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The title screen.
Developer(s)Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Platform(s)Family Computer Disk System
ReleaseFamily Computer Disk System
Genre(s)Platformer

Kaettekita Mario Bros. is a game for the Family Computer Disk System released on November 30, 1988. It is an updated version of Mario Bros. that was released only in Japan,[1] although a 1993 Europe-only cartridge re-release resembles it,[2] using the same enemy sprites and colors from this game. Excluding ports, this is the last Mario Famicom game.

Game modes[]

The game has several modes that can be accessed from the main menu.

Original Mario Bros.[]

This mode plays similarly to the Mario Bros. that was released to arcades. However, there are several differences.

  • Some new levels were added.
  • Mario and Luigi can now change direction in mid-air (much like modern remakes).
  • The graphics and music were improved somewhat.
  • High scores can now be saved.
  • Advertisements appeared between levels. Some were for other Mario games, such as Super Mario Bros. 3. Others were for the Japanese food company Nagatanien, who sponsored this game.

Nagatanien World[]

This mode is similar to Original Mario Bros., but two additional features are active:

  • After losing all lives and receiving a game over, players will be given the chance to play a Slot Machine Minigame. Should they get a match, they will be allowed to continue their game without the score and phase counters resetting. However, this area can only be visited once per game.
    • Nagatanien (永谷園) - 4 extra lives
    • Three matches- 2 extra lives
    • Two matches - 1 extra life
  • After reaching 100,000 points, players are given promotional codes that can be mailed in to be entered in a drawing for Mario playing cards. At 200,000 points, players are given another code for a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3, which released one month earlier in Japan for the Family Computer. All players who send in codes receive a free Mario keyring.

This promotion was active from November 30, 1988 to May 31, 1989.

Name registration[]

Players one and two may register their name, age, and gender. These are used when a high score is broken and to refer to players with honorifics appropriate for their gender.

Notices[]

In this mode, a Shellcreeper explains the promotional features of Nagatanien World.

Gallery[]

Names in other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ってきた マリオブラザーズ
(disk label)
かえってきた MARIO BROS.
(title screen)
Kaettekita Mario Burazāzu
Return of Mario Bros. or Mario Bros. Returns

Trivia[]

  • This game is referred to in English as "Mario Bros. have returned" on the list of games eligible for the Nintendo Creators Program.[3]

References[]

  1. GameSpot Retrieved November 14, 2010
  2. NinDB Retrieved July 9, 2015
  3. https://r.ncp.nintendo.net/whitelist/
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