Together Retro: Super Mario Bros 2 / Doki Doki Panic

[alienjesus]

@Zing: What's the benefit of using Toad for desert levels?

Toad is the fastest digger, so any where you have to dig down through sand, toad is your man. It takes ages as peach.

[ExedExes]

Did World 3 & 4 today, and I quickly realized how out of practice I really am.

I am pleasantly surprised by the World 3-3 end boss on Super Mario Advance. If you were expecting another Mouser, think again...

Also, Luigi sounds like a diseased yak-monkey when he gets hit. Not fun when you lose 12 lives on the 3-1 Birdo...

[GameMasterGuy]

Not sure if I want to run through this again or not, I just went through all of SMAS a few months ago.

[ninjainspandex]

finished super mario advance version on my psp today now starting the original on my nes emulator going to try doing it with mario only.

[Stark]

@Zing: What's the benefit of using Toad for desert levels?

Toad is the fastest digger, so any where you have to dig down through sand, toad is your man. It takes ages as peach.

Once Toad hit on Peach and she told him to "pack sand." He took it to heart.

[foxhound1022]

Hey, Toad is my best character.

At the end, out of 20 levels, 18 I beat with Toad, 2 with Mario, and 0 with Peach or Luigi.

When I played it as a kid, I always used Luigi, just 'cause it was easy to avoid stuff and find the secret areas. Now I pretty much just use Toad, for his lifting and running speed.

[GameMasterGuy]

Same, the way I see it Toad is easy mode.

[ExedExes]

I forgot just how tough 5-1 to 5-3 are, especially when you're trying to find all the special coins and only start with 1 hit when you die. Surprisingly, Clawgl(r)ip wasn't all that bad. I just remembered how to beat him easily.

Fortunately, I know worlds 6 and 7 very well from warping to them all the time, so I hope to have it beat with 100% coins tomorrow.

[GameMasterGuy]

...there's warps?

[TheSSNintendo]

I was always played as the Princess when I first played Super Mario Bros. 2. Now I find myself using a mix of Mario, Princess, and Toad.