This has to be the most overrated mario game of all time. It takes so many steps back from Mario 3 for no reason. The power up system is worse (1 hit no matter what level of power up you have), and the cape/yoshi's are some of the most overpowered items in the entire series. The cape is particularly egregious, as it kills almost every single enemy in the game when even the fire flower is incapable of doing that. It's almost like the entire game was designed for you to skip half the levels with cape/blue yoshi. I'm not a fan of the backup power up either
I appreciate that it is the first attempt for many series staples (secret exits, special world, etc) but most of them are poorly executed. The postgame after special world just looks ugly too which is a shame. The game also has really bad performance issues and slowdown, which is something that the earlier games didn't even really deal with. It's probably the worst performing mario game.
The main thing you can give mario world is that it probably has the most soul out of any of these early games, and there's a lot of charm to it. I still think it falters especially compared to its predecessor in 3, which had released 7 years prior. Probably the most disappointing one I've played since I liked it more as a kid.
I appreciate that it is the first attempt for many series staples (secret exits, special world, etc) but most of them are poorly executed. The postgame after special world just looks ugly too which is a shame. The game also has really bad performance issues and slowdown, which is something that the earlier games didn't even really deal with. It's probably the worst performing mario game.
The main thing you can give mario world is that it probably has the most soul out of any of these early games, and there's a lot of charm to it. I still think it falters especially compared to its predecessor in 3, which had released 7 years prior. Probably the most disappointing one I've played since I liked it more as a kid.