The Super Mario World Iceberg Explained

[@WilfredCthulu]

I'm glad someone else also hates it when people make up dumb entries with nothing to back it up, as well as being bothered by the islands, paw prints, and big dots lol. I actually forgot about "Kappa Mountain" and checked my own copy of the manual after this, I also never noticed the Bowser bridge so great find. If anything I think the airship and Yoshi abuse entries could've been higher but otherwise this ended up being one of my favorite smaller icebergs.

[@26dollar]

its fun and sp00ky

[@alimbis]

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[@alimbis]

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[@thefancynarwhal3834]

@@alimbis what?

[@CherryLax]

I really enjoyed that this was so grounded and didn't focus on random creepypasta. Lots of cool facts and mysteries in here

[@Ottophil]

What is the point of “creepy pasta” also why does the internet like to change things. Lol is lol, why should kek be lol? The internet ruined itself

[@007megaoof]

@@Ottophil I hate how hivemind the internet is sometimes. A good example is the god damm "e" meme

[@personita2.733]

@@007megaoof that's just gen z hunor

[@007megaoof]

@@personita2.733 no it's just not funny

[@personita2.733]

@@007megaoof well if you aren't beeing delisional 24/7 maybe you cant undersrand ut

[@AluminumFusion22]

Shigefumi Hino himself confirmed that Mario only hits Yoshi in the early versions of Super Mario World. The sound effect was removed and the gesture was changed to Mario showing Yoshi what to eat. The sprite was changed due to implications of animal abuse before the game came out.

[@stivisromhacks]

that's exactly what i was talking about

[@multifandomfangirl9664]

They also have artwork of mario pointing for yoshi to choose fruit to eat instead of punching

[@SethCocker05]

I'm really tired right now and thinking about Mario hitting Yoshi is making me sad. So thank you for brightening my life sir

[@donkeykong6426]

also eating dolphins looking like abuse to

[@serris4452]

So, we were originally going to have Mario hit Yoshi then? Damn.

[@Stargazer_Pie]

Using the drums from Yoshi’s Island as a transition to deeper levels was a stroke of genius Good video!

[@joshslater2426]

Agreed. I had no idea what they were until I saw this comment, but I think they make for a great atmosphere.

[@zoehardee8636]

the big dots/small dots actually really bothered me as a kid i always thought the big dot levels were longer or had multiple sections

[@squishmastah4682]

Indeed. I always poked around to see if the big dots meant anything. I suppose it's still a mystery, or just nothing.

[@malperci0x913]

They actually have 3 exits

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

@Shapto Adjie Wahyu Nugroho Doesn't most females?

[@Mohamed_tv10k]

Me too

[@painzockt]

It Just means it is a large/long level, as mentioned in the manual.

[@SeggyCute]

Early Mario stuff was genuinely weird. I’ve often thought “So when Bower is defeated, do they just leave all the busted up castles and airships lying around?” And then I saw the ghost ship and got my answer. They never clean up any of their messes from their battles lol!

[@12DAMDO]

"you can only eat the dolphins in the japanese version due to cultural differences" despite all my rage i am still just rat in a cage

[@jimmygimmy4420]

luigi on yoshi is able to eat them

[@alanavery5412]

L is real 2401

[@playerhateroftheyear1084]

They due for another nuke

[@monochromatic3712]

In december 2022 has revealed the first deep point: it has a prototype version for localization, with debug features include walk on unrevealed paths enabled by default.

[@blaizejosh]

An Honorable mention: Lunar Magic the Super Mario World editor seems to delete a couple of the chocolate levels that go with level 24 or those couple of chocolate levels are unreachable. Did Lunar Magic the Super Mario World editor have to sacrifice a few levels (like 3 to 5 levels) to allow a lot of memory usage for editing levels with hardly no limitations? Does Lunar Magic the Super Mario World editor expand extra levels that just say, "TEST" in turn over brick blocks for extra memory usage? It's like you have 512 levels you can edit with, which is really cool. Lunar Magic is unique, because it is the only editor for the Nintendo/Super Nintendo platform, that allows you to edit up to 512 levels.

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

I'm surprised that the Grey Switch Palace is nowhere to be found on this iceberg. It was a hoax of a fifth Switch Palace that was supposedly located on the islands next to Chocolate Island 1.

