Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

SUPER MARIO BROS.: THE LOST LEVELS

Today, we will be covering the sequel to the original Super Mario Bros. game, known as Super Mario Bros. 2 in Japan, but due to, apparently, Nintendo believing American gamers couldn't handle the game's ramped up difficulty level, it was not released there, and came to be known as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

For the most part, there's really not a whole lot to add from this game, as it ran on the same engine as its predecessor and used nearly all of the same assets, except with some slightly upgraded graphics. The game still featured the same five core characters of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Toad, all serving the same function as before, as well as the same eleven enemy types, all also serving the same function. (Except that Bloopers can fly now, apparently).

Likewise, most of the levels were similar to before, with Grassland, Underground, Underwater, Sky Plateau, Fishing Bridge, and Bowser's Castle motifs returning. Most could simply be represented by the same stages as before with maybe one or two notable exceptions. World 8-3 gave us our very first fully Sky-themed stage, with clouds as platforms, something that would become a staple of later games. World 9, on the other hand, stands out as four worlds specifically designed to be nonsensical and random, following very little of the rules established in the previous levels. Stages based on both of these would be perfectly welcome in Super Smash Bros.

There is only one new item of note, that being the Poison Mushroom, an item that kills anyone it touches. It already has been an item in Smash, so there you go.

Now, let's see where we're at.


Characters:

Mario: Jump, Fire Flower, Starman, Axe, Springs

Luigi: Echo of Mario

Bowser: Jumping, fireballs, hammers, minions

Princess Toadstool: Nothing

Toad: Nothing

Koopa: Shell Tuck, Shell Spin, Paratroopa Wings, Hammers?

Lakitu: Float on cloud, throw Spinies

Goomba: Nothing

Piranha Plant: Bite

Hammer Bros.: Jump, throw hammers

Buzzy Beetles, Bloopers, and Cheep Cheeps all tentative (Bloopers can FLY?!)


Stages:

Mushroomy Kingdom

Mushroom Kingdom

Kingdom I

Mushroomy Kingdom (Underground)

Sky Plateau Stage

Mushroomy Kingdom (Underwater)

Fishing Bridge Stage

Giant Mushrooms Stage

Fortress Wall Stage

Bowser's Castle

Sky Stage

World 9 (Weird Stage)


Items:

Super Mushroom

Life Mushroom

Fire Flower

Starman

Fire Bar

Bullet Bill

Bullet Bill Blaster

Spring

Poison Mushroom


Thanks for reading. Next up, we will cover America's version of Super Mario Bros. 2!