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Originally Posted by Lacit170
what do you mean the original super mario brothers 2?? there is more than 1 version?
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Oh man...yes, of course, my friend! There is the Super Mario Brothers 2 that released in the United States, which as you probably know is the one where you can choose which character to play between Mario, Luigi, Princess, and Toad. This is the one that most of us here in the States knew for the longest time.
The "real" Super Mario Brothers 2 is one that is more like the original Super Mario Brothers, where you smashed bricks, jump on Koopa Troopas, and only play as Mario. This was released in Japan. Apparently it was "too hard for Americans" so they released the version that we know as Super Mario Brothers 2 (that I mentioned in the first paragraph).
The way most of us found out about the real Super Mario Brothers 2 (I include myself in this group) is by way of the game called "Lost Levels," which was released on the Super Mario All-stars cartridge for the SNES. This is a reboot of the original, which changed sprites and background and stuff so that is was suitable for play on the SNES.
I have recently played the Japanese version of Super Mario Brothers 2 in its original form
[Show spoiler](actually, it's on an emulator, but that's about as close as you can get)
, and it is definitely hard — much harder than any of the NES Mario games. I highly recommend it, especially when considering the quest you're on. It's the only way to truly beat them all.