Games

Super Mario World

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

1990•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsholidaysvehiclesfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA fantastical platformer that is breakneck, expansive and breezy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

96 / 100

2,053 ratings

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About This Game

A 2D platformer and first entry on the SNES in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario World follows Mario as he attempts to defeat Bowser's underlings and rescue Princess Peach from his clutches. The game features a save system, a less linear world map, an expanded movement arsenal and numerous new items for Mario, alongside new approaches to level design and art direction.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Mario is having a vacation in Dinosaur Land when he learns that Princess Peach Toadstool has been kidnapped by the evil King Koopa Bowser. When Mario starts searching for her he finds a giant egg with a dinosaur named Yoshi hatching out of it. Yoshi tells Mario that his fellow dinosaurs have been imprisoned in eggs by Bowser's underlings. The intrepid plumber has to travel to their castles, rescue the dinosaurs, and eventually face King Koopa himself, forcing him to release the princess.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsHolidaysVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

DinosaursPrincessYoshiMarioBonus stageDamsel in distressVirtual consoleSuper mario world

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publishers: Nintendo, Playtronic, Gradiente, Hyundai
Released: 21 November 1990
Series: Mario Bros.
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 3h rushed, 5h normally, 10h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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