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Super Mario World
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Released | Super NES JP November 21, 1990 US August 13, 1991 EU April 11, 1992 Wii Virtual Console JP December 6, 2006 US February 5, 2007 EU February 9, 2007 Wii U Virtual Console US April 26, 2013 EU April 27, 2013 JP April 27, 2013 AU April 28, 2013 3DS Virtual Console (New 3DS) March 3, 2016 |
| Ratings | ESRB: E |
Super Mario World (originally known in Japan as Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World) was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the first Mario game for the system. It carries on the style of the Super Mario Bros. games for the Nintendo Entertainment System while adding new elements, most notably the dinosaur Yoshi, who went on to receive his own franchise almost immediately after and become a regular cast member in several Mario games. The game was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, the music was composed by Koji Kondo, and the graphics were designed by Shigefumi Hino.
Story
Mario and Princess Toadstool were going to Dinosaur Land by Hot Air Balloon. When Mario and Toadstool arrived Luigi was there waiting for them with a Cape. Luigi gave Mario a Feather and Mario turned into Cape Mario. Mario and Luigi flew around Dinosaur Land with their capes.
Meanwhile, Bowser and his Koopalings trapped Yoshi's friends in eggs, and stole Princess Toadstool. When Mario and Luigi returned they found the princess missing. Mario and Luigi set out to save the princess with the help of the Yoshis and Dolphins.
Mario and Luigi start their mission to save the princess in Yoshi's Island. The brothers travel to the Yellow Switch Palace to activate all yellow ! Blocks. Here they rescue many trapped Yoshis, fight the first Koopaling, Iggy Koopa, and get the first Baby Yoshi. The Mario Brothers next go to Donut Plains, a place where there's a giant lake in the center of the place. The Green Switch Palace was here. The brothers also defeated Morton Koopa Jr. here.
The brothers then went to the cave, Vanilla Dome, a cave full of Swoopers, Buzzy Beetles and many more dangerous enemies. Lava was all around this cave and the Red Switch Palace is located here. The brothers also defeated Lemmy Koopa. Later in the Twin Bridges, the Mario brothers crossed a bridge (the other bridge was optional) and defeated Ludwig Von Koopa. The bridges were above Soda Lake.
The Forest of Illusions, were very challenging and the brothers had to find the secret exits to get to Roy Koopa and his castle. The Blue Switch Palace was located here. In Chocolate Island, the brothers went through mountains and land of chocolate. They got to Wendy O. Koopa's castle, later went to the Sunken Ghost Ship, which turned out to be a crashed Airship, and went on to the final level.
They finally got to Valley of Bowser, a very dark place. The Mario Brothers reached Larry Koopa and his castle and beat larry who was a guard at Bowser's Castle fought Bowser and his Koopa Clown Car and saved Toadstool. With the seven Yoshi Eggs, Mario, Yoshi, the Princess and Luigi returned to Yoshi's House where the other Yoshis (Red, Blue and Yellow) waited for them. Everyone watched the Baby Yoshis hatch out of their eggs. After that, Mario, Luigi and the Princess had a wonderful vacation in Dinosaur Land.
Also, Mario and Luigi can go to the Star World and Special World. These two levels were "extra" zones, and were optional. The player did not actually need to complete these areas to beat the game and were added as a special challenge for players. The Star World however is very helpful for traveling around Dinosaur Land. After beating the Special World some things in Dinosaur Land change, enemies and the overworld map get a different, fall themed, look and some other elements in the levels change (this doesn't happen in the GBA version, but this bonus can be unlocked in another way.)
Worlds and levels
The game mainly takes place in the 7 main worlds of Dinosaur Land: Yoshi's Island, Donut Plains, Vanilla Dome, Cookie Mountain, Forest of Illusion, Chocolate Island, and the Valley of Bowser. Smaller areas, which may be worlds and levels unto themselves (not unlike Australia) include Soda Lake, Sunken Ghost Ship, and Twin Bridges. Also, there are bonus worlds, Star World and Special World.
