history, if Pac-Man was the George Washington of the industry, as one of the founders, then

Mario is Abraham Lincoln, the man who held everything together during its darkest days.

So if anyone is deserving of a remake of their original game, it has to be Mario and the

forever wonderful Super Mario Bros. It’s one of those games that everyone knows, everyone

has played, and everyone can sing the opening song. And everything is back for the remake

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe and in a portable version.

By now you should know the story of Mario. Princess Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser

and it is up to Mario and Luigi to rescue her. They must go through the many different

worlds and castles of the Mushroom Kingdom. But we all know this and we all love this,

so what is different this time around? Well for the most part, this is the same game as

the original. They kept the 8-bit graphics and all the original levels. This is really

just a new way for new fans to experience the greatness of the original game. There

are some minor changes, such as the ability to save between levels. This takes some of

the challenge away as you don’t have to beat Mario in one sitting but also makes the

game much more accessible to kids and modern gamers.

But don’t think this is just a straight port. There are more than enough new things

added to the game, just coming in the form of extra game modes and collectables. For

one, after you unlock enough points you can unlock Super Mario Bros 2, the original Japanese

game that didn’t make its way to America until Super Mario All-Stars. It says for Super

Players, which is so true, because it lives up to its fame for being incredibly challenging.

There is also Challenge mode. Here you can go through any level at will and try for new

goals including high scores, collecting special coins hidden throughout the level, and even

trying to find Yoshi eggs. And also a new Mario vs Boo mode. Here you go through different

levels racing against Boo. He can go through objects and you will get your path blocked,

so you must be very fast and ready to beat him.

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe brings all the wonder and greatness of the original but with so

many more game modes and different ways to play. It keeps what was great about the original

and just adds more to it, making for one great Mario game. It will have a whole new generation

groaning when they hear the Princess is in another castle.