Play Super Mario World Advanced 1 Online

Game Overview

Super Mario World Advanced 1 is one of those romhacks that actually makes you sweat—in a good way. It starts off cozy, with the same bright colors and bouncy music you remember, but then the levels start throwing curveballs. Enemies show up in places they shouldn’t, platforms get trickier, and suddenly you’re questioning if you ever really mastered the original.

Yoshi’s still here, thank goodness, but even he feels like he’s working overtime. The cape feather’s your best friend, especially when you hit those mid-air spin jumps over pits that seem just a pixel wider than before. And the secrets? They’re everywhere, but good luck spotting them without a few accidental deaths first.

It’s the kind of hack that makes you grin when you finally beat a level, then groan when the next one tops it. If you’ve played the original to death and need something that feels fresh but still unmistakably Mario, this’ll do it. Just maybe keep a controller nearby that you don’t mind throwing.