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Mario

Mario character artwork
Playable hero · Mushroom Kingdom

Mario explores Dinosaur Land after Bowser and the Koopalings disrupt the holiday with Peach and Luigi. Yoshi’s appearance makes riding and shell interaction central parts of the route, while cape flight adds another movement tool.

  • Story: The overworld expands through exits, castle victories and secret routes. Mario can reach the main ending without collecting all 96 exits, while Star World and the Special Zone give completion another network to explore.
  • In the game: Hold the SNES run button for momentum, distinguish normal and spin jumps, and practise cape take-off on a clear stretch.

Story spoilers.

Super Mario World · Super Nintendo · 1990 · Original SNES game and its emulated releases. Controls use SNES button labels. Super Mario Advance 2 differences are outside this guide. · Picture: Mario: Super Mario World original-era character artwork.

From the game

Mario
Mario
Super Mario
Super Mario
Fire Mario
Fire Mario
Jumping
Jumping
Kicking a shell
Kicking a shell
Facing the screen
Facing the screen

Pictures drawn from the Super Mario World (SNES) game data: sprites are assembled from their tiles the way the game draws them, in the palette of a level they appear in; blocks, coins and berries are built from their 16×16 level-tile definitions with the animated tiles in place; maps show the overworld’s terrain layer (the level tiles and paths on its other layer are not in the asset export). Animation timing is approximate.

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