The Story of Super Mario World
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- A documentary on the making of Super Mario World, the launch of the Super Nintendo, and how the game perfected the concepts of the Super Mario series.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
01:48 - Part 1: The End of an Era
20:27 - Part 2: A Whole New World
43:16 - Part 3: Rumor Has It...
01:02:45 - Part 4: Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary
NOTE: Early Super Mario World prototype footage and fan hacks are artistic renditions and do not represent an actual Nintendo product.
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Can we take a moment appreciate the level of effort Norman put into this video? The research, facts, analysis and narration are top notch. I love the visual aspects like magazines, figures, gone box art and trinkets. Great job Norm!
Why it is as if research and effort went into this video. And a high quality standard that's puts many other channels to shame. Now if you'll excuse me I have some Tetris to play.
Totally agreed. You can really see his love and affection for this game and the whole franchise in this video.
No way. Never. Absolutely not
Can we take a moment to appreciate that . . .
This channel and My Life In Gaming have next level presentation! If ever I did CZcams id aspire to this level of quality. Amazing work, truly.
Thanks for your patience with this one and I hope you enjoy.
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Thank you!
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Thank you! Maybe do a video on the upcoming popular moba games!
I actually managed to complete this game in one day. It was tough but I loved the difficulty of the levels and the game. This is one of my favorite video games ever.
يارب اتوسل إيليك بحق إسمك الاعضم ان ترزق صاحب اليد التي ستدعــمنـــي با متابعة ورزق لاينتهي وتوفيق لانهايه ♥️🕊️,,,.
Hearing how Koji Kondo had to adjust to every new hardware was released is hilarious. The fact that this man went through 5 generations of games and is still working is impressive.
As did Soyo Oka when the time came for her to re-score Kondo's music from SMB1, SMB2J (aka SMBLL), SMB2 (aka SMUSA) and SMB3 for Super Mario All-Stars.
An absolute legend, the composer of the soundtrack to my childhood.
Though by the GameCube there stopped being radical changes in sound
@@skibot9974 true, still impressive though that the man was so flexible to so much change, it’s one of the reasons he still doing work at Nintendo.
Imagine being the guy Yoshi was named after. What a Legend.
You think that’s crazy, imagine being Mario Segale.
@@rruhland You think that's crazy, imagine being god and named after Chuck Norris
@@arksin11Being named Yoshi >>>>>> Being named Chuck Norris
*Girl
@@Mari_Izu " UhM, aChKuLLy, "gUy" iN tHAt cOnText Is a GeNdEr NeUtRal TeRm,,,,"
The part where they're talking about the initial rollout of the SNES in North America hits home. They mention something about how expensive it was for the time, and how the state of the US economy in 1991 meant it was probably the only "toy" the average American parent could buy their kids that year. Took up the entire toy budget.
That happened to my family. Christmas 1991 and all my brothers and sisters are there, 4 of us ranging from 10 to 18 years old. My parents had a single present for the 4 of us, the Super Nintendo with Super Mario World.
It was one of the best gifts of all our lives, because we had all wanted the SNES badly. We literally played it all that Christmas Eve night and into Christmas day. It's a great family memory that we all still hold with us, now all in our 40's and 50's with families of our own.
Damnit. Got me feeling all my feelings and crap. That’s beautiful man. Video games bring so much joy.
Same here!! It was our only present and possibly the best present ever!
Thanks for sharing bruh, sounds like good time
❤️
Great nostalgic story. My brother and I also got it as a Christmas present back in the day. We never thought our parents had anything to do with the console, but a couple years ago they told us they used to play at night after we went to bed and pulled all-nighters like hardcore gamers. Our mind was blown 😂
I'll never forget xmas 1991. I ended year 1 at the top of my class. My parents said they were very proud of that (unexpected) achievement and gave me a little surprise. Opening that present changed my life forever, I remember how that box looked and smelled, feeling my heart racing, being extremely excited and at the same time, in disbelief.
It was a SNES with Super Mario World bundled. As a Peruvian kid, this was unheard of. No one else had such thing at home. My neighbour, who used to share his NES with me, was now at my place all the time. My brother, my neighbour and I played Mario for hours, every weekend for a couple of years.
I'm 37 now, and I still play the game, emulated on my hacked PS3 that I use exclusively for retro games, with my wife here in Sydney, Australia, where I moved 5 years ago.
How do u play emulators on a ps3? Can u do this on a ps5?
@@michael47359 You need to hack the console and as far as i know no hacks exist for the PS5 yet it's too new
Haha, I have a hacked Wii and hacked WiiU. BEST game systems ever... now. Over 400 games on hard drives between the 2 systems, from Mario All-Stars to Mario Galaxy 2. From Zelda 2 to Majoras Mask, to Skyward Sword to Breath of the Wild!!
You can spell it neighbor you are in the American spiral of influence
@@carso1500 You can emulate how Sony is treating their customers just like they did the PS3 making me want to switch to Xbox
i am 49 years old now as of writing, and i remembered alot of magical console launch days, still the launch day of the super nintendo in spring is one of my favorite.
imagine a 17 year old teen buying his first console with first earned money, come home unboxing.
unboxing
noticing these very modern and duarable conection cables, hook it to the tv, insert the super mario world cardridge and boot it up.
it may not seem much now if you play Smw on a emulator, but back then it was pure magic, the console itself looked so many years ahead and so off from anything i have seen before.
and then the game starts. first thing i saw was such fresh colors and sprites, but the sound coning from this thing was my best experience, just insane.
the bongo's when you jump on yoshi, the claps of the american football caracters, echo effects in caves.
it was amazing.
