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# Reverse Design: Super Mario World

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key: resource/reverse-design-super-mario-world
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url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-reverse-design-super-mario-world

A detailed analysis of levels and how Super Mario World develops familiar challenges. Useful for moving from impressions to structural analysis.

## When to use it

A detailed analysis of levels and how Super Mario World develops familiar challenges. Useful for moving from impressions to structural analysis.

## Access

The web analysis is open; revised print editions are sold separately. It is an interpretation rather than Nintendo’s production documentation.

## Try it

Break a short level into recurring challenges and their variations.

## Connected materials

- Used in these materials: [Teaching one mechanic through a level](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/lessons/teaching-a-mechanic/) (key: lesson/teaching-a-mechanic)

## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Reverse Design: Super Mario World](https://thegamedesignforum.com/features/RD_SMW_1.html) (id: source-c9624595c31531f1)

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