{"id":84898,"date":"2020-09-29T16:30:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/super-mario-world-vs-donkey-kong-best-snes-platformer\/"},"modified":"2020-09-29T16:30:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T16:30:07","slug":"5-ways-super-mario-world-is-the-snes-best-platformer-5-its-donkey-kong-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/29\/5-ways-super-mario-world-is-the-snes-best-platformer-5-its-donkey-kong-country\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Super Mario World Is The SNES’ Best Platformer (& 5 It’s Donkey Kong Country)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Super Nintendo<\/a> is perhaps best known for excelling at two genres: RPGs<\/a> and platformers. In the case of the latter, it\u2019s really only a given platformers thrived so well on the SNES. Platformers are arguably Nintendo\u2019s bread & butter, and the SNES has two of the best in <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i><\/a>& <\/span>Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u2013 first party titles that showed off the full potential of the 16-bit console.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Both <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>are strong contenders for the best game on SNES and testaments to the fact that good game design doesn\u2019t age. Where <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>was helmed by Nintendo<\/a> themselves, RareWare<\/a> took developmental reigns of <\/span>Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i>. That said, both games are so high in quality it\u2019s hard to believe they weren\u2019t made by the same genius dev team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10 <\/span>SMW: Perfect Launch Title<\/h2>\n
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No company knows how to perfect a launch title quite like Nintendo. <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>is a simply outstanding display of what the Super Nintendo is capable of and the scope of the home console\u2019s potential. While <\/span>SMW <\/span><\/i>is comparatively quite simple compared to other Super Nintendo games, it\u2019s a massive step up in terms of design sophistication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is there an overworld Mario can traverse, <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>actively saves your progress, keeps track of how many exits players have completed, and features copious amounts of hidden levels to find.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9 <\/span>DKC: Incredible Use Of SNES\u2019 Hardware<\/h2>\n
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Of course, the drawback of any launch title is that it won\u2019t realistically be using the hardware to the fullest. It tends to be only later in a console\u2019s life cycle that the more technologically impressive titles come out and <\/span>Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i> is no exception in this regard. If <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i> is the potential of the SNES, <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>is its actualization. Sophisticated lighting, shading, weather effects, and textures make <\/span>DKC <\/span><\/i>a genuine marvel to behold in action.<\/span><\/p>\n

8 <\/span>SMW: Better Secrets<\/h2>\n
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Both <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>showcase the value of hiding thoughtful secrets throughout a game, but they differ in their approach to hidden content. For <\/span>DKC<\/span><\/i>, secrets tend to be little more than an extra room\u2013 either a mini-game or an opportunity to stock up on lives or bananas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i>, secrets always open up more of the game. Between the Block Palaces, Star Road, all the hidden shortcuts scattered throughout the game, and the Special World, <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>completely outdoes <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>when it comes to pure secrets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7 <\/span>DKC: Better Multiplayer<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s important to remember that multiplayer in 16-bit platformers usually amounted to players swapping the controller between each other. In the case of <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i>, one player would control Mario while the other would control Luigi, both players alternating between levels. <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>is comparatively far more ambitious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since both Donkey Kong and Diddy can be on-screen at the same time, multiplayer is now seamless & actually cooperative. When the player controlling Donkey dies, the player controlling Diddy takes the reins. It\u2019s an incredibly creative approach to multiplayer and makes <\/span>DKC <\/span><\/i>one of the best co-op games on the SNES.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6 <\/span>SMW: Level Design<\/h2>\n
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Super Mario World<\/span><\/i>\u2019s level design is arguably the apex of 2D platformers. Every stage is meticulously designed, the main game finding an ebb & flow for the difficulty curve that ensures the challenge is neither braindead nor too extreme. <\/span>SMW<\/span><\/i> only indulges in challenge when it can afford to\u2013 in optional stages. It\u2019s not that <\/span>Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i>\u2019s level design is poor (far from it,) but <\/span>Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>is in a league of its own. A masterful blending of pacing, momentum, and thoughtful stage design.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5 <\/span>DKC: Boss Design<\/h2>\n
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Super Mario World <\/span><\/i>doesn\u2019t have bad boss design, but they\u2019re as simple as they are underwhelming compared to other bosses in the genre. Bowser himself is a fine final boss, but virtually every boss in <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>outdoes <\/span>SMW<\/span><\/i>\u2019s roster. Not only are bosses considerably harder with harder AI to keep track of, their attack patterns change over the course of battle and there\u2019s a larger than life quality to <\/span>DKC<\/span><\/i>\u2019s sprite work that makes each boss fight an imposing challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4 <\/span>SMW: Air Tight Controls<\/h2>\n
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No other platformer franchise\u2013 2D or 3D\u2013 nails player control as masterfully, consistently, and near-effortlessly as Nintendo. <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i>\u2019s controls are simply splendid. Even compared to the already fantastic to play <\/span>Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i>, Mario\u2019s mobility is on another level entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From building momentum to jump trajectory and the precision of Mario\u2019s movement, Donkey Kong and Diddy just can\u2019t compare. Of course, it should be kept in mind that Mario controls are designed for a much faster paced game whereas Donkey Kong\u2019s are suited for a slower gameplay loop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3 <\/span>DKC: Sound Design<\/h2>\n
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Musically, atmospherically, and just artistically, the <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>trilogy might very well have the best sound design on the Super Nintendo. For as silly as the franchise\u2019s image has become, the original <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>sought to set a specific mood with each level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stages are somber, almost melancholic, while settling on a style of sound that\u2019s true to <\/span>Donkey Kong Country\u2019s <\/span><\/i>jungle aesthetic.\u00a0<\/span>Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i>\u2019s sound design can almost be called cinematic, with direction whose main priority is to bolster gameplay. Several tracks are repeated, but never to the point where they lose their charm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 <\/span>SMW: Pacing<\/h2>\n
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Above all else, <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i>\u2019s key to success is pacing. There are little to no interruption to gameplay, each stage seamlessly transitions into the next, and players are almost always guaranteed to make some semblance of progress\u2013 either through the main game or by uncovering secrets. Even the levels themselves are perfectly paced, always giving players a generous timer that\u2019s never <\/span>too <\/span><\/i>generous when hunting for secrets. More importantly, levels prioritize non-stop gameplay & movement, leading to a frenetic gameplay loop that can carry players all the way to Bowser\u2019s Castle in the flash of an eye.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>DKC: Art Direction<\/h2>\n
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Donkey Kong Country<\/span><\/i>\u2019s art direction is downright gorgeous. While <\/span>DKC2 & 3 <\/span><\/i>are logical improvements in terms of graphical fidelity, the first <\/span>Donkey Kong Country <\/span><\/i>is aesthetically quite mature. It never gets too outlandish, sticking to settings that are grounded in some degree of reality. As a result, the game\u2019s color palette isn\u2019t as bold or whimsical as <\/span>Super Mario World<\/span><\/i>, but it\u2019s still quite vibrant. Colors pop, but to create the sense that Donkey Kong Country is a genuinely lived-in land with history and culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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