History VideoGame / NewSuperMarioBros1

* FanRemake: [[https://ipodtouch0218.itch.io/nsmb-mariovsluigi/devlog/422788/v1700-beta-release The two-player Mario vs. Luigi mode received one in 2022]], featuring online multiplayer for up to ten people, the Ice Flower and Propeller Mushroom as additional power-ups, five new maps and more customisable rules.

The plot, as usual in 2D ''Mario'' games, is rather simple, though with a little interesting twist. This time, after his introduction in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', Bowser ''Jr.'' (i.e. not his father) marks his debut in 2D ''Mario'' [[LikeFatherLikeSon by kidnapping]] Princess Peach, and Mario has to give chase through eight worlds, each with at least one fortress and one castle to rescue her. Each fortress ends with a battle with Jr., who retreats to either another fortress or a castle when defeated; meanwhile, the castles end with a unique boss fight. Before Mario can rescue Peach at the end of each world, Bowser Jr. nabs her and runs off to the next, [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle which is gonna happen a few more times]], finally culminating in a [[DualBoss team-up fight]] against Jr. and his father.

The plot, as usual in 2D ''Mario'' games, is rather simple. This time, after his introduction in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', Bowser ''Jr.'' marks his debut in 2D ''Mario'' by kidnapping Princess Peach, and Mario has to give chase through eight worlds, each with at least one fortress and one castle to rescue her. Each fortress ends with a battle with Bowser Jr., who retreats to either another fortress or a castle when defeated; meanwhile, the castles end with a unique boss fight. Before Mario can rescue Peach, Bowser Jr. nabs her and runs off to the next world, [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle which is gonna happen a few more times]], finally culminating in a [[DualBoss team-up fight]] against Jr. and his father.

** The normal final world also is different here compared to its follow-ups, with Bowser's domain entire first being a Haunted landscape world with enemies such as Crows and Pumpkins and half a Volcano world instead of purely a LethalLavaLand one like in the sequels.

** The game has various unique obstacles and enemies not present in its sequels, of particular note regarding the obstacles, this is the only ''NSMB'' game with Spin Blocks that launch Mario/Luigi high into the air and to then be able to descend with a drill spin jump, [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Dorrie]] as a vehicle, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Moving Snake Blocks]] as platforms required to clear the level, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Castle Mazes]] with correct and incorrect paths, a Giant Wiggler that works as the floor in Sky levels, a Mega Unagi that chases you in underwater levels, and a level switch that turns the entire level ''upside-down'' in the final castle level.

** The game has various unique obstacles and enemies not present in its sequels, of particular note regarding the obstacles, this is the only ''NSMB'' game with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Dorrie]] as a vehicle, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Moving Snake Blocks]] as platforms required to clear the level, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Castle Mazes]] with correct and incorrect paths, a Giant Wiggler that works as the floor in Sky levels, a Mega Unagi that chases you in underwater levels, and a level switch that turns the entire level ''upside-down'' in the final castle level.

%%* {{Reconstruction}}: Of the original 2D ''Mario'' sidescrollers.

* SaveThePrincess: It's a Mario game, saving Peach is the whole plot.

** The game has various unique obstacles and enemies not present in its sequels, of particular note regarding the obstacles, this is the only ''NSMB'' game with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Dorrie]] as a vehicle, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Moving Snake Blocks]] as platforms required to clear the level, and [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Castle Mazes]] with correct and incorrect paths.

* SaveThePrincess: It's a Mario game, saving Peach is pretty much the whole plot.

** The game was various unlockable wallpapers for the touch screen map, compared to ''2''[='s=] only one.

** The normal final world also is different here compared to its follow-ups, with Bowser's domain entire first being a Haunted landscape world with enemies such as Scarecrows and Pumpkins and half a Volcano world instead of purely a LethalLavaLand one like in the sequels.

The game was Mario's--and the video game industry in general's--grand return to 2D games and revived the 2D side-scrolling game scene single-handedly. The game preserves the classic 2D ''Mario'' gameplay but differentiates itself from its predecessors by bringing gameplay elements introduced in 3D ''Mario'' games to 2D ''Mario'' games alongside introducing various new power-ups, locations, obstacles, enemies and bosses to the franchise. The Wall Jump, Triple Jump, and Ground Pound make their first appearance in a 2D ''Mario'' game here since being introduced to 3D Mario games in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. In addition to the series' usual {{power up}}s of the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman, ''NSMB'' introduced some new ones. The Mega Mushroom turns Mario into a giant à la ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'', allowing for some massive property damage. The Mini Mushroom shrinks Mario to the size of a mouse, enabling him to get through very small passageways, have a floatier jump, and run on water at the expense of [[OneHitPointWonder death in one hit]]. The Blue Koopa Shell allows Mario to protect himself while crouching; when running, he can knock enemies away just like the Koopa shells he kicks. Finally, Shell Mario can swim better underwater.

