Super Mario World Review and Retrospective SNES

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I hope you enjoy this Super Mario World Review and Retrospective. I delve into the Mario hysteria that swept the world in the 80s, the impending launch of the Super Nintendo, and how much pressure was on the development team to showcase this new system and simultaneously advance the Super Mario Bros. series.
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@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

In these Retrospectives i try so hard to articulate what these games meant to us... and funny thing is, after spending so much time thinking, writing, and editing a Retrospective you'd think I'd grow tired of it... but i always find an even greater appreciation for the game. I'm a History teacher and I really enjoy digging into the stories behind these games, so I've decided to focus on Retrospective/mini-doc type videos for a while. The content won't be as frequent, but hopefully it'll be good. As always, if you like this video, do me a favor, and Share it with others... its a free way to really help my channel. Thank you for watching! -Complex

@jesseh7655 4 жыл бұрын

NESComplex we thank you sir. It is incredible to see people like you (and Riff etc) preserving the nostalgia of the games we all loved and cherished growing up. I’m a father of 4 boys. We OCCASIONALLY play sports together and do outdoor trips...my fondest memories sometimes is just sitting down and playing Mega Man X with them and seeing the same glow in their eyes as I had. Keep it up my man!

@jonathonkiner7415 4 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for that Mana review!!! When ya got it coming? lol

@stevensmith3718 4 жыл бұрын

I for one, support this approach. I'll take a monthly or quarterly Complex video over the daily and weekly content I see out there. With your videos, I learn a great deal about the games I grew up with. This is a fantastic approach to telling the history and keeping the story alive. Keep it up sir, we all appreciate it!

@gilligan26 4 жыл бұрын

This video might actually be enjoyable if there wasn’t an advertisement every two minutes....

@tigerspruce8580 4 жыл бұрын

hey what about the flashing shell? It wasn't mentioned, but if you have a koopa enter a yellow shell, and you have a yoshi eat it, it'll gain every ability on the shells. Yoshi will be able to fly, stomp, and once you release the shell from your mouth, he'll breathe fire.

@Lovuschka 4 жыл бұрын

28 years later, I learn that those lava monsters can be eaten by Yoshi.

@TonyJenn 4 жыл бұрын

Wait. Really?

@michaelsimmons4816 4 жыл бұрын

That is an epic gamer move

@Lovuschka 4 жыл бұрын

@@TonyJenn Yea, it's shown in the video.

@kennethwyant9813 4 жыл бұрын

I learned that you only get a 1 up on those green star blocks if you collect at least 30 coins. Maybe I never read the manual? I knew everything else.

@coder2k 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@sanderzijl3605 4 жыл бұрын

This game still holds up perfectly to this day

@rolandverde8771 4 жыл бұрын

Facelift does too

@sanderzijl3605 4 жыл бұрын

@@rolandverde8771 definitely🤘

@dtadeo2006 4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes thanks to android and ios.

@kieranstark7213 3 жыл бұрын

awesomegames.miraheze.org/wiki/Super_Mario_World I wouldn’t go as far as to say that it has ever been perfect (though some of the “Bad Qualities” are either just nitpicks or don’t count as cons, heck, some of the “BQs” of the game according to Miraheze Wiki might even be pros for the game such as #9) but the reasons why it rocks (big time) are what make it an understatement to be considered great, back in the 1990s and in the early 21st Century!

@Kruppt808 3 жыл бұрын

The music is so amazing

@UmVtCg 4 жыл бұрын

This game aged like fine wine

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Savor it!!!

@54356776 4 жыл бұрын

This game just didn't age, at all. I put it on for kids and they are just as enchanted as I was back then. I still love this game and never get bored of it.

@areyoujelton 4 жыл бұрын

This game aged like my granddad’s new 2020 pussy!

@Skokapus 3 жыл бұрын

@@areyoujelton so good or bad

@dboymax1 3 жыл бұрын

I may offend some people but I preferred this game over SMB 3. You could replay levels and get stuff you missed, you could ride Yoshis, etc...

@tge1134 2 жыл бұрын

This is when developers actually care about creating an fun game instead of realistic and having no replay value.

@carlwinters8632 3 жыл бұрын

I think this was the greatest video game ever made. It's been nearly 30 years since it came out and it's still fun to play. There is one undeniable fact about Super Mario World. It has stood the test of time.

@angelcampos1625 Жыл бұрын

He my teacher

@tzzeek 7 ай бұрын

Huh, no. It sucks and boring.

@Ge0rge_0rwell 6 ай бұрын

@@tzzeek get some friends.

