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Mario World is the fourth main installment in the Super
Mario franchise (As labeled on the japanese logo).
It was originally released on November 21st 1990 on the 16-Bit Super Famicom, but the project started around February 28th 1989.
World was the direct sequel to 3, happening during
Mario'
s vacation on Dinosaur Land after battling Bowser, however it appears like he followed him right into his traps as Bowser took advantage of
Mario's now lazy behavior to kidnap once again Princess Peach. He also trapped dinosaurs called Yoshis into eggs and gave one to each Koopaling.
Mario (and Luigi) will have to rescue and team up with them to have a chance against the evil Koopas.
The gameplay isn't too far from the 3 previous games, but the biggest additions are the Spin Jump (Lower but more powerful jump performed when pressing the A Button), Cape Feather (Item granting
Mario with amazing flying abilities) and Yoshi (Ridable friend who can extend his tongue to swallow ennemies and reach seemingly untouchable places, there are 4 color variations having different proprieties:
Green, Red, Yellow and
Blue).
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Mario World is still one of, if not the greatest video game ever made and the best-selling game on the Super Nintendo. It had never before-seen graphics and effects, much more complex
music as the SNES had 8 Stereo PCM Channels with various filters and an enormous map at the time filled with contents and secrets.