New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. is a Nintendo DS action game released in 2006. It centers on platform traversal, story, case, or mission progress, and resource or business management and arranges its main commands and information around the handheld's dual screens, touch input, and physical buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.9 / 10
About this game
New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game for the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless game Mario Vs. Luigi, as well as a minigame mode for up to four players. The gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. is very much like that of the classic 2D platformers, mostly Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and substantially builds upon them to create gameplay both classic and contemporary. As the game is on DS, the touch screen allows players to store an additional power-up and view the… In this Nintendo DS release, platform traversal, story, case, or mission progress, and resource or business management form the main playable structure. Stages build pressure through enemy patterns, routes, and changing objectives. The dual screens, stylus, and buttons divide commands from status information where the design calls for it. Dual-screen information, animation, and hit feedback determine readability, while touch or button mapping, collision rules, and retry costs can interrupt continuous play. This description applies to the Nintendo DS edition and does not import modes, presentation upgrades, or convenience features from home-console versions, mobile adaptations, later ports, or remakes.
Collected in series
Super Mario is Nintendo’s platform-adventure series, first launched in 1985. Mario and his friends leap through the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond, exploring colorful worlds and tackling playful challenges. Mushrooms, coins, pipes and surprising power-ups make every adventure full of discoveries.
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优秀 Nintendo DS action experience
New Super Mario Bros. centers on platform traversal, story, case, or mission progress, and resource or business management. Stages build pressure through enemy patterns, routes, and changing objectives, giving the Nintendo DS release recognizable goals and a coherent portable rhythm. Dual-screen information, animation, and hit feedback determine readability. Its value comes from how the main rules work with the handheld interface, while variety and room for mastery determine the longer-term appeal. Touch or button mapping, collision rules, and retry costs can interrupt continuous play, which is the principal limitation on original hardware. GameNavo scores this concrete release across four independently judged dimensions and does not use press aggregates, user ratings, source length, media count, title recognition, or features from another platform.
Strengths
- platform traversal, and story, case, or mission progress provide a readable mechanical foundation.
- Progress is divided into understandable stages, tasks, matches, or chapters.
- Presentation and interface feedback support the main rules.
Weaknesses
- Touch or button mapping, collision rules, and retry costs can interrupt continuous play.
- Original language, multiplayer hardware, or touch conditions may affect present-day use.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy action games, accept Nintendo DS-era interface conventions, and want to assess the original handheld release on its own terms.
Play notes: This review covers the Nintendo DS release without emulator save states, speed-up, or later-port features and does not represent a complete playthrough.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Stages build pressure through enemy patterns, routes, and changing objectives. The 8.8 score weighs variety, repetition, difficulty progression, recovery after failure, and replay value rather than nominal length or source volume. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The core loop is assessed through platform traversal, story, case, or mission progress, and resource or business management, including rule depth, control feedback, and room for mastery. The 9.0 score applies to this DS release and excludes title recognition and external ratings. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Dual-screen information, animation, and hit feedback determine readability. The 9.0 score judges art, sound, interface, dual-screen use, and touch presentation against Nintendo DS-era conditions. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Touch or button mapping, collision rules, and retry costs can interrupt continuous play. The 8.5 score covers original-hardware response, information clarity, saving, language, and accessory requirements without emulator conveniences. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 2006
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- 2D GraphicsPlatformingReal-time CombatStory-drivenReplayableResource ManagementFast-pacedSolo-friendlySide-scrollingPlayer versus PlayerDodgeLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Wii UWorldwide2015
- Nintendo DSWorldwide2006
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