2, Kensuke Tanabe, dug a bit deeper into Super Mario Bros. In an interview with Wired at GDC 2011, the director of Super Mario Bros. 2 should be familiar to those versed in Nintendo lore: A game called Doki Doki Panic that featured somewhat generic Arabian Nights-inspired characters was re-skinned and marketed as Super Mario Bros.
USAThe basic story behind Super Mario Bros.