Mario Loser

Since Super Mario Bros., Mario is portrayed as living in the fictional realm called the Mushroom Kingdom. In the game, Mario's objective is to rescue Princess Toadstool (later known as Peach) from Bowser, the King of the Koopas. The game is the first in the series in which regular enemies such as Goombas can be killed and Koopas can be stunned by jumping on them from above. The player can also gain power-ups and coins from having Mario jump against Question Blocks and Brick Blocks. Mario begins the game as Small Mario, who will die from any enemy attack in one hit. By using Super Mushrooms, the player can make Mario grow into Super Mario, who has an additional hit point (turning back to Small Mario after being hit). Super Mario has access to the Fire Flower, which lets him throw Fireballs that can completely knock out enemies such as Koopas or False Bowsers. Mario can also become invincible for a short amount of time with the Star item. Luigi once again only appears as a palette swap of Mario and only in the (competitive) multi-player mode.