Super Mario World

by Nintendo

• Exploration adventure game with good old Mario
• Hunt dinosaur eggs with Yoshi
• Featuring 74 areas in seven different castles
• Lots of special power-up items
• For 1 or 2 players

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00002STXQ
• Product Dimensions: 4 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: 1990
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (181 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #774 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Video Games > More Systems > Super Nintendo > Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Mario and his dinosaur companion, Yoshi, are looking for the dinosaur eggs Bowser has stolen and placed in seven castles. Many secret exits aid Mario in finding his way to Bowser's castle, completing 74 areas and finding all 96 exits. With multiple layers of 3-D scrolling landscapes, find items including, a feather that gives Mario a cape allowing him to fly. and a flower so he can shoot fireballs. For any Mario fan this game is a must.

Product Description

Tackle a whole new world with Mario & Yoshi! Mario's off on his biggest adventure ever, and this time he's brought a friend. Yoshi the dinosaur teams up with Mario to battle Bowser, who has kidnapped Princess Toadstool once again. Guide Mario and Yoshi through nine peril-filled worlds to the final showdown in Bowser's castle. Use Mario's new powers and Yoshi's voracious monster-gobbling appetite as you explore 96 levels filled with dangerous new monsters and traps. Climb mountains and cross rivers, and descend into subterranean depths. Destroy the seven Koopa castles and find keys to gain entrance to hidden levels. Discover more warps and thrilling bonus worlds than ever before! Mario's back, and this time he's better than ever!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 43 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Mario game June 27, 2003

By Jigen

I still play this game to this day. I played it as a kid, never beat it, but I played it so much with my friends and alone, and I pull it out to play every once in a while still. Mario has always been one of my favorite game series of all time. Opening up with arguably the most influencial game of all time: The Original Mario Brothers, then an average game by Mario standards of 2, Lost Levels only released in Japan, which is a great one by the way, and one of the most popular games of all time: Super Mario Brothers 3. World had a huge reputation to live up to, and it did, even exceeding expectations for a lot of people, including me.

Gameplay: 9.5/10

The levels in this game are brilliantly done by Nintendo. Fun platforming, cool enemies, and just above all else, amazing level design. Those of you that have played a Mario game know what I'm talking about. It's the heart and soul of every Mario game; the reason every Mario game is praised so highly. Every level is done very nicely. As usual with Nintendo, brilliant stuff here.

Back when the Super Nintendo was king, Videogames were marketed more towards people ages 15 and under, so with this, the challenge of the game isn't hard. For the most part, you can just fly through these levels but there's the occasional tricky one. One thing Nintendo should do is add a difficulty setting to their games. It pains me to play such great games, but be challenged so little with them all.

At the time of this games release, games were anywhere from 5-10 hours in length, with the RPGs going 25+ hours. You can get through this one in easily under 10 hours, and possible in 5 hours on your first time. With each time you play throug it, it becomes quicker.

I would complain about the length, but for the time it came out, it was your average length.... Plus the replay value is good. The levels, as I said, are brilliant, so you want to play through them more than once, and Mario=Fun, so you will want to play through this game atleast a couple times. All in all, the length disappoints for the time it is now(2003), but it's still good, and was normal for it's time.

I took off the .5 because the difficulty setting is too easy for a lot of people. These are Nintendo games, so people don't complain because they're amazing, but you have to admit, a more challenging Mario game would be a lot of fun.

Replay Value: 8.7

I touched on this already. Nintendo games are amazing, so you'll want to play through this one atleast twice. Can't complain in this department, but extras would have helped.

Music: 9.4

Nice stuff here. Easily one of Nintendo's best soundtracks. Cheery tunes in the normal levels, darker tunes for the castles, and Ghost levels. Very nice intro for the game as well. Just great stuff through out the whole game; not a bad song anywhere.

Graphics: 9.8/10

WOW. This is the Super Nintendo at it's best. Mario looks great, and the levels are bursting with color. The castles with lava look especially great. Vibrant, beautiful colors. Still very pleasing on the eyes to this day.

