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10 things you didn't know about Super Mario Bros 2

Other than it being a re-skinned Japanese game

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  • Nannirk - July 15, 2010 9:38 p.m.

    Btw, your site is giving me popups.
  • Nannirk - July 15, 2010 9:37 p.m.

    Is that crab really US exclusive? I thought all the non-Asian versions were the same as the US version..
  • SteelWarhawk - May 31, 2010 10:35 a.m.

    I still love the game even though it is not technically a mario game. The birdo thing still creeps me out. But my favorite thing about this article is connection that Mario 2 and 3 are not real. One is a dream the other is a play??? Makes you question if Mario is a hero or just a plumber who like mushrooms.
  • kibbles0515 - May 30, 2010 5:05 p.m.

    I can't read gamesradar anymore. Anyone in the journalism business should know that it is spelled "O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A", not onomonopia. Shame on you. Use spell check. Good day.
  • tayls - May 29, 2010 6:09 p.m.

    Great article; I certainly learned a lot. In SMB3, Mario is actually exiting stage LEFT, as stage directions are given from the actor's POV, not the audiences. But that's just nitpicking.
  • kiwicrossing - May 29, 2010 5:50 a.m.

    I just restarted New SMB and looking forward to a time when I can get these other older titles on the Virtual Console.
  • The_Tingler - May 28, 2010 2:51 a.m.

    F**KING HELL that picture of Pokey from Super Mario 64 is creepy as f**k! I don't remember him having an "I'm going to rape you and I'm just one huge set of spiky ass beads" smile on his face!
  • BurntToShreds - May 28, 2010 2:28 a.m.

    Birdo wouldn't send the ENTIRETY of Texas into DEFCON 2. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and all of the relatively large cities and towns in Texas are more civilized than that. It was still a great zing, though. /rant ReCAPTCHA: to ires
  • Randomwordcombination - May 27, 2010 10:50 p.m.

    Great article!
  • HeroOfLegend - May 27, 2010 7:05 p.m.

    That last picture about Mario 3 is too much for me to handle.
  • philipshaw - May 27, 2010 11:07 a.m.

    Great article Chris, I with you in that I'm get sick of people saying SMB2 is not a real mario game
  • TyeTheCzar - May 27, 2010 2:24 a.m.

    Oh, I love that stab at Texas you took there. Very nice. I hate living in a state with a morally and mentally-deficient(morally mostly) governor and politicians. Oh, and wanna know the reason Texas went Republican? They were against the Civil Rights Act, therefore Texas is racist.
  • purple_omlet - May 27, 2010 1:23 a.m.

    mario would actually be exiting stage left in smb3.
  • Ridgley - May 26, 2010 9:49 p.m.

    I really enjoyed this game on my copy of all stars.
  • LBD_Nytetrayn - May 26, 2010 9:39 p.m.

    Wrote an article like this a few years back, touching on a number of these points. I do like this one, though: any voice saying that SMB2 is a real Mario game is fine by me. In fact, with the number of shared elements and things that would go on to become Mario staples, as well as how much else it defined, I can't help but wonder if Miyamoto didn't intend this to be a Mario game all along.
  • Transmatrix - May 26, 2010 6:45 p.m.

    Obligatory comment since cantista told me to on the last TalkRadar. I liked smb2.
  • Bawheidbob - May 26, 2010 5:05 p.m.

    Excellent reading - Loved SMB2 myself though i never quite go the hang of jumping on the eggs and picking them up
  • jimmdogg - May 26, 2010 3:52 p.m.

    Well researched. Good read.
  • Conman93 - May 26, 2010 3:12 p.m.

    Great article! I remember this game really well. It was really hard!!
  • shadowarrior99 - May 26, 2010 2:59 p.m.

    Nice article :) What about the world warper in smb3? Is that part of the play? I guess it depends what play you go to :P

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