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Super Mario Bros.
From Japanese to English

Releases | Characters | Items | Enemies

Releases

Region	Title	Release date	Platform
Japan	スーパーマリオブラザーズ Super Mario Brothers	9/13/1985	Nintendo Famicom
USA	Super Mario Bros.	10/18/1985	Nintendo Entertainment System

The following tables compare the Japanese and English manuals.

Characters

Japanese			English
Name	Rōmaji	Translation	Name
ルイージ	Ruīji	Luigi	Luigi
マリオ	Mario	Mario	Mario
キノピオ	Kinopio	Kinopio	Mushroom Retainer
ピーチ姫	Pīchi Hime	Princess Peach	Princess Toadstool

Items

Japanese			English
Name	Rōmaji	Translation	Name
1UPキノコ	1UP Kinoko	1-Up Mushroom	1-Up Mushroom
コイン	Koin	Coin	Coin
ファイアフラワー	Faia Furawā	Fire Flower	Fire Flower
ジャンプ台	Janpu Dai	Jump Platform	Jumping Board
キノコ	Sūpā Kinoko	Super Mushroom	Magic Mushroom
スター	Sutā	Star	Starman

Enemies

Japanese			English
Name	Rōmaji	Translation	Name
大魔王クッパ	Daimaō Kuppa	Great Demon King Koopa	Bowser, King of the Koopa
ゲッソー	Gessō	Gessō	Bloober
キラー	Kirā	Killer	Bullet Bill
メット	Metto	Metto	Buzzy Beetle
プクプク	Pukupuku	Pukupuku	Cheep-Cheep
ハンマーブロス	Hanmā Burosu	Hammer Bros.	Hammer Bros.
ノコノコ	Nokonoko	Nokonoko	Koopa Troopa
パタパタ	Patapata	Patapata	Koopa Paratroopa
ジュゲム	Jugemu	Jugemu	Lakitu
クリボー	Kuribō	Kuribō	Little Goomba
パックンフラワー	Pakkun Furawā	Pakkun Flower	Piranha Plant
バブル	Baburu	Bubble	Podoboo
トゲゾー	Togezō	Togezō	Spiny
パイポ	Paipo	Paipo	Spiny's Eggs

Notes:

Kuribō - Kuri means "chestnut"; one of the many meanings for bō is "people."
Patapata is onomatopoeia for flapping wings.
Pukupuku is onomatopoeia for bubbling.

Releases | Characters | Items | Enemies

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