Editing Mario Bros.

|subtitle = ''Mario Bros.''

|name = Mario Bros.

|universe = {{uv|Mario}}

|games = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|availability = [[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''Brawl'')<br>[[Starter stage|Starter]] (''Ultimate'')

|unlockcriteria = Clear [[Event 19: Wario Bros.]]

|interwiki = mariowiki

|interwikiname = Super Mario Wiki

}}

'''Mario Bros.''' ({{ja|マリオブラザーズ|Mario Burazāzu}}, ''Mario Bros.'') is a stage that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and is based on the [[mariowiki:Mario Bros. (game)|arcade game of the same name]]. The versus mode level in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. 3}}'' (and its SNES/[[Wii]] counterpart ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario All-Stars}}'') and in ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. Wii}}'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Wii, respectively, were also designed after this game.

==Stage overview==

===Stage Mechanics===

If a Shellcreeper/Sidestepper runs into another Shellcreeper/Sidestepper (flipped or unflipped) or a player, it will change direction. The bottom pipes warp the enemies back to the adjacent top pipes. This effectively creates a "safe-zone" where players can constantly avoid the Shellcreepers, at the cost of being considerably closer to the blast lines. In-between the edge of the stage and the side blast lines, there is a "warp zone". Any Shellcreeper/Sidestepper that goes through this zone (except when thrown) will warp to the exact opposite warp zone and continue moving. This "warp zone" does not apply to players in ''Brawl'' but does in ''Ultimate'' if they get within 25 units of the blast zone (off-screen enough to hide the fighter in most cases).

==Origin==

This stage is based on the design of the first two "Phases" of the arcade game ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Bros.}}'' In ''Mario Bros.'', there are turtle enemies called "Shellcreepers" and crab enemies called "Sidesteppers". Shellcreepers and Sidesteppers come out of the top pipes and return through the bottom pipes. To defeat the enemies, the player has to knock them over from underneath the platforms, then kick them from the side. The player can also be knocked over if another player hits them from below, but all they do is jump a bit. In a pinch, the POW Block can be used to knock over every enemy on the screen. If the player leaves the enemies alone long enough, they get back up, change color, and move faster. All of these elements have been retained in the Mario Bros. stage.

Additionally, some elements have been modified for the stage. When an enemy is knocked out in ''Smash'', the player can pick it up and throw it at other players as a projectile. In ''Mario Bros.'', red and green {{iw|mariowiki|Fireball|Mario Bros.}}s can appear and travel across the stage. The red fireballs bounce off the ground as they go by, while the green ones don't succumb to gravity. This stage has only the green fireball, which still follows the same physics as the original game. Also in ''Mario Bros.'', both the player and enemies can {{iw|wikipedia|wraparound|video games}} the screen; exiting through one side results in reappearing on the other. In ''Brawl'', this only applies to enemies, and players are still bound by blast lines. In ''Ultimate'', the mechanic is more similar to [[Balloon Fight]]; players can wraparound the screen, but during knockback, the blast lines take effect.

==Tournament legality==

This stage is [[banned stage|banned]] in all tournaments, due to the Shellcreepers, Sidesteppers, and the Flame drastically altering gameplay, focusing more on throwing the projectiles rather than using other attacks, and all three are overly powerful stage hazards. Because of the Shellcreepers and Sidesteppers, characters with [[Reflection|reflectors]] have a huge advantage over characters that lack them. The stage also has a large size, walk off stage edges allowing for chain throws off the sides, and platforms creating [[Cave of life|caves of life]] allowing unusually high damage percentages.

==Gallery==

==Trivia==

*Even though this stage belongs to the {{uv|Mario}} universe, it serves as {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}'s home stage in {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} and [[All-Star Mode]] since he is the only character in ''Brawl'' without a proper home stage, and a medley of tracks from the two NES/Famicom games that used R.O.B. (''Gyromite'' and ''Stack-Up'', though only the former is mentioned in the track's title) is available in this stage.  When this stage is not unlocked, [[Delfino Plaza]] is R.O.B.'s home stage.

*In ''Brawl'', all the music tracks on the stage are derived from at least one NES/Famicom game.  

*On most stages, the camera will zoom in and out during gameplay depending on how close or far the characters are from each other. Mario Bros., [[Flat Zone 2]], [[Flat Zone X]], [[Pac-Land]], and [[Balloon Fight]] are exceptions to this rule; the camera stays in a fixed position to give a view of the entire stage.

*There is a glitch that will turn Shellcreepers and Sidesteppers invisible while flipping them until they flip themselves back over. It is unknown how this glitch is triggered.

*In ''Ultimate'', on all forms of this stage, characters will make the same running and skidding noises as the Mario Bros. did in the original 1983 arcade game when moving or turning, though the sounds are from the 1983 NES version.

*in ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [[Training Mode]], the Shellcreepers and Sidesteppers do not freeze when the settings appear, unlike most other stage hazards. This allows them to walk past the bottom warp pipes without going into them.

*Characters that follow fighters (the partner [[Ice Climbers (SSBU)|Ice Climber]], {{SSBU|Olimar}}'s Pikmin, {{SSBU|Rosalina}}'s Luma) can get confused on how to follow when the fighter wraps around the screen, either running faster to catch up and overshooting or running towards the opposite side. This scenario happens more often if the fighter has their speed increased (such as wearing a [[Bunny Hood]] or using certain spirits).

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