Super Mario World (Super Nintendo) Mario and his dinosaur companion, Yoshi, are looking for the dinosaur eggs Bowser has stolen and placed in seven castles. Many secret exits aid Mario in finding his way to Bowser's castle, completing 74 areas and finding all 96 exits. With multiple layers of 3-D scrolling landscapes, find items including, a feather that gives Mario a cape allowing him to fly. and a flower so he can shoot fireballs. For any Mario fan this game is a must.

Exploration adventure game with good old Mario

Hunt dinosaur eggs with Yoshi

Featuring 74 areas in seven different castles

Lots of special power-up items

For 1 or 2 players

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Gameplay: 9.5/10

The levels in this game are brilliantly done by Nintendo. Fun platforming, cool enemies, and just above all else, amazing level design. Those of you that have played a Mario game know what I'm talking about. It's the heart and soul of every Mario game; the reason every Mario game is praised so highly. Every level is done very nicely. As usual with Nintendo, brilliant stuff here.

Back when the Super Nintendo was king, Videogames were marketed more towards people ages 15 and under, so with this, the challenge of the game isn't hard. For the most part, you can just fly through these levels but there's the occasional tricky one. One thing Nintendo should do is add a difficulty setting to their games. It pains me to play such great games, but be challenged so little with them all.

At the time of this games release, games were anywhere from 5-10 hours in length, with the RPGs going 25+ hours. You can get through this one in easily under 10 hours, and possible in 5 hours on your first time. With each time you play throug it, it becomes quicker.

I would complain about the length, but for the time it came out, it was your average length. Plus the replay value is good. The levels, as I said, are brilliant, so you want to play through them more than once, and Mario=Fun, so you will want to play through this game atleast a couple times. All in all, the length disappoints for the time it is now(2003), but it's still good, and was normal for it's time.

I took off the .5 because the difficulty setting is too easy for a lot of people. These are Nintendo games, so people don't complain because they're amazing, but you have to admit, a more challenging Mario game would be a lot of fun.

Replay Value: 8.7

I touched on this already. Nintendo games are amazing, so you'll want to play through this one atleast twice. Can't complain in this department, but extras would have helped.

Music: 9.4

Nice stuff here. Easily one of Nintendo's best soundtracks. Cheery tunes in the normal levels, darker tunes for the castles, and Ghost levels. Very nice intro for the game as well. Just great stuff through out the whole game; not a bad song anywhere.

Graphics: 9.8/10

WOW. This is the Super Nintendo at it's best. Mario looks great, and the levels are bursting with color. The castles with lava look especially great. Vibrant, beautiful colors. Still very pleasing on the eyes to this day.

Overall:(Not an average) 9.6/10

Considered by many the best Mario game of all time, and rightfully so. From brilliant levels to great music and graphics. Nintendo went all out on this one.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Truly a great gameDec 01, 2001

When I saw that they still sell this game, I was surprised, because I thought they didn't sell it anymore because it's so old. Anyway, I love this game! I've been playing it since I was really young (...) It is so amusing, and fun. I got into the other Mario world. There are actually two worlds, but the other one is basically the same. Just a few things look different. Like, the koopas are in a mask that looks like Mario.

(...) I beat the game, like 20 times, but I still play it. (...) Super Mario World is so fun, you'd probably get addicted to it if you bought it. And you should buy it, because, trust me, it's worth it. (...) It's so colorful, and neat. Some things in it are humorous, like the koopas disguising themselves as Mario. Also, how cute Yoshi is. You don't even have to be a certain age to play. It's easy to learn how to operate the controls. You should try it, if you ever got the chance. Because this is truly a great game!

10 of 12 found the following review helpful:

The game that started the SNES's glorious runDec 21, 2001
By jasenao
When the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES for short) first came out in the early 90's, it had a great lineup of launch titles to easily make it the new best seller. Super Mario World was the first, and probably the best of these launch titles for the SNES.

Just like Mario and Luigi did for the Super Mario Brothers titles on the NES, they are still collecting tons of gold coins, Bowser is still their biggest enemy, and the Princess is waiting to be rescued once again. Only this time around, their journey along the way to Bowser and the Princess will be a bit different.

There are many new experiences to be held in Super Mario World. This is the game where the Mario clan first meets and uses Yoshi, the worlds and levels are bigger than ever, and the Mario brothers even have new abilities such as new flying techniques.

Super Mario World is more like Super Mario Brothers 3 than any of the previous Mario adventures. You can play by yourself in a one-player game, or with a friend in a two-player game at any time. You can guide either Mario or Luigi through the 7 different world maps that are full of different kinds of memorable levels.

Among these levels are haunted ghost houses, underwater environments, underground stages, a secret "Star Road," various other secret stages, a castle (one in each world) that houses the world's main Koopa boss, and so much more.

