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Super Mario Bros. 35 was a multiplayer battle royale released to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros., with the "35" referring to the fact that each match had a maximum of 35 players (see also Tetris 99).
The game used the levels of the original title with a few twists, the biggest being that defeated enemies were sent to other players (denoted by being in grayscale), which could - and very often did - lead to some crazy scenarios (Bowsers in non-castle levels! Hammer Brothers underwater! Two dozen Lakitus on-screen at once, all throwing Spinies!). To help combat this, players could pay 20 coins (collected by playing the levels and placing well in matches; no microtransactions here!) to use a Mario Kart-esque item roulette that would give a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Starman, or an automatic POW Block. Coins could also be spent before a match to start Mario off in Super, Fire, or invincible form.
Unfortunately, looming over all the fun and chaos from the start was an inexplicable built-in six-month lifespan, with the game only being playable through March 31, 2021. Nintendo's only explanation for this has been that the game was part of the 35th-Anniversary celebrations. Eyebrows were raised further when Pac-Man 99 was released a week after SMB35 was shut down.
Unused Music
While SMB35 removed the intro sequences for the underground and underwater levels, the music used in those portions was still present in the files, along with a "hurry up" version (which in SMB35 would be used once there were 5 players remaining).
Notably, the unused music is stored in sound.fspj (a file used for mainly sound effects) rather than being an audio stream alongside the other background music, and the file names suggest they would have been used when a match was about to start.
Standard ([20] WAV_20_GUESS_SE_GAME_START) |
Hurry-Up ([21] WAV_20_GUESS_SE_GAME_START_HURRY) |
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Revisional Differences
Bowser's Fire Position Bug
In the initial release, Bowsers that were sent by your opponents had a weird behavior when they shot their fire at you: their fire always went to the center of the level height, rather than the height they spawned their fire on.
This was fixed in v1.0.1.
Koopa Troopa's Shell Sound
Initially, if a kicked Koopa shell got stuck between solid blocks with only 1 tile to move in, the shell's "bump" sound played on every frame the shell hit a solid block - and since it got stuck between two solid blocks, the sound played constantly.
v1.0.2 fixed this by adding a delay for when the Koopa shell bump sound could play again.
Level Differences
For whatever reason, several levels in SMB35 had slight differences from their counterparts in the original game.
World 2-2
Super Mario Bros. 35 |
Super Mario Bros. |
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This group of three coins near the start of the level is one block higher than they are in the original game.
World 4-2
Super Mario Bros. 35 |
Super Mario Bros. |
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In the secret room with the Warp Zone to Worlds 6, 7, and 8, the small cloud next to the first mushroom platform is missing.
World 5-2
Super Mario Bros. 35 |
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Around the midpoint of the level is a platform with three Buzzy Beetles. The pit to the right of it is one block wider in the original game.
World 6-1
Super Mario Bros. 35 (pre-v1.0.2) |
Super Mario Bros. |
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In the middle of the level is a set of stairs that has a hidden 1-Up Mushroom. SMB35 originally had the stairs one block too short, which also resulted in the hidden block being lower. This was corrected in v1.0.2.
World 7-2
Super Mario Bros. 35 |
Super Mario Bros. |
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As with World 2-2 (which 7-2 is a clone of), these three coins near the start of the level are one block higher than in the original game.
World 8-1
Super Mario Bros. 35 |
Super Mario Bros. |
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The pair of clouds right before the first pipe has a two-block-wide gap between them. The original game has a one-block-wide gap, which is also the case for the other cloud pairs in SMB1 and SMB35.
Internal Project Name
The build path suggests that kuku was the game's internal name.
