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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Review (GameSpot)

Provo, Frank. 2007. “Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Review (GameSpot).” GameSpot.

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Notes
A review of the 2007 Wii Virtual Console release, scored 6.5/10. Read for its description of the level layouts as "infinitely more sadistic", the purple poison mushroom, warp zones that send the player back, sparse checkpoints, and the statement that the Virtual Console version is identical to the Famicom Disk System original (unlike the All-Stars version). The review's "Nintendo of America was right, in a way" is its own judgment, not a sourced decision.

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Retrospectives say the game was kept from North America for its difficulty. IGN's 2010 history says Nintendo judged it beyond North American players and canceled its release there; GameSpot's 2007 review puts the call on the head of Nintendo of America; Den of Geek's 2024 article names Howard Phillips.review, first paragraphWeb
GameSpot's Frank Provo scored the 2007 Wii Virtual Console release 6.5 of 10, calling it a level hack of the first game whose levels are "infinitely more sadistic".The BadreviewThe GoodWeb
GameSpot's October 2007 review says the Wii Virtual Console sold the original, unedited Disk System game for 600 Wii points.review, last paragraphWeb