In the pantheon of video game history, Super Mario Bros. needs no introduction. However, what if we told you that in 1987, a bizarre, officially licensed, yet fundamentally wrong version of the game existed exclusively for a Japanese business computer? Welcome to the strange world of for the NEC PC-8801.
If you’re a Mario archaeologist, you’ve probably heard of Super Mario Bros. Special . Released in 1987 exclusively for the , this is Nintendo’s bizarre, unlicensed (yes, really) black sheep. Hudson Soft developed it under license from Nintendo — but the result? A janky, flickery, weirdly fascinating demake of the original SMB. Super Mario Bros Special Pc 88 Rom BETTER
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