By far and away the greatest ever Platformer ever created, took the first 3 NES marios and polished them to a fine gleam
First things first, if we put this game into perespective regarding its greatness we have to make comparisons, Firstly theres the Legend that started it all, the NES's Super mario which in truth was a fine game in its time but pretty lame now, then Super mario 2, probably the most unique of the lot, kinda strange but still very playable even today, then super mario 3 which is just pure genius and competes with some of the stuff we are offered nowadays, I wont talk about mario 64 as its 3d and that changes the whole topic in my opinion, so what make the game a success? Is it based on sales or reviews or fans favourite? well its a little of these and the fact of personal taste but the magic factor which nintendo games have that can make the game youyr playing seem more than a game,, for me Super mario world had that, I remember all of us kids when we were young being absolutely obssessed with completing this game with all 96 levels being found, I still know from memory how to get all 96 levels, its just programmed into my little ginger head..
Gameplay wise, this game is unbeatable, even today its a great game that can just be picked up and played, all those different color yoshies etc make this games actual content fantastic, its not just quantity it quality of course and this games quality is unquestionable, just level after level of sheer enjoyment, this is truly a legendary game!!!!!