Lost Version of Super Mario World From 1989 - Gaming History Secrets

[@massimolisoni4990]

In that period they produced four incredible Mario games in just five/six years. And we are still talking about them more than 30 years later. My god.

[@unclebubbi3117]

Same with a lot of things from that era. The world hit a creative sweet spot from the 1970s through the 1990s.

[@Pinkio]

does no one talk about lost levels or what

[@massimolisoni4990]

@@Pinkio well. I was not excluding Lost levels. Actually I am uncertain which I am excluding between LL and SMB2. The first is just new levels of the first game and the second is very different from all the other Mario games. We can just say FIVE incredible Mario games, if you prefer. No problem. 😊

[@lovesgibson]

It’s really insane how they pumped games out back then. They’d probably lose money nowadays if they tried to do that. But maybe it would also be impossible, it seems like games take way longer to make nowadays. Or they just don’t work their teams as hard. Idk. I would guess making the high end 3D graphics and voice acting and everything is a big part of it

[@jonasgagne6272]

The North American version of SMB 2 was so different because originally it wasn’t a Mario game at all. Lost Levels was the original Mario sequel but the head of Nintendo North America decided against releasing it because it was too difficult and too similar to the original. They tweaked a few things on a game called Doki Doki Panic and released it as SMB 2.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

I'll NEVER forget that crazy commercial for Mario 3! The people gathering together to form a huge Mario face!

[@brucemckinlay9739]

Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario.

[@raybombs]

Marioooo?

[@veevendetta3448]

I was pretty young then. I remember it like yesterday though. Mario. Mario. Mario. Mario! From Space all the people there in NA form Mario's Face.

[@anonamatron]

I remember the commercial but I wonder about the timing. My dad gave me Mario 3 for my birthday. He got it in California while on a business trip. We lived in Colorado. In Colorado "California" was a magical place that had tons of Nintendo games that we didn't have yet. They had Super Luigi Brothers and Mario 6 and all kinds of stuff. Anyway, I wasn't aware of Mario 3. This was in my hands... A real mythical California game... I went to school and told everyone I got Mario 3. Nobody believed me. Nobody thought Mario 3 existed. Nobody. Next day I brought the instruction book to school to show people I really had it. Probably a friend or two had already come over to see it at that point... Anyway... For the next couple weeks I had a shitton of visitors at my house after school looking to get a glimpse of the fabled Mario 3... My question though, is how did we not know about it? I saw The Wizard in the theaters. We had Mario 3 ads on TV. Most of my classmates had Nintendo Power.... Were we somehow still oblivious? Did they release those things later in Colorado? Remember the rumors at the time were that California had everything way ahead of us. If that was even true maybe companies delayed ad campaigns in Colorado? Nintendo Power and surely The Wizard should have been on the same schedule as anywhere else... Anyway whatever happened, I got a Mario 3 out of nowhere and it blew everyone away.

[@Andres33AU]

I love your display pic! Aero the Acrobat is sorely underrated!

[@jeffreydotson4842]

I can remember being the first person in my area to have discovered the special stages and what happened when you completed all of them. It felt great proving wrong someone who had claimed to have discovered everything about Super Mario World.

[@not_kjb]

Ur mom

[@epichitmark811]

Same, back when I first played this I found every goal by using trial by error. Never looked up one guide and I would use the cape to search every level for secrets.

[@doublec3]

I did the same thing in my second year of owning the video game. I discovered most of the secrets on my very own without internet help! One quick learner we were.

[@doublec3]

I thought maybe this unreleased beta version may of had an extra water level that couldn’t be accessed on the mountain of yoshis island. But it’s just unused levels and enemies mainly from Mario bros 3 and some from final release of super Mario world.

[@jeffreydotson4842]

@who-dey3145 it consists of 8 levels so around the same size as other areas of the game, at least as far as I can remember. It's been a pretty long time since I played SMW.

[@smbarbour]

The "Loch Ness Monster"-like sprite looks a lot like the lava monster that was actually in SMW.

[@AmbersAnimals___]

To this day my friends and I still play this game. Such a classic

[@barryklinedinst6233]

Super mario world is my favorite 2d mario game. SMB3 is right up there.

[@davecool42]

Seeing the rotating platforms in such an early build, especially knowing how buggy they ended up being, surprises me. I had always assumed they were a late addition given how glitch exploitable they are.

