The player can play as either Mario, or his younger brother, Luigi. While the game is seen in 2D, most of the characters and objects are 3D polygonal renderings on 2D backgrounds, resulting in a 2.5D effect that visually simulates 3D computer graphics. Mario and surrounding objects are seen with a 2.5D effect. Mario rampages through a level after using a Mega Mushroom power-up, which grows him to an enormous size for a short period of time, allowing him to destroy terrain such as pipes and blocks. The game's success led to a line of sequels released for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. It sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling game for the Nintendo DS and one of the best-selling video games of all time. was commercially successful and received positive reviews praise went towards the game's improvements made to the Mario franchise and faithfulness to older Mario games, while criticism was targeted at its low difficulty level and many critics noted its similarity to previous games. While traveling through eight worlds with more than 80 levels, Mario must defeat Bowser Jr. Mario has access to several power-ups that help him complete his quest, including the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Super Star, each giving him unique abilities. subseries of the Super Mario franchise, and follows Mario as he fights his way through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach. It is the first installment in the New Super Mario Bros.

It was first released in May 2006 in North America and Japan, and in PAL regions in June 2006.

is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.

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