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Game

Punch Ball Mario Bros.

1984 · PC-8800 Series · Sharp X1 · FM-7 · NEC PC-6000 Series · Platform · Arcade

About this game

Punch Ball Mario Bros. is very similar to Mario Bros., but with new objects called Punch Balls that could now be thrown to stun enemies. Once stunned, the hit enemy could be hit like normal. The details of the licensing of this game are not clear, but Punch Ball Mario Bros. is probably one of the earliest licensed Mario games. It is unknown why Hudson Soft was permitted the rights to and chose to make the game.

While humanity has evolved throughout the ages, mastering fire and developing advanced technology, some people such as Mario and Luigi are primitive people who do not know of modern society and must use "stone balls" and their jumping abilities to defend themselves from outsiders.

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Game facts

Release date

Oct 5, 1984

Developer

Hudson Soft

Publisher

Hudson Soft

Platforms

PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, FM-7, NEC PC-6000 Series

Genres

Platform, Arcade

Themes

Action

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Franchise

Mario

Perspective

Side view

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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