[@stivisromhacks]

Interesting. Never heard of that. Also i recognize you, I saw you in one of Domtendo's Livestreams lol

[@poohwithtimbs7027]

"For those of you who don't what an Iceberg is" Me (who has heard that same speech at least 50 times already): 👁️👄👁️

[@them0thking]

I'm going end of video and "Especially since my english isn't that good" I get you probably hear this a lot but honestly you're doing great! I know it's hard learning a new language but you're clearly putting effort in and it's amazing. Also aside from that this was a really enjoyable and fun video! Nice job!

[@reloadpsi]

I think dolphins being caught in finishing nets was a huge sure spot back in the 80s and 90s (to the extent that "dolphin friendly" tuna cans became a thing) but had been kinda resolved by the 00s, so that's probably why the GBA version let dolphin-eating stay in all versions.

[@ImSquiggs]

Great iceberg and great video friend! I thought I knew almost everything about this game by now, but there were some on there I'd never even heard of. My favourite that I didn't know existed was Big Boo peeking at you, never thought I'd be seeing a new sprite from the original game tonight! Also I have a funny story about the Red Switch in the Valley of Bowser. When I got into ROM hacking the first time (way long ago, before I made my KZbin channel), I eventually decided to play through the original SMW again to get a feel for it before making levels of my own. It'd been so long that on my first playthrough I completely forgot where the Red Switch was and missed it, and because I was ROM hacking at the time I checked Lunar Magic to figure it out. I saw it in the Valley of Bowser first, and instantly that didn't feel right because I didn't think it was so late in the game... but I didn't think Lunar Magic would be wrong so I went to go try and find it anyways, haha. I must've spent over an hour playing through that level trying to figure out what the hell I could possibly be missing to unlock this dumb switch door before I finally realized that none of this felt right and looked up an actual video. It cracks me up every time I see it now.

[@stivisromhacks]

oh god lmao, that's hilarious

[@TheDaibu]

Oh, hey!

[@ImSquiggs]

@@TheDaibu Hi there friend!! Small world! :D

[@BurningLoaf]

Proud of you big man

[@Nawakooo0]

12:58 the valley could be underground, which would make sense if there are mountains in the cave. Also there could be lightning in a cave with enough static electricty, that can be caused by dust and gravel, both of which can clearly be seen.

[@Mewseeker]

Also, what is the Japanese name of that place? It's a long-ish shot but it might maybe explain some of the weirdness?

[@GumSkyloard]

@@Mewseeker It seems to be "クッパのたに", or "Koopa's Valley". Agh.

[@ogui434]

yea bro thats what i think, and another thing that is very bribers is that the underground vanilla looks very similar to valley of bowser, and since you enter in, it makes a lot of sense

[@Idiotic_B_Purcell]

The full-bodied Bowser sprite got me thinking: Why couldn't they use that sprite in SMM for the SMW theme? did they lose/discard the resource for it? Could they have just tried to dig into the game/archives and rip it from there? Is anyone able to mod it into the SMM/2 theme itself? So many questions, yet no answers

[@GmNdWtchr96]

Surprised Luigi's sprite revisions aren't on here. Vanilla SMW had him as a Mario Recolor, and All-Stars + SMW, Mario Advance, and Mario Maker 2 each give him a different set of sprites.

[@User-d6l6t]

I thought every body knows that

[@brandommario2]

@@User-d6l6t so that would put it in the sky or the tip

[@User-d6l6t]

@@brandommario2 tip

[@GmNdWtchr96]

@@User-d6l6t I imagine it'd be not-so-common knowledge. Tip seems fair.

[@vel_cube]

i occasionally come back to this video every once in a while, and i gotta say this is definitely one of my favorite iceberg videos out there. i am actually in the middle of constructing my own iceberg about the original Super Mario Bros game, and have at least spent about 2 years of research on it. keep up the good work man! also, if you don’t mind me asking, what do you use to edit your youtube videos? im planning on covering my iceberg at some point and want to make my video quality at least a bit decent. in the end i might just suck it up and spend $80 a month on Adobe Premiere Pro haha.

[@stivisromhacks]

Thank you, it's cool that you like my video so much. I made it using Davinci Resolve.

[@volksdude1970]

I enjoyed the video and learned some cool trivia about one of my favorite SNES games. I especially enjoyed seeing the beta designs. Beta Yoshi looks pretty cool! I'm hoping Nintendo decides to reuse it as a subspecies or variation of Yoshi. Also, your English is perfect! I could understand you better than people who grew up learning English. You got a sub from me and please continue the great work!

