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Formatting in the lead looks messed up

I don't want to touch bc it's featured, but it definitely looks wrong on desktop and mobile TimPerkin9 (talk) 15:12, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh nevermind, Maxcardun just fixed it. thanks TimPerkin9 (talk) 15:13, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Development Lore

Based on the 6 new levels for Vs. Super Mario Bros., I think this arcade port of Super Mario Bros. was more or less an early prototype of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. 2601:203:C281:28F0:E152:4930:7CB:616E (talk) 00:59, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cover art

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Infobox image debate: JP Super Mario Bros. 2 cover vs INT The Lost Levels promo art czar 18:44, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]