{"id":181936,"date":"2023-01-09T21:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T21:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/super-nintendo-world-preview-a-fantastical-immersive-homage-to-mario-and-pals\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T21:10:08","slug":"super-nintendo-world-preview-a-fantastical-immersive-homage-to-mario-and-pals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/super-nintendo-world-preview-a-fantastical-immersive-homage-to-mario-and-pals\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Nintendo World preview: A fantastical, immersive homage to Mario and pals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With a walk through a Warp Pipe, plus a light show and a classic jingle, I’m whisked from my everyday life and into the magical land of Super Nintendo World. <\/p>\n

Super Nintendo World, which opens at Universal Studios Hollywood on Feb. 17, feels like being inside the cartoonish, otherworldly land of a Super Mario Bros. game. Immense rolling hills are populated with Mario’s pals and enemies: Koopas dart back and forth, Piranha Plants peek out of plumber pipes and open their toothy maws. All these beloved characters are in constant motion; a stack of Goombas wobbles back and forth as Yoshi circles a tree in the shade. <\/p>\n

There are dozens of these charming tableaus set across towering sets, modeled to look like familiar Mario level environments, with soundtracks to boot. You can make a full spin within the park without breaking immersion. Bowser’s enormous castle looms over the scene, and Toadstool Cafe beckons in hungry guests. The colors of it all make it look like a game screenshot: Deserts and snowy set-pieces evoke classic Mario worlds, and coin blocks are speckled throughout the area. It is a totally seamless visual smorgasbord, and a sharp hit of nostalgia for any Nintendo fan. <\/p>\n

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Super Nintendo World arrives at Universal Studios Hollywood after it debuted at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka last year, and boasts much of the same scenery \u2014 along with the centerpiece attraction Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge \u2014 though it occupies a smaller physical footprint, as Polygon learned during a press preview of the area. You’ll also have to go to Universal in Japan in order to ride Yoshi’s Adventure, which isn’t in the Hollywood version of the park. However, the expanded Super Nintendo World is scheduled to arrive at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida in 2025.<\/p>\n

Bringing Nintendo’s worlds to life is a watershed moment for an amusement park whose identity was historically intertwined with moviemaking. Universal Studios Hollywood is known for movie-themed attractions like Jurassic World, Transformers, and the world-famous Studio Tour ride, which shows off recognizable sets and practical effects from classic films like jaws<\/em>. This is Universal Studios’ first amusement park section dedicated to a series of video games.<\/p>\n