Super Mario World
From Japanese to English

Title screen | Yoshi's House | Kappa Mountain | Castle re-entry | Oh! | Tastes like tuna | Front Door | Special World | Funky | Levels | Enemies

Title screen

The star that appears next to a count of 96 goals on the title screen does not appear in the Japanese version.

The copyright dates are different because the English version was released later. However, I have no explanation for the shadowing differences behind the title logos.

Yoshi's House

Mario hits the Message Block, and we see that the Japanese version lacks the paw-print at the end of the message. In the Japanese message, the letter is signed "Super Dragon Yoshi."

Now take a look at Yoshi's mailbox. In the Japanese version, the Yoshi sign is in Japanese as expected. On the mailbox's door, the "T" with the line over it is the symbol for the postal service in Japan. This symbol was also present in the English version.

Kappa Mountain

Those familiar with the SMW manual know that the Yellow Switch Palace is situated on top of "Kappa Mountain." In Japan, the Kappa is a mythical creature that holds water in a bowl-shaped depression in his head. It is said that if the water spills out of his head, the Kappa dies.

Notice the similarities between the bottom part of the mountain and the Kappa's head.

Castle re-entry

The code to re-enter beaten castles (press L + R buttons simultaneously) works for the English and European (PAL) versions, but not the Japanese version.

Oh!

In the five-tiered 1-Up chambers, if Mario hits the block containing the 1-Up last, he gets the 1-Up as a prize. Hitting an empty block correctly will reveal a circle. In Japan, a small circle is generally used instead of a check mark as a symbol for "yes" or "correct."

Tastes like tuna

Yoshi can eat the Dolphins in the Japanese version, but not in the English version. This was probably changed to prevent possible frustration caused by eating too many of the Dolphins, who are used as stepping stones to help you cross over a few vast expanses of water.

Thanks: Nintendo JJW

Front Door

The BOWSER neon sign in the Japanese version reads "KOOPA."

Special World

The quad-color disc-formation is the Super Famicom logo (and PAL Super NES logo). If you didn't already know, the Super Famicom is the Japanese equivalent to the Super NES.

Funky

In the Japanese version there are a total of three Green Berries, compared to nine in the English version. The first six Green Berries in the English version are Red Berries in the Japanese version.

In the Japanese version, the Coins at the end spell: "YOU ARE SUPER PLAYER!!". For the English version, an "A" was added between "ARE" and "SUPER."

Levels

Japanese	English
Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's House	Yoshi's House
Yoster Island Course 1	Yoshi's Island 1
Yoster Island Course 2	Yoshi's Island 2
Yoster Island Course 3	Yoshi's Island 3
Yoster Island Course 4	Yoshi's Island 4
Kappa Mountain Yellow Switch	Yellow Switch Palace
Yoster Island Castle	#1 Iggy's Castle
Donut Plains
Donut Plains Course 1	Donut Plains 1
Donut Plains Course 2	Donut Plains 2
Donut Plains Green Switch	Green Switch Palace
Donut Plains Haunted House	Donut Ghost House
Donut Plains Secret Path	Top Secret Area
Donut Plains Course 3	Donut Plains 3
Donut Plains Course 4	Donut Plains 4
Donut Plains Secret Course 1	Donut Secret 1
Donut Plains Secret House	Donut Secret House
Donut Plains Secret Course 2	Donut Secret 2
Donut Plains Castle	#2 Morton's Castle
Vanilla Dome
Vanilla Dome Course 1	Vanilla Dome 1
Vanilla Dome Course 2	Vanilla Dome 2
Vanilla Dome Red Switch	Red Switch Palace
Vanilla Dome Haunted House	Vanilla Ghost House
Vanilla Dome Course 3	Vanilla Dome 3
Vanilla Dome Course 4	Vanilla Dome 4
Vanilla Dome Castle	#3 Lemmy's Castle
Vanilla Dome Secret Course 1	Vanilla Secret 1
Vanilla Tableland Secret Course 2	Vanilla Secret 2
Vanilla Tableland Secret Course 3	Vanilla Secret 3
Vanilla Tableland Fortress	Vanilla Secret Fortress
Twin Bridges
Cheese Bridge Course 1	Cheese Bridge Area
Soda Lake	Soda Lake
Rice Cracker Mountain Course 1	Cookie Mountain
Butter Bridge Course 1	Butter Bridge 1
Butter Bridge Course 2	Butter Bridge 2
Rice Cracker Mountain Castle	#4 Ludwig's Castle
Forest of Illusion
Lost Forest Course 1	Forest of Illusion 1
Lost Forest Course 2	Forest of Illusion 2
Lost Forest Blue Switch	Blue Switch Palace
Lost Forest Course 3	Forest of Illusion 3
Lost Forest Haunted House	Forest Ghost House
Lost Forest Course 4	Forest of Illusion 4
Lost Forest Secret Course 1	Forest Secret Area
Lost Forest Fortress	Forest Fortress
Lost Forest Castle	#5 Roy's Castle
Chocolate Island
Chocolate Island Course 1	Chocolate Island 1
Chocolate Island Haunted House	Choco-Ghost House
Chocolate Island Course 2	Chocolate Island 2
Chocolate Island Course 3	Chocolate Island 3
Chocolate Island Fortress	Chocolate Fortress
Chocolate Island Course 4	Chocolate Island 4
Chocolate Island Course 5	Chocolate Island 5
Chocolate Island Castle	#6 Wendy's Castle
Chocolate Island Secret Course 1	Chocolate Secret
Valley of Bowser
Ramune Trench Sunken Ship	Sunken Ghost Ship
Devil Koopa's Valley Course 1	Valley of Bowser 1
Devil Koopa's Valley Course 2	Valley of Bowser 2
Devil Koopa's Valley Haunted House	Valley Ghost House
Devil Koopa's Valley Course 3	Valley of Bowser 3
Devil Koopa's Valley Course 4	Valley of Bowser 4
Devil Koopa's Valley Fortress	Valley Fortress
Devil Koopa's Valley Castle	#7 Larry's Castle
Koopa's Castle Back Door	Back Door
Koopa's Castle Entrance	Front Door
Star World
Native Star Course 1	Star World 1
Native Star Course 2	Star World 2
Native Star Course 3	Star World 3
Native Star Course 4	Star World 4
Native Star Course 5	Star World 5
Star Road	Star Road
Special World
Pleasure Course	Gnarly
Pleasure Course	Tubular
Mario Staff is Also Surprised Course	Way Cool
Mario Staff is Also Surprised Course	Awesome
For-the-Specialist Course	Groovy
For-the-Specialist Course	Mondo
Championship Course	Outrageous
Championship Course	Funky

