Mario Bros. Retrospective Part 2 - The Keys to the Kingdom
26Welcome to Part 2 of our Mario Bros. retrospective!
In this episode, we take a look at the Bros. first Super adventure, some bizarre spinoffs, and the timeless tale of two completely different games called Super Mario Bros. 2.
In this series, we aim to tell the story of the Mario Bros. series as it unfolded for North American audiences. That said, this episode delves a bit more deeply into the Japanese side of things because it's impossible to understand the full scope of what was going on with the Mario franchise without looking at what was happening overseas.
But back to the point, we are not only looking at the games themselves, but the historical context surrounding them, and what it was like being a fan as these games were being released.
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - The Video Game Crash of 1983
03:06 - Super Mario Bros.
07:49 - Vs. Wrecking Crew
09:23 - Vs. Super Mario Bros.
10:09 - Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
12:41 - Super Mario Bros. Special
13:44 - Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)
15:31 - Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
18:02 - Super Mario Bros. 2
The music at the beginning of this video is from Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration and was composed by Bob Baffy. If you're interested in video game history, you should absolutely play that game.
Want to learn more about Mario Bros.? Please watch the fantastic Video Works series by Jeremy Parish. https://youtu.be/cdUDvoGFp8s?si=8tZLecvzwVAtWLIJ
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