The ideas behind Doki Doki Panic were originally a Mario game that was changed to fit for a licensed game then repackaged as a Mario game, so originally, it was a Mario game conceptually
IDK if it was full game originally. I think it was a bunch of concepts for a Mario game that got put to the side when demand forced out SMB2 for Japan. Those concepts were utilized into Doki Doki Panic when TV Tokyo asked for a game for their Dreamland festival. When SMB2 was rejected by Nintendo of America they took the game based on Mario concepts and reskinned it back into a Mario game.
I know it’s not the same but 2d Zelda and captain toad treasure tracker have somewhat similar puzzles and Donkey kong 94 has VERY similar puzzle design. Check out 94 at least, It might scratch that itch.
I remember SMB2 back in the 80s, it was awesome, it provoked weird emotions, it was hallucinating. Just imagine going from just knowing SMB1 to this game, new mechanics, new characters, new music, slippery ice levels, etc.
What do you mean, Wart never had another appearance? He was in Link's Awakening, you learned a song from him. And that even made sense, since Link's Awakening was ALSO all a dream.
If there is one thing I can always expect in a new video, it is the pure passion Jirard has for games he loves and gaming in general. Seeing that truly makes the videos magical and every new one a experience to cherish
"Did you know Mario 2 wasn't originally a mario game" Actually, it was. It started development as a Mario game before being turned into Doki Doki Panic as an advertisement for some festival in Japan at the time, and then later converted _back_ into a Mario game for its US release.
I remember playing this as a teen and wondering how trippy it was, and saying how it was such a weird Mario game but loving it. I remember dying so much at the level end because i didn't know which ones had the secret door/ exit only found by falling off. That scarlet mask though, that used to stress me out so much when it would chase you.
@@RunicSigils I’ve played through the NES and All Stars versions of all of these games several times. The gameplay differences are so minor they’re not even worth talking about. The only real difference is the graphics. Don’t be so pretentious.
In a pre-Gamecube interview, Miyamoto once said that Super Mario USA was his favorite Mario game. Please keep in mind that he wasn't a developer on the game originally, however.
Amazing to see that NG+ wrapping up. Can we give the entire Completionist team and Jirard a standing ovation? I remember seeing the video announcing the first 120 episodes being taken down, hearing the plan to re-complete along side new episodes, and thinking what a herculean task it sounded like. Great work and thank you for the memories and entertainment along the way!
Having to dig down through those underground tunnels whilst Phantos is trying to kill you with scary music in the background is one of my earliest childhood memories of being terrified. Whilst the game might have been easy, it was still challenging to a young child and nobody wanted to start over at the start of the level. It was one of the few games i managed to beat at about 4 years old so it holds a big place in my heart for not requiring a game genie. That's great design in my book.
I honestly don't care what people chatter about. SMB2. It hit exactly the right note to carry the Mario franchise, so I think it was both a good creative and a good business decision.
Everyone knows that Super Mario Bros. 2 was originally a Famicom game titled Doki Doki Panic. What people tend to *overlook,* however, is that apparently Doki Doki Panic started out as a Mario styled tech demo showing off vertical scrolling; only problem was, Nintendo wasn't quite sure how to turn that into a full game. Fuji TV contacted Nintendo for a game to build up hype for their very own Yume Kojo '87 festival, and thus Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic was born.
I think it has a such a cool aesthetic, I love the idea of Subcon. I also heard DDP was originally going to be a Mario Game anyways, really did come full circle. SMB2 deserves more credit!
One thing that is overlooked about the doki doki story is it was originally based on a scraped mario sequel prototype so it might be more of a mario game then some give it credit for
Even Doki Doki had several Mario elements in it like the Starman and Pow Block from previous games, and that was BEFORE the Mario 2 reskin. And it was made by the Mario Team.
My first time playing this game was the GBA version. I absolutely loved every second of it and looking for the Yoshi eggs (which I did not know were a GBA exclusive!) probably accounted to majority of my playtime of this game. Hearing the ending credits brought some good nostalgia for me!
