Super Mario Bros. two
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- ALL-TIME CLASSIC
- Terrific|Amazing|Excellent|Fantastic} FOR ALL AGES
- Good|Excellent|Great|Great} FOR COLLECTOR’S
- SUPER HIGH REPLAY Worth|Worth}
- Quite a few|A number of|Numerous|Quite a few} HOURS OF Entertaining|Enjoyable|Entertaining}
List Value|Expense|Worth|Price tag}: $ 29.99
Cost|Expense|Value|Cost tag}: $ 19.99
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- Charging Dock, Carrying Case|Situation}, USB SD Card Reader, and Automobile|Automobile|Automobile|Auto} Charger
- Earbuds, Audio Splitter, three|3} Display|Display} Cleaners, and Carry-all Tote Bag
- two|two} Compact|Tiny|Tiny|Modest} Precision Styluses, 1 Massive|Big|Massive|Considerable} Precision Stylus, and 2|two} Sets of Screen|Display} Protectors,
- 3|three} Game Situations|Cases|Circumstances|Situations} and two|two} Wrist Straps
February 18th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
my favorite Mario on the NES,
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While many consider this the black sheep of the Super Mario Bros series on the NES, this game is actually my favorite on the bunch. The world is nothing like the world of the other Mario games, and the enemies and bosses and goal is different. This is a quest to defeat Boss Wart (instead of Bowser) and you have the options of playing as one of four characters (with the ability to switch every level): Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad. Each of these characters have different play characteristics. Toad can pick up any object with no difficulty but is the worst jumper. Princess is the opposite (no strength, but can float). Luigi has the best jump (no float), but that becomes its own problem. Mario is perfectly average. These strengths and weaknesses come into play in choosing who to use for each level and some are clearly better than others on any given level. Even though I found this game to be the easiest of the bunch, for me it was also the most fun. This is still a side-scrolling game, but some levels scroll up and down on the screen (keeping the side-scrolling viewpoint, though) depending on if you are climbing or dropping down. There are shortcuts in many levels and different ways to warp, get extra lives (including an odd cheat for extra lives), or to shorten the game. In the end, there are a couple of difficult levels, but this may be the easiest of the three on the NES. Even so, this is my favorite of all of the Super Mario games on the NES.
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|February 18th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Best Mario to be had on the NES,
Super Mario Bros 2 has been ridiculed and criticized since its release for being so “different” and “un-Mario”. I never understood that, is the game not fantastic? So what if it’s different, when did different become bad?
The actual Super Mario Bros 2 that was released in Japan was a straight sequel to Super Mario Bros. Basically the same game but with different levels, Mario and Luigi having different traits, and it was much harder (in America this game is commonly known as the “lost levels” found on Super Mario All Stars on the SNES). Nintendo of America wisely decided this wouldn’t fly in America, it was just too similiar to the original. So instead they took another Japanese game, Doki Doki Panic, threw Mario and the gang into it and called it Super Mario Bros 2.
Thank you Nintendo, because Doki Doki Panic/SMB2 is a great game! One of the best platformers ever. The game revolves entirely around the idea you can pick things up, either pulling vegetables out of the ground, enemies, or various other objects. This is all put to good use throughout the game providing interesting obstacles and tasks to complete. Things like having to throw the eggs back at the bird that just launched at you, having to lift creatures off their flying carpets so you can go for a ride, lift keys protected by magic masks, etc etc. Not to mention one of the best final boss encounters on the NES. It’s all really cool.
So get over how “different” this game is and just play it! All pretty amazing considering this was all the work of Fuji TV (developer of DDP). Weird, eh?
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|February 18th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
The Sweet Incense of Childhood!,
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When Super Mario Brothers 2 was released in the US in 1988, the game became an instant hit with gamers. What makes SMB2 so strange is how utterly and drastically different the game really is from its predecessor, SMB, which is one of the pivotal cornerstones of the gaming industry. The game is expertly crafted (little surprise in that regard given it is a Miyamoto title), and just a great platformer with Mario quality, if not exactly Mario gameplay, written all over it.
