Harder rearranged stages, faster timer behavior, and different 4-4/7-4 maze routes.
Super Mario All-Stars
Japan (Super Famicom), July 1993; Europe (Super NES/PAL), December 1993
Regional cartridge codes: Unavailable
16-bit audiovisual remake with save support and maze feedback sounds.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Europe (Game Boy Color), 1999-07-01; 3DS European Virtual Console, 2014-02-27
Store/title identifier: Unavailable
All 32 levels plus Challenge red coins/Yoshi eggs, You Vs Boo, and secret content.
Classic NES Series / Famicom Mini
Game Boy Advance, 2004 family; exact territory dates unavailable
Regional Game Pak codes: Unavailable
Portable emulation; display scaling differs from a home NES.
Virtual Console
Wii Europe 2007-01-05; Nintendo 3DS Europe 2012-03-01; Wii U Europe 2013-09-12
Legacy storefront title IDs: Unavailable
Emulated NES release. Nintendo notes the Wii U European listing uses the U.S. game version.
NES Classic Edition
Dedicated mini-console family, 2016
Built-in software; no separate store ID
NES emulation with platform-level suspend points.
Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics
Nintendo Switch service, 2018-09-18
Collection-level Nintendo product page; individual game ID unavailable
Includes Super Mario Bros. with service-level save, rewind, and online controller sharing.
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
Dedicated device, 2020
Built-in software; no separate store ID
Collection device containing the classic game; hardware and display behavior differ.
Official ratings by edition and territory
Board
Edition / territory
Rating
Descriptors / boundary
ESRB
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
E — Everyone
No Descriptors; ESRB record 9945.
ESRB
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, Game Boy Color / Nintendo 3DS
E — Everyone
No Descriptors; ESRB record 4009.
ESRB
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
E — Everyone
Mild Cartoon Violence; rating applies to the whole device collection.
PEGI
NES / Wii / Nintendo 3DS / Wii U European listings
3
Nintendo product listing; descriptors unavailable.
PEGI
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe European listings
3
Game Boy Color and 3DS Virtual Console listing.
Other boards / original 1985 cartridges
Unavailable
Unavailable
Later ratings are not retroactively assigned here.
Documented version and revision history
Family
Revision state
What changes for this guide
Famicom / NES retail
Manufacturing and ROM revision numbers: Unavailable
Use the standard home-console route, timer behavior, damage rules, and silent castle mazes.
VS. arcade
Harder arcade revision
Enemy and platform placements differ; several timers are reduced and maze solutions can differ. Use an edition-specific map.
All-Stars remake
1993 16-bit remake
Redrawn graphics/audio, save support, and chimes for correct or wrong maze choices; route structure remains recognizable.
Deluxe
1999 enhanced portable release
Original campaign plus Challenge collectibles and modes not present on NES; vertical visibility is reduced by the handheld screen.
Emulated NES releases
Virtual Console, NES Classic, Switch service
Core game content remains NES-based while suspend points, save states, rewind, filters, or online features belong to the host platform.
Per-platform patch/build numbers
Unavailable
No reliable public patch sequence was found for these fixed-content legacy releases.
What this guide does not conflate
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. Special, and later numbered or “New” games are separate campaigns. All-Stars and Deluxe contain or remake the original levels but also add content; this guide labels those boundaries instead of treating every edition feature as part of the 1985 cartridge.