Super Mario Bros. 2: Difference between revisions

{{about|the Western Super Mario Bros. 2|the original sequel to [[Super Mario Bros.]] also titled Super Mario Bros. 2|[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]|the Nintendo 3DS sequel to [[New Super Mario Bros.]]|[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]}}

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|release='''NES/Famicom:'''<br>{{release|USA|October 9, 1988|Europe|April 28, 1989|Australia|May 4, 1989<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204659/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf</ref>|Japan|September 14, 1992<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section, page 64.</ref>}} '''Nintendo PlayChoice-10:'''<br>{{release|USA|1988}} '''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{release|Europe|May 25, 2007|Australia|May 25, 2007|USA|July 2, 2007|Japan|August 10, 2007<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb2-vc Date info for VC from TMK], retrieved 5-31-2008</ref>|South Korea|July 17, 2008<ref name="korea">[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/wii/vconsol.php Korean Virtual Console game list, www.nintendo.co.kr]</ref>}}'''Virtual Console (3DS):'''<br>{{release|Japan|November 28, 2012<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000012209 ''Super Mario USA'' 3DS eShop page at Nintendo.co.jp] (Retrieved February 16, 2013)</ref>|USA|July 11, 2013|Europe|August 7, 2013|Australia|August 8, 2013|South Korea|March 2, 2016}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|USA|May 16, 2013|Europe|May 16, 2013|Australia|May 16, 2013|Japan|March 19, 2014}}'''NES Classic Edition:'''<br>{{release|Japan|November 10, 2016|Australia|November 10, 2016|USA|November 11, 2016|Europe|November 11, 2016}}'''Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 13, 2019<ref>Nintendo. (February 5, 2019). [https://youtu.be/msV0JJR6Eu8 ファミリーコンピュータ Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2019年2月]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>|USA|February 13, 2019<ref>Nintendo. (February 5, 2019). [https://youtu.be/ZU6_I-6lPj8 Nintendo Entertainment System - February Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>|Europe|February 13, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1093147353735933953 Official Nintendo of Europe Twitter]</ref>|Australia|February 13, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1095616086979104773 Official Nintendo AU NZ Twitter]</ref>|HK|April 23, 2019|South Korea|April 23, 2019}}

'''''Super Mario Bros. 2''''' is the second game in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series outside Japan and the third entry overall.<ref name=encyclopedia>Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara ({{wp|Shogakukan}}) (ed.). ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' Milwaulkie: [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]], 2018. ISBN: 978-4-09-106569-8.</ref> It is a 2D [[Genre#Platform games|platform game]] originally released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in North America on October 9, 1988. In the years that followed, it has been ported to many other systems, including a release on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in 2007, the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in 2012, and the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2013. As a result of Japan already having a ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (known in English as ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe#Super Mario Bros. for Super Players|Super Mario Bros. for Super Players]]''), the game did not make its debut in the country until after the release of ''[[Super Mario World]]'', on September 14, 1992, making it Japan's fifth installment of the series.

''Super Mario Bros. 2'' came about after [[Nintendo]] of America deemed ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' too difficult for Western audiences,<ref>McLaughlin, Rus. (September 13, 2010) [https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/14/ign-presents-the-history-of-super-mario-bros?page=3 IGN Presents: The History of ''Super Mario Bros.''] ''IGN''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> which led Nintendo to redevelop the [[Family Computer Disk System]] game ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' into a ''Super Mario Bros.'' game for the international release. After its release, the game became a commercial success, and eventually the game became well received enough that it was also released in Japan. After performing well both critically and commercially, ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' has been rereleased as one of the four games featured in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', as well as having its own [[reissue|remake]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. Many enemies introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' have become common recurring enemies in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, such as [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s, [[Pokey]]s, [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]s, and more, while the gameplay mechanic of picking up various items and tossing them has been reused in several later games.

