Super Mario Bros. vs. Super Mario Bros. 2

I vote for Super Mario Brothers. I think the game play and the controls in SMB were just a little tighter than Super Mario Brothers 2. SMB2 always seemed too floaty and slippery to me. SMB just has more classic platforming moments than SMB2 as well.

While Super Mario Brothers was not the first game I ever played and enjoyed (that award goes to Dig Dug), it was the first game that showed me how "magical" gaming can be. Seriously, I hate to use the word magic but SMB just had it in spades. Half of my childhood memories involve playing Super Mario Brothers with all my friends...I remember how overjoyed I was every time I beat a single level. I remember how confused I was when I got to Bowser's final castle. I remember calling my friends on the phone and discussing with them how to actually get to the end of it. So, I guess that was the first time I ever got lost in a game as well. Then when I actually beat the game it felt like it was the greatest achievement of my 6 year old life. After my experiences with SMB, SMB2 can not possibly hold up to SMB.

However, this being said, the one major thing I admire about Super Mario Brothers 2 is its vision. I love being able to play as Luigi, Toad, and the Princess. I also liked all the villains. I believe Super Mario Brothers 2 had the best world and the best villains in any Mario game. I always remember the battles against Wart, Fry Guy, Mouser, that Giant Crab boss in world 5, the shy guys, those masks that chased you when you had a key, the albatrosses, the pink thingy that spit eggs at the end of each level... uhh...and everything else :) Super Mario Brothers 2 was wonderful for its vision alone...even if the control and over all platforming was not quite as tight as SMB. SO, I have said it before and I will say it again...I would like to see some of these characters come back in a future Mario game. Its sad to see that Wart, Fry Guy, and Mouser just fell off the face of the earth after becoming cartoon stars. I wouldn't even mind seeing some of these characters in like Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, or Mario Golf. It can't really hurt...

Back to the point though...I take SMB over SMB2. However, if you are asking for my favorite Mario game I will say neither 1 nor 2 because Super Mario Brothers 3 is by far the best in the series.

SMB2 has always bugged me for some reason. I haven't played it in a while though, so maybe I should give it another chance. But in right now, I have to go with the original.

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Originally posted by magnifiedplaid
However, if you are asking for my favorite Mario game I will say neither 1 nor 2 because Super Mario Brothers 3 is by far the best in the series.

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Yeah, I figured most people think that (and rightfully so), so I didn't include SMB3 in the poll.

I was more interested in finding out about SMB1 and 2, because I was under the impression that not many people liked the sequel. Or at least didn't like it as much as the original.

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Originally posted by OmniGear
Yeah, I figured most people think that (and rightfully so), so I didn't include SMB3 in the poll.

I was more interested in finding out about SMB1 and 2, because I was under the impression that not many people liked the sequel. Or at least didn't like it as much as the original.

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Yeah. Sorry I brought up part 3. For some reason I can't get through a discussion about Super Mario Brothers without mentioning part 3.

AND, some more things about Super Mario Brothers 2...I liked the sand levels. For some reason when ever I would dig to the bottom of the levels I would pretend I was playing Dig Dug. I liked the trick in world 4 where you could pick the princess and just float to the end of the level. Super Mario Brothers 2 was a damn fine game. I hope my previous comments about it didn't lead anyone to believe that I do not like it. In actuality I rate Super Mario Brothers 2 much higher than Super Mario World, Mario 64, and Mario Sunshine. Overall, I place SMB2 in third place right after SMB (2nd place) and right before Super Mario World.

I play Super Mario Bros. 2 more than any of the NES Mario adventures on my All Stars/World cart.

I agree with what ManifiedPlaid said, it's too bad that some of the characters from this game never made encore appearances in other Mario adventures.

Super Mario 2 also features one of the best endings of all-time.

Super Mario Brothers for real. I have Super Mario Deluxe with my GBA stuff whenever I travel somewhere, but Super Mario Advance will always stay behind.

When it's original VS original? I would still take Super Mario Brothers any day. I just get bored of SMB2 a lot faster...and besides..it's not even a real Mario game :p

Super Mario Bros. all the way.

You can keep your Doki Doki Panic.

2 is a great game..

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Originally posted by cka
I prefer the original, as a game and not as a videogame icon. I couldn't abuse a turtle walking down a staircase in 3-1 for 900 men in SMB2. :chick:

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Oh no! SMB didn't have glaringly broken scoring and abusable glitches? Clearly it is inferior!

SMB2 for me. I prefer the grab and throw enemies gameplay. SMB2 is my favorite NES game.