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NES classic · Japan 1986 sequel · Nintendo

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

NES · Nintendo Classics (Switch / Switch 2) Not USA SMB2

This hub is Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Nintendo of Europe: it was known as Super Mario Bros. 2 in Japan, originally released only in Japan, and “never brought to the West in its original NES format.” It is not the 1988 North American Super Mario Bros. 2 (pick-up-and-throw / Subcon). Nintendo’s NES – Nintendo Classics app lists both games separately. Do not mix their warps, items, or endings.

Current official play path: Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics, with a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.
Last checked: 2026-08-26
Version this cluster means: the original-style 8-bit Lost Levels listed on Nintendo’s NES – Nintendo Classics store page — not Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) and not Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Game Boy Color).
Nintendo of Europe one-line: tough new level designs, trickier enemies, and fierce winds that blow Mario away.
Walkthrough Warp Zones Secrets SMB2 (USA) SMB
NES Classics WalkthroughWorlds 1–8 · 9 · A–D
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Walkthrough and specialty pages

Walkthrough live

Worlds 1–8, 9, and A–D

Numbered game first. World 9 if you skip warps. Letter worlds are version-split. Start at 1-1.

CONFIRMED 1–8 layout — StrategyWiki Lost Levels; 9 / A–D labeled version-split

Warp Zones (including reverse)

Eleven Warp Zones. Some skip ahead. At least one in World 3-1 sends you back to World 1-1. World 9 cares whether you warped.

CONFIRMED count / reverse 3-1 — Super Mario All-Stars Player’s Guide; version scope on the warp page

Poison, wind, Luigi, World 9 / A–D

Poison mushrooms hurt you. Wind exists. Luigi handles differently. World 9 and letter worlds A–D are version-specific.

CONFIRMED wind — Nintendo UK/FR product copy; poison — All-Stars Player’s Guide; A–D labeled as version-split

Not in this cluster

  • USA Super Mario Bros. 2 mechanics (Magic Potion, Sub-space, four-character picker) mixed into this game.
  • Super Mario All-Stars or Super Mario Bros. Deluxe rules treated as Nintendo Classics facts.
  • A ranked “best character” or speedrun route. Luigi is different, not universally better.
  • Prices, membership cost, or retailer claims.

Official sources used on this hub