(VHS) · English subbed ·『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ピーチ姫救出大作戦!』 <br />Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! [n 1] is a 1986 Japanese animated adventure comedy film, based on the 1985 video game Super Mario Bros. Directed by Masami Hata and produced by Masakatsu Suzuki and Tsunemasa Hatano, the plot centers on Mario and Luigi, who go on a quest to save Princess Peach from King Koopa.[1] <br /><br />It is one of the two first films based on a video game, along with Running Boy: Star Soldier's Secret [ja], released on the same day. It is the earliest isekai anime to involve a virtual video game world. <br /><br />Plot <br />Mario is playing a game on his Famicom late at night when he witnesses a blonde-haired girl in a pink dress on the television screen crying for help from enemies attacking her. She escapes by jumping out of the TV and introduces herself as Princess Peach. King Koopa appears and follows her out of the TV. Mario fights him, but is no match for Koopa, who successfully captures Peach and goes back into the TV. Mario discovers a small green necklace that Peach left on the floor.