The game was Mario's--and the video game industry in general's--grand return to 2D games and revived the 2D side-scrolling game scene single-handedly. The game preserves the classic 2D ''Mario'' gameplay but differentiates itself from its predecessors by introducing gameplay elements introduced in 3D ''Mario'' games to 2D ''Mario'' games alongside introducing various new power-ups, locations, obstacles, enemies and bosses to the franchise. The Wall Jump, Triple Jump, and Ground Pound make their first appearance in a 2D ''Mario'' game here since being introduced to 3D Mario games in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. In addition to the series' usual {{power up}}s of the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman, ''NSMB'' introduced some new ones. The Mega Mushroom turns Mario into a giant à la ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'', allowing for some massive property damage. The Mini Mushroom shrinks Mario to the size of a mouse, enabling him to get through very small passageways, have a floatier jump, and run on water at the expense of [[OneHitPointWonder death in one hit]]. The Blue Koopa Shell allows Mario to protect himself while crouching; when running, he can knock enemies away just like the Koopa shells he kicks. Finally, Shell Mario can swim better underwater.

The Wall Jump, Triple Jump, and Ground Pound make their first appearance in a 2D ''Mario'' game here since being introduced to 3D Mario games in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. In addition to the series' usual {{power up}}s of the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman, ''NSMB'' introduced some new ones. The Mega Mushroom turns Mario into a giant à la ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'', allowing for some massive property damage. The Mini Mushroom shrinks Mario to the size of a mouse, enabling him to get through very small passageways, have a floatier jump, and run on water at the expense of [[OneHitPointWonder death in one hit]]. The Blue Koopa Shell allows Mario to protect himself while crouching; when running, he can knock enemies away just like the Koopa shells he kicks. Finally, Shell Mario can swim better underwater.

The plot, as usual in 2D ''Mario'' games, is rather simple. Bowser Jr. kidnaps Princess Peach, and Mario gives chase through eight worlds, each with at least one fortress and one castle. Each fortress ends with a battle with Bowser Jr., who retreats to either another fortress or a castle when defeated; meanwhile, the castles end with a unique boss fight. Before Mario can rescue Peach, Bowser Jr. nabs her and runs off to the next world, [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle which is gonna happen a few more times]].

** The game has various unique obstacles and enemies not present in its sequels, of particular note regarding the obstacles, this is the only ''NSMB'' game with [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Dorrie]] as vehicle, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Moving Snake Blocks]] as platforms required to clear the level, and [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Castle Mazes]] with correct and incorrect paths.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This game feels ''so'' different compared to its follow-ups.
** This game reuses the engine and a number of assets from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'' two years prior, making it feel more closely connected to that game than to any of its successors. Among other things, the models for Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser are all directly taken from ''64 DS'', the minigame mode returns with nearly every minigame from ''64 DS'' either intact or remade in this game's artstyle along with brand new additions, and the game reuses the "Buh bye!" and "It's-a me, Mario!" voice clips when closing and opening the DS while the game is running. Furthering the connection is that pre-release footage of this game sees Mario and Luigi utilizing elements of their ''64 DS'' movesets that were ultimately cut out, though the game still introduced Wall Jumps and Triple Jumps from the 3D moveset nonetheless.
** This is the only game in the ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros New]]'' subseries to not have the Koopalings as the main bosses, but unique opponents like Mega Goomba and Petey Piranha. Bowser also appears as early as the end of World 1. In the other games, he doesn't appear until the final boss battle, and in this game he doesn't have a second phase where he turns into a giant. [[OverlordJr Bowser Jr.]] appears as every tower's boss, and also lacks his Koopa Clown Car, acting more like Boom Boom from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''.

