The Music of Video Games [23] Super Mario Bros. 2

[smartymcflyy]

Next time on 4-2,use Princess or Luigi, once you grab the potion,go back to the door that you came in above the door,run and long jump to the left: there's a pot there. Use the potion to make it night,go in the pot,you're warped to 7-1

[enialis02]

dat shit cray

[KoToCoNDoR]

why he always carries a monster?

[oogrooq]

please upload the Pause Music for this game if you can. Thanks.

[Einsatsgruppen]

wow whoever is playing has definitely mastered this game - he knows it like the back of his hand - I wonder how long it took for such mastery...

[JeremiahStilts]

Step 1: Repeatedly seek to 0:04. Step 2: Let memories of NES cartridge coaxing haunt you once more.

[duongduo]

Oh don't tell me that creature carrying the egg is the classic yoshi

[FloMonKish]

2:04

[Tsyclone]

This kid owns.

[Datguy594Rada]

song list please!!!!

[keyzitis]

The music is so memorable!  Awww!

[jufmi9]

the great old time... : D

[ClassicNES4Ever]

how many parts are there in this series? And are they all for nes games only? Not that i mind if they are as i still think the nes is still the best console of all-time

[goooooooism]

this for some reason is my favorite MARIO YES MARIO game i ever played :D

[kapnkrinkly]

Yeah, I know they took a game that was already out in Japan, and put Mario characters in it.

I'm glad they did. I had a lot of fun playing this game back in the day.

[dragongame2]

@kapnkrinkly toad fits in doku doku panic XD

[mishkin13]

@dragongame2  It's Doki Doki Panic

[dragongame2]

@mishkin13 I know me hand slapt away

[AlexRaykin]

Konji Kondo is a genius >.<

[cafedunhill77]

This music gives me :) face

[DarkCharmeleon1994]

0:35-1:15 the best part!

[SuperiorSwagon1]

LOL 4:27 the game turned into Dig-Dug! I never saw that before!

[Paparappa62]

You shouldn't stand on people's eyes! It's not good for them!

[gabeche]

1:16 Classic!

[methais]

3 people couldn't even beat Birdo.

[yoshiroks777]

Am I the only one who played as Toad?

[Deisy5086]

@yoshiroks777 yes

[yoshiroks777]

@Deisy5086 ='(

[Undechypheredcrab]

@yoshiroks777 Toad is epic. People only like to jump though... There's no glory for retainers.

[waZelda]

I couldn't get into this game because I missed the good old head-stomping so much

[darkiz7]

@waZelda I feels ya bro, I feels ya

[chrisdaman66]

this was the only mario game that did not have bowser as the last boss

[granderwishes]

@chrisdaman66 um, what about super mario land, super mario land 2, mario bros?

[1Thunderfire]

@chrisdaman66 There are a couple of games where Bowser is not the last boss, Super Paper Mario for example unless you are referring to just the 'main' Mario games?

[XXtheJUMPoffXX]

I loved this game

[ShubertCVGC]

Say what you will about SMB2, but it still had some excellent music! 1:15 <3

[Duckhammer]

When I finally played the Lost Levels on the snes/j-Mario 2 on the Virtual Console many years later, it was good fun, but felt like lost levels indeed, that is, tough-as-nails Mario 1 bonus levels. This game, however, is the real Mario 2 as far as I'm concerned. It's the magical game I grew up with.

[Duckhammer]

This is the real Mario 2 as far as I'm concerned -- it's the magical game I grew up with. When I finally played Lost Levels/j-Mario 2 years later, it was good and hard but felt just that -- tough-as-nails Mario 1 bonus levels.

[versnellingspookie]

3 people suck at these games...

[xRocketzFighterx]

@SuperMario4599

Thats wierd comeing out of someone who loves mario hahaha

[SuperMario4599]

@xRocketzFighterx hahaha did i say any joke?

[xRocketzFighterx]

@SuperMario4599

cause it is funny XD just chill out XD haha

[CMOODO]

To all you losers out there:

Mario 2 is a classic, it always will be, don't whine because it's diffrent, most the 2nds of games are bad, but this one isn't one of them!

[nellie2581]

The best!

[sonicmario64]

I wonder how one is able to hear the full version of the Subspace theme... :)

[1337grenade]

Even though this is a lie to all north american kids, its a damn fun lie.

[nintygaming]

I absolutely LOVE this game. NOBODY felt ripped off when they played this game back in 1988. It felt like a REAL Mario game, because it designed by Miyamoto himself! Miyamoto knew that Lost Levels wasn't as good as this game, and was really Super Mario Bros. 1.2. So he decided it was best for a total reboot and it was one of the best decisions ever made. God Bless that man for not crushing many Mario lovers, because Lost Levels would've made alot of Mario fans NOT buy Super Mario 3 at release.

