> Considering their constant push for multiplayer family gaming, it's baffling Nintendo hasn't considered re-releasing this.
Considering how it was obviously integrated into SMB3 as a mini-game, it's baffling how the writer didn't mention that.
> This is almost identical to the original Mario Bros, except you can't knock enemies upside down by hitting the platform they're standing on. The only way to defeat them is by hitting the POW block or throwing the Punch Ball which Mario and Luigi carry around.
You can knock enemies out by hitting the platform they're on OR by hitting the POW block and there's no ball, but other than that, the enemies and level layout seem to be identical.
Since the level layout is identical (and I don't remember a POW block in the original SMB), it seems more like the mini-game is based on Punch Ball rather than the original Mario Bros.