/vr/ - Retro Games

I'd rank it slightly higher than Mario 3 but it is a fucking big shame the repetitive level themes and the limited amount of power-ups, it could have been so much better
also spin jump kinda dumb

>>9049912
Triggers me since I was a kid the fact that the red and blue ! blocks don't give any power ups. Red block should give red flowers and Blue blocks stars.

And I still remember the first time I pass Tubular. I get late on school and lost the first class, lol.

>>9049915
This. Also it's much too easy, there's barely any increase in difficulty except for special world, so there's not much of a challenge.

one of the first games i ever played in my life, if not first (cant quite recall). had massive nostalgia bias for it, but i despise it now as adult after playing smb3 recently for the first time. smw is piece of shit in comparison

SMW is easily in my top 10 favourite games of all time, maybe too 5.

It’s comfy, varied and simple.

I’ve only recent got into romhacks and am enjoying return to dinosaur land. 99% of the other hacks I’ve played are not faithful to the original game, which is a deal breaker for me.

Forest of illusion is probably my favourite part of the game. I only wish there were more puzzle elements to the game as a whole.

>>9049973
The Switch Palaces were always exciting to unlock as a kid.

I would only know how to get the Yellow Ones at first (pretty much given away after Yoshi's Island 1), but discovering all of this game's secret exits was a real adventure.

Of course nowadays it feels shorter and WAY easier considering we've grown up, but honestly, some Levels in Chocolate Island and Valley of Bowser are pretty fucking difficult.

I remember that before I had the SNES, there was an arcade version of this on the boardwalk that my dad would take me to on Saturdays. I was probably 5 or 6. All week I couldn’t wait to give it just another few minutes.

Then I got the game that next Christmas and was really stoked. I read in a magazine how to do the star road trick so I beat it through the back door pretty quickly but I kept playing to see the other levels. I think it was 6 or 7 years until i found all the exits. The last one I found was the secret exit in the Ghost House on Bowser’s keep, I didn’t understand that you could control the coin movements with the D pad so I would try to duck & fly under that little crack.

Ah what a great game. Still brings me joy to play.

>>9050023
The amount of secret exits is mesmerizing for its time.

Seriously, even if the difficulty only peaks at the last 3 worlds the game still has a lot of content

>late 1992 or early 93
>was aware of the super nintendo but seemed like a distant thing from another world
>playing Family Game (Famiclone) every day. SMB3 being one of my most played ones (and had the famous hacked bootleg that lets you use any powerup as many times as you want, I explored every single corner of every level)
>rich neighbor invites me to his house
>shows me his Super Nintendo with Super Mario World
>loved everything about it
>the music in bowser's valley sounded like an actual heavy metal band playing as far as I was concerned
>back home, going back to SMB3 was kind of a bummer now that I had tried the new one
>fast-forward a year or so later and I get my own SNES with SMW, loved the hell out of it, still my favorite Mario
Also I think one of the reasons the Mario series is respected, besides of how polished these games are, is because each entry in the series feels like its own game, with the only exception being SMB2J/LL.
SMB1, 3 and World all have their own physics, art style and nuance. They do feel like they belong to the same family, but are completely different. Not just a quick sequel that's "more of the same".
When people say "all mario games are the same", it's like yeah I can understand that, but have into account all 3 Mario games (and 2/USA) were built from 0, they didn't reuse any actual asset from the previous game. All physics are different. Very different.
I think Nintendo didn't do another sequel like SMB2J until New series and Galaxy 2. Up until that point, each mario game was basically its own thing.

>>9049912
I discovered this romhack called Super Mario World: Just Keef Edition, it's Super Mario World with revamped levels and more yoshi-like dinossaurs

Haven't played yet

>>9050172
Those are some really nice colors on that stage. <3

>>9049912
I love SMW, it's related to the oldest memory that I have. I remember driving home in the back of my mom's car in winter when she parked the car and left me in the backseat whilst she quickly went into a shop.
The next thing I remember is sitting in our living room (it was one of those comfy winter evening around Christmas) and watching the family play SMW. My neighbourhood friend even showed up (he often came around without calling in advance) and we were all sitting around the television. Comfy evening.

>>9050424
Its probably my earliest video game memory, seeing the title screen for Super Mario World as a small child, it really warms up my heart to remember that. very vivid image.

>>9049915
Spin jump is the only good thing about dogshit SMW

>>9050685
How so?

>>9050689
The spin jump itself was cancer, it lets you bounce harmlessly off of shit that would normally kill you.

