Super Mario Bros. 35 is supposedly hiding a secret that a few committed players discovered recently found – there is a playable Luigi hidden inside the game. The free to play Mario battle royale title was launched as part of the Super Mario series’ 35th anniversary and looks to only let fans control only one of the popular Mario brothers.
The goal of Super Mario Bros. 35 is to defeat one of the title’s original levels while racing versus 34 other players who can opt to fling Mario villains into enemies’ paths all at the same time. Though the run can get a little chaotic, it looks like players quickly figured everything there was to know about the time-limited game, until Luigi was discovered.
If there are other secrets waiting to be found in the game, players should find them as quickly as possible. Super Mario Bros. 35, along with Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which were released simultaneously, will only be available for a short time. Both will be removed from the Nintendo eShop in March 2021.
Despite taking criticism over the decision to limit the anniversary package’s availability, Nintendo seems to be standing with this strategy for other future projects as well. The Japanese gaming giant recently announced that an English edition of the original Fire Emblem NES game, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and The Blade of Light, will be releasing for the first time in the western regions this December as part of the title’s 35th anniversary.
However, like Super Mario’s anniversary featured titles, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and The Blade of Light will also only be available until March 2021, setting off another wave of criticism and disappointment.
Luckily, players seem to be making the most out of Super Mario Bros. 35’s brief availability period as some fans surprisingly discovered Mario’s green-clad brother, Luigi, in the game – a character that the developers never mentioned that could be available in the online battle royale multiplayer – and the gaming community gathered together to figure out the mysterious occurrence.
Ultimately, fans discovered that Luigi can be unlocked as a playable character once all levels are beaten at least one time. Once this feat is done, all a player needs to do to control Luigi is to hold down the L button before beginning a run.
Super Mario anniversary games have been outstandingly successful for Nintendo. Super Mario 3D All-Stars reached the number two spot for the highest Amazon 2020 game sales a few months ago, and that was only two weeks before the title even launched. And this might be because the game includes a few fan favorites from past consoles such as Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario 64.
Super Mario Bros. 35 and the other titles in the anniversary collection are exciting offerings from one of the video game industry’s oldest franchises. The title’s triumph could probably open the way to more time-limited games, a trend Nintendo appears to be standing by but this remains to be seen.
For now, the Super Mario online multiplayer battle royale is an intriguing creation from Nintendo, and fans are definitely having a great time with it.
