themushroomkingdom.net — Many people know that the US version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was actually based on a different Japanese game called Doki Doki Panic. Ever wonder what it looked like half-way through the transition process? Until now, no significant prototype of a Mario cartridge had ever been found. The prototype is explored here and even includes "new" music!
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haaxMar 5, 2007
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osc1882Mar 5, 2007
AHHHHH, I want the rom.
bringonthefloodMar 5, 2007
a rom would be sick, ill give it a week and its on ebay. but in the mario legacy, mario 2 wasn't one of my personal favorites, but still a fun game.
snyzMar 5, 2007
They should've kept that underground theme remix in the final version.
localhMar 6, 2007
That's a lie. The cart HAS been dumped, as those screenshots are of the game running in an emulator.
kenokMar 6, 2007
That basically means that the SuperFamicom pirates did a better job in preserving the games than those in Montreal.What separates the pirated SuperFamiCom releases back then are the shorter lifespan of the batteries for some carts.
thesaintofpainJul 18, 2007
Actually, here's the story behind this whole thing:Doki Doki Panic! was actually released as a stand-alone game, having absolutely nothing to do with the Mario franchise in any way, back in 1987. Now, what appeared here in the States on the Super Mario All-Stars SNES Pak as SMB: The Lost Levels, was the real SMB 2, released only in Japan. At that time, Nintendo Of America believed that the sequel, despite how popular the original SMB was, was too difficult for American audiences to grasp, and therefore needed something to use in order to change the game and make it easier for the US market. I'm not sure exactly how they got the idea to use Doki Doki Panic! as the template for the American sequel, but somehow it was suggested and approved, and that's how the SMB 2 version we know here in the States came around. I hope that clears up any confusion that anyone may have had about all of this.
blalalaalaApr 20, 2008
Download the SMB 2 prototype at the following link. I suggest someone else upload it to a better server, cause I doubt this will last that long before it expires. Remove the spaces and replace the "LoL" with a dot.s e n d s p a c e L o L c o m / f i l e / 5 r 7 p 8 x
mydaveJul 24, 2008
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omgweegee2Nov 22, 2009
Stupid jerks. They should have dumped the ROM!