scrolling action game developed published nintendo sequel super mario games similar style gameplay apart large increase difficulty like original mario venture rescue princess unlike original game player option differentiated twin brother having ground friction higher jump height introduces setbacks like poison mushroom power ups level mid air wind gusts main game levels worlds followed bonus worlds released japan super mario japanese june following success predecessor developed team led mario creator considered game difficult sell north_america instead sold version japanese game game released north_america inclusion numerous alterations super nintendo entertainment system compilation super mario stars later ported game boy advance virtual console wii nintendo 3ds game known intense difficulty reviewers characterized game extension original release continuing difficulty progression way recommended mastered original video game journalists appreciated game challenge context game gave character traits introduced poison mushroom power mario franchise popular game disk system sold million copies ign ranked game nintendo games gameplay scrolling action game similar style gameplay original save increase difficulty original mario venture rescue princess player jumps platforms avoids enemy obstacles finds hidden secrets like warp zone vertical collects power ups like mushroom makes mario grow lets mario throw unlike original player mode player chooses twin differentiated time title screen designed skilled players ground friction higher jump height mario faster game difficulty picks near end original progressively increases introduces obstacles including poison mushrooms level set player farther game wind gusts player course mid air game levels require split second precision graphical changes soundtrack identical boss fight tells mario princess castle main game levels worlds bonus worlds hidden world accessible player use warp zone bonus worlds accessible player plays game times total levels development october original released north_america sold tens millions japan video game consoles february signaling end video game crash creator mario led nintendo division working legend longer time design games completely assistant director joined develop sequel game team originally released japan june similar style difficult gameplay book described nails diamonds hard felt japanese players mastered original game needed challenging game follow commercials japan featured players failing game screaming frustration television later levels game came arcade port original second release add external disk drive expensive evaluated release outside japan declined considered game difficult north_america evaluated games president felt game difficult unofficial moniker nintendo hard company games garnered felt sell american market interview said games super mario having fun bad company selling fun nintendo instead released version outside japan originally developed modified super mario like game released japan stand game collaboration spent time characters artwork modified match released america skinned release known big super mario series american super mario later released japan nintendo cleaned parts japanese super mario released later super mario collections released north_america super mario stars collection super nes world bonus worlds automatically playable immediately completing world stars limited edition nintendo wii console remembrance 25th anniversary ported platforms stars version poison mushroom visible added feature bonus game game edited handheld device visible screen features wind bonus worlds omitted challenge modes added game boy advance volume nintendo japan compilation nintendo digital virtual console platform brought japanese gameplay north_america time released nintendo wii virtual console digital platform japan europe september nintendo festival north_america october 3ds version released july simultaneously north_america australia united_kingdom december release came japan august europe january north_america march included nintendo classic game compilations including nes remix 3ds reception legacy named lost levels number game month release critics characterized game expansion pack update original ign wrote apart game feels like extra challenge levels end original agreed choice release game 1980s known intense difficulty ign wrote original smooth level designs replaced tough obstacle courses ign said game actively punish players poison mushroom ign thomas referred levels hard player character friction cramped crippled character compared game built creating modified nearly impossible mario levels said felt like fan hack comparison mario games wrote original sold half included levels sequel recommended game mastered original game level design designed frustration felt sequel taught patience original designed remembered game black sheep stars collection found game clever fun likewise eurogamer wrote game technically better game based mario prefer having real challenge wrote remarkably fun demanding precision ign felt nes remix wii compilation wii challenges enjoyable context received distinctive character traits lost levels ground friction ability jump farther game poison mushroom power features later mario franchise games including super mario land mario partners time series version tournament popular game disk system sold million copies ign ranked game nintendo games
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