Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Developer	Nintendo EAD
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Game Boy Color, 3DS Virtual Console
Release Date	Game Boy Color US May 1, 1999 EU June 10, 1999 JP March 1, 2000 (NP) 3DS Virtual Console JP January 27. 2014 (limited) EU February 27, 2014 US December 25, 2014
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a Game Boy Color port of Super Mario Bros. with various additional features. It also contains the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 and is notable as the first of various handheld remakes of classic Nintendo games to come over the year.

Information

The Classic Mode plays identically to the original game, with main differences including removal of glitches from the NES game and the option of scrolling the screen to compensate for the Game Boy Color having a smaller screen than a tv screen. The additional features included a Challenge Mode, where players could search levels for five red coins and one Yoshi egg hidden in each level as well as aim for high scores. There was also a two-player game where players could race through levels, as well as a single-player version called You Vs. Boo.

The game included a variety of features that had little to do with the game, such as a calender, a fortune teller card minigame (which could potentially win 1-Ups) and various extra stuff that could be printed with the Game Boy Printer. There was also an album that could be filled with pictures and badges when certain accomplishments were reached in Classic or Challenge Mode. One of the most surprising features was an unlockable version of the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, referred to in this release as Super Mario Bros. for Super Players, although this version excludes the four extra worlds and some features from the original game such as winds and the statistical differences between Mario and Luigi.

Legacy

It paved the way for a series of Mario makes that would be developed for the Game Boy Advance.

Ports/Remakes

• In 2014, the game was temporarily made available for the Nintendo 3DS as a special promotion that was part of the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan, Europe and Australia for players who registered their Nintendo Network IDs before January 13th (for Europe/Australia) or 31st (for Japan) of that year. It later received a proper eShop release in all regions except for Japan.

Sequels

The next classic Mario remake would be Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros. 2.