[Bigbudd0045]

@nintygaming well i think it had a lot more to do with the fact that lost levels was originally released in 1987 in japan, the us wasnt ready for a mario sequel (this is early in the nes life cycle in the us) so when they finally released smb2 they wanted something different.

[liegestuhl]

smb2 has one of the fines ending tunes i've ever heard

[Bigbudd0045]

@NintendoManiac1993 not only did Miyamoto tinker with it, he was the lead designer on doki doki panic so im down with this game. brilliant game, and bo ombs and shy guys found their way into the mario verse.

[gmodfan11]

@Bigbudd0045 dont forget birdo! if birdo was not here today who would be there instead of the mecha birdo in IWBT?? who would be pink and shoot eggs at the player?

[ledawg1138]

Yes people, it's not actual Mario gameplay. But who cares? It's still fun.

[lorden95]

this super mario game sucks

[Darthstone01]

since when does that happen?!?!  0:41

[Brittneycd]

don't talk of knowing it's not an original japanese mario game. you so9und like a pompous sh it who probABLY just found out about it last week anyhow.

[captainyoshi]

I don't really see this game any different as i did as a kid. Even if its just a sprite swap of Doki Doki panic. That doesn't decrease the fun factor of the game. Super mario bros 2 is challenging. But its really fun.

[Saintnick90]

Who gives a fuck if this wasn't originally a Mario game? Let's just sit back and enjoy the music.

[Ragitsu]

Why is there still some strange need to distance this as "not a true Mario game" even to this game? I find it funny Mario Tennis and Mario Party are more accepted as a "Mario game" than Super Mario Brothers 2.

Not every game series has titles that have exactly the same mechanics, and besides, this game was/is fun and has amazing music. It counts as part of the Mario series in my opinion.

[Ragitsu]

even to this day*.

[EnriqueLovinLife]

@Ragitsu Because its not a "true" Mario game. The game was originally called "Doki Doki Panic" in Japan and featured a completely different cast of characters not featured in the Mario universe. Nintendo did this believing that the real SMB2 (The Lost Levels, if you ever played SMB: All Stars) would be too difficult for American audiences, so they cut-and-pasted Mario & co. into Doki Doki Panic and released it as SMB2 in the States. Dumbed-down US versions of games were common-place back then.

[Ragitsu]

The end product has enough unique content to make it a different game. I think you're being just a little elitist in this case, sorry to say.

[snoochyboochies22]

@Ragitsu I love mario 2, but that might be because this game was not mario 2 in japan. mario 2 from japan later came out here as the "lost levels" on super mario all-stars. They thought it was too hard so they made this game instead. It is one of my favorite mario games because it is so different.

[Ragitsu]

@snoochyboochies22

I know that, but there are so many people who will never accept this game as a Mario game simply because it started out as Doki Doki Panic.

[RookFrjosa]

@snoochyboochies22 hehe, I got that copy of All-Stars when I was like 8 years old, the Blue Frame version, while one of my friends got the more abundant Red Frame version of All-Stars with Super Mario World instead of Lost Levels. Yeah the original Super Mario 2 is amazing! I love that game!

[Myrmonden]

@Ragitsu

,,,,thats not way, Its becuase in japan this was not a mario game

[GuldurKhand]

@Ragitsu Yeah you are right! And Hotel Mario should be counted as a part of the mario series too! Although has crappy gameplay and music, it is still a mario game... you shouldn't take only the good licenced mario's on the list, the crappy, licenced, ones belong to the mario series too!

[Ragitsu]

@GuldurKhand

I do not know if you were actually trying to compare Super Mario Brothers 2 to Hotel Mario, but if you were not, than your attempt at "trolling" has not been successful.

[Ragitsu]

@Ragitsu

then*

[GuldurKhand]

@Ragitsu It has been, you don't know the goal of trolls ;)

[milesaway1980]

@Ragitsu It's because it actually isn't. Nintendo of America thought the real Super Mario Bros. 2 was too difficult so they grabbed a game they made called Doki Doki Panic and swapped the main character sprites with Mario characters.

[Ragitsu]

@milesaway1980

As I stated before, I know that, but, at this point, there's no use arguing about it.

[txfnero]

@Ragitsu To be fair, I don't think it being "different" is why people don't consider it a mario game. It's the fact that it's technically NOT a mario game. It's Doki Doki Panic with mario characters. Although I still count it as a mario game since it was released as one.

[twiligame]

@Ragitsu because this is a weird remake of doki doki panic in mario style so all the enemies who stil life in nintendo like birdo are not from mario.

[Ragitsu]

@twiligame

"not from mario"

They've been a part of the series for about two decades now. It's time to stop thinking the game's Doki Doki's roots prevent it from becoming part of the Mario family...kind of like immigrants and countries, really.

