Thursday, April 11, 2024

SMB2: Booklet Baddies...

Super Mario Bros 2
User Manual
(North American Version)

Scans from Nintendo's Instruction Booklet for Super Mario Bros 2.

The enemies section of the manual featured some character art and a small in-game screenshot.

Definitely a weird game within the series. Years later, we find out that this wasn't even technically a Mario game at all - Simply a re-made Japanese game called Doki Doki Panic.

(The "Lost Levels" of Super Mario All-Stars is the true sequel - Also known as SMB2 in Japan)


"I've just had the most peculiar dream"






Forever weird within the continuity, at least the North-American version of SMB2 gave us creepy foes like Shyguy and Bob-Omb. (Other characters will often make brief cameos within the Mario universe)


Bowser Koopa must have been away on vacation... As a result, the Princess is NOT kidnapped, and this weird guy "Wart" stands in as the evil mastermind.




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