*{{button|nes|A}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|nes|B}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the [[Bonus Chance]]

*{{button|nes|start}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|nes|select}} - Select option after a [[Game Over]]

*{{button|nes|Pad}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|nes|Pad}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|nes|Pad}} (down) - [[Crouch]] ([[Charge jump|Power Squat Jump]] if held long enough), enter [[jar]]s, climb down vines

*{{button|wii|2}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|wii|1}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|Wii|+}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|wii|-}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|wii|Pad}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|wii|Pad}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|wii|Pad}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

*{{button|wii|cca}} or {{button|wii|ccx}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|wii|ccb}} or {{button|wii|ccy}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|Wii|+}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|wii|-}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|wii|Pad}} or {{button|wii|ccstickL}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|wii|Pad}} or {{button|wii|ccstickl}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|wii|Pad}} or {{button|wii|ccstickl}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

*{{button|gcn|A}} or {{button|gcn|X}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|gcn|B}} or {{button|gcn|Y}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|gcn|start}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|gcn|Y}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|gcn|Pad}} or {{button|gcn|Stick}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|gcn|Pad}} or {{button|gcn|Stick}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|gcn|Pad}} or {{button|gcn|Stick}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

*{{button|3ds|A}} or {{button|3ds|X}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|3ds|B}} or {{button|3ds|Y}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|3ds|start}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|3ds|select}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|3ds|Pad}} or {{button|3ds|Stick}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|3ds|Pad}} or {{button|3ds|Stick}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|3ds|Pad}} or {{button|3ds|Stick}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

*{{button|wiiu|A}} or {{button|wiiu|X}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|wiiu|B}} or {{button|wiiu|Y}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|wiiu|Plus}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|wiiu|Minus}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|wiiu|Pad}} or {{button|wiiu|Stick}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|wiiu|Pad}} or {{button|wiiu|Stick}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|wiiu|Pad}} or {{button|wiiu|Stick}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

*{{button|switch|A}} or {{button|switch|X}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|switch|B}} or {{button|switch|Y}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|switch|Plus}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|switch|Minus}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|switch|leftstick}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|switch|leftstick}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|switch|leftstick}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

*{{button|switch|jc-right}} - Jump, accept

*{{button|switch|jc-bottom}} or {{button|switch|jc-top}} - Dash, pick up objects, throw objects, pluck vegetables, stop slots at the Bonus Chance

*{{button|switch|Minus}}/{{button|switch|Plus}} + {{button|switch|SR}} - Pause the game, confirm menu option

*{{button|switch|Minus}}/{{button|switch|Plus}} + {{button|switch|SL}} - Select option after a Game Over

*{{button|switch|stick}} (left/right) - Select character, move character

*{{button|switch|stick}} (up) - Enter doors and other openings, climb up vine

*{{button|switch|stick}} (down) - Crouch (Power Squat Jump if held long enough), enter jars, climb down vines

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|Hoopsters crawl slowly on vines, attempting to harm players. Players can jump on them and even pick them up and throw them.

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==List of levels==

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|rowspan=3|Grass

|rowspan=3|Desert

|rowspan=3|Waterfall/Caves

|rowspan=3|Ice/Snow

|rowspan=3|Night

|rowspan=3|Desert

|rowspan=2|Sky

The game placed 47th in the 100th issue of Nintendo Power's "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.<ref>http://www.gamekult.com/communaute/forum/voirmessage.html?foid=13000909</ref> It also placed 81st in the 200th Issue of GameInformer's "Top 200 Games of All Times" and placed 18th on IGN's Top 100 NES Games list.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/top-100-nes-games/18.html]</ref> As for sales, it is the fourth best-selling NES game, with 10 million copies sold worldwide.

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|title2=Overworld

|title3=Sub-space

|title4=Boss

*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': Clawgrip tosses rocks in a very similar manner to the way [[Donkey Kong]] tossed [[barrel]]s. Also, Clawgrip frequently bangs his chest like a gorilla. In the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance'' versions, some of the indoor areas look like warehouses with familiar-looking girders in the background.

*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': Mario and Luigi's chargeable jumps while crouching resemble the [[Charge jump|Power Squat Jump]] ability that the playable characters can perform in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' while crouching.

*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': The Shy Guy Bazaar course from ''Mario Kart 7'' returns as a classic course in ''Mario Kart Tour''.