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New Super Mario Bros.

2006 88 / 100 Adventure Platform

New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game for the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless game Mario Vs. Luigi, as well as a minigame mode for up to four players. The gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. is very much like that of the classic 2D platformers, mostly Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and substantially builds upon them to create gameplay both classic and contemporary. As the game is on DS, the touch screen allows players to store an additional power-up and view the distance still to go in a level.

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✓ Adventure Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective

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World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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What it is about.

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

Emergency News Flash! Princess Peach has been kidnapped! While enjoying a picnic with Mario, the beloved ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom was whisked away by an unknown assailant. How could this happen with Mario around? According to Mario, the walk was going swimmingly when Mario and the princess spotted smoke billowing out of Peach’s Castle. The mustachioed marvel immediately jumped into action and sped off toward the fire. The moment he left her side, the princess vanished! Who’s behind Princess Peach’s disappearance? Who’s behind the attack on Peach’s Castle? Are the two incidents related? Didn’t Bowser Jr. once think Princess Peach might be his mother? Looks like Mario’s going to need all the Mega Mushrooms he can find to get to the bottom of this mess.

Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer GenreAdventure GenrePlatform ThemeAction Trait2.5d Traitauto-scrolling levels Traitbats Traitboomerang bros. Traitboss fight Traitcharacter growth Traitcheckpoints Traitcollectibles Traitconveyor belt Traitdamsel in distress Traitdeath Traitdigital distribution Traitdisorientation zone Traitdonut block Traitdownloadable content Traitfalling object Traitfireworks Traitfloating blocks Traitfranchise reboot Traitgambling Traitghosts Traitgiant insects Traitgliding Traitgravity Traithammer bros. Traithigh score Traitinstant kill Traititalian accent Traitjellyfish Traitkidnapping Traitlevel select map Traitmelee Traitminigames Traitmoving platforms Traitmultiple protagonists Traitmusic speed up Traitnon-player character Traitoverweight character Traitpack-in game Traitparty system Traitplayable character - luigi Traitpolygonal 3d Traitprincess Traitprotagonist's name in the title Traitresized enemy Traitroyalty Traitsave point Traitsea monster Traitshark Traitside-scrolling Traitsnow Traitspike video game awards 2006 Traitsprinting mechanics Traitsuper-ness Traitswimming Traittank Traittemporary invincibility Traittentacles Traittime limit Traittouch controls Traitturtle Traitundead Traitunderwater gameplay Traitunlockables Traitunstable platforms Traitviolent plants Traitvirtual console Traitwall jump Traitwater level Traitwhac-a-mole Traitwiggler Traitworld map

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