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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mario's most exciting adventure during the 90's hey-days, 11 Dec 2007
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
You could say I entered the SNES world all by chance, as my uncle offered my his console, plus Super Mario World for just £10. Obviously, being too young to understand the concept of 'value', it was my mum who jumped at the chance. From them on, I was un-aware that all my happiest gaming memories would be during these happy years of the mid nineties.
Super Mario World was released in 1992, and like the Wii today, it was Nintendo's demonstration that their games didn't have to use the fancy 'FX Chip' that was inside the SNES. Instead, Super Mario World focussed purely on the adventure that we should expect from the plumber (why a plumber? Honestly...). I think by all accounts, this strategy paid off, because it was then the SNES that everyone wanted.. not the Sega Mega Drive II.
So what's Mario up to this time? It's to no surprise that yes, Princess Peach has been Kidnapped, and yes, Mario will save the day again. Except this time, his antics are on a nice large island, spanning an incredible 96 Levels, 7 worlds, and a vast array of new items, from a fab cape (allows Mario to fly) to the 'Cap Switches'.
Often people refer this as one of the best video games ever, and I would have to agree. Rarely does a game keep getting better over time, and I remember after playing Super Mario Bros.2 wondering how on earth a game could be so bad. But, Super Mario World is surely the pinnacle of his side-screen adventures. Not only did it set the tone for so, so many things that we expect from 'modern mario', such as 'Big Boo', the Cap Switches, secrets, alternate endings for courses, and different routes that allow you to reach the end in more than one way, this was technically an outstanding game, especially for the time, and its lovely bright colours and happy soundtrack fails to bore. I know all the secrets for certain courses, but still go looking for more, and indeed, their is still speculation over certain secret exits on the particular courses (Including if the lone island just off from the 'Secret Area' is obtainable.....)
I can't fault it in anyway. If you've never played this game, then where you have you been? And you never played it while you were a kid at the time... the Snes was always better than the Mega Drive!
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