Super Mario Bros. 2: all version differences
7 documented differences between the releases of Super Mario Bros. 2, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.
Category × version
| Category | Doki Doki Panic (FDS) | NES | Famicom (JP) Super Mario USA | NES (NA) Rev 1 | NES (EU) | SNES Super Mario All-Stars | GBA Super Mario Advance | Satellaview (JP) |
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| Content | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gameplay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Title | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bug fix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graphics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Version differences
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ContentDoki Doki Panic (FDS)NES
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a reworked version of the 1987 Famicom Disk System game Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic: the Fuji TV mascot family was replaced by Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool, and the graphics and animation were redrawn.1
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GameplayDoki Doki Panic (FDS)NES
Doki Doki Panic required clearing every level with each of its four heroes and had a save feature; SMB2 can be finished in one pass with any character, has no saving, and adds running with the B button.2
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TitleFamicom (JP) Super Mario USA
The 1992 Japanese release was renamed Super Mario USA to avoid confusion with Doki Doki Panic and Japan's own Super Mario Bros. 2. Apart from a brown-and-black title screen it matches the US Revision 1, including the English names in the ending credits.3
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Bug fixNES (NA) Rev 1NES (EU)
Revision 1 fixed a bug where a mini-Fryguy knocked off-screen could leave the exit closed, as well as a Bonus Chance rendering problem on European consoles; the PAL release is based on this revision.3
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GraphicsSNES Super Mario All-Stars
The 1993 All-Stars remake has 16-bit graphics and sound, starts the player with five lives instead of three and allows switching characters after every lost life.1
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ContentGBA Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance replaces the World 3 boss Mouser with Robirdo, adds a Yoshi Challenge mode, a scoring system, larger sprites and voice clips, and renames the princess Peach.1
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ContentSatellaview (JP)
BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge, broadcast in Japan in 1996, added narrated SoundLink audio, a score counter and collectible golden Mario statues, with only Mario playable at first.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13