[@codydfwn]

Well, I'd say this is perhaps the closest Mario got to Sonic (in the sense that they're both on equal grounds; 16-bit and yet rushed code that makes for glitches lol) as the entire game becomes exploitable with glitches seeing as you can glitch it into writing/injecting your own code inside the game or just write anything in to get desired results. Warping, etc... Crazy what speedrunners figured out! I guess it makes sense for SMW as this is one of those Mario games that they were rushing as launch titles. Later Mario games at least seem a bit sturdier after the 64 era as Nintendo even says Sunshine was rushed (which they lament supposedly) and that's the last one I've seen any real glitches from as of recently. World, 64 and Sunshine all being launch title Mario games.

[@mattcintosh2]

I remember soon before it was released, they had some game play footage on NBC nightly news. I was blown away that in the level where you crawl on the fence, that instead of the door swiveling, the whole screen swiveled, so you always saw Mario's back. I was so disappointed when that didn't happen in the real game. There were several other changes in the video that weren't in the real game. Someone has to have a copy of that broadcast

[@dragonfye1]

Super Mario World was my very first encounter with a video game way back in 1993. I was only 2 or 3, so i wasn’t the one playing, my Dad was, but it sure left a hell of an impression…I remember sitting there on the floor next to his recliner, watching intently as he played. its like it was only yesterday, not almost 30 years ago. Lol

[@smellthel]

I hope we will get to play these versions someday

[@bottombarrelbudgetfilms1854]

Fan games are the best bet

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

Another gigaleak might help

[@irridesu]

@@solidsnakeandgrayfox nope... the tapes that had the prototype code/music and the remaining content are lost to time. out of 40+ backup tapes that were made, less than 10 read properly and that's what we have in the leak.

[@jeremyandrews3292]

I always thought Super Mario Bros. 3 on All-Stars and Super Mario World felt like very similar games, as if the two games were related or shared part of their engine. I wasn't able to put my finger on it, but this story makes a lot of sense... in many ways Super Mario World does feel like it's based on a souped-up version of Super Mario Bros. 3 that's been given new capabilities and a new coat of paint.

[@DoomKid]

They definitely share a lot of commonalities!

[@johneygd]

I will be not amezed if supermarioworld does contain an updated supermariobros 3 engine since that game was ported to the snes for experimental reasons.

[@joeplayedthis]

While Super Mario Bros. 3 (also a necessity for gracious living!) is my favorite Mario game, I love learning more about the development of Super Mario World! The beta screenshots are really cool.

[@GabePuratekuta]

Super Mario World: A necessity for SNES romhacking. Seriously, there's a metric fuckton of Mario World hacks out there. And some of them are pretty good.

[@coyoteartist]

So I just read that Shoshinkai means beginning party. Now all I can picture is Mario dancing to the Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get It Started"

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

I know im late but ive been playing smw lately and finished the game for the second time without cheats I must admit that the final release of smw is a masterpiece its easy to play its colorful and fun keeps ones interest it has to be bright and colorful with upbeat music to keep ones interest because its long game i thoroughly enjoy the fact that the game has secret levels as well as secret levels again the final product is an outstanding playthrough Glad that i own a physical copy

[@TBoneTony]

I remember when I saw Super Mario World at a friend's house on his SNES back in early 1992. He had an NES that I played on with him the year before and it was in our early school years at that point so knowing of the NES and then the SNES seemed to be short length of time not knowing about the NES system already released during the late 80s in my area of the world. So the SNES was a really big deal at the time during my childhood knowing that my parents were too low to middle income in order to afford a system like that. Only Nintendo they got me was the Atari 2600 console with games like Donkey Kong Junior and Mario Bros on that old system. To be honest, Pitfall on the Atari 2600 was the closest Mario experience that I could get on an Atari and it was like that for a long time until I was old enough to save up pocket money to get a N64 a year after it's initial release. So during the NES and SNES years as well as the Master System and Mega Drive/Genesis, those experiences I only had at friends and cousins houses at the time during my childhood.

[@veevendetta3448]

I had it the same except my Best Friend at the time and only during that period sold me his used SNES for 30 Dollars for my Birthday as he grew up to be a Christian Religious loser and is still a Virgin in his mid to late 30's lmao. Lol meanwhile I was screwing lil ladies by the time I was 14 but was trying at 12-13. That was 25 years ago almost too and that SNES still works and is in my closet as of now.

[@anonamatron]

My parents made me save up for my NES. I was in first grade. It was pretty hard. I think SNES was a gift.. Genesis was denied.... I had to save money for it.. but wait... my mom could just buy it now and I play it now and pay her back later! I get a weekly allowance... Just don't give it to me for like 18 weeks or whatever it was! Yeah! So, I learned about saving and credit cards from buying consoles. I save my money now and I don't use credit cards.

