Super Mario World (1990)

The SNES original makes running, braking and jumping enjoyable before you have found a single secret exit. Cape flight and Yoshi add possibilities without making the first few stages a manual-reading exercise. Choose the SNES version in Nintendo's Classics library to judge that design; the later Game Boy Advance release changes details and Luigi's behaviour. The remaining friction is the old life system and saving at particular map milestones, which modern suspend points can soften.