The game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka as "a grand culmination" of the Famicom team's three years of game mechanics and programming. It is credited alongside the NES as one of the key factors in reviving the video game industry after the 1983 crash.
See also: Super Mario Bros. (film), The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario World,