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{{Infobox| title = Super Mario Bros. 2

| image = [[Image:SMB2 Boxart.PNG|250px]]

| developer = [[Nintendo]]

| publisher = [[Nintendo]]

| designer = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Super_Mario_Bros._2&action=edit

| released = '''NES/Famicom:'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|October, 1988|Europe|April 28, 1989|Australia|May, 1989|Japan|July 14, 1992 <ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb2 Date info for NES from TMK], retrieved 4-1-2008</ref>}} '''[[Gameboy Advance]]''':<br>{{releasedate|Japan|March 21, 2001|USA|June 11, 2001|Europe|June 22, 2001 <ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/sma Date info for GBA from TMK], retrieved 5-31-2008</ref>}} '''[[Virtual Console]]''':<br>{{releasedate|Europe|May 25, 2007|Australia|May 25, 2007|USA|July 2, 2007|Japan|August 10, 2007 <ref>[http://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>}}

| genre = 2D Platformer

| modes = Single player

| ratings = [[ESRB]]: Not Rated (NR)

| platforms = [[Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]

| media = 2-megabit cartridge

| requirements =

| input = NES Controller, [[Wii Classic Controller]]

'''''Super Mario Bros. 2''''' (Japanese name: '''''Super Mario USA''''') is the second (fourth in Japan) game in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' series. It originally was for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], but was subsequently ported to many other systems. This game has been criticized for being too much a departure from its predecessor, ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.

The original ''[[Super Mario: The Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' was released in Japan, but Nintendo apparently decided it was too challenging for UK/US players, so it was not released in the UK or US. However, Nintendo was already working on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and they had not released a ''SMB 2'' in the UK or US yet. They needed to make a game which was quick to make, so they took ''[[Doki Doki Panic]]'', replaced all the playable characters with [[Mario]] characters and called it ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.  

Many characters and abilities from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' later reappeared in the ''Super Mario'' series.  [[Luigi]]'s ability to [[Jump]] higher and stay in the air longer than Mario comes from this game, as well as [[Peach]]'s occasional ability to hover in midair and pull vegetables from the ground (''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'').  [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Snifit]]s, [[Bob-ombs]], [[Pokey]]s, and [[Birdo]] were also introduced. [[Wart]], the main villain, never reappeared in a video game, but has made an appearance in the [[Nintendo Comics System]] and has been mentioned in later games. Although he did appear in ''Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' under his Japanese name, "Mamu".

*[[Mario]]  

*[[Luigi]]

*[[Toad]]  

*[[Shy Guy]] *

*[[Tweeter]]  

*[[Ninji]] *

*[[Autobomb]]

* * Means Returns in the Mushroom Universe in other Mario Games.

===Remake Exclusive===

*[[Robirdo]] (''Super Mario Advance'' version)

*[[Yoshi]] (''Super Mario Advance'' version)

[[Image:Suppahmario2.png|thumb|left|165px|]]

In the game, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] travel through the world of [[Subcon (place)|Subcon]], the world of dreams, which is ruled by the giant frog [[Wart]]. They enter Subcon through a cave they find while on a picnic trip. They were called by the [[Subcon (species)|Subcons]], who were captured by Wart. Wart had captured the Dream Machine, which controls all dreams.  On the adventure, our heroes fight Wart's army, the [[8 bits]], and his generals, [[Birdo]], [[Mouser]], [[Clawgrip]], [[Fry Guy]], and [[Tryclyde]].  

After they reach Wart's Castle, they battle Wart with vegetables, which are flung from the Dream Machine, on the floor near Wart's platform, forcing them into his mouth to defeat him. The four then advance to the next room where they free the Subcon fairies. The Subcon fairies then fly around the player and then start carrying the knocked out body of Wart. Toad, the princess, Mario and Luigi wave at the player and suddenly Mario wakes up. It is presumed that all the events of the game were just Mario's dreams and the events did not really happen.

==Gameplay==

Because the game was a clone of ''[[Doki Doki Panic]]'', it had little in common with the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' In order to defeat enemies, the player could throw [[Vegetable]]s at them, or jump on them, grab them and throw them away.

At the beginning of each level, the player could choose between the playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool. When entering the next level or losing a life, he could select a different character again.

[[Image:Luigi_SMB_TLL.png|thumb|A screenshot from the NES Version of SMB2.]]