It was my favourite until Donkey Kong ❤️
I’m the same age as you and loved the console wars of the early 90s…Nintendo is still a great name in video gaming today…Play Station and X Box maybe on top right now but don’t count Nintendo out…
Liar
Dark Souls games are better!
I was just a kid when it came out and barely gave a thought to videos games. I would play a friends nes once in a while but mostly just watch, and my brother had an old commodore. But when the snes came out my dad bought it for me (i'm assuming he thought I needed friends and this would do that lol). That was the day I was hooked on gaming for life. To this day I do not think there was ever a more perfect game made than super mario world. The colors and sound were mind blowing! The gameplay was just awesome in the literal meaning, before that games just did not capture me. I just loved trying to find all the secrets and unlocking all the little hidden places that looked suspicious to me on the map. I remember unlocking red world and as a little kid being like "WHAT!!!!" lol
Nintendo couldn’t make a better documentary. It is absolutely astonishing, the level of details and information about every step of its conception, creation, etc. I was crying asking myself how 30 years flew by. The ultimate video game for me. This page is a jewel❤
Nintendo can’t make anything good anymore
Woah, hadn’t made that math… 30+ years indeed have passed by, what the hell.
The CZcams algorithm randomly recommended this to me and I couldn't stop watching. My parents couldn't afford video games during this period of time and I was a bit too young still to really know what was going on. All I know is that I started saving my allowance to buy an NES and by the time I had enough money saved, the Super NES was out and the first game I got to play on my own system in my own house was Super Mario World. Best memories of my childhood revolve around that game. This video brought it all back.
Glad you found the video and thank you so much!
same here not alot of money in household during schoolbreaks i would just stare dream through the toystores window and they had the genesis up & running with sonic. owned my bros Master System at the time with a few games. A guy from my neighborhood had a Snes with StreetFighter II with a few other guys i really was hooked & he had super mario world amazing graphics at that time. if you had those systems then you were a lucky bastard.. ..
@@GamingHistorian What are the fan songs used in your video? I'm curious to them
My parents could afford it but they still wouldn't buy me the game. Cheap bastards. I had to play it over at a friends house.
@@clearz3600 I personally stayed away from video games for the most part as I knew (and to some extent) still think they are pretty stupid and keep people stupid with very rare exceptions. I played educational games and believe me back then there were plenty to choose from and now I can virtualize them on modern PC's since they don't run natively well if at all. Most won't even install.
I’d love to see a video on A Link to the Past; another SNES game that took a huge leap forward and remained a definitive game even as its series jumped to new consoles.
Definitely a future video!
Alttp imo is the greastest Zelda game all time, i still play it in randomized format to this very day!
A link to the past is still my favorite zelda.. the SNES was a magical console and I'm glad I got to experience it when I was a child. It had so many perfect games.
I second this. My favorite Zelda of all time. And I wouldn't mind seeing one about Illusion Of Gaia. Not a well known yet an amazing game.
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I was 8 years old on december 23rd 1992 when I went to help get the groceries out of the trunk of my dad's chevy celebrity only to find out that under the transformer backseat compartment there it was! Super Mario World, Street Fighter II and the SNES next to a bunch of gift wrapping paper rolls. Flabbergasted not only 'cause of we were getting the bundle for Christmas but because Santa... didn't...exist... I turned to my dad, he looked at me and said: "Oh well, looks like you're going to be Santa this year... Don't tell your (younger) brothers just yet...".. I moved on quickly, I was Santa and we played Super Mario World until dawn! Happy and fun memories only. God bless Nintendo, Miyamoto, Kondo, the entire team of legends and of course @GamingHistorian Thank you for this!!
It really did bring unbridled joy
This whole saga is mind blowing. The fact that they created the levels by hand on graph paper 🤯 And that dude who produced the music was brilliant. Those instrumentals were absolutely perfect.
On original hardware, when going through a key door with Yoshi, spit out the key exactly when the animation starts closing and you'll be treated to a hilariously slowed down "bowwwwww" sound effect from Yoshi.
True! I always made him spit the key out. Some OCD part of my reptile brain just needed to.
It's so satisfying lol
It sound like he was owww! Everytime I played I did that in the game lol
BOOOOW
The sounds in Super Mario World are burned into my brain. So many great memories :)
That jump from normal music to percussion Yoshi music the first time you hopped on his back is ingrained into my memory. As is learning from a friend about the secret world you unlock after beating the Star Road I had no clue about. It was such a cool experience.
Same, along with yoshi's island and each of the donkey kong country games. I still remember every secret to this day from when I played them religiously as a child.
crazy how everyone figured out the secrets (star road, special land, the small level with 2 feathers 2 fire flowers and a yoshi) without the internet and CZcams steering us the right direction. just word of mouth and experimentation.. amazing game and if you know the game front to back then there are countless rom hacks for every skill level. you think your good atMario?? play a rom hack for the real pros and you can't beat the first level lol. awesome awesome awesome game
That's absolutely true here too. The SFX are never leaving my head.
some of the sound track in the first few levels are in grained in my head. 30 years later and I still randomly hum to it
This was a phenomenal documentary. Could easily be featured on Netflix, Prime, etc. Well done.
why you need NetFlix, are u Asian ? Why you need that ?
Shigeru Miyamoto and that entire generation of developers deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for blessing us with such a unique barrier breaking medium.
I thought about your comment, initially thinking it was silly. But god damn you are right. They've bought so much happiness and developed a world wide network of enthusiasts.
his generation are true legends.
though i am old now but have to admit, the young people now at nintendo are realy talented.
i think nintendo has formed again a great young team, it is very hard to think of a total new mario game with new caracters outside tradition, you need realy people who love what they are doing and love the company, and ofcourse managment that can let go of old ideas.
gues miyamoto is getting older and let them create👏
@@chrisc475 - Me too. Thought it was silly at first and then thought how right he is.
