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mymy's Super Mario World (SNES)
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| [February 9, 2008 02:28:05 AM]
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Super Mario World
Second Hour
GAMEPLAY
Comparing Super Mario World to games today, we are so spoiled. In Super Mario World, once Mario falls off a platform or accidently runs into a monster, its not necessarily game over, but it does mean you have to start over from the beginning or from the check point. Did I also forget to mention that there is a time limit also? For players who like to take their time, the time limit will definitely not make it a fun experience. Because of these factors, players become very cautious and actually scream when they see the 1up mushroom fall off the cliff.
I think players do become attached to any of the perks the game has available, such as the mushrooms, yoshi and the pipes that Mario can travel down into. Since the game is terribly hard later on due to the lack of lives, players would be glad to see anything that can help them. This has impacted culture because people do wear shirts with the 1up green mushroom on it. Still, even though the game is difficult people still love it because of how rewarded they feel once they have completed it.
DESIGN
The game overall was very innovative for its time. The level design kept it interesting for the player. There were different challenges every couple of stages that required a new skill from the player instead of repeating the same flat gameplay in stage one. The game provided many challenges, such as how some monsters had to be hit twice or more in order for them to go away, turtle shells can back fire and hit you, Mario could only be hit twice or three times before you have to start over, etc...
What I felt was a reward in the game was seeing Mario progress to the next available stage on the map. It is a good thing because I feel like I just solved the world's hardest sudoku problem but it's bad at the same time because a harder one is coming up next. Even though the game can get frustrating to the point where I would never want to play it again, I wouldn't change anything on this game. It is because of how difficult it is that made this game memorable decades later.
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| [February 9, 2008 02:27:48 AM]
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Super Mario World
First Hour
SUMMARY
In Super Mario World you get to play as Mario and help save Yoshi and his friends from Bowser who has trapped them inside of eggs. The object of this game is to complete various levels and progress along the map to different places to help rescue Yoshi and friends.
GAMEPLAY
Super Mario World is a fun game to play as an alternative to an RPG. Even though graphics are nothing compared to today's advance technology, the game play is something that every game today should emulate. Super Mario World is a fast paced game, unless you get stuck on one level! The game has every monster on screen for you to attack and run pass, making the game fast pace. This game gets frustrating later on as you progress to higher levels, but you feel rewarded for completing them at the end. The game is interesting because once every couple of stages they add something new in it, such as: moles popping out of walls, sliding platforms, cactus monsters that break apart as you attack them, etc... If the game didn't add these perks then it would be a very tedious game.
I did get a chance to play with my friends for ten minutes. This game requires a lot of concentration to make it pass jumps and monsters, so the person playing wouldn't talk as much. Though once they die the room was filled with commotion, then it becomes silent and everyone watches intently. This game challenges the player's reflexes, that is why everyone is so addicted because they want to make that jump just right: or else they can't sleep at night.
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mymy's Super Mario World (SNES)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Friday 8 February, 2008
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