At the end of most levels of the game, the player fought [[Birdo]].  The player had to jump on the eggs that Birdo spat, grab them and throw them back, hitting Birdo three times to gain a crystal which opened the hawkmouth gate at the end of the level. There were several colors of Birdos: pink, which only spat eggs; red, which spat eggs and fireballs; green, which only spat fireballs.  For the green Birdos, there were mushroom blocks nearby for the player to use instead.

There were seven worlds in this game.  The first six had three levels apiece, and the seventh had two. At the end of each world, the player encountered one of Wart's generals. Mouser was waiting at the end of World 1, Tryclyde in World 2, Mouser again in World 3, Fryguy in World 4, Clawgrip in World 5, Tryclyde again in World 6, and Wart himself at the end of World 7. It should be noted in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' that Mouser did not appear in World 3; the player instead encountered [[Robirdo]].

==List of Levels==

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="vertical-align:top"

! World

| rowspan=3 | [[World 1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1]]

| rowspan=3 | Grass

| 2

| '''Pidgit''', '''Beezo''', '''Phanto''', Ninji, Shy Guy, '''Snifit''', Pink Birdo, Hawkmouth

| 3

| Snifit, Shy Guy, '''Trouter''', Ninji, '''Spark''', Phanto, Tweeter, Hawkmouth, '''Mouser'''

| rowspan=3 | [[World 2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2]]

| 2

| 3

| Shy Guy, Beezo, Cobrat, Pokey, Tweeter, Phanto, Spark, Panser, Hawkmouth, '''Tryclyde'''

| rowspan=3 | [[World 3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3]]

| rowspan=3 | Grass

| 2

| Shy Guy, '''Ostro''', Beezo, Tweeter, '''Porcupo''', Red Birdo, Hawkmouth

| 3

| '''Albatoss''', '''Bob-omb''', Shy Guy, Ostro, Ninji, Spark, Snifit, Phanto, Tweeter, Panser, Ninji, Hawkmouth, Mouser

| rowspan=3 | [[World 4 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4]]

| rowspan=3 | Ice / Snow

| 1

| '''Flurry''', Trouter, Shy Guy, '''Autobomb''', Hawkmouth

| 2

| Beezo, Flurry, Snifit, Shy Guy, Autobomb, Porcupo, Red Birdo, Hawkmouth

| 3

| Pink Birdo, Flurry, Shy Guy, Phanto, Beezo, Hawkmouth, '''Fryguy''', '''Mini Fryguy'''

| rowspan=3 | [[World 5 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5]]

| rowspan=3 | Grass (night)

| 1

| Shy Guy, Ostro, Panser, Trouter, '''Gray Birdo''', Hawkmouth

| 2

| Bob-omb, Hoopster, Shy Guy, Ostro, Porcupo, Panser, Ninji, Beezo, Shifit, Trouter, Red Birdo, Hawkmouth

| 3

| Albatoss, Bob-omb, Panser, Spark, Shy Guy, Snifit, Pidgit, Red Birdo, Hawkmouth, '''Clawgrip'''

| rowspan=3 | [[World 6 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]]

| rowspan=3 | Desert

| 1

| Cobrat, Shy Guy, Pokey, Panser, Phanto, '''Green Birdo''', Hawkmouth

| 2

| Albatoss, Panzer, Beezo, Green Birdo, Hawkmouth

| 3

| Shy Guy, Pokey, Cobrat, Bob-omb, Ninji, Hoopster, Snifit, Red Birdo, Hawkmouth, Tryclyde

| rowspan=2 | [[World 7 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7]]

| rowspan=2 | Cloud

| 1

| Albatoss, Bob-omb, Ninji, Shy Guy, Spark, Tweeter, Snifit, Hoopster, Gray Birdo, Hawkmouth

| 2

| Snifit, Ninji, Shy Guy, Bob-omb, Panser, Spark, Tweeter, Red Birdo, Phanto, '''Hawkmouth (Enemy)''', '''Wart'''

==Remakes==

[[Image:Smb2title.gif|thumb|165px|The '''Super Mario Bros. 2''' Title Screen.]]

*In Japan, the american version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' was rereleased under the name '''''Super Mario USA'''''. ''Super Mario USA'' is also the name of the game in the Korean Virtual Console version.<ref name="korea"/>

*The game was ported to the American arcade machine, the [[Nintendo Playchoice-10]].

*It was later ported to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], as a part of ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', and was, as a part of ''All-Stars'', available in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''. The ''All-Stars'' version showed up with updated graphics.

