Editing Super Mario World (section)

== Reception ==

{{Video game reviews
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| GBA = true
| WII = true
| WIIU = true
| GR_SNES = 94%<ref name=GR>{{cite web
|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/519824-super-mario-world/index.html |title=Super Mario World for SNES |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=11 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209013845/https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/519824-super-mario-world/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>
| MC_GBA = 92/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web
|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/super-mario-world-super-mario-advance-2/
|title=Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date= 15 May 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515035936/https://www.metacritic.com/game/super-mario-world-super-mario-advance-2/ |archive-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>
| Allgame_SNES = 5/5<ref name="allgame">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2630&tab=review |title=Super Mario World review|last=Miller |first=Skyler |website=[[Allgame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=13 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216083507/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=2630&tab=review |archive-date=16 February 2010}}</ref>
| Allgame_GBA = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Skyler |title=Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 – Review |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=37645&tab=review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216005407/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=37645&tab=review |archive-date=16 February 2010 |access-date=15 September 2021 }}</ref>
| Allgame_WII = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Mario World (Virtual Console) |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=51911 |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102120930/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=51911 |archive-date=2 January 2010 |access-date=15 September 2021 }}</ref>
| CVG_SNES = 96%{{sfn|Glancey|1991|p=50}}
| EGM_SNES = 9/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10{{sfn|Harris|1991|p=18}}
| EuroG_WII = 10/10<ref name="EuroG">{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Dan |title=Virtual Console roundup |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_virtualconsole_080607?page=2 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Eurogamer Network |access-date=12 September 2017 |page=2 |date=9 June 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191634/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_virtualconsole_080607?page=2 |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| Fam_SNES = 9/10, 9/10, 8/10, 6/10<ref name="famitsuReview">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Famitsu|Famicom Tsūshin]]|issue=115|date=November 23, 1990|publisher=[[ASCII Corporation]] | page=10 | language=Japanese | title=新作ゲームクロスレビュー|trans-title=New Game Cross-Review|author1=浜村通信|author2=スタパ斉藤|author3=渡辺美紀|author4=澁谷一}}</ref>
| Fam_GBA = 34/40{{sfn|Famitsu staff|2006|p=116}}
| GI_SNES = 10/10<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine |last1=Hilliard |first1=Kyle |title=Here Are Our Review Scores For (Almost) All Of Mario's Core Releases |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/09/12/here-are-our-review-scores-for-almost-all-of-mario-39-s-core-releases.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=Gamestop Network |access-date=12 September 2017 |date=12 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192331/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/09/12/here-are-our-review-scores-for-almost-all-of-mario-39-s-core-releases.aspx |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| GI_GBA = 9.5/10<ref name="GI" />
| GSpot_WII = 8.5/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |last1=Navarro |first1=Alex |title=Super Mario World review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/super-mario-world-review/1900-6165471/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=3 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209054507/https://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supermarioworldsnes/review.html/ |archive-date=9 February 2007 |date=6 February 2007}}</ref>
| IGN_GBA = 9.3/10<ref name=gba />
| IGN_WII = 8.5/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/06/super-mario-world-vc-review |title=Super Mario World Virtual Console review |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |first=Lucas |last=Thomas |date=5 February 2007 |access-date=14 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420072200/http://wii.ign.com/articles/761/761605p1.html |archive-date=20 April 2010}}</ref>
| JXV_SNES = 18/20<ref name="jeux">{{cite web |last1=Goyon |first1=Frédéric |title=Test Super Mario World sur SNES |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010736-super-mario-world-test.htm |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |publisher=Webedia |access-date=12 September 2017 |language=fr |date=30 April 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192253/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010736-super-mario-world-test.htm |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| MM_SNES = 98%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=[[Julian Rignall]]|author2=Richard Leadbetter|url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-17/page/82/mode/2up|title=Super Mario Bros. 4|magazine=[[Mean Machines]]|issue=17|date=February 1992|pages=80–84|access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref>
| NLife_WIIU = 10/10<ref name="NLife">{{cite web |last1=Sleeper |first1=Morgan |title=Review: Super Mario World (Wii U eShop / SNES) |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/super_mario_world_snes |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=12 September 2017 |date=4 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912233715/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/super_mario_world_snes |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| SP_SNES = 94%{{sfn|Brookes|1992|p=84}}
| USG_SNES = 5/5<ref name="usgamer">{{cite web |last1=Oxford |first1=Nadia |title=Super NES Classic Reviews Game by Game #1: Super Mario World |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/super-mario-world-review |website=[[USgamer]] |publisher=Eurogamer Network |access-date=12 September 2017 |date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234328/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/super-mario-world-review |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''Cubed3''
| rev1_SNES = 9/10<ref name="cubed">{{cite web |last1=Bianco |first1=Karn |title=Super Mario World (Super Nintendo) review |url=http://www.cubed3.com/review/195/1/super-mario-world-snes.html |website=Cubed3|access-date=12 September 2017 |date=15 October 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912192244/http://www.cubed3.com/review/195/1/super-mario-world-snes.html |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Kotaku]]''
| rev2_SNES = 10/10<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web |last1=Schreier |first1=Jason |author-link=Jason Schreier|title=Super Mario World: The Kotaku Review |url=https://kotaku.com/super-mario-world-the-kotaku-review-498569344 |work=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=12 September 2017 |date=5 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191933/https://kotaku.com/super-mario-world-the-kotaku-review-498569344 |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[SNES Force]]''
| rev3_SNES = 96%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Super League |magazine=[[SNES Force]] |date=23 December 1993 |issue=8 (January 1994) |page=30 |url=https://archive.org/details/SNESForce04Oct93/SNESForce08-Jan94/page/n29}}</ref>
| award1Pub = ''[[Nintendo Power]]'',{{sfn|Nintendo Power staff|1992|p=72}} ''Power Play''{{sfn|Power Play staff|1992|p=84}}
| award1 = [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]]
}}