@tzzeek 6 ай бұрын

@@Ge0rge_0rwell greatest advice. What's your phone number?

@JavenarchX 4 ай бұрын

Wonder just didn't live up to this

@ray_sattler 3 жыл бұрын

I cried at the end. "Like a treasure", that it is indeed and i still have mine from nearly 30 years ago.

@NESADDICT 2 жыл бұрын

I will have had mine 30 years in November 2022!

@DarkReturns1 2 жыл бұрын

I remember being really sad at the end myself. I think it was the combination of the music and the fact I've reached the end of one of the greatest games of all time. That song still pulls at my heart's strings

@Atrus233 2 жыл бұрын

My cartridge from the early 90s has all three save files completed with all 96 goals found. And yet I still periodically erase one and do it all over again. Even with it not being a serious challenge anymore, even after doing 100% completion who knows how many times, it's still damn fun to do it all over again. A perfect balance of difficulty and joy. There are few games that I have that relationship with, of endless replay value.

@Gameprojordan 2 жыл бұрын

I got the gameboy advance version

@The_Bad_Guy. 2 жыл бұрын

@@NESADDICT same here man. It will be 30 years in December for me haha. I can't believe it....

@kingdoge69 3 жыл бұрын

This video made me kinda sad, because I can never relieve my childhood again. I can always play the game, but it’s not the same as a child with no worries and an open, imaginative mind

@smoothbeak 2 жыл бұрын

Hey friend, you might not be able to relive your childhood, but you can bring the same creative imagination that children possess into your life now. Don't let "society" or others define how you can be in regards to being spontaneous and joyful.

@AmariMarvelous 2 жыл бұрын

@@smoothbeak 💯💯

@brandonsavitski 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like playing Super Mario World amped up on some Crystal Clear Pepsi wearing your favorite Ninja Turtles T-Shirts boys saying Eat My Shorts like Bart Simpson.

@olsonbryce777 2 жыл бұрын

Take some shrooms and you'll feel like a kid again

@AndrewThoesen 2 жыл бұрын

Go outside, touch grass, come inside, grab controller

@CollinAbroadcast 2 жыл бұрын

The melody part blew my mind!

@twosadcows4549 8 ай бұрын

I like everyone else that grew up playing this year most of these songs damn near daily

@eyeln9ne696 4 жыл бұрын

How in the hell have I never noticed yoshis orange arms!? I've spent hundreds of hours on this game and never noticed!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

I hadn’t either! I’ve beat this like 20 times at least.

@worken360 4 жыл бұрын

It's because on the cover of the game Yoshi is shown with green arms.

@TheAvenger62 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was leather or rope reins like how one would be pulling on to steer a horse lol

@areaman5959 4 жыл бұрын

They aren’t orange arms, it is part of the saddle on Yoshi’s back, the stirrups of the saddle

@eyeln9ne696 4 жыл бұрын

@@areaman5959 that's what I always thought.

@ProtoMario 4 жыл бұрын

Possibly my favorite Mario Game of All time, Golden era of gaming was in the early 90's!

@AltairEgo1 3 жыл бұрын

My bro, definitely agree. Late '80s and early '90s were the halcion days.

@kieranstark7213 3 жыл бұрын

*Super Mario World score* Presentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gameplay: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Charming) characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (In the GBA version though, I’d take a few stars off because the only character in the game because I didn’t like Princess Peach as much as people who don’t see why Luigi and Yoshi are some of the true best characters of the franchise because while in the SNES version she was a character that didn’t interest most of us because she was a character who needed rescuing, they made things much less better in the GBA version because it’s the first game where Jen Taylor voices Princess Peach to say “Help!”. It just makes Sam Kelly’s performance as Princess Peach an improvement, albeit meh at most). *9/10 (Super Mario World was and always will be considered to be one of the greatest video games by almost all people in the world. And boy does it show!)

@judetherudedudepranks8281 3 жыл бұрын

Kieran Stark your dumb

@chadbailey30 3 жыл бұрын

My kids- "How could you grow up back then, didn't it suck"? They have no idea that 100% the late 80s early 90s were the BEST time ever to be an 8yr old

@ealswytheangelicrealms 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite too. Plus so many hacks of the game to play.

@DrBoX89 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this! This is one of my favorite games of all time and I’ll always treasure it. I can play through it over and over or revisit it years later and the feeling it captures is always the same…pure joy.

@devinsmith5926 2 жыл бұрын

Dead on the money with that one.