[@dirtcollector]

it may be the case in both versions, but i know the map color palette swap only happens when you unlock every single secret exit in the game. being a child trying to comb over every red space on the map to see if there are more than 1 secret exit was beyond frustrating

[@stivisromhacks]

nah, it only happens when you beat the final level in the special world see here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqOmZqdnZpumjZo

[@dirtcollector]

@@stivisromhacks ok i had to look it up just to make sure. the GBA version needs all 96 exits, the OG snes version just needs to finish Funky. as i mentioned by saying “it may be the case in both versions” i only played one

[@dirtcollector]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfEg2NrZ82pf8U

[@purplecatonbroadway]

Hey watched the whole vid and loved it! Also your English was great! Thank you again.😊

[@IAmChrisAMA]

I believe the big level dots are supposed to intend that a level is longer than a typical level. Vanilla Dome 1 one has a full beginning portion, middle running portion, which that only leads to a midway point.

[@coltonk.3086]

Morton’s plains is likely just a beta name suggesting that the areas were named after the Koopas taking over, Morton’s plains being Donut plains, Lemmy’s dome instead of vanilla, you get the point.

[@ironbear7589]

I remember opening SMW on lunar magic my first time as a kid, and seeing the red switch at bowset valley. My imagination as to why, went havoc. Such good times

[@Windows-rx7qn]

I really hope this trend never dies if it does i just i keep watching them until there is nothing

[@LogoFreak93]

From the title I expected something involving a literal iceberg in the water of one part of Super Mario World that I had overlooked, but this was cool as well. I never noticed that the bridge right before the final battle looks like a SMB1 Bowser battle bridge.

[@Pollix780]

15:38 OMGGG I had the audio ripped from *"Lost Levels Deleted From Super Mario World"* years ago. But lost it and couldn't remember the name of the vid. Just loved how they rolled with all the random BS that happened in it. Thank you for showing this!

[@j_eezus_christ_bro_chill]

Hey man I loved the video and your channel. I wish there were more light iceberg videos like yours. I think you can get even more attention with deeper icebergs in the future. I could watch this for an hour haha. Im obsessed with icebergs....

[@Hitmonstahp]

Great video! Well structured and the narration was perfect. I learned a lot! Keep it up!

[@chocolixo]

I think the final Boss spoiler was made to show of the zoom in and zoom out effect

[@curlytopzee]

this is a really good video! I understood everything that you said, even with english being your second language. I always love a good iceberg vid, especially with super mario world, good shit!

[@GypsyxDarling]

This was very interesting! I especially liked the bridge trivia, I’m totally convinced they were gonna put a bowser fight there! Or maybe it was just an easter egg, who knows lol

[@KingOskar4]

I am so glad that this iceberg video has entries where you can say something worthy for EACH entry and it isn't just filled with creepypastas... In fact... It's better you removed creepypastas altogether! Really appreciate the effort! Was watching iceberg videos of other franchises (Pokémon, Smash Bros and Minecraft) and they at the abyss always end up with plain baseless speculation and cherry-picking with creepy music o_O Y WOT MATE? I appreciate the effort put into this!

[@Ralshi02]

9:44 I legit never realized that this red switch was unused.

[@1185AspAve]

30 years later and I'm still learning little known tidbits about this game. I knew most of these, but there were a couple I didn't. Best game ever.

[@Skylightningz]

Wow, this video was super enjoyable to watch. Your English is pretty good if you ask me. I just wish the video was longer, maybe a Part 2?

[@stivisromhacks]

thank you! TBH, i don't know what else could possibly go on the iceberg other than all the leaks and unused content.

[@Skylightningz]

@@stivisromhacks Thats understandable, what came to mind for me is like how Mario World was much more similar to mario bros 3. early on or how Yoshis arm are green in mario world advance, mario maker 1 & 2. How bowser is completely different in the mario maker games compared to his original Appearance. Stuff kinda like that. But anyways great vid, I hope to see more like it!

[@Koistork]

I’m pretty sure the big dots mean that the level extends somewhere else, since all the big dots I see are red, but there’s might be a big one at the top of vanilla dome which is yellow? What the hell were the purpose of the big dots then?

[@RoachCatJr]

this was sick! especially bc i havent seen a SMW iceberg anywhere else. n ur english is just fine bro, dont sweat it, didnt even rly notice ur accent. great job

[@JRS06]

This is a tragically short iceberg. I really enjoy it, but it's shorter than most of these kinds of videos. If only there were more to talk about...

