There is no doubt that the Super Mario Bros along with the Legend of Zelda were two of the biggest things in the gaming world back in the 80’s.  While the trilogy of both the Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda series are both considered to be legendary it generally varies among many people on which games were the most popular of each.  As many people the very first Super Mario Bros and Zelda games are considered to be timeless classics that many people still play to this day.  Also, Super Mario Bros 3 along with The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past were both simply amazing since they both featured the best gameplay along with providing players with decent challenges.  As far as Super Mario Bros 2 and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is concerned some people like at those two titles as the black sheep of each trilogy.

The gameplay utilized in Super Mario Bros 2 was not used in the first or third game in its trilogy.  The same thing can also be said about Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in regards to gameplay. Zelda II had a cross between overhead travel along with 2D side scrolling gameplay where player had to destroy enemies which was interesting.  Also, Super Mario Bros 2 gave players the chance to play not only as Mario and Luigi but also Toad and Princess Peach along with receiving a health meter.  Super Mario Bros 2, did not place any emphasis on power ups like the first or third game in the series which was one of the few things that made this game really stand out.  Despite, how different Zelda II and Super Mario Bros 2 was from other games within their respective series they were both still very successful on the NES back in the late 80’s.  In terms of sales Super Mario Brnos 2 managed to sell over ten million copies since its release while Zelda II: The Adventure of Link reached over four million worldwide.  In terms of sales Super Mario Bros 2 obviously had more success  but in terms of which game was better overall really depends on who you ask.