S3E09: Super Mario World -or- Eggs-it, Stage Right

It’s-a him, Dempsey from the Overthinking Games podcast! In this colorful episode he links up with Mike and Jaymo to play Super Mario World (SNES, 1991) and its 2001 Game Boy Advance port, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!

In this episode, we unveil Yoshi’s unexpected upbringing in Christianity, expose the alleged animal abuse that did and did not make the final cut, and debate the merits of quality-of-life features in a post-Dark Souls age. Think you’re a Mario master? Test your knowledge in another fun-filled round of Mario MythBusters! Just don’t lose your cool when Jaymo recounts the near-death experience that threatened his love life and possibly influenced Super Mario World game design…

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:07) Welcoming Dempsey from Overthinking Games

(4:37) Super Mario World Box Art Analysis

(12:00) Mini-Game Minute: Mario MythBusters

(21:35) Super Mario World/Super Mario Advance 2

(1:18:52) NintenDo or NintenDon’t

(1:28:18) Outro

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Super Mario World manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAAE.pdf⁠

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-2-Super-Mario-World-Game-Manual.pdf

Super Mario World – 1990 Developer Interview - originally from SMW official guidebook | Shmuplations :  https://shmuplations.com/supermarioworld/⁠

Super Mario World: Mario Was Originally Punching Yoshi in The Head by Hope Corrigan | IGN : https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/28/super-mario-world-mario-was-originally-punching-yoshi-in-the-head

15 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know About Super Mario World by Guy Desmarais | The Gamer : https://www.thegamer.com/shocking-facts-you-didnt-know-about-super-mario-world/

Why Nintendo WANTS YOU TO FORGET About This Game- Devil World | Demeech : https://youtu.be/ZlGznioFsmQ?si=Dyuv2RvpY4LDYmd5&t=384

How A Mario Character Was Named After Motorhead's Lemmy by Patrick Klepek | Kotaku : https://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427