How to win at Super Mario Bros.

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How to win at Super Mario Bros.

Publishers	Tokuma Shoten^[1] Tokuma Shoten^[2]
Original language	Japanese
Translation	English
Release dates	1985^[3] Winter 1987^[4]

How to win at Super Mario Bros. is a 111-page strategy guide forSuper Mario Bros. that was originally published in Japan in 1985 asSuper Mario Bros. Kanzen Kōryakubon,^[3] but was later republished in the United States in early 1987.^[4] In the latter region, the book was not available in book stores, and was only made available toNintendo Fun Club members, who could get the book for free by redeeming a coupon included withNintendo Fun Club News's first issue, published in Winter 1987.^[4]

Portions of the Japanese version appeared in the November 1985 issue ofFamily Computer Magazine, another publication ofTokuma Shoten, the book's publisher.

The English translation of the book begins with a foreword ofHoward Phillips, who was the Product Analysis Manager ofNintendo of America at the time. According to the foreword, it was Phillips's idea to publish the book for American audiences.

The guide was incorrectly and consistently capitalized asHow To Win At Super Mario Bros.,How to Win at Super Mario Bros., andHow to Win At Super Mario Bros. byNintendo Power in many issues.

Gallery[edit]

Howard Phillips
Page 2
Page 3
Excerpts referring tolava pits as "the Bog of Flames"
Cover of the original Japanese version

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スーパーマリオブラザーズ完全攻略本^[1] Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Kanzen Kōryakubon	Super Mario Bros. Perfect Strategy Guide

References[edit]

^^a ^b中古（やや傷や汚れあり）攻略本[スーパーマリオブラザーズ完全攻略本（1985年11月2刷）] ファミコン版ファミマガ徳間書店
^How to Win at Super Mario Bros (NES)(1987)
^^a ^bスーパーマリオブラザーズ完全攻略本.Google Books (Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2025.
^^a ^b ^cNintendo Fun Club News Issue 01 Winter 1987.Nintendo of America (English). Retrieved June 25, 2025.

External links[edit]

YouTube video of Japanese version

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