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| Genre(s) | Platformer | |||
| Release Date(s) |  April 20, 1991  March 25, 1991  June 6, 1991  August 11, 1991
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| Mode(s) | 1-2 Players | |||
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| Media Included | NES Cartridge, SNES Cartridge | |||
Super Mario Bros. 4ever is the fourth game in the Super Mario Bros. series and the first ever game by EEA Inc., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in 1991, on the same year as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was discontinued in 1994, after the NES and was later re-released on the SNES because of it's popularity. The game includes a classic storyline of Princess Peach getting kidnapped by Bowser, and Mario and Luigi must save her.
Characters
Like Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Both Mario or Luigi can be selected when starting the game. The player also has the choice of doing Co-Op Mode in which Mario and Luigi can play the game at the same time.
- Mario - The main hero of the game with average moves, Mario must travel though at least 9 Worlds to save Peach.
- Luigi - The second major hero of the game, Luigi, Mario's little brother with higher jumps but terrible control.
- Princess Peach - The damsel in distress that was kidnapped and held captive but King Bowser himself.
- Toads - The people of the Mushroom Kingdom that were also kidnapped by Bowser. There is one in each castle.
- Bowser - The main villain of the game that plans the conquer the Mushroom Kingdom by kidnapping the princess.
Worlds
After the player beats World 9, he/she will save Princess Peach and the game will be restarted. However, if the player finds the Warp Zone in World 8, the player can warp to World 10 but will still save Peach.
- World 01 - Grass Land (day)
- World 02 - Grass Land (night)
- World 03 - Desert Land
- World 04 - Giant Land
- World 05 - Water Land
- World 06 - Ice Land
- World 07 - Mountain Land
- World 08 - Sky Land
- World 09 - Dark Land
- World 10 - Space Land
Items
Power-Ups
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Super Mushroom | The plumber's favorite power-up that makes his bigger and stronger than before. If he gets hit by a baddie however, he will shrink back to normal. This familiar power-up can be found almost anywhere. |
| Giant Mushroom | This shroom is a bit harder to find than it's super cousins, but with this rare power-up, the Mario Bros. can destroy just about everything in their path in a limit of time, including Bowser... | |
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Fire Flower | A strange flower with the power to make the heroic plumber that touches it have the power to scorch quite a few different enemies, but he better be careful. One punch and he'll turn back to Super Mario. |
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Ice Flower | Another amazing power flower that has the ability to make the Mario Bros. shoot ice instead of fire. It can only freeze the creature for a limit of time though, so watch out. This cool items are only found in cold climates. |
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Starman | A rare galactic power-up that is most found in secret blocks and out in the galaxy. As rare as it is, this item can make Mario or Luigi invincible for a limit of time only. Grab one of these and make a run for it! |
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Super Leaf | This may look like a normal brown leaf, blowing in the wind, but this sweet power-up can make Mario or Luigi a raccoon. As crazy as it sounds, the raccoon suit allows the bro. wearing it to fly and bop buddies and blocks with his tail. |
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Hammer Suit | Another suit, similar to the raccoon suit, only it allows Mario or Luigi to toss hammers at enemies, just like a Hammer Bro. It also lets him hide inside his shell to avoid enemies but is quite scarce. |
| Yoshi Egg | A special egg power-up that hatches into the cute dinosaur, Yoshi. He will allow the plumber to ride on him until he hits an enemy, then he runs wild! Use his tongue to swallow most of you enemies whole and lay eggs that can hatch into new items. | |
| Apple | A common fruit power-up for Yoshi that makes the green dino grow wings and fly around and shoot fireballs like the famous fiery flower power-up for Mario but can no longer swallow enemies after eating the apple. |
Bonus Items
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Gold Coin | Very common gold Coins that can be collected throughout the game. 100 Gold Coins gives the plumber a 1-Up. |
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Red Coin | These red Coins are a bit harder a collect than the normal Coins, but are worth five Gold Coins. |
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Blue Coin | These Coins are found in high places that only daredevils would go. One Blue Coin is worth ten Gold Coins! |
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1-Up Mushroom | A rare collectible that gives the plumber a free life. Most 1-Up Mushrooms are found in secret blocks. |
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3-Up Mushroom | A super rare collectible that is only found in bizarre places and is worth three 1-ups! |
Trivia
- This is the first Super Mario Bros. game to include a co-op mode.
- Super Mario Bros. 4ever marks the true first appearance of Yoshi, the Ice Flower, and the Giant Mushroom.
Reception
Soonbird gave the game an 8/10 rating, noting that "its co-op is remarkably genius", but also stating that it is just like any old Mario game.
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