Why Do Video Games Associate Mice With Bombs?
From Mouser to Mappy Land, Japan seems to think mice should go kaboom.
The Dream Machine Hiding in Super Mario Bros. 2
It’s alluded to in the game’s manual, but you have to look to Doki Doki Panic to understand what it is.
Maybe We Don’t Need to Call Birdo ‘Birdetta’
Since Super Mario Bros. 2, Birdo has come to own her original name.
There’s Super Mario DNA in Doki Doki Panic
And becoming Super Mario Bros. 2 was just a return to its roots.
How Nonexistence Connects Chrono Trigger to Super Mario Bros. 2
Belthasar was off by one letter; all life actually begins with mu and and ends with mu!
Searching for Signs of Super Mario Bros. 2 in Mario Kart World
Nostalgia aside, sometimes a green snake in a jar is just a green snake in a jar.
Long Live Wart!
Scans from a Super Mario Bros. 2-themed activity book show off official Nintendo art of the game’s forgotten characters.
A Complete History of Birdo’s Gender
In English and Japanese, from Doki Doki Panic to present, Nintendo’s stance on the pink egg-spitter has evolved.
Super Mario Bros. 3 Happened Before Super Mario Bros. 2
There’s a reason that Mario’s sprite in SMB2 looks better than his sprite in SMB3.
Why Is Super Mario Bros. 2 Missing a Level?
Level 7-3 only exists in the backstory to Doki Doki Panic.
Birdo Was Yoshi Before Yoshi Was Yoshi
The story of two bipedal dinosaurs who fight using eggs and who challenge gender norms.
The Enemies of Super Mario Bros. 2
The most successful Super Mario Bros. 2 alum is not the Shy Guy.
The Legacy of Super Mario Bros. 2
Every little bit of Super Mario Bros. 2 that eventually made it into later Mario games.