Descpription:
Mario Bros. features two plumbers, Mario and Luigi, having
to investigate the sewers of New York after strange creatures have been appearing
down there.The objective of the game is to defeat all of the enemies in each phase.
Both sides of every phase feature a mechanism that allows the player to
go off-screen to the left and appear on the right, and vice versa.
Like many other arcade games at the time, Mario Bros. features a scoring system. Points
may be earned in a number of ways, be it by collecting coins or defeating enemies.
The player may get points by defeating multiple enemies one after
the other, and the player may participate in a bonus round that
gives him or her an opportunity to gather more points.
Enemies are defeated by hitting them from below the platform they
are on to flip them onto their back, and then to them and kick
them, ultimately defeating them. If the player allows the enemy
to get up, the enemy will be angry, and have increased speed.
Each phase has a certain number of enemies, with a more powerful enemy indicating
the final enemy in that phase. Enemies come in variants—for example, Sidesteppers,
a type of crab, are usually red, but when they recover from being flipped or
if they're the final enemy, they will turn blue and become faster than before.
Each enemy has their own mechanics—the Shellcreeper, a type of turtle, can be made vulnerable
by hitting them from below once, the Fighter Fly, a type of fly, jumps into the air every
once in a while and must be hit from below when they are not in the air, and the
Sidesteppers must be hit twice from below in that fashion to become vulnerable.
Another enemy is called a Freezie, which has the ability to melt down and freeze the
platform it is on, making it more difficult for the player to control Mario or Luigi.