[twiligame]

@Ragitsu im not thinking, it is the truth.

I accept the charaters even they were not original from mario

[Ragitsu]

@twiligame

"I'm not thinking"

In regards to,

"It's time to stop thinking the game's Doki Doki's roots prevent it from becoming part of the Mario family."

It EMIGRATED. GET OVER IT!

[twiligame]

@Ragitsu but I agree with you about this is a fun game (also the music part but that beside) and this game game got a different attitude than 1 so did 3 and they are all good

[bumfacefuck]

its an emulator, i can tell, and i reckon he slowed down the frame rate making the game go slower so he could play with quicker reaction times by relativity.

its impossible for him to be that amazing at all the games he's uploaded

[Duomaxwellt]

IDK why 2:38 always got me shacking my head...

[nerdgasm84]

i didnt hate this game, it was just so unlike the other games in the series

[bkisme]

i remember being about 6 and hating this game due to its awkwardness.

its a great game though.

[legomaniac52]

Back attack on Birdo.... Clever

[TelvanniGuard]

Don't treat it like a Mario game and you'll have a better time with it overall. It's just a fun platformer.

[MechaRage]

Wow Garudoh, you are a big time pro!!

[Patruiq]

still a great game although not a mario game originally

[livingwell0909]

I haven't played this one.

[shapslik]

This isn't actually a human being playing is it? If it is you've really got this game clocked!!

[TolaMacarino]

damn luigi got da moves he jump like dis dude i know

his name jamal

luigi just like jamal

it good

[epicsr]

Goddamn that's fast playin'.

[hammerbrother]

The reason why Doki Doki Panic become Super Mario 2 is because Nintendo wanted to give us a sequel to Super Mario Bros. however it was too hard for Americans thus it stayed in Japan on the Famicom. So in return we basically got a hacked Doki Doki Panic game which included Mario Characters.

[chadhigz7777777]

My favorite mario game even though it wasn't suppose to be mario originally

[Aqwert76]

i like it!

[Angelostar88]

One of the best Overworld Themes in Videogame History...

[AnimaxRules]

impossible game O_O

[AJ24M]

I have SM Advance and im stuck on the 4th level thanks for the secret warp man!;)

[sonicmario64]

This is my favorite Mario game of all time. :D

[ThePotatoProductions]

Is that an insult?

Where's Waldo? sucked

[Raligard]

I borrowed this game from a friend of my mom when it first came out. It was so different from Super Mario Bros, but I had a ton of fun playing it and still think it is a great game in its own right.

[computerguy12345]

The old mario games pwned.. .the new mario games suck

[Camwi]

Awesome music in this game too, as there is with all the main Mario series.

[lordciborg]

..y todo fue en sueño......

Este juego lo acabe a las 00:25 de la noche con mi hermano y grabamos la musica en un radiocassette con el volumen bastante alto para que pudiera escucharse bien......menudos buenos vecinos que tengo.

[bloodmoss2008]

mad skills

[13BEAR31]

whats the first songs relationhship 2 the game like wat part of the game is it in i dont have the game and im trying to learn to play it on piano it ends @ 0:34

[YoshiFlame]

That's the title screen, and it's kind of like remix of the water theme from SMB1. I hope that helped.

[claudialoveshearts]

The guy who's playing is a pro. Such speed and accuracy

[coolguy7414]

0:36 1:15 4:06 all = PURE PWNAGE :D

[hermitgamer]

luigi was so easy mode, jumped like an nba star that guy.

[rotz001]

1:16 is the best videogame song in historèèh

[drsiwa]

this brings back memories from my childhood <3333333

<3333333 :]

[AyJay100]

4:05 = greatness

[babybignose2012]

i still remember how confusing that last level was for this game. gosh what the heck. and those freaking weird teleporter/alternate universe doorway turnip potions. I think this is the precedent for craziness in nintendo games not that smb wasn't crazy. this is a little out there though. and that's why I love it.

[saurfan]

lets all play tribute to this awsome game originally called doki doki panic but moved to mario bros 2 this game is awsome withoout this game we wouldn't have birdo (who i was just owning with on mario kart wii),shyguys, and bob-bombs and heck without bob-ombs we wouldn't have awsome explosions in mario kart and bob-bomb battle field which set a standerd. also we wouldn't have peaches floats and turnips in brawl and those attacks rule so lets pay this last 20 year tribute! for the last day of 20!

[jp7725]

luigi was the hardest one to play, too.  lol.

[00bean00]

Can someone explain why he picks up the Koopas?

[MindofNate]

Why not?

[00bean00]

I thought there was a more pragmatic reason to doing so.

