Mario Bros. 1983

Is it still worth playing?

Mario and his brother Luigi clear the sewers of New York of turtle like creatures, giant flies and crabs in this 1983 arcade platform game, which two players can play together. Enemies come out of pipes and cannot be stomped: you hit the platform under one to flip it onto its back, then kick it away, before it recovers. Four kinds of enemy appear, one of which turns platforms into ice, and later rounds add fireballs and falling icicles. The POW block in the middle flips every enemy touching a platform, but only three times. The screen wraps around, so leaving one side brings you back on the other. It was the first game to feature Luigi, and its floating coins and enemy turtles carried over to Super Mario Bros. Every round fits on one screen and uses only running and jumping, so it is quick to learn today.