@dannysimion 3 жыл бұрын

This was truly when I loved the Mario franchise. Many hours we spent as a family playing this game. That nostalgic memory in itself is hard to replicate nowadays. I think this title was best realized by the folks working for Mario.

@MrFitocorleone 4 жыл бұрын

This game is just perfect. Such nostalgia.

@rein3417 4 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, it gets even better. Search the just keef edition of world man. It's so incredibly good. Any time I'm ever going to go back and play this game, it's going to be with that rom hack. It's that good. Go check out the vids on blue television games super mario world but with more dinosaurs or even the full playthrough of it over on my channel whenever it goes up if you want to take a look see. This isn't me trying to plug either so apologies in advance to anyone that might view it as such. I'm just telling you all that there is an even better version of the game that exists now, and it's so super freaking incredible. It came out very recently too actually this month.

@gerardosalas9477 4 жыл бұрын

MrFitocorleone it’s not perfect, it’s physics suck

@ItsRetroPlanet 4 жыл бұрын

@@rein3417 BlueTV got me toknow that edition. It's fantastic!

@newmula5045 4 жыл бұрын

MrFitocorleone u said it!!!!

@XStonedGamerX 4 жыл бұрын

💞

@ViolentDetour 4 жыл бұрын

11:30 YOU CAN EAT THE BLARGGS!!?!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

I know... crazy huh? It’s the biggest thing Yoshi can eat

@antm6970 4 жыл бұрын

@@NESComplex what about the giant moles?

@DarkAlkaiser 4 жыл бұрын

Somehow never knew this, 100% this game like 9 times in my life XD

@speedyav46 4 жыл бұрын

@@antm6970 Yoshi can't eat the Super Moles unfortunately.

@ninbend0 4 жыл бұрын

@@speedyav46 you can! Maybe it's related to which of the 3 versions of the game you are playing (US, Japan, Europe)

@DJJOOLZDE Жыл бұрын

I was one of those kids in 91, test playing it for the first time at the local store. It was a magnificent time.

@chambers0188 3 жыл бұрын

I still love playing through this game every now and then! It's my all time childhood favourite!

@Packattack9204 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite game of all-time. It’s 2019, and I still play through it at least once per year.

@bab2thebone1 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Johnson same here

@L33TZER 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@ryanmalin 4 жыл бұрын

I keep a copy on my cell phone and using a wireless game controller I play this game when I'm forced to wait somewhere like getting an oil change or a doctor waiting room. Having snes on the go is such a treat.

@patback1001 4 жыл бұрын

Im playin through it now. Donut plains

@DroneDialogues 4 жыл бұрын

It’s so good I’ve tried many mainline Mario games since and I always return to this one rather than finishing the others.

@buckroger6456 4 жыл бұрын

I really do believe that super Mario world is the greatest game of all time.

@ghfjfghjasdfasdf 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best Platformers for sure.

@sopas5791 4 жыл бұрын

Probably the best of its genre.

@tylersmith9868 4 жыл бұрын

You and everyone else bro

@NightmareCrab 4 жыл бұрын

I find it boring

@MarcoCaifan87 4 жыл бұрын

Buck Roger it is definitely arguable. I’d go so far as to say it’s the greatest Mario game of all.

@mr.nobody9716 4 жыл бұрын

This game was pure magic to me back in the days... It was my initiation to gaming and it didn't loose any of its fascination until today. In the times of emulation nowadays I have it always in reach in my pocket ;-) No platformer is better than SMW, hardly even close to this genius masterpiece!

@RickySteels 4 жыл бұрын

All the different themes being a different variation of those notes is incredible. It just adds another layer of cohesiveness to this masterpiece! It set a bat that few platformers even come close to.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. It’s so cool that the main melody ties it together

@Sneslink-jz5jl 4 жыл бұрын

I remember when this came out at the mall. They had a system to play at the game store , and there was always 2-3 kids waiting in line to play it.The game, Super Mario World. The time 1991.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

That’s an amazing memory!!!

@49erfanaticfromnm30 4 жыл бұрын

Wal-Mart as well. It was wild.

@Luke973T 4 жыл бұрын

Yup I remember Sears would have the displays.

@hjames78 4 жыл бұрын

I remember the SNES under the Xmas tree at Xmas. Those were the days i was so happy😎. 1991

@Luke973T 4 жыл бұрын

@@hjames78 me too and my own TV that same year. Simple times

@gatrik1911 3 жыл бұрын

as the sound of super mario starts i get this nice feeling of pure joy.

@MyRetroLife 3 жыл бұрын

Have I ever said how incredible this retrospective is? Also at 6:53 I see Master System games!