LOL, settle down. They sold you things.
@@stonecodfish2365new from Nintendo: World Peace (requires a paid subscription)
My favorite stuff about this video is the ending… “where are they now.” So great to see the creators as top-tier execs.
Agreed!
Right?! That was so heartwarming.
I was thanking each and every one of em through the screen this is my childhood game I looooooooooove it sooooo much!😭
What makes Nintendo "Nintendo" is their philosophy about video games, brings fun to its gamers. I'm glad these wonderful developers and creators still hold to this day this philosophy. 🥰
I’m still in love with this game 32 years later. Being 7 1/2 years old when this came out, and only being able to play it by renting a Super NES from Blockbuster Video on the weekends, it changed my perception of what a video game experience could be; the visuals, the sound effects and soundtrack, the smell of the plastic and video game cartridge itself. It was just perfection in a child’s life.
Nintendo and Nintendo power, better than anything on This planet.....
You were smelling cartridges from the age of 7 ya weirdo?🤣
@@kennymaximummultiplayer9192 there was this very strong smell from the console and the case it came in. Idk if it was specifically a Blockbuster smell coming from the foam or plastic case itself, but it didn’t smell bad. It was like a faint marshmallow and artificial strawberry smell, almost like what would come on those 90s scented dolls for girls. But yeah I was smelling the cartridge. I only had it for two nights at a time to I had to get the full sensory experience.
@@kennymaximummultiplayer9192 It was like new-car smell
I've watched this 4 times now. Your videos are the best gaming documentaries anywhere. I love them so much
There was something about the SNES era that isn’t here anymore. The air, the scenes, the people, the culture, the environment and every bit of feeling of that time was great. There was value in friendship and games connected people. The nostalgic feeling watching this documentary over and over is overwhelming. It’s yesterday once again.
It was a transition to the disc era.
What you're remembering is your childhood my man, we all just grew up.
Yeah, it's called being a kid.
This was an absolutely phenomenal documentary. I'm always elated when a new Gaming Historian video comes out!
Yoshi dies in the end? WTF man! Spoilers warnings (sarcasm) come back lil buddy!
Strafefox videos are farrr better
Geez. You are right. I didn't even desire to fast forward due to boring scenes. I actually watched it in full!
His work is so clean and the amount of footage he is able to pull that I've never seen before each time is crazy.
For sure man. This is one of my favorite games of all time!
Being an 80’s baby/ 90’s kid, It just feels like a blessing to have experienced all this first hand.
I'm born in 82. Saw the launch of the NES and SNES, then the very start of 3d graphics, also the dawn of the internet and the dawn of mobile communication. Crazy that I got to experience all that. I just hope I get to see graphics that look like real life before I die. Then it would be perfect.
Wouldn't trade it for anything except maybe being born a little earlier. Earliest memories of mine were playing bubble bobble and Dr Mario with my mother, double dragon mega man 2 with my cousins and when snes came out I lost my mind with super Mario world final fantasy and eventually ff3 and still have and play to this day
Born in the 70s bopped in the 80s headbanged in the 90s and after 2000s was a 💤
85er here and for awhile i wished i was born maybe 20 yrs earlier but it didn't take me too long to realize just how amazing it was to be a kid in the 90s.. everything from the videogames to cartoons and Saturday morning cartoons to the kids movies to the live action series like Beetleborgs and Power Rangers to the best Disney movies ever to Pokemon to the amazing music and the best toys ever and no cell phones or internet to distract from being a kid man i ain't even being biased i really think the 90s was the greatest decade ever to be a kid
@@Movie_Games and childhood before smartphones
My main man Norm. I’m in dire need of a Mario 64 documentary. I’ve tried watching some other creators versions. But the level of detail you provide, research, and behind the scenes information is incredible. I have watched this video at least 5 times!
Big fan
Maybe not about Mario 64 in particular, but I recommend you check out Classic Gaming Quarterly, especially his console launch retrospectives, as well following years after console release.
It's a tech demo, the game has no substance
"The strength of a video system is the software". What a powerful understanding of what became an obvious view.
Some of my favourite childhood memories were not of playing the Mario games myself, but watching my father play them. He loved the franchise and played it right up until his passing in the spring of 2022. I will always associate this franchise with my father and those memories.
They're such strong memories that I hunted down a SNES and a copy of Super Mario World a couple years ago so I could always return to that time in my life.
Sorry to hear about your pops! But that just makes me wonder if my kids would play Mario or Mega Man to reminisce about me if I passed on.
May he rest in peace brother
I played Tetris, Mario, I had tbr gameboy, PsP and the PlayStation 1 and 2. The of the time I played games like Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, which I miss playing greatly.
And then it too expensive and silly. Which is a real shame because the games we have around astounding.
I just get the mechanise now.
My condolences! I lost my dad in August '21, and I have lots of very strong memories of playing SNES games with him, too. Like competing in Mario Kart, or the T&E Soft golf games. Or watching him play F-ZERO. With single player games, we often took on that oldschool co-op gaming approach where one is playing and the other is reading a strategy guide or even handwriting/reading notes or a map. We played through the Final Fantasy games like that. 😌
In later decades we did a lot of PC gaming. I regret never having played Borderlands 2 co-op with him; despite not being great at FPS games he enjoyed the heck out of it and logged hundreds more hours in that game than I ever have.
I grew up playing all the Mario’s, now I play them with my children. They love to watch me play, it is very special. I’m sure your father loved the moments together as much as you did, I know I do.
If I could like this 10 times, I would. Such a thorough, well-researched, structured documentary! I could easily imagine this presented on tv.
He definitely should try to market this to broadcast TV.