Watching this video made me realize how genius Rare was when it came to music production. At 13:18 when the Donkey Kong tube comes on it just blew me away. And this video is not even remotely about DK or Rare. Either way, good stuff! Liked the video! :D
I remember during Covid I went ahead and binged the mainlines Mario games that I haven’t played yet (which was like 10 games) and going from game to game i remember how different this game felt compared to the others i would still say it’s one of my all time 5 favorite Mario games
Whats funny about Doki Doki Panic is that it was originally supposed to be a Mario game but it was changed during production in a tie in with some festival involving masks. So technically making the game into Super Mario 2 is actually the game fulfilling it's original purpose.
I've loved SMB2 from the moment I played it. The Mario All Stars edition was just icing on the cake. A better looking version of the game I already loved so much.
I wish Miyamoto threw more Mario Bros 2 elements into his suite of abilities. The digging mechanic is an obvious one that's just ridiculously fun. I get that Mario 2 is only that way in the US but at this point it's still a canon part of the franchise.
I heard that Miyamoto has said Mario 2 is actually his favorite of the classic NES Mario games apparently, so that's... interesting? Mario 2-style throwing has made it's way back into Mario's abilities, for example if you want you can pick up shells and ice blocks and Pow blocks and stuff Mario 2 style in NsmbWii, but yeah they haven't been the central mechanic of any game since Mario 2.
I hadn’t heard it was his favorite, but i remember Miyamoto saying that he liked the US SMB2 better than the Japanese because he felt it added something. It pushed forward instead of just being the same game, but harder.
It's always so weird to me to hear people complain that a game "broke tradition" or "went against continuity" when it was the *SECOND* game. There was no tradition yet, there was only one game.
Awesome video! And I love the thumbnail art. Really captures that SMB2 feeling I remember while being more of that sweet JPB goodness that blends games we love with the bearded wonder himself, Jirard The Completionist. Great job all around, team!
When I was a kid, Super Mario 2 was my first 2D Mario game I ever played (after playing Mario 64)… I remember being severely disappointed and didn’t keep playing for long
Wow what timing! I just beat smb2 for the first time for a video, really cool to watch your take Jirard! Especially since you’ve played through it before! Great video as always!!
Doki doki panic also started life as a mario game which is why it has pow-blocks… Mario Bros original was a very vertical game also even though it had no scrolling… really everything just came full circle. I personally love the slower, more explorative and puzzle solving style of SMB2. It is admittedly under developed from that point of view… SMB2-2 for the Switch confirmed.
A theory I heard that makes sense about why the original Mario 2 wasn’t brought to America was that it wasn’t brought over is that they just thought the Japanese version just wasn’t good or different enough to do well. Especially after the game crash. After all games that were even more difficult WERE brought over.
It's pretty much a badly put together expansion pack for hardcore adult mario enthusiasts. It was only ever released on floppy disk in Japan anyway, never earned a place on a cartridge.
I've heard that as well. I suppose both could be true (difficulty and need for variety). I recall back then that numerous games changed difficulty based on region. Some were made easier for US/Japan, some harder. I'm guessing another factor was that regional releases were also an opportunity to adjust balance as updates/patching weren't really a thing back then.
Super Mario All-Stars was the very first game I owned as a kid, though I never played SMB2 as much on the pack as the other games. Still, it's a huge part of my childhood. That staff roll theme still gives me chills to this day.
Thank you for giving some love to this classic! It was the first game I ever finished as a kid and holds a special place in my heart for sure! It also has a game breaking bug near the end that helped land me a testing job at Epic Games many years ago! Also, don't forget that this games content spawned some great Mario cartoons in the Mario Super Show and was the first game featured on the cover of Nintendo Power!
When I first played this, I was wondering why my jump didn't hurt enemies. I also got brick walled by a Birdo because I didn't know that I could pick up stuff.
