Super Mario Traffic Safety

Synopsis

While playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on their Famicom, a young boy and his little sister hear their mother calling them to come to her shop. However, after she finishes work, the boy remains absorbed in the game, and his sister loses patience and heads out alone. Since she is too young to find the store by herself, she gets lost. Worried, the boy rushes out to look for her and barely avoids being hit by a car—which turns out to be driven by Mario. Pulling over, Mario uses the chance to explain road safety to the boy and stresses the importance of crossing streets with caution.

Background

Super Mario no Koutsuu Anzen is a Toei produced public service announcement released in 1989 based on Super Mario Bros. 3 for use in schools across Japan. The video was released on two formats; both VHS and 16mm film. Super Mario no Koutsuu Anzen is still used across Japanese schools today. Very little is known about the video, and its release status is a mystery. To date, the entire film has never shown up online. The film can still be rented from select Japanese libraries in 16mm format. They were never sold to the general public, and only to Japanese schools.