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'''''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''''' (パンチボールマリオブラザーズ) is a game developed and released by [[Hudson Soft]] in 1984. The game was available for the PC-6001mkII/PC-6601, PC-8001mkII, PC-8801, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-1500,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNbQe8NtF_o] Version comparison''</ref> and IBM-JX,<ref>http://nintendoera.com/discussing-hudsons-mario-games-with-native-japanese-speaker-bando/</ref> most of which had noticeable differences between each other (palette, sound, flow of gameplay, etc.). It is very similar to ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', but with new objects called [[Punch Ball]]s that could now be thrown to stun enemies. Once stunned, the hit enemy could be hit like normal. Hudson also produced other ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games for Japanese home computers | '''''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''''' (パンチボールマリオブラザーズ) is a game developed and released by [[Hudson Soft]] in 1984. The game was available for the PC-6001mkII/PC-6601, PC-8001mkII, PC-8801, FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-1500,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNbQe8NtF_o] Version comparison''</ref> and IBM-JX,<ref>http://nintendoera.com/discussing-hudsons-mario-games-with-native-japanese-speaker-bando/</ref> most of which had noticeable differences between each other (palette, sound, flow of gameplay, etc.). It is very similar to ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', but with new objects called [[Punch Ball]]s that could now be thrown to stun enemies. Once stunned, the hit enemy could be hit like normal. The details of the licensing of this game are not clear, but ''Punch Ball Mario Bros.'' is probably one of the earliest licensed Mario games. It is unknown why Hudson Soft was permitted the rights to and chose to make the game. Hudson also produced two other ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games for Japanese home computers: ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''. | ||
The title screen music is the opening melody from the 19th-century American song {{wp|Dixie (song)|Dixie}}. | The title screen music is the opening melody from the 19th-century American song {{wp|Dixie (song)|Dixie}}. |