<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
smash	O
hit	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
quickly	O
released	O
a	O
minor	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
with	O
advanced	O
difficulty	O
titled	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
for	O
its	O
mature	O
market	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
a	O
second	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
sequel	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
1987	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
game	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
prototype	O
platforming	O
game	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
advergame	B-Application
for	O
Fuji	O
Television	O
's	O
Yume	O
Kōjō	O
'	O
87	O
media	O
technology	O
expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
themes	O
in	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
have	O
the	O
mascots	O
and	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
festival	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
theme	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
second	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
a	O
resounding	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fifth-best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
NES	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
critically	O
well-received	O
for	O
its	O
design	O
aspects	O
and	O
for	O
differentiating	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
as	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
remade	O
twice	O
,	O
first	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
(	O
1993	B-Application
)	O
collection	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
(	O
2001	B-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
protagonists	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Luigi	O
can	O
jump	O
the	O
highest	O
;	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
can	O
float	O
;	O
Toad	O
's	O
strength	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
items	O
quickly	O
;	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
represents	O
the	O
best	O
balance	O
between	O
jumping	O
and	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
cannot	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
by	O
jumping	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
stand	O
on	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
most	O
enemies	O
at	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
items	O
available	O
include	O
cherries	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
collected	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
Star	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
POW	B-Application
Block	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
quickly	O
destroy	O
all	O
the	O
enemies	O
visible	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
three	O
lives	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
lost	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
loses	O
all	O
health	O
from	O
enemy	O
or	O
hazard	O
damage	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
character	O
falls	O
off	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
upon	O
losing	O
the	O
last	O
life	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
continue	O
up	O
to	O
twice	O
in	O
one	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
a	O
dream	O
of	O
a	O
staircase	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
door	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
voice	O
identifies	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
dreamland	O
of	O
Subcon	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
help	O
in	O
defeating	O
the	O
villainous	O
frog	O
named	O
Wart	O
,	O
a	O
tyrant	O
who	O
has	O
cursed	O
Subcon	O
and	O
its	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
suddenly	O
awakes	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
tell	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
,	O
who	O
all	O
report	O
experiencing	O
the	O
same	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
suddenly	O
awakes	O
in	O
his	O
bed	O
,	O
unsure	O
if	O
these	O
events	O
were	O
a	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
originally	O
released	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
called	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
Japan	O
's	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
(	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
advanced	O
level	O
content	O
had	O
been	O
culled	O
from	O
Vs.	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
a	O
1986	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
young	O
subsidiary	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
was	O
just	O
beginning	O
its	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
its	O
flagship	O
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
increasingly	O
popular	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
be	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
a	O
recovering	O
,	O
transfiguring	O
,	O
and	O
expanding	O
market	O
—	O
nor	O
to	O
be	O
stylistically	O
outdated	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
could	O
be	O
eventually	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
cartridge	O
format	O
,	O
localized	O
,	O
and	O
mass-produced	O
for	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
its	O
regional	O
autonomy	O
to	O
avoid	O
risking	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
popularity	O
in	O
this	O
nascent	O
market	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
declined	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sequel	O
's	O
localization	O
to	O
America	O
and	O
instead	O
requested	O
a	O
newer	O
and	O
more	O
player-friendly	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
sequel	O
for	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissatisfied	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
then	O
added	O
the	O
traditional	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
,	O
saying	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
something	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
more	O
Mario-like	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
saying	O
"	O
Maybe	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
change	O
this	O
up	O
...	O
As	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
fun	O
,	O
anything	O
goes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
re-implemented	O
that	O
prototype	O
's	O
elements	O
in	O
his	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
advergame-themed	O
Yume	O
Kōjō	O
:	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
Gail	O
Tilden	O
recalls	O
that	O
president	O
Minoru	O
Arakawa	O
's	O
request	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
thematically	O
unrelated	O
Yume	O
Kōjō	O
:	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
into	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
sequel	O
was	O
"	O
odd	O
"	O
at	O
first	O
but	O
not	O
unusual	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
converted	O
a	O
canceled	O
Popeye	B-Application
prototype	O
into	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
reconceived	O
that	O
into	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summarizing	O
Tanabe	O
's	O
recollections	O
within	O
a	O
2011	O
interview	O
,	O
Wired	O
said	O
"	O
Although	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
scrapped	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
that	O
original	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
prototype	O
inspired	O
all	O
the	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
international	O
conversion	O
into	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
many	O
graphical	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
look	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
scenery	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
R&D4	O
staff	O
modified	O
the	O
character	O
likenesses	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
,	O
and	O
Toad	O
,	O
building	O
them	O
over	O
their	O
respective	O
counterpart	O
models	O
of	O
Imajin	O
,	O
Mama	O
,	O
Lina	O
,	O
and	O
Papa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
had	O
noticeably	O
different	O
heights	O
,	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
originated	O
the	O
scuttling	O
animation	O
of	O
Luigi	O
's	O
legs	O
,	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
enhanced	O
jumping	O
ability	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
corresponding	O
Mama	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	O
Kōjō	O
:	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
needed	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
alterations	O
for	O
its	O
conversion	O
into	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
because	O
its	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
already	O
so	O
heavily	O
rooted	O
in	O
it	O
:	O
Starman	O
for	O
invincibility	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
coins	O
and	O
jumps	O
,	O
POW	B-Application
blocks	I-Application
,	O
warp	O
zones	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
composer	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
retain	O
Yume	O
