Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - Re-releases

Re-releases

Further information: Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

A remake of The Lost Levels was released in 1993 as part of the Super Mario All-Stars collection for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The English name of the game originates in this compilation, in which it was renamed from its original title of Super Mario Bros. 2 to avoid confusion with the game released with that name in North America. In Japan, the game subtitle "For Super Players" was added. Each game in the collection is given a 16-bit graphical and sound upgrade, as well as a save feature. Due to the increased difficulty of The Lost Levels, that game's save feature enables players to restart from any level if all lives are lost, not just the beginning of the World, as is the case with the other games in the collection. In addition, Luigi has the ability to jump higher than in the original Famicom version. The collection was re-released in Japan for the Wii on October 21, 2010.

In May 1999, a handheld port of The Lost Levels—under the Japanese title For Super Players—appeared as an unlockable reward in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for the Game Boy Color. Similar to the All-Stars remake, this port includes a save feature. Among the many differences between the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Color versions is the exclusion of Worlds 9 and A-D. The overall difficulty has been reduced through various means, including the elimination of strong winds and shortening of jumps. The physical differences between Mario and Luigi have been removed, allowing them to move in an identical manner, and the graphics are mostly the same as Super Mario Bros. rather than the original graphics of the FDS version.

In observance of the 2007 Japanese Hanabi Festival, the original The Lost Levels was made available as a download for the Wii's Virtual Console service. The title is priced at the above-standard 600 Wii Points. In Europe and Australia, the game was released for a limited time during the latter half of September. Nintendo of Europe announced that The Lost Levels would be retired as a download at the end of the month. Contrary to that statement, however, the game was later reinstated on August 22, 2008.

A port for the Game Boy Advance was made through the Famicom Mini series.