Gameplay
As in the Super Mario Bros. games, the player controls Mario (or a second player controls Luigi) in navigating side-scrolling levels. Super Mario World retains the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower and Super Star from previous Mario games. It also adds the Cape Feather and P-Balloon.
Another gameplay addition was Yoshi, whom Mario or Luigi can find in certain levels and ride. Yoshi can eat certain Koopa Troopas or Koopa Shells to to receive certain powers, with Yellow Shells giving the ability to produce sand clouds upon landing, Red Shells enabling Yoshi to shoot three Podoboos, and Blue Shells enabling Yoshi to fly. If attacked, Yoshi becomes frightened and runs away.
The game has numerous levels. Like Super Mario Bros. 3, the levels are connected by a world map, but one of the additions is secret exits that lead to new levels or shortcuts. There are 96 exits in total. Besides the seven main worlds, there are also two hidden worlds (the Star World and the Special Zone) that are both only accessible through secret exits.
Items
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1-Up Mushroom | Gives the player an extra life. |
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Cape Feather | Gives Mario or Luigi the ability to fly using a cape. |
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Fire Flower | Gives Mario or Luigi the power to throw fireballs |
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P-Balloon | By touching a P-Balloon, Mario or Luigi changes to Balloon form, allowing him to float around to higher areas. |
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Super Mushroom | Changes Mario or Luigi from his default Small to Super form |
Objects
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Key and Keyhole | If the player finds the key and puts it in the keyhole, they can go to secret levels. |
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Gray P-Switch | Turn all enemies except Lakitu into Gray Coins |
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P-Switch | Turns blocks into coins and vice versa. |
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Yoshi Egg | A Yoshi Egg allows Mario and Luigi the ability to ride on a Yoshi. |
Enemies
Playable characters
Mario (and Luigi, in 2-Player) are the main playable characters. If Mario loses a life, Luigi comes in play until he loses a life.
Yoshis
In this game there are four colored Yoshis who help out Mario and Luigi. The Blue, Red, and Yellow Yoshi receive abilities from eating any enemy that normal Yoshi would receive only from eating a Blue, Red, or Yellow Shell, respectively.
Red Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, and Yellow Yoshi are very rare in Dinosaur Land. They live in the Star World, a mysterious place on Dinosaur Land accessible with five Star Roads throughout the land.
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Green Yoshi | He is the standard Yoshi and has no unique abilities that the other three Yoshis do not have. |
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Red Yoshi | He can spit out enemies and objects as fireballs. |
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Blue Yoshi | He can fly from eating an enemy or object. |
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Yellow Yoshi | He can produce sand clouds upon landing to defeat enemies in range. |
Continuity
- The instruction manual states that Mario and company go on vacation directly following the events of Super Mario Bros. 3.
- Additionally, the instruction manual implies that the Wrecked Ship used to be one of the airships from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Reissues
- In 1994, a second version of Super Mario All-Stars was released which contained Super Mario World along with the remade NES games from the original version.
- It was remade for the Game Boy Advance in 2001 as Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
- It became available for download through the Wii's Virtual Console in 2006, the Wii U Virtual Console in 2013 and the 3DS Virtual Console (for the New 3DS only) in 2016. A demo version was also included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an unlockable Masterpiece.
- In 2017, it was among the games included in the Super NES Classic Edition.
- In September 2019, it was among the first wave of Super NES games that were made available to play on the Nintendo Switch for anyone subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online service. This version included two player and online options.
Sequels
The game did not have a direct sequel. In 1995, the title was continued with the release of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was released. However, the game is actually a spin-off Yoshi game serving as a prequel to the Mario games, and its only connection to Super Mario World beyond being a Mario platformer is that both games feature Yoshi.
The next Mario platformer featuring Mario is Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Disclaimers
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