@NESComplex 3 жыл бұрын

Always looking for master system games. And thank you Tyler!!

@SirStoneyOfBow 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest platformer ever made. It’s also one of my most replayed games. Perfection.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right! I keep seeing in the comments about how many times it’s played every year. If only there was a tracker.... I bet it is up there as one of the most played and replayed games ever!

@SirStoneyOfBow 4 жыл бұрын

NESComplex A tracker would be fascinating to see. Of course it was my first choice to play on my SNES classic. I still get a buzz doing the secret Cheese Bridge exit in a new fashion. Great video, and I’m now a subscriber.

@DennisJ42 3 жыл бұрын

@@SirStoneyOfBow There is one now that a guy is making and it's on GitHub. Look up snestracker. Looks pretty promising.

@mikeroagreschen5350 2 жыл бұрын

The ROM for it is probably downloaded millions of times every year.

@Dusty_B 4 жыл бұрын

Well done sir! I can't believe 20 minutes flew by like that. This is my favorite Mario game and easily one of the greatest games of all time. Your video here lives up to that legacy and is a fantastic tribute. Great job 👍

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s the best compliment... if a video makes time fly... thank you! And that’s always my hope: to somehow begin to articulate how a game made us all feel and what it means to us gamers

@jaredsullivan9101 4 жыл бұрын

second that. That quote about treating the game like a treasure really got me

@TheYorkMan 4 жыл бұрын

Why is it your favourite Mario game? And can you explain how it is better than about two dozen games I could argue are a hell of a lot better??

@JudgeHolden2003 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkMan IT Has better art style, level design, Music, secrets, and IT feels like open World game. Big part of SMW's charm is exploration. Masterpiece.

@jaredsullivan9101 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkMan For me personally, it's probably the nostalgia. One of my first memories I have was me and my dad beating it for the first time when I was like 3 years old lol. I probably go back and play through it 2 or 3 times a year just because it takes me back to those days. Overall though, it does have a certain charm to it that I just don't find in other Mario games, that could just be me though.

@burningxdagger 4 жыл бұрын

The nostalgia is real with this one. This was my first console and first game ever. 5 years old Christmas of 94. Major turning point in my life.

@superbitworld 2 жыл бұрын

Man, this video brought me so many good memories... fantastic work

@NESComplex 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It’s funny after all these years it seems so fresh in my mind. I really appreciate it SBW

@8-bitraw625 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt know the drums come in with yoshi, I didnt know the music basically has the same melody, crazy facts bros

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

It just goes to show the level of detail Nintendo employed.

@pepearown4968 4 жыл бұрын

It’s quite easy to tell that the leitmotif is the same in each track, only that it comes later in the ghost house track.

@worken360 4 жыл бұрын

I've been playing this game just recently after about 20 years of not playing, what a fantastic game. It's a masterpiece.

@JoeDaddyNV 3 жыл бұрын

What an excellent homage to one of the best games ever made. Very well done!

@AtariLegend 4 жыл бұрын

After watching the beautiful docu about Mario Bros 3 by The Gaming Historian and being so impressed with it, I had to watch this one again. It is just as good! You guys should be working for the Discovery Channel or something. You are both that good! So entertaining, yet so much info and research. I love every second of your work!

@originalsleepyjon 4 жыл бұрын

I remember beating SMW at a kiosk in front of the local Kay Bee Toys when I was a kid. Man growing up in the 80s and 90s was THE BEST ❤️

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

I agree... the memories are the best! So cool you have that memory of SMW

@mediafreak5609 4 жыл бұрын

Ya back when we could play the whole game not some crappy demo lol

@juniorlks1 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this entire video with a smile on my face, loving every minute of it and got a little emotional at the end. These earlier Mario games are the only ones that do that to me. Just by looking at these characters, scenarios, listening to the music, all of it just brings me back to a time when everything was easy, fun and full of love. Living with my grandparents, playing it with my friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, the entire family would get together to play and watch each other play. Now life has taken its course and those gatherings are just memories. Treasured memories. Thank you Mario, for being such an important part of my life.

@andycopeland7051 2 жыл бұрын

Just played through this about a year ago on 3DS virtual console. I never beat it as a child so it was very satisfying to get to the end this time. Great game man

@seancarmichael1861 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel man, and have spent the last hour or so watching your content. Highly impressed! Amazing stuff dude, please keep it up! Thanks

@NESComplex 3 жыл бұрын

Tank you Sean! Welcome aboard! I'm just glad you're enjoying it.

