Super Mario World Worlds & Levels
Dinosaur Land’s nine areas, from Yoshi’s Island to the Special Zone: 76 levels (counting Yoshi’s House and the Top Secret Area) with 24 secret exits, the Koopaling in each castle, and the enemies placed in every level, read from the game’s level data. The maps are drawn from the overworld’s own tiles.
The main map: Donut Plains on the left, the entrance to the Vanilla Dome at the top, the Twin Bridges top right, the Forest of Illusion on the right and Chocolate Island at the bottom. Yoshi’s Island, the Vanilla Dome, the Forest of Illusion, the Valley of Bowser, the Star World and the Special Zone are separate submaps.
Yoshi’s Island
The starting island. Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool arrive in Dinosaur Land on holiday; when Mario reaches Yoshi’s House, Yoshi has gone to rescue his friends from Bowser. The first Yoshi egg hatches in Yoshi’s Island 2.
7 levels · 0 with a secret exit · Iggy Koopa in #1 Iggy’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshi’s House | Start here. The note on the fireplace is Yoshi’s message. | — |
| Yoshi’s Island 1 | Rex and Banzai Bill country. |      |
| Yoshi’s Island 2 | Yoshi hatches from the first ? block egg. |    |
| Yellow Switch Palace | Fills in the dotted yellow ! blocks. | — |
| Yoshi’s Island 3 |  | |
| Yoshi’s Island 4 | Water, floating platforms and Cheep Cheeps. |   |
| #1 Iggy’s Castle | Net Koopas on the fences; Iggy fights on a tilting platform over lava. Boss: Iggy Koopa |  |
Donut Plains
The first area on the main map, on the left of the island. Super Koopas with capes first appear here, and five of its levels hide a second exit, including the way to the Green Switch Palace and the first entrance to the Star World.
11 levels · 5 with a secret exit · Morton Koopa Jr. in #2 Morton’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Donut Plains 1 2 exits | The key leads to Donut Secret 1; a flashing Super Koopa drops a Cape Feather. |    |
| Donut Plains 2 2 exits | Underground; the secret exit leads to the Green Switch Palace. |     |
| Donut Ghost House 2 exits | Fly up to the secret exit to reach the Top Secret Area. |  |
| Top Secret Area | Five blocks with power-ups and Yoshi; no goal. | — |
| Donut Secret 1 2 exits | Underwater; the key leads to the Donut Secret House. |   |
| Donut Secret House 2 exits | Big Boo; its secret exit opens a Star Road. |   |
| Green Switch Palace | | |
| Donut Plains 3 | Line-guided platforms and Fuzzies. |  |
| Donut Plains 4 | Hammer Bros. on their flying blocks. |    |
| Donut Secret 2 | | |
| #2 Morton’s Castle | Thwimps and Ball ’n’ Chains; Morton walks on walls and the ceiling. Boss: Morton Koopa Jr. |     |
Vanilla Dome
A network of caves below the Donut Plains. It holds Buzzy Beetles, Blarggs in the lava and the Red Switch Palace; Vanilla Secret 2, Vanilla Secret 3 and the Vanilla Fortress lie outside it, on the main map.
11 levels · 3 with a secret exit · Lemmy Koopa in #3 Lemmy’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Dome 1 2 exits | The secret exit leads to Vanilla Secret 1. |  |
| Vanilla Dome 2 2 exits | Underwater; the secret exit leads to the Red Switch Palace. | |
| Vanilla Secret 1 2 exits | Its secret exit opens a Star Road. | |
| Vanilla Ghost House | | |
| Red Switch Palace | | |
| Vanilla Dome 3 | Blarggs in the lava. |  |
| Vanilla Dome 4 |  | |
| Vanilla Secret 2 |    | |
| Vanilla Secret 3 | Dolphins and Porcu-Puffers. |   |
| Vanilla Fortress | Reznor waits at the end. |   |
| #3 Lemmy’s Castle | Lemmy pops out of pipes with two dummies. Boss: Lemmy Koopa |  |
Twin Bridges
Two routes across the water: the Butter Bridges and the Cheese Bridge Area, whose secret exit leads to Soda Lake. Cookie Mountain is home to Sumo Bros. and Monty Moles.