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Like most Nintendo franchises that began in the 1980s, the second installment in the series was incredibly weird and very different from the original. Case in point. Castlevania II:Simon’s Quest. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Super Mario Brothers 2. Mega Man 2. (Okay, I’m kidding about Mega Man 2. Mega Man is the one series that DOES NOT CHANGE AT ALL. Capcom remade Mega Man five times, and then moved it to the X series and remade that a bunch more times). Instead of jumping on turtles and goombas, trying to reach high scores, timed levels, SUPER MARIO 2 had absolutely nothing to do with the original game. It’s like Mario is on a bad acid trip. There’s transgendered, sexually confused birds shooting eggs (Birdo), mice that throw bombs and sport sunglasses, a weird, occultic, socially inept brotherhood that wears masks and robes, demonic phantos guarding keys, and a giant lizard who styles himself as a king takes control of people’s dreams (Freddy Krueger anyone?). Given the previous game, SUPER MARIO 2 is easily the weirdest of the main Mario series, make no mistake. The gameplay from SMB2, other than platforming, has absolutely nothing in common with the original SMB. You throw enemies at one another, throw vegetables, fight weird enemies, blow up walls with bombs, etc.
Although the Americans didn’t know it at the time, Nintendo wasn’t really releasing SMB2. By now this game’s origins in well known, but back in the 1980s most gamers would have been shocked to realise that Nintendo took a preexisting game called DOKI DOKI PANIC, replaced the vaguely Arabian characters (one who was visibly pregnant) with Mario sprites, changed a few other sprites, rework the ending some, but otherwise leaving the game mechanics and the levels alone.
Nintendo had already released a SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 2 in Japan, but that game was much like the second quest of Zelda, a much harder version of what is ultimately the same game. When it came time to release a SMB2 in America, the upper management bulked because of the Japanese title’s extreme difficulty and remarkable similarity to the first SMB. Howard Lincoln, at the time in charge of the North America division of Nintendo (and for you oldschool Nintendo Power readers, he’s one half of the title characters comic strip “Howard and Nestor”) also hated the Japanese SUPER MARIO 2. So they opted to release another game in its stead.
Enter YUME Kôjô: DOKI DOKI PANIC (rough translation: “Dream Factory: Heart Pounding Panic”). Developed in cooperation with Fuji Television in promotion of Dream Factory ’87, an event promoting Fuji’s new television shows and other projects, DOKI DOKI PANIC, the game features a family of four characters who had to rescue these two lost children. In the game’s intro, two children are reading from a book, when a giant hand grabs the children’s faces and drags them into the book. The children’s pet monkey, Chim Chim, runs and grabs the Arabian family, who also just happened to be the mascots of the Dream Factory ’87 promotional event. Convenient, that. The family was Imagin (the son, replaced by Mario), Lina (Imajin’s little sister, replaced by Princess Toadstool), Mama (who is clearly pregnant, with one of her hands clearly protecting her belly during gameplay; she was replaced by Luigi), and Papa (replaced by Toad). The family enters into the world of Subcon to beat Wart (Mamu, as he is known in Japan, as well as the 1993 gameboy Zelda title LINK’S AWAKENING, his only other appearance in a Nintendo game). Other than the family, all game characters were developed by Nintendo.
Now, what are the differences? I won’t list them all here (google Doki Doki Panic and you’ll find plenty of sites detailing the differences between SMB2 and Doki). Actually, other than some graphical changes, none of the changes really effects gameplay with two major exception. All four main characters are identical to their Doki counterparts. The B-button super speed run was added to SMB2. Nintendo replaced the storyline of having two kids kidnapped to Wart capturing Subcon people and Mario having to free them. Still, the replacement storyline fits in with the original dreamworld association that was associated with Doki Doki (which, after all, means Dream Factory).
