Super Mario and the Minus World

Super Mario and the Minus World is a sidescrolling platformer released for the Nintendo Switch, and the first new sidescrolling Mario releasing for said system. SMATMW is meant to return to what was great about Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, returning to the classic physics and format of those games- while returning some techniques and power ups from the New Super Mario Bros. series. This game is also the first mainline fully hand-drawn modern Mario game- the characters drawn in the artstyle that's popular in many recent Mario media.
== Gameplay ==
Mario returns to the popular, classic sidescrolling gameplay that fans love. Characters control Mario as he traverses many worlds, and has access to many platforming abilities. He starts off as Small Mario, and then can use power ups to... power up himself. Levels consist of platforming challenges that gradually get harder as levels continue. The game returns to the world map design of New Super Mario Bros. U, however they are much more interactive, and on the world map you can find extra challenges and collectables.
The main new feature of SMATMW is the new Minus World feature. To solve many puzzles and traverse the stage, you can tap in to a special, alternate version of the stage called the Minus World- an odd, dark and trippy version of the level you're playing in. The Minus World can be tapped into as much as you want, giving you an alternate stage to complete for each level- however, swapping between the two levels is key in the majority of the levels, and you'll never be able to stay in one world the whole time.
The Minus World comes with a cost, however, and many more dangerous enemies lurk there- so be cautious!
== Story ==
After Mario and his friends' last adventure in New Super Mario Bros. U, Mario returns to the Mushroom Kingdom- only to find weird abnormalies in the kingdom- as well as many Toads disappearing to them. Mario gets help from Professor E. Gadd in tapping in to this strange dimension, and Mario and friends- even Bowser, begin a quest to stop these abnormalies.
== Characters ==
=== Action Guide ===
==Worlds==
==Bosses==
==Trivia==
*The Minus World was directly inspired by Netflix series Stranger Things's "Upside-Down".