Anyone else dislike Super Mario World?

~~ledahead~~ · 03-20-2014, 12:18 AM

I grew up playing Super Mario World for the SNES but I never really liked it. In fact, in some ways I hate the game and it is probably the only major Mario release that I don't really care for. I can at least say that the level design was good and being able to use Yoshi with his powerups was cool. What I really didn't like about Super Mario World was the style of the game. For starters, I didn't like the music in the game. I didn't like the heavy use of the midi piano and the prehistoric type sound that the game had. I also didn't like the way that the levels looked.

I suppose I am comparing Super Mario World to Super Mario Bros. 3 which has always been my favorite Mario game. To me, the music in Super Mario Bros. 3 was better, the levels looked cooler and were more fun to play, and there was more variety both in the music and types of levels.

Anyways, I am probably in the minority, but just wondering if anyone else felt the same way?

*CyberCubed* · 03-20-2014, 12:20 AM

Super Mario Bros. 3 was the best classic Mario game, but Super Mario World was great as well. Well designs levels, liked the addition of Yoshi, cool secret exits to find.

It's also hard to believe World was the last 2D Mario game all the way till New Super Mario Bros on DS in 2006...if you don't count Yoshi's Island. That was a nearly 15 year gap between 2D Mario.

*Slade* · 03-20-2014, 12:27 AM

Can't agree with you. I loved Super Mario World. My favorite part was star road and then going to the special zone and changing the map up and koopas up. Only thing I could never get to was some fortress in front of Bower's castle..

But yeah, I loved that game.

TMNT_Guy · 03-20-2014, 02:30 AM

Super Mario World was the first video game I ever beat, so I do have a soft spot for it. Compared to the previous game, Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World does feel a bit like a letdown. There aren't as many powerups, there aren't as many levels, and with many of the sprites having wrong colors (Yoshi's arms are orange, Ludwig’s hair is white instead of blue, etc) it feels incomplete compared to the previous Mario games. I've always found the game too easy, but that might be because I've been playing the game for over twenty years. I personally find Super Mario Land 1 and 2 to be more memorable.

But still, it's an excellent game on its own. I think that after how big and grand Super Mario Bros 3 was, no game they could've made would've been able to match it. Also, Yoshi. No other 2D Mario game has been able to match how awesome Yoshi was in this game. Seriously, why can't you take Yoshi with you in the New Super Mario Bros games?

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Originally Posted by ledahead

For starters, I didn't like the music in the game. I didn't like the heavy use of the midi piano and the prehistoric type sound that the game had.

I agree somewhat with the music, but the castle music was wonderfully creepy and the final boss music might just be one of the greatest Bowser themes ever made.

*Mzx10484* · 03-20-2014, 03:25 AM

SNES was my first console, Super Mario World my first game, I loved it and still do !!

~~ledahead~~ · 03-20-2014, 04:42 AM

I noticed that the Bowser theme in Super Mario World sort of sounds like the Super Shredder theme in Turtles in Time.

Darth Knuckles · 03-20-2014, 04:57 AM

I've always felt I was in the minority too but I also prefer Super Mario Bros. 3 to Super Mario World. I always for some reason felt that the graphics, well sprites I guess is what I really mean, were just a bit off-looking to me in Super Mario World. Everything seemed little kid-looking in my opinion. And besides the Castle Theme, I also didn't care for the music much either. I've always felt that way and most disagree with me too.

*Ninjinister* · 03-20-2014, 05:09 AM

I don't think I dislike any of the general Mario platformer series (some of the spin-offs are a different matter, however). I do say though, that I generally prefer SMB3 over World, but that may be due to limited exposure to the latter as a lad. Although I had an NES, my friends and I all had Genesises (Genesi?) and only one kid that I knew had Super NES. The only time I ever got to play World before I got into emulation in middle school, was at his house.

*Turo602* · 03-20-2014, 05:11 AM

Isn't it a little early for an April Fools thread?

Walkabout · 03-20-2014, 05:40 AM

I never liked it as much as Mario 3.

I did have SMW but Mario All Stars saw the most action.

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 03-20-2014, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TMNT_Guy

I agree somewhat with the music, but the castle music was wonderfully creepy and the final boss music might just be one of the greatest Bowser themes ever made.

I also like the Ghost house theme.

I really like Super Mario World. IMHO, it's one of my favorite Mario games, with Super Mario Bros 3 probably being my all time favorite Mario game.

Peanut · 03-20-2014, 08:25 AM

I've always liked SMB3 more, and that's a fully endorsable opinion, but to dislike SMW if you're a fan of 2D Mario games? I've never heard that before.

*Icebot* · 03-20-2014, 11:28 AM

Not me. It was one of my favorite games back in the day.

*Storm Eagle* · 03-20-2014, 02:32 PM

My better memories lie with SMB3, but SMW is still good to play.

*AT-Man* · 03-20-2014, 02:53 PM

World is my favorite Mario game, close behind are both SMB 2 and 3.

*Ninjinister* · 03-20-2014, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Turo602

Isn't it a little early for an April Fools thread?

It does seem like an odd unpopular opinion post to make. Like... you don't see me making a topic about how boring I find Ocarina of Time. It's just kind of a jerk move, I think.

Aaronardo · 03-20-2014, 05:15 PM

I'm kinda in the minority, since I actually like World more than 3. My better memories, however, lie in the 3D games.

