Mario Bros. II (Thundersoft)

Mario Bros II
In-game screenshot
Developer(s)	Thundersoft[1]
Publisher(s)	NA Thundersoft[2][3] EU Thundersoft[2][3]
Designer(s)	Jim van Der Heyden[2][3]
Series	Mario Bros.
Platform(s)	Commodore 64
Release date(s)	NA 1987[2] EU 1987[2]
Genre(s)	2D action platformer[2]
Mode(s)	Multiplayer (Two players only[3][4])

Mario Bros. II is a 1987 Commodore 64 computer game port of Mario Bros. Game & Watch.^[1] It is unrelated to the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Super Mario Bros. 2 (known as Doki Doki Panic in Japan) or Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Gameplay

Mario Bros. II is a version of the Game & Watch title Mario Bros., ported to the Commodore 64. Like the arcade Mario Bros., the game consists of a single screen for gameplay.^[3][5] In this game, the player simultaneously controls both Mario and Luigi as they work in a factory creating cakes for a stereotypically harsh employer.^[1] The brothers build cakes by moving vertically to transfer items between the conveyor belts which are oriented to operate in alternating directions. Missing an item causes the player to lose a life, with game over reached when the player has no remaining lives.^[1]

When the title screen pops up, neither Mario nor Luigi appear in their familiar plumber's overalls as seen in their other 8-bit video games.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Gameplay information". Retro Gamer. http://retrogamer.net/show_image.php?imageID=1248&page=1. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Release information". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/c64/576110-mario-bros-ii/data. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Release information (second reference)". GB64. http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=4597&d=27&h=0. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
4. ^ "# of players information". Game Base 64. http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=4597&d=39&h=0. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
5. ^ "Additional gameplay information". Lemon 64. http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D1600. Retrieved 2011-03-21.