You will always be one of my favourite UA-cam channels. The charisma and energy you bring in your videos was always both entertaining to watch and inspiring to me. I’ll support whatever you do next, whether it’s something similar or new!
Yeah, I adored this one as a kid. I really think its mechanics are some of the most purely fun in the franchise. Like Girard said, it's just so endlessly *satisfying* - especially when you bounce an item off multiple enemies in a row. And exploration was really rewarding too, since it could yield alternate paths, as well as good items and access to the warp zones. Mario 2 is a genuinely good game on its own merits.
One of the things I've loved about Super Mario Bros. 2 is the choice of characters, each with their own unique abilities. And the fact that everyone that's played it often ended up having a favorite character to use. I used Princess a lot because of the flying.
All I have to say is. you keep my childhood alive even though we both are probably old asf . Every time I see your video’s it gives me confidence on playing games that I had as a kid and also games I never had as a kid but always wanted to play
But what isn't talked about as much is that Doki Doki Panic was intended to BE a Mario game bu Miyamoto but Nintendo through it was too weird and different so they turned it INTO Doki Doki panic and instead threw together Super Mario Brothers 2 for the Japanese Market for a quick sequel.
Mario Bros is still one of my favorite franchises. It was like a religious experience when I first saw each, the original at Aladdin's Castle arcade and the second and third at my mate's place. My collection of Mario memorabilia is like a minor museum.
A lesser known fact is that Doki Doki Panic itself WAS being designed originally as a Mario game. No joke (check out Norm, the Gaming Historian's vid). Miyamoto decided to have it reskinned as its own game. Only to ironically have THAT game re-reskinned when it was ported as SMB2USA.
I'm so glad to see this game getting some respect. I absolutely loved it as a kid. The design, character animations, fluid movement, multiple character options, all of it. Fantastic game that gets a bad rap, just because it's different.
Looking into the Yume Kojo event was really interesting. The event sounds like it was pretty insane, and there was a lot of interesting stuff that came out of it, including this.
Even before I knew this WASN'T technically a Mario game, it was one of my favorites as a kid. Between this and Mario Land 2, I've always had a fondness for the Mario games that go a bit harder on the weirdness. My love of this game is amplified by Birdo being one of my favorite characters in the franchise and I do keep hoping they'll bring back Wart.
The three maro facts absolutely no one knows: Mario used to be called Jumpman Mario 2 used to be a game called doki doki panic Mario 64 was the first 3D Mario game
I was always intrigued by this game as a kid and loved it as an adult when my house mate and I finally completed it. It’s a delight, with its strong Japanese, Nintendo and 80’s flavours. Full of personality and retro atmosphere.
This might be sacrilege but I kinda think I may enjoy playing Super Mario Brothers 2 more than 3 or World... It has a level of charm and playability that is quite admirable.
People didn’t like it because it felt different but as time goes on people see more and more why super Mario sunshine…I mean super Mario bros 2 is a great game
Super Mario Advance was my first Game Boy Advance game and is my favorite 2D Mario game. It's different from the usual Mario formula and I love it for it. I really wish Nintendo (or maybe some indie company) would make a spiritual successor to Super Mario Bros. 2.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. My favorite bit of Doki Doki Panic trivia is that the reason Luigi's taller than Mario is because of having to cover the sprite of a tall, but surprisingly agile, pregnant woman. Makes me chuckle every time.
OMG the final credits theme of this game hit me with a massive nostalgia wave. It reminds me of a lot the ending music for Super mario RPG - they have almost identical chord progression. In fact, if I were to pick a game that were most like SMB2 in spirit, it would be SMRPG - a totally out of left field world with several areas, enemies and characters that the series never saw again, a fantasy setting with different biomes and a massive dose of wonderfully weird but heartfelt nostalgia.
Since childhood this has been one of my favorite Mario games. Recently went back and replayed 1 and 2 on Switch, and between them, I just had more fun playing Mario 2. Awesome game.
Smb2 on release, as a kid was excellent. The colors, sounds, shapes and varied enemies were awesome..it's not till i got older i could see how different it was from the rest..i just loved all the secrets.