Note: Ramune is a citrusy soft drink in Japan. Going along with the food theme of the level names, this course could've been translated as "Soda Pop Trench Sunken Ship."

Enemies

Comparing the end credits from both versions. In the Japanese version, the character names are displayed in the English alphabet, leading me to believe the designers attempted to American-ize the names a little.

Japanese	English
Para Bom	Para-Bomb
Para Kuri	Para-Goomba
Fishing Jugem	Fishin' Lakitu
Jugem	Lakitu
Togezu	Spiny
Bomhei	Bob-Omb
Hanachan	Wiggler
Appare	Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother
Mantogame	Super Koopa
P-Pakkun	Jumping Piranha Plant
Ponkey	Volcano Lotus
Bul	Chargin' Chuck
K.K.	Sumo Brother
Sanbo	Pokey
Choropoo	Monty Mole
Killer	Bullet Bill
Dorabon	Rex
Indy	Mega Mole
Magnum Killer	Banzai Bill
Raita	Dino-Rhino
Chibi Raita	Dino-Torch
Noko Noko	Koopas
Togemet	Spike Top
Basa Basa	Swoopers
Met	Buzzy Beetle
Unbaba	Blargg
Buku Buku	Blurps
Fugumannen	Porcu-puffer
Unira	Urchin
Gooska	Rip Van Fish
Torpedo	Torpedo Ted
Telesa	"Boo" Buddies
Spook	Fishin' Boo
Atomic Telesa	The Big "Boo"
Telesauls	Eeries
Karon	Dry Bones
Keseran	Lil Sparky
Hone Met	Bony Beetle
Pasaran	Hothead
Dosun	Thwomp
Coton	Thwimp
Guru Guru	Ball 'N' Chain
Gari Gari	Grinder
Fish Bone	Fishbone
Buibui	Reznor
Meka Koopa	Mechakoopas
Morton	Morton Koopa Jr.
Lemmy	Lemmy Koopa
Iggy	Iggy Koopa
Ludwig	Ludwig Von Koopa
Larry	Larry Koopa
Wendy	Wendy O. Koopa
Roy	Roy Koopa
Koopa	Bowser
After beating Funky
P-Pakkun	Jumping Pumpkin Plant
Killer	Pidgit Bill
Noko Noko	Mask Koopas

Note: After you beat "Funky," the names don't change in the Japanese version's credits.

Contributing: MEGAߥTE

Title screen | Yoshi's House | Kappa Mountain | Castle re-entry | Oh! | Tastes like tuna | Front Door | Special World | Funky | Levels | Enemies