When I was a kid, I played a lot of Mario games. Back then, the best was Super Mario World.
Super Mario World played a lot like the Mario games before it. You run to the right, jumping on enemies and collecting coins with the ultimate goal of rescuing Princess Peach from the evil Bowser. This game made some great changes though. One thing was the great overworld map. Like Super Mario Bros. 3, this game wasn't exactly linear. You had a map with a bunch of branching paths. You chose which level you went to next. If one level was too hard, you could try another and still end up at Bowser in the end. Of course, there were a bunch of secret paths that didn't lead to Bowser, but instead made led to areas that made the game easier by adding extra blocks to levels. With those blocks, a lot of gaps are bridged over so it's harder to die. The map was great. It let you make the game your own.
Another awesome addition to the game was the challenge of bosses and the Star World. The game was divided into 10 sections. 2 were optional, but the 8 that were needed each ended with a boss fight. The boss was one of Bowser's eight children, and they added a good challenge to the game that kept it fresh. The Star World were a set of 5 levels that, when completed, led straight to Bowser. The first entrance to the Star World is in the first section of the game, so it's possible to skip the entire game if you feel like doing a speed run or don't want a challenge. Granted, the Star World isn't easy, but it isn't too hard either. Another thing you can do after the Star World are the special challenge levels. These were a set of 10 levels that were harder than a Mega Man game, or Donkey Kong Country. If you wanted to 100% the game, you would need to beat these levels, which were just brutal.
My favorite aspect of Super Mario World is the graphics. It's entirely 2D, but the artwork is amazing. It really showed off the power of the Super Nintendo, and it looked better than some games that are being released today.
Super Mario World is an amzing game. It always will be. Go play it.
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