<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
reclaim	O
his	O
personal	O
island	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
his	O
greedy	O
rival	O
Wario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
builds	O
and	O
expands	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
precursor	O
with	O
innovations	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
and	O
highest-rated	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
marks	O
the	O
debut	O
appearance	O
of	O
Wario	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
prominent	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
as	O
the	O
antihero	B-Application
of	O
several	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
,	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-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
away	O
in	O
Sarasaland	B-Application
,	O
a	O
jealous	O
childhood	O
acquaintance	O
named	O
Wario	O
puts	O
an	O
evil	O
spell	B-Application
over	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
private	O
island	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
prior	O
unsuccessful	O
attempts	O
,	O
he	O
finally	O
takes	O
over	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
with	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
brainwashing	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
into	O
believing	O
Wario	O
is	O
their	O
master	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
their	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	O
's	O
motive	O
behind	O
this	O
sudden	O
attack	O
is	O
to	O
steal	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
palace	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
traveling	O
through	O
Mario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
collecting	O
the	O
six	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
regains	O
entry	O
to	O
his	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Wario	O
,	O
who	O
shrinks	O
and	O
flees	O
,	O
breaking	O
his	O
spell	B-Application
and	O
causing	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
its	O
normal	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
defeating	O
or	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
while	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
several	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Goomba	O
and	O
the	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
coins	O
are	O
not	O
accumulated	O
to	O
automatically	O
grant	O
extra	O
lives	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
area	O
that	O
awards	O
lives	O
and	O
other	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
gain	O
lives	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
find	O
hearts	O
like	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
invincible	O
,	O
the	O
5th	O
and	O
each	O
subsequent	O
enemy	O
he	O
defeats	O
will	O
provide	O
one	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
predecessor	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
more	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
overworld	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
restricted	O
to	O
moving	O
only	O
right	O
in	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
many	O
stages	O
contain	O
higher	O
and	O
lower	O
areas	O
instead	O
of	O
entire	O
stages	O
all	O
at	O
a	O
single	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
stage	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
introductory	O
stage	O
and	O
"	O
boss	O
"	O
levels	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
replayed	O
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saves	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
after	O
beating	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
system	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
save	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
all	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
lives	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Coins	O
Mario	B-Application
retrieved	O
are	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
bosses	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
again	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
three	O
returning	O
power-ups	O
—	O
the	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
,	O
and	O
Starman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
increases	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
fireballs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Starman	O
makes	O
Mario	B-Application
invincible	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
to	O
anything	O
besides	O
pits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
and	O
the	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
also	O
allow	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
do	O
a	O
spin	O
jump	O
like	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
grayscale	O
palette	O
,	O
Fire	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
differentiated	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
by	O
having	O
a	O
feather	O
in	O
his	O
cap	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unique	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Magic	O
Carrot	O
power-up	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
Bunny	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bunny	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
jump	O
higher	O
,	O
jump	O
repeatedly	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
descend	O
slowly	O
using	O
his	O
ears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
collecting	O
all	O
Golden	O
Coins	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
Palace	O
is	O
unlocked	O
,	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
Wario	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
throne	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
defeat	O
Wario	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
jump	O
on	O
his	O
head	O
three	O
times	O
,	O
a	O
process	O
that	O
must	O
subsequently	O
be	O
repeated	O
in	O
two	O
additional	O
rooms	O
where	O
Wario	O
uses	O
power-ups	O
identical	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1989	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
(	O
R&D1	O
)	O
department	O
led	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Yokoi	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hiroji	O
Kiyotake	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
R&D1	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Samus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Takehiko	O
Hosokawa	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
designed	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
,	O
lasting	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
ending	O
in	O
September	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kiyotake	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
to	O
feel	O
"	O
bound	O
by	O
the	O
conventions	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
striving	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
unique	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
attitude	O
was	O
toned	O
down	O
slightly	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
completed	O
the	O
first	O
draft	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
what	O
they	O
were	O
making	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
title	O
,	O
opting	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