6 levels · 1 with a secret exit · Ludwig von Koopa in #4 Ludwig’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Butter Bridge 1 | | |
| Butter Bridge 2 | | |
| Cheese Bridge Area 2 exits | The secret exit leads to Soda Lake. | |
| Soda Lake | Torpedo Teds; it opens a Star Road. |  |
| Cookie Mountain | Monty Moles and Sumo Bros. |  |
| #4 Ludwig’s Castle | Ludwig von Koopa spins in his shell and spits fireballs. Boss: Ludwig von Koopa | |
Forest of Illusion
A forest whose paths loop back on themselves until Mario finds the right exits. Wigglers and Lakitus live here, and the Blue Switch Palace and the Forest Fortress are hidden behind secret exits.
9 levels · 5 with a secret exit · Roy Koopa in #5 Roy’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Forest of Illusion 1 2 exits | Wigglers; the key leads to the Forest Ghost House. |  |
| Forest of Illusion 2 2 exits | Underwater; the key leads to the Blue Switch Palace. |  |
| Forest of Illusion 3 2 exits | The secret exit leads to #5 Roy’s Castle. |  |
| Forest of Illusion 4 2 exits | Lakitus; the secret exit leads to the Forest Secret Area. | |
| Forest Ghost House 2 exits | | |
| Forest Secret Area | | |
| Blue Switch Palace | | |
| Forest Fortress | Grinders and Reznor; it opens a Star Road. |  |
| #5 Roy’s Castle | Roy fights in a room whose walls close in. Boss: Roy Koopa |  |
Chocolate Island
A rocky brown island in the south. Dino-Rhinos and Dino-Torches roam it, and Chocolate Island 2 changes its layout depending on the time and coins Mario has. Beyond Wendy’s castle, the Sunken Ghost Ship leads down to the Valley of Bowser.
10 levels · 2 with a secret exit · Wendy O. Koopa in #6 Wendy’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Island 1 | Dino-Rhinos and Dino-Torches. |  |
| Choco-Ghost House |  | |
| Chocolate Island 2 2 exits | Its rooms depend on the timer and coins; one leads to the Chocolate Secret. | |
| Chocolate Secret | | |
| Chocolate Island 3 2 exits | The secret exit leads to the Chocolate Fortress. | |
| Chocolate Fortress | Wooden spike pillars and Reznor. | |
| Chocolate Island 4 |  | |
| Chocolate Island 5 | | |
| #6 Wendy’s Castle | Wendy pops out of pipes like Lemmy. Boss: Wendy O. Koopa |   |
| Sunken Ghost Ship | The way down to the Valley of Bowser. | |
Valley of Bowser
A dark underground valley at the heart of the island, holding Larry’s castle and Bowser’s castle. The Front Door is the long way in; the Back Door, opened by beating #7 Larry’s Castle, goes straight to Bowser.
9 levels · 3 with a secret exit · Larry Koopa in #7 Larry’s Castle
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Valley of Bowser 1 | Mega Moles. | |
| Valley of Bowser 2 2 exits | The secret exit leads to the Valley Fortress. | |
| Valley Ghost House 2 exits | Its secret exit leads to #7 Larry’s Castle. | |
| Valley of Bowser 3 | | |
| Valley of Bowser 4 2 exits | The key opens the last Star Road. |  |
| Valley Fortress | Reznor. | |
| #7 Larry’s Castle | Larry fights on a tilting platform, like Iggy. Boss: Larry Koopa | |
| Front Door | Bowser’s castle: pick one of four doors, twice, then the final battle. |   |
| Back Door | Straight to the final battle. | |
Star World
A small world reached by the Star Roads that open in Donut Plains, Vanilla Dome, Soda Lake, the Forest of Illusion and the Valley of Bowser. Each level’s secret exit opens the next one, and Star World 5’s opens the Special Zone.
5 levels · 5 with a secret exit
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Star World 1 2 exits | A spin-jump through turn blocks. | |
| Star World 2 2 exits | Underwater. | |
| Star World 3 2 exits | | |
| Star World 4 2 exits | | |
| Star World 5 2 exits | Its secret exit opens the Special Zone. | |
Special Zone
Eight hard levels named after late-1980s slang. Clearing Funky, the last of them, changes the seasons of Dinosaur Land’s map and turns Koopa Troopas into Mask Koopas.
8 levels · 0 with a secret exit
| Level | Notes | Enemies placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Gnarly | | |
| Tubular | A long P-Balloon flight. | |
| Way Cool | | |
| Awesome | | |
| Groovy | | |
| Mondo | The water rises and falls. | |
| Outrageous | | |
| Funky | “You are a super player!!” | |
Sources & picture credits
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. The enemies column lists the regular enemies in the level’s sprite data, its main area and sublevels together; power-ups, platforms and bosses are left out. Game content © Nintendo.