>>9050689
Faster than regular jumping

>>9049915
>repetitive level themes
This is kind of a misconception.
Yeah, SMB3 has desert, ice, giant, etc but at its core, it's still the same kind of levels: athletic, underground, water, castle, as in SMB1.
SMB3 added airships, while SMW added Ghost Houses (to differentiate the more action-packed fortresses/castles from the more puzzle-natured levels the ghost houses have, in 3, many fortresses were more puzzle than action). In terms of themes, yeah world isn't as eclectic in the locations, but it kind of makes sense that there wouldn't be an ice region in a tropical place like Dinosaur Land (although there is 2 ice levels and a couple of ice sub-zones in some levels), SMW is just one big map as opposed to many different ones.
Anyway, yeah, SMW might even have more variety considering it added the Ghost Houses.
But all Mario games are quite balanced in level themes.
Also, World has the best underwater controls in the series for me.
>>9050685
lol that hyperbole, but yeah the spinjump is cool, thought probably my favorite thing about SMW (aside from the refined overall physics) is being able to throw shells/objects in many different angles and not just horizontally.

>>9050738
>Yeah, SMB3 has desert, ice, giant, etc but at its core, it's still the same kind of levels: athletic, underground, water, castle, as in SMB1.
no, that's the whole point, having varied settings does matter and helps makes the level more unique, it's not a misconception to say that SMB3 has more varied level settings, you are just ignoring that and equating it to variety from a purely gameplay perespective which are completely different things

>>9050757
In other words: PILPUL

>>9050757
lol, your reading comprehension is pretty shit.

>>9050757
I understand and I actually think the variety of locations and themes in SMB3 is a huge plus, but I don't think SMW needs that, it has its own thing going for it, which is a big interconnected map with a cohesive, consistent theme.
Both are pretty good and it's nice we get two different kind of games instead of just a same-y sequel.

>>9050936
72 Levels and 96 Route Exits is amazing for 1990.

And i agree, the consistent style just locks everything together really nice. <3

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>>9049912
Best 2d mario game hands down.
I got my first console as the GBA SP and Super Mario Advance 4. I played it nonstop. I played it more than any other GBA game.
I remember where I was and what I was doing when I beat Soda Lake - which I had heard was the hardest level in the game - only to get my ass kicked by Tubular for a very long time.

>>9051061
Soda Lake is not the hardest, just considered the most well hidden level, or at least one that people kept searching for because the Torpedo Teds were teased in the ending roll.
Tubular is by far THE filter level, I'd say one of the most famous filter levels of all time. All it requires is a tiny bit of patience, but it's something most kids lack. Actual hardest level in the game (SMB2J levels of hard) is Outrageous.

>>9049912
Bit of an off-topic question, but how come OPs GIF has a red tint to it just like old YouTube videos have?
If you don't know what I'm talking about, here are two Zelda Classic pics.

>>9051075
And yes, Mario World is the best Mario game. I miss old ROM hacks.

I was a kid at summer day camp back in the early 00's and they had a super nintendo with mario world. Very few kids could beat the game, and it was usually a community effort jsut to get to forest of illusion. We didnt warp through the star world to other points and it was usually butter bridge or the castles that made us game over. It always felt like the map was huge and there always seemed to be new secrets around every corner, like the star road entrance in the rocks inside the cave or top secret area, and how to reach that castle coming out of the woods when forest of illusion kept sending us in circles. Ive played it a billion times at least and nothing comes off as really hard anymore, hell I can blow through it in a day or 2 even if Im trying to grab everything.

God what I would give to be an incompetent kid again with a limitless summer ahead of me

Still my favorite 2D Mario. I remember getting stuck on Tubular as a kid for like a year or something (could've been less, but felt like it) before finally finishing it and then getting through the rest of the special stages with much less difficulty.

Fuck that troll of irreversibly changing the colors after catching all 96 goals.
Otherwise it's a godly game. One of those rare titles you can play when you're miffed/pissed/depressed and it'll put a smile back onto your face.

>>9051660
Halloween Mode was awesome, and a bit odd. I wish more games did that as an option.

>>9051607
Super Mario World definitely felt like the secrets were endless in that world, as a kid, i would imagine secret levels in certain corners or spots in the map, it would feel like a World i would never finish exploring.

Also, which Luigi sprite do you prefer /vr/ ?

>>9052621
2nd

The first half of Outrageous is just brutal, but i find "Awesome" to be much more difficult, specially reaching towards the end of the level it knows no mercy. i can get through the entire game with no game overs, but that level will probably fuck my entire run up.

Its probably one of my favorite games and one of the first i ever beat.

I went to my friends house and saw the Star Road for the first time, i was completely blown away that i was missing content.

And at another friends house he had the Top Secret Area, never would have found that on my own.

