This review is for a game called Sirius Mario Bros. 1 which is a ROM hack of the first Super Mario Bros. game on the NES. A lot of the categories for this game I have to rate the same as the original SMB such as: graphics, music, and story. There are some differences in the level design and difficulty. I feel like this hack of SMB1 is easier for beginners than the game it was patterned after. Sirius Mario Bros. 1 is a pretty interesting game to discuss in some ways, and in other ways it isn't.  

Graphics 5/10: The graphics are not good in this hack, or in the original. This is the worst looking game in the Mario trilogy, to me. The backgrounds are dull and lifeless, and the sprites don't look good at all! Sirius Mario Bros. 1 is made from a game that looked pretty dated to begin with, so this is about what you'd expect from this type of ROM hack.

Music 7/10: Players get the same soundtrack in Sirius Mario Bros. 1 that they got in Super Mario Bros. on the NES. It is pretty decent soundtrack with some memorable tunes, but it is very lacking in variety. I still like the castle theme, but this game hasn't got much else to it. The music sounds good, but there isn't enough of it.  

Gameplay 7/10: The idea behind Sirius Mario is to beat the level as quickly as possible before you run out of time. It is the same goal as the original SMB, and you get the same power-ups from before. However, they are a lot more plentiful in this hack. You are given so many Super Mushrooms and 1-Up Mushrooms in this game it isn't even funny. Players will need them because there are a lot more enemies this time around. You'll take a lot of damage but won't find yourself losing many lives. However, if you do none of that matters either because the game gives you so many. Sirius Mario Bros. is way easier and more forgiving than the original game.

Players will want to be careful not to go down certain pipes because they will take you back to the start of the level, or they simply kill you. The level design is something to get used to your first time through, but with all the Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, Stars, and 1-Ups it doesn't take long to figure things out. Like with the original, the level design is still pretty repetitive and follows the same pattern as the first SMB1. Worlds 2-2 and 7-2 are basically the same just like before. Some stages even copy Super Mario Bros. but with some minor changes. Sirius Mario Bros. 1 isn't the same game as Super Mario Bros, but some parts don't feel all that original.

I have mixed feelings about the gameplay and level design of this hack. In some ways, it is pretty creative and doesn't just rip off the original game. It's certainly more friendly for beginners but still offers a decent challenge. When comparing the two games, I enjoy both about the same. I wasn't too fond of Super Mario Bros. 1 or Sirius Mario Bros. 1 but still enjoyed them to a certain extent. Like with about all the other categories of this review, I have to rate the design of this hack the same as the original.     

Story 7/10: The story for Sirius Mario Bros. is the same story as the original NES game. Bowser takes over the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnaps Princess Toadstool. Mario and Luigi fall down a Warp Pipe that takes them to this land where they both set out on their quest to save the Princess and restore peace to the kingdom. The plot is pretty basic and not all that exciting. It's the same as the original.

Content 6/10: Sirius Mario Bros. 1 contains the same amount of content as before. Players only get 32 levels that are split up into 8 worlds with 4 stages in each. After completing the normal game, you can play it again in Hard Mode, but nothing much has changed. Basically, this game only has about 35 to 40 minutes worth of gameplay that is all that exciting.

Difficulty 4/10: This is a good ROM hack for beginners because of all the extra lives and power-ups Mario can earn. You'll need them because of all the enemies, hazards, and traps this hack contains. This is a game that still has a decent amount of challenge to it but is more forgiving than before. It takes some getting used to, but with all the items and extra lives players will want to keep at it. It isn't a hard game, but for first time players, it can be pretty tricky. You'll learn as you go and discover some of the pipes don't lead to secrets, they just kill you or take you backwards. The difficulty is pretty balanced and not that hard. It just takes some trial and error.