Super Mario Bros. 2 – JC Cawley http://jcawley.ca The Official Website Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:49:28 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 http://jcawley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-JC-LOGO-512-Fat-Colour-32x32.png Super Mario Bros. 2 – JC Cawley http://jcawley.ca 32 32 Kong’s T’day Tune #51 http://jcawley.ca/tday-tune-51/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:49:28 +0000 http://jcawley.ca/?p=375 I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions.

I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday using the hashtag #KongsTdayTunes.

#51

Overworld week continues! Super Mario Bros. 2 gets a lot of flak, but it’s a great game. The playable characters all feel dynamic, the new mechanics are fun and well-integrated, and the music is solid. There should be no question that this game belongs in the main series, regardless of its origins or how it got there.

I have great memories of playing the hell out of this game over at my friend Todd’s house. He was way better at it than I was. We were used to playing the original Super Mario Bros., Wrecking Crew, and Gyromite, so a game as fluid and colourful as this one blew us away. This tune had the same impact on the audio front.

Track: “Overworld Theme” (YouTube Link)
Game: Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 1988)
Composer: Koji Kondo

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