@mickael486 4 жыл бұрын

LMAO "Yoshi is extremely useful. As Mario PUNCHES him in the HEAD his frog like tongue lashes out" I've never noticed how brutally abusive Mario was to his pal, Yoshi.

@capcom23 4 жыл бұрын

just like some humans with whips... whipping the horses so they run faster... sad isn't it... like a slave.

@rfh9560 4 жыл бұрын

To me he is just pointing the direction

@dexterlacroy4132 4 жыл бұрын

Vegan outrage! Animal abuse! SJW jedi twitter storm!

@doctorfeinstone6524 4 жыл бұрын

He's actually pointing. It just looks like a punch lol

@fastinradfordable 4 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ. He Is clearly hitting yoshi in the head. “Just pointing” wouldn’t make yoshis head fling forwards. And Mario/Luigi clearly hit him with a fist.

@smokey5100 4 жыл бұрын

This game brings back memories of Christmas morning! This was the best X-Mas present EVER!! #HellaClassic

@TegridyGenetics 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@heebs9728 4 жыл бұрын

So jealous lol. I wanted a SNES so bad for Christmas in 91, and my parents got me a genesis. I was slightly disappointed at first. I'm glad they got me one though cuz I probably never would have checked out Sega's games had they not got me it.

@Ottophil 3 жыл бұрын

1991 was the best christmas of all time i had mario, f zero, pilot wings, and paperboy 2 at launch

@TheBasedCanadian 3 жыл бұрын

You must have been spoiled lol

@3vpme2 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think kids will ever experience that joy now

@BrianJones-wk8cx 3 жыл бұрын

Another classic video on yet another Nintendo classic. You capture that magical moment of the 90s as we anticipated this revelation, inviting both nostalgic and nostalgia-curious an opportunity to feel it all over again. Dare I say that no matter how many times you watch it, you’ll want to hold it close and watch it again!

@THawkMedia 3 жыл бұрын

This was the peak of the 2d mario games. It was such a good game. Great soundtrack, a good world and level design, lots of hidden secrets, and fluid controls. It holds up great, and remains to be my favorite game of all time

@Chesternut007 4 жыл бұрын

Alright so I've played this games about 30 times in my life. Most of them getting all 96 exits. I never knew 30 coins for the green star box!!!!! I thought it was a time interval or amount of points you had.... Great Video

@denimchicken104 3 жыл бұрын

This surprised me as well. As a kid I had convinced myself that to get the extra life you had to hit the box just right by twirling your cape lol.

@dowingba 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you included so much about the music. SMW has one of the best game soundtracks of all time, and its genius is so often overlooked.

@TheYorkMan 4 жыл бұрын

Really? There are 2 basic themes for pretty much every level, with added percussion when riding Yoshi, One theme for 70% of the overworld, with some repetitive jingles for Vanilla Dome, Forest of Illusion and The Valley of Bowser... You have access to KZfaq... Look up the SNES soundtracks for Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy VI, Castlevania IV, Chrono Trigger, Mr. Nutz... To name a few..... And then look beyond the SNES, and find the music used in games in the 80's arcade games (Bubble Bobble, Outrun... to name just two), and then the Playstation, Saturn, Dreamcast, Neo Geo.... and every console (and on the PC since 1990)..... Jesus, literally thousands of games with better music than SMW!!!!!!

@doctorfeinstone6524 4 жыл бұрын

Actually it has the least amount of variety of any of the games. Its mostly one song with several different arrangements

@sajalvasal5073 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkMan lol you didnt get it, having variety is not being the best everytime.

@fenixiliusstrife1253 3 жыл бұрын

@@doctorfeinstone6524 But the fact that what is basically the same arrangement with slight variations is almost more amazing. As a kid I could not tell such a thing and the music of each level did not seem to be as similar as they really are. Its actually not easy to make small changes to something yet make it seem so different.

@telmopaz 3 жыл бұрын

I find it boring compared to SMB3, which had different themes. I never liked the wagnerian "leitmotiv" in music. The tunes I like the most in SMW are the ones for the world map.

@whatfaraciscooking5911 3 жыл бұрын

Brother, this is an outstanding video. Still one of my top 5 favorite games.

@UnitNo.2 3 жыл бұрын

I was 4 when this came out and it will always hold a special place in my heart. It's unreal how much charm and character was in this game.

