History VideoGame / SuperMarioBros35

** Course progression: Before joining a match, every player selects a course, and all selected courses are placed into a list ordered by player level (lowest to highest, resulting in levels being ''kinda'' ordered from earliest to latest but still pretty random) and all players play through the same "world" of 35 courses in order. Warp Zones allow skipping forward in the list by two to five places, depending on which pipe you select.

** Course progression: Before joining a match, every player selects a course, and all selected courses are shuffled (with later courses being biased towards the end of the list, though they still ''can'' show up early) and all players play through the same "world" of 35 courses in order. Warp Zones allow skipping forward in the list by two to five places, depending on which pipe you select.
** Unlocking new levels is simply clearing them when it shows up. Should you somehow skip courses, you have to select the earliest uncleared course (denoted by not having a flag symbol) in the course select screen and clear it in the match to unlock those you missed. Annoyingly, ''winning the match'' before you finish the course will prevent you from earning the clear.

* CompetitiveBalance: Fire Flowers quickly remove enemies from the screen, but because they don't combo, they only earn +1 second per kill, which will bite you in the ass if you rely on it too much during the endgame when the countdown begins to accelerate.

* CosmeticAward: After completing every stage at least once, Luigi becomes playable. However, he doesn't have his physics from ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels The Lost Levels]]'', making him just a PaletteSwap of Mario.

* ArcNumber: 35, befitting the 35th anniversary of ''Super Mario Bros''. There are 35 players in a match, you start with 35 seconds of time, and Special Battles frequently have 35 of something (such as starting with 35 coins).

* CosmeticAward: After reaching level 100, Luigi becomes playable. However, he doesn't have his physics from ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels The Lost Levels]]'', making him just a PaletteSwap of Mario.

** It was assumed that only Mario was playable, but it is possible to play as Luigi after reaching level 100 and holding L as you start a new game. There wasn't any indication this was possible ''anywhere''.

* SecretCharacter: Luigi becomes playable once you reach level 100. To play as him, hold L when you start a match.

* CosmeticAward: After reaching level 100, Luigi becomes playable. However, he doesn't have his physics from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels The Lost Levels]], making him just a PaletteSwamp of Mario.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes:
** Icons are earned by leveling up.
** After reaching level 100, you can play as Luigi. However, he doesn't have his physics from ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels The Lost Levels]]'', making him just a PaletteSwap of Mario

* {{Determinator}}: Hammer Bros. and Bowsers chase after Mario should he pass them.

** After reaching level 100, you can play as Luigi. However, he doesn't have his physics from ''The Lost Levels'', making him just a PaletteSwap of Mario

** After reaching level 100, you can play as Luigi. However, he's only a PaletteSwap of Mario.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Icons are earned by leveling up.

* ArtifactTitle: Luigi isn’t playable in this game, so it's not really Super Mario ''Bros'' anymore.

* DemotedToExtra: Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach don't appear in the game even if you beat 8-4, but do appear as selectable icons.

* WarpZone: Present in the same locations. The pipes this time skip one, two or three levels in the course progression instead of going to the first level in a predetermined world.

* OneHitKill: Bowser will instantly be defeated should a kicked Koopa or Buzzy Beetle shell hit him, but the collision will mutually wipe out the shell. POW Blocks and Super Stars also defeat him in one hit.

* OneHitKill: Bowser will instantly be defeated should a kicked Koopa shell hit him, but the collision will mutually wipe out the shell. POW Blocks and Super Stars also defeat him in one hit.

* SuddenDeath: If the last two players drag the game on for too long, the timer for both of them will turn red and never stop counting down quickly. It initially counts down at quadruple speed, but should both players ''still'' manage to hang on for a long time, it will start counting down at x10 speed.

* OneHitKill: Bowser will instantly be defeated should a kicked Koopa shell hit him. POW Blocks and Super Stars also defeat him in one hit.

* OneHitKill: Bowser will instantly be defeated should a kicked Koopa shell hit him. POW Blocks and Super Stars also defeat him in one hit.

* {{Determinator}}: Hammer Bros. and Bowsers chase after Mario should he pass them.
* DroughtLevelOfDoom: Any course that doesn't have a line of enemies (native or sent) to chain time is this, particularly in water and castle levels. Reaching an empty level with a fast, red timer typically spells doom for the player.

* OneHitKill: All enemies can be defeated by kicking a Koopa shell into them, including Bowser.

* AdaptedOut: The Bowsers at the end of the first 7 castles are no longer [[ActuallyADoombot common enemies in disguise]][[labelnote:*]]as shown when defeated by fireballs[[/labelnote]]; they have all been replaced with the real Bowser.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Various gameplay elements from later ''Mario'' games are implemented here:

* ZergRush: The more enemies killed, the more enemies that enter rotation. By the time a match enters the last few players, the duplicate enemies still in rotation will stack up on those players and can cause their queue to be ''swarmed'' by foes. For even more shenanigans, those players can pass the enemies between them by mass-killing them via Fire Flowers, Stars, or POW Blocks.

* ArtifactTitle: The “Bros.” in the title has become this since Luigi isn’t playable.

* BonusStage: Defeated enemies are never sent in these areas but continue to stack. Once the player returns to the main course, all of them emerge at their positions.