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This game is one of the reasons I'm still a gamer at 32.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 43 / 54
Date: February 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I bought my SNES back in 1991, it was only because I needed to establish credit and I couldn't think of anything else to buy. I'd seen a commercial for a game called F-Zero and was shocked to see how far games had come in the seven or so years since I'd lost all interest in them. That was why I bought the system. I had no intention of really getting back into gaming. But as fate would have it, that SNES system came bundled with a copy of Super Mario World. I remembered Mario from Donkey Kong and the original Mario Brothers arcade game, and I was aware of the Super Mario NES games, though I'd never played them. I think I had the SNES for a few weeks before I was finally bored enough to play SMW. Well, that was the end for me. I became a born-again gamer on the spot and I played SMW religiously for over two years. I'm still gaming more than ever, over 11 years later.

This game isn't going to impress anyone on a technical level today, but I think that as far as gameplay is concerned, this can still compete in today's market. It's a timeless classic, the sort of game that will truly never go out of style. I never would have guessed I'd be able to hold this massive masterpiece in the palm of my hand. I'm reserving my copy of the GameBoy Ultima version of Mario 64 right now...

ýAnd In a Decade Later, It Still Lives!ý

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 35
Date: January 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It was 1992 and it lived in perpetual veneration. It was the year of the Super Nintendo, the return of a particular messiah. It was Mario's moment. I can still visualize the little toothless kid I was thundering from school, slamming the door on the way home, snatching the SNES controller, and directing Mario as my mom repeatedly chastised, "not so close to the TV!" I couldn't help it, at seven years old I was a gaming addict. Eventually, my face drooped closer to the TV, and in a decade of eye-ball glazing, I can salute the GBA port of Super Mario World Advance in praise, for it sizes up to the same rewarding fulfillment of its SNES forefather.

Processed with an effervescent graphical makeover, the GBA version exudes a nice blend of enhanced colors along with a slight pinch of detail. Another touch in the range of additions are the revamped music and the short, cheery quirks from Mario. Running on a higher resolution and opulent audio, Super Mario World Advance clocks in an indistinguishable experience to that of the SNES. Received as a faithful port, all the bullet stomping, shell-kicking, invincible star rampaging, and all the other aspects of 2D at its finest stuffed me on the sofa, solely rapt like I was seven-year-old again. Safe to say, in a decade later this 2D platforming masterpiece still lives in a prospect of excellence. For those who actually missed Super Mario World on the SNES (shame on you) now is the time to be acquainted with the incredible classic everyone will be revisiting.

In summary, Super Mario World Advance has the player rescue princess Toadstool from the clutches of the unrelenting turtle-villain known only as Bowser. The player's path is to sweep through the seven vast worlds where movement takes place on dotted maps. After a level is diced another dot becomes accessible and up until a castle is reached. There a Koopaling (one of Bowser's children) awaits to be whitewashed in one of many ingenious ways. Upon defeat, the next world opens and past levels may be incessantly replayed. Super Mario World Advance plays in an almost non-linear tone. Each world gushes out a great heap of secret and alternate directions. Hidden stages are typically unlocked by finding a hard-to-spot finishing point.

The colorful rebirth of Mario on the GBA remains intact, giving gamers-on-the-go a workout for the fingertips. Yet, of all its memorable and rewarding facets, Super Mario World`s real boom was its new hero, Yoshi. A dinosaur with one threatening tongue, Yoshi was ridden and used often. His use for exposing secret stages were required, letting the player experiment and endlessly search for any missed areas. With the option of handling a new and welcomed character, playing in an extensive quantity of levels, and almost non-linear gaming, gamers can see why this 2D groundbreaker help pave the way for an era of outstanding gaming.

