This game is what you would call a lost sequel. This game was created in Japan and stayed in Japan. After they tried to go through Nintendo America, the company marked the game "Too hard for the American gamer to play" and shipped it back to Japan. It was never seen again. Until Super Mario All Stars where it was included in the game. So let's get to reviewing the lost sequel.

DIFFICULTY: 6
The game is pretty tough, it is not a hack, and it has this kind of challenges. I gotta say this game is probably one of the hardest Mario games that is a non hack. There is a lot of obstacles, bad guys, and even MORE PUZZLES. Yeah its pretty tough. I had to use save states it was that tough. I know some of you can get through this game without save states, but that can happen only when you know everything that's gonna happen.

DEPTH: 4
The game isn't that long. Its pretty much exactly the same as the previous games and the future games. The game only has 8 worlds. It has some secret Warp Zones that aren't the same as the previous games. Overall, it shouldn't be any trouble beating it besides the obstacles. Yeah, there is actually new warps in this game, even a BAD warp zone that warps you back to World 1. It can be evil at times, but really not that long.

STORY: 3
The story is not new at any length at all. Its the same story as Super Mario Bros. King Bowser has captured Princess Peach again, so Mario and Luigi got to go back through the Mushroom Kingdom and beat Bowser one more time to rescue Peach again. They rehashed it really. There is no improvements to the story. Yet, there isn't any bad decisions to it either. So its alright overall.

ADDICTIVENESS: 9
The game is pretty cool. I have a lot of fun with the game. The game has pretty much the same fun as the original Mario Bros., the fun didn't go away, and after you get the hang of it, you'll play it again, and again, and again. I can say with personal activity with the game, I played it a lot of times after I beaten it. Its really fun. Just like the original Mario Bros, I can't get enough of this one bit. I can nearly guarantee, that you will feel the same way as I did.

SOUND: 7
The sound is rehashed. No improvements again, but the reason for the higher ratings is that it has the classic feeling to it. It isn't completely corrupted that you don't recognize it at all. When you play it, you will feel automatically that you are playing a Mario game. The jump sound, the music, everything. Its all there, and it is still the best retro out there.

GRAPHICS: 9
The game has made big improvements in a few graphics. The ground, the sky, even the bushes in the background, they all have new and improved graphics. I am really impressed. The graphics overall, have fantastic improvements. Identical to the previous, but I really enjoy the fact they did something different. Bravo.

OVERALL: 9.4
The game overall is probably one of the best game and hardest game that isn't a hack at all.
Final Verdict:This game is great, I still don't really understand how they can turn down a game like this.
Do I recommend playing it now: Yes
The final verdict says it all. I really love the entire game. It has its flaws, but its really fun. That's what made the great review, the fun of the game. That's all that really matters, the enjoyment of the game plays the biggest role in ANY review. I enjoyed it. You should too.

Thanks for reading.

Its sad that the game never came to america. There were much harder games back then so how was this too hard?

At the time, as popular as Mario was in America, he still wasn't a household name yet, so NOA didn't want to risk putting off fans of the original with such a ridiculously hard sequel. Keep in mind that people still weren't good at the first Super Mario Bros. back then; nobody was beating the game in 5 minutes, running through levels without stopping, so this Super Mario Bros. 2 would have totally rocked their worlds.

It's also worth noting that the game we got in America in place of this one, a reskinned Doki Doki Panic, totally started off development as a sequel to Super Mario Bros.

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