In recent decades, there were many game systems that were created and put out for sale.
One well-known system was made by Nintendo.
It was named the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Even today, Super Mario games are still very widely known.
They are the most popular-selling games in history.
Many variations of these games have been created for different systems.
The Super Mario Brothers game came with the NES.
This game has a two-player mode.
The good guy has to face many obstacles, some of them including difficult paths with enemies and high jumps.
The object of the game is to save princess Toadstool from King Koopa, the bad guy.
The character travels through the levels in a left to right direction.
During the levels, the character gets points, obtains extra lives, and gets various power-ups.
Some of the power-ups include the mushroom, which enlarges the character; and there's also a flower, which gives the character firepower.
With the firepower, the character can shoot most the enemies off the screen.
Super Mario 2 is unlike the first.
Two versions of the second game exist.
One is the Lost Levels and the other is Super Mario 2.
Lost Levels was only released in Japan due to concerns that the game was too difficult for other people in other countries.
In the second game, the main character has a nightmare.
The protagonist discovers his nightmare after the end of the game.
This game gives players the option to choose four different characters.
Each of these characters can do different things.
For example, the princess can glide, while Luigi can jump higher.
Characters have to throw items at other enemies in order to kill them.
Enemies cannot be jumped on and killed.
There are no question boxes in this game.
If a player wants to get a power-up, they have to find a potion, drop it on the ground, go in the door, and find the power-up.
One interesting thing about this game is the final boss.
What's interesting about it is that vegetables have to be thrown in his mouth to defeat him.
After Wort is defeated, a door appears and the player goes to a celebration.
Afterwords, the main character awakens from his nightmare and realizes it's only a dream.
Super Mario brothers 3 is another major game in the series.
This game is considered to be the best game in this series.
This game resembles the first more than it does the second.
A two-player mode is available.
One interesting aspect about this game is the power-ups.
The mushroom and the flower are of the same function as they are in the first game.
However, there is a leaf and it turns the character into a raccoon.
There's also a hammer brother suit, a frog suit, or tenuki suit.
Each power-up does something different.
Opportunities to collect power-ups throughout the game are ample.
The nice thing about this game is that the power-ups can be used on the map where the levels are selected.
This is the only game in the series that offers this option.
This option makes it much easier to beat this game.
This group of three NES games is considered the most popular series ever.
Many Super Mario games that are created today use ideas from this series of games.