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'''''Super Mario World''''' is a 2D action-adventure platform game and a launch title released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1990, developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. It is the sixth entry in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series<ref name=encyclopedia>Kazuya Sakai (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara ({{wp|Shogakukan}}) (ed.). ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' Milwaulkie: [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]], 2018. ISBN: 978-4-09-106569-8.</ref> and a direct sequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In being a sequel, the game retains many of the elements that debuted in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', such as the [[world]] map and [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] boss fights, while introducing a large variety of new gameplay mechanics, such as an expanded and less linear world map and the ability to save the game. Introduced in ''Super Mario World'' is [[Mario]]'s sidekick, [[Yoshi]] (and [[Yoshi (species)|his species that shares his name]]), who serves as a playable mount for the Mario Bros. with his own unique abilities and gameplay style. The overall game was meant to be modeled after an action movie franchise, as can be inferred by the Japanese version of the Koopaling defeat scenes as well as the summary on the back of the Japanese box.

The game was released to best-selling status on the SNES, received large amounts of critical acclaim, and is commonly seen on [[Nintendo]]'s best games of all time on various critic listings. Much of the game's introduced characters, game mechanics, and artistic themes influenced later titles in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, where the character Yoshi was popular enough to receive [[Yoshi (franchise)|a series starring him]]. The game was followed in 1995 by a prequel, ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', which is set many years before the events in ''Super Mario World''. The game has spawned various non-game media such as [[Super Mario World (television series)|a cartoon series]] that is based on the game, which debuted on September 14, 1991, one month after the American release. Various manga adaptions of the game have sprung up, one notable series being ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', which has its first volumes based on ''Super Mario World'' released in 1991 and is still ongoing today.

''Super Mario World'' is included in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' compilation title released in December 1994. An enhanced [[Reissue#Ports|port]] of ''Super Mario World'' was later released on the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series, titled ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. The original version was also rereleased on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in 2006, the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2013, and the [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in 2016. ''Super Mario World'' is one of the included titles in the [[Classics#Super NES Classic Edition|SNES Classic Edition]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]], the latter of which also includes a version titled ''Super Mario World: Give the world a whole new look!'', which was released on March 31, 2022, and begins in [[Fall]] with 99 lives and a [[Cape Feather]] in the [[item storage|Item Stock]].

''Super Mario World'' is the only sequel in the ''Super Mario'' series to take place directly after the events of a previous entry. After [[Bowser]]'s previous defeat, Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] decide to recuperate in [[Dinosaur Land]]. Meanwhile, in Dinosaur Land, Bowser and his Koopalings trap Yoshi and his friends in enchanted [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s, eliminating the opposition as they secretly rebuild their forces. Shortly upon their arrival, the Mario Bros. realize that Princess Toadstool is missing. While searching, they find the [[Koopa Troop]]. Upon the Mario Bros. freeing the friendly Yoshi, he exclaims that the [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] have invaded, confirming that Toadstool's persistent captor has indeed returned and taken the opportunity to claim the princess.

As Mario and his friends travel through Dinosaur Land, they uncover the [[Valley of Bowser]], where Bowser is fought on [[Bowser's Castle|his castle roof]] in his [[Koopa Clown Car]], holding Princess Toadstool hostage. Upon his defeat, he gently drops the princess and retreats. Princess Toadstool rewards Mario or Luigi with a kiss as [[fireworks]] celebrate freedom, signifying that their vacation can resume with their new good friends. The reunited team returns to [[Yoshi's House]], where the team and three other Yoshis watch the eggs hatch into [[Baby Yoshi|babies]], removing the spell.

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''Super Mario World'' contains nine worlds and 73 (74 if the [[Back Door]] and [[Front Door]] are counted as separate levels, and 76 if the [[Top Secret Area]] and Yoshi's House are counted as levels) levels in total, 24 of which have secret exits for a total of 96 exits. Almost all worlds contain four regular levels and at least one secret level. Levels marked in yellow contain one exit, while levels marked in red contain an alternative, secret exit. Other points of interest include the [[Switch Palace]]s, [[Warp Pipe]]s, and the [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|star-shaped portals]] to [[Star World]] that are unlocked only when players find the associated secret exit. Switch Palaces activate respectively colored permeable [[Dotted-Line Block|Dotted Line Block]]s and turn them into solid [[! Block|Exclamation Mark Block]]s that can be stood on or hit from below. Once Switch Palace levels have been completed, they cannot be visited again. Warp Pipes warp players to different areas of the map, usually to different worlds altogether. Finally, Yoshis cannot be taken into castles, fortresses, or Ghost Houses, though Yoshi remains outside for the player if they exit the level. In castles, players have to defeat the Koopalings, while in fortresses, players need to defeat [[Reznor]]s.