Kōjō	O
:	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panics	O
ultimate	O
requirement	O
to	O
complete	O
each	O
level	O
using	O
each	O
protagonist	O
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
this	O
new	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
only	O
one	O
pass	O
by	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
they	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
B	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
such	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
its	O
contributions	O
so	O
substantial	O
over	O
Yume	O
Kōjō	O
:	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1992	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
re-released	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
America	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
,	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
1993	B-Application
re-release	O
compilation	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
re-release	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
sequel	O
title	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
their	O
respective	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
compilation	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom/NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
has	O
modernized	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
16-bit	O
capabilities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
minor	O
alterations	O
in	O
some	O
collision	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
–	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
St.GIGA	O
satellite	O
radio	O
station	O
released	O
an	O
ura	O
or	O
gaiden	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
system	O
,	O
titled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Satellaview	B-Device
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
episodically	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
weekly	O
volumes	O
,	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
in	O
this	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
16-bit	O
audiovisual	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
8-bit	O
original	O
in	O
the	O
fashion	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
"	O
SoundLink	O
"	O
narration	O
(	O
radio	O
drama-style	O
streaming	O
voice	O
data	O
intended	O
to	O
guide	O
players	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
give	O
helpful	O
hints	O
and	O
advice	O
)	O
and	O
broadcast	O
CD-quality	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
gold	O
Mario	B-Application
statues	O
(	O
ten	O
in	O
total	O
for	O
each	O
chapter	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
hidden	O
in	O
various	O
locations	O
(	O
including	O
Sub-Space	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
another	O
release	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
All-Stars	O
remake	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
includes	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
Robirdo	O
,	O
a	O
robotic	O
Birdo	O
,	O
replacing	O
Mouser	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
World	O
3	O
;	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
may	O
revisit	O
stages	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Eggs	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
point-scoring	O
system	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
BS	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
USA	I-Application
Power	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
fourteen	O
consecutive	O
months	O
,	O
from	O
October	B-Application
1988	I-Application
through	O
late	O
1988	O
,	O
into	B-Application
1989	I-Application
through	O
spring	O
and	O
summer	O
,	O
to	O
November	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
1990	O
,	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
eventually	O
totaling	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
ever	I-Device
released	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
regardless	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
not	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
distinguished	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
and	O
its	O
unique	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
signature	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
picked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
#6	O
greatest	O
game	O
available	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
second	O
and	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Pak	O
Source	O
edition	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
which	O
rated	O
all	O
NES	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
from	O
October	O
1985	O
to	O
March	O
1990	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
among	O
the	O
only	O
three	O
games	O
(	O
aside	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
maximum	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
categories	O
evaluated	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
awarded	O
to	O
either	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
nor	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
84/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
concluded	O
"	O
all	O
nostalgia	O
and	O
historical	O
influence	O
aside	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
still	O
a	O
game	O
worth	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
merits	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
alone	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
reason	O
you	O
may	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
pick	O
it	O
up	O
is	O
if	O
...	O
you	O
already	O
own	O
it	O
in	O
another	O
form.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
thought	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
better	O
choice	O
for	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
considering	O
their	O
respective	O
popularity	O
;	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
eventually	O
also	O
remade	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
NES	O
games	O
ever	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
greater	O
diversity	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
great	O
bridge	O
game	O
between	O
the	O
other	O
NES	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
30th	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
100	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
classic	O
probably	O
should	O
n't	O
have	O
been	O
brought	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
elements	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
have	O
endured	O
in	O
subsequent	O
sequels	O
and	O
in	O
related	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
lift	O
and	O
toss	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
—	O
a	O
defining	O
feature	O
of	O
its	O
earliest	O
prototype	O
—	O
has	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
permanent	O
repertoire	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
numerous	O
subsequent	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
features	O
the	O
same	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
physical	O
abilities	O
from	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
New	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
also	O
includes	O
elements	O
and	O
ideas	O
originally	O
proposed	O
for	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
simultaneous	O
multi-player	O
elements	O
originally	O
prototyped	O
,	O
were	O
finally	O
realized	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
competitively	O
or	O
cooperatively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gameplay	O
incorporates	O
the	O
competitive	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
platforming	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Vertical	O
scrolling	O
multiplayer	O
levels	O
are	O
frequent	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
followed	O
after	O
the	O
Wii	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
characters	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
have	O
been	O
assimilated	O
into	O
the	O
greater	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Birdo	O
,	O
Pokey	O
,	O
Bob-omb	O
,	O
and	O
Shy	O
Guy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
established	O
a	O
floating	O
jump	O
and	O
stars	O
in	O
later	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Princess	I-Device
Peach	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toad	O
stars	O
in	O
later	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
like	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Captain	B-Application
Toad	I-Application
:	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
Tracker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Luigi	O
became	O
distinguished	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
form	O
,	O
especially	O
his	O
tall	O
stature	O
and	O
scuttle	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
gained	O
many	O
direct	O
homages	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1989	O
cartoon	O
television	O
show	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Super	O
Show	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
,	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
