Super Mario Bros. Special (Japan, Hudson Soft)

SMBLover81 · 01-28-2007, 05:18 PM

Hi,

Does anyone know about the Japan-only "Special" version of the first "Super Mario Bros." game released by Hudson Soft (under license from Nintendo)?

I find it interesting, because there are coin rooms in the water underworld stages.

~Ben (SMBLover81)

Mikhail Gorbachev · 01-28-2007, 07:45 PM

I've read about it.

Gage LaMay · 01-28-2007, 08:04 PM

Looked it up on Wikipedia and perhaps this is the one you are referring to: Well, here's the article entry:

All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. is a version of Super Mario Bros. with graphics based upon a radio show, called 'All Night Nippon', that was very popular in Japan in 1986. It was released for the Famicom Disk System.

The game, which was released only in Japan, was a special promotional version that was given away by the Japanese radio station 'All Night Nippon' in raffles in 1986. The game borrows levels from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version), and Vs. Super Mario Bros. The enemies and the mushroom retainers at the end of Bowser's forts are replaced with Japanese music idols, famous recording artists, and DJs, as well as other people related to 'All Night Nippon.' It was published by Fuji TV, the same company that published Doki Doki Panic (which was later remade into Super Mario USA, a.k.a. Super Mario Bros. 2).

However it's going to be a little hard to find some more information on this game.

Mikhail Gorbachev · 01-28-2007, 08:12 PM

^That's a completely different game.
Super Mario Bros. Special - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

N Kong · 01-28-2007, 10:56 PM

Super Mario bros Special,that's interesting.How come Hudson Soft and Nintendo never mentioned anything about this game before?

Tazy_10 · 02-13-2007, 08:37 PM

Nintendo doesn't like bees giving you continues

Straha · 03-11-2007, 07:54 AM

Shame they never released that game here. If they had IMO we'd be talking about a different marioverse
1 First major change: An item which initially would just grant a no points lost continue would eventually be downgraded to a one up. Expect there to be a few more items in the mario RPGs which are healing/health centered based on the bee/the honey.
2 Ice Stages become even more annoying with the icecicle around and whatever cruel and unusual modification of it that Nintendo makes.
3 The mario enemy bestiary is expanded substantially(look at all the variations we see of koopas/goombas. Now picture THAT being done for the fighter flies and side steppers)
4 Mario's item repotoire is expanded earlier with the hammer being a weapon useable not just in battle. We see the Paper Mario usage of hammers in SMRPG.
5 Rolling barrels implies more industrial/urban states. Perhaps we'd have a mario brothers game precedent to the city stages that sonic the hedgehog is so fond of?(The parts of Wario land II and III which take place in cities are IMO a good hint as to what it would look like)

Goomball · 03-18-2007, 08:50 PM

There was also ports of Exitebike, Ice Climber,and Mario Bros. (arcade) on the system

SMBLover81 · 08-25-2007, 11:27 AM

And what made SMB Special interesting is that World 2-2 contains a bonus round within it. Very rare for underwater stages...

Enemies from Donkey Kong (1981) and the original Mario Bros. (1983) also appear during the game. I even noticed World 8-2 begins underwater.

Antisocial · 08-31-2007, 08:36 PM

No Luigi?

F*** this game.

GRENTLEMEN · 09-02-2007, 07:28 PM

I posted a topic about this a while back, thinking people might be interested. Not so. It's not what I would call a very playable game, anyway.

The Eddie Stilson · 09-09-2007, 02:59 PM

Where can I find this at?

01-28-2007, 05:18 PM	#1
SMBLover81 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Gender: Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 606.63 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 606.63 Donate	Super Mario Bros. Special (Japan, Hudson Soft) Hi, Does anyone know about the Japan-only "Special" version of the first "Super Mario Bros." game released by Hudson Soft (under license from Nintendo)? I find it interesting, because there are coin rooms in the water underworld stages. ~Ben (SMBLover81)

08-31-2007, 08:36 PM	#10
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01-28-2007, 07:45 PM	#2
Mikhail Gorbachev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Posts: 9,559 Thanks: 28 Thanked 65 Times in 50 Posts Points: 143.42 Bank: 26,934.80 Total Points: 27,078.22 Donate	I've read about it.

01-28-2007, 08:04 PM	#3
Gage LaMay Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,810.10 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 3,810.10 Donate	Looked it up on Wikipedia and perhaps this is the one you are referring to: Well, here's the article entry: All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. is a version of Super Mario Bros. with graphics based upon a radio show, called 'All Night Nippon', that was very popular in Japan in 1986. It was released for the Famicom Disk System. The game, which was released only in Japan, was a special promotional version that was given away by the Japanese radio station 'All Night Nippon' in raffles in 1986. The game borrows levels from Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version), and Vs. Super Mario Bros. The enemies and the mushroom retainers at the end of Bowser's forts are replaced with Japanese music idols, famous recording artists, and DJs, as well as other people related to 'All Night Nippon.' It was published by Fuji TV, the same company that published Doki Doki Panic (which was later remade into Super Mario USA, a.k.a. Super Mario Bros. 2). However it's going to be a little hard to find some more information on this game.

01-28-2007, 08:12 PM	#4
Mikhail Gorbachev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Posts: 9,559 Thanks: 28 Thanked 65 Times in 50 Posts Points: 143.42 Bank: 26,934.80 Total Points: 27,078.22 Donate	^That's a completely different game. Super Mario Bros. Special - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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N Kong Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Location Gender: Posts: 987 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Points: 1,048.47 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,048.47 Donate	Super Mario bros Special,that's interesting.How come Hudson Soft and Nintendo never mentioned anything about this game before?

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03-11-2007, 07:54 AM	#7
Straha Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Snowy North Gender: Posts: 55 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,091.03 Bank: 488.59 Total Points: 1,579.62 Donate	Shame they never released that game here. If they had IMO we'd be talking about a different marioverse 1 First major change: An item which initially would just grant a no points lost continue would eventually be downgraded to a one up. Expect there to be a few more items in the mario RPGs which are healing/health centered based on the bee/the honey. 2 Ice Stages become even more annoying with the icecicle around and whatever cruel and unusual modification of it that Nintendo makes. 3 The mario enemy bestiary is expanded substantially(look at all the variations we see of koopas/goombas. Now picture THAT being done for the fighter flies and side steppers) 4 Mario's item repotoire is expanded earlier with the hammer being a weapon useable not just in battle. We see the Paper Mario usage of hammers in SMRPG. 5 Rolling barrels implies more industrial/urban states. Perhaps we'd have a mario brothers game precedent to the city stages that sonic the hedgehog is so fond of?(The parts of Wario land II and III which take place in cities are IMO a good hint as to what it would look like)

03-18-2007, 08:50 PM	#8
Goomball Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Gender: Posts: 16 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 828.03 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 828.03 Donate	There was also ports of Exitebike, Ice Climber,and Mario Bros. (arcade) on the system

08-25-2007, 11:27 AM	#9
SMBLover81 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Gender: Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 606.63 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 606.63 Donate	And what made SMB Special interesting is that World 2-2 contains a bonus round within it. Very rare for underwater stages... Enemies from Donkey Kong (1981) and the original Mario Bros. (1983) also appear during the game. I even noticed World 8-2 begins underwater.

09-02-2007, 07:28 PM	#11
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09-09-2007, 02:59 PM	#12
The Eddie Stilson Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 185.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 185.00 Donate	Where can I find this at?