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"超级马里奥兄弟" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

"Super Mario Brothers" -- Informal title

"Super Irmãos" -- Brazilian Gradiente title

"SMB" -- Abbreviated title

"Mario 1" -- Informal title

"スーパーマリオブラザーズ" -- Japanese spelling

"슈퍼 마리오브라더스" -- Korean spelling

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EGM February 2006 - #1 out of 200 Games of their Time

FLUX Issue #4 - #66 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time" list

Game Informer August 2001 (Issue 100) - #2 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time list" October 2005 (Issue 138) - one of the "Top 25 Most Influential Games of All Time"

IGN #1 Game of All Time (or revolutionary graphics and gameplay at the time of its release)

Official Nintendo Magazine Greatest Nintendo Game

Power Play 1987 - Best NES Game '87

Retro Gamer October 2004 (Issue #9) – #24 Best Game Of All Time (Readers' Vote) Issue 37 - #23 in the "Top 25 Platformers of All Time" poll



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