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|A sea creature that gives Mario or Luigi a ride in certain water levels. Dolphins move in jumping arcs or can jump up and down. In Japanese versions of the game, they can be eaten by a Yoshi, while they are unable to be eaten in international versions. They appear in Vanilla Secret 3 and a small section at the end of Chocolate Island 1.

In addition to Mario and Luigi, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s of four different colors appear in the game, and they may be controlled once acquired and help the Mario Bros. in many levels of the game. Green Yoshis hatch out of [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s, usually found in various blocks throughout the game. If an egg is found but the player already has a Yoshi, the egg instead provides a [[1-Up Mushroom]]. If a Yoshi gets hurt, it runs off, requiring the Mario Bros. to chase it down if they want to ride it again. A Yoshi can additionally provide a Yoshi Boost<ref>''[[Mario Mania]]'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 43.</ref> (or Double Jump)<ref>Super NES Nintendo Player's Guide, pages 13 and 15.</ref> to Mario or Luigi if he jumps off the Yoshi. Some levels contain [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|berries]], and Yoshis can eat them and produce eggs from them if enough are eaten. Yoshis can eat most enemies, though they cannot immediately [[swallow]] most shells, requiring them to spit the shells out before they eventually swallow them.

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|Green Yoshis are able to eat enemies by using their long tongues and jump on spiked foes without taking harm as well as walk across [[Muncher]]s. They can use a [[shell|Koopa Shell]]'s power depending on the color of the shell.

|Blue Yoshis can [[Winged Yoshi|fly]] regardless of what color the Koopa Shell is in their mouths. Additionally, a Yoshi can become a Blue Yoshi if he touches [[Yoshi's Wings]], which appear in some levels and act as shortcuts to the end of the stage. Blue Yoshis are found as Mini-Yoshis in [[Star World 2]].

''Super Mario World'' retains some of the enemies from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', such as the common [[Koopa Troopa]]s and their varieties, Ghost House-dwelling [[Boo]]s, [[Buzzy Beetle]]s in a cave environment, and [[Cheep Cheep]]s underwater, while introducing more species that would regularly appear in later entries in the ''Super Mario'' series, such as [[Magikoopa]]s, [[Fish Bone|Fishbone]]s, [[Swoop]]ers, and [[Wiggler]]s. Goombas are featured less prominently in this title and function differently than in prior ''Super Mario'' titles; they are later localized as [[Galoomba]]s. Some of the new enemies introduced are variants of other species, such as the cape-wielding and flying [[Super Koopa (enemy)|Super Koopa]]s, the large [[Banzai Bill]]s that are encountered before regular [[Bullet Bill]]s, the spike-donning [[Spike Top]]s, and the [[Lakitu in a Pipe|pipe-inhabiting Lakitus]]. Included with the introduced enemies are various new obstacles, most of which populate the castle and fortress levels in the game, and several of these obstacles would make later appearances in the ''Super Mario'' series, namely [[Grinder]]s and [[Skewer]]s.

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*'''Yellow Koopa without a Shell:''' Once it jumps into a [[Yellow Shell]], it becomes a lethal [[Shell (flashing)|flashing Shell]].

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The bosses of the game are comprised of Bowser's seven children, the [[Koopalings]], all who guard a castle at the end of every world, and [[Reznor]]s, the guardians of the fortresses. The Koopalings share the same boss patterns with another Koopaling pair, with the exception of Ludwig, though the later-encountered Koopaling of the shared boss fight has a more difficult variant of the fight. Reznor boss fights are all the same, regardless of which fortress is played on. Once the Koopalings are beaten, a small cutscene plays, where Mario rescues a trapped Yoshi inside an egg and destroys the Koopalings' fortifications through various means, unique for each Koopaling. For example, Iggy's Castle crumbles in a typical fashion when Mario hits a TNT switch; Ludwig's Castle rockets off and crashes into a nearby hill, causing a bandage to appear where it impacted; and Roy's Castle causes an accidental explosion to Mario instead. The levels cannot be normally played again once cleared, though in international versions, they can be replayed if the player holds {{button|snes|L}} and {{button|snes|R}} on the castle's remains. Bowser, the primary antagonist of the game, can be fought at both the [[Front Door]] and [[Back Door]], though the Back Door is a far shorter level that provides almost direct access to the boss.

