Metal Jack is an 8-bit side-scrolling action game for the Super Nintendo. It was developed by Konami and published by Nintendo. The game is a follow-up to the 1992 arcade game Super Mario World. It was the first game in the Super Mario series to be released in North America. The game is a platformer, and the player controls a metal Jack, which can jump and run. The player can collect coins to buy power-ups, and they can also use the power-ups to defeat enemies. The game has a variety of enemies, including robots, ghosts, and turtles. The game was released in North America on August 15, 1992. It was later released in Europe on October 11, 1992. It was also released in Australia on October 18, 1992. The game was re-released on the Virtual Console in Japan on October 11, 2013.