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The Making of Super Mario World & Yoshi's Island

strafefox

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In this episode, focused on Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island, we look at Nintendo's EAD team and their road through the 16-bit era.

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Narration by Chase McCaskill

20 Comments

@billiambyte 6 years ago

Honestly I can't recommend this channel enough. Thank you for your hard work in making these beautifully detailed documentaries. I've never seen such a "TV Network Ready" game documentary on YouTube. I'm in awe of your awesome

@PepsiMan666 6 years ago

Great way to follow up Gaming Historian's doc on SMB3.

@the-NightStar 6 years ago

The visual aesthetic of these videos is truly unlike ANYTHING else on Youtube. You put so much attention to detail in making these absolutely gorgeous visuals that mimic the beautiful style of Nintendo. Pure, 100%, nostalgic bliss on full display. Your visuals and production puts me RIGHT back into the 90's, in which these games were made, and puts me right back in the mental headspace I was in when I first saw these games. Your visuals capture how my imagination saw these games. I love it to the point of tears.

@thundageon5962 4 years ago

Super Mario World was my introduction to game design and passion. Which is why it's my favorite game of all time

@abletothink 6 years ago

I love how you went though the effort if creating a model for the prototype SNES controller for the single shot where it was needed. That's insane attention to detail. Good job!

@f.k.b.16 6 years ago

These documentaries are easily "TV Quality" and possibly better than any other video game channels I've seen! Thank you!

@EricJacobusOfficial 6 years ago

That smooth jazz remix at the end was the cherry on the sundae.

@thundageon5962 4 years ago

What's crazy is that just like Mario devs, final fantasy composer, Nobue Uematsu, didn't even learn music but just played with it. Now he's the Mozart of video games.

@NirnBootMod 4 years ago

Yoshi's Island is like an acid trip.

@tyrants3062 1 year ago

The background artwork on yoshis island is magical

@TheBanjoShowOfficial 4 years ago (edited)

Wife: “This isn’t going to work anymore, you’re always working and we never have time together, I want you to leave now”
Programmer: “Honey that’s perfect! I know just how to implement that into the game.”
Wife: “Your luggage is outside.”

@reyesmiguelaldogerardo4105 5 years ago

Quien más aquí por NicoGOD?

@LostChildOfTime 4 years ago

Funny how Yoshi’s Island’s art direction was looked at as something not as interesting as Donkey Kong. I found Yoshi’s Island to be the best looking SNES game as far as art style was concerned. It was quite creative and the music truly complimented it. It actually looked like a kid drew the backgrounds and settings which highlights the fact that Yoshi’s carrying a baby on his back all the time.

Super Mario World is still the best Mario game, ever.

@gypate74 5 years ago

Yoshi's island is such a gem. One of the best artistic directions ever.

@RemnantCult 6 years ago

A part of me wishes I could be a young programmer during the early nineties. That's when making video games was extremely exciting. Just look at the burst of classics that came out even in 1989. Must have been exciting. Love the video, by the way.

@Kevinb1821 5 years ago (edited)

Looking at this game 26 years later still just blows me away by how good it looks. The games backgrounds are still some of the most beautiful of any game I’ve ever seen. Even the new Yoshi games don’t capture that same beauty

@carlsagan2607 3 years ago

That hand drawn original art is why it’s still a good looking game today

@luigiretroshow2611 5 years ago

SMALL CORRECTION: SMW has 73 Lvs, not 72 Lvs

I consider SMB3 SUPERIOR, but I played a lot of SMW too

SMW has 96 Exits - 24 Secret Exits(repeated) = 72 Lvs(not repeated)

However, Bowser Castle is not counted as an exit,
for the simple fact that the GAME FINISHES when it passes, then:

72 Lvs + Bowser's Castle(not counted) = 73 Total Lvs

73 Lvs + Yoshi's House, Top Secret Area(no Goal) = 75 Total Lvs

Curiosity: SMB3 has 90 Lvs + Mini Game Lvs = more than 100 Lvs
(something like an SMW "133%+" having 12+ worlds instead of 9)

@SH-zt2bs 3 years ago

Yoshis Island was the best SNES Game

@peterlane1391 3 years ago

I never played Yoshi's Island when I had a Super Nintendo. Why? Well, I did ask my parents. They looked at it and refused, assuming it was a game for toddlers. I've been hard on the art style for years because of that, and I was even harsher when I finally did play it and realized what an incredibly awesome game I'd missed out on. Now I appreciate how gorgeous it is, and how much it adds to the game, but I do wish Nintendo would show what their systems can do once in a while. The same criticism fell on Mario World, especially when Sonic came out. Mario World has more content, secrets, hidden bosses, play modes, and replayability, but the visuals gave Sonic a foothold.