closer	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
depicts	O
Mario	B-Application
trying	O
to	O
reclaim	O
ownership	O
of	O
his	O
castle	O
,	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
routine	O
from	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
by	O
having	O
him	O
pursue	O
something	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
benefit	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
fighting	O
to	O
help	O
another	O
individual	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Kiyotake	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Bluto	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
Popeye	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Wario	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
warui	O
,	O
which	O
literally	O
means	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
realized	O
that	O
the	O
letter	O
"	O
W	O
"	O
was	O
coincidentally	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
letter	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
turned	O
upside-down	O
,	O
and	O
chose	O
to	O
stylize	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
hat	O
similar	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
W	O
"	O
emblem	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Wario	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
representative	O
of	O
D1	O
's	O
attitude	O
towards	O
having	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apparently	O
,	O
the	O
R&D1	O
team	O
had	O
little	O
creative	O
passion	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
EAD	O
)	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
busy	O
working	O
on	O
Wave	O
Race	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
;	O
thus	O
,	O
Wario	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
R&D1	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
disdain	O
they	O
felt	O
towards	O
having	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
starring	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
done	O
sound	O
design	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Totaka	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
different	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
those	O
in	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
worried	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
otherwise	O
become	O
subconsciously	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hardware	O
inferiorities	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
small	O
screen	O
size	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
sprite	O
scaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ROM	O
hack	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
entitled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
DX	O
:	O
6	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
,	O
which	O
removed	O
lag	O
and	O
screen	O
flickering	O
issues	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
color	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
he	O
does	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
,	O
jumps	O
higher	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
having	O
worse	O
traction	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	I-Application
via	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
;	O
in	O
2011	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
nine	O
titles	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
topped	O
Babbage	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
from	O
November	O
to	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
approximately	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
considering	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
improvements	O
over	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
for	O
having	O
impressive	O
visuals	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
similar	O
platform	O
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Land	I-Application
displays	O
"	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
downside	O
to	O
this	O
is	O
that	O
levels	O
tend	O
to	O
blur	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
when	O
in	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
GamesRadar	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
that	O
they	O
want	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
ranking	O
of	O
every	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
from	O
best	O
to	O
worst	O
,	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
19th	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
likely	O
the	O
game	O
fans	O
were	O
hoping	O
for	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
comparable	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
considering	O
it	O
somewhat	O
obsolete	O
now	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
options	O
for	O
playing	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
portably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK-based	O
magazine	O
Total	O
gave	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
game	O
94%	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
gave	O
the	O
sequel	O
70%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
15th	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Wario	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
star	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
spin-off	O
series	O
beginning	O
with	O
1993	O
's	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
after	O
that	O
also	O
starred	O
in	O
the	O
Wario	O
Ware	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
January	O
1993	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
contained	O
a	O
10-page	O
comic	O
entitled	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	O
Wario	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
loose	O
retelling	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2s	I-Application
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
comic	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
childhood	O
playmate	O
Wario	O
invites	O
him	O
over	O
to	O
his	O
castle	O
to	O
"	O
catch	O
up	O
on	O
things	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbeknownst	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
Wario	O
is	O
secretly	O
plotting	O
revenge	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
he	O
believes	O
used	O
to	O
bully	O
him	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
trip	O
to	O
Wario	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
encounters	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
who	O
were	O
sent	O
by	O
Wario	O
to	O
eliminate	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
a	O
detail	O
of	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
unaware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
Wario	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
encounters	O
a	O
giant	O
Wario	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
defeats	O
by	O
pulling	O
a	O
plug	O
on	O
his	O
overalls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
ends	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
apologizing	O
to	O
Wario	O
and	O
playing	O
cowboys	O
,	O
with	O
Wario	O
once	O
again	O
vowing	O
revenge	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	O
Wario	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Adventures	O
were	O
re-released	O
by	O
VIZ	O
Communications	O
.	O
</s>