Nintendo has sold 20.61&nbsp;million copies of the game worldwide, making it the [[List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games|best-selling game for the SNES]].<ref name="supermariotitles">{{cite web|url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/|title=30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday|last=O'Malley|first=James|date=11 September 2015|work=[[Gizmodo]]|publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228130418/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/|archive-date=28 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/nintendo-years|title=The Nintendo Years: 1990|date=25 June 2007|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820031228/http://www.edge-online.com/features/nintendo-years|archive-date=20 August 2012|access-date=27 June 2007}}</ref> In the United States, ''Super Mario Advance{{spaces}}2'' for the Game Boy Advance sold 2.5&nbsp;million copies and earned $74{{spaces}}million in revenue by August 2006. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, it became the second highest-selling portable game in the United States.<ref name="nextgensales">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052300/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 |title=The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games |author=Keiser, Joe |date=2 August 2006 |work=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |archive-date=10 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Super Mario World'' received critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2015-09-12 |title=See How Super Mario Bros. Changed Over 30 Years |url=https://time.com/4020798/super-mario-bros-evolution/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816151314/https://time.com/4020798/super-mario-bros-evolution/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2019, review aggregator [[GameRankings]] ranked ''Super Mario World'' as the 78th highest-rated game of all time, with an aggregate score of 94% based on nine reviews.<ref name=GR />

The visuals and presentation were two of the most praised aspects of the game.{{sfn|Glancey|1991|p=50}}<ref name=GSpot /><ref name=NLife /> After its release, Rob Swan of ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' noted that the graphics were an excellent example of what the then-new SNES was capable of, while in the same review, Paul Glancey similarly remarked that the visuals were stunning, and he was grateful the game came free with the console.{{sfn|Glancey|1991|p=50}} Four reviewers echoed this in ''Electronic Gaming Monthly,'' but commented that the game took little advantage of the SNES's capabilities compared to other games available for the system.{{sfn|Harris|1991|p=18}} Retrospective reviewers agreed the game's visuals were still of a high quality. Karn Bianco from ''Cubed3'' enjoyed the game's relaxed visual style, and praised Nintendo for keeping everything "nice and simple" designing a game perfect for children.<ref name="cubed" /> ''[[IGN]]'''s Lucas Thomas heralded the game as a significant leap over the visuals of the [[Third generation of video game consoles|8-bit era]], but in retrospect felt it did not distinguish itself from being a graphically-upgraded continuation of its predecessor, ''Super Mario Bros.{{spaces}}3''.<ref name=IGN /> In contrast, Frédéric Goyon of ''[[Jeuxvideo.com]]'' thought the game brought out the full potential of the SNES (albeit less so than ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''),<ref name="jeux" /> and Nadia Oxford from ''[[Eurogamer#Subsidiaries|USGamer]]'' also felt the game was a less rigid version of its predecessor.<ref name=usgamer /> ''[[All Media Network#AllGame|AllGame]]''{{'}}s Skyler Miller and Alex Navarro of ''[[GameSpot]]'' both praised the game's well-drawn characters, colourful visuals and pleasing animation.<ref name=allgame /><ref name=GSpot /> Morgan Sleeper of ''[[Nintendo Life]]'' said ''Super Mario World'' was the "graphical holy grail" that retro-styled games aspire to, and he insisted that its design holds up well today.<ref name=NLife />

Critics commended the game's [[replay value]] and unique gameplay in comparison to older ''Super Mario'' games.<ref name=EuroG /><ref name=IGN /><ref name=NLife /> Four reviewers in ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' praised the game's number of secrets and diversity among its levels, expressing appreciation that Nintendo did not recycle assets from ''Super Mario Bros.{{spaces}}3''.{{sfn|Harris|1991|p=18}} Swan and Glancey enjoyed the addictive gameplay and the vast number of levels,{{sfn|Glancey|1991|pp=49–50}} while Dan Whitehead of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' lauded the game's divergence from linear platforming and asserted that ''Super Mario World'' was an evolutionary leap for gaming in general.<ref name=EuroG /> Likewise, Goyon appreciated the option of being able to finish the game by using alternative routes.<ref name=jeux /> Bianco opined that the game was "one of the smoothest platformers in existence" while Thomas thought its "masterful" and innovative level design enhanced the overall experience.<ref name=IGN /><ref name=cubed /> Navarro similarly felt the game featured some of the best and most challenging levels the series has offered thus far, saying "nothing about the game feels out of place or superfluous".<ref name=GSpot /> Miller considered the game's overall length to be its strongest aspect,<ref name=allgame /> while Oxford thought ''Super Mario World''{{'}}s gameplay could be both straightforward and complex, owing to the myriad of secrets the game contained.<ref name=usgamer /> In retrospect, Sleeper believed the game's biggest achievement was its [[Level (video games)|level design]], calling it an "unrivalled master class" with a constant sense of momentum.<ref name=NLife />

