Hello! Here is my review of a pirated NES version of Super Mario World. I made a thread of this quite a while back saying how bad it is but I've changed my ways of thinking since then. Anyway, on to the graphics!

Graphics: 7

The graphics are very poor compared to the SNES version, but they aren't really that bad overall. Most of them are pretty impressive in my opinion. The graphics aren't very good because this is an NES game. NES graphics aren't very good at all compared to SNES graphics. The creators of this pirated hack did a good job in my opinion. The graphics could be better, but it's really hard to rip graphics from a later system and insert them into an earlier system.

Sound: 6

Some songs aren't too bad but other songs are terrible and very off-key. For example, the song that plays in the background of the first level sounds really good but the song you hear when you get the "starman" power-up is not even the same song anymore and it sounds really bad. The sound effects are the same way. Like the graphics, it's really hard to rip sounds from a later console and insert them into an earlier console. Most of the sound effects are different as well as the graphics but some sound somewhat similar to the original sound effects. For example, the sound effect that you hear when you get a Yoshi coin sounds similar to the SNES version's sound effect, but the sound effect that you hear when Mario jumps is completely different.

Addictiveness: 4

If you beat this game, you might not want to play it again. It depends on the person though. The reason for the addictiveness being so low is that the game is really hard, which I will explain in the 2nd-to-last paragraph.

Story: 5

It's the same classic Mario story. Bowser kidnapped Princess Peach and Mario must go on a quest to save her. There's nothing else to say here.

Depth: 6

This game isn't very long, especially compared to the original SNES version. Quite a few levels are missing. It's really hard to remake a game and put it on a different console. That's the only reason I can think of as to why a few levels weren't included in this "special" NES version.

Difficulty: 8

This game is really hard mainly because of the way Mario jumps. He jumps really high but not very far. The only reason this game would be really hard is if you went to any world except world 8 on the world select screen. Yep, the creators included a world select screen. That just ruins the game's original purpose. In the original game, you have to start at world 1 and work your way toward the end. In this game you only have to beat 1 level. You can start at world 1, but you don't have to. That's not the stupidest part though. When you do select a world, all the levels are unlocked and Mario is placed at the final level of each world. That ruins the game's original purpose even more. In the original game, you have to start at the first level and you have to beat one level to unlock another one. But overall this game is really hard. I find it impossible to beat without savestates. The main reason for that is because you can't save your progress! The only way to save your progress is to do a save state.

Overall: 7

This game isn't that bad. There are a few bad things about the game, but I think it's still OK. Call me crazy, but I like this version more than the SNES version only because it's shorter and I found it easier only because it's shorter. I recommend you try this game if you thought the original SNES version was too easy, you just want a challenge, or you just want a new game to play. I hope you liked this review! I would highly appreciate some feedback!

Thanks for your honest review of Super Mario World. Sounds like a decent version of the game but with some flaws.

kramer4077 : thanks for replying to my review! Most of my reviews get ignored

PacmanandMariofan : No problem!  Keep up the good work with writing the reviews!  Writing is good fun :-)