Of course so have a lot of other people, and I've tried several Mario knock-offs. Super Mario Bros is the greatest game ever. It's not playable (not in the sense of a game at least, only a tech demo), but programmers (Visual Basic 6) may want to take a look. I never finished it, or even got very far into development, but below is the original outline of its planned (and some current) features. I decided a while back to create an open-source port of Super Mario Bros. These emulators have many great features, including saving and loading you current game state, so be sure to read the text files accompanying the emulators.Īnd finally, here are the tools I used to create the game, in case you are interested. Now open up the emulator and go to "File > Load ROM." (or "Main > Load ROM" if using RockNES) to open Mario Bash.
First off, extract the emulator and the Mario Bash zip files to the same directory (I use C:\Games\NES). A very good alternative to NESticle is RockNES, which I find runs perfectly under XP.Īgain, if you are unfamiliar with emulation, I'll give you a few tips here. Both versions are included in the zip file. If you have Windows XP that's fine too, just make sure to run the Windows version of NESticle (NESTCL95). If you have a computer running Windows 98 (or 95 or ME), you should definitely use NESticle. The best by far is NESticle, which comes in two versions, DOS and Windows. I recommend Googling for a modern emulator //2017). If you are unfamiliar with emulation, basically all you need to do is to download an NES emulator (which mimics the NES hardware), and the ROM (the game itself).īelow I have provided for download the ROM of Mario Bash, a ROM of the original Super Mario Bros., as well as a couple of my favorite NES emulators (this was as of 2007.
But the reason I made Mario Bash, aside from the fact that I just enjoyed doing it (and playing it), is because most of the Mario edits I have played fall under one of two categories: either they only update the graphics and keep the original stages, or the new stages created (which is usually only stages 1-1 through 1-4) simply border on the edge of impossibility.īecause Super Mario Bash is based on the Nintendo original, it is not a stand-alone game. I can't take credit for most of the new graphics - the ones used are a compilation of graphics from the Japanese version of Mario 2, as well as other Mario edits (and there are several other Mario edits). Bash Software: Super Mario Bash « Back to main page