Play Vs. Super Mario Bros. online
2 players online · taking turns · everyone on their own device How online multiplayer works
The Mario you know, only meaner, and with a quarter on the line.
Play nowFree, right in your browser, nothing to install.
- Year
- 1986
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Players
- 2 players, alternating turns
- Genres
- Platformers
- Decade
- '80s arcade games
Plenty of people never knew Super Mario Bros. had its own arcade cabinet. Vs. Super Mario Bros. showed up in 1986 with the same plumber, the same pipes and the same Bowser, but with nastier traps built to make every quarter go faster.
It was the kind of oddball machine you'd stumble onto at a bowling alley or arcade, and it caught off guard the kids who had the home version memorized. On UsuArcade it sits in a cabinet in our virtual arcade: hit INSERT COIN and race for the flagpole, on your phone or computer.
History
Nintendo released it on its VS. System, cabinets that brought the company's console games into arcades with tweaks for the coin-op business.
This version mixes stages from the original with remixed ones and a few that later turned up in the Japanese sequel, with more enemies, tougher jumps and fewer freebies.
How to play
Run and jump right as Mario, stomping Goombas, dodging Koopas and busting blocks. The mushroom makes you grow, the flower lets you throw fireballs and the star makes you invincible for a bit.
Reach the flagpole at the end of each level and take down Bowser in the castles. These stages are harder than the home version, so take it slow and protect your lives. On the cabinet, one button runs and throws fireballs and the other jumps; lose your last life and you get a few seconds to continue with another coin.
Fun facts
- It ran on Nintendo's VS. System arcade hardware.
- It includes stages that later showed up in the Japanese Super Mario Bros. sequel.
- Two players take turns as Mario and Luigi.
In the arcade
Vs. Super Mario Bros. is a take-turns game, and that's how it plays on UsuArcade, just online: invite your friend to your cabinet before you start and trade turns, you as Mario and your buddy as Luigi, each on your own phone or PC. While one plays, the other watches live.
Nothing to install: it runs in your browser and every game starts with INSERT COIN, free. Everyone else in the arcade can watch and chat. Still hungry for platformers? The arcade also has Donkey Kong, where Mario made his debut jumping barrels, Wonder Boy and Bubble Bobble.
FAQ
Can I play Vs. Super Mario Bros. online with a friend?
Yes, taking turns online, each on your own device: just like the original arcade, one of you plays Mario and the other Luigi, alternating in the same game. While one plays, the other watches.
What year did Vs. Super Mario Bros. come out?
1986, from Nintendo.
Is it the same as Super Mario Bros. on the NES?
Not quite. It shares the same base, but several levels are changed and it's a lot harder.
How many players is it?
One or two players, taking turns as Mario and Luigi.
Does it cost anything to play?
No. It's free: every game starts with INSERT COIN, no payments and nothing to install.
