LogFAQs > #975228995

IMO, the cape being too overpowered is probably SMW's biggest weakness. I guess it doesn't affect my playthrough as much, since I usually don't choose to fly over levels, and I'm probably not the best with the cape anyway. But it really hit home, when I watched an all-levels speed run, and saw them just fly over so many of the levels. It's a big factor of why I'd rank SMB3 above World (though they're close).

Comparatively speaking, the fire flower is pretty underpowered. When would you ever want a fire flower instead of a cape? IMO, for the most part, water levels are really the only time I'd want fire instead of a cape, which is ironic since it's the one place you'd expect a fire weapon to not work so well. Also, fire balls not working when on Yoshi nerfs the power too.