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SMB2J Simplification

Original game : Super Mario Bros. 2

Platform : FDS

Author : Kamiliusz

Release date : 23 February 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : L, P

Downloads : 431

ROM Information

Database match: Super Mario Brothers 2 (Japan) (En)
Database: No-Intro: Famicom Disk System (v. 20210111-132854)
File/ROM SHA-1: 20E50128742162EE47561DB9E82B2836399C880C
File/ROM CRC32: F04CD4CD

Hack description

This rom hack simplifies SMB2J.
It contains 3 different versions:

-Version C (Casual) - Made for casual players,
-Version N (Normal) - Made for players that have some skill,
-Version E (Expert) - Made for expert players (Only few single minor changes).


More information about the different versions is in the readme file.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
KamiliuszOriginal HackingLevel redesign and ASM work

Reviews

It takes away pretty much everything that makes Super Mario Bros 2 worth playinghdofu2023-02-17Version 1.0

With a game like Super Mario Bros 2, it's a game you play after you beat the original and want a challenge, this hack takes out most of the new gimmicks in the game making it not all that different from playing the original game. There are already a few level hacks of Super Mario Bros to put in Super Mario Bros 2 levels that don't include most of the gimmicks. Once you cut stuff like the poisonous mushroom , Luigi's slide, wind and the homming hammer brothers you pretty much have neutered everything that makes Super Mario Bros 2 Super Mario Bros 2.

Downgrade - the idea is not to your tastediablo6662023-02-17Version 1.0

I decided for the sake of decency to play the original JAPANESE Mario 2 and this hack. On the plus side: unnecessary circles in the game - removed, thank you. Luigi's management has improved, but I immediately put a minus: "now they look like each other again, which has removed replay value" On the downside: removing objects and (or) other features in the game - destroys all the fun.

What was good about poisonous mushrooms? And the fact that he set "new conditions" for players and punished for erroneous actions

Wind - accelerates the character and changes the conditions and sensitively changes the control of the character. Although it is necessary to get used to it, but the replayability from this was higher

Green springs, although practically useless, however, allowed to get even where it would be impossible to climb or reach by conventional means! In this way of simplification, the challenge and some variety in the game were removed

The plants are biting red - there were no problems with them in the original, so I don't understand this simplification.

Chasing Hammer Bros - appear only at the end of the game. Okay, if it annoyed the whole game, and so - just a simplification to the detriment of the gameplay

I understand that the Author tried to simplify and give ordinary players to try out the Japanese 2 Mario, but in this way - he literally DESTROYED it.

I can't recommend this, because the potential of Mario 2 Japan has been brazenly destroyed

It is definitely the best way to play Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.Vallenatero20152023-02-16Version 1.0

Anyway, this game that was really difficult, became easy thanks to some changes that were important for those players who didn't like Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Excellent work.