Reviews from

in the past


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

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

This is a fantastic version of a fantastic game. I played the hell out of this as as a kid, it being the first version of the game I encountered, and perhaps my favorite? The physics I think are a fair bit tighter than in the original game, which is very nice by comparison. It's really satisfying to find all the hidden exits and reveal hidden paths in the overworld. I also like it when the Piranha Plants turn into pumpkins at the end.

Loved this port. Bought this when I was young for the plane ride to Portugal. Thanks Mom!


The first Mario game that I have ever owned, but not played! This would technically be my second. I still have yet to finish it, but this may be my favorite Mario game of all time... Well, at least the original is. I love it to death, and I also really love Mario Odyssey.

Probably the peak of mario. moderately difficult if you're a kid, but has loads of optional content that's blisteringly hard. Gotta love a platformer that was something for everyone. The soundtrack is iconic too.

Holyyy I did not expect this game to be this difficult. I got stuck on so many levels and came so close to dropping this game completely. Bowsers castle was SOO HARD, I spent like 2 hours straight tryna beat him. Glad I stuck with it and finished it up.

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

I have a physical copy of this game but the poor thing doesn't work anymore.

GOAT. The idiot child me sold my SNES so I could get a Game Boy Advance and play this game portably. The adult me bought it back.

Screen crunch aside, which i don't even think is too big a problem here, this is the best version of Mario World.
The QoL updates like the checklist for the exits, and the Dragon Coins being an actual collectable put this above the original for me.
TLDR: It's Mario World, but a little better.

I actually preferer this version of the game. What it ads it really good and it's portable with a slightly more pleasing aspect ratio. I love it.

Super Mario World with super mario, enough said.

Nostalgia de Game Boy Advance, este juego sabe a tardes en casa con un zumito y un bocadillo de mortadela

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.

It sure is Super Mario World on the Game Boy Advance

Well, it's Super Mario World ported to the GBA with lots of QoL improvements, nothing else to say, amazing game.

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.

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

wtf have they done with Luigi? my boy, look what they've done to my boy. Also the voice acting is terrible. Not a remake but a demake. Still love it. Its mario world on the go


I played this game so much. I guess it’s just as good as the SNES version unless there’s random BS I’m unfamiliar with.