[@OmniRizzo]

Yeesh, I nearly fell asleep during an ad and when you came back, you scared me back awake. :'D

[@sogero2]

It seems like the Project Kinoko mod isn't complete yet, but the trailer looks fantastic.

[@neoasura]

"Released over 30 years ago" I feel old as shit now.

[@COMPFUNK2]

Super Mario World was released over 30 years ago? Wow, I feel old. 😶

[@RWL2012]

Nearly 32 years ago in Japan, and over 31 years ago in North America! but still over 30 years ago in UK/Europe and Australia.

[@doublec3]

One of the few video games to have a beta make that never got released to the public, the idea was thought up before Mario bros 3! It’s amazing there’s this actual version you can watch as a beta release not ever sold for the snes!!

[@doc_sav]

Beta yoshi looking like everyone's drunk uncle.

[@JMFSpike]

Just like with SM64, I would *love* to play the beta version of SMW! I'm pretty sure it changed far more then SM64 did. Unfortunately, unlike with SMB3, nearly all of SMW's beta levels were deleted from the rom before release. Trying to access any of them just leads to a boring test level. There are some bits and pieces of beta levels, but nothing at all exciting really. If the beta was discovered and dumped, we'd be able to play all these scrapped levels that existed before Nintendo deleted them all. Most would probably just be early versions of existing levels, but there may very well be some unique ones like SMB3 has. Personally, although it's super duper close, I'd give SMB3 the edge over SMW in terms of which game is better. Graphically, SMW is obviously superior. It also has Yoshi and secret levels. However, SMB3 beats it in just about every other way. Item inventory, more level themes, items that can be used on the world maps, and at least double the amount of power-ups.

[@veevendetta3448]

Hard to say because SMB3 is the Prequel of SMW. SMB3's Item Inventory should of been passed over but it would of made SMW way too easy. Btw SMB3 has way too short of levels compared to SMW.

[@michaelhall6178]

Great job on highlighting the evolution of the game design. As a fellow Brit, just surprised to hear you say "bay-ta" - I would have said "bee-ta". Anyhow, that's just a minor observation.

[@Lookoutmedia353]

Probably cause she's a Brummie

[@mickeymickey9914]

Americans say it the Greek way. And it's a Greek word.

[@Lookoutmedia353]

@@mickeymickey9914 I guess you know nothing about different dialects in the U.K. then?You probably think that we all talk like the Queen did. A Brummie is someone with a Birmingham accent.

[@mickeymickey9914]

@@Lookoutmedia353 I said nothing of your accent. Derp. I said that Americans say it the Greek way, because it's a greek word. That's a true statement.

[@Lookoutmedia353]

@@mickeymickey9914 i know its Greek im not stupid!

[@davidsancheztost953]

Super Mario World que voy a decir de este juego de 1992 en Europa, una obra maestra del Señor Miyamoto, para mí el mejor juego de la historia de Nintendo y del mundo, del fontanero archi-conocido Mario, te enganchaba desde el principio con esos graciosos gráficos y esa banda sonora que era fabulosa, francamente los Marios de ahora no le llega ni a la suela del zapato a este genial juego, pasarán años y siempre será el número 1, gracias a Nintendo y al Señor Miyamoto por dejarnos esa joya para la eternidad 👏👏👏👏👍

[@songoku9348]

SMW was the first Mario game I’ve ever played. I was 5 when I received my snes on my birthday

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

Awesome game for your 1st. I don't remember my 1st, but it may have been either Pac-Man or Combat for the Atari 2600.

[@GuyTheAnimated]

love your videos :) keep em coming!

[@chadwolf3840]

Wow. Great history. Thanks Lady Decade!

[@CreativeSteve69]

Well, I am sure glad this video popped up on my recommendations today. It was such a treat to watch how the development of Super Mario World came to be from concept to finish product. I have fond memories of Mario World as a teen back than, it was my introductory to the series on my super nintnedo with mario--allstars. Fun video I definitely subscribed and will check out your other ones to.

[@shotgunpsycho]

My girlfriend just set up the vintage Nintendo and we’ve been playing SmB all week!!!!!

[@gegervary]

How strange that a few days ago I started playing the ROM and that this shows up? It's a very well designed and elaborate game, harder than I had remembered it to be.

[@ibookboyuk]

Wow. Great video. I loved seeing the progress happening as they developed Super Mario World.

[@simonbelmont65]

They should have always kept Mario in his original colors, red overalls and blue shirt it looks so much better than blue overalls and red shirt.

