Super Mario Bros. 2 (World) (GameCube, Wii and Wii U Virtual Console)

Super Mario Bros. 2 (GameCube, Wii and Wii U Virtual Console) overview and version notes

Originally released internationally in 1988, we in the West got a radically different sequel: a reskinned version of the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic starring the Mario cast. This meant trading fire flowers for pulling radishes from the ground and introduced a surreal dream world called Subcon as the setting. Its unique mechanics and character choice made it a bizarre yet fondly remembered cornerstone of NES libraries. Super Mario Bros. 2 (GameCube, Wii and Wii U Virtual Console) includes region marker: World, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries.

• Super Mario Bros. 2 (GameCube, Wii and Wii U Virtual Console) platform notes
  Super Mario Bros. 2 (GameCube, Wii and Wii U Virtual Console) includes region marker: World, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries. The strongest visible context is the FDS platform and its platforming play style. Emulator core: nes.
• Four Distinct Characters
  You don't just play as Mario; you choose between him, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad at the start of every level. Luigi's flutter jump felt revolutionary at the time, Peach could hover briefly, and Toad could dig through soft sand like a machine.
• The Pull & Throw Core Loop
  Forget stomping on most enemies. Here, you dig vegetables, bombs, and even enemies themselves out of the ground to use as projectiles. Mastering the rhythm of pull, carry, and throw was the key to surviving foes like Shy Guys and Birdos.
• A Vertical and Secret-Filled World
  Stages scrolled vertically as often as horizontally, with magic carpets to ride and vine lifts to climb. I spent hours hunting for those warp vases hidden in jars or underground, trying to skip ahead to later worlds like the icy Ice World or the fiery Desert.