Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Full Release (1986)

DIFFICULTY

9.0/10

Extremely Difficult

(2 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as extremely hard, with punishing systems that demand precision, persistence, and mastery.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often rate this game as extremely difficult because of several punishing design elements:

Tight movement and timing requirements throughout
Small execution mistakes can quickly cause failure
Success depends on consistency across long sequences

Who Will Find It Difficult

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is likely to be punishing for most players, including many experienced ones. It is best suited for players who actively enjoy high-difficulty games and mastery-focused challenges. Players who rated games like Elden Ring Nightreign, Ninja Gaiden, and Battletoads at a similar challenge level may find Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels broadly comparable in difficulty.

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2 ratings

avg: 9.0

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Based on 2 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 9.0/10. Most players rated this game between 8 and 10.

Developer(s)

Nintendo R&D4

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

Genre(s)

Platform, Adventure

Platform(s)

Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Family Computer Disk System, Wii

Keywords

playable character - luigi, super mario bros., luigi, nintendo switch online, wii virtual console, fan translation - portuguese, nintendo 3ds virtual console, wii u virtual console, late localization, mario

About Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is a direct sequel to Super Mario Bros. Not to be confused with the western Super Mario Bros. 2, this sequel to Super Mario Bros. is very much an expansion to the original, with many reused graphics and concepts, though new ones are also present. The game was initially released for the Japan-only Family Computer Disk System.

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Players who rated Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels also rated the games shown below, with Elden Ring Nightreign (9.0), Ninja Gaiden (9.1), and Battletoads (9.1) being most similar in difficulty!

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