Now if I were to go back in time and point out my leasy favorite Mario game of the NES trilogy, than it would certainely be Mario 2. It still is the same game here, just well better looking. I guess you couldn't say it recieved a full graphic make-over. Its like Cindy Crawford getting a make-over, its there but just not real noticable. Sorry if that analogy did set a good example to back my point up. The gameplay is still rich and creamy as ever, hell even the levels are the same, so if you are like me and mastered the levels than it should not be much of a task beating the game. I do appreciate that everything Mario 2 was is intact but no extras is kinda......well bogus. And with a very shallow Mario Arcade, its just too hard to say buy this immediately with you GBA.

I guess it all comes down to the fact that Nintendo wants younger gamers to live the moments we older gamers had. If you like Mario and have a craving for portable platforming; this is for you. I do hate the new voices added though. Arghh!!! The sound of Mario's goofy voice was almost enough to make me slam my GBA on the ground, but then I thought of portable Metal Gear, Resident Evil, and Final Fantasy, and hell thats all I ever needed to think of.Rating=8.0
Pros=You get two classic Mario games for the price of....errrr, well maybe not one anymore.
Cons=Nothing new here for veterans to get all shook about.