Wario, villain of Super Mario Land 2, gets to be the protagonist, as he goes after the giant statue of Princess Peach that was stolen by the pirate Captain Syrup.
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Overall: I suspect that if I was more clever, I would have played these games in proper order: SML2 was heavily influenced by Super Mario World for the SNES, with the free-roaming world map and spin jumps. This is the next evolution before the Wario series really breaks off on its own. As it is, taking hits and losing your power-ups comes as a shock following my playing the later games. Still fun, though.
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Overall: I suspect that if I was more clever, I would have played these games in proper order: SML2 was heavily influenced by Super Mario World for the SNES, with the free-roaming world map and spin jumps. This is the next evolution before the Wario series really breaks off on its own. As it is, taking hits and losing your power-ups comes as a shock following my playing the later games. Still fun, though.