Yeh, Doki Doki was actually supposed to be Mario 2 in the first place. Miyamoto and Kensuke Tanabe were experimenting with vertical levels for the sequel, but the prototype was too complex for the Famicom and the put it aside to make Lost Levels. Eventually they figured out how to get it to run and used it for the Doki Doki licence, and you know the rest. That is to say Mario 2 is most definitely a real Mario game
Is this video supposed to be an ad for an app? And I don't mean the sponsor he got, there's an app using this video to try and get people to download an NES application to play old games on
Jirard: play it
The entire internet: GAME OF THE YEAR BAYBEEEEEEE
ITS STILL THE KING
That'll be 5 bucks baby!!!
I see Jirard is finally getting around to completing Super Mario Bros All-Stars
That's a 10 year old joke now ;_;
@@user-iy6ko1bz4y BEARS!!!
@@radioactivechimp SRAEB!!
Jit commited to the oldest joke ever
@@radioactivechimp I thought we don’t talk about him?
It's nice to see the completionist to cover game of the year winner 20 million years in a row.
SOUP-SOUP-SOUP-SOOUUUPAH MARIO BROTHAHS 2 BAYYBEEEEE GAME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR
SUPER MARIO BROS 2
GAME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR
I was looking for this one lmao
Dont_Read_My_Name!*
@@MbitaChizi why do you hate the completionist?
The ideas behind Doki Doki Panic were originally a Mario game that was changed to fit for a licensed game then repackaged as a Mario game, so originally, it was a Mario game conceptually
The Uno Reverse card of video game history anecdotes!
@@0Fyrebrand0 Loving that Terra icon!
glad to see another person aware of the real truth :D
I know you. I was friends with on discord
IDK if it was full game originally. I think it was a bunch of concepts for a Mario game that got put to the side when demand forced out SMB2 for Japan. Those concepts were utilized into Doki Doki Panic when TV Tokyo asked for a game for their Dreamland festival. When SMB2 was rejected by Nintendo of America they took the game based on Mario concepts and reskinned it back into a Mario game.
This is actually my favorite classic Mario game. I remember I got it and an NES for my 11th birthday in 1991. And I loved every second of it.
Now I kinda want to see Jirard finish Mario Teaches Typing.
That game changed typing ! I spent hours beating the levels ... such action!
I so badly want a new Mario 2-style Mario game. Surely there's enough people that loved this that that would be successful.
You always have Super Mario Maker 2, super mario bros 2 power up, with a lot of levels designed around this feature.
Super Mario Return to Subcon
I know it’s not the same but 2d Zelda and captain toad treasure tracker have somewhat similar puzzles and Donkey kong 94 has VERY similar puzzle design. Check out 94 at least, It might scratch that itch.
thing is 3D World has a bit in common with Mario 2 due to the character select and feel of each like Peach's floating mechanic
Would have preferred that instead of the NSMB2 we got. Could have done some neat stuff with the backwards subspace mechanic.
I remember SMB2 back in the 80s, it was awesome, it provoked weird emotions, it was hallucinating. Just imagine going from just knowing SMB1 to this game, new mechanics, new characters, new music, slippery ice levels, etc.
And after all these years, Jirard has finally completed the Mario All-Stars pack.
What do you mean, Wart never had another appearance? He was in Link's Awakening, you learned a song from him. And that even made sense, since Link's Awakening was ALSO all a dream.
And there's an Animal Crossing villager named Wart Jr who's assumed to be a reference to him
If there is one thing I can always expect in a new video, it is the pure passion Jirard has for games he loves and gaming in general. Seeing that truly makes the videos magical and every new one a experience to cherish
This was my first videogame I ever finished ever. Thanks for the nostalgia :)
It may not have originally been a Mario game, but it is undeniably part of the series now and I'd say the franchise is all the better for it.
Funny thing is it originally _was_ a Mario game, the Fuji TV character license was added on partway through development.
