I just beat Super Mario World for the first time [Archive]

fpbrush

07-24-2010, 12:22 AM

The title says it all.

About 30 minutes ago, this longtime (relatively speaking) gamer/collector just beat Super Mario World for the first time on the SNES. Everyone and their Mom may have already completed this feat, but I still consider it an accomplishment (hey, I grew up with a Genesis alright?!)

I also realize this may be one of the few places I can say it publicly and not get strange looks, and I am reserved to being ok with that :)

I celebrate all this with a beer, cheers!

Malon_Forever

07-24-2010, 12:38 AM

Congrats! Feels good when you finally beat a game after a long absence.

allyourblood

07-24-2010, 12:39 AM

Good for you. After owning an NES since I was 8 years old, I finally beat Super Mario Bros. (the original) last year! I can't stand the game from 8-1 on, so it took a lot of effort, but I finally did it.

So I can relate. Congratulations!

Superman

07-24-2010, 12:54 AM

If you didn't have a SNES before, you certainly can't blame yourself for not playing/beating the game.

It is a fun game though and now you have experienced all of it. Congratulations!

Jorpho

07-24-2010, 12:59 AM

Come now, we need details. Did you actually finish off each castle, or did you just go through the Star Road? (Do you even know about the Star Road?)

Double Ugly

07-24-2010, 01:07 AM

*Gives strange look*

raptor94k

07-24-2010, 01:10 AM

This reminds me of the time (about 2 years ago) my friend and I sat down and played through Super Mario World three times (technically only like 2.5 times) in one night in order to get 100% or whatever it is on each Game on the title screen. He told me that he had heard it would change what Mario does on the title screen demo thing. It took forever. We did it on the NTSC version. It only works on the PAL version. Good times.

Snapple

07-24-2010, 02:13 AM

Congratulations! Never too late to beat a classic game for the first time.

Now! Go back and get all 96 exits!

Pichu

07-24-2010, 02:41 AM

Excellent! Hope you had fun!

ZombieK

07-24-2010, 02:57 AM

I never owned a SNES so i never got to play it all the way through but i eventually got the gba version and wow that is a ridiculously long game when you get everything without any help.

Good job on completing the snes version hopefully I will do this soon also and as Jorpho said did you really get 100% or just a straight play through because for me at least I consider that easy :D lol

RazorD

07-24-2010, 03:17 AM

Congrats. Its really an awsome game. I barley finished it a few months back. I went all the way through, but I know I didnt find some of the secret passages and what not. That one stage where you have to do it in a certain time is really annoying!

Red Baron

07-24-2010, 08:41 AM

This whole thread makes me nostalgic, since I played it when it first came out at the house of one of my best friends, and we spent so long on it.. Good times, good times.

Anyway, we were on opposite ends I see, so maybe I should do similiar with Sonic 1 sometime, as I just got that a bit ago.. I only got to play the later Sonic games at my friend's house way back in the day since I didn't have a Genesis and they lacked the first.

megasdkirby

07-24-2010, 11:55 AM

Congrats!

I remember how it took me around 14 YEARS to defeat Super Mario Brothers. Yup, the first one! :o

Super Mario World was an awesome game. I would love to play it again, but I need to replace the battery on the cart most likely.

Policenaut

07-24-2010, 12:14 PM

It's never too late for such an awesome game, SMW is a timeless classic that can be enjoyed even now. Congrats!

Eduardo

07-24-2010, 12:22 PM

I finished it a couple of years ago after ot playing for like 10 years. When it's done completelety it shows the little star on the side od the number of levels right?

HYB

07-24-2010, 01:16 PM

Congrats! I still need to tackle this one myself.

joshnickerson

07-24-2010, 01:51 PM

Nicely done! I remember when me and my sister were little, she managed to beat Mario World before I did! I was so mad! LOL

This reminds me of the time (about 2 years ago) my friend and I sat down and played through Super Mario World three times (technically only like 2.5 times) in one night in order to get 100% or whatever it is on each Game on the title screen. He told me that he had heard it would change what Mario does on the title screen demo thing. It took forever. We did it on the NTSC version. It only works on the PAL version. Good times.

