Super Mario World is a Halloween Must Play Game? ABSOLUTELY!

I will admit that Halloween is not one of my favorite times of the year. As such, I'm kind of particular in the Halloween-themed games that I play each October. As such, I wanted to share some of my favorite games to play around Halloween with you. I don't dig a ton of blood, guts, and gore, but one game I get gleeful delight from every time I play, and a game I consider one of the Must-play games to play for Halloween is Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo (or Super Mario Bros 4 for the Super Famicom).

I know what many are thinking. How in the world is Super Mario World a Halloween game? Well there are a few ways in which Super Mario World actually fits the Halloween theming perfectly. First of all, we have ghost houses. I mean are there characters that go with Halloween much more than Ghosts? Boo isn't just any Ghost either, he actually is rather shy and turns away when you look at him. There are also Boo Buddies, Big Boo, Boo Buddy Block, Boo Buddy Snake, Boo Crew, Fishin' Boo, and Eerie. These are all amazing ghost characters that are sprinkled all around the game.

There's also the ghost house itself, a sort of haunted house which are also placed all around the world. The Ghost Houses may look innocent enough, but it is incredibly haunted. So much so that Mario's trusty companion, Yoshi, won't even go inside!

Finally, there's the Pumpkin Jumping Piranha Plant and the Pumpkin Jumping Fire Piranha Plant. These are sprite swaps that you unlock once you beat the game. It is a fun and cute addition to the game, along with the Mario-headed Koopa Troopas you also unlock when you beat the game.

Super Mario World isn't just a great game to play around Halloween, it's simply one of the greatest games ever created in my opinion. As such I will always look for any reason to sing its praises.

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