*The [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of the game, ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' features updated graphics, voices for main characters, and new obstacles, such as being able to collect [[Yoshi Eggs]] for an extra challenge.

*The NES version of the game was released on the Wii [[Virtual Console]] for 500 points in 2007.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features masterpieces, short demos of game. One unlockable Masterpiece is ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', here, the player starts out with Peach immediately (however, it is possible to switch to a different character if the player get a Game Over before he/she are forced to quit the game). To unlock it, one must play as Peach five times.

==Beta elements==

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== Voice Cast (for Super Mario Advance) ==

==References to Other Games==

*''[[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.

*''[[Mario Bros.]]'': [[POW Block]]s appear as usable items. In the remake, ''Super Mario Advance'', Clawgrip was revealed to be a [[Sidestepper]].

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': The [[Starman]] power-up appears in the game, as well as a remix of the main ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme in Subspace. Also, the [[Super Mushroom]] item, which originated from this game, was in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as the ability to shrink once the player is down to one heart point. Also, the ability to run by holding down the B button is exclusive to the ''Mario series'', and wasn't present in ''Doki Doki Panic''.

==References in Later Games==

*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Bob-Ombs reappeared as enemies. They are the only enemies who debuted in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' that appeared in the game.

*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Pokeys, Ninjis, and Bob-Ombs reappeared as enemies. Also, when the [[Special World]] is completed, [[Bullet Bills]] are replaced with [[Pidgit Bill]]s.

*''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'': Wart makes an appearance in this game under the name of "Mamu", which is his Japanese name. Shy Guys also made a cameo appearance.

*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': Shy Guys appear as common enemies, with a whole bunch of new subspecies. Snifits appear in too, and a new Shy Guy-like enemy Bandit appeared. In the beta version, the Shy Guys and Snifits got similar graphics of Super Mario Bros. 2, and even Bob-Omb tended to appear in.

*''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'': Birdo, Shy Guys, Snifits, and Bob-Ombs made appearances.

*''[[Paper Mario]]'': Shy Guys, Ninjis, and Bob-ombs made appearances.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': A ''Super Mario Bros. 2''-themed stage is selectable, and Birdo frequently appears at the very right, spitting eggs at the [[player]]. This stage also plays the theme song that's played throughout all the outside stages in the game, as well as the boss music (during Sudden Death matches). Also, Princess Toadstool's moveset (floating and picking vegetables) was directly inspired by this game. Also, there's trophies of Birdo, Pidgit, and the vegetables.

*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': [[Francis]] mentioned having a comic called, "''Cybort Wart''", which is clearly a reference to Wart. Also, there was a [[Sammer Guy]] by the name if "Squatting Birdo".

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': As with ''Melee'', Peach contained the same moveset, and there's another trophy of Birdo. Also, Wart and Birdo's names appear in the random name selection.

==Trivia==

*''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' was the original ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', released as such only in Japan. ''The Lost Levels'' was later released as part of ''Super Mario All-Stars'' (and its ''+ World'' re-release) in 1993, and would also be featured on the [[Game Boy Color]] release ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' in 1999; both re-releases featured the subtitle ''For Super Players''.

*The box art for this game changed the emphasis from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game. In the original game, the words "Mario Bros." were bigger than the word "Super", but with this game, the words "Super Mario" became bigger than the word "Bros.". However, in the title screen of the game itself, the same text is used as the original game.

*This is the first game to have [[Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] as playable characters.

*Some of the remakes, such as ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', used the name Peach instead of her original English name, Princess Toadstool.

*Interestingly, the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' manual mistakenly used a few sprites from ''Doki Doki Panic'', such as Phanto's original form, a magic lamp (which eventually became the Magic Potion), and a heart (which became the Mushroom power-up).

*The end credits contained some errors, such as Birdo mistakenly being labeled as "Ostro" (and vice versa), Hoopster was mistakenly labeled as "Hoopst'''a'''r", Tryclyde's name was misspelled as "Tr'''i'''clyde", and Clawgrip's name was misspelled as "Clawg'''l'''ip". These errors remained unchanged in ''Super Mario All-Stars'', but were fixed in ''Super Mario Advance''.

*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>

*During the ending celebration sequence in the NES version, there are common mistakes in the number of levels each hero completes.

==External links==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4tLU169EtA&feature=related Final Battle & Game Ending All Stars Version]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejfsBGzxw2A NES Version Ending]

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