History YMMV / SuperMarioBros1

** The game not getting an ''Super Mario Advance'' remake on the GBA. While some are happy enough with the [[UpdatedRerelease GBC Deluxe remake]] (which served as a precursor to the ''Advance'' series), others were upset and complained that Nintendo missed their chance to include brand new ''Advance''-exclusive content, as well as a lack of a 16-bit ''Super Mario Bros.'' game outside ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and its re-releases[[note]]That said, ''Super Mario Advance 4'' does feature all four World 1 levels and the second level of World 2 as {{Nostalgia Level}}s in the e-Reader world, complete with GBA arrangements of the ''All-Stars'' remixes, likely to act as an apology for ''[=SMB1=]'' not getting an ''Advance'' remake[[/note]]

* SacredCow: Given that it had a massive influence on gaming, it is difficult to be critical of this game. The most one might levy against ''Super Mario Bros.'' is that it's not ''as'' good as games that came after it.

* OnceOriginalNowCommon: The first level of ''Super Mario Bros.'' had to be consciously designed to teach its audience how to navigate a 2D platformer... but nowadays you can put it in front of anyone who's played a video game before and 99% of them will understand what to do before they even pick up the controller. This game is one of the most influential of all time, kickstarting the entire genere of side-scrolling platformers[[note]]alongside ''VideoGame/PacLand''[[/note]] and was the codifier of the core gameplay of all future ''Super Mario Bros.'' games; including jumping on enemies, hitting blocks, collecting coins, reaching a goal pole, defeating a boss, and an actual ending instead of a KillScreen or AWinnerIsYou. All features and mechanics which are now ubiquitous and frequently taken for granted.

** The ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version is a faithful recreation with improved graphics and sound. The only negative change is the altered physics when breaking blocks. Fortunately, there's a simple patch that fixes this.

* GenreTurningPoint: The game (and by extension, the [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem console]] it came packed with) made an immeasurable impact for console video games. It is regarded as a major factor in spurring the North American industry to recover from UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 and popularizing complex physics-based side-scrolling platformers in the medium for decades to come. In terms of gameplay and controls, ''Super Mario Bros.'' represented a quantum leap in the genre of PlatformGames, making most previous entries in the genre, including Nintendo's own ''VideoGame/IceClimber'', look rigid, slow and clunky in comparison, thereby setting itself up as the genre's gold standard going forward. In addition, the game represented the medium of video games moving away from trying to capture the coin-op experience at home with games that were ports of or inspired by [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade games]] to creating wholly new experiences custom-made for home gaming.

* GenreTurningPoint: The game (and by extension, the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem console]] it came packed with) made an immeasurable impact for console video games. It is regarded as a major factor in spurring the North American industry to recover from UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 and popularizing complex physics-based side-scrolling platformers in the medium for decades to come. In addition, the game represented the medium of video games moving away from trying to capture the coin-op experience at home with games that were ports of or inspired by [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade games]] to creating wholly new experiences custom-made for home gaming.

** The Underwater theme isn't too bad either. It got [[BootstrappedTheme promoted to title theme]] in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' and both 2D ''Mario'' remakes (''VideoGame/SuperMarioAllStars'' and the ''Super Mario Advance'' series)

** The Underwater theme isn't too bad either. It's even the [[BootstrappedTheme main theme]] in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioAllStars'' and ''Super Mario Advance'' title screens.

* OnceOriginalNowCommon: The game was one of the most influential games of all time, was one of the first video games with something more than a KillScreen and AWinnerIsYou, one of the first side-scrolling video games[[note]]Alongside ''VideoGame/PacLand''[[/note]], and was the codifier of the core gameplay of all future ''Super Mario Bros.'' games; including jumping on enemies, hitting blocks, collecting coins, reaching a goal pole, and defeating a boss. All features and mechanics which are now ubiquitous and frequently taken for granted.

** ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' on UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor has a number of features that make it worth keeping: being able to save your progress and select any stage you've completed so far (even in its [[UnlockableContent Unlockable]] remake of ''The Lost Levels'', which is necessary given [[PlatformHell how difficult it is]]) a Challenge Mode for each level, a 1 and 2-player race mode, and the ability for a single player to choose between Mario or Luigi. Unfortunately, the screen resolution was significantly cropped to fit the handheld's small screen (and to keep from squishing the sprites down), which can make gameplay more frustrating than the original. The remake ''does'' have [[AntiFrustrationFeatures some tweaks to make up for this]], such as allowing you to reorient the screen to look above or keep the view locked ahead of Mario, in addition to tweaking the RatchetScrolling so you can slightly backtrack to an out of view area, but it only helps so much.

** The Underwater theme isn't too bad either. It's even the [[BootstrappedTheme main theme]] in the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance'' title screens.

* SacredCow: It was the first ''Mario'' platformer, after all.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Although the game was a massive success and people still look back on it as a good game and an example of game creation being done right, even long time fans will agree that games like ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' do a better job in showcasing what ''Mario'' can do and how the series should be, while this game can be barebones and choppy with its difficulty in comparison. That being said, this game feels much more modern than the game that inspired it, ''VideoGame/PacLand'' and still is universally considered a milestone of video game history and very playable to this day.