Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a 1988 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. After the smash hit Super Mario Bros. in 1985, Nintendo quickly released an adaptation of the original with advanced difficulty titled Super Mario Bros. 2 for its market in Japan on June 3, 1986. However, Nintendo of America found this sequel too similar to its predecessor, and its difficulty too frustrating, for the nascent American market. This prompted a second Super Mario Bros. sequel based on Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, a Famicom Disk System game that had been based on a prototype platforming game and released as an advergame for Fuji Television's Yume Kōjō '87 media technology expo on July 10, 1987. The characters, enemies, and themes in Doki Doki Panic have the mascots and theme of the festival, and were adapted into the Super Mario theme to make a Western Super Mario Bros. sequel. Super Mario Bros. 2 was released on October 9, 1988 in North America, and was later released in Europe and Australia on April 28, 1989.
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- Released
- 1988
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo of America |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | Platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q854479, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Mario Bros. 2? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Mario Bros. 2 is about 3.7 hours to do everything, and around 3.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 3.1h | 513 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3.4h | 85 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 3.7h | 120 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Mario Bros. 2 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Mario Bros. 2 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 41ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 65ahead of 97% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Mario Bros. 2
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Common questions about Super Mario Bros. 2
What platforms is Super Mario Bros. 2 on?
Super Mario Bros. 2 is available on Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1988.
Who made Super Mario Bros. 2?
Super Mario Bros. 2 was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo of America.
How long does it take to beat Super Mario Bros. 2?
about 3.1 hours for the main story, 3.4 hours with the main extras, 3.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.