The first of the two major differences between Doki Doki is that to see the end of the game, you must beat it with all four…
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|February 19th, 2011 at 12:03 am
More Than Just a Starter Kit,
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I just bought my DSiXl and had also bought a carrying case/car charger combo pack for $20.00 along with it at Gamestop. Unfortunately, my dog, Remy chewed up the carrying case, large stylus, and the one game contained within it while I was asleep a few days back. (Thankfully, he didn’t get the DSi Xl) In searching for a replacement I came across this product on Amazon and I must say it is really quite a deal. I’ll just do a quick run through of the items you will receive:
1. The protective case: It’s not made of a hard plastic. I’m not sure if it is actually plastic, but it is sturdy. It is also flexible so while it would definitely protect your DSi XL from drops I’m not sure how well it would do if you dropped something heavy on the case itself or say stepped on it or something. The case’s hinge is a piece of thick, sturdy fabric that runs along the entire back edge. The case also has two zippers. When you open it up, in the top part there is a holder for the big stylus and below that (still in the top part) are three sewn in netted areas to hold your games. There are also three little hard game cases for your DSiXL games that are included and they fit right in the netting. My only issue here, and it’s a minor one, is that the stylus holder is so close to the top edge of where the games sit that in order to remove the little cases have to use your thumb and forefinger and pinch each case by its top corners to slide them out. This is not a deal breaker just a little inconvenient. If you have big fingers though it might be more of a pain. The bottom part of the case has two sewn in elastic strips that you slide the entire DSi XL under. So this case will not allow for you to play the DSi XL while it is inside it. Unless you cut out the elastic straps, but then I don’t think the console would be as secure inside the case as a result. Getting the DSi XL in and out of the case however, is very smooth and it sits snugly in the case when it’s all zipped up.
Also included with the case is a nifty Carabiner hook so you can just attach it securely your belt loop if you are on the go. If you don’t like the hook, they’ve included two standard wrist bands.
There’s also fabric tote bag with a draw string that easily fits the entire DS and hard case with no problems.
2. The charging dock is awesome. Plug your power cord into the wall and the other end into the dock. The DSi XL then is seated vertically (lengthwise) in the dock. The dock is not super heavy but once the DSi XL is seated in it it’s heavy enough to not slide around. The dock also emits a cool blue light (bright enough to light up part of the ceiling in my bedroom) from it’s base when it’s plugged in. The DSi XL covers most of the light though once it’s seated in so you should be able to keep this on your nightstand with no problems.
3. The USB SD card reader is another bonus. Now you can transfer photos from you DSi XL to PC with ease.
4. The car charger seems sturdy and the cord is over five feet in length.
Everything else is pretty self explanatory; the ear buds, audio splitter, screen protectors, cleaning cloth, large stylus, and two small styluses.
I am very pleased with this kit and have decided that calling it a “starter kit” is a bit of an understatement as it has everything you need and more for a really nice price. I was a little worried the kit was going to be cheaply made because of the price but that has not been the case. I bought one of these kits for my brother and he was also very impressed with everything it contained.
I highly recommend this product.
**I’ve added some photos and I apologize ahead of time for the quality, they were taken with my IPhone and I’m definitely not a photographer.
***Addition. About the screen protectors I haven’t used them yet, but my brother did and he offered the following: There are four protectors total. He messed up the first one because there was a speck of dirt on the top screen when he put it down. But the next two he got right and he said that they look perfectly fine and do not interfere with the functions at all. Basically they each have three layers; you peel off the bottom and that reveals the sticky side that is going to go face down, then line it up carefully. He suggested to slowly roll the protector down (like a carpet or a lasanga noodle if that makes sense) rather than laying it flat because it’s a better way to avoid bubbles. Once it’s in place you peel off the back layer and it’s on. Once he got them on he was very pleased with how they looked.
