![]() ![]() This game had all the weird of the previous games, but with the amazing aesthetics that only the Super Nintendo can seem to bring out properly. Three games were spent perfecting the 2D Mario gameplay loop into something that was more engaging than just “Jump and Squash” and all of this trial and “error,” if you can call it that, led to an absolute home run with the fourth game Super Mario World. (Fun fact, SMB2 feels so different as what we got in America was a reskin of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic while the actual “ Super Mario Bros 2” dubbed lost levels in America, was only released in Japan until later due to the brutal difficulty.) Getting progressively stranger, but warping that strangeness into the original Mario format would get us Super Mario Bros 3, an amazing return to the format of the first game, but with the added oddities of the second game, minus the turnip picking and creepy gold masks that gave unprepared children heart attacks. ![]() Playing the original Mario Brothers doesn’t feel bad by any means, but it does feel predictable after all this time, although its predictability seems to tapper off there with Super Mario Bros 2 feeling completely out of the left field. Somehow, this specific title has managed to subvert the test of time that withers so many games down, and stay just as fun as it once was. Since the release of Super Mario World, the series has, of course, had its ups and downs, a strong voyage into 3D with Super Mario 64, and some jaw-droppingly pretty games such as Super Mario Galaxy and Odyssey, But no matter what comes out of the series everyone can seem to agree that coming back to Super Mario World doesn’t feel like a chore. Hell, this game was even Yoshi’s first appearance, who has since become a mainstay of the series on account of how adorable he is next to the red-clad Italian plumber. From the stunning pixel work to the precision of the platforming, to the new enemies that made their debut in this title. I can certainly agree a part of the reason is that Mario is one of the most recognizable brands, but no one can deny that Super Mario World was just a cut above a lot of what came before it and after it. ![]() Super Mario World has to be one of the most recognizable titles in gaming. ![]()
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