The game known internationally as Super Mario Bros. 2 is called Super Mario USA in Japan. Top left: the game’s cover as seen in the North American version of Super Mario All-Stars, top right: the cover in the Japanese version.
Bottom: Drawings of “American Mario” from the official Japanese guide for Super Mario All-Stars, based on the name “Super Mario USA”. Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Source: see bottom of all images
And here’s another alternate depiction of “American Mario” (and American Peach!) from Futabasha’s Action Comics Super Mario 4koma Manga Kingdom volume 4, drawn by Harumi Shimamoto. It’s quite bizarre. The text says something like “Feeling very American” or if I were to put it in the common parlance of the youth, “big American mood”.
And let’s not forget “American Luigi” from the same comic as the original image (who Mario mistakes for Mexican Luigi).
The game known internationally as Super Mario Bros. 2 is called Super Mario USA in Japan. Top left: the game’s cover as seen in the North American version of Super Mario All-Stars, top right: the cover in the Japanese version.
Bottom: Drawings of “American Mario” from the official Japanese guide for Super Mario All-Stars, based on the name “Super Mario USA”. Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Source: see bottom of all images
And here’s another alternate depiction of “American Mario” (and American Peach!) from Futabasha’s Action Comics Super Mario 4koma Manga Kingdom volume 4, drawn by Harumi Shimamoto. It’s quite bizarre. The text says something like “Feeling very American” or if I were to put it in the common parlance of the youth, “big American mood”.