[@moss5356]

We’ve come full circle. The first iceberg video was about mario, and now we’re back

[@lactoseintolerart]

I used to have dreams about the uninhabited islands, and that I finally discovered how to access them. Anyone else experience this sensation?

[@irridesu]

Oh yea, the lakitu went unused VERY late into the game. we have late beta footage and he is seen on the donut plains overworld.

[@Narwhal2100]

remember me when this gets popular

[@stivisromhacks]

i will

[@Narwhal2100]

Also nice content

[@ExtremeWreck]

SMW Rom Hack Iceberg when?

[@stivisromhacks]

that would be interesting...

[@ExtremeWreck]

So... has anyone actually tried making one yet, or is nobody at SMWCentral interested in making one?

[@rarewaffle3531]

There used to be a glitch I found regularly in the Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World version of the game, where if you were in the two player mode, and one entered Vanilla Dome when the other was already inside, their sprite would pop up outside the cave for a brief second while the player is entering the cave. It was super creepy specially if a game over sprite was involved

[@johnrussell6971]

13:53 - I think I saw on SMWCentral that the big level dots indicate a comparatively large level. So if you compare the length of a small yellow dot level and a big level dot yellow and the latter turns out to be larger, then that might be the case.

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

SMW is one of those OP games with unlimited modding potential

[@JVgaming59]

Fun fact: You can sallow the big moles with Yoshi

[@Shiny_Mew151]

16:39 they should've used these for super mario maker 2

[@mrwess1927]

Your english is clear enough to understand and the more you do the better you get. Practice makes perfect. KZbinr Issac Arthur was worried about his speech impediment when he first started and after over 5 years and tons of content his voice has improved tons. Keep up doing good things and for putting down youtube click bait.. Thanks it was interesting. I love games

[@carlostelhada8326]

First game i've ever played too. 20 years of SMW and counting! Liked your video a lot, man. And don't worry about the english, was loud and clear. Stay safe, brother!

[@herbertmixxx]

You did a good Job. Very entertaining.

[@Gremando03]

Yooooo das du nochmal auf meiner Startseite landest :D War sehr spannend, ziemlich chillig Das mit der Starworld hab ich tatsächlich auf dem GBA selber Discovert, bin stolz, dass das hier dran kam :D

[@winstalgia]

I wonder who this Clock person is I bet they're really handsome Anyways, great video Stivi! I learned a few new things like the Bowser bridge and the reason behind clapping Mario in the credits.

[@sphezik9690]

4:48 Im more worried that he has 5 lives in the special world.

[@joshslater2426]

This is a great iceberg; it’s a shame it’s only 20 minutes. I’d love to see a longer version. Love the use of the Yoshi’s Island level entry drums for transitioning to each layer. Very atmospheric and foreboding.

[@The1andOnlyWog]

You're English is great, dude. Better than some native speakers here in America, even. Keep up the awesome work, and don't be so tough on yourself. I understood you perfectly the whole video!

[@onlookerofthings6029]

This was really well done!

[@Scrubermensch]

As someone who's also not a native speaker I greet you for your effort, keep going! Nice content!

[@DrGreatScott]

Another idea regarding the ceiling for Bowser's bridge: He made the ceiling intentionally low so Mario couldn't jump over him.

[@ColdFuse96]

When I was little, I always thought that this game was infinite, somehow. I would have beaten Bowser and went back and replayed some old levels only to find new exits and new levels almost every time, and even to this day I'm still finding videos of people discovering new exits that I myself didn't know about. Never in my life, up until now, did I knew 92 was the number of exits you could make 😂

[@stee8345]

There are more than 96 exits

[@luigidollfrommarioparty2]

Really cool video Didn't know there were these many things about it

[@plazmacube6167]

Hey Stivi! I remember you from the SMWCentral Server! Love to see that you are making a video on this Iceberg. I love these kinds of videos! Nice to see you man!

[@SubjectiveCuriosities]

Been playing this game on and off since it came out and didnt know most that stuff lol. Great video.

[@chazzbunn7811]

I'm American, and I've owned a number of different cartridges of Super Mario World.. I've noticed with some copies that in Star World some copies will count both exits, while others will only count one exit. This results in some copies with 101 exits possible, while others only 96 exits are possible.

[@stevenwhuntva]

Is there anybody who does a good covering on that Kirby iceberg? I saw one months ago where the person didn't know the answers to some so I wanna watch to one that is more coherent and complete.