@stretchlimo7275 4 жыл бұрын

This game was a masterpiece. I'll never forget getting SNES when it first came out and playing this as a kid, it makes me want to dig out my Super Nintendo now and play it

@shimizukebin 4 жыл бұрын

This is just a great tribute to my number one video game of all time 😭

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite games of all time, I’ll never forget getting this with the SNES for Christmas in 1991, I couldn’t stop playing it. Finding the hidden levels like Star Road and all the new mechanics this game presented made it an instant classic, I downloaded it on the Wii years back and completed it 100%, I’ll probably download it again on my Wii U or Switch just to do it all again, this game is timeless.

4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful review and retrospective! Please, continue to make videos like these!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I absolutely will. I’m NBC already deep into the next one, but they take me a long time!!!

@DP3com 4 жыл бұрын

Omgosh! 9:50 mark, you said "3 extra men" instead of lives. Oh man! I haven't heard anyone refer to lives as men since the 16-bit era. This video gets a like just for that alone!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you! Yeah I still use that terminology. It was beat into our heads to say that.

@therealseanw.stewart2071 4 жыл бұрын

Instant nostalgia. Super Mario World is the first video game I ever played as a baby and it gives me fond memories to play to this day! Meeting Yoshi and flying through the levels with the cape...true gaming magic, and all the lighthearted joy in the universe.

@Oskanderstine 10 ай бұрын

Your retrospective series are the best around. Nothing gonna keep them down. Thank you, NESComplex. Thank you!

@davidgriffin9247 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't played this game in over a decade and the theme for world one still gets stuck in my head on a weekly basis

@MyRetroLife 4 жыл бұрын

Expertly edited, narrated and written. May just be the best SMW retrospective out there! Great job man

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler! That means a lot coming from a man I respect as much as you!

@stevensmith3718 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic! It's so refreshing to see retro games taught as a history lesson. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

@DougieStylez 2 жыл бұрын

The end credits themes were amazing and easily among my favorites in the entire game.

@Andres33AU 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderfully put video! This is my favourite Mario game of all time, with SMB3 being a close second. If I can sum up in one word why I prefer SMW it's this: secrets! The previous games had fun secrets that let you skip levels, but I have never seen so many secrets that offer not only shortcuts, but hidden power-up rooms, switch palaces, and entirely new levels that are waiting to be discovered! Super Mario World was the perfect sequel, and to this day, one of my absolute faves!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! The secrets. So much more to explore in SMW. I whole heartedly agree

@stephanierando3477 4 жыл бұрын

This is by far my favorite Mario game of all time.

@DaddyMarcos 4 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best retrospective on Mario World I’ve ever seen. Well done!

@Y2JB9384 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew it was the same melody all the time.... completely blew my mind 🤯

@abztraktt6403 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece...this is still my favorite game of all time.

@NESADDICT 4 жыл бұрын

Simply amazing!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Addict!

@RoXolid 4 жыл бұрын

Great look at the best Mario game of all time Chris! I still remember getting my Super NES in September of 1991 when I was a freshman in high school.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

We must be about the same age. I got mine summer of 92 so it had been out for a bit and I’d played mostly at a friend’s house... those were amazing times with family and friends

@RoXolid 4 жыл бұрын

@@NESComplex Class of '95 here

@andrewhickman330 2 жыл бұрын

Super Mario World is definitely one of my favorite Mario games, and still play it from time, to time!! Thanks for the memory lane. Miss those good days!!

@PizzaTimeGamingChannel 2 жыл бұрын

At 4 years old, this is where it all began for me as a gamer. I'll never forget unboxing my SNES on Christmas day 1991, popping this masterpiece in and just having an absolute blast. Thanks, Nintendo!

@stormtrigger5578 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the retrospective about my favorite #1 game, this really brought tears to my eyes, MAN the nostalgia hits hard

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad it was moving for you... I’m always trying to capture a feeling in these videos.

@Wheels8504 4 жыл бұрын

After the month I've had so far, I definitely needed to watch this awesome video. Thank you!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Wheels! I’m glad to know this helped, even if only a little. But honestly... thank YOU for watching

@JoelElRican 2 жыл бұрын

I can't hear a clip of the OST without humming along. So many hours of playing Super Mario World, I'll never forget those tunes.

@xellios 4 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely beautiful. A masterpiece indeed. Thank you for this.

@thelastdragon5551 4 жыл бұрын

This was a graceful cover on what is my favorite game of all time. Is it the greatest game ever made? I doubt it. But it is by all means MY favorite. I guess it has to do more with where I was a child and how it made me smiled every time I played it. Even now just thinking about my childhood time with the game, it kept me as a gamer (though very lightly these days) even in my late 30’s. This was a special treat. Bravo on a very awesome cover.

