bobbyconover said:Yeah, totally. Bring back playable Toad. He has really been getting the shaft lately!
JC10001 said:This page has a nice summary of the changes that were made to turn DDP into SMB2.
http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/smb2_ddp.shtml
Yes, but have you ever sung along?Apple Jax said:Character selection theme still ranks increcibly high in my book.
Wart never caught on as a villain, did he?
JoshuaJSlone said:Yes, but have you ever sung along?
Dadadadadadadadadadadadada DA da Su-per Mario 2 Su-per Mario 2, Su-per Mario Brothers 2! Bobobobobobobobobobo
junkster said:Yea, I always wondered how epic Mario would be if Mario 2, 3 and World were COMBINED into an uber-adventurelike quest.
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId=78050/Kiriku said:What did the original characters in Doki Doki Panic look like?
explodet said:Wart never caught on as a villain, did he?
Kiriku said:What did the original characters in Doki Doki Panic look like?
JC10001 said:This page has a nice summary of the changes that were made to turn DDP into SMB2.
http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/smb2_ddp.shtml
Swordian said:
Helena said:It is SO not a Mario game and I sure as heck don't count it as canon.
Helena said:That game was garbage and nothing but.
junkster said:Helena,
I think most of us realize that a game series does not have, nor need continuity or a canon, especially something like a Mario game. I started hearing about this canon nonsense with Halo recently. Everytime I hear that word I cringe because I know somebody is going to start griping or screaming a moment later over a few changes.
I've played enough games and sequels that change is welcomed and keeps things fresh.
Swordian said:Oh crap. Someone better tell Miyamoto to go back and take out all SMB2 related elements in post-SMB2 Mario games.
junkster said:A good example is the Megaman Battle Network games. From 17+ action games to RPG is a heavy switch. Personally I enjoyed it and was glad to see Megaman get a nice change![]()
I have a book I'd like you to read, might change your mind.Helena said:Doki Doki Panic /=/ a Mario game and shouldn't be counted as part of the main series. Normally people don't support hackjobs but whatever~I'da rather the real SMB2 been brought to the US even though it's pretty much a retrash of the first game it is still a real Mario game and a fun one at that.
PkunkFury said:It's almost a shame they turned Doki Doki Panic into SMB2 instead of releasing it on its own. Had they released it, we would have one more great franchise to look forward too, their would probably have been sequals, a 3D update on the 64 or cube, character inclusions in Super Smash brothers, etc... Doki Doki Panic had the ingredients of an awesome franchise.
+1Bog said:My favorite Mario game.
Yeah. I'm split between happiness that this added a lot of new things to the "Marioverse", and curiosity about what might have been if DDP had gone on to be a parallel platforming franchise of its own. Doki Doki Dokart, anyone? I wonder what Luigi would look like today?Golden Darkness said:Pretty much. He gets forgotten while the Shy Guys, Snifits, Ninjis, Pokeys, Bob-ombs, and the infamous Birdo appear in later Mario games.
You know, if Nintendo didn't convert Doki Doki Panic to the American SMB2, these guys would have never been incoprated into the Marioverse.
Kobun Heat said:I have a book I'd like you to read, might change your mind.
At the same time, however, I understand releasing it as a mario game in the states. The Lost Levels was so similar to the original Mario (and so much more difficult) that I doubt casuals would have cared much.
JoshuaJSlone said:It's a shame those game mechanics haven't been used again. Sure later on Mario could pick up shells and certain other things, but nothing like being able to sit on ALL the enemies and toss them about. Early on some of the extras in Super Mario Advance led people to believe it was going to be a significantly different game using the same gameplay and graphics, but... not so much.
JoshuaJSlone said:I'd agree that there are influences, but things like modifications to Peach and Luigi that were later reused are certainly "A major in Mario, with a minor in DDP" to make a bad analogy. Good catch on Donkey Kong, though, I'd never made that connection before.
Apple Jax said:It was a dream, dude.
Off-topic:
I was thinking about this the other day: Wouldn't it be awesome if they move BACKWARDS with gaming? If they got all nostalgic and say.. Mario moved back to being 2D (same with the Zelda series). I'm sure they could make it INCREDIBLY huge as well as come up with interesting ways to utilize 2D in ways they never could...
I dunno... I'd dig a BIGGER, nostalgic, 2D game.