Secret areas may also open access to other dinosaur types, with different abilities such as breathing fire or flying. It has been re-released four times, first as part of a combo with Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES in 1994. Many stages have secret exits, which lead to optional areas, such as fortresses with recurrent boss enemies, interconnected stages of the Star World, and Switch Palaces, which allow the player to materialize specifically colored bricks in all the stages, gaining access to power-ups and other secrets. Super Mario World was an overwhelming critical and commercial success, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, and is considered by many to be one of the best games ever made.
In order to venture to the next area, the player usually has to visit a castle (a more difficult stage with harder enemies and dangerous traps) and defeat the boss enemy guarding it. Each large area has at least one ghost house, typically containing more elaborate traps and ghostly non-destructible enemies. Outdoor scenarios prevail, but there are also many underground and underwater levels. The game’s world is divided into several large areas, each containing a number of stages. The intrepid plumber has to travel to their castles, rescue the dinosaurs, and eventually face King Koopa himself, forcing him to release the princess. Yoshi tells Mario that his fellow dinosaurs have been imprisoned in eggs by Bowser’s underlings. When Mario starts searching for her he finds a giant egg with a dinosaur named Yoshi hatching out of it. Mario is having a vacation in Dinosaur Land when he learns that Princess Peach Toadstool has been kidnapped by the evil King Koopa Bowser. keys) and use them in appropriate places. In order to unlock certain areas it is sometimes necessary to physically pick up and carry items (e.g.
Another new feature is the possibility to ride the dinosaur Yoshi, who can eat enemies and gain special attacks from some of them. A new power-up is the Cape Feather: when wearing the cape, Mario can spin to hurt enemies, and fly as long as the player is able to sustain his balance in the air. Mario has access to his traditional power-ups - the Super Mushroom that makes him bigger, the Fire Flower that allows him to throw little fireballs at enemies, and others. The gameplay is similar to previous installments and includes fast-paced platforming in (mostly) side-view stages populated by various enemies and traps, which must be completed within time limits. Super Mario World is a jump-and-run platformer and a follow-up to Super Mario Bros.