There's even a level that pays homage to Super Mario Kart, complete with music straight from the SNES classic. Nintendo's designers flit nimbly from idea to idea. There’s even a level that pays homage to Super Mario Kart, complete with music straight from the SNES classic. There are levels with all sorts of fun concepts – playing in silhouette, walking on invisible tiles, steering through mazes of Futurama-style pipes, and navigating paths with panels that flip each time you jump. In another, players use the gyro functionality to activate blocks themselves. In one level platforms appear and disappear in time to music. Much like the Galaxy games, this has allowed Nintendo’s designers to flit nimbly from idea to idea. Many of the points made in that review very much still stand, in particular the entertainment value from the fact that each level is typically built around a unique gameplay twist. Back in 2013, IGN’s reviewer praised Super Mario 3D World for being a joy to play, both in single player and with friends.
