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This is definitely the best SMB2/USA we've got so far. It's the only patch I'm aware of which implements the previously unheard death sound effect and prevents unintentional item tosses when performing charged jumps, the latter being an EXTREMELY welcome fix and the former being a cool little piece of history restored. That, along with the animation fix and (most of) the cast roll touch-ups, make for a noticeably more refined experience than the stock game.

It misses what I'd consider a fairly obvious error: the "M" on Autobombs, which should be a "W" to represent "Wart" instead of his Japanese name, Mamu. (Even the Famicom release retains "Wart" in the cast roll.) Not a big deal by itself, but it stands out when several completely unnecessary text changes were made instead. Why is "Princess" now "Peach?" She wouldn't go by that name for years, so this INTRODUCES an error. (I'd think "Toadstool" would be the most appropriate replacement, if it needed to be changed at all.) Why did "Push Start Button" and "Push (A) Button" need to be trimmed? Those were both correct prompts.

Had it caught the Autobomb error and dialed back the unnecessary text alterations, this would be a flawless Mario 2. That leaves it NEARLY flawless Mario 2, which certainly earns a recommendation. (Man, does "Peach" stand out like a sore thumb, though.)

this is a great piece of work that cleans up the text and graphics in SMB2 wonderfully. however, it does contain one flaw––the change of "Princess" to "Peach" in the end credits. Peach was always referred to as "Princess Toadstool" in the overseas versions of Mario games until 1993, and most people weren't exposed to the change until Mario 64 in 1996. so i would have preferred that particular change to be rolled back. otherwise, an excellent hack.

Too perfect! Fixed all the errors that I pointed out over the years! Only thing I'd like ta change myself is the select player screen... I hope to fix their eyes to match the actual sprite, with the white outlines. :D

Thanks for this hack, I like what it does. It does what it says. And it also works with the version Rev A (PRG1) of the game which is a better version of the game, as a bug was fixed in that version.

About this hack, it fix all the misspelling in the credits; you now have Clawgrip, Hoopster, Tryclyde, Peach, Ostro and Birdo, all correct. Also, Princess is now fixed to Peach in the Contributor.

You also have the sound you're supposed to have when you lose a life. Just listen to it when you die, you're supposed to hear that small "pwok" sound. And with this hack, you'll hear it.

About the 8th animation frame for tiles, if you never heard of this bug, it's about the animation you can see with the sprites. For instance, if you look at a cherry, if you look carefully, you'll notice that it doesn't always move smoothly, just like the letters POW doesn't move smoothly. But you'll clearly even more notice the difference after you apply this patch. If you compare before and after, you'll notice its smoother with the patch.

The only change that I didn't really understood is: Why changing "Push Start Button" with "Push Start". Maybe I don't understand this change because English is not my native language, and maybe I'm not aware that in English it sound awkward to read "Push Start Button", that is a possibility. But otherwise, if it's only a matter of preference, as a personal opinion, while this change wasn't necessary, it doesn't bother me either, I'm simply wondering the point of this small change.

At the moment I write this review (July 12, 2016), I had 2 options: this hack or the De-Engrish hack also available here. While the De-Engrish hack also looks good, it doesn't fix triclyde to tryclyde, and it also change a lot more stuff (like writing boom instead of bomb, or re-write the whole story, etc...), and I wanted to keep the game as much like the original as possible, only fixing bugs and misspells things. So, I would recommend this SpiderDave patch more if you prefer to keep the game as much like the original. But if you're ok to change some more things, the choice is up to you.

Pro: While the game fix bugs and misspells, it doesn't change many things that you don't want to be changed. It remain the authentic game we all know, but with these improvements. That is a huge plus for this patch that I really appreciate because it's what I was looking for. This patch also works with version Rev A (or PRG1) of the game. And I really appreciate it too, because it's the version I have.

Cons: I can't really find any at the moment, while I mentioned that I don't really understand the "Push Start" thing, I don't see it as a cons, and it actually looks nice, so I don't care.

Of course I recommend this hack, why not? It only bring improvements.