****Added 12/21/10- I’ve noticed the 1 star reviewer who stated the DSiXL does not fit in the case. So I’ve uploaded to photos of my console seated in the case both upright and upside down. It fits perfectly.
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|February 19th, 2011 at 12:56 am
DSi XL Carrying case and accessories.,
This is definitely a great case for storing your DS, and has a few decent accessories.
Screen protectors:
Attach to the screen, but not with adhesive. I personally do not use them, but if the primary user of the DS is a child, I’d recommend it to reduce wear and tear, without ruining the screens.
Earbuds:
They actually do not fit to the XL as was claimed, the plug sticks out about halfway, and it’s really touchy to get the sound to come through them, so definitely don’t get this product if you’re just looking for earbuds for your XL.
Screen wipes:
Nice and soft, they clear the screen of dust and debris without scratching it or leaving a residue like a tissue or towel would, and are reusable.
Accessory bag:
Just your average draw-string bag, handy if you want to carry everything with you.
Charging dock:
Does not work as stated, and is kind of just cheap junk.
Wrist strap:
As with the screen protectors, I personally do not use the wrist straps, but if the primary user of the XL is a child, these would be recommended to reduce the chance of drops.
Styluses:
Not as high-quality plastic as the Nintendo brand ones that come with your DS, but they work. May scratch the screen if rubbed too hard on the screen – for games that require rubbing/scratching motions, I’d recommend just using the styluses that came with your DS. Good for back-up if you’re traveling and don’t want to lose your original ones, though.
Carrying case:
Well made, with 2 rubber straps to hold your DS in place (so it doesn’t tumble or get bumped when opening the case to take it out). Has 3 slots for holding your games, but can’t quite be doubled up. Has a holder for the large stylus, which is great, since that’s the one I prefer to use. The game pocket/stylus slot area is actually attached by velcro, so if you don’t care to carry extra stuff and just want to have one game and your DS, it can be removed/put back as you please.
Game card cases:
Just average card protectors, not really necessary, but good if you have loose games in a bag, to prevent damage.
Car charger:
Have not tried this yet, but seems like it will work fine.
Card reader:
Have not tried this yet, but seems like it will work fine also.
Audio splitter:
As the earbuds do not fit correctly in the DS itself, I doubt this will do you much good – might fit with an ipod.
I recommend getting this product if you’re looking for a small case to store/carry your XL in, but don’t expect anything spectacular. As stated above, the charging dock does not work, but that doesn’t make any difference to me. Having extra styluses is good for backup, and the carrying case is sturdy and convenient (and also has a clip to attach to a backpack or whatever.)
All in all, not too bad, but I wish everything had worked perfectly.
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|February 19th, 2011 at 1:42 am
Practical, Necessary Bundle for Nintendo DsiXL,
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This bundle includes a lot of great items for the user new to Nintendo DsiXL console. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is because the drawstring bag that encloses the whole package ripped due to poor stitching only a week after use; I threw it out. The wrist straps are of good quality fibers. The charging dock looks like it may be off to one side but balances the DsiXL nicely; handsome blue light indicates charging and connects directly into factory issued power cable. Inside of large protective carry case are good fiber construction, place for larger stylus, three game plastic hard covers and securely holds DsiXL down with 2 elastic straps. I feel confident in the main cases durability. If I dropped my device while in the protective case, I imagine that little damage would occur. Plastic screens for DsiXL super size screens fit well. Screen cleaners and key-chain like cleaning pad seem to do the job of getting fingerprints off of the screens and the top of the DsiXL. It came with 2 extra small stylus but I use the larger one and I’m not sure how the two smaller ones would fit in the case. Overall, the whole package is a great deal for what is offered and the price. Everything does not fit inside of the carry case, but I don’t think it was meant to. Recommended only for the DsiXL and not the Dsi. 4/5 stars. I’d give it 4.5/5 if amazon allowed for 1/2 star ratings. Very pleased with my purchase.
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