[@joemck85]

A theory on the dragon coins: Maybe they knew they wanted a single large coin but hadn't drawn a sprite for it yet, so they just used 4 of the old coin sprites for it instead.

[@DirtboxJams]

very interesting and great research! lots of info that i didn’t know so far... nice one!

[@edgardeitz5746]

I prefer the Koopa Troopas and fire flowers in the final version of "Super Mario World". My belief is for each elemental flower to resemble something related to their element; just as the Fire flower looks like a tulip like flame, the ice flower should look like a snowflake, the lightning flower should look like lightning bolts, etc.

[@TovioRogers]

Kinda cool how the first map was in the shape of a mushroom. Even had little eyes

[@pjdolont9012]

I feel like I am the only one who likes Yoshi 1.0.

[@benjamincase1038]

The maker of this game listened to the Super Mario World music by phone and then recreated it by memory.

[@AcornElectron]

Always interesting and informative! Keep up the good work lass and, as always, stay stay!

[@Antiprogressivepraxis]

Absolutely lovely.

[@MistahJ100]

I wish i could play it, i love playing prototype games that never got finished, my favorites are resident evil 1.5 and duke nukem forever 2001

[@Littlefighter1911]

5:00 Which magazine is that and is there a scan of it or some other way I can read it? I think the furigana there help a lot.

[@Pressplay_Media_EU]

1:38 is the only tell I've ever heard of Mario spitting fire in the booth 😅 GreelyTHC and Chillinit need to sign Mario a deal, Where's Sydney Stack at ?? 💯💥

[@nkhazov]

I'll be surprised if the beta rom of mario world is made where it can be played on the fx pak pro. Mario world was an awesome game i got it back at game stop when i was 8 years old back in 2002 after i got my super nintendo i even got it with my European super nintendo back in russian Christmas eve in January 2022 from my biological dad. Best regards Nikita.K

[@gerardmillar1680]

I saw goombas in the development screen shots. I played this game so often as a kid but am not 100% sure they weren't in there? Where there any levels they appeared - It never occured to me as a kid. If not, I wonder why they were taken out? They are iconic.

[@codysantocildes3178]

They are in the game, they just didn't appear as often as they did in smb1 and 3

[@helm2505]

@@codysantocildes3178 Wrong. Only the Galoombas appeared. Although they were called Goombas back then.

[@miniroll32]

Last Decade doesn’t educate, she informs.

[@netsendjoe]

It was originally intended to introduce Yoshi in SMB3, but they cited hardware limitations. Ironically a hack did manage to make much of Super Mario World work on an NES, including Yoshi. The hack was ok, but definitely not as colorful or having the gameplay of it's SNES counterpart. So the decision to move to the SNES hardware was a great decision. It is much like how Zelda 3 (A Link to the Past) had originally begun it's development for the NES, but was later moved to the SNES as well. Both games benefited from the better graphics and better gameplay, resulting in very well polished games that became legendary. Could we imagine Super Metroid being developed on the NES? Nope. Not going to go there.

[@helm2505]

Yoshi was planned to be in SMB1

[@lutijn7398]

Actually super Mario world is super Mario bros 3 but the couldn’t pull it of on the hardware . So that’s why 3 looks like a scaled down version of world. Ofcourse it changed a lot to the real release on snes. But in 1988 most work for world had already been done for sure

[@StreetsofATL_19]

Super Mario World was and still is Super Mario Bros. 4! Super Mario Bros 3 was and still is Super Mario Bros. 3! Don’t make stuff up! 😊@Lutjin

[@beeto45]

nintendo didnt want to make another smb2 "mistake" in wich it was just another smb but with edited levels ala smb: the lost levels

[@Usernamehear]

I have the urge to play old Mario now

[@GabePuratekuta]

Does he need a cane to walk?

[@johneygd]

This is old news to me, i was hoping that the lost beta version was fished somewhere,dang it.

[@samse7en11]

0:04 is my ringtone. Thought my phone was ringing..

[@newnoldgames]

Great video and new sub

[@basicgamernr]

Super Mario 3 is probably my favorite overall.

[@penguinjay]

extra levels on this one are very hard, IDK why DKC2 gets called one of the hardest games, and one of the hardest to 102%, but if you want to 100% mario, imo, it's harder and requires just as much execution. All comes down to a single bonus level on mario, and a single lost world level in DKC2. I can probably clear dkc2 easier, including animal antics, but they were needlessly cruel w that dk coin. Still tho, those cutters on the mario bonus level get me so much more frustrated. It's sick like early mario maker type level. I'd beat the other level mentioned 2-3 times before I can beat this one once bc it pisses me off.

