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Reviewing the Real Super Mario Brothers 2

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cue-the-music dept.

An anonymous reader writes "When Mario Brothers 2 for the NES came out in the U.S. in 1988, many people were surprised at how different than the original Mario Brothers it was. The second Mario Brothers title that U.S. audiences know was never designed to be a Mario title at all. Instead, it's a game called Doki Doki Panic that's been modified with Mario sprites. Here's a review of the original Super Mario Brothers 2 as designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and released only in Japan. Nintendo felt that the poison mushrooms, blowing wind, and warps that took you backwards made it too difficult for North American audiences."

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  1. US SMB2, Canon or not canon? by Whyte+Panther · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've always found it odd that even though the US SMB2 wasn't considered canon, some parts of it have managed to make their way into the real Mario world anyway, Birdo, Shyguys, the fact that Luigi can jump higher than Mario, Princess Peach floating...

  2. Interesting fact about Mario... by casualsax3 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The only reason Mario ended up with a mustache was because programmers needed some sort of feature to show that he had a mouth.