Nintendo Power listed Super Mario Bros. 2 as the eighth best Nintendo Entertainment System video game, mentioning that in spite of not being originally a Mario game, it was able to stand on its own merits and its unique takes on the series ' trademark format.

He was an agile fielder in spite of his heavy build, holding the major league record for career double plays ( 79 ) from 1938 to 1964, and tying another record by leading the league in putouts four times ; he ranked eighth in NL history in putouts ( 237 ) and ninth in fielding percentage (. 977 ) when his career ended.

The primitive bonds of kindred and clan was particularly strong among the Saxons, and in spite of many divisions the Saxons were an unusually homogeneous nation living as late as the eighth century as the early Germans described by Tacitus in Germania had lived.

In a rare fit of anger and spite, I `` farmed out '' my own husband to a small and most undistinguished studio to make one picture as a form of punishment.

" Because of strong video sales, the studio continued to make these films in spite of negative critical reaction ; 2001's Cinderella II: Dreams Come True received a rare zero-percent rating from the review-aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes.

In spite of releasing mostly singles, he released a well received blues-inflected LP in 1963, Night Beat, and his most critically acclaimed studio album Ain't That Good News, which featured five singles, in 1964.

In spite of her ability to successfully tackle light comedies, tearful melodramas, and even musicals, and as well as garnering considerable praise by the critics and public ( she received the most fan mail of any star in the early 1930s ), she was released by the studio.

After appearing on stage, Young was signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM )— a movie studio that, at the time, was known for holding contracts with a large number of stars — and, in spite of having a " tier B " status, he co-starred with some of the studio's most illustrious actresses, such as Margaret Sullavan, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Helen Hayes, Luise Rainer, and Helen Twelvetrees.

Aside from the actual festival performance of " Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue ", including the distant-sounding Gonsalves solo, the original album used re-creations, note for note, of some of the set's highlights, which were secretly re-recorded in the studio in spite of Ellington's objection.

The studio was a fancy place, but in spite of his artistic success, his business was a financial failure: the business was poorly managed and ran into debts.

Stephenson's big break came when director William Wyler cast him, in spite of studio resistance, in The Letter ( 1940 ) opposite Bette Davis.

In spite of his parents ' meager income, he was sent to Paris in 1732 to train in the studio of the leading sculptor at Paris, Guillaume Coustou.

In spite of just having had all four wisdom teeth extracted, she immediately joined the band in the studio to record their second album Unrest ( 1974 ).

During 1967, they were signed to Buddah Records, where they released five LPs under their own name and a variety of singles, as well as appearing on the LP The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, which sounded like the usual Buddha studio band in spite of its promotion as a " bubblegum superjam ".

In spite of Origin's obscurity, the extremity of their music, and their lack of an official website, in 2008 they scored a minor American hit with the release of their fourth studio album, Antithesis.

This time there was no soundtrack album in spite of the importance of music in the film as the film's writer, director and star Tim Robbins was concerned that the politically right wing content would be taken seriously and used by right wing politicians.

Although it debuted at No. 4, and in spite of a live performance at the American Music Awards, the album was a commercial failure, due in part to the band's label's lack of support.

Reviewing Genesis 1976 – 1982 in Q, Andy Fyfe wrote: "... in spite of 150 million album sales the bottom line is that little of the band ’ s output has aged well ...

In spite of Cobain's death, the band pushed forward to prepare for a tour to promote the album, but it came to a halt when bassist Kristen Pfaff died that June of an apparent heroin overdose.

In spite of these difficulties, the album itself sold well and produced the hits " Steppin ' in a Slide Zone ", ( no.

In spite of his success with Rockers, Pablo's 1974 album, This Is Augustus Pablo was recorded with Clive and Pat Chin.

In spite of the fact that the album was critically acclaimed, Warner Brothers decided to drop the band from their roster.

In spite of a return to three-minute pop songs, the 1997 album Cowboy did not restore the success of their 1986 – 1994 era.

In spite of this, the song " One " quickly gained a permanent fixture in the band's live setlist since the release of the album.

In spite of his success with Streisand, Kristofferson's solo musical career headed downward with his non-charting ninth album, Shake Hands with the Devil.

In spite of some positive critical reception, the album failed to live up to commercial expectation.

On That Other Level ( 1989 ), a highly successful album that garnered the group a large fanbase, in spite of their violent lyrics keeping them from radio and MTV.