** The first game also uses a different soundtrack from the one that debuted in the Wii game and was reused to varying degrees in the 3DS and Wii U entries. Despite the Koopalings’ absence in the first game, a remix of their boss fight from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' is used for the end bosses, whereas the Wii and Wii U games use another remix of the ''[=SMB3=]'' fight for the mid-bosses instead. The 3DS game, meanwhile, features a remix of the Koopaling fight from ''Super Mario World'' for its mid-bosses.
** The game lacks a post-finale Special World, instead opting for bonus lettered levels within the existing worlds that can be unlocked pre-finale (although ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2 NSMB2]]'' has both the lettered levels and bonus worlds). In fact, Worlds 4 and 7 are completely optional, only being accessible through secrets; the former by beating the World 2 boss as Mini Mario, and the latter by either beating the World 5 boss as Mini Mario or using the Warp Cannon in World 4.
** Unlike the later three games, there is no multiplayer for the main campaign. Instead, the only multiplayer is for the "Mario vs. Luigi" mode, which uses exclusive courses. There are also minigames instead of alternate game modes.
** On a related note, Blue and Yellow Toad are not playable in this game, only Mario and Luigi (and even then the latter brother is locked behind a CheatCode).
** Compared to the later games. The levels that feature warp cannons show elements of the World you're about to warp to (World 1's and 2's Warp Cannons having a snowy mountain background from World 5, World 3 having World 6's mountain background, World 4 having the Sky background commonly seen in World 7, and World 5 having World 8's ominous background)
** There is no quicksave feature, so you'll have to replay a tower/castle level or take advantage of Sleep Mode if you want to save before you beat the game.
** The normal final world also feels different here compared to its follow-ups.
*** This is the only game in the NSMB series to have ''two separate castles'' with their own boss (the regular castle having Dry Bowser, Bowser's Castle having the FinalBattle between Bowser and Bowser Jr.). While ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' technically has two Castle levels, it's all within the corrupted Peach's Castle, and the first half ''doesn't even have a boss.''
*** This is also the only game in the NSMB where the entire first half of Bowser's domain is a haunted landscape. Wii and U is a LethalLavaLand throughout the entirety of the world, and while 2 has a few haunted courses, it's randomly within World 6.

*** This is also the only game in the NSMB where the entire first half of Bowser's domain is a haunted landscape. Wii and U is pretty much a LethalLavaLand throughout the entirety of the world, and while 2 has a few haunted courses, it's randomly within World 6.

** This is also the only game in the NSMB series to have ''two separate castles'' with their own boss in World 8 (the regular castle having Dry Bowser, Bowser's Castle having the FinalBattle between Bowser and Bowser Jr.). While ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' technically has two Castle levels, it's all within the corrupted Peach's Castle, and the first half ''doesn't even have a boss.''

* RecurringBoss: Bowser Jr. is the boss of every [[MiniDungeon tower]] in the game, and is also [[DualBoss one of]] the {{Final Boss}}es.

* KingMook: The boss at the end of the Castle in every World except 1 and 8 is a boss version of a common enemy.

* TwoAndAHalfD: A downplayed example: The game is a 2D sidescroller and uses 3D models for the characters, but almost everything else (Such as the ground, blocks and background) is represented by sprites. This philosophy would continue to be used in future 2D Mario Games, with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' combining it with PaintedCgi and [[CheatedAngle Cheated Angles]].

* TwoAndAHalfD: A downplayed example: The game is a 2D sidescroller and uses 3D models for the characters, but almost everything else (Such as the ground, blocks and background) is represented by sprites. This philosophy would continue to be used in future 2D Mario Games, with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' combining it with PaintedCgi and CheatedAngles.

The plot is rather simple. Bowser Jr. kidnaps Princess Peach, and Mario gives chase through eight worlds, each with at least one fortress and one castle. Each fortress ends with a battle with Bowser Jr., who retreats to either another fortress or a castle when defeated; meanwhile, the castles end with a unique boss fight. Before Mario can rescue Peach, Bowser Jr. nabs her and runs off to the next world, [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle which is gonna happen a few more times]].

In addition to the series' usual {{power up}}s of the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman, ''NSMB'' introduced some new ones. The Mega Mushroom turns Mario into a giant à la ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'', allowing for some massive property damage. The Mini Mushroom shrinks Mario to the size of a mouse, enabling him to get through very small passageways and run on water at the expense of [[OneHitPointWonder death in one hit]]. The Blue Koopa Shell allows Mario to protect himself while crouching; when running, he can knock enemies away just like the Koopa shells he kicks. Finally, Shell Mario can swim better underwater.