In celebration of the Hanabi festival in Japan, Nintendo are release several items that never originally made it to Europe.
Super Mario Bros. 2 was the proper sequel to the original Super Mario Bros. game, only released in Japan. (The Super Mario Bros. 2 game which we received in the West was a remake/edit of a game known in Japan as Doki Doki Panic, with the main characters changed to Mario and friends.) The game was later released in the West but only as part of the Super Mario All Stars compilation, with updated graphics, and was renamed Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
Super Mario Bros.™: The Lost Levels™ was originally only available for the Famicom Disk System in Japan and expands on the original with all-new level designs, trickier enemies and obstacles, and secret worlds to explore. For the Mario purist this is the ultimate gaming treat, but make sure you hurry; this title will be a collector’s item and will only be available for download until the last day of the event on 30th September (all other Hanabi Festival titles will remain available after the event). Super Mario Bros.™: The Lost Levels™ is available now for 600 Wii Points.
Joining this great game will be 1995 Super Nintendo puzzle title Mario’s Super Picross™. This classic picture crossword game, previously available only in Japan, features hundreds of challenging yet relaxing puzzles. Each puzzle features a grid of tiles that reveal a picture when filled correctly. Like Picross DS, Mario’s Super Picross™ includes a save function allowing players to return to puzzles later and a selection of changeable background melodies. Mario’s Super Picross™ is available now for 900 Wii Points.
Aside from these 2 specials, there's 1 more ordinary release:
Also, separate to the Hanabi Festival, comes the latest Turbografx release: action-adventure Neutopia II. In the first Neutopia title (also available on Virtual Console) the heroic Jazeta destroyed Dirth the emperor of darkness. Many years later, the shadow of darkness is spreading across the land and Jazeta must once again take up his arms to save his father and defeat Dirth once again. Neutopia II is available now for 600 Wii Points.
Better hurry up if you want Super Mario Bros. 2 then!
posted by knighty 
