Plucking turnips out of the ground replaced stomping Goombas in the North American Super Mario Bros. 2. Nintendo judged the Japanese sequel too punishing for Western players, so in 1988 it reworked Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic, a 1987 Famicom Disk System game made with Fuji TV, swapping in Mario characters. The original Japanese sequel later surfaced as The Lost Levels.
The result plays unlike any other Mario game. Before each stage you choose Mario, Luigi, Toad or Princess Toadstool, and each handles differently: Luigi jumps highest, Toad digs and lifts fastest, and the Princess can float. Enemies like Shy Guys and Birdo are picked up and thrown rather than stomped, and the dream world of Subcon ends with a fight against the frog king Wart. Potions open a doorway to Subspace, where mushrooms and coins for the bonus slot machine wait. Many of its enemies became series regulars.
Tips for Super Mario Bros. 2
Throw a potion near spots that look empty; Subspace mushrooms raise your maximum health for the rest of the level.
Wart is defeated by throwing the vegetables that his machine spits out back into his open mouth.
Pick the Princess for long gaps, since her float makes tricky jumps much safer.
How to Play Super Mario Bros. 2
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