Super Mario World was originally designed for the Super Famicon and the Super Nintendo (SNES). This game is considered by many players to be the best of the Super Mario series, if not among the best games of all time.

The SNES collection Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World contained remakes of the Super Mario Bros. series, as well as Super Mario World. A slightly enhanced version of Super Mario World can now be purchased along with a remade version of Mario Bros. as Super Mario Advance 2, which is available for the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP.