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Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.
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I first played this game nearly nine years ago at a friend's house. I was familiar with it because of the original, Super Mario Bros. I didn't like as much because instead of stomping on the enemy, you have to throw stuff at them, and because it didn't have Bowser or other favorites. What was good about this game was you got to choose who you got to be. You didn't have to be Mario, you could be Luigi, Toad or the Princess. What really shocks me is the fact this isn't the actual sequel to the first game. The actual Super Mario Bros 2 never left Japan. So Mario and friends were put in an unknown game. Overall, it wasn't that great but still fun to play.
I thought the graphics in this one and the overall story and feel for the game were better than the first game as that game had an arcade game look and feel to it while this one to me was in depth. Granted the ending to this one was a bit of a cop out it still provided me a lot of entertainment. The game has Mario and gang in the land of dreams to fight some strange villain that would never be seen again, or at least I do not think he ever appeared in any of the other Mario games. In this one you get to choose your character to tackle each level the players: Toad-the little dude who you constantly rescued in the first game. one of Princess' retainers. strengths-super strong can pull things out of the ground and dig super quickly. weakness-can not jump worth a flip.
Luigi-Mario's green clad brother. was in the first game when you played with two people. strengths-has a great vertical jump. weakness-not as strong as Mario or Toad.
Princess Toadstool-the princess that causes you headache after headache in the rest of the series, later becomes a Peach. strengths-when jumping has the ability to stay afloat in the air of a bit. weakness-not the highest jumper and she is the weakest character.
Mario-the hero of game most of the time. strength and weakness- really none of either, kind of an average joe.
Yes, this game progresses through levels, no fireballs in this one, you perform your attack by picking enemies or objects up and hurling them at other enemies. You fight an impressive array of villains in this one and you go through many landscapes including rather fun digging scenes in the desert. Not all is perfect though as the game sure could have used some swimming levels like in the first game. Still, for the most part I enjoyed this Mario adventure quite a lot.
Luigi-Mario's green clad brother. was in the first game when you played with two people. strengths-has a great vertical jump. weakness-not as strong as Mario or Toad.
Princess Toadstool-the princess that causes you headache after headache in the rest of the series, later becomes a Peach. strengths-when jumping has the ability to stay afloat in the air of a bit. weakness-not the highest jumper and she is the weakest character.
Mario-the hero of game most of the time. strength and weakness- really none of either, kind of an average joe.
Yes, this game progresses through levels, no fireballs in this one, you perform your attack by picking enemies or objects up and hurling them at other enemies. You fight an impressive array of villains in this one and you go through many landscapes including rather fun digging scenes in the desert. Not all is perfect though as the game sure could have used some swimming levels like in the first game. Still, for the most part I enjoyed this Mario adventure quite a lot.
Suppa mario bruddas 2. Game of the year every year. Best Mario game ever. Game of the year every single year. Best game ever made. Best thing to ever exist.
That's because is so different, (also cause it was another video game in japan who got modified i've heard, but the landscapes are a lot like mario & the main theme is very italian!)
I think that all marios are amazing, every one was an experience in its time. This has enough Mario elements, it was the real second. (lost levels was just a re-edited Mario 1), also the way u take on the enemies is very fun, nice bosses & killer last boss, very colorfull, naive & funny, i just looooove this game, & it resembles to me a little to MARIO64 in some ways.
The ending of this game justifies every diference u may find with other marios, is unique & it deserves a direct sequel as well!
I think that all marios are amazing, every one was an experience in its time. This has enough Mario elements, it was the real second. (lost levels was just a re-edited Mario 1), also the way u take on the enemies is very fun, nice bosses & killer last boss, very colorfull, naive & funny, i just looooove this game, & it resembles to me a little to MARIO64 in some ways.
The ending of this game justifies every diference u may find with other marios, is unique & it deserves a direct sequel as well!
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- TriviaThe game is derived from an original, completely different Japan-only game called Yume Koujou: Doki Doki Panic (1987) ('Dream Factory: Doki Doki Panic'), an Arabian-themed game inspired by a Japanese TV show, with no relation to the Super Mario universe (despite containing many similar elements). The original Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986)) had only been released in Japan; Nintendo of America had rejected it for being too similar to Super Mario Bros. (1985) as well as too difficult, and not wanting to jeopardize the popularity of the Super Mario franchise in the USA, they had requested a different game. In the meanwhile, director Kensuke Tanabe had experimented with an early prototype game consisting of vertical scrolling, but found it insufficiently engaging and too complex to run on the hardware of the time. He and the Super Mario Bros. team later successfully combined the shelved prototype with horizontal scrolling, and created Doki Doki Panic, describing it as "a full-fledged new Mario". When the request for a different Mario sequel came in, Tanabe decided that he only needed to alter his own Doki Doki Panic game by inserting Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess as playable characters. This explains why the second game, released in 1988, is so vastly different in design, theme and gameplay from the first. Such was the success of this international Super Mario Bros. 2 that it was also released in Japan in 1992 under the title "Super Mario USA". The original Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 was finally released in America in 1991, as a part of Super Mario All-Stars (1993) under the title "The Lost Levels".
- GoofsDuring the character credits, Ostro and Birdo's name's are switched, leaving Ostro's picture labeled "Birdo" and Birdo's picture labeled "Ostro." The game's instruction manual also contains this error.
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Opening narration: When Mario opened a door after climbing a long stair in his dream, another world spread before him and he heard a voice call for help to be freed from a spell. After awakening, Mario went to a cave nearby and to his surprise he saw exactly what he saw in his dream...
- Alternate versionsRe-released in Super Mario All Stars (1993), the Japanese version titled the game "Super Mario USA". A few new features were added into the SNES All Stars version, including a wavy effect when you use a warp zone, and the SNES version has unlimited continues.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 20/20: Nuts for Nintendo (1988)
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