[@electron2601]

This was a fantastic video! Great work!

[@notto5937]

13:19 It was never confirmed to be thunder. All we know is that there's a loud bang, and a flash of light.

[@stivisromhacks]

fits the description of thunder to me

[@DoomKid]

lol, it's clearly thunder

[@notto5937]

@@DoomKid What's your proof? It could be an explosion.

[@theorangetoad5669]

I actually remember watching 42/11 videos as a kid.

[@SeaborgiumPie]

am i the only one here who actually experienced the chocco island 3 glitch?

[@axel8728]

That was good. I didn't lose track of your English at all. Well done.

[@dankmansalley417]

I think the paw print is yoshi without his shoes he has paws instead of feet

[@davinchristino]

Yoshi does have paws, it is there in one of the artwork pictures

[@GumSkyloard]

Yoshi with human feet would be horrifying.

[@yellowmarioflexing8626]

*November 1st, 2019: Every copy of Super Mario World is personalized* September 14th, 2020: Every copy of Super Mario 64 is personalized 2021: Every copy of Luigi's Mansion is personalized

[@torgeist.]

We have Yoshi at home! 9:11 16:17 wow, you're right, never thought about that!

[@appleboy3973]

of ALL the music to use... the one that gives me sadness

[@VioladorDeAncianas47]

I always wondered why Mario's clothes were pink instead of red like always

[@BrokenHedgehog]

Possible explanation for the lightning in Valley of Bowser: Piezoelectricity. Certain minerals can actually produce electricity when crushed or broken under certain conditions. If it IS underground, it's possible there are such crystals in the roof of the place.

[@timmckernan8135]

Your English is fine! Dont worry about that. Anyone who would give you any trouble is someone who only speaks a single language and never tried anything. Great Video!

[@annieoddo1475]

Your English is great, all things considered. Thanks for the video!

[@pixelator5312]

just 50 seconds in and i'm in awe at the banana iceberg

[@pizza475]

The drawing yoshi is cursed

[@superstarboi_1]

17:30 Wasn't it confirmed Mario was pointing to any thing Yoshi eats and not hitting him

[@idunno_]

The opposite was comfirmed, Mario was actually punching Yoshi

[@sirsnausages2164]

@@idunno_ only in early versions. implications were removed later.

[@smt64productions40]

@@idunno_ Actually, Mario was meant to punch Yoshi but it was change in the final game so

[@idunno_]

@@smt64productions40 it still looks like he is punching

[@smt64productions40]

@@idunno_ Look closely and his arm goes to the side of Yoshi, and you can kinda see a finger and since his hand does looks like a fist throughout SMW, while it looks like Mario is probably punching, that’s not the case

[@laylover7621]

Pretty nice iceberg! Thank you for not including fake creepypasta shit.

[@kotoriminami8296]

walkers crisps

[@wowme99]

that wario laugh at the beginning is making me laugh so hard and I don’t even know whyyyy HAHABAHAH

[@guycalledr]

At the beginning, you had the opportunity to say "let's spin jump into this Iceberg" and you completely blew it lol. But good video regardless.

[@PabbyPabbles]

Some of those Gigaleak Mario sprites really do look like the fake "laser mario" thing... ... could the hoax uploader actually have an uncle who worked at Nintendo? lol

[@8ullfrog]

My false Super Mario World memory was that there was a water level on kappa mountain.

[@ptgstudios2529]

best video I've seen today

[@TommieLSP]

it looks like the big red dots are where paths separate to the extent where you wont have to back track to that do it again, you basically get to choose a direction. big yellow one im not sure about

[@GustavoCalvo]

Your English is really good and I enjoyed your videos.

[@JaredittonGaming]

1:55 I'm doin' it I'm doin' it I'm doin' it well!

[@ADubiiousTask]

great vid in my recd. good stuff. very entertaining

[@desertrat166]

What your English was spot on great video :)

[@rickcitizen7991]

Your English is great, dude. Keep up the good work. :)

[@DerJayger]

Beautiful, thank you!

[@purplemist7]

Thanks for the great video!

[@blaster3800]

In the gigaleak there aee beta sledge and hammer bros. Why don't they reuse theme in SMM instead of making totally new sprites?

[@gamer2617]

Is the big red dot just meaning you can go multiple directions from that dot?

[@stee8345]

Yes. The red dot levels have more than 1 exit, usually 2 and usually one with a key

[@chicorecordsREAL]

Awesome Video 😎👊The LeNessQuik approves