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[Cody_D165]

This is kind of an odd question, but I was having a discussion with some friends about Mario Maker a while ago and we ended up on the topic of Super Mario World. All of us have played and beaten that game countless times, but as we were talking about it we realized that each of us had played the game rather recently.

One of my friends was talking about how he played it in one form or another at least once a month, and it dawned on me that I pretty much do that too. Through emulation on a phone, on Wii U, on a SNES, or some other means, I probably boot up Super Mario World at least once a month. Whenever I'm trying out a SNES emulator on some new device, the first game I test with it is usually Super Mario World. I had never stopped to think how often I actually still play the game all these years later.

Do any of you get this so-called Super Mario World urge?

 

[devonodev]

Maybe a few times a year I'll play it, not usually to the end though.

Super Metroid is my go-to game though, I'll play through that at least every 1-2 months.

 

[Acquiescence]

The last time I played it was when I was a kid. I enjoyed it, but since then I haven't felt the need to play it again.

 

[TUSR]

Any given week, I feel the need/want to play it about zero times.

SM64 on the other hand...

 

[Phocks]

Never. SMB3 is superior.

 

[bobawesome]

Every day of my life.

 

[Lemonte]

Never. SMB3 is superior.

indeed

 

[Tokieda]

Funny this thread just came up. I literally just woke up from a dream: I was playing Super Mario World and I discovered a new secret level.

That said, SMB3 is the better game.

 

[Jaffaboy]

When I was younger, definitely. I never owned a snes so it was always this game that I could never just play whenever. Once I got it for GBA, I played it to completion twice and haven't touched it since.

My go to like you describe OP, is either Streets of Rage 2 or Link's Awakening.

 

[PreFire]

I was just playing it yesterday. Had to scratch that itch

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

Never. I hate it.

 

[Creaking]

The last time I played it was when I was a kid. I enjoyed it, but since then I haven't felt the need to play it again.

This is me.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I play through all of it just about once a year.

 

[Hatchtag]

Maybe 3 or 4 times a year. I got it on the Wii U in February and promptly beat it. I've only ever 100%'d the game once though.

Spoiler

How anyone can think any of the other 2D Marios are superior is beyond me.Some of them are good, but none of them even touch the masterpiece that is Super Mario World.

 

[Overside]

Not very often

 

[Gandalf]

Never. SMB3 is superior.

This! Recently got a 3DS and that was my first purchase. Still as fun as the first day I played it.

 

[Red Hood]

Maybe a few times a year I'll play it, not usually to the end though.

Super Metroid is my go-to game though, I'll play through that at least every 1-2 months.

6 times a year * 20 years since release = 120

And here I was thinking my 12 playthroughs of Zelda OOT was a lot.

 

[Stilton Disco]

I briefly wanted to when I got my WiiU last year, then I saw how overpriced it was on the eshop, and that was the end of that.

I might get it if no better games end up in the ClubNintendo rewards, but I'm not exactly eager to replay it. It's alright.

 

[PKrockin]

I burned myself out on SMW and various romhacks of it a decade ago. SMB3 is better, anyway.

 

[Nickle]

Barely more then once or twice in my life.

 

[FloweryMarston]

what makes people like mario bros 3 more? I love both of them and think that they are of the same quality in general.

I got the 96 exits last week op, but i hadn't played it in a while. Love it

 

[Mailbox]

I get the urge to play it every 3 months or so, but my Snes is busted and I've had very bad experiences with Rom stuffs in the past so actually playing the game isn't really a thing I can do right now

 

[Here For The Free Feed]

i'll bash through a few levels maybe once a year, complete play through every 4-5 years probably (ususlly to complete a new save file for new system or whatever)

 

[dark10x]

All the time. That and Sonic 2.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Once or twice a year.

 

[virtualS]

I've played through it 5 or so times. The first 4 times in the 90s. The fifth two years ago. All levels.

Super Mario World is superior to Super Mario Bros 3 btw. The music, fluidity and range of control, secrets.. everything are on another level.

 

[Skyzard]

^ also, yoshi!

