Super Mario World

Super Mario World is a 1990 side scrolling game developed and released by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The story tells of Mario's quest to save Princess Toadstool and the Dinosaur Land from Bowser and his henchmen, Koopalings. The gameplay is similar to the previous Super Mario games: The player controls Mario or his brother Luigi through a series of levels in which the goal is to reach the flagpole at the end. Super Mario World introduced Yoshi, a dinosaur that can eat enemies and gain abilities by eating the shells of Koopa Troopas.

Super Mario World is often considered one of the best video games of all time. It has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling SNES game. It also led to an animated series of the same name and prequel, Yoshi Island, which was released in August and October 1995. It was re-released several times: It was part of the 1994 Super collection. Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World for SNES and was re-released for Game Boy Advance as Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 in 2001, on the Virtual Console for Wii, Wii U and New Nintendo game consoles 3DS, and is part of Super NES Classic Edition. It was also released on the Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online using the Super Nintendo Entertainment System application.