It started as a Mario game
"Did you know Mario 2 wasn't originally a mario game"
Actually, it was. It started development as a Mario game before being turned into Doki Doki Panic as an advertisement for some festival in Japan at the time, and then later converted _back_ into a Mario game for its US release.
I remember playing this as a teen and wondering how trippy it was, and saying how it was such a weird Mario game but loving it. I remember dying so much at the level end because i didn't know which ones had the secret door/ exit only found by falling off. That scarlet mask though, that used to stress me out so much when it would chase you.
Here's a reference for you. Mouser (the bomb throwing one) was a reoccurring side villain in the Super Mario Bros Super Show.
All stars is god tier. It's a quintessential part of my childhood
It was only a quadessential part of mine :(
All Stars is the worst version of every game in it.
It's only god tier if you're referring to some underworld beneath the bottom of the barrel.
@@RunicSigils I know All Stars is way inferior for SMB, Lost Levels, and 3 because of the block-breaking mechanics, but why is it worse for 2?
@@RunicSigils I’ve played through the NES and All Stars versions of all of these games several times. The gameplay differences are so minor they’re not even worth talking about. The only real difference is the graphics. Don’t be so pretentious.
In a pre-Gamecube interview, Miyamoto once said that Super Mario USA was his favorite Mario game. Please keep in mind that he wasn't a developer on the game originally, however.
Amazing to see that NG+ wrapping up.
Can we give the entire Completionist team and Jirard a standing ovation?
I remember seeing the video announcing the first 120 episodes being taken down, hearing the plan to re-complete along side new episodes, and thinking what a herculean task it sounded like.
Great work and thank you for the memories and entertainment along the way!
How many left?
Having to dig down through those underground tunnels whilst Phantos is trying to kill you with scary music in the background is one of my earliest childhood memories of being terrified. Whilst the game might have been easy, it was still challenging to a young child and nobody wanted to start over at the start of the level. It was one of the few games i managed to beat at about 4 years old so it holds a big place in my heart for not requiring a game genie. That's great design in my book.
All time classic, so undeniable
I honestly don't care what people chatter about. SMB2. It hit exactly the right note to carry the Mario franchise, so I think it was both a good creative and a good business decision.
Everyone knows that Super Mario Bros. 2 was originally a Famicom game titled Doki Doki Panic. What people tend to *overlook,* however, is that apparently Doki Doki Panic started out as a Mario styled tech demo showing off vertical scrolling; only problem was, Nintendo wasn't quite sure how to turn that into a full game. Fuji TV contacted Nintendo for a game to build up hype for their very own Yume Kojo '87 festival, and thus Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic was born.
Dang I literally played through this game for the first time last weekend. What appropriate timing for this video for me.
Same, I just played the NES versions of SMB1, SMB2, and SMB3 for the first time.
I wish I could play the third one again for the first time. That one is my favorite. Congrats on finishing the trilogy!
@@seth12382 It has aged incredibly well and I really enjoyed it. I’m playing Super Mario World now and will check out Yoshi’s Island after.
@@BTC-MT Mario World is great. I'm sure you'll love it 💯
@@maxpayne4129 It was fantastic, definitely one of the best 2D platformers of all time.
I think it has a such a cool aesthetic, I love the idea of Subcon. I also heard DDP was originally going to be a Mario Game anyways, really did come full circle. SMB2 deserves more credit!
One thing that is overlooked about the doki doki story is it was originally based on a scraped mario sequel prototype so it might be more of a mario game then some give it credit for
Even Doki Doki had several Mario elements in it like the Starman and Pow Block from previous games, and that was BEFORE the Mario 2 reskin. And it was made by the Mario Team.
My first time playing this game was the GBA version. I absolutely loved every second of it and looking for the Yoshi eggs (which I did not know were a GBA exclusive!) probably accounted to majority of my playtime of this game. Hearing the ending credits brought some good nostalgia for me!
