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crappy game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 29
Date: August 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is too hard.to beat the game 100% is a real challenge.the graphics are the only good thing about this heap of rubish.

Insanely Frustrating

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 28
Date: November 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

At a certain point the levels in this game get incredibly frustrating. There is one castle level not too far in that must have come from a diseased mind. I've played all sorts of video games and no matter how many times I try I can't get by this level. This isn't fun, it's just torture. Give me a nice relaxing shooter game any day over this nonsense.

accidental purchase

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 31
Date: July 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I didn't want this game. I thought it wast nintendo 64 version. I already have super nes. I wasted my hard earned money. Don't even have super nes anymore. Moved on to bigger and better things.

good game... but maybe not quite a classic

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: December 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

(This review was updated on July 10th, 2006)

I've changed my mind about Super Mario World and actually think it deserves 4 stars. I was just in a bad mood when I originally gave the game a 2-star rating. It turns out Super Mario World is not just a game you can enjoy growing up in the early 90's. It actually has a lot of replay value and years later our children can enjoy Super Mario World the same way WE did.

I still stand by what I say in the original review: "The Donkey Kong Country series, for example, came along with a similar idea and made it more exciting IMO, so, if I were you I'd go with one of those games instead of Super Mario World. For the most part the levels in the DKC series feel different from each other (plus, they feel more creative and memorable). Unfortunately, many of the levels in Super Mario World are all basically the same and, as a result, I feel exhausted after playing the game for two hours.

To put it another way- in Super Mario World it feels like you're going through the levels simply to collect coins and extra lives. In the Donkey Kong Country series, you pretty much do the same thing (except bananas instead of coins) but it seems like the DKC series offers more creativity in the level design, which allows you to look forward to each stage and think to yourself "I wonder what cool thing I get to do in THIS stage". It's not like that in Super Mario World."

I still believe that, but I've recently come to change my mind a little and think that, even though most of the levels in Super Mario World feel the same, that's not necessarily a BAD thing. I also don't think the graphics in SMW are as nice as many reviewers think. They sort of look blocky but, to their credit, Nintendo games have always had plenty of pretty colors, which is a plus.

So go ahead and buy Super Mario World if you want to experience the joy of old-school Mario (the games MY generation grew up with). After all, it's Mario and Mario games always have something decent going for them (except Mario Is Missing, but with time we've come to realize that game never even existed!)

Super Mario World is basically Super Mario Bros. 3 (but without all the cool Mario suits and less creative worlds). I like in Super Mario Bros. 3 how you have water, desert, air, plant and ice worlds (in addition to more). In Super Mario World you just have UNUSUAL worlds such as Chocolate Island and Forest of Illusion. Those aren't as neat as the worlds in Super Mario Bros. 3. Super Mario World should have been the best Mario game yet but Nintendo took a few steps back (but with a MONSTER like Super Mario Bros. 3 I guess it would have been difficult to make a better Mario game right after it).

Another problem in Super Mario World is that if you want to get a perfect score (96) you not only have to reach the goal in every single level, but you also have to find and grab a key in certain levels (but not all levels have keys). This means you have to go through many levels a SECOND time. It's sort of boring. Once is enough. The concept of collecting keys wasn't a good one. I guess the good part is that if you are wearing a cape, you can quickly fly through the levels (except for water levels, and any level where the screen pushes you to the right) but that's not fun either because all you do is continue flying and pushing the back button to stay up high in the air until you reach the goal (or the key). However, at the end of the day none of this is really enough to make the game bad in any way. I just get tired of it.

Go ahead and get it. Yes, it's a classic.

Not as good as Mario 1,2,or 3

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game wanting more of what the Mario games offered but it's not what I was hoping for. Granted I haven't gotten far but if you ask me Yoshi just slow and a pain to keep up with.

Not too bad, but definitely frustrating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was disappointed by this game. I found it pretty difficult, especially the ghost houses, which are annoying and take dozens of lives to get through. Yoshi is adorable, especially when he eats the little fruits, but he bolts if you get hit. That's a drag since he is a main draw of the game, and he just can't wait to run away from you. (?) I usually only play the first couple boards of this game, because they are the only ones that have a solid-ground type of 'feel', like classic Mario is supposed to. Even later in Worlds 1 and 2, the boards get way complex and lose that fun simplicity.
This one is better than Super Mario 3 (holy hell, that second world that is ALL water boards?! Get ready to die a million times. Japanese Water Torture, that...)

So, it's worth trying out. A lot of people like this game a lot and can actually pass it somehow, but personally I like the games where you can actually move up in them comfortably and not die forty times at every ghost house or water board or chasm-jumping board. Again, there is really something to be said for terra firma...

Great!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was my first SNES game (actually it's my brother's game.). It has all the elements that a good game needs, action, adventure, and at least a 4.5 star rating on Amazon. It's realy fun when you have a friend over for 2 player. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because if you play it to much, it will get boring.

Same graphics as the GBA version.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This Super NES version of Super Mario World, has the same graphics as the GBA version (Super Mario Advance 2). This controls are different, but the levels are 100% the same. The bad thing is that you can't save whenever you want to. Unlike the GBA version, you can only save after bosses and beating switch palaces. (The only reason I got this version, is because I lost my GBA one.)

Great game but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a very good game for SNES, but it isn't perfect.

Pros:

very fun
*Many different levels and worlds
*Cool powers you could get
*Nice graphics (for SNES)
*Good sound

Cons:

*Graphics aren't perfect
*Could be very frusterating at some points
*some challenges may be too hard
*Action may not take place in game when button is pressed sometimes, killing Mario

This game is extremely addictive, and good for the people who like playing levels over again (100 times) but I don't reccomend it for the people who like playing a level once or twice. Otherwise, it's perfect!

Best Mario yet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As the original pack-in game for the Super Nintendo, this is a worthy successor to the Super Mario series! It expands the Super Mario universe without sacrificing the fun or addicting gameplay. In addition to improved graphics, Mario has new moves including the ability to throw turtles, fly, and ride around on a little green dinosaur named Yoshi (his first appearance in the video game!). The world itself is huge compared to previous Mario games, with a nice variety of settings including Haunted Houses. A battery backup lets you save up to four games. This game should be standard issue for all Super Nintendo owners.

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