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There's not much to say, it's an excellent conversion of Super Mario World from SNES to GBA. It plays just as well and the only thing that makes it an inferior version compared to the original is that the audio quality is worse, the fact that the colors look very pale or that the field of view has been reduced, which has a solution because you can move the camera with the L button.

The things I like about this version is that it adds a list to see the status of the levels by pressing the select button on the world map, and the fact that you can play as Luigi, being a change of gameplay with respect to Mario.

What disappoints me and stops me from giving it a higher rating is the fact that it doesn't have that "deluxe" treatment that Super Mario Bros. on GBC or Super Mario 2 on GBA does, this port on the other hand comes without any add-ons, extra content, new mechanics or anything relevant new to highlight, which makes it a version that's only worth it if you play on a real GBA, because at the end of the day it's an inferior version to the original with nothing to really make up for it beyond portability. If you plan on playing Super Mario World on Switch or Wii U, you're better off going for the SNES version.

Conclusion
Despite being an inferior version to the original, it really is still a great way to experience Super Mario World, whether it's your first time playing it or you've played this game before, after all it's still Super Mario World, and it's one of the best platformers that's for sure.

Super Mario World is one of the best platformers of all time, and it translates pretty well to GBA, but not as well as the likes of Mario Bros. 3 (to be fair that's an nes game so it's easier to put on gba). This is a fun port to have to be able to take Mario World anywhere, and it has fun little extra things added to this port that all of the Mario Advance series had. Overall this is a totally serviceable and solid port of Mario World

Overall a well done conversion of a classic. Yeah, there is screen crunch and the music is a bit compressed, but it doesn't ruin the experience that much, the game is still one of the best 2D platformers of all time.

It's Super Mario World on the Game Boy Advance.

The sound quality is worse than the original thanks to the GBA's sound chip, and it adds voice clips to Mario and Luigi. I know some folks found that annoying, but because I grew up with them, I've never had a problem and I found them really fun and charming. Still do, honestly. Wish I could figure out a way to get the voices on the SNES version of the game since it has better visuals and audio.

Anyways, you're probably better off playing the SNES version unless you really wanna hear Mario shout "Let's a-go" all the time.


Um classico no SNES tambem presente nas telinhas do Game Boy Advance! Já cansei de zerar esse jogo na época do SNES e agora que saiu no switch online resolvi dar uma chance a versão de SNES, apesar de ainda preferir a versão de SNES por conta da paleta de cores ser mais bonita(ou forte) e a trilha sonora ser melhor, eu gostei dessa versão principalmente por terem adicionado as vozes classicas do Mario & Luigi no jogo que eu adoro imitar, outras mudanças legais foram a adição de uma intro melhor por jogo na qual vemos os irmãos Marios e a princesa Peach chegando a Ilha dos Yoshis e saindo pra se divertir enquanto a princesa é (novamente) sequestrada, outra adição muito bem vinda é a possibilidade de poder trocar entre o Mario e o Luigi na seleção de fases, coisa que era impossivel no SNES na qual apenas o player 2 jogava com o Luigi. Fora essas mudanças é o mesmo SMW de sempre, com suas classicas frases, gameplay gostosinha, viciante e muito bem polida, level designe muito bom e trilha excelente(ainda que inferior ao do SNES por motivos do chipset do GBA ser mais fraco se não me engano).

If we were talking about the quality of life features added in this version (particularly the ability to immediately warp to any level on the map screen, ability to save at any point and actual reward for achieving all Yoshi coins), I'd say this would potentially be an improved version of the game, but the washed out visuals and compressed, screechy soundtrack do drag it down for me. Minor nitpick but I also wish they just used the SMAS+W sprite for Luigi.

still a solid port of the best Mario game though.

the first mario game i ever played. i dont think i ever made it past the first castle lol

It's definitely Super Mario World. My only issue is that the colors are washed out in this version, so I would much rather play the original SNES version.

Cool portable version of smw but the music can be a bit crusty at times and the game is really bright presumably to help with the gbas that didn't have a back-light.
Was still fun to experience a new version of smw

Good porting of a timeless classic, but it's no real remaster and lacks new content unlike Super Mario Advance games do. A little disappointed by Luigi sprite.

I much prefer the artstyle of Super Mario Bros. 3, the gameplay is fine but I'd rather play a different Mario game.

Nunca tinha interesse nessa versão do Mario World, mas queria rejogar e peguei ela no 3DS, e bem, foi daora cara.

