Super Mario World

Super Mario World was a launch title for the Super Nintendo and the first Mario game for the system. It carries on the style of the Super Mario Bros. games from the NES while adding some new elements, such as the dinosaur Yoshi.

Story

Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach have gone on vacation to Dinosaur Land following their defeat of Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3. But their fun does not last long before Bowser kidnaps the princess again. Bowser and the seven Koopalings have taken over Dinosaur Land. The Mario brothers also met a young dinosaur named Yoshi, whose friends had been captured by Bowser's children. This left the brothers with a threefold task: to liberate Dinosaur Land, save Yoshi's friends and save Princess Peach once again.

Worlds/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 (rather like Australia) include Soda Lake, Sunken Ship, and Twin Bridges.

Items and Power-Ups

Power Ups

File:Feather.png Cape Feather - A feather gives Mario and Luigi the ability to fly by way of a cape.

File:MushroomSMW.png Super Mushroom - A mushroom makes Mario and Luigi get bigger and stronger.

File:FireFlowerSMW.png Fire Flower - A fire flower gives Mario and Luigi the power to throw fireballs.

Yoshi Egg - A Yoshi Egg allows Mario and Luigi the ability to ride on a Yoshi. Yoshi can also eat certain Koopas to grant him certain powers. i.e., eating a yellow Koopa allows him to ground pound, eating a red Koopa allows him to shoot three podoboo-like fireballs, and eating a blue Koopa allows him to fly.

Items

File:1-UpSMW.png 1-Up Mushroom - Gives the player an extra life.

File:Key and Keyhole.png Key and Keyhole - If the player finds the key and puts it in the keyhole, they can go to secret levels.

File:BaloonSMW.png P-Balloon - When Mario or Luigi touches the balloon, they will inflate like a balloon and can float around to get to new areas.

File:SwitchesSMW.png P-Switches - Touching the blue P-Switch will turn Blocks into Coins or vice versa. Touching the silver P-Switch will turn all enemies except Lakitu into silver coins.

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, who could be found in certain levels and ridden. Yoshi could eat enemies and peform special moves after eating multicolored Koopa shells. However, Yoshi would become frightened and run away if attacked.

The game contained numerous levels. Like Super Mario Bros. 3, the game features an overworld map connecting levels, with one addition being secret exits that usually led to new levels or shortcuts. There were 96 exits in all throughout the game. In addition to the seven primary worlds, there were also two hidden worlds (the Star World and the Special Zone) that could only be reached through hidden exits.

Continuity Notes

• 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.

Legacy

Super Mario World was a success sales-wise. The character of Yoshi became popular after premiering in this game and began to appear in many games throughout the 90's.

Ports and Rereleases

• 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 Advance 2: Super Mario World.
• 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 1996, the title was continued with the release of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was released. However, the game was actually a spin-off game starring Yoshi, technically acted as a prequel to the Mario games, and its only connection to Super Mario World beyond being a Mario platformer was that both games featured Yoshi. Additionally, the original Japanese title was simply Super Mario: Yoshi's Island.

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