Let's Play 45: "Super Mario Bros." Part 3 Quiz

Answer: Five

Bill Blasters debut in 5-1, then appear in 5-2, 7-2, 8-2, and 8-3. They have appeared in various titles and forms since that debut. In some of the games Bill Blasters do not have the skull. They are the only enemy in the original game that cannot be hurt. In "New Super Mario Bros. Wii", Nintendo brings back the distinctive look for Bill Blasters first introduced in "Super Mario Bros."

They appear in "Super Mario Bros." "Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels", "Super Mario Bros. 3", "New Super Mario Bros.", "New Super Mario Bros. Wii", and also the two Galaxy games.

Answer: 17

There are seventeen unique enemies in all. These are: Blooper, Bill Blaster, Bullet Bill, Buzzy Beetle, Cheep Cheep, Fireball, Goomba, Hammer Bros., Koopa Paratroopa, Koopa Troopa, Lakitu, Piranha Plant, Podoboo, Spiny, and Spiny Egg. The game also features both the fake Bowser and the real Bowser.

Only Bill Blaster does not hurt Mario directly. Rather, he fires Bullet Bills at Mario.

Answer: Sorcerer

According to the game manual, Bowser is an evil sorcerer who by black magic turned all the mushrooms in the Mushroom Kingdom into blocks.

Nintendo introduced games to Bowser in the original "Super Mario Bros." in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. He has since appeared in numerous titles against Mario, though some, like "Super Mario RPG", he is a playable character.

King Bowser Koopa first appeared in "Super Mario Bros." for the NES, and has been Mario's primary nemesis since that title. He has appeared in most of the Mario titles. In all titles since "Super Mario Bros. 3", he has been portrayed as having red hair. According to Nintendo, this red hair had always been present in the concept of Bowser as a character, but due to the technical limitations of the day Nintendo was not able to give him hair in the original "Super Mario Bros."

Also, while Miyamoto developed the original NES title, he developed a dinosaur companion for Mario, who ultimately became Yoshi, but could not implement him a Mario title until the Super Nintendo's "Super Mario World".

Answer: Princess Peach Toadstool

In the United States the Princess was known as Princess Toadstool. In Japan, however, Nintendo named her Princess Peach. In 1996, in "Super Mario 64", Nintendo combined the names and named her Princess Peach Toadstool in all regions. The first game that the Princess became more than a damsel in distress was "Super Mario Bros. 2", where Nintendo promoted her to a playable character.

Answer: Buzzy Beetle

World 1-1 features two enemies, Goombas and Koopa Troopas. Since their debut in "Super Mario Bros.", Nintendo has features these two enemies quite regularly, and appear in a wide variety of games and media.

After you defeat Bowser, however, Nintendo did a slightly harder version of the game. None of the levels are changed, unlike "The Legend of Zelda", who's second quest is really an entirely different title. The only differences is the enemmies move faster, all Goombas are replaced by Buzzy Beetles, and the moving platforms are about sixty percent their original size.

Answer: 4-1

We first encounter Lakitu in World 4-1, where he throws red balls that turned into spiked creatures called Spinys. Unlike other enemies in the original "Super Mario Bros.", you cannot jump on enemies that Lakitu throws. In future titles, you can kill Lakitu, jump in his cloud, and float high above the stratosphere.

The first title you could steal Lakitu's cloud was "Super Mario World".

Answer: Goomba

According to the game manual for "Super Mario Bros.", due to the black magic of King Bowser Koopa, a lot of the Mushroom citizens were turned into blocks and the kingdom has fallen into ruin. Naturally, one such irony is that when Mario breaks bricks, it can be implied he is actually killing the imprisoned Mushroom Kingdom citizens.

However, one citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom joined sides with King Koopa. Here is his entry in the original instruction manual for "Super Mario Bros.".

"Little Goomba
A mushroom who betrayed the Mushroom Kingdom. One stomp and he dies.
(100 pts.)"
Munchers

Answer: One

The first seven Bowsers you face in "Super Mario Bros." are actually fake. Bowser took seven individual enemies and through black magic transformed them into copies of himself.

You only fight the real King of all Koopas, Bowser, once, at the end of World 8. The seven previous Bowsers are normal enemies that Bowser transformed into himself by his black magic. To discover what enemy you are facing, you must kill the Fake Bowser with fireballs. The Fake Bowser's true identity will be revealed when he falls into the lava.

Here is the total list:
* World 1: Goomba
* World 2: Koopa Troopa
* World 3: Buzzy Beetle
* World 4: Spiny
* World 5: Lakitu
* World 6: Blooper
* World 7: Hammer Brother

Answer: 3-1

Unless you are Big Mario or Fire Mario, you will have a very hard time bringing the Hammer Brothers down by jumping on them, due to the very large number of hammers they throw. It is best to simply avoid them and run under them. "Super Mario Bros. 2" ("The Lost Levels" outside of Japan) features Hammer Bros. that are actually mobile.

Answer: 5000

"Super Mario Bros." is one of the best-selling games of all time. Nintendo released the title in 1985 and packaged the NES with the title. You get 5,000 points for killing Bowser by fireballs.