DiemetriX Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Mario 2 was not really a Mario game at all, but a slightly modified version of a game released in Japan named Doki Doki Panic? Altered to suit overseas tastes, Doki Doki Panic has a more Persian feel to it, and features four characters to choose from, that's why Mario 2 has four characters as well. The landscape, power-ups, characters and monsters of Mario 2 were slightly tweaked to make it more Mario-like, but the game pretty much bears its Doki Doki origins. http://themushroomkingdom.net/smb2_ddp.shtml Even the Shy guys was originaly from doki doki panic and not Mario That was news for me. I'm sure some off you wanted to know this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintenchris Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Yeah i knew about this, i read it in either NOM or NGC awhile back. It surprised me actualy because i thought Nintendo wouldnt do something like that with one of there games... and i dont think they will ever do it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minlack Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 At least it gave us Shy Guy, who rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I knew about this many moons ago but Mario 2 made Toad a playable character so it is an essential game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Old!!! olololol :P kidding Shy Guys for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Not old for some people, I never knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The3rdChildren Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 What a rubbish game Super Mario Bros 2 was. Dunno who else agrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daroh Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A few difference however, the Turtle shells were shrunken vodoo heads...? the lives were just a picture of your characters head, the potion bottle was a magic lamp, when you go through the potion(lamp) door cheesy arabian music plays, the shrinking mechanic was only on mario 2 as was the running, the storyline on Doki Doki Panic was so cheesy it was hillerious (2 kids and a rabid monkey reading a book... a hand pulls the kids into the book, monkey runs up and down screaming, a random arabian family appears (literally) infront of the book, the game starts, end intro), the bonus game looked like crap on Doki Doki panic, seriously, it was so bland... just a roulette wheel on screen and that was practically it, theres probably more but cant really be bothered naming them. Also, like or dislike the game, without it Luigi would still be Marios identical twin, Toad fans... well... probably wouldnt be Toad fans and Peach would still be in another castle instead of kicking ass on smash bros :-p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I didn't really like it... It doesn't compare to any of the other Mario games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I wondered why Mario 2 felt different.Never knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGS Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 About to flame this thread a little but I'm surprised by how many people didn't already know this. And you call yourselves nintendo fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Chris Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I didt know that, and i bought SMB 2 when it came out on the NES, but this leads us to a question no-one has asked yet; If what we played was oki doki panic, then what was the real SMB 2 like? I want to play the actual one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiemetriX Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 What a rubbish game Super Mario Bros 2 was. Dunno who else agrees. SMB2 is the worst game in the original mario series. But it's not rubbish IMO. I didt know that, and i bought SMB 2 when it came out on the NES, but this leads us to a question no-one has asked yet; If what we played was oki doki panic, then what was the real SMB 2 like? I want to play the actual one. Japan's Mario 2 looked & played just like Mario 1 but it was a much harder game. Iit was a 1-player game in which you could choose between the two brothers. Luigi could jump higher than Mario, but his traction wasn't as good. It was like the bottom of his shoes were covered in a layer of ice or banana peels. This game eventually made its way to the rest of the world in the form of "The Lost Levels" on the Super Mario All Stars pack for the Super Nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshiking Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'm gonna agree with BGS and say that the lack of knowledge on this is shocking.. I knew about this ages ago. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforce_keeper Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Wow I loved SMB2 but never knew this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I assumed this was common knowledge among Nintendo fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser57 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 What a rubbish game Super Mario Bros 2 was. Dunno who else agrees. You know I do baby! It's rubbish to the extreme. Play Lifeforce on the NES everyone, it was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 What a rubbish game Super Mario Bros 2 was. Dunno who else agrees. Me. textlimit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I love the music off Mario 2, the main theme tune is awesome as is the boss music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Well, to everyone that doesn't like it, I think it's the best of the original series, and because my opinion is worth infinitly more than everyone else combined, I KNOW I'm right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I knew this as well from an interview with the Shiggy that some show did ages ago. He was stating how he wanted the game overseas and thought Mario would certainly appeal more to the oversea game players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforce_keeper Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Oh and that explains the magical flying carpets and the cactus's XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian DX Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Didn't know this :shock: Oh well, maybe thats Mario 2 seemed so difrent (in a bad way ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I thought it was pants as well. I think I might have heard about this, but I had forgotten. Lets hope they have learnt their mistake and don't do it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Whatsaburger Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Thats surprising....although i did love playing as toad:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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