This game came with my hand-me-down DMG I got for my birthday back in 2001. Thankfully I never made it to the final level back then, pretty sure I would’ve tossed the game out the window after losing 50+ lives. Looking for what I should play next, recommendations welcome :)

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I don’t think I ever beat it! I got to the final fight with Wario. I figured out I could turn it off right before I would die and not lose my progress. (When you lose all your lives you’d have to redo the boss levels and, you know, get the 6 Golden Coins.)

    • Spinny@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Maybe 5 or 6 hours total? One hour was just trying to beat thee Wario level over and over.

  • bighatchester@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I never finished this game as a kid . I had this with my original no color gameboy. Not sure how my mom paid for it . But she did go to jail one Christmas for shoplifting so maybe she didn’t lol .

  • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    That is great! Never too late to get rid of the old backlog.

    I only played the first one now that I remember haha.

  • MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Hah! I beat that back in the early 90s when it first came out and again recently using an emulator. It’s a great little game!

  • amio@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Good job! SML2 always felt weird to me mechanics-wise, but the music and levels were really cool.

  • Nudding@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Oh man I was confused and thought there was a sequel for Super Mario World for a second :(

    • Spinny@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Wasn’t Yoshis Island the sequel to the original Super Mario World on the SNES?

      • Nudding@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I’ve heard that super Mario Wonder is more of a sequel but yeah I think you’re right.

        • stevedidWHAT@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 months ago

          I could definitely see this with the map layout and whatnot. Obviously they’ve had the entire super Mario bros (+, 2, etc) series throughout their modern consoles but wonder really, to me, brings back the “woah look at all these new places” type feel back

          Say what you will about Nintendo but you gotta admit them keeping around this franchise and keeping it “hot” is pretty impressive

    • ipkpjersi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Oh I wish. I think that might be my favourite Mario game of all time. Or maybe Mario 64.

    • shinratdr@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say this.

      SML1 was basically just a proof of concept, it’s so short, lacking graphical detail and proper Mario physics. It’s not awful or anything, but if it didn’t have “Mario” in the title it wouldn’t even be remembered today.

      SML2 isn’t perfect but it’s one of the best original Gameboy games, and really shines on its own. They don’t even feel like they’re part of the same series. I highly recommend the SML2 DX hack, played it on my Analogue Pocket and loved it, without the slowdown and with colour it’s very fun.

      • Kepabar@startrek.websiteEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I think it’s a combination of nostalgia and the fact that SML1 had levels, enemies and music that were super unique compared to other Mario games before or after.

        SML2 is a better game on the technical side of things but nothing in it blew me away or was memorable enough for me to recall with super clarity like I do with 1.

      • Lycerius@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        SML 1 was my first game, and I love it dearly, but SML 2 is objectively better in almost every way.