From the world-shattering 2D of Super Mario World to the revolutionary Mario64, Miyamoto has definitely set the fundamentals of the Platform genre. And the genius who prearranged the re-releasing of Mario pastimes on the GBA is definitely a lucrative, and for the gaming audience, a grateful one. The GBA's port stocks all the bouncing stars, the flaming flowers, the growing mushrooms, the floating capes, and every1-up the SNES kept. Even if you have the original, the GBA one is still worth the weight loss of your wallet. Completed with slight enhancements, an unlimited lasting appeal, and glistening with Nintendo quality, this is Super Mario World with the liberty to play anytime and anywhere. Because sometimes it's just good to dwell on the past and into your gaming memories.

New challenges 100s of new details, not as good of graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 22
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Nintendo decided to skip Super Mario 3, and go for 96 level Super Mario World, in the second installment of Mario on Gameboy Advance. The game starts with a new intro of Mario, Luigi and Peach out in a hot air balloon, where Mario and Luigi go off flying with their caps, when they return, the Princess has disappeared! For those of you who have played Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo, nothing big has changed, but there are 100s of details which have improved, which most people would never notice, such as the ability to save anywhere (because this is portable), more sound effects like the voices of Mario and Luigi and also hold 999 lives! An amazing new feature is the colored Yoshi's! Once you find a colored Yoshi in the hidden Special World, you can find them everywhere at random. The graphics however are not as bold and bright as Super Mario World, instead they are light and dull. The sound really is not up to par with the original game either. There are new controls as well, such as the jump and run are still the A and B buttons, but now the spin jump is the R button. There are also new intros and finishes to the game. Like Super Mario Advance, there are several new challenges, such as there are now 350 dragon coins in the game, get them all, and see a little scene where Princess Peach turns them into Princess coins. For every 1 million points you earn a star is added to the start screen. Silly little challenges that will keep people working for years to come.

remake of classic super NES classic mario game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: January 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

super mario world for GBA is the exactly remake of the super NES classic released with the system when it launched 10 years ago. The game features sharp, colorful graphics, 96 levels to explore, bonus games, excellent music of Nintendo composer Koji Kondo. This remake has all of that, and in addition for the first time has voices included for both mario and luigi (which was the same upgrade for the remake of SMB2 in the original mario advance), and also give Luigi his higher jumping ability. Yoshi, the co-star of SMW, also appears in this game to gobble up enemies. I, a long time mario fan, has been waiting for this game along with other remakes of classic marios for the GBA, will guarentee that this game will not disappoint you if you love platform games, this is a must have for mario fans and newcomers should at least give this game a rent to try it out. Keep up the good work Nintendo!

Only 96???

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: March 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who have played the SNES version: expect very few differences. For those of you who have not: a must have for your GBA.

It comes packed with the 96 levels of old, yet in it's full vibrant colors, intriguing game play, and simple graphics. This game is addictive; a fun title for any gamer.

This time around you can sport teamwork with your brother, Luigi. His controls, to enhance game play, are quite different. He's a tad slower and jumps higher (he still has that funny kick from SMB2) than his older brother. Even his fireballs bounce higher than Mario's.

A neat addition to the over world map, is the level status. Any levels you tread in, are automatically added to your list, which allows you to see whether or not you have picked up all 5 dragon coins in each level, and if it requires you to beat it in multiple ways (red dots specify multiple path levels).
This game is still easy. I give replay value 6 out of 10. Find all the dragon coins, and you get to play the game all over again for princess coins. A challenge well worth taking.

This game boasts a superior sound engine as well. If you love the music from the old, strap on some Casio's and turn'em up. You're in for some listening enjoyment.

This game is a definite must have. A definite old-timer's delight.

Mario at his best.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 18
Date: January 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All right, after reading the various reviews posted for this game, I decided it would be beneficial for a review to be posted that is a little more detailed. So, here is why Super Mario World is such a good game. Picture the time this game was released, back when NES was the big thing and there were not any graphically impressive games. Then Nintendo releases Super Nintendo and this game. The response was tremendous. Graphics were bright and somewhat dimensional, the game was expansive with hidden areas. The same holds true for this GBA version of the game. All the 75 or so areas are there, the multiple colored yoshis in the star world to be found and used, the now classic power ups. Mario can get a cape that allows him to fly, on his own or with yoshi. I won't bother saying everything, for there is no need. Suffice it to say that this game is definately worth getting. Nostalgia aside, it is an excellent game.

could not ask for more...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: February 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Super mario world is my favorite of all the mario games ever. its the one i never get tired of, and the one i always go back to. it is definately the most rewarding of all of them, as well as challenging. so i'm very happy they are putting it on the game boy advance- the best game ever to play on long road trips! its almost the exact port with some souped up menus and all, just like they did for the first one. this one realy shows of the GBA capabilities. what are you waiting for?? if you own one GBA title own this one!

