Play Super Mario World - Competition Cartridge Online

Ever stumble across the Super Mario World - Competition Cartridge? This isn’t your cozy, explore-at-your-pace Mario—it’s the SNES equivalent of chugging an energy drink and sprinting through a minefield. You get one shot, a tight timer, and a single goal: rack up points by any means necessary. Stomp everything, grab every power-up, and pray you don’t fumble a jump because there’s no respawns here.

Back in the ’90s, this was the cartridge they used at Nintendo’s PowerFest tournaments, and playing it now feels like uncovering a secret time capsule. The levels are familiar, but stripped down to pure chaos—no wandering off to find Yoshi, no leisurely coin hunts. Just you, a clock ticking down, and that weird mix of panic and focus when you realize you’ve got 30 seconds left and three Goombas between you and a high score. If you’ve ever bragged about being good at Mario, this thing will humble you fast.

It’s a weird little piece of history, but man, does it deliver that old-school arcade rush.