Super Mario Bros. vs. Super Mario Bros. 2

You'd lose before you could hit that many extra lives.

As a sidenote, although it is the same game, I like DX better than SMB1 because of the "score per level" mode.

Hah, I remember reading that article in Electronic Game Player (precursor to EGM).

I also pick SMB over the American SMB2. SMB2 is great, but it's a little too easy and not as enduring as the first.

3 is awesome...

I voted SMB2, since I have more memories playng and having more fun.

Don't get me wrong, I love SMB1, but I was only 6, and a lot of it was frustrating back then. I actually never beat SMB1, but as I got older, I never felt like I had to. I only got up to Bowser's castle, and could never figure out the maze. Oh well.

But SMB2, even though not being a Mario game originally, had improved gameplay, graphics, sound, just about everything, including fun (at least for me). Plus the ending ruled.

But like others here say, SMB3 is still the all-time greatest Mario game. I actually made a vow not to play it again, after deciding to play straight (aka NO WARP FLUTES), getting to Bowser, getting him to one floor of bricks before he would die, and my cousin hitting the adapter, resetting my entire game. It's now a traumatic experience playing it, tarnished by that horrible memory. :mad:

super mario bros is the only Mario game I loved. It was fun because it was the first platformer and I was a little kid. I thought the other ones kinda sucked. Except Mario 64, that was cool.

So I only really liked the original. I enjoyed Mario 64 and didn't like the rest. So it's an easy pick for me.

I'd have to go with Super Mario Bros. The Mario 2 (US) was enjoyable, but it just was'nt as addicting as the original Super Mario, or it's followup Super Mario 3.

SMB 1.

SMB 1 is better than SMB2 but Lost Levels owns them both.

Even though the cart is a compliation mostly, Super Mario All Stars kicks an obscene amount of ass.

SMB2 is my favorite of Mario's NES outings. It may be the easiest, but it's also the most fun.