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Super Mario Bros. 2

Nintendo R&D4

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Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool travel through Subcon to defeat Wart. Players choose a character with distinct abilities, traverse horizontal and vertical platforming stages, and lift vegetables and enemies to throw at opponents.

Palette 12 colors

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Release
Original release · NES / Famicom
Developer
Nintendo R&D4
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1988-10-09 North America, NES
1989-04-28 Europe, NES
1989-05-04 Australia, NES
1992-09-14 Japan, Famicom
Platforms
NES, Famicom, Nintendo PlayChoice-10, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, NES Classic Edition, Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer, Nintendo Switch
Variants
Super Mario USA
Type
regional_release
Platforms
  • Famicom
Released
  • 1992-09-14, Japan, Famicom
Sources
Super Mario Bros. 2 — Virtual Console
Type
emulated_rerelease
Platforms
  • Wii
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Wii U
Released
  • 2007-05-25, Europe, Wii
  • 2013-08-07, Europe, Nintendo 3DS
  • 2013-05-16, Europe, Wii U
Sources
Super Mario Bros. 2 — NES Classic Edition
Type
bundled_rerelease
Platforms
  • NES Classic Edition
Released
  • 2016-11-11, North America, NES Classic Edition
  • 2016-11-11, Europe, NES Classic Edition
Sources
Super Mario Bros. 2 — Nintendo Switch Online
Type
emulated_rerelease
Platforms
  • Nintendo Switch
Released
  • 2019-02-13, North America, Europe, Japan, Nintendo Switch
Sources
Super Mario Bros. 2 — PlayChoice-10
Type
arcade_release
Platforms
  • Nintendo PlayChoice-10
Sources
Super Mario Bros. 2 in Super Mario All-Stars
Type
remake
Platforms
  • SNES
  • Wii
  • Nintendo Switch
Released
  • 1993-07-14, Japan, SNES
  • 2010-10-21, Japan, Wii
  • 2020, Nintendo Switch
Art changes
Remade with 16-bit graphics, more detailed environments and parallax backgrounds. Later collection rereleases retain this SNES artwork.
Sources
Super Mario Advance
Type
remake
Platforms
  • Game Boy Advance
  • Wii U
  • Nintendo Switch
Released
  • 2001-03-21, Japan, Game Boy Advance
  • 2001-06-22, Europe, Game Boy Advance
  • 2014-07-16, Japan, Wii U
  • 2023-05-26, Nintendo Switch
Art changes
Uses the All-Stars graphical style with further visual changes, including enlarged sprites and altered backgrounds and interface elements.
Sources
Also known as
Super Mario USA (Japan)
スーパーマリオUSA (Japan)
Super Mario Brothers 2
Credits
Tadashi Sugiyama Character Designer
Kazunobu Shimizu Title Designer
Takashi Tezuka Motion Designer
Yoichi Kotabe Motion Designer
Kensuke Tanabe Director
Hideki Konno Assistant Director
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

Versions of Super Mario Bros. 2 2

Super Mario Bros. 2 screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1988 · Original releaseSuper Mario Bros. 2 NESSuper Mario Advance screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, colored outlines (environment)2001 · RemakeSuper Mario Advance Game Boy Advance

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