References
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NES/FDS | Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros 2. (FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) (Prototype, Doki Doki Panic) • Super Mario Bros. 3 |
SNES | Super Mario World (Localization Prototype) • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Prototypes) |
Satellaview | BS Super Mario USA • BS Super Mario Collection |
Nintendo 64 | Super Mario 64 (64DD Version) |
GameCube | Super Mario Sunshine (Demo) |
Wii | Super Mario Galaxy • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
Wii U | New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Luigi U • Super Mario 3D World |
Game Boy (Color) | Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe |
Game Boy Advance | Super Mario Advance • Super Mario Advance 2 • Super Mario Advance 3 • Super Mario Advance 4 |
Nintendo DS | Super Mario 64 DS • New Super Mario Bros. |
Nintendo 3DS | Super Mario 3D Land (Demo) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Nintendo Switch | Super Mario Odyssey • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe • Super Mario 3D All-Stars • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury |
iOS, Android | Super Mario Run |
Game & Watch | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. |
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Mario Kart |
Console Games | Super Mario Kart (Prototypes) • Mario Kart 64 (iQue Prototype) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Demos) • Mario Kart Wii (Mario Kart Channel) • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Prototype) |
Handheld Games | Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart DS (Demos) • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Kart Tour |
Arcade Games | Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX |
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Mario RPGs |
Super Mario RPG | Legend of the Seven Stars |
Paper Mario | Paper Mario • The Thousand-Year Door (Paper Mario 2 Demo) • Super Paper Mario • Sticker Star • Color Splash • The Origami King |
Mario & Luigi | Superstar Saga (+ Bowser's Minions) • Partners in Time • Bowser's Inside Story (+ Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Dream Team • Paper Jam |
Mario + Rabbids | Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle |
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Mario Party |
Console Games | Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 (Prototype) • Mario Party 4 (Demo) • Mario Party 5 (Demo) • Mario Party 6 (Demo) • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 • Mario Party 9 • Mario Party 10 • Super Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars |
Handheld Games | Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS |
Web Games | Mario Party 7: Bowser's Lair Hockey |
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Mario Sports |
Golf | NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf (N64, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mobile Golf |
Tennis | Mario Tennis (N64, GBC, Virtual Boy) • Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Power Tour • Mario Tennis: Power Tour - Bicep Pump • Mario Tennis Aces |
Strikers | Super Mario Strikers (Demo) • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers: Battle League |
Baseball | Mario Superstar Baseball (Mario Baseball Demo) • Mario Super Sluggers |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Beijing 2008 (DS, Wii) • Vancouver 2010 (DS, Wii) • London 2012 • Rio 2016 (Wii U) |
Other | BS Excitebike Bunbun Mario Battle Stadium • Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt + World Class Track Meet • Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix • Mario Sports Mix • Mario Pinball Land |
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Dr. Mario |
Console Games | Dr. Mario (Prototypes) • Tetris & Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario 64 • Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Dr. Luigi |
Handheld Games | Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Mario World |
Web Games | Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss |
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Super Mario Maker |
Console Games | Super Mario Maker • Super Mario Maker 2 |
Handheld Games | Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong |
Handheld Games | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Demo) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini Land Mayhem! • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
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Console Games | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge |
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Mario Paint/Artist |
Console Games | Mario Paint (Prototype) • Mario no Photopi • Mario Artist Paint Studio (Prototype) • Mario Artist Talent Studio • Mario Artist Communication Kit • Mario Artist Polygon Studio |
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Mario Bros. |
Arcade Games | Mario Bros. • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. |
Console Games | Mario Bros. • Kaettekita Mario Bros. |
Handheld Games | Mario Bros. Classic • Mario Clash |
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Luigi's Mansion |
Console Games | Luigi's Mansion • Luigi's Mansion 3 |
Handheld Games | Luigi's Mansion • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon |
Arcade Games | Luigi's Mansion Arcade |
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Mario's Picross |
Console Games | Mario's Super Picross |
Handheld Games | Mario's Picross • Picross 2 |
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Educational |
Computer Games | Mario is Missing! (DOS) • Mario's Early Years (DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing (DOS) |
Console Games | Mario is Missing! (NES) • Mario is Missing! (SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (NES) • Mario's Time Machine (SNES) • Mario's Early Years: Fun With Letters |
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Donkey Kong |
Arcade Games | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. |
Computer Games | Donkey Kong (Atari 8-bit family) (Prototype) |
Console Games | Donkey Kong (NES) • Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) |
Handheld Games | Donkey Kong (Game Boy) |
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Wrecking Crew |
Console Games | Wrecking Crew • Wrecking Crew '98 |
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Captain Toad |
Nintendo 3DS, Switch | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
Wii U | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
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Other |
Arcade Games | Mario Roulette |
Computer Games | Mario's Game Gallery |
Console Games | I am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater • Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Mario & Wario • Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version • Yoshi's Safari • Hotel Mario • Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Fortune Street |
Handheld Games | Jaguar Mishin Sashi Senyou Soft: Mario Family • Super Princess Peach • Photos with Mario • Mario Clock |
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See Also |
Donkey Kong • Wario • Yoshi |