For the time, Super Mario World had spectacular graphics, great sounds and music, top-notch control, and overflowing replay value and fun. It's easy for any player of any age to find out what needs to be done once they start playing this 2D action/adventure. All you really have to do is get past all the interesting enemies and get to the end of all the levels.

All in all, Super Mario World is one of the best video games ever made, and it always will be! It's the game that started the Super Nintendo on the right foot, and now, it's a major classic. I wish they still made video games like this.

If you're a fan of action/adventure games, platformers, or the classic 2D side scrollers (which I miss more than anything in today's games), Super Mario World is a definite must have!!

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Easily the best Mario game ever!!!Apr 04, 2001
By Brian J. Peppard
I never thought after playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on the original NES that there could be another Mario game to surpass that one. Boy, was I ever wrong! I have such great memories of when Super Mario World came out. I remember you could never play it at the local retail stores around town because 2 or 3 kids would always be standing there for 2 hours playing it. Then when I finally got my SNES that christmas of '91, when Mario World was the system's pack-in game, i was instantly hooked. The game was not much of a challenge, but I didn't care I loved it so much. Since those days I have played several other Mario titles and don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Mario 64 and other N64 Mario games, but this game just set a whole new standard for Mario games. I still play it even to this day and never get tired of it. For anyone who has never played this game, I would definitely recommend it to you if you like Mario. If not, then don't waste your time.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Mario Lives onOct 14, 2006
By Mark Alvarado "TV traveler"
Still to this very day, I love Mario! Super Mario must be the longest running video game series known and I can make it through some of them. But Super Mario World beats them all!!!

I can pass all the ghost houses and castles all right and find most of the shortcuts to the secret areas. But most of all, I can beat Bowser!!! Some of my other cousins who own the Super Nintendo can beat the game too, and they love playing it just as much as me. I'll be describing some of the game and give you my scoring for it.

Not only do you get to see Mario and Luigi in this game, you get to meet a cool character named Yoshi the dinosaur. He's very helpful because he can eat up lots of the enemies which can convert into coins, hold a shell to throw at any enemy near you, and he also comes in four different colors. My very favorite color Yoshi is the blue one because it can help Mario fly continuously across almost any area. That's the Yoshi I used to cheat through some of the game. This mostly helps when you have the cape.

There are 7 different levels:
1. Yoshi's Island
2. Donut Plains
3. Vanilla Dome
4. Sky Land (which has areas like Cheese Bridge, Butter Bridge, Cookie Mountain, and Soda Lake)
5. Forest of Illusion
6. Chocolate Island
7. Valley of Bowser

Each area has a castle you must pass in order to rescue each of Yoshi's friends. In each castle, there is a specific master you must battle. The masters are
1. Iggy Koopa
2. Martin Koopa Jr.
3. Lenny Koopa
4. Ludvig Von Koopa
5. Roy Koopa
6. Wendy Koopa
7. Larry Koopa

The final master, of course, is Bowser. The main plot of this game is to go to his castle and defeat him to rescue the beautiful Princess Toadstool.

Other fun stuff in this game includes a cool level called "Star World" and a Bonus Game where you can earn up to 8 extra lives. There's another level in this game that I couldn't conquer. It is called "Special" and I can only go as far as the second stage. I even managed to find the top secret area where you can get the mushrooms, flowers, capes, and Yoshis to help you through some of the areas.

Time now for the game's scores.

Graphics: 10

The reason for that is because the characters, enemies, and scenery are all really colorful. Every color of the rainbow can be seen throughout the game as you play. The tubes, blocks, lava, water, and everything else are excellently designed.

Music: 10

The tunes were really catchy and fun. In most of the areas where Mario can ride on Yoshi's back, you can hear drum sounds added to the melody as you go clearing the stages. The ghost house music is spooky all right and the music heard as you go through each castle and fortress is nice and mellow. As you enter the master's door, it gets dramatic. As you battle Bowser, that music is just as tough as Bowser himself. My favorite tune is the one you hear when you're in Star World.

Sound effects: 10

The dinging of collecting coins, boing of the spring when Mario bounces on it, and all the other sounds heard in the game are all memorable.

Lifespan: 10

A few other Nintendo gaming systems have that game too, but Super NES happens to be a particular favorite consoll to play it on. If this game goes on to X-Box, Gamecube, or Nintendo DS, I'm sure the graphics and sound will be even more state-of-the-art.

Game Play: 10

My record-breaking high score in Mario World is over 1 million points. I don't know about anyone who ever got 2 million or more points. You can play it all day and keep trying to find the secret exits.

Overall: 10

What the heck, let's give Super Mario World a perfect 10 overall! This is to be the #1 Nintendo game in the world. I grew up on playing Super Nintendo games, and this is my top favorite game of all. Now that I passed all the castles, especially Bowser's, it's time for me to pass this game along to future generations in my family. That way, I can share with them one of the oldest and most popular gaming systems of all time - Nintendo.

I've mastered Mario! Now who will be the next one to conquer this game? Let's see who's Mario enough.

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