Super Mario Bros. 2 is a pretty good game in itself, even though your not mario 2 anyway.
So yeah, there was so much Mario mentioning, it was like a investation, woah wait a minute, if we had an investation of Marios, are we gonna have to take orders from them? Best not to think about it.
SMB2 took Mario into the strange new world of Subcon and had a distinctly different feel than the rest of the series. Because it's a different game entirely. The gameplay itself was pretty cool for it's time, you pick up items that are digged underground. There's NO charm from the first game, however.
"Mario!!!!"
I though i told you to shut up, Luigi.
In SMB2, you play as 4 characters,
Mario: Who is the normal fighter
Luigi: Who is the higher jumper
Peach: Who can hover in the air for a short period of time
and Toad: Who is, well...
"Thank You, Mario. But our Princess is in another castle." Shut up, Toad!
Theres no password system, no bowser, no stage select no 2 player selection. Just a few levels, and a couple of countinues. So Nintendo basically screwed you over with that.
Now, don't give me wrong, Super Mario Bros. 2 is a pretty good game in itself, even though your not mario 2 anyway. It's totally worth picking up anyway.