Super Mario Bros. 40

Super Mario Bros. 40 is a Nintendo Switch game released in 2025 to celebrate Mario's 40th anniversary. It features a collection of retro Mario games from various platforms, as well as a brand-new campaign serving as an HD remake of the original Super Mario Bros. It also has a Museum with covers, artwork, commercials, and more.

The game was announced a few months before Mario's anniversary in a Nintendo Direct. The next Direct was more in-depth, showing gameplay, modes, and revealing the list of games included in the bundle.

Games
Super Mario Bros. 40 has a total of 11 games, with 10 retro titles as well as the HD campaign. The retro titles are:


 * Super Mario Bros. (NES)
 * Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
 * Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (NES)
 * Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
 * Super Mario Land (GB)
 * Super Mario Land 2 (GB)
 * Super Mario World (SNES)
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
 * Mario Bros. (Arcade)
 * Donkey Kong (Arcade)

Super Mario Bros, Mario 2, Mario 3, and The Lost Levels have the the Super Mario All-Stars versions available. All the Game Boy games can have color toggled on or off, as well as enabling a green filter. All games support a customizable CRT filter.

Main Game
The main part of Super Mario Bros. 40 is the HD campaign. It serves as a full remake of the original game on the NES, with updated graphics, physics, and music. Extra levels have been added to replace the duplicate levels in the original, and two new worlds are added to give the game 40 levels. There are also level-specific achievements such as beating a level without taking damage, collecting all coins, and beating a level fast enough. Completing achievements unlocks new content such as additions to the Museum. It supports up to 4 players, with 4 playable characters. The playable characters are:


 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Toad
 * Toadette

Museum
Super Mario Bros. 40 has a Museum where you can view artwork, covers, commercials, and music from the games. It also has a Mario Timeline showcasing the history of Mario's appearances and games.

Development
Super Mario Bros. 40 was first announced in a Nintendo Direct. The game showed a teaser trailer showing the main campaign and a clip of Super Mario Land 2 in color, being played on a Switch. The next direct showed an in-depth look at each game, the bonus content, and the main campaign. The game was released on September 13, 2025, to celebrate Mario's 40th anniversary. A physical Deluxe edition released which came bundled with an art book and exclusive vinyl figure of Gold 8-Bit Mario.

The game received a few updates fixing bugs and adding more Museum content.

Reception
Super Mario Bros. 40 received widespread critical acclaim. Multiple critics praised the quantity of games and appreciated the emulation quality. The main campaign was viewed as fulfilling and fun, with enough replay value to keep players coming back. It received a 9.5/10 on IGN.