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1986 In Video Games
1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', along with new titles such as ''Arkanoid'', ''Bubble Bobble'', ''Castlevania'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Ikari Warriors'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Metroid'', ''Out Run'' and '' R.B.I. Baseball''. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were ''Hang-On'' in Japan, ''Hang-On'' and '' Gauntlet'' in the United States, and ''Nemesis'' (''Gradius'') in London. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were ''Super Mario Bros.'' in the United States and ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' in the United Kingdom. Financial performance In the United States, the home video game industry recovered with the arrival of the third generation of video game consoles led by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Highest-grossing arcade games Japan In Japan, the following titles were the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Levels
''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' is a 1986 platform game developed and published by Nintendo as the sequel to ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1985). The games are similar in style and gameplay, with players controlling Mario or Luigi to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. ''The Lost Levels'' adds a greater level of difficulty and Luigi controls slightly differently from Mario, with reduced ground friction and increased jump height. ''The Lost Levels'' also introduces obstacles such as poison Super Mario#Mushrooms, mushroom power-ups, counterproductive level warps, and mid-air wind gusts. The game has 32 Level (video gaming), levels across eight worlds and 20 bonus stage, bonus levels. ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' was originally released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System as ''Super Mario Bros.2'' on June 3, 1986, following the success of its predecessor. It was developed by Nintendo R&D4the team led by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamotoand designed for players who had mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
