Hamster's Arcade Archives series offers no-frills versions of numerous classic arcade titles. On Switch, the lineup even includes several arcade games from Nintendo! The Arcade Archives Nintendo titles never go on sale, which makes the current sale super exciting. Co-op classics like Mario Bros. and Ice Climber and non-co-op games like Don...]]>
It's time for another pair of videos for Co-Op Classics. This week, we look at an early co-op game known more for the characters than the co-op: the original Mario Bros. arcade. Our second video is from the co-op golden age of the early 1990s: Sunset Riders.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest video games ever: Super Mario Bros. Released in Japan on September 13, 1985, the title would go on to become an undisputed classic, popularizing the platformer as a genre, and making Mario into a brand-defining superstar. Though Super Mario Bros. lacked co-op, it's predecessor, plain old Mario Bros., did have a primitive form of co-op, and is one of the earliest co-op games in our database.
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