<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
on	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
Dinosaur	O
Land	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
antagonist	O
Bowser	O
and	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
earlier	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
:	O
players	O
control	O
Mario	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
goalpost	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
technical	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
conceptualised	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
until	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
due	O
to	O
hardware	B-Architecture
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
twenty	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
SNES	I-Device
game	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
:	O
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
1994	O
compilation	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
+	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
2	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
games	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Luigi	O
,	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
seriesSuper	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3but	O
introduces	O
new	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
lost	O
if	O
Mario	B-Application
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
while	O
Small	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
,	O
gets	O
crushed	O
,	O
touches	O
lava	O
,	O
or	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
which	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
alternating	O
turns	O
at	O
navigating	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
and	O
accessing	O
stage	O
levels	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
controls	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
power-ups	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
and	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
has	O
a	O
new	O
power-up	O
named	O
the	O
Cape	O
Feather	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
cape	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
,	O
glide	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
cape	O
as	O
a	O
sail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mario	B-Application
gets	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
stored	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
box	O
will	O
automatically	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
companion	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
ride	O
who	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
eat	O
most	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Yoshi	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
eat	O
a	O
Koopa	O
or	O
its	O
shell	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
spit	O
it	O
out	O
and	O
fire	O
it	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
spit	O
the	O
shell	O
out	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
will	O
swallow	O
it	O
,	O
rendering	O
it	O
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
holding	O
any	O
Koopa	O
shell	O
in	O
his	O
mouth	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
that	O
corresponds	O
to	O
its	O
color	O
:	O
a	O
blue	O
shell	O
enables	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
fly	O
,	O
a	O
yellow	O
shell	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
emit	O
dust	O
clouds	O
that	O
defeat	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
red	O
shell	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
produce	O
three	O
fireballs	O
that	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
green	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
hidden	O
blue	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
red	O
Yoshis	B-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
obtain	O
each	O
colored	O
Yoshi	B-Application
by	O
finding	O
its	O
egg	O
in	O
hidden	O
areas	O
and	O
feeding	O
it	O
five	O
enemies	O
or	O
one	O
star	O
,	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
or	O
Cape	O
Feather	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
baby	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
mature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
detailed	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
booklet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
bringing	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
World	O
in	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.3	O
,	O
the	O
brothers	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
decide	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
vacation	O
with	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
to	O
a	O
place	O
called	O
Dinosaur	O
Land	O
,	O
a	O
prehistoric-themed	O
world	O
swarming	O
with	O
dinosaurs	O
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
wake	O
up	O
,	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
hours	O
of	O
searching	O
,	O
come	O
across	O
a	O
giant	O
egg	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
suddenly	O
hatches	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
comes	O
a	O
young	O
dinosaur	O
named	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
who	O
tells	O
them	O
his	O
dinosaur	O
friends	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
eggs	O
by	O
Bowser	O
's	O
kids	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
soon	O
realise	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
the	O
evil	O
King	O
Bowser	O
and	O
his	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
set	O
out	O
to	O
save	O
Toadstool	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
dinosaur	O
friends	O
,	O
traversing	O
through	O
Dinosaur	O
Land	O
for	O
Bowser	O
and	O
his	O
Koopalings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
him	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
cape	O
as	O
they	O
begin	O
their	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
continue	O
to	O
follow	O
Bowser	O
,	O
defeating	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
Yoshi	B-Application
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
,	O
while	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
both	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
&	O
Development	O
handled	O
development	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
ten	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
main	O
programmers	O
and	O
a	O
character	O
designer	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
past	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
anticipated	O
some	O
difficulty	O
in	O
working	O
with	O
new	O
and	O
more	O
advanced	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
hardware	B-Architecture
experiment	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
ported	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.3	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
realised	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	B-Architecture
to	O
create	O
something	O
"	O
totally	O
new	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
wanted	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
companion	O
ever	O
since	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
engineers	O
could	O
not	O
add	O
such	O
a	O
character	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
even	O
further	O
;	O
Miyamoto	O
designed	O
a	O
green	O
dragon	O
for	O
the	O
1984	O
game	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
which	O
shared	O
many	O
similarities	O
with	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.3	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
had	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sketches	O
around	O
his	O
desk	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
riding	O
a	O
horse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
progressed	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
dinosaur	O
land	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
Tezuka	O
asked	O
designer	O
Shigefumi	O
Hino	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
reptile-like	O
creature	O
based	O
on	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
sketches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hino	O
originally	O
produced	O
a	O
design	O
that	O
Tezuka	O
deemed	O
too	O
reptilian	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
really	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
world	I-Application
"	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
encouraged	O
the	O
designer	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
cuter	O
"	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
speculated	O
that	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
love	O
of	O
horse	O
riding	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
country	O
and	O
western	O
themes	O
,	O
influenced	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
how	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
different	O
melodies	O
for	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.3	O
,	O
composer	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
decided	O
to	O
reuse	O
the	O
same	O
themes	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
a	O
rearranged	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Kondo	O
felt	O
"	O
overjoyed	O
"	O
at	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
compose	O
music	O
by	O
using	O
eight	O
sounds	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
warsa	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
rivalry	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
