Nintendo Penguin Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 How does the 7800 Mario Bros. compare to the NES version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Screen looks a bit more squished, but your character controls alot better, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Plays better. Sounds worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendo Penguin Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Thats what I figured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 It plays alright. It's better than the 2600 version but I'm not sure if it trumps the 5200 version or not. I own the NES version and it seems much closer to the arcade than any Atari counterpart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I'm with Kepone, I found the NES port to sound, look, and play the best of all the older ports. I like the 2600 version more than the 7800's, maybe because it was released right when the arcade is new. Having a Mario game on a late-80's system other than the NES is pretty cool, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 NES version, IMO is the best of the bunch. Nothing comes close to the arcade though. 7800 is pretty good, but I prefer the NES version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I like the 7800 version over nes, I dont know why, I just do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximRecoil Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I would say that the NES version of Mario Bros. has the 7800 version beat all across the board and by a healthy margin. It looks better, sounds better and plays better. Mario's jumps aren't as fluid as they should be and it kind of throws the game play off in the 7800 version. The 5200 version did a better job with game play than the 7800 version. Game play is excellent on the NES, very similar to the arcade. Graphics are also quite close to the arcade. Sounds...well, sounds have never been the NES's strong point but they are well enough done in this game. The arcade will always beat the old consoles in terms of sound and not just by a little bit either. Here are some screen shots: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Actually I like the updated XE version best. It took the superior gameplay of the 5200 version and fixed the bugs. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Actually I like the updated XE version best. It took the superior gameplay of the 5200 version and fixed the bugs. Literally? I hate those damn hopping flies. Ask Bivotar, they drove us nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Speaking of Mario Bros for the 7800, has anyone else notice that there is a small bug in the game. When you play 2 players, there is no sound effect when the "bugs" come out of the top pipes. Just something I noticed one day when I was messing around with the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I sort of prefer the 7800 version. Mario looks more like his usual "I must sign up for Jenny Craig" self than he does in the 5200 version. Been so long since I played the 8bit version I'll have to dig it out and see if I have the XL or XE version. Didn't know there was a difference until I read it here. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Been so long since I played the 8bit version I'll have to dig it out and see if I have the XL or XE version. Didn't know there was a difference until I read it here. Big difference. It's actually a completely different game not an update (I realized that last night). It's very very good, however I find that Mario runs a bit slower than he should. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I agree about the XE Mario. A great version. I only noticed a little slowdown in the higher levels when the screen gets really crowded. An unknown gem possibly because of the late release date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Actually I like the updated XE version best. It took the superior gameplay of the 5200 version and fixed the bugs. Like what bugs? Just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I agree about the XE Mario. A great version. I only noticed a little slowdown in the higher levels when the screen gets really crowded. An unknown gem possibly because of the late release date. I recall having a copy of Mario Bros. on disk in the mid 80's (1984 ???) for my XL. Would this have likely been the same game that was released on cart for the XE or was the game updated for the later release? I do remember the music being pretty atrocious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 No, that was the 16k version. New XEGS version by Sculptured Software. Can't remember whether its a 48 or 64K game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Good lord, how many K do you really need for Mario Bros? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 No, that was the 16k version. New XEGS version by Sculptured Software. Can't remember whether its a 48 or 64K game. Damn! Now I really DO want to find one! BTW - you wouldn't have a file of it that I could try out on an emulator do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I agree about the XE Mario. A great version. I only noticed a little slowdown in the higher levels when the screen gets really crowded. An unknown gem possibly because of the late release date. I recall having a copy of Mario Bros. on disk in the mid 80's (1984 ???) for my XL. Would this have likely been the same game that was released on cart for the XE or was the game updated for the later release? I do remember the music being pretty atrocious. The sound was fine on original 400's/800's, but you needed to run the translator for it to sound right on the XL/XE series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Like what bugs? Just curious Bugs is the wrong word, more like they fixed the gameplay. The old 5200 version had some shoddy gameplay physics that were made more like the arcade version in the new XE version. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I agree about the XE Mario. A great version. I only noticed a little slowdown in the higher levels when the screen gets really crowded. An unknown gem possibly because of the late release date. I recall having a copy of Mario Bros. on disk in the mid 80's (1984 ???) for my XL. Would this have likely been the same game that was released on cart for the XE or was the game updated for the later release? I do remember the music being pretty atrocious. The sound was fine on original 400's/800's, but you needed to run the translator for it to sound right on the XL/XE series. Ah ha! Never thought of that since the thing (seamingly) loaded correctly! I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfused Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I found the XE version here: http://www.atari8bit-software.de/index_e.htm. Looks great on Atari800WinPlus. Have been trying to get a cartridge off ebay at a decent price for a long while just to see what it looked like. The older Mario Brothers I have mostly seen around is a 5200 conversion and it doesn't reset Pokey completely after the disk io (same for Gremlins, and Moon Patrol I have seen). I don't know the the 400/800 OS does something different on a load, or if the translator does? I have version around somewhere I had fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I found the XE version here: http://www.atari8bit-software.de/index_e.htm. Looks great on Atari800WinPlus. Have been trying to get a cartridge off ebay at a decent price for a long while just to see what it looked like. The older Mario Brothers I have mostly seen around is a 5200 conversion and it doesn't reset Pokey completely after the disk io (same for Gremlins, and Moon Patrol I have seen). I don't know the the 400/800 OS does something different on a load, or if the translator does? I have version around somewhere I had fixed. If you can find those, that'd be great. Three less games that I'd have to worry loading the translator disk. And three great ones at that... Didn't the 5200 version of berzerk (the talking berzerk) have the same problem? I forget.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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