Nintendo was so popular at the time, that Mexicans called any gaming system Nintendo. Sega=Nintendo, Atari=Nintendo, PS1=Nintendo.
I absolutely love this game, one because of the nostalgia of playing with my dad whos no longer here, and second because its plain freaking awesome. You can tell everyone on the team was on a mission to create the best game they possible could. The levels, character design, music, it's just :inserts chef's kiss:
Yes that is the problems with these Indie games today, you can tell they just don't have the team of people to make them that these SNES games had. The games lack the fun factor usually, although the graphics are better, they lack the story and fun factor. All that takes time to make and 2 people programming the game in their basement is not going to compete against a SNES game that had teams of people working on it.
I was 11 when this came out. My parents got one for me for Christmas. I went to bed that night and still saw Mario jumping on stuff when I closed my eyes. Binge session that I still remember to this day.
Different games, same memories. The memories I want to give my kids if I ever have any.
I’m in my earlier 40s. I’ve found it difficult to go back and still enjoy many of the games from my youth, but Super Mario World still holds up. I think it will continue to stand the test of time with the ageless gameplay and level design. It’s a masterpiece.
Which ones do you not enjoy anymore? I still love all the games I loved back then.
A lot of games back then are slow with not great controls and of course the graphics are not always good either. And a lot of games can be frustrating because they are about memorizing levels and enemies, meaning repeating levels over and over again, which gets tedious. Super Mario World's design, graphics, controls, and fun are all strengths that make it hold up very well over time.
I fell in love with Super Mario because of my eldest son's early love for the earliest game. I have the greatest memories of watching him play all the Mario games on every Nintendo system I ever bought for him for his birthday, for Christmas, or because he earned a game for doing well in school. The nostalgia of the classic tune makes me harken back to those days of just sitting back, watching him play those then "simple" games as he sat on the floor in front of the TV screen, with his remote in hand, entranced by the visuals. He had some serious learning difficulties, and the games gave him some great hand eye coordination... and me the pleasure of watching him feel successful at completing the stages of the game. Since I've never played electronics, I have no real idea how to talk about it, but I hope that I've come across clearly here. Super Mario ROCKS! Woohoooo! Long live Mario - and his brother Luigi! And may my son - actually two since then, now in their 30s and 40s, forever enjoy their gaming. If that's what keeps them young at heart, then so be it. ❤ 🤗
This game is a testament to the raw talent that the industry had back then.
Before video: "1 hour 18? I'm not watching all that". After video: "Well that was one of the best hour and 18 minutes I've spent in the last week". Absolutely wonderful, TV broadcast worthy level of production. Thanks for putting many big smiles on my face and multiple exclamations of "oh my god I remember that!"
I watched this during breaks at work over a period of 3 days. Simply outstanding. Video gaming deserves a historian who does the material justice. You've done more than that. Outstanding!
Same is was perfect to watch over a few days
One of the best if not the greatest video game of all time. My brother loves this when we were young. Even before his passing last year, he still plays it via emulator
greatest video game of all time, muahahahahahahahahaha
HANDS DOWN my favorite video game ever.!
Brings back a flood of memories.............
Thank you GH!!
Man this game tested my little hands as a kid lol One of the most impactful games of my childhood 💘
I'm 38 and just replayed it.
My thumbs hurt.
@@irishbob26 Yeah, that D-pad was super tough on the thumb 🤣!
Amen! Same here! Even to this day, I still play it and just love exploring it! ❤️❤️💯💯
This game has given me PTSD on the word "tubular"
I literally cringe every time I hear it. That stage was brutal to begin with and add in being 6 years old and you have a recipe for lifelong trauma
It's funny, I feel like I would play this game for weeks / months as a kid and not find everything. Now I can 100% it in two sessions. Maybe I"ve just memorized everything.
I remember when the SNES came out. I was 10. My friend had gotten one at launch and I used to sleep over at his house. I’d wake up in the middle of the night to play Super Mario World by myself 😂 Absolute classic! We got one shortly afterwards, and I still have it today with all of our old games and accessories. Great video!
This exact same thing happened with me as a kid, my family was too poor for video games so I was always at my friends house and I would wake up in the night to sneakily play the NES and SNES. Great memories
Amazing. Did you ever get caught?
@@GamingHistorian one time my friends dad caught me playing mega man 4 at 3am but he just stood there for a minute and left lol
@@cloudbloom Oooh, video games in the dead of night sitting on the floor in front of a glowing CRT...that's comfort food for the soul, man.
I wish I was smart enough to have kept my old nes and snes consoles from my childhood! Oh well! Emulation and the switch have all the old games whenever I want.
Super Mario World for the Game Boy Advance was one of my favorite games growing up. So many secrets and levels
I grew up in the 90s (born April of 90'). And i absolutely have tons of memories playing Super Mario World with my best friend and my older sister. It was a fantastic game, very well made without question. With that said I always enjoyed Super Mario 3 more for some reason. Its just a more fun game to play, just in my humble opinion. It seems like the limitations forced more creative solutions in Super Mario Bros 3.
I still, STILL play the hell out of this game and I’m 40 next month. This game is just sublime and is one of my favourites of all time alongside Mario 3, Mortal Kombat 2 and Donkey Kong Country.
Brilliant, brilliant work on the video , Historian. Your detail is incredible.
Happy early birthday!
@@Efferheim Thanks!
I just got it on gameboy advance SP & forgot how amazing it was playing on SNES when I was a kid! the music, levels are perfect
Same here, I still play it on my original Super NES I bought in ‘91 (and on my GBA, lol) on a old Sony Trinatron CRT television; and it’s just so good. I turned 41 this year and I can easily see me *still* playing it at 61 and beyond!
