This game has a run page on SDA!

DISCLAIMER: This page is referring to the Famicom original release, not any of the remakes.
However many techniques still work in the same or a similiar way in the releases. Almost everything works exactly the same as in the prequel Super Mario Bros., go to this page for information on general game mechanics.

Mario

Level by level explanations

See i_o_l's WR video for the general strategy. This only goes into detail on the non-obvious things going on.

World 1-1

World 1-2 (Warp to 4-1)

World 4-1

World 4-2

World 4-3

World 4-4

World 5-1

World 5-2 (Warp to 8-1)

World 8-1

World 8-2

World 8-3

World 8-4

RTA WR and TAS comparison

Luigi

Level by level explanations

See BigJon's WR video for the general strategy. This only goes into detail on the non-obvious things going on.

World 1-1

World 1-2 (Warp to 4-1)

World 4-1

World 4-2

World 4-3

World 4-4

World 5-1

World 5-2 (Warp to 8-1)

World 8-1

World 8-2

World 8-3

World 8-4

RTA WR and TAS comparison