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Mario Bros. (1983)

1983

Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Atari 8-bit, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, NES, Atari XEGS, Commodore / AmigaGenres: Action, Adventure, Platformer

91Score
Certified Woke Trash

Messaging overwhelms the narrative.

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Is Mario Bros. (1983) Woke? Quick Answer

Mario Bros. (1983) scores 91/100 on the IsItWoke scale and falls into Certified Woke Trash.

The messaging is doing a lot of the work in this game.

Classic gameplay focused on fun and challenge. Characters are archetypal and serve the mechanics well.

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How the score is shaped

Eight stored dimensions, each scored from 0 to 20.

  • Message-first dialogue

    0/20
  • Tokenistic characters

    0/20
  • Ideology over story

    0/20
  • Legacy rewriting

    0/20
  • Modern politics injection

    0/20
  • Protected protagonist pattern

    0/20
  • Anti-traditional framing

    0/20
  • Cultural normalization framing

    0/20

AI vs Community

AI says Certified Woke Trash. Users say Very Little Woke. Who is right?

AI: Certified Woke Trash · Community: Very Little Woke · 9 votes · 63-point disagreement.

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Why it received this score

Based on: Published title analysisConfidence: MediumLast updated: 2026-06-13

Key reasons

  • Classic gameplay focused on fun and challenge.
  • Characters are archetypal and serve the mechanics well.
  • No overt messaging or ideological framing present.
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  • The narrative is simple and serves the gameplay.
  • Timeless appeal through straightforward platforming.

AI cultural analysis

A short read on tone, themes, and messaging — not a plot synopsis.

AI read

Mario Bros. is a quintessential platformer that prioritizes gameplay and player experience over any narrative or ideological messaging. The characters, Mario and Luigi, are designed to fit seamlessly into the action, serving as vehicles for the engaging mechanics rather than symbols of any agenda.

The simplicity of the plot-plumbers battling creatures from the sewers-allows players to immerse themselves in the fun without distractions from overt themes or moral lessons. With no modern political discourse or contemporary cultural signaling, the game remains a pure expression of its genre.

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