Super Mario Bros. now available on the Virtual Console

Posted Dec 25, 2006 at 3:46AM EST by Karl B.

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Twenty years ago a lot of kids woke up to find Super Mario Bros. under the Christmas tree, and now we wake up to find it available for download on the Virtual Console.

Yes folks, you can now play what is probably the best-known and most-played game of all time on your Wiis, thanks to Nintendo. You can download this classic game for just 500 Wii Points.

Apart from everybody's favorite plumber, four other classics are now available on the VC. Here's all the info you'll need, courtesy of Portable Planet:

• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (Super NES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
• Super Castlevania IV (Super NES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
• Toe Jam & Earl (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
• R-TYPE (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)

Via Portable Planet

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# No xmas surprise for UK — Guest 2006-12-25 05:33

I assumed that these would be for UK too, but from just checking it's not looking likely.



Was looking forward to these too. Where's Nintendo's christmas present for the UK audience?

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# uk vg — Guest 2006-12-25 05:57

any 1 know when the uk is gettin these games?

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# yes! — Guest 2006-12-25 07:23

where is the UK stuff???

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# Wii — Guest 2006-12-25 07:46

Super Mario bros......... sad...... is there any online playable games yet for this doomed console

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# uk — Guest 2006-12-25 07:50

has toejam and earl don't they? bah can't remember but I had a look this morning

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# ... — Guest 2006-12-25 08:07

Europe gets its weekly vc updates at friday, so i expect smb at that day. Monday is usal us vc refresh day, just coincedence xmas fell on that day too.

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# yes — Guest 2006-12-25 08:09

This is awesome! I downloaded them beasts this morning and I'm one proud Wii Owner.



And as far as this 'doomed' console as you say you can eat your hat cuz the Wii is just like the DS and can't stop selling

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# ... — Guest 2006-12-25 10:20

Strange....why is R-Type, a TG16 game, 800 points? All other TG16 games are only 600 points

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# Simply Put — Guest 2006-12-25 10:24

. . . It's R-Type that's why!!!

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# Dang — Guest 2006-12-25 14:57

It's not available on my Au wii. I did downloaad the original mario bros. and donkey kong.

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# seriously — Guest 2006-12-25 15:40

seriously, everyone in the world has SMB so shouldnt it go for free or at least a bit cheaper? its worth buying but still

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# Rtype — Guest 2006-12-25 20:59

...is more expensive because its really the only TG16 game that gained popularity with the "nintendo crowd". Its going to sell, so why not make it worth more?

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# This guy is gay — Danman 2006-12-26 02:47

Just cause you cant admire this games history, doest mean you have to say its sad, SMB is the greatest game ever and anyway the wii beats whatever console your a fanboy of

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# ... — Guest 2006-12-26 05:25

this really needs to be free...

Why pay $5 for games I already bought.

Actually, I already bought this game twice...

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