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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Bowser has once again taken over the Mushroom Kingdom, and it's up to Mario to put an end to his sinister reign. Battle Bowser's vile henchmen through 32 different levels - all taken directly from the 1985…

82 10 May 1999

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a platform developed by Nintendo, released 10 May 1999 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy Color.

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What Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a platform game developed by Nintendo and released in 1999. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy Color.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Once upon a time, the peaceful Mushroom Kingdom was invaded by the Koopa, a tribe of turtles famous for their dark magic. These terrible terrapins transformed the peace loving Mushroom People into stones, bricks, and ironically, mushrooms, then set their own evil king on the throne. In the wake of the ghastly coup d'etat, the beautiful Mushroom Kingdom fell into ruin and despair. It is said that only the daughter of the Mushroom King, Princess Toadstool, can break the evil spell and return the inhabitants of Mushroom kingdom to their normal selves. But the King of the Koopas, knowing of this prophecy, kidnapped the lovely Princess and hid her away in one of his castles. Word of the terrible…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and kids. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Mario series

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is the 197th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Mario Golf in 1999. Its critic score of 82 is 5 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.

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How it was received

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 77% of the 2,373 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe launched on 10 May 1999, within three weeks of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike and Star Wars: Episode I - Racer. It reviewed better than 1 of the 2.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer.

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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe — frequently asked questions

When did Super Mario Bros. Deluxe come out?
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe was released on 10 May 1999 for Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy Color.
Does Super Mario Bros. Deluxe have multiplayer?
Yes. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe supports multiplayer.

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