Donkey Kong Country is the absolute best! I still replay through that every once in a while.
I'm so happy you stick to your when-it's-done release schedule. The quality and time spent really stands out.
%100!
Thanks for always making such dedicated, thorough, educational, and entertaining videos. I remember going to my best friend's house on Christmas morning in '91 to play SMW and we were hooked for hours. Your inclusion of the cultural and social events around that time really help recreate that nostalgic feeling. You are a certainly a master at what you do.
I appreciate the kind words!
I should be sleeping right now but this started playing and had to finish it I was hooked up, the scripting, the timing, the visuals everything is amazing! What a documentary. The effort put into this is well above and beyond average on CZcams.
Same
top tier video, but my favorite part was from 0:00 to 1:18:24
Yeah, 1:18:25 was definitely the worst part of the video
What is this, a crossover episode??
You are a modern vintage gamer, I would expect no less.
sure its not 1:06:51
@@nate567987 sure its not 1:69:00 ?
It’s amazing to watch this and think “I was one of those kids who was anticipating this game.” It really does feel strange to be a part of history after the fact.
I've just seen this video / documentary for the first time and the quality of it blew me away - let alone the level of research and fun facts. Brilliant work. Thank you so much for this.
I’ll never forget playing this for the first time. I miss it so much, it was so much fun to explore and find the secret exits
This is one of those game you'll never get tired of playing and beating. It's still fun til this day. A true masterpiece.
I agree, I'm just disappointed by how easy it is as a adult. It was somewhat challenging As a 6 or 7 year old where getting extra lives matter, I played it about 2 years ago again and it was so so easy, I still love it.
The Cape kills the game. The game execpt for a hand full of levels is too easy . You definitely had more fun playing it as a kid . Mario maker 2 really let's you play levels you wished existed
@@mrtree1368 “why does this children’s game I’ve been playing for 30 years not challenge me like it does 8 year olds in the early 90s?”
@@harrylane4 Don't be snarky it's a legit criticism, just compare it to Mario 3 that game is still a good challenge today and I prefer it to Mario World
@@rynomclaughlin1595 no its not lol, do you guys who say this have grandma reflexes? Mario games are not hard, period.
I still remember Christmas in 1992, when my brother and I got our SNES, Super Mario World, Mario Kart, and F-Zero. While the racing games were fun, Super Mario World became a cornerstone of my childhood. So many fond memories of the music, the backgrounds, the exploration, the power ups, the map, the sprites, etc. It was the first game I ever completed 100%, and even to this day I still don't often do that. SMW was special, and it made a huge impact. Every Mario game I played after has to stack up against it.
Beautiful documentary, Norman. Thank you.
The F-Zero music was so hyped back then too!
Just asking, have you ever played any SMW ROM hacks? There are a plethora of hacks that just add a lot more to the game, some funny, some remaining true to the original.
If people were upset about a console refresh they would've had a hard time today
True, but games improved. Today there are only cheap remakes. nothing original anymore. gaming has gone into a coma. It needs a revival.
@@DrSlick"only cheap remakes" is a bit of a blanket statement, don't you think?
@@DrSlickindie games are the future man. Nintendo and some medium-sized game studies like From are continuing to make really quality games, but now indie developers are stepping forwards to add to the medium. Celeste and Hollow Knight, Hades, etc. are incredible. The tools to make games have evolved (for lower price points as well), and understanding of game design has as well.
Honestly I'm still upset about that. PS4 Pro and Xbox One X/S were a bad idea. Now when a new console releases, I ask myself if I should wait for the mid-gen refresh or Oled model, or maybe a few months to get a highest capacity hd upgrade, etc. Before Sony and Nintendo pretty much were guaranteed to get my money everytime they release a new console. Now I wait and see. This new trend can backfire. The customer doesn't feel rewarded for brand loyalty anymore. It's a bad thing for the gaming industry.
It's not so bad. I grew up in the NES era, and even back then I knew older players claiming that "it was better before (when people met in the arcades, etc.)" There's still a lot of creativity in gaming and not only in the indie scene. Dark Souls was incredibly creative for example. Nier Automata was also inspired. Although I'll give you that one thing I really hate in nowadays is that most games start very slow with a boring 40 min+ tutorial. I really miss jumping straight into the action and learning the buttons/mechanics as I go. In most cases the extended tutorials are really not necessary. I believe I missed quite a few excellent games because I quit like 5 min after I'm done with the tutorial. It turns me off completely and I never pick the game again.@@DrSlick
I absolutely LOVE the production value of your videos. While it's a small thing, the music is what really takes them to another level for me. It's so exceptionally well-done! The narration, too. The inflections in your voice and the tone is just perfect. Every one of your videos have the feel of an award-winning PBS documentary!
I love Super Mario World so much it hurts. I still remember being a tiny child and getting the Super Nintendo bundle for Christmas. I will always cherish this game and the Super Nintendo. ❤
Same ✌️
I got the bundle together with Super Mario World and the Super GameBoy😍😍😍 Good memories
Man, This documentary is one of the best I’ve seen on CZcams. I would love to see one about The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past or Ocarina of Time. They are one of the best Zelda games and I would love to see something like this for the Zelda series.
This is by far some of the best video game history content on CZcams, and perhaps even the whole internet. Keep up the great work my friend!
Great video as always. The amount of research that goes into these is quite impressive. A video like this for A Link to the Past would be awesome.
