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{{Item-infobox
{{item infobox
|title=Wafer
|image=[[File:MB Atari 2600 Wafer Artwork.png|120px]]
|image=[[File:MB2600WafferSprite.gif|120px]]
|description=Multicolored rectangles that spin around and move along the ground
|description=Multicolored rectangles that spin around and move along the ground
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ({{wp|Atari 2600}}) ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ({{wp|Atari 2600}}) ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|effect=Grants 800 points
|effect=Grants 800 points
}}
}}
[[File:Mariobros-wafer.png|thumb|left|150px|Wafer artwork]]
[[File:MB Atari 2600 Wafer Sprite.gif|frame|left]]
'''Wafers'''<ref>''Mario Bros.'' Atari 2600 instruction booklet, page 2.</ref> are [[List of items|collectibles]] that replace [[coin]]s in the {{wp|Atari 2600}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' Like the coins, they appear out of the [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] after [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] defeats an enemy and move along the ground. Coins, however, do appear in the bonus phases instead of wafers. Each wafer grants 800 points when collected.
'''Wafers'''<ref>''Mario Bros.'' Atari 2600 game manual, second page.</ref> are [[List of items|collectibles]] that replace [[coin]]s in most phases of the {{wp|Atari 2600}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' Like the coins, they appear out of the [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] after [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] defeats an enemy and move along the ground. Each wafer grants 800 points when collected. The bonus phases feature coins in place of wafers.
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==Trivia==
*{{wp|Pac-Man (Atari 2600)|The Atari 2600 port}} of fellow arcade game ''{{wp|Pac-Man}}'' also replaced the main collectible item (in that case Pac-Dots) with rectangular "wafers".<ref>[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Atari_2600/manual/Formated/Pac-Man_-_1981_-_Atari.pdf ''Pac-Man'' Atari 2600 instruction booklet]. ''Games Database''. Retrieved April 21, 2019.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Wafer
Artwork of a wafer from the Atari 2600 port of Mario Bros.
Description
Multicolored rectangles that spin around and move along the ground
First appearance Mario Bros. (Atari 2600) (1983)
Effect Grants 800 points
Sprite of a wafer from the Atari 2600 port of Mario Bros.

Wafers[1] are collectibles that replace coins in most phases of the Atari 2600 version of Mario Bros. Like the coins, they appear out of the pipes after Mario or Luigi defeats an enemy and move along the ground. Each wafer grants 800 points when collected. The bonus phases feature coins in place of wafers.

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Bros. Atari 2600 game manual, second page.
  2. ^ Pac-Man Atari 2600 instruction booklet. Games Database. Retrieved April 21, 2019.