In hacked Super Mario World, level plays you
These fan-created Super Mario World levels are Rube Goldberg machines made from Mario mechanics. With a few exceptions (involving holding the down button or holding onto a shell in a few cases), every level plays itself out, propelling Mario safely through with a baroque arrangement of bumpers, platforms, and enemies. We were a little overcome by the beauty of such elegant design-- we're being absolutely serious about that.
Whenever we see brilliant hacks like these, we wish that Nintendo would embrace user content as possible Virtual Console extras. In this case, we also think that Nintendo should hire the person or people responsible for these hacks, because they have an understanding of Mario physics and level design that far outstrips anyone who has worked on any of the games.