*"This was my approach to Mario as well, but I want to make games that no matter how many times you clear them, you want to keep that game and hold onto it like a treasure. I want to keep making games with that mindset."* -Tezuka
Everyone has this single moment, an experience that sparked a kind of inspiration in them at a young age to continue to endeavor in that field for the rest of their lifetime. For me, Super Mario World was just that. I don't really have all the words to describe just how important SMW is to me personally. Not only is it my very first gaming experience, but with its incredibly charming, surreal imagery and unforgettable soundtrack the game absolutely captured my imagination, sucking me into a colorful new world that eventually led me to want to become an artist, a game designer, and a gamer at heart. I have this game to thank for that. It was maybe...1995 or so. I was 2 or 3 years old, young enough to barely understand what I was doing with a controller, and I practically taught myself how to use Mario and Yoshi's moves and how objects worked and whatnot. Beating Iggy for the first time was the first major sense of victory I ever experienced! I'll never forget it. Super Mario World made me who I am.
In the decades following, as we've all experienced playing through dozens and dozens of other, more technically advanced games since, I will never forget where that world all started for me. On the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the 90s. Thanks, Miyamoto, Tezuka, Kondo and co. for making this legendary game! Super Mario World is quite possibly the greatest video game of all time.
The same happens to me with SMB 3. Of course I still had the original cartridge, and it´s by far my most valuable gaming treasure!
Sean good to see you are a fan too here lol.
First all-nighter I had was with a friend playing Super Mario world. Will never forget it. Seeing the artwork in the instructions book that came along brings back so many memories. Remember how awesome it was when you first discovered the sta rroad?! The top secret area in the Donut ghost house? The music in Vanilla Dome or Valley of Bowser?! Damn it I wanna play now!
Those were magical times my friend
One more fact Chinese bootleg developers take this game very seriously and the Hummer Team made Super Mario World whole game from scratch for nes 😅😅😅.
i remember playing SMW, eating Dominoes pizza, and drinking Mountain Dew at my friend’s house when i was like 7 - i’d do anything to go back
Remember when you first saw the commercial on TV, before you even knew who Yoshi was, and then you see Mario riding a blue Yoshi and it spits out the three fireballs. For me, seeing that for the first time was just like 🤯
SMW was unbelievable. Like SMB3 was mind-blowing in its own right and then SMW came out and honestly it was more revolutionary than playing in true 3D when the 64 came out.
The depth this documentary goes into and the care with which it is put together is outstanding. You are a phenomenal talent, Norman. Captivated from beginning to end. Amazing work.
This is the best Super Mario World / Super Nintendo documentary of all time. It's a masterpiece. Congratulations! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
I actually cried when it got to the "where are they now" section and didn't stop until well after it ended. The nostalgia is incredible, and my earliest memories of gaming ever were this game, and this system. Maybe some of my earliest memories ever.
This was incredible. Thank you.
I honestly have tears in my eyes right now too. Nintendo games are so precious. It's amazing these games have lived on all these years and we still play them on every system Nintendo releases.
lol crybabies
@@markxv2267 Couple of low T wussies, eh Mark15?
Moody much?
Best childhood game 🎮 ❤️
This is hands down the best Nintendo documentary I have seen in my entire life. Huge video game fan. I'm 44 now and getting those memories back is awesome along with tones of things I didn't know. Cheers!
Same. Sounds and feels like a PBS documentary... which I think is what Norm was going for!
43 next May!
Me too. It's nice to relive a time I didn't get to enjoy as a kid.
When I look back, Sega was once promising and wonderful, until it used Sonic the hedgehog. Sonic was boring. Collecting rings and doing spins was lame. It was basically a video pinball game. After Sonic, its commercials and games became some weird creation that drugged-out male executives at Sega imagined teenage kids would find appealing. Whoever did the commercials and box design was on PCP and meth and coke. I'm betting they were single, white, coked-out, horny men who didn't have children or families and were out of touch with reality. From 1993 to 1996, Sega was so bad that they just hemorrhaged money. The same applied to 3DO and Atari. Nintendo and Sony were smart not to go the route of these people. If Sega had held onto it's design and image from 1989 and 1990, they would have dominated video games and still be strong. But having 3 versions of Genesis and too late to release the Nomad, it was useless. Sonic sucked. And not including a six-button controller was stupid. Sega had wonderful games. It was advanced. But having peripheral after peripheral and wires galore was ridiculous. And not partnering with Sony was stupid. In the end, it became Atari, an antiquated machine trying to hold onto the past. Nintendo did the same thing with the NES from 1991 to 1994.
@@alexandernelson647 based take
@@alexandernelson647 Umm I don't know...I know plenty of people whose next favorite game is Sonic after Mario including me.
Just wanted to take a minute to say thanks so much for this video. The level of production is really top notch and I appreciate all the hours you spent putting it together. I was born in 1980 so the SNES will always be special for me. One of my favorite memories from my childhood was going to get the console. I had asked my parents for it but they said it was too expensive and you have the nintendo already. I said if I can save up half of the money will you pay the other half? They agreed and, I don't remember how but to the shock of my parents this 11 year old at the time pulled together the funds pretty quickly. Also don't remember what store I purchased it from but it was one of those where you pay for the merchandise up front and then it came out on a conveyor belt like luggage at the airport. I can still feel the ridiculous sense of pride I had as it came out on the belt, I picked it up and saw a couple other kids mouth "wow" as I carried it away. Awesome memory from a more simple time in my life. Now I just have to convince my kids about how much better SNES titles are than Roblox. 😁
Some of my fondest memories as a kid were playing SMW with my mom. She used to be quite the artist; she would draw all the Mario characters and I would hang them up in my room. Such great memories make SMW one of my favorite games of all time and one of the biggest reasons I got into playing rom hacks. Awesome video, you've done it again.
You probably have one of the coolest moms ever. 😍
It’s so cool your mom drew those. Do you still have them?
Are you lying?
@@MaxOakland Unfortunately, no. :(
@@philithegamer8265 why would you say something so rude and weird?