I LOVED Mario 2! I played it and owned it first before 3 or 1. Such great memories of this game! Great review Jirard. 😁😁👊
Watching this video made me realize how genius Rare was when it came to music production. At 13:18 when the Donkey Kong tube comes on it just blew me away. And this video is not even remotely about DK or Rare. Either way, good stuff! Liked the video! :D
I remember during Covid I went ahead and binged the mainlines Mario games that I haven’t played yet (which was like 10 games) and going from game to game i remember how different this game felt compared to the others i would still say it’s one of my all time 5 favorite Mario games
Gotta love the classics.
The Funner fact is that Doki Doki Panic started as a Mario game, so it kinda comes full circle.
Whats funny about Doki Doki Panic is that it was originally supposed to be a Mario game but it was changed during production in a tie in with some festival involving masks. So technically making the game into Super Mario 2 is actually the game fulfilling it's original purpose.
I've loved SMB2 from the moment I played it. The Mario All Stars edition was just icing on the cake. A better looking version of the game I already loved so much.
I wish Miyamoto threw more Mario Bros 2 elements into his suite of abilities. The digging mechanic is an obvious one that's just ridiculously fun. I get that Mario 2 is only that way in the US but at this point it's still a canon part of the franchise.
I heard that Miyamoto has said Mario 2 is actually his favorite of the classic NES Mario games apparently, so that's... interesting?
Mario 2-style throwing has made it's way back into Mario's abilities, for example if you want you can pick up shells and ice blocks and Pow blocks and stuff Mario 2 style in NsmbWii, but yeah they haven't been the central mechanic of any game since Mario 2.
I hadn’t heard it was his favorite, but i remember Miyamoto saying that he liked the US SMB2 better than the Japanese because he felt it added something. It pushed forward instead of just being the same game, but harder.
It's always so weird to me to hear people complain that a game "broke tradition" or "went against continuity" when it was the *SECOND* game. There was no tradition yet, there was only one game.
Awesome video! And I love the thumbnail art. Really captures that SMB2 feeling I remember while being more of that sweet JPB goodness that blends games we love with the bearded wonder himself, Jirard The Completionist. Great job all around, team!
"You beat the game, yeah, you were supreme, but I hate to inform you, it was just a dream"
When I was a kid, Super Mario 2 was my first 2D Mario game I ever played (after playing Mario 64)… I remember being severely disappointed and didn’t keep playing for long
Wow what timing! I just beat smb2 for the first time for a video, really cool to watch your take Jirard! Especially since you’ve played through it before! Great video as always!!
Such a huge upgrade from "Play It" (back when he originally reviewed it) to "Complete It". =O
In fairness, times have changed for everybody
Kinda sad we never got a Doki Doki Panic 2, or Super Mario Bros. 2 2.
Sunshine is probably the closest proxy
Doki doki panic also started life as a mario game which is why it has pow-blocks… Mario Bros original was a very vertical game also even though it had no scrolling… really everything just came full circle.
I personally love the slower, more explorative and puzzle solving style of SMB2. It is admittedly under developed from that point of view… SMB2-2 for the Switch confirmed.
I love the all stars collection for all the extra layers :D
Oh man hearing the music from the 6 Golden Coins game brought back so many memories
A theory I heard that makes sense about why the original Mario 2 wasn’t brought to America was that it wasn’t brought over is that they just thought the Japanese version just wasn’t good or different enough to do well. Especially after the game crash. After all games that were even more difficult WERE brought over.
It's pretty much a badly put together expansion pack for hardcore adult mario enthusiasts. It was only ever released on floppy disk in Japan anyway, never earned a place on a cartridge.
I've heard that as well. I suppose both could be true (difficulty and need for variety). I recall back then that numerous games changed difficulty based on region. Some were made easier for US/Japan, some harder. I'm guessing another factor was that regional releases were also an opportunity to adjust balance as updates/patching weren't really a thing back then.
Subcon, Mario's asleep, Subconscious.
I'm fuckin' stupid.
The credits lullaby was the first game music that moved me to tears as a child. And not that young of a child.
