Play The Return to Super Mario World Online

Man, The Return to Super Mario World nails that warm, fuzzy feeling of booting up an SNES cartridge—except now there are little surprises tucked into every corner. You know that moment when you bounce off a Koopa shell just right? It still feels perfect, but now sometimes that shell might uncover a hidden pipe leading to some wild new challenge room. The first time I found one, I just sat there grinning like an idiot.

They didn’t mess with what works—Yoshi still controls like a dream, the music hits all the right nostalgic notes, and those secret exits? Yeah, they’re even sneakier now. But there’s this one power-up I won’t spoil that had me laughing out loud when I stumbled on it. Classic Mario chaos, but with a few fresh tricks.

If you’ve ever 100%’d the original, you’ll spot the love in every pixel. If you haven’t? You’re in for the tightest platforming of the ‘90s, minus the cartridge blowing.