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Topic	~~SephG ranks the classic 2D console platformers~~
Nelson_Mandela 12/17/18 11:28:20 AM #104:	#5. Super Mario World https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/24931-super-mario-world-super-mario-advance-2-game-boy-advance-screenshot.jpg This write-up is going to be a little different, as the best way I can talk about Super Mario World is to compare it to another game that will appear on this list: Super Mario Bros. 3. For what feels like most of my life, there has seemed to always be this omnipresent debate raging as to whether SMW or SMB3 is the better game and, in turn, the pinnacle of Mario games and 2D platforming. Which game, they would ask, best represents the genre and is a paragon for everything Nintendo? I found myself always in the SMB3 camp--I had played both games enough, but never owned either one personally and therefore never really explored the nuances that one can only find after putting in a dozen or so hours into each game. Regardless, I had more experience with SMB3, so I took a side--even as I read numerous arguments for SMW that seemed more and more convincing each year. The graphics and presentation for Super Mario World are pretty astounding for its time. It may not seem like a big leap now, but I remember playing a Super Nintendo for the first time in the early 90s and being floored by how much bigger and brighter everything was. There is a reason why I used the giant Bullet Bill as the image for this game--that moment in the first level was when everyone realized what the Super in Super Nintendo really meant. The sprites are that big and detailed now, and there is only going to be more where that came from. The game design was also more intricate than its predecessor. SMW took advantage of the extra buttons and allowed for a deeper experience this time around by giving Mario (and Luigi) the spin ability, which really opened up an extra dimension to each level. On top of this, of course, we have the introduction of Yoshi, which essentially doubles the amount of things you can do--increasing the ways one can beat a level and unlock some of the secret stage exits. So with these additions, why is SMW merely "Excellent" and not as good as SMB3? Well, after so many years of listening to the debate, I finally played these games exactly back-to-back and figured it out for myself. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:914273318] in *~~SephG r... [t:77295477]...</cite> <quote>#5. Super Mario World https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/24931-super-mario-world-super-mario-advance-2-game-boy-advance-screenshot.jpg This write-up is going to be a little different, as the best way I can talk about Super Mario World is to compare it to another game that will appear on this list: Super Mario Bros. 3. For what feels like most of my life, there has seemed to always be this omnipresent debate raging as to whether SMW or SMB3 is the better game and, in turn, the pinnacle of Mario games and 2D platforming. Which game, they would ask, best represents the genre and is a paragon for everything Nintendo? I found myself always in the SMB3 camp--I had played both games enough, but never owned either one personally and therefore never really explored the nuances that one can only find after putting in a dozen or so hours into each game. Regardless, I had more experience with SMB3, so I took a side--even as I read numerous arguments for SMW that seemed more and more convincing each year. The graphics and presentation for Super Mario World are pretty astounding for its time. It may not seem like a big leap now, but I remember playing a Super Nintendo for the first time in the early 90s and being floored by how much bigger and brighter everything was. There is a reason why I used the giant Bullet Bill as the image for this game--that moment in the first level was when everyone realized what the Super in Super Nintendo really meant. The sprites are that big and detailed now, and there is only going to be more where that came from. The game design was also more intricate than its predecessor. SMW took advantage of the extra buttons and allowed for a deeper experience this time around by giving Mario (and Luigi) the spin ability, which really opened up an extra dimension to each level. On top of this, of course, we have the introduction of Yoshi, which essentially doubles the amount of things you can do--increasing the ways one can beat a level and unlock some of the secret stage exits. So with these additions, why is SMW merely "Excellent" and not as good as SMB3? Well, after so many years of listening to the debate, I finally played these games exactly back-to-back and figured it out for myself. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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