Translating the Long-Lost Sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2

Did you know there was a sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2?And no, I don’t mean Super Mario Bros. 3. I mean a 1996 follow-up of sorts to the solitary “plucking and chucking” chapter in the Super Mario story. Nintendo would not attempt something like this again until Super Mario 64 DS, released in 2004, but the game historically known as BS Super Mario USA — and which, for the purposes of this project, has been renamed Satellaview Super Mario Bros. 2 — resists comparison to anything else because it was released for the Satellaview, a Japan-only satellite peripheral that allowed Super Famicom players to download games and participate in special “live” events. Released in four chapters staggered across four weeks, BS Super Mario Bros. 2 offered souped-up versions of levels from Super Mario Bros. 2 that had already been souped up three years earlier for Super Mario All-Stars. But each chapter would only be available for a fifty-minute window each — and to complete the experience, players…