Mario Bros (Atari)
Platform: Commodore 64
Region: pal
Controller: joy
Genre: Arcade, Platformer
Gametype: Undefined
Release Year: 1984
Developer: Atari inc.
Publisher: Atari inc.Gregg A. Tavares
Players: 1-2
Programmer: Gregg A. Tavares
Musician: Gregg A. Tavares
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Atarisoft version.

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(From GTW64):

Coding: Gregg A. Tavares
Graphics: Gregg A. Tavares
Sound: Unknown

Firstly… this is not the same as the Ocean version released version that came in around 1986/87… but Atarisoft were actually doing an official conversion themselves back in the early 80′s.

We learn of this conversion thanks to Mat Allen who has documented the conversion briefly in Digital Press. The game itself seems to have sneaked out and was on Gamebase (Which is the entry we have borrowed).

The game never quite made it to proper release due to the market crash sadly. Eventually Ocean software did their own version of the game which was a little better (Mainly thanks to Fred Gray’s excellent music).

We’re not sure how the game got leaked, but we hope to someday learn more from the game’s author Gregg to see what exactly happened.

Do you know more?

Contributions: Mat Allen, Martin/Stadium 64

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Mario and Luigi, the best plumbers in the world, have a real job on their hands. A host of characters have taken over the sewers, and the brothers must clear them out of the pipes.

The platform puzzle which first introduced Luigi to the world has both single and multiplayer action with two differing game types, but with the same objective. Crabs, turtles and fighter flies must be cleared out by jumping underneath the platform they sit on, then kicking them away. Each level is cleared when a set number of coins is collected.

For the two player mode, the first to collect the set amount of coins wins.

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Description from the packaging:

Mario the carpenter, and his brother, Luigi, are at it again! This time they're battling a barrage a crawling pests in a house full of surprises. Help Mario brave the battle alone, or team up with a friend for a two-brother battle.
