As a kid I never figured out he went away when you threw the key and waited a bit, so every time Phanto appeared was maximum panic for my kid self!
Somehow I feel SMB2 has a sort of "behind the scenes" vibe, like how it has reflector carwheels, and how there's masks and stuff. The newly added backgrounds on the All Stars remake reassured this behind the scenes idea with the new backgrounds for some of the indoor areas.

>>11871553 (OP)
>As a kid I never figured out he went away when you threw the key and waited a bit, so every time Phanto appeared was maximum panic for my kid self!
A panic of the doki doki variety?

>>11871553 (OP)
Yeah man mask boy is a homosexual demon that wants to suck golden key shaped cock.

In general though the games were good enough to warrant Nintendo reskinning it into Mario and passing it off as Mario 2. No easy feat. I like the whale level.

>>11871603
>I like the whale level.
yeah i think of that when i remember this game. very memorable with the hidden warp and the rocket at the end.

There's a theory floating around the SMB2 is actually a stage play so you might be onto something

>>11872086
That's SMB 3

>>11872086
>>11874396
Maybe it's the whole franchise, why else would they never seem real angry for their kingdom bein invaded all the time and them having parties, kart races, tennis matches etc...?