I've never heard of that... what does he do that's different?

fpbrush

07-24-2010, 02:52 PM

Glad I could bring back the memories for you guys :)

As for the 100% thing, I just beat it straight through--no Star Road shennanigans though (I don't think?? I was using an old save from awhile back). Total completion will have to wait for another time though, I was just glad to see the ending screen after all these years.

I akin the experience to finishing a book that you've had on the shelf for awhlie. In a time when reading anything over an article for me (and alot of people I imagine) is something to champion, I felt this was celebration worthy, 100% or not :)

Thanks everyone for sharing it with me, now onward with the stories!

Animaniac

07-24-2010, 03:26 PM

Congrats. That's still one of my favorite ending themes in a video game.

ZombieK

07-24-2010, 03:39 PM

Well in a way the 100% is nice but its just so long if i go back and play it again it will most likely be a run like yours there is no way im doing all that ever again.

Im sure you will get to it eventually I still need to go and buy the game on snes haha

Therealqtip

07-24-2010, 03:48 PM

the only mario game ive ever beaten was sunshine

alec006

07-24-2010, 07:13 PM

Congrats,I remember actually beating it with all 96 levels about a year ago, it took 5 years off and on,but I finally beat the SOB.

Jorpho

07-24-2010, 08:22 PM

If I was going to replay the game again, I would use the GBA version with the color restoration hack (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/470/). Remember, the GBA version tracks your Yoshi coins, adding to the challenge, as well as the differentiated Mario and Luigi from the SMAS release.

Aussie2B

07-24-2010, 11:31 PM

Congratulations. :) I too missed the experience of Super Mario World when it was new. I didn't get a SNES until 1993 or '94, and I went straight for the classics with Super Mario All-Stars. I missed out on just about all of the big SNES titles around then and prior, and I still haven't played through some really notable ones, like Zelda 3 and Super Metroid. So, similarly, I beat Super Mario World for the first time within the past few years. It's a great game, but I don't hold it in nearly as high regard as those with loads of nostalgia for it. I beat it 100% and still found it much too easy, and some of the design elements are a little out-of-place to me.

Also, anybody who would give funny looks for you beating it for the first time now is full of it. I think there are very few, if any, gamers that can claim to have beaten EVERY big-name game of the past. We've all missed something here and there.

raptor94k

07-25-2010, 12:29 AM

I've never heard of that... what does he do that's different?

I'm not really sure what it does. I think it changes the enemies that are on the title screen or something. I tried to Google it and I can't really find anything on it. Anyone else have any information?

Jorpho

07-25-2010, 12:41 AM

I have never heard of anything of the kind. The only change worth noting is that clearing all 96 exits results in the star next to the number, except in the original Japanese version.

RP2A03

07-25-2010, 01:34 AM

This is what I managed to find:

From http://www.gamewinners.com/snes/SMarioWorld.htm

Hidden level:
Note: The following only is available in the PAL, European version of the game. Complete (and save) all the 96 levels on each one of the three memory files. The number "96" will be blue if you have an European version, otherwise three stars should appear beside them. Power off the SNES and turn it on again. Do not press any buttons and wait for the demo to play. It should be different. Mario dies and you will be able to play the title screen level. This is a shorter version of "Groovy", with no exit gate.Do we have any PAL gamers that care to verify this?

skaar

07-25-2010, 01:45 AM

You overcame a childhood handicap of having a Genesis and accomplished something good.

I applaud this.

ConsoleAddict

07-25-2010, 09:11 AM

I've never beaten Sonic 2, 3 or Sonic & Knuckles. I should take your lead and beat those games now. I was a Nintendo fan during that time.

Jorpho

07-25-2010, 10:38 AM

I would venture that those are all much more difficult games than SMW. Limited continues and no saves!

ConsoleAddict

07-25-2010, 01:46 PM

I would venture that those are all much more difficult games than SMW. Limited continues and no saves!

I'm going to have to cheat and use Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection because I DON'T have the time to beat them in one sitting. I can at least save whenever I want.

raptor94k

07-25-2010, 03:51 PM

What RP20A3 posted is exactly what we were trying to do, when we beat all three games 100%. Unfortunately, like I said before, we did it on the NTSC version. I too would love if someone had a PAL version and felt like wasting a few hours beating the game three times, to tell us if this is true or not. :D

poloplayr

07-28-2010, 07:47 AM

Dumsday

07-28-2010, 07:23 PM

Congrats! Something ever gamer should have accomplished at least once (or ten times...).