Penny Rimbaud performing with Last Amendment at The Vortex, Hackney, 30 November 2006 He also wrote Rocky Eyed, an extended poem attacking then prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her government following the 1982 Falklands War which was recorded as the Crass album Yes Sir, I Will, The Death of Imagination ( a ' musical drama in 4 parts '), The Diamond Signature ( published by AK Press ) and Oh America, a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks and America's subsequent War on Terror which includes the line Give us justice which is not the searing spite of revenge, peace which is not the product of war nor dependent upon it.

In spite of the title and a few phrases in Latin, this album did not deal with the Black Mass.

The album was shelved by A & M CEO Herb Alpert, in spite of Quincy Jones ' attempts to talk Alpert into releasing the record after some tracks had been remixed.

Adams describes the album as " the most rock thing I have ever done ," and notes that in spite of the album's mixed reception, recording it was " fun as fuck.

This album brought him immediate fame in all Spain and Latin America though, in spite of this, his decision to sing in Spanish was criticized in some Catalan nationalist circles.

In November 2003, in spite of being heavily pregnant with her first child, Connor released her third album called, Key to My Soul.

In spite of the original idea to not focus on live music, Wipers did play live, eventually releasing a live album, called Wipers Live.

Chris Ryan of Rolling Stone conceded that the album was still " something of a breakthrough " for The Beatnuts in spite of itself.

Rolling Stone called it " an album that is innovative and engaging in spite of its hard-core messages.

In spite of these first impressions, the game has generally received positive reviews: Lafayette, for example, goes on to say that it is " really hard to fault GURPS Bunnies & Burrows ", as it is educational, realistic, whimsical and clever, while the game has also been described as a " work of genius ".

In spite of updated sets and production changes, Coronation Street still received criticism.

Oxford received his first vote for membership in the Order of the Garter in 1569, but never attained the honor in spite of his high rank and office.

Murray responded to much criticism by claiming that it was religiously motivated, coming from Christians who did not want her theories to be true: in one case she stated that her theory had received " a hostile reception from many strictly Christian sects and reviewers, but it made its way in spite of opposition.

However, in spite of this clear ruling, Morse still received no official recognition from the United States government.

It is in justifying grace we are received by God, in spite of our sin.

In 1465 he received the bishopric of Évreux ; the king made him le premier du grant conseil, and, in spite of his dissolute life, obtained for him a cardinalate ( 1468 ).

In 1691 he was received into the French Academy in spite of the determined efforts of the partisans of the " ancients ", especially Racine and Boileau, who on four previous occasions had ensured his rejection.

Raynal escaped to Spa, and thence to Berlin, where he was coolly received by Frederick the Great, in spite of his connection with the philosophe party.

In spite of the film's limited release outside of Australia, Bana's performance received positive reviews.

To be known as the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, it received the Royal Assent in 1846, in spite of opposition from the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway.

His website indicates that he is still recovering from the traumatic brain injury that he received, and that his family hopes he will soon be able to " continue to work so that, in spite of his injury, he can enjoy a quality of life in keeping with his imagination, intelligence, and service to his Church and community.

In spite of his orientalist views, he received a positive critical reception from Turkish intellectuals.

In spite of personal financial hardships, he managed to make the last payment of £ 1, 000 to Longman Printers in London to cover the price of a shipment of books that he never received.

Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe received negative media attention after he decided to personally appoint candidate Nöel Tremblay to run in the riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in spite of the Bloc's riding association's selection of Sylvain Gaudreault to run in the riding.

In spite of his considerable literary production, Carleton remained poor, but received a pension in 1848 of £ 200 a year granted by Lord John Russell in response to a memorial on Carleton's behalf signed by numbers of distinguished persons in Ireland.

It is in justifying grace we are received by God, in spite of our sin.

Subsequently, in letters to Leibniz, Varignon and others, Bernoulli complained that he had not received enough credit for his contributions, in spite of the fact that l ' Hospital acknowledged fully his debt in the preface of his book:

In spite of repeated requests he received no further preferment until after 1740, when he became Lord Privy Seal.

His initial determination to follow the invitation of the Kufan Shiʿites in spite of the numerous warnings he received and his visions of the Prophet reflect a religious conviction of a mission that left him no choice, whatever the outcome.

The FDA concluded the label statement was no longer warranted ", in spite of having received over 20, 000 complaints.