É o mesmo jogo, mas as atualizações no mapa ajudam muito pra fazer o 100%, eu também acho que tem fases que ficaram mais chatas aqui por causa da camera, mas tudo bem, é um port pro GBA não tem como fugir disso.

É um jeito bem valido de jogar o World até hoje, acho que se um dia eu tiver a vontade de fazer o 100% desse jogo, vai ser por essa versão mesmo.

Shouts out to Blargg! This, technically, isn’t my first game. However! This is the game I’ve had for the longest. I still have the same cartridge I got some twenty years ago for Christmas, and despite my young self having a knack for misplacing games and cartridges, I was quickly sentimental, and knew to never give this one up. It’s been a while since I’ve beaten this game. Like, probably not since I went and found every secret level back in my teen years, but recently I’ve been wanting to play it again.

I’m a huge sucker for world maps, probably because of this game. I mean, my two favorite Fire Emblem games both have world maps, I love the look of this game so much, and the look of the world, too. Rediscovering a lot of the secrets of the world map, finding all of the switch palaces, taking different routes through worlds. It’s so, so great. I’m not really into Mario games, all that much. They’ve never sucked me in at all or enticed me all that much. I didn’t own a single entry in the “New” series of 2D games, I’ve not even played Sunshine, Galaxy, or Odyssey, lol. Though, hoo boy, Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks absolutely so grand.

So pretty, so charming, so tricky, but never frustrating, for me, in an unfun way. Had a blast going through this. I am not a Mario game fan, I would say, but I feel very proud to be a Super Mario Advance 2 expert lol.

Probably one of my favorite games ever made.

Look, I get it’s a copy and paste of a 1991 game onto a 32 bit handheld, but it’s sound design (I’m so biased oh my goshhhhh) is miles better than on the SNES.

Having a Luigi which isn't a palette swap as well as giving him his own move-set makes this version of the game so good.

Christmas 2003, dad got me this game and I opened it pretty early during the gift opening. It did blow my mind, but I was distraught toward the end, as I didn't have a console to play the game, and doubted that dad got such an expensive game AND a game console to boot. "Oh look, what have we here, looks like there's one last present..." he said, and handed me my brand new GBA SP at the very end. Top ten memories contender. I played this game every available minute I had. It got confiscated a number of times because I kept playing it too heavily, and I always had to leave it with my mom before going to bed. One time I just turned the console on and off to see the intro and keep myself entertained without a game.

I had a hard time with it, of course, as one's first Mario game should be, and several sessions were spent exclusively trying to beat Bowser without really nailing the "kick shell upward" mechanic. That is, I didn't know how I did it, I just sort of flicked my fingers a certain way and sometimes that did the trick. Didn't know English enough to understand tutorials, and brute-forcing game mechanics don't always reveal everything.

My favorite thing about this game was... swimming... and sliding... for some reason those were so inherently satisfying. Also flying, when I eventually got that down. My least favorite thing were those continuously scrolling levels.

My favorite 2D Mario, even if the colors are a bit washed out. I'm a sucker for slightly different character capabilities in platformers.

fun game with some of the most incompetent soundtrack porting known to man

Um excelente port, não irei julgar os gráficos pálidos pois imagino que isso foi adaptado para a tela de GBA e não sei como fica.

Como lado negativo em comparação a versão original temos o áudio meio estourado (não costumo julgar limitações e adaptações técnicas) e a tela menor, mas em nenhum momento isso me atrapalhou. O level design é adaptado em alguns momentos para a tela menor e o som continua incrível.

Essa versão também passa uma sensação de acabamento melhor, com registro de progresso, vozes dos personagens, efeitos gráficos avançados, cutscenes e um novo personagem jogável (Luigi, que é como um modo difícil). A versão original tem aquela simplicidade de jogo de console recém-lançado.

O jogo compensa muito bem seus poucos defeitos e se eu tivesse esse jogo na época não teria nada a reclamar. 10/10


Why was the music so compressed? Should have just made remixes. Another good remake, but unlike the first Advance, probably best to just play the original game.

Basically it's SMW for The GBA and With the Best Playable Character...LUiGI!

Dla fanów Super Mario World było to coś cudownego - przeniesienie całej gry do kieszeni spodni. Gra nadal się broni, choć lepiej spróbować jej na SNES, omijając ograniczenia GameBoya w dźwięku i w obrazie.