle, also features a brief underwater section, though unlike 5-2 and 6-2 this underwater section of the level is a required part of the course, not a bonus area.

Answer: Three

The Minus World is a glitch found in World 1-2. In the Famicom and NES version, the Minus World is simply World 2-2 in a continual loop. However, in the Famicom Disk System version, there are three levels in the minus world. The first world is a heavily glitched version of world 1-3, which features two floating Princess Toadstools and Hammer Brothers and possibly a Bowser that throws hammers from below the screen.

The stage is a swimming level. -2 is simply 2-3. -3 is an underground level that strangely features Bloopers. Bloopers only appear under water in the original "Super Mario Bros." but do appear in regular levels in "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels".

There is no Bowser, and when you hit the axe it simply says "Our Princess is in another castle" and takes oyu back to the title screen.

Answer: Twenty-seven

Although there are thirty two total levels in "Super Mario Bros.", there are only twenty seven unique levels because some of the later levels are repeats. The only difference in these later levels are smaller platforms and additional enemies (such as adding Bullet Bills, Fire Bars, etc).

These following levels are identical to each other:

5-3 = 1-3
5-4 = 2-4
6-4 = 1-4
7-2 = 2-2
7-3 = 2-3

Answer: Carpenter

In "Donkey Kong", Mario was originally a carpenter. He was originally known as "Jumpman". Miyamoto changed his name to "Mr. Video". Then, after a heated argument with Mario Segali, Nintendo's landlord in Washington, they changed the name to Mario. Due to the pipes in the Mushroom Kingdom, they changed Mario to a plumber.

Answer: The Legend of Zelda

"Super Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda" were made in conjunction with each other. Miyamoto decided that all the linear designs would go to Mario, and all the open ended gameplay would go to Link. "Super Mario Bros." came out in 1985, and "The Legend of Zelda" came out in February 1986 for the Famicom Disk System. "The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link" came out in January 1987 for the Famicom Disk System. Japan had both Zelda titles before the United States even got the first.

Answer: Nine

The following levels have coin heavens: 3-1, 4-1,4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-1, 8-1, 8-2. 6-2 features three pipes that lead to secret coin areas and one coin heaven, which is the most of any stage. 6-2 also features a brief underwater segment, only one of three stages that are not underwater to begin with that features swimming.

Answer: Four

There are four distinct versions of "Super Mario Bros.", only two if which was released outside of Japan. The first is the original "Super Mario Bros.", released as a Famicom and NES cartridge. The second version is "Super Mario Bros." for the Famicom Disk System. The only gameplay difference between the Famicom Disk System version and the Famicom/NES version is the Minus World. In 1986, Nintendo released "All Night Nippon Bros.", a Japan-only title, which is "Super Mario Bros." that features the enemy sprites replaced with new sprites that represent radio personalities from a Japan radio station. "All Night Nippon" is a famous Japan radio show. "All Night Nippon Bros." also feature graphics from the Japan "Super Mario Bros. 2". Nintendo also ported "Super Mario Bros." into to the arcade as "Vs. Super Mario Bros."

The most interesting of the four releases are "All Night Nippon Bros." and "Vs. Super Mario Bros." "All Night Nippon Bros." feature various small changes and actually features levels from the Japan "Super Mario Bros. 2". Likewise, "Vs. Super Mario Bros." also has numerous small changes throughout the game in order to make the title more difficult. Also, "Vs. Super Mario Bros." features several levels from the Japan "Super Mario Bros. 2", although the game does not feature the same graphics. World 8-4 is the same castle as 8-4 in "Super Mario Bros. 2". "Vs. Super Mario Bros." marks the only official release of "Super Mario Bros. 2" levels during the 1980s.

Nintendo released "Super Mario Bros." in the United States as a stand-alone cart, a cart that featured "Super Mario Bros." and "Duck Hunt", and another that featured the World Track Meet. There are no differences in the gameplay.