With every new handheld device And then every year or so. Regularly bummed out by knowing I won't have it on my favourite.

If the new 3DS gets snes support, I'm on it mainly for this. Criminal that it doesn't.

 

[SigSig]

I play it all the time, ripped the rom and my save from my cartridge (based retrode) to play it on my PSP. This is part of the reason I want Vita to finally get a decent cfw, SMW would be neat on that D-Pad.

 

[meanspartan]

That was my first ever game. Got it as a pack in with a SNES when I was 4 years old in '93

And still one of the GOAT

Play it whenever I feel like hookin up that same SNES (now piss yellow).

Gotta get an XRGB Mini one of these days, sucks playing over composhit on an hdtv...too bad its so overpriced.

 

[meanspartan]

Maybe 3 or 4 times a year. I got it on the Wii U in February and promptly beat it. I've only ever 100%'d the game once though.

Spoiler

How anyone can think any of the other 2D Marios are superior is beyond me.Some of them are good, but none of them even touch the masterpiece that is Super Mario World.

Agreed SMW is untouchable in quality. Not just peak Mario, but peak Nintendo.

 

[devonodev]

6 times a year * 20 years since release = 120

And here I was thinking my 12 playthroughs of Zelda OOT was a lot.

Well I can beat it in a bit over an hour now, I haven't done that every year since release, and it is my favorite game. But yeah 120 wouldn't surprise me anyway.

12 playthroughs of OoT is still a lot.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Well, every time I think about the game I have the urge to play it for a bit, but I rarely play it. I do finish it at least once a year, though.

Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3, on the other hand... I always play and finish them at least twice each year.

 

[Revolutionary]

Once every 10 years, I guess.

 

[superNESjoe]

A couple times a year at the very least. Last few years I've played it several times. It doesn't get old and you can just sit down and play it. Sometimes I want it that simple.

 

[Jindrael]

Not once so far. =/

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

I usually complete it to all 96 gates about once every two years.

 

[bounchfx]

pretty often tbh. every year or so generally if I have the system at hand. It's perfect.

 

[AntiFacebook]

Played it once. One day I will play it again, but probably not in the next decade

 

[fredrancour]

I'm... not sure I ever played it. I think I've only played SMB1 and 3 out of the older SMB games.

 

[plainr_]

Shit, I want to play it now.

 

[OminoMichelin]

Surprisingly often. Mainly because I never completed it myself.

 

[Agent Gibbs]

Like Deus Ex...Whenever someone mentions it

So excuse me its time to play Super Mario World

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Its soo good (my favourite 2d mario gae) but after I made the perfect savethe GBA version (beating everything with luigi and mario, getting ll the yoshi and princess special coins, having a cape, and a feather in the item box, a blue yoshi, 9999999990 points, 99 coins, 999 lives and 99 in the bonus score) I dont want it touch it again if its not to show the game to someone.

 

[thomasmahler]

I'm Team SMB3, too Super Mario World is an awesome game, but SMB3 just feels a tad more fun to me.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Super Mario World is much better than Super Mario Bros 3, btw

 

[Oddduck]

This thread makes me want to go play it right now lol.

 

[Bgamer90]

I play it about once or twice a month. I never continue where I left off though; I always start a new game and play it for an hour or two (for some reason).

 

[dark_prinny]

Super Mario World is much better than Super Mario Bros 3, btw

This is not correct.

 

[woopWOOP]

I remember my fond times with it whenever I see images of it, but I hardly boot it up.

Co-op'd through the whole game one night not too long ago actually. It was fun. Maybe again in another few years.

 

[AzureTranquility95]

Not as much as I probaly should. I usually get an urge to replay a DKC game or even Yoshi's Island before SMW. Might be because I played that and the NES Trilogy to death in my childhood, much like how I watched the living hell out of Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry.

I usually don't go out of my way to play it unless I have a reason for doing so (Such as recording gameplay for my channel), but if someone else is playing I'd probaly jump on that and help out with Luigi action.

I actually have an urge to replay New Super Mario Bros. Wii, of all the games. XD