Welcome back to Dinosaur Land

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: June 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Has it really been 14 years? The same game that I remembered getting the Christmas it came out, it bundled with the Super Nintendo, it being the game I was unable to put down? The same game I played at 6 or 7, coming back to me now at 20?

Yes. And still every bit as enjoyable - though easier to clear this time around.

The shining masterpiece of Mario gameplay, the pinnacle of platform gaming: Super Mario World. Why didn't I buy you sooner? I missed your fun gameplay, your expansive levels, your multicolored Yoshi pals, your secrets, your everything.

Oh, hi. Buy this game.

Why? It is everything a platform game should be, and now it can fit in the palm of your hand (or you can stick it in your Gameboy Player and remember the olden golden days). 96 goals to clear, hundreds of Dragon Coins to collect, a huge worldmap.. SMW should be in every game enthusiast's library. The colorful graphics are top-notch, the controls are so tight they're second nature, the music is fun and takes a while to get on your nerves (especially in the @&@#(!## Special World level where you have to float Balloon Mario across the map and no I swear it didn't take me over 30 tries).

Updates. Luigi is no longer purple! There's a new intro explaining how Peach gets captured this time. The majority of levels have Dragon Coins, including castles and ghost houses, and the game keeps track of them. Once you collect them all, you'll get a neato surprise. You can now modify the color of Yoshi you get. Once you clear all 96 goals, you can warp to whatever level you wish using the new staus screen that shows you how many Dragon Coins you've collected on each level, all the goals you've gone through, and if you beat the level using Mario or Luigi. Yeah, you can choose to play as Luigi now. He's got his wiggly jump from the GBA Super Mario 2. I haven't used him cos it's akin to sacrilige, so I can't tell you if playing him is any fun or not.

But this game is most certainly fun. Please, please buy it if you haven't already. I personally guarantee you will not regret owning this classic piece of console history.

And I Thought Mario Was Just A Legend...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: March 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It's been what? Twelve years ago when Nintend introuduced America to Super Mario Bros. And a several years later...they return, better than ever. If you ask me, I love this game! And did you now that you can even play as Luigi in the game?! I was like amazed! They have cool voice overs for the characters when you play them. They color is brilliant, and you just can't seem to put the dern thing down! You can take this portable game
wherever you want. The thing that blew my mind the most out of this game is the quality of it. You can enter a whole new world, where you can fly, swim, duck, jump, run, and explore new and exciting places that you've never seen come to life in your own hands! I believe Mario is the greatest platform game out of them all. It's wonderful, and the Super Mario Bros. still lives! I'd highly recommend this video game for any Mario frantics!

WOW! Super Mario WOrld on the GBA!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: April 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is almsot exactly the same as the SNES version which is certainly not a bad thing. The graphics are amzing, even betetr than the SNES version. If you haven't played this game before and own a Game Boy Advance you sure are missing a lot.

The concept is easy. You go around at each place earning extra lives by getting coins and special mushrooms. You also try to get Yoshi and kill the enemies. At the end of each level you try and kill the boss at the castles. There are also many scret areas thta you need to beat the game...

However the buttons are very crowded and hard to get used to after playing systems with controllers like Dreamcast, PS2, etc.

If you are a NIntendo fan I reccommend getting this game. It's unbelieveable that this game is only [price]! Once again Nintendo makes a great game.

Gameplay: 5/5
Graphics: 5/5

Controls: 4/5
Concept: 5/5
Difficulty (5 being very difficult, 1 being very easy): 3/5
Overall (not including difficulty: 5/5

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