The game's audio was also well received by critics.<ref name=IGN /><ref name=NLife /><ref name=kotaku /> Swan believed the game utilised the SNES' [[Pulse-code modulation|PCM chip]] to its fullest potential, and both he and Glancey agreed that the game's sound effects were "mindblowing".{{sfn|Glancey|1991|pp=49–50}} Thomas labelled the soundtrack "another one of Koji Kondo's classics," but in hindsight remarked that it was not as memorable as his earlier work.<ref name=IGN /> Goyon praised the originality of the game's soundtrack, and thought the technical contribution of the SNES allowed players to enjoy a "globally magnificent" composition. Both Goyon and [[Jason Schreier]] of ''[[Kotaku]]'' felt its rhythmic sound effects were important and helped to reinforce the game's atmosphere.<ref name=jeux /><ref name=kotaku /> Miller liked ''Super Mario World''{{'}}s upbeat music, and particularly enjoyed the echoing sound effects heard when Mario was underground{{snd}}a sentiment shared by other reviewers.<ref name=IGN /><ref name=NLife /> Both Sleeper and Navarro wrote that the game featured the best music in the entire ''Super Mario'' series,<ref name=GSpot /> with Sleeper praising Kondo's "timeless" soundtrack and memorable melodies.<ref name=NLife />

=== Awards ===

The game received 1991 [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]] awards from ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and ''Power Play''.{{sfn|Nintendo Power staff|1992|p=72}}{{sfn|Power Play staff|1992|p=84}} Many retrospective critics declared ''Super Mario World'' one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games of all time]]. In 2009, a poll conducted by ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' voted it "the greatest game of all time".<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Greatest Games Of All Time |url=http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/default.asp?p=1 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |access-date=30 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095032/http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/default.asp?p=1 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' placed the game 7th in a list of the greatest Nintendo games of all time.<ref name="100-ONM">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/7327/features/100-best-nintendo-games-part-6/ |title=100 Best Nintendo Games – Part Six |work=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |first=Tom |last=East |access-date=September 9, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110220232113/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/7327/features/100-best-nintendo-games-part-6 |archive-date=February 20, 2011 }}</ref> In its final issue in October 2014, ''Official Nintendo Magazine'' ranked ''Super Mario World'' the third-greatest Nintendo game of all time, behind ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.{{sfn|Castle|2014|p=69}} In 2012, ''Nintendo Power'' similarly named ''Super Mario World'' the fifth greatest game of all time,<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Thomason|editor1-first=Steve|editor2-last=Hoffman|editor2-first=Chris |title=New Super Mario Bros. U |magazine=Nintendo Power |date=December 2012 |volume=285 |page=27 |publisher=Future plc}}</ref> a step up from its eighth best ranking in their 2006 poll.{{sfn|Nintendo Power staff|2006|p=62}} The game has appeared on several "best video games of all time" lists such as those from ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=100 Best Games of All Time|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=November 1997|page=152}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref>{{sfn|Harris|2006|p=98}} ''[[Game Informer]]'',{{sfn|Game Informer staff|2001|p=59}} ''[[Retro Gamer]]''{{sfn|Retro Gamer staff|2004|p=62}} and ''GameSpot''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-10.html |title=The Greatest Games Of All Time|website=GameSpot|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=20 March 2012 |last1=Navarro |first1=Alex |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124063627/http://uk.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-10.html |archive-date=24 November 2011}}</ref> In 2007, ''Retro Gamer'' ranked it as the best platform game of all time,{{sfn|Jones|2007|p=63}} while ''USgamer'' listed it as the best ''Super Mario'' platform game ever in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parish |first1=Jeremy |title=Page 3: What's the Greatest Mario Game Ever? We Ranked Them All, and You Can Too! |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-definitive-super-mario-rankings-30-years-35-games/page-3 |website=[[USgamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910222034/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-definitive-super-mario-rankings-30-years-35-games/page-3 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |date=9 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, ''[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]'' ranked ''Super Mario World'' 3rd on their "The ''GamesMaster'' SNES Top 10" list.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1996 |title=The GamesMaster SNES Top 10 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cf/GamesMaster_UK_044.pdf |journal=GamesMaster |issue=44 |pages=75 |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705151248/https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cf/GamesMaster_UK_044.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' listed the game 11th on its Top 100 SNES Games, at the time they opined ''Super Mario World'' is "a contender for the best game ever."<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n39/mode/2up |magazine=Total! |issue=43 |pages=41}}</ref>