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Super Mario World
1990
I do feel insecure when I play an absolute classic and I'm not completely enamoured by it. A lot of my love for Mario comes from Galaxy onward. I do really like the original Super Mario Bros. and I love playing all the styles in Mario Maker but SMB3, Super Mario 64 and now Super Mario World don't fill me with the adoration they probably deserve. As dramatic as all that sounds, I still did enjoy the game. It is very fun. The level design is great and the influence it has had on gaming is undeniable. It is remarkable how many secrets there are in the level. There are so many secret exits to levels that in some ways, I found exhausting but it does add a lot of depth to it. I did find myself getting frustrated with the game which I can admit was a skill issue. I never fully grasped the movement options with the cape. It doesn't control like Mario Maker which was hard to get used to. I tried not to use save states but there definitely were some of the later levels that I gave into the temptation. The platforming is great though and having some challenge is nice after coming from Wonder. I wish I could appreciate it more but I can still see it is a fantastic game.
Aesthetically and stylistically unmatched, and while I didn't play this one as a kid, Gen 5 is probably the most nostalgic a game ever felt to me (besides Pokemon X and Y)
That said, its still the 8th copy-paste of Pokemon RBY and probably the easiest Pokemon game at the time it released (assuming you're not doing a nuzlocke). Literally you can get a Lucario extremely early and have him one shot the entirety of the late game like I did.
That said, its still the 8th copy-paste of Pokemon RBY and probably the easiest Pokemon game at the time it released (assuming you're not doing a nuzlocke). Literally you can get a Lucario extremely early and have him one shot the entirety of the late game like I did.