Super Mario World

Super Mario World is so good that it took Nintendo almost two decades to stick its moustachioed icon into another 2D outing for home consoles. And let’s not pretend New Super Mario Bros Wii stands up to that comparison in the slightest. More importantly, without Super Mario World there would be no Yoshi. Imagine a world where the best dinosaur of all time hadn’t been invented. Doesn’t bear thinking about, does it? 1990 / SNES