Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese name: Super Mario USA) is the second (third in Japan) game in the Super Mario Bros. series. It originally was for the Nintendo Entertainment System, but has several remakes for many other systems. This game has been criticized for being too much a departure from its prequel, Super Mario Bros..

Development
The original Super Mario Bros. 2 was released in Japan, but various Nintendo of America employees personally disliked the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, which they found to be frustratingly difficult and looked too muche like its predecessor, so it was not released in the North America or Europe. However, Nintendo was already working on Super Mario Bros. 3 and they had not released a SMB 2 in the NA or Europe yet. They needed to make a game which was quick to make, so they took Doki Doki Panic, replaced all the playable characters with Mario characters and called it Super Mario Bros. 2.

The Japanese SMB 2 was also released outside Japan as Super Mario: The Lost Levels, as a part of Super Mario All-Stars. It was also released on Super Mario Bros. Deluxe as Super Mario Bros. for Super Players.

Many characters and abilities from Super Mario Bros. 2 later reappeared in the Mario series. Luigi's ability to Jump higher than Mario comes from this game, as well as Peach's ability to float in midair and pull vegetables from the ground (Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl). Shy Guys, Snifits, Bob-ombs, Pokeys, and Birdo were also introduced. Wart, the main villain, never reappeared in a video game.