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i don't know

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 16
Date: June 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i really don't know what to say because i never got the game and i think i need a refund.

A few facts about this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game abandons the super mario you know and love. You might not know this, but this game is an exact copy of a game that released in Japan called Doki Doki Panic.

The sad truth about this game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: July 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ok, the original version of SMB 2 was only released on the Famicon which really sucks. This version of the game was a remake of Doki Doki, that is why the story seems really strange for a Mario game.
I will reccommend Mario All Stars, if you want to play the original version of this game. At all costs don't get this Doki Doki crap.

Quite annoying

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was kind of annoying-hard, there's a lot of monsters which shoots little bullets at you that are annoying.
But even worse, there's some kind of sunmask, when you take its key (which you have to), it starts chasing you and the stupid thing is programmed to chase you and hit you 100%!!!
There's this one place I hated the most, you have to climb up, up, up and kind of zig-zag your way there, get the key, then zig zag your way down.
I could not do it, thankfully there's a warp zone so you can get past that place.

I found the game a bit boring, it's not like Mario Bros 1 or Super Mario World where you jump on a lot of platforms, jump on things to get rid of them, instead you have to pick up vegetables and throw them at the monsters. And some of these monsters are either moving or hiding under places where you can't hit them. GRR!!
I mean, you spend most of the game trying to avoid enemies like the plague, unlike other Mario games where you enjoy jumping on them and flattening them.

You can play with 4 characters with different abilites.
Mario, who is completely useless.
Luigi, who jumps really high but has a bad case of spasm in his legs. He is also hard to control.
Toad, who can't jump far, but can dig fast. Yay, he can dig so fast to get the key, but the sunmask is so fast, and Toad is so slow and can't jump, guess who don't get away from the sunmask?!
Then there's Princess, who can "float" in the air for a short time, making her the only player who can avoid any enemy attacks!

The only thing I liked about this game was, 1 I could play with the Princess. (surprisingly, she was the only one to ever completed an area)
2: Wart is a good challenge, unlike the rest of the game.

Classic, but not the greatest

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This particular run of the Super Mario series was probably the most hated because it went in a totally different way than all the others (and notice how after this was released, a year or so later, Super Mario 3 had gone back to that original gameplay and became the new platform for the Mario Series).

I admit I liked that this one was different, but I didn't like that it wasn't as interesting as it prequel or the continuing sequels after it. No hopping on enemy after enemy, no fireballs, now we throw things at everything. Getting Super Stars was pretty random. All in all, Mario was on a different tip with this one.

But we still love this game, why? Because it's MARIO and let's face it we've all been this loyal for how long?? Me personally, I was a teen when the Nintendo came out and I still play my original NES (Yes it's still in perfect condition somehow after 10+ years). Anyway, if you're looking for nostalgia, you might want to consider this one or Super Mario 3.

See Through the Hype

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Although this game is basically the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic with Mario characters and in no way fits the same format as the original and most of the latter sequels, it's still pretty good. If you get past the lame marketing ploy for this game, you see that it's a nice original platformer. You get to throw stuff, the playable characters have very different abilities (Mario being the basic player, Luigi the high jumper, Toadstool the floater, and Toad the fast runner/jumper.), and it's all in a very cool-looking (at least for the time) dream world... A lot of Egyptian and other ancient influences. For all the purists out there, lighten up and try to see the positive points of the game instead of whining. If gaming was supposed to be serious, it wouldn't be called "gaming".

super mario bros. 2(USA verison)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have the game on down load section at nintendo wii......an also I played the game 100 times in the past, all thought growing up too...Anyway a little history of this game.

Back in the 1980's it original came out as Doki Doki Panic at japan...but unfortunately the us mario 2 isn't really the real mario 2 game....the amerian people edit the game into mario 2 and which is because...

The real super mario bros. 2 game never got release in USA an was reject, because it was almost the same as mario bros. 1 and except a few minor changes like poison mushroom, etc....an plus the JAPAN: Super mario bros. 2 was very difficult too.

