A sequel to SuperMarioBros.

The first of the Mario games to allow the player to select the order in which they play levels through the use of a map.  Also seems to contain the widest variety of "permanent" power-ups.

*Mushroom: Doubles Mario's height, as do all powerups.
*Fire Flower: Turns Mario yellow, at which point he can spit bouncing fireballs, as in the original SuperMarioBros.
*Racoon Leaf: Gives Mario a cute little racoon tail and ears, and allows him limited flight with a long running start.
*P-Wing: Same as Racoon Leaf, but rarer, and through the course of one level, he doesn't need a running start to fly.
*Frog Suit: Mario can swim much better, and can jump higher, but his land movement is a little more awkward.
*Tanooki Suit: Full-body racoon suit.  Mario gets the same limited flight, and the ability to temporarily turn into an invulnerable statue.
*Hammer Suit: Helmet, tan skin back plate and hammers to throw. This Suit can only be found in the 7th world, or with Game Genie!

Of course, the last three such power-ups are super-rare and non-renewable, and if an enemy touches you just once, you lose that nifty power-up ability until, or unless, you find another one.

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Apparently, the most sold game in history, achieving more than 40 millions of cartridges sold.
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