So, I had never heard this, but it makes so much sense. Apparantly the Super Mario Brothers 2, that we all played here in the US, with turnips, the floating Princess, and shyguys, was not really Super Mario Brothers 2. It was a coat of mario sprites chucked over another game called Doki Doki Panic. About.com has a story reviewing the Real Super Mario Brothers 2. And I for one am shocked. I mean, my young impressionable mind was so fooled by that egg-shootin bird thing. Sure, I wondered what the hell happened to Bowser in every level, and What the hell happened to everything else about the game we knew and loved, but I just assumed it was a new twist on a an old game. Oh Mario. How Will I ever trust you again?

I always knew there was something weird about that game. I still love that music tho.