What a wonderful treat! Only part-way through so far, but the quality is incredible!
I am the most famous man on YouTub! This is not bragging! This is the truth! The truth will set you free, dear ff
Oh hey it’s FF Union! 👋
@@AxxLAfriku Hope you seek therapy soon, mate
Two of my favorite creators commenting on one of my favorite channels!
@@Untouchable6012 more like they need a nice padded room with a nice white coat that makes them hug themselves.
I wish Norman had more videos, but then I realize amount of work and craft he puts into every video. Can’t wait for the next one
You are the true boss man! Love your videos to death! This is the quality we strive to reach one day! BIG FAN!
So many times during this video I caught myself with an ear-to-ear nostalgic grin as a piece of music or art or anecdote triggered an incredible memory of playing this game as a kid. Thank you so much for the hard work you put into this. Truly appreciated!
Your documentaries are soooo well written and edited. Thanks for the great content, man!
ITS A ME A MARIO
@@gone6442 No one cares
@@philithegamer8265 so does your keyboard
Your welcome
Yes I hope one day he is hired by BBC
The fact we didn’t get a Danny Devito Mario movie is one of the world’s greatest tragedies.
I heard he dropped out when development was stalled for 2 years. Around the time, Tom Hanks was considered to be Luigi.
Your documentaries are always superb and this is no exception. Sensational and one of the best videos I’ve watched on CZcams. Thank you for your work, passion and dedication!
I know im late on discovering your channel but about 3 weeks ago I went to Greece to do work for the Navy for a month and not long after I arrived I had appendicitis and my appendix burst so I ended up stuck in a hospital for over 2 weeks in a foreign country. During that time I discovered your channel and watched a ton of your past videos. Thanks for making my time stuck in a foreign hospital less depressing you really have something special with this channel and I look forward to continuing watching your latest videos.
YES! The Gaming Historian is back with another History of a Mario Game episode, this will be a good one, keep up the great work Norm :)
I agree, I already know it's going to be great.
@@codyeveryday5432 Now we just need a documentary on the first Super Mario Bros. game
@@James-gj8rn i think we do have it
Great job on this documentary!! So thorough and interesting. You can tell you loved doing this.
This game is my childhood. I remember Christmas morning getting this and setting up to hear the intro for the very first time.
It's so crazy to be one of the kids that grew up right in the middle of all this, was obsessed with video games, yet completely bypassed the entire 16-bit generation because his dad bought a 3DO...
I loved Nintendo, had 3 x NES consoles & boxes of games (cousins kept passing off their collections), yet I went from NES + GB > 3DO > N64. I played a ton of SNES & Genesis at friends' houses, but never had one to call my own until we were in the mid N64/PS1 era. Really feel like I missed out on a lot of awesome experiences during that time.
"To prevent kids from skipping school to buy it"
Why is this so wholesome
That totally would’ve happened if it was released on a school day
It's because Enix received a lot of complaints of that happening when they launched Dragon Quest III back in 1988. I even remember reading that the Japanese Government made an agreement with the top videogame makers of the era for avoiding making big releases in school days.
so epic and heckin wholesome :^)
Eh it was marketing propaganda aimed at parents and conservative factions...
It's wholesome because it's almost certainly not true. It just makes sense to release a kids game on the weekend when you have maximum custom availability.
This is one of the best documentaries I've seen in ages! So much looking forward to one about A Link to the Past!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Norman, seeing a new video from your channel pop up on my feed always gets me excited to learn something new. I learned a lot in this one for sure but I wasn't expecting to tear up there at the end! Bravo. Fantastic job on this documentary, thanks for shining a light on the faces behind one of my favorite elementary school adventures!
Such a beautiful video! Thank you for that.
Hit me right in the middle of nostalgia!
I love Super Mario World. It ties with Super Mario 3 as the quintessential 2D Mario game for me.
I can't decide between either
Same but for me as a kid of the 00s I grew up with these as two of my best GBA games along side Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Pokemon Fire Red, the port of link to the past and loz Minish Cap
Mario 3 was an incredible leap in getting the most out of the aging NES hardware. Mario World is a masterclass in design, art and game feel. Don't think there has ever been a 2D mario that has been as responsive coupled with the fantastic SNES controllers.
I personally like SMB3 better. I recently played through 3 and World and 3 is definitely better, in a few ways World seems like a step back.
One thing I find better in Mario 3 is the importance of lives. Super Mario World was kind of when it was becoming apparent that lives were an archaic holdover from arcade games. You were able to replay levels if you wish, but one problem with this is you can just life-scum the entire game, and it's also the only way to be sure you can finish a level without the risk of being sent back to the last save point. Since then, there have been so many games with such an obvious exploit. In Mario 3, a finished level couldn't be replayed, making the act of exploring every part of the level all the more important in order to progress.
That said, one massive quality of life improvement was a save system. Mario 3 was honestly too long for a game that asked you to beat it in one sitting. World is bigger with much more content, but you're able to save your progress, and turning the system off no longer erases what you've accomplished. It feels so nice to just have an addition like that; gets rid of the anxiety completely.
This game is the masterpiece of my childhood, I know all the secrets of this game and I'm sure I will never forget it
Same. This and DKC. I will never ever forget.
The sound track from super mario world is so nostalgic.
This is phenomenal. Quality high enough that'd be perfectly at home on PBS or NETFLIX
Mario World's sound design is brilliant. The use of reverb and percussion gives actions more impact and enhances the game feel in a way I don't think any other game could do that effectively before.
