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|developer=[[Nintendo]]

|publisher=Nintendo

|genre=Platform

|modes=Single-player, Vs. Multiplayer, Mini-games (single-card and multi-card DS download play supported)

|platforms=[[Nintendo DS]]

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==Story==

[[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] were walking together around [[Peach's Castle]], when a mysterious thundercloud appeared, and struck the castle with lightning. [[Mario]] went to investigate, and while he was there, [[Bowser Jr.]] sneaked up behind a bush and kidnapped Peach. Mario followed, and Bowser Jr. dragged her behind him through eight different worlds.  

The end of the first world has Bowser as its boss, unusually.  Even more surprising, after Mario presses a switch that destroys the floor and Bowser falls into the pit of lava, the king's flesh is burned off and he becomes a [[Dry Bones]]-like version of himself (known as [[Dry Bowser]]).  Later, at World 8, Mario has to face this undead version of Bowser as the penultimate boss in the game. Dry Bowser falls into a pit, but Bowser Jr. somehow finds his father's bones, and he revives him by tossing his remains into a bubbling cauldron of some magic potion, which results in not only Bowser returning from the dead, but growing roughly three times his size.   

At the end, Bowser and his son fight Mario together, but Mario defeats them (again), sending the two into yet another pit. After the ending sequence, Bowser Jr. is shown dragging his unconscious father across the castle floor.  When he notices the player watching him, he shouts something and then continues on with his task.

==Gameplay==

===Controls===

''New Super Mario Bros.'' is very much like ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in terms of gameplay, but new features have been added. One of two control options can be selected in the Options menu: Jumping with A/B and Running with X/Y, or Jumping with A/Y and Running with B/X. Mario is controlled with the D-Pad, and the Touch Screen is only required to activate the stored item, which is used in the same style as in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When Mario enters a pipe to a secret area, the top screen and the touch screen are switched, and gameplay continues on the touch screen as long as Mario is in that area. In that case, the stored item cannot be activated.

The [[Wall Jump]] makes its first appearance in a 2D game since being introduced to 3D Mario games with ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. In contrast to the 3D games, Mario has to slide down a wall for a considerable amount of time before being able to jump. This technique lets Mario or Luigi reach new areas by bouncing off the side of any wall or vertical object, and is useful for escaping from a fall down a hole. Mario has the ability to [[Ground Pound]] by pressing down when in the air, allowing him to smash blocks downward. There are different power-ups, like the [[Blue Koopa Shell]] that lets Mario travel like a kicked Koopa Troopa shell, the [[Mega Mushroom]] that makes the player grow about three to five times Mario's size (also seen in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''), and the [[Mini Mushroom]] which causes Mario to grow about half of [[Small Mario]]'s size. However, some items remain unchanged, such as the [[Super Mushroom]], and the [[Fire Flower]].

Another secret is Challenge Mode. This means the player cannot scroll the screen to the left or downward. To unlock it, the player should go to the map screen (any world) and press START, L, R, L, R, X, X, Y, Y. It will also show an arrow pointing right on the world maps and levels touch screen. This means that the player cannot turn back in all the courses (including castles), which adds the feeling of the original game even more.

==Worlds==

==Characters==

==Enemies==

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|[[Ball and Chain]] || [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]] || Spiked Ball attached to a chain on a block. It spins around and is indestructible.

==Bosses==

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|[[Bowser Jr.]] || All the Worlds || The player needs to jump on him three times. In later worlds, he'll hide in his shell, so the player needs to jump on the [[Green Shell|Green Shells]] he throws and throw them back at him, then jump on him, three times.

==Items==

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|[[Big Star]] || In Mario Vs. Luigi it helps Mario or Luigi win. In the real game, it helps you to unlock certain toad houses and backgrounds.

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|[[Mega Mushroom]] || Makes Mario into [[Mega Mario]].

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|[[Red Ring]] || Makes 8 Red Coins appear. If Mario collects all 8 coins, an [[item]] will appear on the screen.

|[[Silver Coin]] || Just like normal Coins but appear by hitting a [[P-Switch]].

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*[[Puzzle Panel]]

*[[Coincentration]]

===Table===

*[[Picture Poker]]

*[[Pair-a-Gone]]

===Variety===

*[[Mario's Slides]]

*[[Bob-omb Squad (mini-game)|Bob-omb Squad]]

*[[Trampoline Time]]

==Trivia==

*During Mario World in [[Dream Figure Skating]] in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', 3 Backgrounds from this game appear. They are [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]], [[Bowser's Castle]] and [[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]]. Also, in the Wii version of the game, the same Star-theme plays as from ''New Super Mario Bros.''

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''- There are two unlockable skins for the bottom screen that resemble something of that game. One shows an 8-bit Mario from that game, close-up. The other one is a secret unlockable skin and it features [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and  some [[Goombas]] all as they appear in this game, they are even in an area similar to the areas in this game. The overworld Multiplayer stage is based on [[World 1 (SMB)|World 1-1]]. [[Bowser]] and [[Dry Bowser]] are defeated the exact same way as in the SMB castles - by hitting the [[Ax]]/[[Skull Switch]] which makes the bridge he's standing on fall into the lava or a bottomless pit, respectively. The latter also applies to the final battle against Bowser and Bowser Jr. The color scheme of the [[Mega Mushroom]] in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is similar that of the [[Super Mushroom]] in this game. If the player finishes a level with the last 2 numbers of the time limit the same, the player gets the level complete soundtrack from the original Super Mario Bros.. When the Player loses a life the same music appears from when this happens also happens in this game. It later happens in Super Mario Galaxy and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - One of the hazards of the Castle multiplayer stage is the moving roof that will crush players upon contact. This seems to be based on the fact that there were moving roofs in some of the SMB3 [[fortress]]es/[[castle]]s. Also, in Boss Battles, the Super Mario Bros. 3 boss music lintens. Also, the [[Bowser]] theme from here is heavily remixed into this game. The two games' worlds are relatively similar.

*''[[Super Mario 64]]''- There are several characters from this game reappearing here, such as [[Dorrie]] and [[Sushi]]. Many of the Mario Bros.' techniques, such as the [[Triple Jump]], are also borrowed from this game. The theme used for the [[Invincible Mario|Invincible Mario Bros.]] is the same as the theme for [[Wing Mario]] and [[Vanish Mario]].

*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''- The characters reappearing from ''Super Mario 64'' are as they appear in this game. Additionally, the effect of grabbing a [[Super Mushroom]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' is much similar to the effect of the [[Mega Mushroom]] in other ''Mario'' games.

*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' - The [[Mega Mushroom]] appears as an item. Also, Dry Bowser is a playable character.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - The Mega Mushroom appears as a sticker. Plus, the main theme is one of the many songs in this game.

==Beta Elements==

==Disclaimer==

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