Mario Bros.

Mario Bros. (1^st Issue)

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Mario Bros. (2^nd Issue)

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General:

Date of Release: 14^th March 1983

Model Nr: MW-56
Acronym: Mario W
Rating: DC3V 0.0002W
Battery: Alkali-Manganese batteries LR44 (or SR44) x 2
Manufactured: Japan
Sold: More than 1,000,000 Worldwide
Nr. of players: 1
Lives: 3
Modes: Game A & Game B
Controls: Mario Up, Down, Luigi Up, Down.
Other Buttons: Game A, Game B, Time, Alarm & ACL

Game-Play:

In Mario Bros. you actually control 2 characters, Mario and Luigi. They are working in a bottling plant, loading cases on a conveyor belt and onto trucks.

Game differences:

Game B requires more coordination, technique and timing.

Trivia:

Highest possible score is 999. When the score reaches 300 all misses are cancelled. If there are no misses scores are worth double until you get a miss.

Cheats and tricks:

Can't think of anything at the moment.

Points:

Each case loaded on a conveyor get 1 point. Each truck loaded with 8 cases gets 10 points.

Misses:

When a case is dropped the foreman gets angry and you score a miss. With 3 misses (shown by 3 Faces in the upper left corner of the right screen), the game is over.

Other notices:

If you hold in Game A or Game B key the highest previous score will be displayed. If the unit is left as it is after game is over, time display will appear in about five minutes. A game is not interrupted even if TIME key or other game keys are depressed during game playing. Pressing ACL switch or removing batteries erases high score from memory.

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Dimension:	89.7 mm (W) 26 mm (H) 96 mm (D)
Net Weight:	150g (Including Batteries)
Accuracy of Clock:	Average daily differential within +/- 3 secs. (under normal temperature)
Working Temperature:	10°C - 40°C (50°F - 104°F)
Life of the Battery:	Approx. 6 months
Alarm-Set Sign:	Bell
Alarm-On Sign:	Bell rings when alarm is on
Hi-Score:	Game A - 917 by Roz Game B - 681 By Exclusive Chan To see the high scores please go HERE

Issue Differences (click to enlarge pictures)

The table will show how to tell the different Issues that were made:

Box	Issue 1	Issue 2

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Back	Picture of OP-51, DK-52, DM-53, GH-54 & JR-55	Bar Code
Side	Game & Watch	Game & Watch™
Edge	© Nintendo 1983	Nintendo^®
Inside flap	No Serial nr.	No Serial nr.

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Data on back
Nintendo

Instructions

Front Page	Blank Space	© Nintendo 1983
Back Page

The battery covers seem to have a number on the back, but they seem to vary a lot and I won't even speculate what the difference is.

Box Variations (Click to enlarge):

CGL	Futuretronics

Pocketsize	Ji21

tricOtronic	VideoPoche
	N/A
Carded	Mini Classics
	N/A
Mego/Time-Out	Other (Pokka)
N/A	Pokka is a Japanese Company that specializes in snacks, drinks etc. You can see their web-page at www.pokka.co.jp This game was given out as promotion or a prize.