This completion episode Super Mario Bros 2 is. Just what I needed.
“If you don’t like it , don’t watch it. Peace!” 😂😂😂😂😂
2:52 Please stand for the national anthem of classic Newgrounds. 😆
He’s finally completing the all-stars pack.
Again.
Super Mario All-Stars was the very first game I owned as a kid, though I never played SMB2 as much on the pack as the other games. Still, it's a huge part of my childhood. That staff roll theme still gives me chills to this day.
Thank you for giving some love to this classic! It was the first game I ever finished as a kid and holds a special place in my heart for sure! It also has a game breaking bug near the end that helped land me a testing job at Epic Games many years ago!
Also, don't forget that this games content spawned some great Mario cartoons in the Mario Super Show and was the first game featured on the cover of Nintendo Power!
This deserves to be Dunkey's GOTY this year
Absolutely it’s a mastapeece
Idk, I think the Localization of Doki Doki Panic should also be considered
When I first played this, I was wondering why my jump didn't hurt enemies. I also got brick walled by a Birdo because I didn't know that I could pick up stuff.
You will always be one of my favourite UA-cam channels. The charisma and energy you bring in your videos was always both entertaining to watch and inspiring to me. I’ll support whatever you do next, whether it’s something similar or new!
Yeah, I adored this one as a kid. I really think its mechanics are some of the most purely fun in the franchise. Like Girard said, it's just so endlessly *satisfying* - especially when you bounce an item off multiple enemies in a row. And exploration was really rewarding too, since it could yield alternate paths, as well as good items and access to the warp zones. Mario 2 is a genuinely good game on its own merits.
The Super Mario All Stars version of the main Mario theme song is just perfect in every way.
The ending music for this game is my favorite 8 bit music.
It’s so strange they Zelda II gets such a bad rap for being different when this game is different too but rarely criticized
One of the things I've loved about Super Mario Bros. 2 is the choice of characters, each with their own unique abilities. And the fact that everyone that's played it often ended up having a favorite character to use. I used Princess a lot because of the flying.
All I have to say is. you keep my childhood alive even though we both are probably old asf . Every time I see your video’s it gives me confidence on playing games that I had as a kid and also games I never had as a kid but always wanted to play
Super Mario Bros 2 is honestly a great game. It's really fun, easy to pick up and play, and you can't say that about some games
I would LOVE to see a new mario game where WART and BOWSER team up to stop Mario
But what isn't talked about as much is that Doki Doki Panic was intended to BE a Mario game bu Miyamoto but Nintendo through it was too weird and different so they turned it INTO Doki Doki panic and instead threw together Super Mario Brothers 2 for the Japanese Market for a quick sequel.
Mario Bros is still one of my favorite franchises. It was like a religious experience when I first saw each, the original at Aladdin's Castle arcade and the second and third at my mate's place. My collection of Mario memorabilia is like a minor museum.
A lesser known fact is that Doki Doki Panic itself WAS being designed originally as a Mario game. No joke (check out Norm, the Gaming Historian's vid). Miyamoto decided to have it reskinned as its own game. Only to ironically have THAT game re-reskinned when it was ported as SMB2USA.
I'm so glad to see this game getting some respect. I absolutely loved it as a kid. The design, character animations, fluid movement, multiple character options, all of it.
Fantastic game that gets a bad rap, just because it's different.
Thanks Jirard and Team for poking fun at how overplayed that Doki Doki Panic trivia is. 😅
Imagine seeing this game in a store before there even was interenet marketing. It's really an experience that's hard to replicate these days.
I’ve been thinking about this last week. Thank you so much
Mario 2 is incredibly underrated. I like it more than the original.
Are we ever gonna see a Completionist video on Happy’s Humble Burger Farm? I think that would be a perfect game to review for Halloween!
What are your thoughts on the trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Loved it! Super excited for the movie.
Looking into the Yume Kojo event was really interesting. The event sounds like it was pretty insane, and there was a lot of interesting stuff that came out of it, including this.
