History Trivia / SuperMarioBros2

* DemandOverload: The cartridge shortage as the {{UsefulNotes/NES}} grew in Western popularity meant this game was often out of stock, and parents allegedly drove across state to get their kids copies of this game.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: While ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' has seen several re-releases over the years, the original ''Doki Doki Panic'' never has. This is likely because its characters are owned by Fuji Television, so Nintendo legally can't re-release it.

* ActorAllusion: The Satellaview version, ''[[VideoGame/BSSuperMarioUSA BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge]]'' has a number of voice actors from Anime/DragonBallZ in the Soundlink broadcast:
** Creator/ToruFuruya (Yamcha): Mario
** Naoki Tatsuta (Oolong): King of Subcon's commander
** Creator/ToshioFurukawa (Piccolo): Mouser
** Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (Tao Pai Pai): King of Subcon

* MarketBasedTitle: Because ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' is actually a completely different game in Japan (''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels''), this one is called ''Super Mario USA'' over there.
* RegionalBonus: Reskinning aside, ''Super Mario Bros 2'' has a substantial number of improvements over ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic''. A run button was added, the sprites are far more polished and detailed, load times were eliminated due to the move to a cartridge, and the [[FakeLongevity the requirement to beat the game with every character to unlock the ending]] was mercifully nixed. The only major downside is that the ability to save the game was removed, replaced with a limited amount of continues.

** ''Super Mario Advance'' has [[https://tcrf.net/Development:Super_Mario_Advance a ton of unused voice clips]] for the main quartet and the announcer.

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Surprisingly, Miyamoto once stated his preference of this over the original ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (later dubbed ''The Lost Levels''), to the point of considering it his favorite Mario game next to the first ''Super Mario Bros''.

* BetterExportForYou: Reskinning aside, ''Super Mario Bros 2'' has a substantial number of improvements over ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic''. A run button was added, the sprites are far more polished and detailed, load times were eliminated due to the move to a cartridge, and the [[FakeLongevity the requirement to beat the game with every character to unlock the ending]] was mercifully nixed. The only major downside is that the ability to save the game was removed, replaced with a limited amount of continues.

* TalkingToHimself: In ''Super Mario Advance'', Charles Martinet provides the voices of Mario, Luigi, Mouser, Tryclyde, Fryguy, Clawgrip and Wart. Jen Taylor voices Peach, Toad and the three variants of Birdo (including Robirdo, who reuses Red Birdo's lines).

* ActorAllusion: The Satellaview version, ''BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge'' has a number of voice actors from Anime/DragonBallZ in the Soundlink broadcast:

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Surprisingly, Miyamoto once stated his preference of this over the original ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (later dubbed ''The Lost Levels''), to the point of considering it his favourite Mario game next to the first ''Super Mario Bros''.

* ManualMisprint: The manual calls Birdo "Ostro", and vice versa, as do the end credits. This was corrected in the ''Super Mario Advance'' version.

* TalkingToHimself: In ''Super Mario Advance'' Charles Martinet provides the voices of Mario, Luigi, Mouser, Tryclyde, Fryguy, Clawgrip and Wart. Jen Taylor voices Peach, Toad and the three variants of Birdo (including Robirdo, who reuses Red Birdo's lines).
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: When the ''Super Mario Advance'' version first came out, a popular rumor was that completing the Yoshi's Challenge quest would unlock Yoshi as a playable character. All that really happens is that the title screen will change.

** A leaked prototype shows a rare look at the game's transition, most notably that the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' indoor theme was originally not going to be a remix of the ''Doki Doki Panic'' version, but rather a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNnrrOq-BY4 different remix]] of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' underground tune (which, incidentally, would serve as the basis for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmnZgBpYG_4 the version heard in]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''). In addition, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSsCzrVMIyc&t=28m52s this video by Game Player's magazine]] suggests that Phanto would've been killed by a key at one point, but Phanto is invincible in the retail game just like ''Doki Doki Panic''.

* ActorAllusion: The Satellaview version, ''BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge'' has a number of voice actors from Anime/DragonBallZ in the Soundlink broadcast.

* ManualMisprint: The manual calls Birdo "Ostro", and vice versa, as do the end credits.

** In both the ''Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' manuals, [[http://www.mariowiki.com/File:BobBom.png Bob-omb]] and [[http://www.mariowiki.com/File:Autobom.png Autobomb]] are shown in areas they are not seen in the final game.

** Naoki Tatsuta (Oolong): The King of Subcon's Commander

* TalkingToHimself: In ''Super Mario Advance'' Charles Martinet provides the voices of Mario, Luigi, Mouser, Tryclyde, Fry Guy, Clawgrip and Wart. Jen Taylor voices Peach, Toad and the three variants of Birdo (Including Robirdo, who reuses Red Birdo's lines).

* TalkingToHimself: In ''Super Mario Advance'' Charles Martinez provides the voices of Mario, Luigi, Mouser, Tryclyde, Fry Guy, Clawgrip and Wart. Jen Taylor voices Peach, Toad and the three variants of Birdo (Including Robirdo, who reuses Red Birdo's lines).

* MarketBasedTitle: ''Super Mario USA'' in Japan. See the game's complicated history in the description.

* DemandOverload: The cartridge shortage as the {{UsefulNotes/NES}} grew in popularity meant this game was often out of stock, and parents actually drove across state to get their kids copies of this game.

** Creator/MarikoMukai ([[Anime/DrSlump Arale]]): Peach
** Creator/NaokiTatsuta (Oolong): The King of Subcon's Commander

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In both the ''Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' manuals, [[http://www.mariowiki.com/File:BobBom.png Bob-omb]] and [[http://www.mariowiki.com/File:Autobom.png Autobomb]] are shown in areas they are not seen in the final game.

* MarketBasedTitle: ''Super Mario USA'' in Japan. See the game's complicated history in the description.

* DemandOverload: The cartridge shortage as the {{UsefulNotes/NES}} grew in popularity meant this game was often out of stock, and parents actually drove across state to get their kids copies of this game.