New Super Mario Bros.

New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling game exclusive to the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi.

New Features
New Super Mario Bros is very much like Super Mario Bros., but new features have been added. One feature that's new is that this game brings a 3-D move into the 2-D world&mdash; the Wall Jump! This technique lets the player reach new areas for more exploring and get back up if you fall down a hole! Mario will have the ability to Ground Pound once again, so he can smash blocks downward. With alot of Mario remakes, 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 Super Mushroom, and the Fire Flower.

The game also features a world map, different and secret paths (like Super Mario World), and a multiplayer mode where the player and another mate can have a friendly battle between Mario and Luigi, or the players can work together. the player also have the ability to store a power-up on the touch-screen after Mario or Luigi already have a power-up.

One odd thing about this game is that there are eight worlds, but Mario/Luigi only have to go through six of them&mdash;the game jumps the player from World 3 to World 5 or World 6 to World 8 automatically. Mario or Luigi must defeat the World 2 and/or World 5 bosses in Mini mode to instead reach World 4 and World 7, respectively.

Also new are Star Coins. There are three to a level, usually adding an extra challenge to each level. Some are in clear sight while others are hidden in warp pipes, up Beanstalks, and other inconspicuous places. On the world map, signs block paths that require five Star Coins to open. After a player defeats Bowser and Bowser Jr. in Bowser's Castle, a new, mysterious blue Toad House will appear just above World 1. It is a market, and for 20 Star Coins, the player can buy a wallpaper for the bottom screen. The fifth and final background is only available after all of the 40 Star Coin Gates have been opened.

Another secret is Challenge Mode. This means the player cannot scroll the screen to the left or downward. To unlock it, 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 you cannot turn back in all the courses (including castles), which adds the feeling of the original game even more.

It is also possible to play as Luigi in single player mode by holding down L+R when selecting a file. There is no gameplay difference between the brothers.

Story
Mario and Princess Peach were walking together around Peach's Castle, when a mysterious thundercloud (possibly Lakithunder) appeared, and struck the castle with lightning. Mario went to investigate, and while he was there, Bowser Jr. snuck 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 Bowser Bones, or Dry Bowser). Later, at World 8, Mario has to face this undead version of Bowser as the second-last boss in the game. Bowser Bones 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.

Worlds

 * World 1: A peaceful meadow next to Princess Peach's castle. Boss: Bowser
 * World 2: Sandy, desert plains. Boss: Mummipokey
 * World 3: Tropical waters and sand, similar to an island. Boss: Cheepskipper
 * World 4: Tropical rain forest with intoxicated waters. Boss: Mega Goomba
 * World 5: Icy, slippery slopes and caverns. Boss: Petey Piranha
 * World 6: Rocky mountains sometimes inhabited by Bullet Bills. Boss: Monty Tank
 * World 7: Set on clouds high in the sky. Boss: Lakithunder
 * World 8: Barren wasteland, first near and then in a volcano! Bosses: Bowser Bones; Bowser Jr. & Giant Bowser

Action

 * Snowball Slalom
 * Lakitu Launch
 * Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!
 * Whack-a-Monty
 * Balloon Racing

Puzzle

 * Wanted!
 * Which Wiggler?
 * Hide and Boo Seek
 * Puzzle Panel
 * Coincentration

Table

 * Memory Match
 * Picture Poker
 * Pair-a-Gone

Variety

 * Mario's Slides
 * Sort or 'Splode
 * Bounce and Trounce
 * Bob-omb Squad
 * Trampoline Time

Trivia

 * Wario and Yoshi are playable in the game in the mini-game mode.
 * The seven original Koopalings were said to appear in this game, however it was later said it was a mistake. The people conducting the interview may have simply confused Bowser Jr. with the Koopalings.
 * The "Grass Fields" Battle stage is made up of many parts of 1-1 in the original Super Mario Bros.
 * For some awkward reason, when Mario dies, the Bowser sign comes on, just like on Super Mario 64. However, Bowser Jr. is the main villan; Bowser appears as a boss, only being fought three times over the course of the game.