I still vividly remember playing this to completion, starting on the SNES' release date. I remember being BLOWN AWAY by the audio on SMW.

Ya, I so remember the day my friend and I each got our SNESs. For some reason Nintendo decided to release in Canada weeks after the US launch, so we were forced to go to our local game shop and buy their imported ones. We couldn't wait weeks. It was worth the extra cash. It was the first console I bought with my own money and the bike ride home with the box on the handlebars was the longest bike ride of my life.

Funny, the thing I remember most was the echo in the first cave section. We were blown away by that sound.

/not as blown away as we were when we booted up Actraiser...but that's another topic.

mattimeo310

07-29-2010, 03:07 PM

i almost beat sonic 2 then i instantly got really tired of it and just shut off the system... i didnt know that i was on the last level -.-

Clownzilla

07-29-2010, 03:35 PM

I'm just getting started on Golgo 13 for the NES.........for the 10th time. Ever since the late 80's I have been trying to beat this game. For some reason or another I don't finish it........but this time will be different:)

Pk116

07-29-2010, 07:14 PM

Congratulations!

Now you can try the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 on the NES.:D You are one good gamer if you can beat that!

Enigmus

07-29-2010, 07:21 PM

I managed to finally beat Sonic 3 and Knuckles last year, with only two continues. Also, I still can't get all the stars on Super Mario 64 (can only make it to 112) and I can't get a perfect on SMW either (93 exits is the most I have been able to do), but I can easily get Sonic 2 perfect straight through.

Seaquest

07-29-2010, 11:20 PM

I remember the thrill I got when I first beat super mario world. It's a wonderful feeling you can get nowhere else! You've made a great accomplishment! Keep on gaming!

garagesaleking!!

07-30-2010, 12:55 AM

Thank you whoever mentioned it for reminding me that Sonic and Knuckles is on the Sonics Ultimate Genesis Collection Disc. Ya, who would of thought, sonic on a sonic disc.

TheCaptainniatpac

07-30-2010, 04:01 PM

You should try to beat Star World to get what I call the Nintendo World.

Here's a video for those who just want to see now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQiJbOC14w

Leo_A

07-30-2010, 04:24 PM

You should try to beat Star World to get what I call the Nintendo World.

Here's a video for those who just want to see now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQiJbOC14w
What a waste of YouTube's server space.

pseudonym

07-30-2010, 04:53 PM

Harsh but true.

DDCecil

07-30-2010, 05:15 PM

That's not a hidden area! Now THIS is a hidden area:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqrZtcC3Fx4

(4-15-14-20 6-15-18-7-5-20 20-15 16-12-1-25
4-4-3-5-3-9-12-19 19-13-23 8-1-3-11.)

Enigmus

07-30-2010, 05:34 PM

You should try to beat Star World to get what I call the Nintendo World.

Here's a video for those who just want to see now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQiJbOC14w

Self-promotion of idiocy is idiotic. You, sir, fail in every since of the word.

DigitalSpace

07-31-2010, 08:31 AM

Congrats! Speaking of the Genesis, I never beat Sonic 1 or 2 until a few years back.

TheCaptainniatpac

07-31-2010, 06:14 PM

Congrats! Speaking of the Genesis, I never beat Sonic 1 or 2 until a few years back.

Self-promotion of idiocy is idiotic. You, sir, fail in every since of the word.

Dude Why are so harsh? I'm a n00b to this website and Y2B!!! Stop being a jerk!!!!

P.S. You gonna get raped

Jorpho

07-31-2010, 06:54 PM

Dude Why are so harsh? I'm a n00b to this website and Y2B!!!Consider this a lesson in What Not To Do.

RP2A03

08-03-2010, 12:42 AM

For those of you still wondering about the PAL only bonus mentioned earlier; I asked on a European forum and the answer I got was no. The only difference is a blue number instead of a star. No changed demo. No playable demo. No magical portal leading from your TV to Dinosaur Land. Just a blue number, that's it.