America got better Super Mario Brothers. 2


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Every discussion about the American version of no Super Mario Bros. 2 As a completely different game always turns to its origins. “It simply came to our notice then Super Mario Bros. 2The fact is that some people are more than happy to point out, and in some ways, they are right. I don’t think he cares when the replacement is better than the original.

But before I get into that, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page.

After the huge international success of the origin Super Mario Bros.. In 1985, Nintendo was quick to start work on a sequel. This follow-up, aptly named Super Mario Bros. 2, Came out in 1986 for the Femicom disk system. While he did offer some innovations, such as after a knock on the enemy between Mario and Luigi and a jumper, the engine was still heavy based on the first game.

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Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 It was more like an extension of origin than a completely new game. In some ways, it was also like a romhack, as many of the levels were in full swing. Super Mario Bros. 2 The first game played on common sense, such as mushrooms and rap pipes, and punished the player for expecting it to work the same way. Some mushrooms were poisonous. Some pipes will take you back several layers instead of subsequent worlds. The phases were very difficult with hazardous piranha plants and hazards like wind.

“I got it as I continued to play Super Mario Bros. 2 I was told to take a leap of faith again and again and that every jump resulted in my immediate death, “America’s former Nintendo”Game Master”Howard Phillips wrote in the next word John Irwin’s book On the history and legacy of the game. “It wasn’t a fun gameplay, it was a punishment.Unnecessary Punishment

Fearing that the game would be too difficult for American audiences, the then-Nintendo of America, Minoro Aracawa refused to release Super Mario Bros. 2 In North America, instead asked the company’s Japanese headquarters for something else. All they decided was to re-register the existing game Doki Doki panic With elements of Mario Series and marketing as a sequel in the United States. It wasn’t until then Super Mario All Stars Introduced for Super Nintendo in 1993, the Western audience will have the opportunity to play the original Super Mario Bros. 2… which was dubbed Super Mario Bros .: The Lost Level To avoid confusion.

Except for the weird “Americans won’t be able to play our difficult game” exception which was common in Japan at the time, I like that story! Nintendo not only acted on some good advice, but it also gave us a double Mario, Which is never a bad thing. Fortunately, this Super Mario Bros. 2 Made for the United States is clearly a better game and has had an impact Mario Canon – Yes, Mario Games against all sorts of quirks in games and some people care about reality. Super Mario Bros. 2.

No. The biggest draw Super Mario Bros. 2 USA It has originality. It is still a side-scrolling platform, there is also an emphasis and more emphasis on research. Layers are full of vines, portal opening fluids and secret passages that can drastically change a player’s experience. This is combined with the introduction of four playable characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Mario is the jack of all trades, Luigi jumps higher, the pitch can float, and the frog digs faster.

And vice versa Super Mario Bros. 2 In Japan, Super Mario Bros. 2 USABorrow no gameplay mechanics Doki Doki panic Turns Mario Conventions on their heads, well. Jumping on enemies will no longer kill them. Instead, the player is supposed to select them and use them as weapons against other enemies. This is a change that may seem small on paper but how you approach each encounter changes completely. There is also an incentive to ignore, for lack of a better word, the enemies of their peers ’heads, as racking rewards you with a floating heart that replenishes your health.

Super Mario Bros. 2 USA It’s hard the way most NES games were, but it’s a different kind of challenge than that Super Mario Bros. 2. Where Japanese origin is all about trolling Super Mario Bros. Players, Super Mario Bros. 2 USA Introduces various new gameplay mechanics and asks the player to think outside the box about how to use them. In the very first level there is a moment where you have to take the time to throw the bomb into the hole so that it will explode as the crumbling wall passes. You only get two shots, and if you let both go fast, you don’t have to go into a secret area. End-level Birdo fights are a lesson in giving time to your jumps and stripping eggs in the air to use as weapons. The game’s ultimate boss, even the wart, poses a more interesting challenge than Bowser.

Performance Super Mario Bros. 2 USA The rest of the series was also super clear. He introduced characters who have since become major Mario Like Universe, Bob-Ombs and Shy Guys. Luigi’s unique floating jumps and the existence of pitch hovers in spin-s fs in subsequent games, in which he can directly trace the skills he borrowed from his analogues. Doki Doki panic. Also easy ability to toss enemies and items in other games. That way, in particular, Super Mario Bros. 2 USA Sounds more like natural progress Super Mario Bros. To Super Mario Bros. 3Is, which also plays an important role in catching and throwing content.

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It is because of this Super Mario Bros. 2 USA Will always be “real” Super Mario Bros. 2 In my eyes. Nintendo’s original is on the sequel to Iconic Super Mario Bros. It is both very safe and very extreme at the same time. Very little effort was put into making its true evolution Mario Slogan, and crushing it still feels like a cruel joke Super Mario Bros. Than giving players more of what they like. This is a fun diversion if you’re looking for, but it really won’t advance the range like its American counterpart.

Maybe this is not controversial. I did not vote Mario Fans about that version Super Mario Bros. 2 They like more. I think testing is fun Super Mario Bros. 2 USA In context. It is no less legal than 1986 Super Mario Bros. 2 Just because it didn’t start as one Mario Game. Many of the same developers who worked Doki Doki panic Contributed to the formation of Super Mario Bros. And its Japanese sequel, finally. It’s clear that working on the new property gave them a lease of experimentation and repetition, and I’m very happy with the main line Mario The series was able to lend it some magic.

Others will Mario Like outliers Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario RPG, And Yoshi Island Exists without the strangeness of Super Mario Bros. 2 USA? who knows? But it’s nice to think about it.

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