Overall:(Not an average) 9.6/10

Considered by many the best Mario game of all time, and rightfully so. From brilliant levels to great music and graphics. Nintendo went all out on this one. Read more ›

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a great game November 30, 2001

A Kid's Review

When I saw that they still sell this game, I was surprised, because I thought they didn't sell it anymore because it's so old. Anyway, I love this game! I've been playing it since I was really young (...) It is so amusing, and fun. I got into the other Mario world. There are actually two worlds, but the other one is basically the same. Just a few things look different. Like, the koopas are in a mask that looks like Mario.

(...) I beat the game, like 20 times, but I still play it. (...) Super Mario World is so fun, you'd probably get addicted to it if you bought it. And you should buy it, because, trust me, it's worth it. (...) It's so colorful, and neat. Some things in it are humorous, like the koopas disguising themselves as Mario. Also, how cute Yoshi is. You don't even have to be a certain age to play. It's easy to learn how to operate the controls. You should try it, if you ever got the chance. Because this is truly a great game!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing start to the SNES! April 17, 2012

By John Lindsey VINE™ VOICE

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Mario with friends travel to Dinosaur Land for a vacation where it's home to a friendly species of dinosaur called Yoshis, however Bowser and his Kooplings are still alive and yet kidnap the princess once again including kidnapping some of the friendly dinosaurs in eggs for his collection. Mario and Luigi team up with some Yoshis to get through 74 levels in 8 different worlds to save Dinosaur Land.

A brilliant start for the SNES as in 1990 in Japan as they released the Super-Famicom (Japanese Nintendo System), Nintendo wowed players back then in that country and it became the highest acclaimed game in the series back then since SMB 3. It spawned hype here in the US earlier in Nintendo Power and many other game magazines even about the shiny new Super Nintendo entertainment system and it's launch title "Super Mario World". On August 13th 1991, the SNES premiered with the game that went with out and fans were originally worried if it will live up to be a masterpiece like "Super Mario Brothers 3" and if it was a masterpiece they got, it's a masterpiece they finally got.

It's the best looking game in the series at the time with it's highly advanced graphics and sounds as it was an evolutionary stepforward to the saga. While not offering many new elements as the previous game, this one does offer a feather that can make Mario a caped superhero where he can fly like his Raccoon counterpart in part 3 to performing a bellydive and spin around, he can ride his allies known as Yoshi where it can devour enemies and this is the first game where Mario uses his spin jump. Like SMB 3, this one brings back the map system and Mario could backtrack and re-enter levels.... The game has brilliant 2D colorful visuals that still holds up as it has a work of charm to it including amazing special effects that impressed the hell out of gamers including myself when i got this game with the system for christmas back in 91 when i was 10. It was nothing like gamers here in the US has ever seen before from rotating boss battles to all the way to the climax of the Banzai that Bowser rode.

It's easily as awesome as SMB 3 and another time-tested classic that is always a treat to replay as it's one of my fave games ever. Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome game February 19, 2012

By DrNegative

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

There was a time when the SNES was king of the consoles, and this was its 'Excalibur'.

Definitely one of the greatest games ever made.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Game EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! March 6, 2006

A Kid's Review

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I'm actually 17, I just didn't want to get an account and all.

I'm a child of the 90's and my first game console was in fact a Super Nintendo. Super Mario World came with it and I loved that game. I still do. I think that game was the greatest game ever!!!!!!! I played that game over and over. I don't have it now nor a Super Nintendo, but I'm planning on getting one in the future. It has around 90 levels, with MANY secret levels and secret worlds. The great thing is you can have 2 players! The graphics are great (for a Super Nintendo). And most of all it's VERY VERY VERY FUN!!! Their's many different kinds of levels to go through. The music is catchy and goes good with it all. And best of all you can save your progress in the game. I even beat the game (sort of) and beat Bowser at the end. My cousin actually helped me beat it. Plus he showed me how to get to the star road. Anyways, I think it's perfect for all people to play. If you have a Super Nintendo, I HIGHLY suggest you get this game. It's 100% worth it.