Play MarioX World 2nd Ed Returns Online

If you've ever played Super Mario World enough to know the levels by heart, MarioX World 2nd Ed Returns is like someone remixed your favorite song—familiar, but with just enough new beats to keep you hooked. The controls feel snappier, and the levels? They start off cozy, then suddenly throw curveballs like hidden exits tucked behind fake walls or enemies that move in weirdly satisfying patterns.

I died like five times in the first world because I kept assuming I knew how everything worked—turns out, some of those question blocks don’t just spit out coins anymore. And the power-ups? There’s one that lets Mario do this weird little dash-jump thing that feels illegal in the best way. It’s clearly made by people who love the original but weren’t afraid to mess with it.

Also, the music has these sneaky remixes of tracks from other SNES deep cuts. I won’t spoil which ones, but hearing them made me pause mid-jump more than once. This isn’t just a romhack—it’s a full-blown love letter with its own personality.