Last Update: 8/2/07
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 was the highly anticipated 2nd installment to the Super Mario Bros. Series for the NES in the US.
While still a side-scrolling platformer, the game differed greatly from its predecessor Super Mario Bros. and introduced character selection, with each character lending a special ability to gameplay, a brand new set of enemies and bosses new and never seen again to the Mario series, as well as a whole new setting.
The reasons for this are due to Super Mario Bros. 2 not being based off an actual Mario Bros. game. Super Mario Bros. 2 was first released in Japan and was simply an extension of the original NES title Super Mario Bros. with new and harder levels, but essentially the same in terms of concept, gameplay, characters, and art assets.
However, Nintendo felt that American gamers would not enjoy the high difficulty the game processed and therefore decided to remake a Japanese title named Doki Doki Panic, swap out the characters with Mario characters, and rename it Super Mario Bros. 2 for a US release.
The original Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was later released in the US under the name, Super Mario Bros. All-Stars along with remakes of a few other classic Mario Games.
This game was featured in Nintendo Power Issue #1 July-Aug 1988. Release Date: 1988
While still a side-scrolling platformer, the game differed greatly from its predecessor Super Mario Bros. and introduced character selection, with each character lending a special ability to gameplay, a brand new set of enemies and bosses new and never seen again to the Mario series, as well as a whole new setting.
The reasons for this are due to Super Mario Bros. 2 not being based off an actual Mario Bros. game. Super Mario Bros. 2 was first released in Japan and was simply an extension of the original NES title Super Mario Bros. with new and harder levels, but essentially the same in terms of concept, gameplay, characters, and art assets.
However, Nintendo felt that American gamers would not enjoy the high difficulty the game processed and therefore decided to remake a Japanese title named Doki Doki Panic, swap out the characters with Mario characters, and rename it Super Mario Bros. 2 for a US release.
The original Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was later released in the US under the name, Super Mario Bros. All-Stars along with remakes of a few other classic Mario Games.
This game was featured in Nintendo Power Issue #1 July-Aug 1988. Release Date: 1988
Publisher: Nintendo
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Bottom Line: Play it! |
