Mario Bros.

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arcade game platform game video game

Mario Bros. is a classic 1983 arcade platform game by Nintendo featuring Mario and Luigi battling creatures in underground sewers.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arcade game → platform game → video game →
audio	chiptune soundtrack →
coDesigner	Gunpei Yokoi →
controlScheme	joystick and buttons →
countryOfOrigin	Japan →
designer	Shigeru Miyamoto →
developer	Nintendo →
developerCompanyType	video game company →
enemyType	Fighter Fly → Shellcreeper → Sidestepper → Slipice →
featuresCharacter	Luigi → Mario →
firstAppearanceOf	Luigi →
gameMode	multiplayer → single-player →
genre	platform →
graphicsStyle	2D sprite-based →
hasMechanic	POW block that affects all enemies on screen → flip enemies from below by hitting platforms → kick enemies off platforms after flipping →
includedWith	Super Mario All-Stars (as bonus game variant) → Super Mario Bros. 3 (as Mario Bros. battle mode variant) →
notableFor	establishing core elements of the Mario franchise → introducing Mario’s brother Luigi as a playable character →
originalPlatform	arcade →
partOfSeries	Mario series →
perspective	side view →
portedTo	Amstrad CPC → Apple II → Atari 2600 → Atari 5200 → Atari 7800 → Atari 8-bit family → Commodore 64 → Game & Watch → Game Boy Advance → Nintendo Entertainment System → ZX Spectrum →
predecessor	Donkey Kong →
primaryObjective	defeat creatures emerging from pipes →
publisher	Nintendo →
releaseYear	1983 →
setting	underground sewers →
successor	Super Mario Bros. →
supports	two-player simultaneous play →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Luigi →	appearsInVideoGame
Luigi →	firstAppearanceInVideoGame