A Tale of Two Sequels: Super Mario Bros. 2

In 1986, Super Mario Bros. 2 was released. Two years later, Super Mario Bros. 2 was released again. How does this happen? American incompetence and clever rebranding. It's a common tale, but in case you haven't heard it, this is the story of Mario's oddball sequel(s).
Credit to textstudio.com for the thumbnail text and ‪@Jericho93py‬ for the looping background animation. Also, if you're getting antsy and worrying I'll never make the second Will Wood video, it's coming out within the week! All the voiceover work is done, just video editing left. And another little video too, if I can manage it.

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[@ashmander3465]

Boy genie = mario
Girl genie = peach
Dad genie = toad
Genie mama = Luigi

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I guess EVERY youtube channel HAS to cover THIS...

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@@Auxodium you got me there

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Personally, I've always preferred the US Mario Bros. 2 (especially since many elements in this game would become mainstay Mario staples), while Lost Levels felt more like an expansion pass to SMB1.

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@@sonloto8010 Yeah that’s the one I grew up emulating. I never beat the original SMB - there’s no way I was going to stand up to Lost Levels.

[@shakingh4nd]

high quality video!

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thank you!!

[@ashmander3465]

Super Mario bros 2 is so hard

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@@ashmander3465 i’ve never beaten either of them lol

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