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Quick Look: New Super Mario Bros. 2

Coin collecting, platforming, and Koopa stomping means it is most definitely Mario time.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Aug. 17 2012

Cast: Jeff, Brad, Vinny

Posted by: Andy

In This Episode:

New Super Mario Bros. 2

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¢_¢

Edit: My greed takes it! Yay!

The coin collecting stuff doesn't seem to live up to the capitalist jokes.. and the co-op is.. I think I'll pass this one.

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COIN LUST!!

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It's-a Quick-a Look!

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I hope this is better than New super mario bros. wii

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Lives - a useful game mechanic.

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Fuck turtles, get paid.

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Who is the mysterious Abauman?

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Thanks Koobama.

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Mario 3 NES was when he started doing somersault/flips during star power.

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I think they might be bitter about the negative response to the "Furry" thing

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"Sonic is a trick ass beeeeitch." lol

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"What would happen if you got the fire flower (while invincible)?"

"I don't know..." *keeps going*

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This is possibly the worst 2D Mario game, I don't know how I feel about that.

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@Fitzgerald said:

Mario 3 NES was when he started doing somersault/flips during star power.

Yep.

So...

"Mario 3 was when Mario went weird." -Jeff Gerstmann of giantbomb.com.

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I wish the coin counter didn't rollover after 100 coins like usual. They should have kept it going while granting an extra life ever 100.

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Wait. Did Vinny make a reference to The New 52 right at the start of the video?

I... I... I think I'm in love.

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"That's a euphemism for fuckin'"

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TOUCH THE COINS NADINE!

PS I want a rap keyboard.

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They should've made this game into a new version of the Doki Doki Panic Super Mario Bros. 2 instead of this tired formula.

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>Horrible puns

>Talking shit about furries

>Not giving a fuck about the rehash Mario has become

I think this is my favorite Quick Look ever.

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@RockmanBionics said:

Who is the mysterious Abauman?

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I'm all for New Super Mario World. Fuck yeah.

And yes, Jeff is correct: Sonic is indeed a trick-ass biiiiiitch.

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With such a huge focus on coins they really should have made New Super Wario Land. Missed opportunity.

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So if you collect 1000000, does that mean you'll also get 10000 1ups?

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@Rodiard said:

With such a huge focus on coins they really should have made New Super Wario Land. Missed opportunity.

It should be marketed and called New Super Mario Bros. 2, but then they should pull of a Raiden in MGS2 and make Wario hi-jack the game.
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@Ghostiet said:

@Rodiard said:

With such a huge focus on coins they really should have made New Super Wario Land. Missed opportunity.

It should be marketed and called New Super Mario Bros. 2, but then they should pull of a Raiden in MGS2 and make Wario hi-jack the game.

Oh man that would be so good. Wario tears through the title screen and takes over the game.

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I bet the reason for co-op only following one screen is because with 2 players both running 3D and following their own screen the strain on the 3DS hardware was too much. Brad even said his frame rate had taken a hit in co-op.

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@familyphotoshoot said:

>Talking shit about furries

They're making fun of some people's reactions to Dust.

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Welcome Abauman, you enigma of a video poster, thank you for your gifts of Mario.

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@familyphotoshoot said:

>Horrible puns

>Talking shit about furries

>Not giving a fuck about the rehash Mario has become

I think this is my favorite Quick Look ever.

amagad u go to 4chan? XDD

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This does not seem like a game I would buy at all <<

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I want the damn cape back. Who gives a fuck about a furry tail.

World was awesome because it was a world man. Hidden paths, secret exits, coloured blocks. All that jazz made it so much better.

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@ez123 said:

@familyphotoshoot said:

>Talking shit about furries

They're making fun of some people's reactions to Dust.

Prove it.

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@gladspooky: You want DNA evidence?

They don't agree that the game is furry, they said so on the TNT. This is obviously a reaction to some of the community's thoughts.

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Between the mistakes they did with the co-op, the lazy save system & just the general boring gameplay of this, it just makes this one easily one to miss from the look of it. While it's always good for Nintendo to try something new with it's core set of characters, this to me feels like they put it out knowing people will buy it because it's mario but made the game so easy that it might be easier just watching someone play it on youtube.

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Oh man, all this taking the piss outta the outraged furries is totes hilars

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Oh man the furry apologist from that thread should stay away from this QL ... but you shouldn't because it was great.

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@ez123 said:

@gladspooky: You want DNA evidence?

They don't agree that the game is furry, they said so on the TNT. This is obviously a reaction to some of the community's thoughts.

But to someone who doesn't pay attention to that bullshit, it just looks like these guys are furries.

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@ez123 said:

@gladspooky:

They don't agree that the game is furry, they said so on the TNT.

"That animation style only exists to serve that audience"
 
"No yeah, I agree"
  
Man, I hope Nintendo stops with the NSMB stuff. Everything from the way it looks to the way it sounds to the way it plays is so goddamn sterile. 
 
I've never liked it :/ This QL was amazing, though.
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Hate to skip a Mario game, but I might have to pass on this one.

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I liked the DS original but hated the Wii game. I may still check this out though...looks...ridiculous. That'd be after I get through with Mario 3D Land though. That game's great!

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@gladspooky said:

I don't know what you mean.

@mutha3:

You either. Was that pertaining to Dust?

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God, fucking, damn it people. I thought their nod to the weird community hatred for Dust was cute. Stow it.

As to the game we're talking about here, I'd recommend people play Mario 3D Land or the original NSMB (that DS cart will pop right into the 3DS).

I think the worst offense is the step back in Co Op VS the Wii version. It was obvious what should have been accomplished with each player having their own screen. Luigi as Tails (with that Raccoon suit, in more ways than one) is a huge bummer.

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@ez123 said:

@familyphotoshoot said:

>Talking shit about furries

They're making fun of some people's reactions to Dust.

They're pretty much doing both. It's annoying either way.

Also this game looks like garbage.

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@ez123 said:

@gladspooky said:

I don't know what you mean.

"Fur-this, fur-that."

They just seem like they know a hell of a lot about being a furry.

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I don't like the new coin focus...it makes Mario look like Sonic and is damn rings.

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I love me some Mario and was totally prepared to get this, but naw I think I've had enough. I've liked the gameplay of NSMB but the design and the music has never been very appealing to me. Also the freaking world layout in this game is so by the numbers that it makes me sick.

I'm still interested in NSMB.U, for what it's worth, but I'll have to see how it turns out first.

Oh, and this Quicklook was great!

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i imagine this how the quick looks actually look like behind the scenes