Super Mario Bros. 35

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  • Summary: Super Mario Bros. with a 35-player twist. Race against time, defeat enemies, and sabotage your opponents in an online battle to be the last Mario standing. Classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay gets an adrenaline boost. Each player is given the same timed stage, but you must defeat enemies toSuper Mario Bros. with a 35-player twist. Race against time, defeat enemies, and sabotage your opponents in an online battle to be the last Mario standing. Classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay gets an adrenaline boost. Each player is given the same timed stage, but you must defeat enemies to earn extra time and attack your opponents. Don’t forget to pick up some coins on your way—they can be used to get in-game items like power-ups. With speed, skill, and strategy, you could be the last Mario standing.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. KeenGamer
    Oct 5, 2020
    100
    The original Super Mario Bros. is a game that has been there for me since childhood. It's always been a nostalgic security blanket, the video game equivalent of comfort food. It's nice and familiar, but not especially challenging or exciting. Super Mario Bros. 35 took this classic and truly gave it new life. I feel excited, tense and downright giddy about this game for the first time since I was a child.
  2. Everyeye.it
    Oct 5, 2020
    85
    Wisely blending the exuberance of battle royale with the dictates of the most famous platformer on the face of the earth, the title shows off the potential typical of memorable experiences, which from ideal "hit and run" pastimes are soon transformed into real videogame magnets, which the closer you get, the harder it becomes to break away.
  3. Switch Player
    Oct 5, 2020
    80
    Slick mechanics, smooth controls, and faithfulness to the source material make Mario 35 another successful battle royale hybrid from Akira. Nintendo demonstrates yet again their willingness to experiment with sacred IP, and the result is something we’ve never seen before.
  4. Video Chums
    Oct 1, 2020
    75
    I'm loving Super Mario Bros. 35 and can't wait for the many inevitable updates that it'll receive in the coming months. The blend of its highly competitive online structure with classic 8-bit gameplay is simply a blast and I hope to see you online, too.
  5. Nintendo Insider
    Oct 12, 2020
    70
    I was pleasantly surprised to find a fair amount of replay value and challenge baked into the experience here. Not only do you level up through playing matches, but there are also daily challenges and special game modes that change over time. Still, as much fun as it is to play against other players, there’s only so much this can do to make things feel fresh. You’ll soon be a bit sick of seeing the same levels and wish that there were more Mario titles, or even more classic Nintendo games.
  6. Attack of the Fanboy
    Oct 8, 2020
    70
    Super Mario Bros. 35 is a flawed game in some ways while offering something new and unique and a whole lot of fun in others.
  7. Screen Rant
    Oct 8, 2020
    60
    Despite everything Super Mario Bros. 35 offers and the fun it provides, it's the lack of security in the investment of time that players make that overshadows the experience. While it's fun on its own, a big part of its appeal is situated in how much fun it is to unlock options and sink more time into it, which will amount to nothing in March - and in that light, this game is difficult to recommend outside of a few brief sessions.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. Halyo
    Oct 6, 2020
    10
    Best game ever dragged down entirely by balancing issues (in part due to the game being in the early stage still).
    There's a voting system    Best game ever dragged down entirely by balancing issues (in part due to the game being in the early stage still).
    There's a voting system for the stages that will appear, and at the beginning of the run, you'll encounter endless 1-2s, 1-1s and 2-2s. There's a warp at the end of 2-2, which lets you chose from 3 levels taken from the pool of stages that got votes. If you encounter a later level, the lack of incentive to complete later levels makes it so that looping 2-2 - 1-2 is the route taken by many players. You may only encounter harder levels later on in the run, after a whole lot of the same few levels.
    It's not only a problem with stages that repeat, but ennemies as well. I've won multiple times, yet I've encountered bullet bills only once.
    The voting system needs to get fixed, or there needs to be some matchmaking added.    … Expand
  2. alan2pc
    Oct 8, 2020
    9
    Seriously awesome free to play battle royal game. The roulette makes mistakes very forgiving as you can stack up coins to buy power ups.Seriously awesome free to play battle royal game. The roulette makes mistakes very forgiving as you can stack up coins to buy power ups. It’s a great balance between executing combos to rack up additional time, hoarding coins to buy power ups, and killing tough enemies as fast as possible to send other players’ way. Plus, 35 is just the right amount of competition. I could only win Tetris 99 about 10% of the time but I win this one 30% of the time and it feels just as good when I do!… Expand
  4. mtkf
    Oct 6, 2020
    9
    Very fun and addictive gameplay. Hope they keep it on the eshop and don't take it down in March.
  5. MinePlay512
    Oct 2, 2020
    8
    It's a very fun solid game that let's you play the classic Super Mario Bros with other players. The thing is that once it's March 2021, it's no more.
  6. ItsDaDoc
    Oct 7, 2020
    8
    Generally a very fun and enjoyable game, but some of the mechanics are confusing to newcomers, and it also sucks that it's only playable untilGenerally a very fun and enjoyable game, but some of the mechanics are confusing to newcomers, and it also sucks that it's only playable until March 31st.… Expand
  7. Dibong
    Oct 3, 2020
    7
    I think idea for game is vey fun but
    execution i not so good. Still game is very fun but i think this game have more
    potential than this,    I think idea for game is vey fun but
    execution i not so good. Still game is very fun but i think this game have more
    potential than this, there is small amount of content and i think tetris 99 formula is not fitting well this idea but but we must remember that the game is free.    … Expand
  8. pariz
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    There's a lot of strategy to the original formula and Super Mario Bros has never been this fun.

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