It's a mario's world and we're just living in it
I go back and forth on if this or mario 3 is the best 2d platformer in the series. You really can't go wrong with either. They ditched the wandering enemies and toad houses for the world map but introduced secret exits that unlock alternate paths and other goodies which is something to this day nintendo has not been able to top in a 2d mario game. Yoshi augments the running and jumping gameplay perfectly and the bongos that come in when you hop on are just *chefs kiss*. At this point nintedo figured you should probably make beating the game more manageable and put the dick crushing levels in as secrets. (good idea). There is a Trent Reznor reference.
