Mario Bros. II (Thundersoft)

Mario Bros. II is a 1987 Commodore 64 computer game port of Mario Bros. Game & Watch. It is unrelated to the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Super Mario Bros. 2 (known as Doki Doki Panic in Japan) or Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Gameplay

Mario Bros. II is a version of the Game & Watch title Mario Bros., ported to the Commodore 64. Like the arcade Mario Bros., the game consists of a single screen for gameplay. In this game, the player simultaneously controls both Mario and Luigi as they work in a factory creating cakes for a stereotypically harsh employer. The brothers build cakes by moving vertically to transfer items between the conveyor belts which are oriented to operate in alternating directions. Missing an item causes the player to lose a life, with game over reached when the player has no remaining lives.

When the title screen POPS up, neither Mario nor Luigi appear in their familiar plumber's overalls as seen in their other 8-bit video games.