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''Super Mario Bros. 2'' started out as a prototype ''Mario''-style platform game developed by Kensuke Tanabe, a developer for Nintendo. The prototype game emphasized vertically scrolling levels and throwing blocks. It was originally intended to be a two player co-op game, allowing players to toss each other around. However, the technical limitations of the Nintendo Entertainment System made it difficult to produce a polished game with these elements. It was decided to add more Mario-like elements, such as horizontal levels (although many vertically oriented levels were retained in the final project).<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2011/04/super-mario-bros-2/ The Secret History of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Wired.com]</ref> Some time later, the {{wp|Fuji Television}} Company requested that Nintendo create a video game using Yume Kōjō mascots, and Tanabe developed the prototype into ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', which became one of the best-selling games for the [[Family Computer Disk System]]. | ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' started out as a prototype ''Super Mario''-style platform game developed by Kensuke Tanabe, a developer for Nintendo. The prototype game emphasized vertically scrolling levels and throwing blocks. It was originally intended to be a two player co-op game, allowing players to toss each other around. However, the technical limitations of the Nintendo Entertainment System made it difficult to produce a polished game with these elements. It was decided to add more Mario-like elements, such as horizontal levels (although many vertically oriented levels were retained in the final project).<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2011/04/super-mario-bros-2/ The Secret History of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Wired.com]</ref> Some time later, the {{wp|Fuji Television}} Company requested that Nintendo create a video game using Yume Kōjō mascots, and Tanabe developed the prototype into ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', which became one of the best-selling games for the [[Family Computer Disk System]]. | ||
In 1987, Nintendo of America got its first look at the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Nintendo of America believed that ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', which was a slightly altered version of the first ''Super Mario Bros.'' game with an increased difficulty level, would not be a commercial success in the United States and elsewhere in the world. To deal with this, Nintendo took the finished ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and reverted the licensing changes to once again feature Mario and his friends as playable characters. The game would later be released in Japan under the name ''Super Mario USA'' in 1992. | In 1987, Nintendo of America got its first look at the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Nintendo of America believed that ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', which was a slightly altered version of the first ''Super Mario Bros.'' game with an increased difficulty level, would not be a commercial success in the United States and elsewhere in the world. To deal with this, Nintendo took the finished ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and reverted the licensing changes to once again feature Mario and his friends as playable characters. The game would later be released in Japan under the name ''Super Mario USA'' in 1992. | ||