@JSuper7 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Mario titles never seem to edge out BEST GAME EVER or Best game on systems, because they are the first, and therefore test subjects. But it's important to note that because of Mario, we have other great games. Super Metroid and Zelda:LTTP wouldn't exist or have had the funding to be developed in depth without the groundwork laid down by Mario games. I think the system where Mario games shine out above all others in flagship titles is the N64.

@thelastdragon5551 4 жыл бұрын

J Mario games will never edge out any game as the best of the year. Mario games are catered towards the younger crowd. It’s made to not get too frustrated or overly long when playing. Not to say us adults can’t enjoy them too. The only game I can think of that might have a chance to win GotY was Super Mario 64. That was such an achievement of technology and gameplay that I don’t think can be duplicated again. The jump from 2D movement into a 3D atmosphere was such a game changer. It literally shift how we play many games today.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It truly is a magical game and it’s all bound up with the amazing Super Nintendo! After spending as much time as I did playing the game, thinking about it in every way, and creating this video... I have an even greater depth of appreciation for it!

@adolfocastanon1880 4 жыл бұрын

It can be argued that it is the greatest game ever.

@viddysgamingviddyos4710 4 жыл бұрын

Super Mario World was one of the first games I played on a console instead of an old computer - also the first Mario game I played. So it was great to see a retrospective review about one of my favourite games [complete with details I didn't know about] put together with that NESComplex touch. Looking at the editing alone, this must've taken a while to do. Thanks :)

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I always scour articles old and new and search for interviews etc. I’m always hoping to find interesting bit people haven’t heard before. Thank you for the awesome comments! It is great to know that all the work I put in is recognized. Again... fantastic comment!

@Dooality 4 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic and touching love letter to a masterpiece of a game. Thank you for this video!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

@levantaaaaaaaa 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best video I've ever seen about Super Mario World. Thank you!

@NESComplex 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@game-sheriff 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@SNEStalgia 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video! I was smiling like a fool the whole time I watched it. Awesome job, Complex!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for you kind words of encouragement and support! I’m just glad you enjoyed it!!

@chrusader5134 4 жыл бұрын

*The game is a masterpiece*

@nobodyspecial4100 2 жыл бұрын

The music gives me such a nostalgic overload. Such a huge part of my childhood revolved around Mario. Thank you for this video.

@PabloClobares 2 жыл бұрын

The ending quote brought tears to my eyes! Thank you so much for this video ♡♡♡

@LorenHelgeson 3 жыл бұрын

Such a classic. Easily my favorite of the whole Mario series. I am also very impressed with how the whole soundtrack is just one melody. Koji Kondo is amazing, whether it's Mario, Star Fox, Zelda or any other game he works on.

@donogoodatgames 3 жыл бұрын

Still one of my absolute favourite games of all time and in my opinion is one of the greatest pure gaming experiences ever. Practically perfect 👍❤

@jamesbrincefield9879 2 жыл бұрын

This game has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up playing it at my friend Tim’s house. I would wait for him to go to sleep and play it all night long without having to trade off the controller every time I lost a life. As the SNES started dropping in price towards the end of it’s life I finally got my own and never touched my Genesis again. I played it far more than the brand new PlayStation i had just received. As I got older, no matter how many new consoles launched my SNES was always hooked up with a copy of SMW or SMB All-Stars ready to go at a moment’s notice. When I began hearing about the speedrunning community around this game I taught myself how to do that too and got pretty decent at it thanks to the muscle memory I had developed over the past 20 years. My SNES finally gave out in 2010 I believe and I finally switched to playing it on both an emulator and my Wii. That’s when I found out about Kaizo Mario and I eventually mastered that as well. I don’t play it nearly as much as I used to because life got in the way but I still make a point to play through it at least a few times a year. I still enjoy it just as much as I did as a kid. The only game that’s ever come close to affecting me in the same way is Super Mario 64, but even then I was still going back to World constantly and even 30 years later it remains one of the most polished, mechanically perfect games ever created. For their own sake, I hope my kids can get as much enjoyment out of it as I did or they may as well be dead to me. I don’t think I’d want to associate with someone who doesn’t like this game.

@luapco1516 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as this video is over im getting out my SMW manual. Man this video is so good. The editing and old footage is great. Its crazy how much i learned about a game that i played through so many times.

@NESComplex 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

@JrtheKing91 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite game of all time.

@johntziannis1134 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best game of all time.

@TheYorkMan 4 жыл бұрын

It really isn't!