Whenever I hear either the title screen music or overworld music I feel like I am transported back 30 years walking around the corner of K-Mart toward the electronics department and hearing the SNES kiosk in the distance......magical......I miss those days
The impact Super Mario World had on everyone, gamer or not, is indescribable. That's what I would have said before I saw this documentary. By the end of it I was moved and I had to grab my copy and start playing again. Thank you!
so it wasn't just me who had to go show my SNES love again after the feels this awesome video gave me!
Same here. It is my favorite game of all times.
Im 36 and been playing since i was about 5 i think.
Dumba**. 😆🤦🏼♂️
Same. Even the GBA remakes made me feel like a kid again and I wanted to play the game again.
I'm 49, I've never played a Mario game and it's made zero impact upon my life whatsoever.
Thanks for the video 💜 so many memories come back of me being in elementary, coming back to school, finishing homework FAST, taking a shower, and playing SMW for the rest of the day ☺️
Man, what a legend this game is and how amazing for this team to build such a masterpiece of a game. The music, the visuals, the sounds, it warms my heart every time and I could never see this game as anything outside of amazing. This game is literally timeless.
Dude, wtf. This should be on Netflix or something.
Just wow.
There aren't enough serial killers in it to be considered Netflix material.
But it's on CZcams where you can watch it without paying a crummy subscription fee and millions of people have gotten to enjoy it that way. I don't know why people hold Netflix in such high regard.
@@roskelld You're right.
@@ramingr I totally get the sentiment of your post, this documentary is as professional as it gets and easily competes with any studio effort. It totally deserves all the praise it's getting.
It would be great to rid ourselves of using platforms like Netflix as a standard bearer for quality when I think there's more than enough content on this and other platforms to show that creators don't need that kind of backing or permission to make wonderful content we can all enjoy.
@@roskelld Dude, i was being serious. I do see your point.
I didn't know I was getting into when I clicked on this, this is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen, not a bit of stock footage, no filler. It's perfect.
Amazing documetary, well done! I'll just be over here tearing up with nostalgia
This is one of the most informative videos I've stumbled upon. Very professional and thorough.
This game, more than any other game, holds a special place in my heart.
I just tested up at this comment
This. I WISH I could truly explain how this game makes me feel...
You should really be given an award as a documentarian, another stand out documentary, hopefully it's not another 2 years before the Super Mario 64 installment lol, I will be keeping an eye out.
I was literally thinking he deserved an "award" as I glanced down too see your comment.
@@bluecafe509 Sure you were /s
Loved your video! Really well-made and full of information. I was interested all the time in what you were saying. Good job man, amazing video!
Also, your videos are so well structured, informative and nostalgic. It is clear you are a professional at what you do.
Thank you so much for sharing this information with all of us who didn't have the slightliest idea of all of the nuances behind this amazing videogames ❤.
Never have I been brought to tears so simply by a game revisiting. I knew that Super Mario world was special to me but I didn't realize how much I missed it in my heart until I heard that closing music and realized how many memories I had connected to it. It was one of the first games that I had played on my own, sitting in front of an old CRT TV in my parents basement alone and frustrated about why Mario would keep on sliding after running when switching directions. Crying to my dad saying it's not fair and him laughing at my childish frustration then trying to show me how to do it. Then having my friends over, taking turns to see who could beat the level the fastest, or who had found a new shortcut. I don't think it's something that I've experienced so purely ecstatically since, even though Pokemon encouraged competition and sharing it was very grindy and less straightforward. This video really highlighted how far I've come and changed by conjuring these forgotten memories and feelings. Thank you for reviving these memories, it's given me motivation to hopefully pass these bittersweet memories to my son's, your efforts really shown through.
Glad I could take you on a trip down memory lane. Thanks Thomas!
I don't think I have ever commented on a CZcams video before, but was thinking about it - and then I saw yours!
For me too, hearing that arrangement of the ending music over the credits really transported me back! It creates an intense feeling of nostalgia for innocent youth and a simpler time, not to mention the pure, unadulterated joy of having navigated this amazing game right through to the end.
Re your other comment, this year, I have started introducing my 6 year-old son to Super Nintendo classics (on my original machine) and naturally, we started with this one. Apart from the fact that I have barely played any console released within the last 25 years (since the N64), I'm sure this is probably THE best introduction to gaming for anyone!
This documentary is a triumph of all the years you have spent creating content! I remember first watching your videos back in 2009. It is amazing the evolution of your talent. Like everyone, my life has had its ups and downs - watching a new video of yours brightens up my day. Thanks for the memories, especially how I think back to Christmas 1991 and playing Super Mario World with my cousin for hours on end.
Appreciate the kind words and support!
@@GamingHistorian I wish I could afford to spare a few bucks for you because you do deserve it. But I will add to the praise nonetheless. This was an hour of me just not worrying about life, and that is a gift these days.
Awesome
Never played a super Nintendo in my life but still loved this documentary. This is better than history channel documentaries. If only Norman could get a deal with obs or abc or something, but then again who watches TV anymore.
@@henrybierman8431 if you have a pc/laptop, even not a very good one, you can play an emulator for this game
After hiking some 400 miles or better, on this often difficult trail but always exciting journey.
I now find myself forgetting those first miles.
I want to show my deep appreciation for the vivid visualization of those first glorious moments that I fully forgotten. This has bas been truly heart warming and extremely satisfying to slip down memory lane. A place in time that meant so much to me in my young adult life.
Sir, kudos to you. Your work is not in vain. You have awakened the kid in most everyone that lived the Super Mario experience. Thanks Norman, great video!
This is such a good video. Thank you for all your hard work. Also it's nice to see mention of Kaizo Mario at 1:14:25 made for the people who have surpassed the excellent vanilla games.
Amazing 👏🏻 👏🏻. I’m 35 now (born in 1987), and this is literally my childhood. If I think too deeply, it makes me kind of sad 😢… a much simpler time, indeed