

This tactic speeds the battle up and is used in most any percent speed runs. After making it to either corner of the screen you can do a spin attack with Mario's cape that will send the Mechakoopas that Bowser throws back into him hitting him. Once there you have to learn how to manipulate Mario's cape power up in order to fly to the corner of the screen while avoiding Bowser. Then you have to survive the entire level leading up to Bowser which to some may be more difficult than the actual fight itself. The best way to get a cape is to go to a previous level where items are plentiful or head to the "secret area" which we will talk about more later. To do this tactic you will, of course, have to have a cape power-up equipped when entering the battle. However, speed runners of the game have found an exploit that makes the fight favor a bit more in Mario's corner. Even thirty years later the final Bowser fight can be difficult to overcome for the average gamer. However, with his redesign in Super Mario World Bowser was more difficult than ever.

There are so many more things to be discovered underneath the shell of a great Mario platformer and as people start to beat the game even quicker than they already have these secrets will become uncovered.īowser has always been a daunting enemy in Mario games.

Many of these tips and tricks were discovered by speedrunners of the game but they can also be enjoyable for leisurely games. Since it's release several game mechanics were discovered, some intentional from the game developers and some non-intentional. Super Mario World created a seamless travel system between these worlds because of the hardware upgrades of the Super Nintendo.Īlmost 30 years later gamers still go back to this classic and find new things to exploit in the game. Both games feature a world map and several different worlds to travel to. The gameplay was similar to older Mario games as it pulled most of its inspiration from Super Mario Bros. The game's directors took a more cartoon approach to the game rather than stick to the shaded pixels of yesteryear. The new capabilities of the Super Nintendo System allowed Nintendo to add more detail to the character design of Mario and his enemies. When it released in 1990 the game was seen as a new age of Mario side-scrolling games. It still holds up to today's standards and is many gamer's favorite games of all time. Super Mario World is one of the best Super Nintendo games that ever released on the system.