two-year-old	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
systemwhich	O
outsold	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
intense	O
competition	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
December	O
1985	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
lead	O
the	O
market	O
though	O
it	O
eventually	O
overtook	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
,	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
a	O
faster	O
and	O
"	O
cooler	O
"	O
alternative	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
21	O
November	O
1990	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
+	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
December	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All-Stars	O
contains	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros.2	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros.3	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros.	O
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
Luigi	O
's	O
sprites	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
a	O
distinctive	O
character	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
palette	O
swap	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
2	O
between	O
2001	O
and	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
(	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
toned	O
down	O
difficulty	O
)	O
,	O
Luigi	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
single	O
player	O
with	O
his	O
characteristic	O
behaviour	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
support	O
for	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
new	O
inclusions	O
and	O
retention	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
original	O
's	O
"	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
2December	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
5February	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
9February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
21	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5September	O
2019	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
on	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
sold	O
20.61million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
SNES	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance2	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
sold	O
2.5million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$74million	O
in	O
revenue	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
ranks	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
the	O
seventeenth	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
94%	O
based	O
on	O
nine	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Rob	O
Swan	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
an	O
excellent	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
then-new	O
SNES	B-Application
was	O
capable	O
of	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
review	O
,	O
Paul	O
Glancey	O
similarly	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
stunning	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
grateful	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
free	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
reviewers	O
echoed	O
this	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
but	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
little	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
capabilities	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN'''s	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
heralded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
significant	O
leap	O
over	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
retrospect	O
felt	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
graphically-upgraded	O
continuation	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Frédéric	O
Goyon	O
of	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
brought	O
out	O
the	O
full	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
(	O
albeit	O
less	O
so	O
than	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
from	O
USGamer	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
less	O
rigid	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgan	O
Sleeper	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
said	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
the	O
"	O
graphical	O
holy	O
grail	O
"	O
that	O
retro-styled	O
games	O
aspire	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
insisted	O
that	O
its	O
design	O
holds	O
up	O
well	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
older	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swan	O
and	O
Glancey	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
divergence	O
from	O
linear	O
platforming	O
and	O
asserted	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
an	O
evolutionary	O
leap	O
for	O
gaming	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
length	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
strongest	O
aspect	O
,	O
while	O
Oxford	O
thought	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
gameplay	O
could	O
be	O
both	O
straightforward	O
and	O
complex	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
the	O
myriad	O
of	O
secrets	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swan	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
utilised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
 '	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
chip	I-Algorithm
to	O
its	O
fullest	O
potential	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
he	O
and	O
Glancey	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
"	O
mindblowing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goyon	O
praised	O
the	O
originality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
technical	O
contribution	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
enjoy	O
a	O
"	O
globally	O
magnificent	O
"	O
composition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
liked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
upbeat	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
echoing	O
sound	O
effects	O
heard	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
undergrounda	O
sentiment	O
shared	O
by	O
other	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Sleeper	O
and	O
Navarro	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
the	O
best	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Sleeper	O
praising	O
Kondo	O
's	O
"	O
timeless	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
memorable	O
melodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
1991	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
Power	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
retrospective	O
critics	O
declared	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
final	O
issue	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
the	O
third-greatest	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
similarly	O
named	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
the	O
fifth	O
greatest	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
step	O
up	O
from	O
its	O
eighth	O
best	O
ranking	O
in	O
their	O
2006	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
platform	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
USgamer	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
platform	O
game	O
ever	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
3rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
SNES	B-Application
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
listed	O
the	O
game	O
11th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
opined	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
contender	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
helped	O
popularise	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
his	O
favourite	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
re-appearing	O
in	O
later	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
and	O
in	O
nearly	O
all	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
and	O
spin-off	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
1995	O
prequel	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World2	O
:	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
which	O
helped	O
lead	O
to	O
multiple	O
video	O
games	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
's	O
Wacky	O
Worlds	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
device	O
by	O
NovaLogic	O
from	O
1992	O
to	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
third-favourite	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
placing	O
second	O
and	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
has	O
a	O
large	O
ROM	O
hacking	O
scene	O
,	O
with	O
fans	O
using	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Lunar	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
to	O
create	O
levels	O
and	O
insert	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
mechanics	O
;	O
Kaizo	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
many	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
videos	O
and	O
popularizing	O
the	O
word	O
Kaizo	O
to	O
signify	O
hacks	O
of	O
extreme	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
games	O
whose	O
assets	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
a	O
custom	B-Application
level	I-Application
creator	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
port	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
2019	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
adds	O
new	O
snow	O
and	O
nighttime	O
themes	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World''	O
levels	O
accompanied	O
by	O
new	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Kondo	O
.	O
</s>
