"You'll never play a better NES game!!"

Let me just say this. Don't say this is a bad game! I have never played a better NES game. When this game came out, I thought it would be a fair game. Boy was I wrong!!! The graphics were great for an NES game. Flying with the Raccon suit, to jumping with the frog suit. To all you Mario haters out there. WAKE UP!!!! Mario games are the best games! Out of all of the Mario Brothers, this is the ultimate Mario game!!!

GAMEPLAY: 10/10
Unlike Mario Bros. 2, you only get Mario and Luigi. Who cares? They jump normally, unlike in MB2 where Luigi jumps and flies at the same time. The story, however is almost the same as MB1, save the Princess. However, there are new characters such as the Koopa Kids. Overall, great gameplay.

STORY: 9/10
Like I said before, the story is almost the same as the first Mario game. However, they add a little to the plot. Now there is a map and different worlds. Mario must now defeat the Koopas and save the kings. Pretty darn good plot.

REPLAY VALUE: 10/10
You'll want to play this game over and over and over. It might get boring for those wimps out there, but I couldn't stop!! There is a little twist if you beat Bowser and keep playing without shuting it off, but you'll have to play to find out. The only little complaint is that there is no save feature, but even with that drawback, you'll still wanna play this over and over. The game play variety is staggering.

GRAPHICS: 9/10
This is an NES game, so don't expect the greatest graphics in the world. But in this game, you can fly anywhere, but down(But that's if you want to fly into the lava). Clouds and fireballs of great detail (for the NES). And who could forget the well-known and well-hated Boo!

Overall, if you missed this game, TOO BAD! Those who think it's dum must think every game is dumb. Once a great game, always a great game. The levels are numerous and varied. The fun factor is extremely high. This game is great, period. This game gets a 10 because it will go down in Nintendo history forever.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 07/01/00, Updated 07/01/00