The combined Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt cartridge on NES, the iconic launch bundle. The two foundational NES games in one. An invaluable historical document of video game history.
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Compilation1 player3+
Description
Compilation of Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt on a single cartridge. Published by Nintendo, released in the USA in 1988. Complete Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt on a single NES cartridge. Official Nintendo compilation of the two flagship games.
Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Bringing the world's most famous plumber and light-gun shooting together on a single cartridge means offering two complementary pleasures: perfect platforming on one side, sharpshooting on the other. Switching between them as the mood takes you keeps a welcome variety alive. Immediate, convivial and timeless, two monuments united for the best of both worlds.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Alternating the plumber's millimeter-precise run with shooting ducks with a pistol offers two immediate pleasures on the same cartridge. Aiming for a better run or a better hunting tally picks the controller back up like the Zapper without a dull moment. Duck Hunt wears thin faster, but Mario's precision keeps a pulling power that holds up.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,05 MB📅01/01/1988
Published by Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt (NES) price, value & rarity
The US NTSC NES edition of Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt, famous as the pack-in cart of the NES Action Set shipped with the Zapper. Distributed in enormous quantity with the light-gun bundle, the US version is one of the most common NES carts in existence, with no scarcity of its own. Collector interest therefore shifts almost entirely toward graded sealed copies and an un-warped original US cardboard box; the loose cart holds mainly nostalgic value.
Is Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt still worth playing in 2026?
Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt is the combined NES cart, included with the iconic console launch bundle in North America. The two founding NES games in one, an invaluable historical document. The cart remains common, but its symbolic value stays intact. Still a relevant cart to know today.