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While composer [[Koji Kondo]] had created many different melodies for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', he decided to use the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|same melody]] in ''Super Mario World'', albeit in an {{wp|arrangement|arranged}} form, assuming that the player would be able to recognize the melody while being exposed to new variations of music throughout the game.<ref name="iwata asks kondo">[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Super-Mario-All-Stars/Vol-1-Super-Mario-History-Soundtrack-CD/5-Music-Commentary-by-Koji-Kondo-2-/5-Music-Commentary-by-Koji-Kondo-2--220040.html Iwata Asks: Music Commentary by Koji Kondo]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved September 19, 2020.</ref> The melody was believed to be inspired by "{{wp|Green, Green (song)|Green, Green}}," a folk song recorded in the 1960s that was very popular in Japan.<ref>Thomas Game Docs (June 15, 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8SNbCDXgaQ The pop song that Nintendo copied]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 1, 2021.</ref> This being the first game developed for the SNES, Kondo felt "overjoyed" about being able to take advantage of the increased technological capability, which allowed eight instruments to be used at once. To express the technological novelty of the new console, he used samples of several different instruments (as named below), implementing them all, one after the other, in the game's title song.<ref name="iwata asks kondo"/> As development progressed, Kondo grew concerned over how people would react to his unusual combinations of instruments as he noted the use of the NES's traditional {{wp|square wave}}s and {{wp|triangle wave}}s had "gained acceptance" with consumers. For the game's sound effects, Kondo decided to use a variety of musical instruments to emphasize that the game used traditional technology with a hybrid of new materials;<ref name="iwata asks kondo"/> for example, Mario's jumping sound is a reappropriation of a pan flute sample. The music took around a year and a half for Kondo to compose.<ref>Kawasaki, Hondai (January 1991). "1990 Developer Interview". ''Nintendo Official Guidebook for Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4'' (Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakkan: 167.</ref>

A [[Super Mario World (album)|compilation soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' was released in Japan on February 25, 1991, and it contains original jazz arrangements composed by musician Soichi Noriki and performed by the "Mario Club Band"; the album additionally contains music from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. The arrangements are recorded on the album's first disc, while the second disc contains the original compositions. The music was also included on ''[[Nintendo Super Famicom Game Music]]'', another Japan-only album released in 1992 that contains music from various games released for the SNES. ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]'', a compilation soundtrack released originally in Japan on August 1, 1993, contains pieces that remixes and rearranges music sampling sound effects from the game into a funk and hip-hop-oriented genre with lyrics. ''Super Mario World'' music has been featured in several of the ''Nintendo Sound Selection'' series, namely ''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Sound Selection: Endings & Credits]]'', and in several ''Super Mario'' anniversary soundtracks, such as ''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]'' and ''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''.

23 people were listed in the credits of ''Super Mario World'', including notable Nintendo composer [[Koji Kondo]] for the sound programming and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] as the producer. [[Takashi Tezuka]] was the overall director of the game, listed as the "Total Director" in the original Japanese version of the credits.<ref name="TCRF"/>

The game was produced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], featuring music composed by [[Koji Kondo]] and graphics designed by [[Shigefumi Hino]], and it was the first game designed for the SNES. As an experiment, the team ported ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' to the console, and it felt like the same game to them despite the enhanced graphics, so they wanted to create something new for the console (though ''Mario 3'' itself would later be ported and remade for SNES as one of the featured games in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''). Miyamoto has stated that ever since they finished ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the design staff wanted to have Mario ride a horse. It was believed to be impossible technically until the SNES was developed, and it was changed to a dinosaur due to the team working with a dinosaur land.<ref>Takashi Tezuka, Shigefumi Hino and Hisashi Nogami. [https://web.archive.org/web/20171003014426/https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-mario-world ''Super Mario World'' and ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved September 19, 2020.</ref> They first came up with a crocodile, which the team felt did not fit in Mario's world, so the design was altered to eventually evolve into Yoshi. According to Miyamoto, sixteen people were involved in the creation of the game, and it took about three years to make.<ref>Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto in ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide, p. 32.</ref>

At some point during the game's development, it was meant to be released in North America and Europe under the full ''Super Mario Bros. 4'' title, but it was later shortened to simply ''Super Mario World''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0MbGdkbeEU This local news segment displays the ''Super Mario World'' title screen with the typo'd "Super Mario Bros." subtitle.], retrieved 8/11/2011</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTzyz2TgGls This local news segment displays the ''Super Mario World'' title screen with the "''Super Mario Bros. 4''" subtitle.], retrieved 8/11/2011</ref> Miyamoto has stated that this is his favorite ''Super Mario'' game.<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/super-mario-world-is-miyamotos-favorite-mario-game ''Super Mario World'' is Miyamoto's favorite ''Super Mario'' game], retrieved 6/22/2018</ref><ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/15/this-is-shigeru-miyamotos-favorite-mario-game This is Shigeru Miyamoto's Favorite ''Super Mario'' Game], retrieved 6/22/2018</ref>

[[Dinosaur Land]] was drastically different from the final version, possessing an appearance similar to the various kingdoms of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Specifically, it was to feature things such as [[Toad House]]s (which could possibly mean that [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s were once considered to populate Dinosaur Land) and more ''Super Mario Bros. 3''-style [[fortress]]es. In addition to this, the game originally had the subtitle "''Super Mario Bros. 4''" on the Title Screen.