Overall if you back to USA mario 2 where its the game that takes place in subcon, an you can use 4 characters an thorw turnips are bad guys like shy guys, bob-ombs and ninji's, etc...instead of bowser koopa the have wart on the game.

But the real mario 2, did got rerelease in the game called super mario all stars, known as the super mario bros. lost levels.

ok if you are a true mario fan like I am then get USA mario 2 an download the japan super mario 2 on nintendo wii too....just type super mario lost levels....anyway the japan mario 2 is very frusterating/difficult too, but if you like the game that almost impossible to beat then get japan one.

Any way I think the least favorite mario game ever is the 1st one, the original super mario bros 1. because right now I think the game is way too easy.

Mario 3 isn't a bad game, same with mario world...but mario 64 is a terrible game because they only have 15 course in it...I don't know too much bout mario sunshine, but super mario galaxy turned out to be a big imporvment compare to the last 2 games(mario 64 and mario sunshine.)

But still compare to 2D games...I like the USA mario 2 because it's different, an japan one because it's hard, ok done talking.

my favorite Mario on the NES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: May 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

While many consider this the black sheep of the Super Mario Bros series on the NES, this game is actually my favorite on the bunch. The world is nothing like the world of the other Mario games, and the enemies and bosses and goal is different. This is a quest to defeat Boss Wart (instead of Bowser) and you have the options of playing as one of four characters (with the ability to switch every level): Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad. Each of these characters have different play characteristics. Toad can pick up any object with no difficulty but is the worst jumper. Princess is the opposite (no strength, but can float). Luigi has the best jump (no float), but that becomes its own problem. Mario is perfectly average. These strengths and weaknesses come into play in choosing who to use for each level and some are clearly better than others on any given level. Even though I found this game to be the easiest of the bunch, for me it was also the most fun. This is still a side-scrolling game, but some levels scroll up and down on the screen (keeping the side-scrolling viewpoint, though) depending on if you are climbing or dropping down. There are shortcuts in many levels and different ways to warp, get extra lives (including an odd cheat for extra lives), or to shorten the game. In the end, there are a couple of difficult levels, but this may be the easiest of the three on the NES. Even so, this is my favorite of all of the Super Mario games on the NES.

Best Mario to be had on the NES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Super Mario Bros 2 has been ridiculed and criticized since its release for being so "different" and "un-Mario". I never understood that, is the game not fantastic? So what if it's different, when did different become bad?

The actual Super Mario Bros 2 that was released in Japan was a straight sequel to Super Mario Bros. Basically the same game but with different levels, Mario and Luigi having different traits, and it was much harder (in America this game is commonly known as the "lost levels" found on Super Mario All Stars on the SNES). Nintendo of America wisely decided this wouldn't fly in America, it was just too similiar to the original. So instead they took another Japanese game, Doki Doki Panic, threw Mario and the gang into it and called it Super Mario Bros 2.

Thank you Nintendo, because Doki Doki Panic/SMB2 is a great game! One of the best platformers ever. The game revolves entirely around the idea you can pick things up, either pulling vegetables out of the ground, enemies, or various other objects. This is all put to good use throughout the game providing interesting obstacles and tasks to complete. Things like having to throw the eggs back at the bird that just launched at you, having to lift creatures off their flying carpets so you can go for a ride, lift keys protected by magic masks, etc etc. Not to mention one of the best final boss encounters on the NES. It's all really cool.

So get over how "different" this game is and just play it! All pretty amazing considering this was all the work of Fuji TV (developer of DDP). Weird, eh?

Old classics never die!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

To me this is the greatest of all the Mario games I've ever played. Forget that GBA [junk] and find Super Mario All-stars or this original one and pick it up. The only thing about SMAS is that it has enhanced graphics, but the GBA is too different.

This game was so fun and I never put it down (In fact if it weren't for this game my hand and eye cooridination would [stink] and I'm making a joke either) and while not too difficult for a five year old (that's how old I was then) this game would've been challeging.

For those who started playing with the NES remember this classic? The best Mario game ever made? Get this now and you won't be disappointed. Get it as the Super Mario All Stars and you won't regret it, get it on GBA and you'll cry at a classic that was ruined.

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