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Mario's Bombs Away

Mario's Bombs Away is a game for the Game & Watch. It was one of the six games made for the Panorama line. The game involves Mario, a soldier in this game, on a mission to receive a bomb from his buddy on the…

10 November 1983

Mario's Bombs Away is an arcade developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 10 November 1983 on Game & Watch.

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What Mario's Bombs Away is

Mario's Bombs Away is an arcade game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1983. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game & Watch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mario's Bombs Away is a game for the Game & Watch. It was one of the six games made for the Panorama line. The game involves Mario, a soldier in this game, on a mission to receive a bomb from his buddy on the left side of the screen and carry it to his troop on the other side. The enemy is waiting in the trees in his path, so he must keep his bomb away from their torches.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mario series

Mario's Bombs Away is the 22nd of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Donkey Kong in 1983.

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What it launched against

Mario's Bombs Away launched on 10 November 1983, within three weeks of Lode Runner, Spy Hunter and 3D Deathchase.

Released around the same time: Lode Runner, Spy Hunter, 3D Deathchase.

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When did Mario's Bombs Away come out?
Mario's Bombs Away was released on 10 November 1983 for Game & Watch.

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