I'd watch a documentary about the yume kojo event, great title could be "beyond mario"
@@Glacier_Nester there is a very well made and in depth youtube video about it on a channel called GTV.
Even before I knew this WASN'T technically a Mario game, it was one of my favorites as a kid. Between this and Mario Land 2, I've always had a fondness for the Mario games that go a bit harder on the weirdness. My love of this game is amplified by Birdo being one of my favorite characters in the franchise and I do keep hoping they'll bring back Wart.
Keep your head up homie ✊
Super Mario Bros. 2 wasn't originally a Mario game!? What a rare and obscure piece of trivia!
And like a lot of such memes, actually found out later to be false!
"Hey Jirard! Are you going to finish the Mario's All Star Pack?" So nostalgic! Hahahaha
The three maro facts absolutely no one knows:
Mario used to be called Jumpman
Mario 2 used to be a game called doki doki panic
Mario 64 was the first 3D Mario game
Probably only the first one is more unknown. Rest is kinda common knowledge in the gaming world
I was always intrigued by this game as a kid and loved it as an adult when my house mate and I finally completed it. It’s a delight, with its strong Japanese, Nintendo and 80’s flavours. Full of personality and retro atmosphere.
"And by 1999 it was the 4th best selling title on the NES"
You mean 1989, right?
This might be sacrilege but I kinda think I may enjoy playing Super Mario Brothers 2 more than 3 or World... It has a level of charm and playability that is quite admirable.
People didn’t like it because it felt different but as time goes on people see more and more why super Mario sunshine…I mean super Mario bros 2 is a great game
Super Mario Advance was my first Game Boy Advance game and is my favorite 2D Mario game. It's different from the usual Mario formula and I love it for it. I really wish Nintendo (or maybe some indie company) would make a spiritual successor to Super Mario Bros. 2.
Watching this video made me realize, for long much I played this game as a kid, I didn't get very far into it at all.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. My favorite bit of Doki Doki Panic trivia is that the reason Luigi's taller than Mario is because of having to cover the sprite of a tall, but surprisingly agile, pregnant woman. Makes me chuckle every time.
OMG the final credits theme of this game hit me with a massive nostalgia wave. It reminds me of a lot the ending music for Super mario RPG - they have almost identical chord progression. In fact, if I were to pick a game that were most like SMB2 in spirit, it would be SMRPG - a totally out of left field world with several areas, enemies and characters that the series never saw again, a fantasy setting with different biomes and a massive dose of wonderfully weird but heartfelt nostalgia.
I'm definitely gonna miss Jirard on Xplay (because he was great) but I'm glad I can still watch him on his channel. You're the man Jirard!
Since childhood this has been one of my favorite Mario games. Recently went back and replayed 1 and 2 on Switch, and between them, I just had more fun playing Mario 2. Awesome game.
Smb2 on release, as a kid was excellent.
The colors, sounds, shapes and varied enemies were awesome..it's not till i got older i could see how different it was from the rest..i just loved all the secrets.
I still say this is one of the best mario games and it will always warm my heart to hear JIrard talk about it
2:00 He's ready to stomp on someone.
Jirard wearing a NormalBoots shirt? Could we be seeing NormalBoots content again?? A new season of Madness?!? A man can dream
Mario 2 has always been one of my favorite Mario games. I’d love to see them revisit the dream world again.
4:08 to me, the shape of those animals are a cool easter egg to celebrate the '2' nd chapter of Mario!
Yeh, Doki Doki was actually supposed to be Mario 2 in the first place.
Miyamoto and Kensuke Tanabe were experimenting with vertical levels for the sequel, but the prototype was too complex for the Famicom and the put it aside to make Lost Levels. Eventually they figured out how to get it to run and used it for the Doki Doki licence, and you know the rest.
That is to say Mario 2 is most definitely a real Mario game
Is this video supposed to be an ad for an app? And I don't mean the sponsor he got, there's an app using this video to try and get people to download an NES application to play old games on