[@futuramayeah]

M'Lady, i think i might have seen these preproduction photos in Nintendo Power magazine, i subscribed to that in the late 1980s.

[@scottmcphee2076]

This was a great video. I liked learning about the history of Super Mario World. Is it correct that the port of SMB 3 over to the Super Famicom would eventually be reused in Super Mario All Stars?

[@claytonallen5428]

I love and miss Super Mario World!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@andrewbrooks2001]

Great video!

[@MazterP28]

I played the demo before it reset all the time from my local gaming store which was Ekectronic boutique

[@dezmounts978]

Can you review lost vibrators, brilliant banter!

[@ReformfortheUK]

Is Lady Decade related or in league with Top Hat Gaming? They both have very similar styles of presenting. Both absolutely brilliant to watch and both have a wealth of knowledge. Just wondering if they know each other?

[@LadyDecade]

We're married x

[@Evan11J]

My favorite Mario of all time, close 2nd is of course Mario 3

[@Sly88Frye]

5:42 has anybody noticed that the island looks like a mushroom? That makes perfect sense considering the mushroom Kingdom is where most Mario games take place

[@ShadowPlushGaming]

Ayo i didnt botice till u said something

[@ammoposada4427]

10 people made the game?!

[@Clozof]

Nintendo should create NFTs!!!

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

No it came free with the Super Nintendo

[@mercredi28m]

thanks Lady décade 😎😘

[@miamimagicians]

I wouldn't say the better sound, the game literally only has one song.

[@RWL2012]

2:12 Bros. is meant to be pronounced "brothers", that's why there's an abbreviation dot after "Bros" - "Bros."

[@LadyDecade]

I hear you - I get told the opposite too quite a lot too lol

[@DoomKid]

Saying “bros” is a perfectly acceptable colloquialism, common for like half a century now if not more!

[@MrShadowgizmo]

Great video, great channel.Subbed

[@WavesNGames]

I'm so glad they continued to iterate on the Yoshi model.

[@futuramayeah]

M'Lady , at 6 min and 8 seconds, does that old map look like the Legend of Zelda map from their first game?

[@shawncarlson2508]

Fun fact yoshi was originally named yossy

[@sethallison5682]

No one: British people: “Mae-rio World”

[@zorrasuperliminal18]

I love the energetic fast fluid narrative and details easy to understand. Definitely Subscribing to such a well documented story

[@alexojideagu]

I don't like Mario's Sprite in Mario World and never have. He looks pink and Squashed and looks off. He should be bright red and blue.

[@DoomKid]

I always wondered why that gave him a pink hat and turquoise overalls in SMW.

[@alexojideagu]

@@DoomKid Yes he looks like crap. The sprite in Mario all-stars SM2 is more like he should look.

[@leapinglarry86]

Have a look at Yoshi there at 3:33 lol

[@doublec3]

So super Mario brothers 4 never made it to the snes?

[@mariusninja37]

Great!

[@djbrotherson]

8:47 Magikoopa Playstation blocks 🧐

[@TSAMMariolover5554]

Your content is amazing! There is not alot of female gamers out there

[@hollaluyah]

Dragon coins weren't that they were huge and were worth 10 coins

[@rowanpowan]

It's tanooki mario not racoon mario

[@Lownamebrand]

How do you not have more subs? Lady decade is a necessity for gracious living!

[@boredstudent]

I second that

[@christophertiske9788]

I still think Mario 3 was the best Mario.

[@robbygarrett7865]

Does anyone know if Nintendo every came out with a double sided cartridge?

[@charlesdeichman5115]

They did not

[@beatapfizer3601]

It’s Mah-rio. Not Maehrio

[@buckeye631]

My most favorite 2D Mario platformer. I absolutely love this game.

[@Neodestro]

nice

[@jevogroni4829]

wiv out furver ado, mairy-o!

[@davidr1037]

Comment for the algorithm

[@juggalofred1533]

This video is Juggalo approved. Plus the chick is hot and knows her Mario

[@harrisonallen651]

Mario 3 part 2

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

Awesome piece of history , you are a massive inspiration to us smaller creators 👍👍

[@LadyDecade]

Thank you so much 😀

[@mattjindrak]

Content

[@mikesilva3868]

📽interesting

[@cbalan777]

I actually like the look of a lot of things from the Beta more than the final version.

[@elchico5599]

Lady decade your are the most beautiful video game connoisseur I have ever seen.1💯