

This direct sequel wasn’t just more challenging however, it was downright sneaky. It’s worth pointing out that despite the western release being difficult, it wasn’t quite as challenging as the original Japanese release. However, there was a slightly odd title in the collection which stood out somewhat from the crowd. One of my earliest fond gaming memories was getting to grips with Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES, which felt like the best value for money game ever released. Thanks to the gaming exploits of my Dad, we had pretty much every gaming console in our house that you could imagine over the course of my childhood.

Who knows, this may be the reason why it took several years for Nintendo to risk a direct sequel again, but thankfully we got the sublime Super Mario Galaxy 2 so everything worked out okay. 2 and this explains why it looks so different from all its relatives. Instead, they chose to adapt Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic which became the western Super Mario Bros. Nintendo decided this more challenging outing was too difficult for western gamers and as such denied them the opportunity to play it for many years. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels was originally released in Japan as Super Mario Bros.