[[File:Sorbetislandbug.png|thumb|The miscolored overworld glitch]]

[[File:Fireball kill.png|thumb|left|Glitchy graphic from destroying Iggy's fireball]]

The balls on [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]'s and [[Larry Koopa|Larry]]'s platforms can be destroyed by the sliding attack, as can the [[Grinder]]s (using a [[Triangular Block]]). This results in glitchy graphics, most likely because the developers did not intend for these enemies to be defeated. The same happens if [[Mario]] does a nosedive in the second level of the [[Bowser]] battle. The [[Big Steely]] is defeated as a red sprite of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s head.

In order to do this glitch, the player must go to the end of [[Chocolate Island 3]]. Under the goal, the player must jump off [[Yoshi]] to the [[Giant Gate]] so that the screen does not scroll up. If this is done correctly, Mario is barely seen when he finishes the level, and because Mario is not present on the bottom of the screen, the screen begins to flicker in many colors as the stage begins to fade out. When he comes back to the overworld map, the entire world is glitchy and colored with red and blue. If Mario visits the [[Forest of Illusion]] or the [[Valley of Bowser]] and comes back to the main overworld, the entire world will be ivory-colored instead. The glitch ends if the player completes a level or visits [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]].

*[[Big Boo]]s have lower fangs and white eyes in their sprites, but they have the same faces as normal [[Boo]]s in their artwork.

[[File:Box Art NA - Super Mario World Super Mario Advance 2.jpg|thumb|Box for ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'', the Game Boy Advance remake for ''Super Mario World''.]]

The game was ported to the Nintendo Super System, an arcade machine, in 1991. It is the only ''Super Mario'' title released on this system. There are a few differences such as a message on the title screen letting the player know what version it is. Players can choose one of seven zones to start in. There is no way to save progress and a timer counts down on the bottom right corner when play begins, which reappears when time is almost up. Afterwards, a screen will appear asking if the player wants to continue by inserting coins.

''Super Mario World'' was remade for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as the second installment in the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series, ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. Some of the more notable changes include new sprites for Luigi, the maximum number of lives being 999 that can now be saved, and a list of levels showing whether the secret exit and the [[Dragon Coin]]s have been found.

===SNES Classic Edition===

*''[[Būbū Mario]]'': A Japanese video game-ride hybrid made in 1993 by {{wp|Banpresto}}.

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' – If the player waits on the [[Special Zone]] map for one minute and 57 seconds, a cover version of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|overworld theme]] will start playing.

*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' – Lakitu is nearly identical in appearance in this game, and many tracks in this game are based on levels here. The music that plays in the [[Ghost Valley]] and [[Bowser's Castle (disambiguation)|Bowser Castle]] courses are remixes of the music from the [[Ghost House]]s and the final boss theme, respectively, from ''Super Mario World''.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' – A short demo of ''Super Mario World'' is playable, and the Yoshi's Island stage returns. Mario's Cape move returns from ''Melee'' as well. Also, Bowser uses his Koopa Clown Car in [[The Subspace Emissary]]. Finally, the title theme and ending theme are covers and play on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage, as well as the castle theme on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage. Yoshi's [[Final Smash]], [[Super Dragon]], is based on the powers he can obtain from a Koopa shell, specifically the powers from a Red Koopa Troopa and Blue Koopa Troopa. Hot Head makes an appearance as an item in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', as well as a trophy. Blargg appears as a sticker in this game.

*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' – A remix of the athletic theme from this game is available as one of the songs in [[Harmony Hustle]].

*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' – A remix of the main theme appears as one of the selectable songs for [[Figure Skating Singles]].

*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' – Along with having a similar name, this game features [[Chargin' Chuck]]s and [[Galoomba|Goomba]]s (renamed Galoombas), both of which have not been seen in a ''Super Mario'' platform game since ''Super Mario World''. At the beginning of [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]] is the [[Koopa Chase|Koopa Chase Lv2]] that, upon hitting, occasionally causes ''Super Mario World'' sound effects to play. The artwork of Beach Koopa for this game is reused as a [[stamp]].

*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' – A piano remix of the overworld and underwater themes from ''Super Mario World'' can be heard on radios in [[New Donk City]] and the [[Wooded Kingdom]]. When controlled by Mario, [[Moe-Eye]]s sometimes hum the ending theme of ''Super Mario World'' while walking around with their sunglasses on. A clip of Mario’s fight with Bowser in this game is shown when Mario captures Bowser. The music that plays in the bonus areas and bonus game was remixed as the music that plays in some of the challenge areas in this game.

*''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' – The fireball and spin jump sounds are reused.

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