It was developed by Hudson Soft at the behest of Nintendo for a Japanese exclusive computer called the NEC PC-8801. The game is quite honestly an eyesore with its flickering and poorly tinted graphics. This version also does not have the scrolling screen game play that Mario fans are accustomed to. Rather, the game's play advances a screen at a time ("flick screen"), changing the flavor of the game play significantly. All in all, the game is damn near unplayable. BUT!!! There is a rom hack for the NES that takes the Hudson version's levels and makes them more than simply playable- it makes them fun!

Here is the link to the hack:
http://www.romhacking.net/reviews/110/
Enjoy!

In case you didn't know, Lunar IPS is the program you need to apply the patch.

So... what do ya'll think?? Pretty fun, eh?