<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Platformer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> Super Mario Bros. 2 is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System . The game was first released in North America in October 1988, and in PAL regions the following year . Super Mario Bros. 2 has been remade or re-released for several video game consoles . </P> <P> Super Mario Bros. 2 began as a prototype for a vertically scrolling, two - player, cooperative action game, but later was re-branded into Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, a Family Computer Disk System game meant to tie - in with Fuji Television's media technology expo, called Yume Kōjō (lit . Dream Factory). The characters, enemies, and themes of the game were meant to reflect the mascots and theme of the festival . After Nintendo of America found the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 (later released internationally as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels) to be too difficult and similar to its predecessor, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic was improved upon and converted back into Super Mario Bros. 2 for release outside of Japan . </P>

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