Peanut · 03-20-2014, 05:16 PM

There should just be an unpopular game opinions thread so we can yell and fight with each other all the time. Just like it used to be around here, before all this friendship and agreeing to disagree and UNDERSTANDING nonsense! Ugh! VG Section what happened to us!?

*Turo602* · 03-20-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

It does seem like an odd unpopular opinion post to make. Like... you don't see me making a topic about how boring I find Ocarina of Time. It's just kind of a jerk move, I think.

Nah, it's okay. Not everything is going to stick with someone. I think it would be much different if he was saying the game was terrible, but he just doesn't like it for his own personal reasons.

*AT-Man* · 03-20-2014, 05:52 PM

Well, I don't like any 3D Mario games.

03-20-2014, 12:18 AM	#1
~~ledahead~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 64	Anyone else dislike Super Mario World? I grew up playing Super Mario World for the SNES but I never really liked it. In fact, in some ways I hate the game and it is probably the only major Mario release that I don't really care for. I can at least say that the level design was good and being able to use Yoshi with his powerups was cool. What I really didn't like about Super Mario World was the style of the game. For starters, I didn't like the music in the game. I didn't like the heavy use of the midi piano and the prehistoric type sound that the game had. I also didn't like the way that the levels looked. I suppose I am comparing Super Mario World to Super Mario Bros. 3 which has always been my favorite Mario game. To me, the music in Super Mario Bros. 3 was better, the levels looked cooler and were more fun to play, and there was more variety both in the music and types of levels. Anyways, I am probably in the minority, but just wondering if anyone else felt the same way?

03-20-2014, 12:27 AM	#3
Slade god status Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,291	Can't agree with you. I loved Super Mario World. My favorite part was star road and then going to the special zone and changing the map up and koopas up. Only thing I could never get to was some fortress in front of Bower's castle.. But yeah, I loved that game. __________________ Do not concern yourself with what I've already done: rather tremble at the thought of what I am about to do. Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48140

03-20-2014, 04:57 AM	#7
Darth Knuckles Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mutani-Isle Posts: 703	I've always felt I was in the minority too but I also prefer Super Mario Bros. 3 to Super Mario World. I always for some reason felt that the graphics, well sprites I guess is what I really mean, were just a bit off-looking to me in Super Mario World. Everything seemed little kid-looking in my opinion. And besides the Castle Theme, I also didn't care for the music much either. I've always felt that way and most disagree with me too. __________________ "Shredder, what have you done!?!" - Tiger Claw (Annihilation: Earth!)

03-20-2014, 05:09 AM	#8
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I don't think I dislike any of the general Mario platformer series (some of the spin-offs are a different matter, however). I do say though, that I generally prefer SMB3 over World, but that may be due to limited exposure to the latter as a lad. Although I had an NES, my friends and I all had Genesises (Genesi?) and only one kid that I knew had Super NES. The only time I ever got to play World before I got into emulation in middle school, was at his house. __________________

03-20-2014, 11:28 AM	#13
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	Not me. It was one of my favorite games back in the day. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

03-20-2014, 12:20 AM	#2
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,891	Super Mario Bros. 3 was the best classic Mario game, but Super Mario World was great as well. Well designs levels, liked the addition of Yoshi, cool secret exits to find. It's also hard to believe World was the last 2D Mario game all the way till New Super Mario Bros on DS in 2006...if you don't count Yoshi's Island. That was a nearly 15 year gap between 2D Mario.

03-20-2014, 03:25 AM	#5
Mzx10484 WEM Super Starfinder 200 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 2,085	SNES was my first console, Super Mario World my first game, I loved it and still do !!

03-20-2014, 04:42 AM	#6
~~ledahead~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 64	I noticed that the Bowser theme in Super Mario World sort of sounds like the Super Shredder theme in Turtles in Time.

03-20-2014, 05:11 AM	#9
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	Isn't it a little early for an April Fools thread?

03-20-2014, 05:40 AM	#10
Walkabout Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 556	I never liked it as much as Mario 3. I did have SMW but Mario All Stars saw the most action.

03-20-2014, 08:25 AM	#12
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I've always liked SMB3 more, and that's a fully endorsable opinion, but to dislike SMW if you're a fan of 2D Mario games? I've never heard that before.

03-20-2014, 02:32 PM	#14
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,395	My better memories lie with SMB3, but SMW is still good to play.

03-20-2014, 02:53 PM	#15
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	World is my favorite Mario game, close behind are both SMB 2 and 3. __________________ Through the Golden Door

03-20-2014, 05:15 PM	#17
Aaronardo Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 1,043	I'm kinda in the minority, since I actually like World more than 3. My better memories, however, lie in the 3D games. __________________ "Shredder, you gotta listen to reason!" - Leonardo "Oh Turtles! Oh Turtles! Chew your gum properly." "If I miss this week's Kirby, heads are gonna roll." - Raphael "The Biosites have almost finished healing my flesh." - Shredder "Because we're takin' the heart and you're goin' to jail!" - Donatello

03-20-2014, 05:16 PM	#18
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	There should just be an unpopular game opinions thread so we can yell and fight with each other all the time. Just like it used to be around here, before all this friendship and agreeing to disagree and UNDERSTANDING nonsense! Ugh! VG Section what happened to us!?

03-20-2014, 05:52 PM	#20
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	Well, I don't like any 3D Mario games. __________________ Through the Golden Door