>>9049912
As a kid I loved Super Mario World, Later on I think I liked Mario 3 more but it has some serious sovl

>>9053058
SMB3 is really good, but i honestly feel like SMW was definitely what defined the meaning of PEAK MARIO

She: "He's probably thinking about other girls"

He: "How can I balance out the colored Yoshis to make them equally viable?"

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didn’t know about the special zone until like 2011. I first got the game in the 90s. blew my mind lol

>>9049912
I played this game so much as a child because it was the only game I owned outside rentals. So I can't stand playing jt anymore even nowadays. Anyone else feels the same?

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>>9049915
Yoshi is 10 times dumber, getting hit while riding him should also damage Mario, else you can just be inmortal

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>>9051607
Having adult competency in games makes me really fucking mad sometimes, SMW felt like an endless world full of secrets that was hard to finish back then, but when I revisited it as an adult I cleared everything and found all hidden shit effortlessly. I wish I could temporarily go back sometimes.

i played this at a demo station in a game store and i begged my dad to buy a super nintendo just to play it and explore the world map

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>>9057732
Growing up and getting good at vidya sucks. Some games used to feel like they were infinite epics, but once you get older and wiser that magic starts to go away. Sure, an old game can still stick and impress, yet it'll never truly be the same.

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Good thread.

I remember back in August 91; lines would form on the SMW demo kiosk at Wal Mart which was on a 15-minute reset timer. It was out of stock for a month, so this was the only way to experience it. Finally, during fall break of that year, mother surprised us with a set. Brother and I stayed up till 3 am exploring levels.

I'll always cherish that memory.

I much prefer Mario 3 and yoshis island but mario world had such a unique feel about it and probably thr one i played most as a kid.
Never played it since so may give it another go soon

>>9059996
Thanks for this soulful story anon

>>9049983
I cant get past the first ghost house

Why does everyone say this game is easy?

Its one of the most difficult games I've played. I 100%ed Sunshine and 64, bur World just filters me so hard.

I played it on the Snes Mini and i wouldnt have gotten to the first ghost house without the rewind feature, and even with rewind i couldnt get past that level.

The game is borderline unplayable.

>>9060316
I beat the game when I was 4, and 100%'d some years later. It's not hard at all. Cape + Blue Yoshi trivializes the shit out of everything.

>>9060467
I havent got far enough to get the cape though. I take my hat off to you, im just 100% filtered by this game. I can barely jump on enemies.

>>9060470
You get your first cape on donut island 1, 2 levels before the first ghost house. I can understand struggling with star road/special world but brings truly unable to finish this game is unfathomable to me.

>>9060484
Wtf you get the cape that early? Can you take it with you to the next level similar to how you can take yoshi with you?

I cant overstate how genuinely bad i am, and the worst part was i spent a whole 7 days off work just playing that game on the snes mini, i was determined to git gud but i couldn't. I wish i was making a joke, i became depressed, i want to enjoy the game. Im like a cross between a journalist and DSP

>>9060492
you played too many 3d games and not enough 2d
try some tetris for practice

>>9060492
You can get capes by landing on the flying koopas with the flashing capes in the first level of world 2. The cave level also has a secret exit to the green switch palace, which activates the blocks that contain capes. Donut Ghost House has a secret exit to the Top Secret Area, which is basically just a storehouse with powerups and a green Yoshi. And yes, you can take capes across levels.

>>9060525
I probably should try something simple. My brain just cant seem to match whats happening on screen

>>9060528
Ahh ok, i think I just avoided as many enemies as possible, so that explains the lack of a cape. Id like to just be able to complete a level without reminding before i worry about secrets.

Thank god this is anonymous, imagine admitting to this irl

>be 9
>year 2000
>on vacation in hawaii
>beg mom to let me play the hotel video games
>lets me play for 30 minutes or so
>had mostly played N64, tiny bit of PS1 and NES at friends houses
>game on the nintendo gateway is SMW
>feels fucking weird
>didn't really enjoy it
>ended up wondering if it was some shitty knockoff game made for hotels only

Now that I'm an adult with actual taste, I've played the game and loved it, but those first few levels still have that "chinese bootleg feel" to me.

>>9060492
At least you acknowledge the problem rests with you, don't compare yourself to dsp because you're an order of magnitude superior.

>>9052643
people always talk about tubular but awesome was by far the level that fucked my shit up the most. i remember playing through special world for the first time one evening while my parents were sitting nearby doing some random bullshit and eventually they even started commenting about how much that level was kicking my ass.

>>9052621
They can be improved.

>>9060492
dsp beasted smw though. along with john rambo as luigi player. in fact john was fucking up more than dsp in their old lets play

>>9049912

Not as good as Super Mario Bros 3 or New Super Mario Bros.