@TheBoltrower 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheYorkMan It really is

@WorldsStrongestFan 4 жыл бұрын

John Tziannis mmmm a link to the past? It’s very close👍🏼

@TheZackkary1 4 жыл бұрын

TheYorkMan it is definitely one of the best of all time. It’s the complete package - it has a great visual style and well written, catchy music, it’s amazingly playable and great fun. If it came out today I’d still buy it! I don’t think there’s much that can top it. Waaaaay better than the endless string of unoriginal first-person shooters that have been coming out over the last 20 years.

@johntziannis1134 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheZackkary1 I am actually watching one of your videos right now man. I am watching Luigi's mansion 3 walkthrough for the switch. I've recently bought the game. I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work.

@spunkyfidget70 3 жыл бұрын

I’m really glad I discovered your channel. The way you present this information is entertaining and educational. Thank you!

@NESComplex 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate that!

@amzyoshio5990 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite part is how Miyamoto supposedly was extremely stressed about how much content they had to cut, and believed it wouldn't be nearly enough.

@loco_Maverick 4 жыл бұрын

Oh damn! Here we go, along with Actraiser, my favourite Mario game of all time ! Got my buddies coming over I'm gonna save this to watch with them on the projector.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! That’s awesome! I wish I could see that! Oh I love Actraiser also.

@greenmetalbox1719 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who hears a young Mark Hamill whenever NESComplex narrates? Listen to the CBS Star Wars intro hosted by Mark Hamill and tell me it doesn't sound so similar! (which isn't a bad thing, great video!)

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That’s such a cool compliment! Thank you! And... May the Force be with you!!!

@ejoshcoron 4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t expect to tear up at the end. Great vid!

@everydayislikeafieldtrip 2 жыл бұрын

the sound -- from music to effects -- is extraordinary

@danielmay5065 4 жыл бұрын

Twenty eight years after having played this amazing game and having played nigh on every Mario game since this one is still my favourite of all time.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Me too... most of them are fantastic, but SMW is still my favorite

@buddhaboy19154 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing video! 20 minutes well spent. You oh so perfectly reviewed a game (and system) that meant so much to us 90’s kids and you toss in some awesome facts that some of us may not have known. Well done sir. Very well done! I applaud you and I think I speak for all of us 90’s kids in saying, I can’t wait for the next one!

@Oni_zukka 4 жыл бұрын

So much memories on this one, it never gets old.

@devinsmith5926 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, you've been my favorite person for the last 4 hours. Amazing work, thank you.

@NESComplex 2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you! So glad you found the videos and are enjoying the channel! Retro Power Activate!

@mackinblack 4 жыл бұрын

*Good to see a new upload from one of my favorite channels! Cant wait to see a new Nintendo Power review. Keep up the great content!*

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

That means a lot! Thank you!

@mackinblack 4 жыл бұрын

@@NESComplex But of course, sir. It would be an honor if you could find the time to sub to my channel. I dont always upload but when i do i choose Dos XX.

@backinthedaygamer 4 жыл бұрын

I'm probably the only person watching who hasn't beat this yet. I stuck with the NES for so long by the time I got a SNES it was all about RPGs and no one played this anymore. I finally picked it up a few years back but only got about 3/4 through it before I added it to my GIGANTIC backlog. Time to remedy that. Great vid!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s definitely worth it and shouldn’t take too long. You gotta finish it and add it to the completed list.

@doctorfeinstone6524 4 жыл бұрын

It's the easiest of the original 4 mario games

@jross3680 2 жыл бұрын

You are truly gifted. Please don't stop making these videos.

@SpideyCU 2 жыл бұрын

Yo, this is an amazing video all around but I think my favorite part is where you stitched Kondo's overall theme together in all its different implementations. Flawless, bravo!

@BlueTelevisionGames 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I was watching your “more dinosaurs in dinosaur land” rom hack video today actually. Oooo a sleeping Galoomba... lol

@danz107 3 жыл бұрын

These Retrospectives are amazingly well put together! By far, this is still my favorite game from the Mario franchise. Thank you for these videos.

@NESComplex 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@jasonethridge4506 2 жыл бұрын

@@NESComplex I remember playing Super Mario World. Me and my sister used to play it after we've got home from school.

@lhfirex 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to have this channel randomly suggested to me, cause I'm definitely subscribing. And that Takashi Tezuka quote at the end is why this game's still loved to this day. When you have that kind of approach to making games, you make a classic that's lasted 30 years.

@NESComplex 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd! When I saw that quote I instantly knew it would be the closing words! It’s a masterpiece!!!