I just beat Super Mario World for the first time

[fpbrush]

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]

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

[allyourblood]

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]

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]

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]

*Gives strange look*

[raptor94k]

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]

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

Now! Go back and get all 96 exits!

[Pichu]

Excellent! Hope you had fun!

[ZombieK]

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 lol

[RazorD]

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]

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]

Congrats!

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

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]

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

[Eduardo]

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]

Congrats! I still need to tackle this one myself.

[joshnickerson]

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

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]

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]

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

[ZombieK]

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