[EdmacZ]

It may not be a real Mario game, but it's hella fun to play.

This game probably would be done more justice if Nintendo went and remade what it really was: The original DDP with the family and the more in-depth story. But you know what would be even more awesome? Mario 2/DDP gets the New SMB treatment.

The GBA port was disappointing. The voices took away from the experience.

[natedoggcata]

I cant agree with that enough. Birdo had the most annoying fucking voice in that game.

[skunknuts1]

Nintendo MUST realize how much cash they could rake in simply by making New SMB2. Let's hope they're smart enough to capitalize. New SMB sold like hotcakes.

[coulthard1984]

@skunknuts1 true,just like sega will make with sonic 4,it has been announced xD

[NexisFirehawk]

@skunknuts1 Most people don't realize that the original Super Mario 2 we got on NES was actually a game called Doki Doki Panic. SMB2 on Famicon was actually "The Lost Levels" that came out on Super Mario All Stars

[XD00155]

Um... it IS a real Mario game

it's on Virtual Console, a remake on Game Boy Advance, a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and several mentions in Melee and Brawl, so yeah IT IS A MARIO GAME, Doki Doki Panic isn't

[XD00155]

if it is made by the same company (Nintendo) it is not a rip-off

[Indiankote]

Any 1 who thumbs down this guy is a retard who should do some research cuz hes 100% right.

[ThePotatoProductions]

Who me? No probably not

[geno344]

This game is called Super Mario USA in Japan

[SycoTik]

HOLY FUK! I always needed to use the carpet to pass that gap in world 1-2!!!! O_O!

[garudoh]

Gotta admit, I like our SMB2 way, way more than Lost Levels. Miyamoto did tinker with this one, so I consider it somewhat genuine, plus, when I first played this when I was like 7-8 years old, I didn't feel ripped off. It felt like a Mario game, albeit a strange one, but a fun title nonetheless.

I still hum the first level music every once in a while, that tune really stuck with me over the years for some reason.

[NintendoManiac1993]

I like both of them!

Some characters in our SMB2 are now real Mario figures, for example Birdo or Shy Guy.

[XD00155]

I agree.

[GialloHorror]

@NintendoManiac1993 You can also play this on Wii's virtual console. I'm gonna download it tonight because I've been dying to play it. I'm 34 these days, but I'll always be 12 in my heart

[Saskets]

AMAZING GAME USED TO ALWAYS PLAY iT

[Seednoir]

The and, love the music ::D

[coondogtheman1234]

I liked every song in this game, i wish i could get mp3s of these

[00bean00]

OH, but you can.

They're not hard to find. Originals and remixes abound.

[GForceOfGroveStreet]

Gotta love that game. And the music is great.

[Naski69]

whoever played this is SUPER NICE!!! should get and award from nintendo or something

[GypsyRed]

The Underground theme makes me want to bellydance. XD

[aixelsydyslexia]

What amazing skills. O_o

Speedrun more, plz.

[Dirtyeno]

classic...The only beef i had with this game was that some stages didn't have the 2 mushrooms...i played this game endlessly but still feel that theres more to it that i never figured out. so is it me or did some stages just have 1 mushroom to work with?

[Rashaed]

Great game even if it wasn't a genuine Mario game.

[LoConde76]

I never liked much this mario... its repetitive... I prefered Mario Bros original when it came out until Mario3 arrived (one of the best games ever made for me)

[jamiehouse73]

ok a. this guy is a BADASS at this game. did u see his skills?

b. did yall know this WHOLE game is just a dream???!!! when u beat it, mario wakes up in his bed!!!! hahahahaah... i swear i will NEVER forget that moment i beat it. I was still on the island living in florida, captiva island, and i finaly beat it. i must have been 6 or 7. i was STUNNNNNED.

second behind mario 3... but epic. and IMPOSSSIBLE to find in stores. though... i still own mine.

[Grifforzer]

the underground theme of Doki Doki Panic really was interesting to listen to.

[orkenbjorken]

easily my all time favorite video game music

[B00ndox]

I've ALWAYS wondered why Part 2 was so different from Mario 1 and 3, but then my friend told me it was because part 2 was made in America, not Japan like the others.

[garudoh]

Well, it was made in Japan, but it was based off of a completely different game called Doki Doki Panic. Miyamoto and other Nintendo dudes took that game, changed the sprites and a few other things, and repackaged it as SMB2 here.

Their SMB2 was really similar to SMB1, except for being balls-hard and not as much fun to play, so we got the awesome version.

[adema103]

holy Shit how did he make it on the 2nd level without the magic carpet??!!!

[Minion066]

speed runners rock dont they?

[jmoore279]

Doki Doki Panic

[NovaIce]

Played SNES Version with the collection pack, but still classic!

[Wogehkak]

Epic!