I also got 91-out-of-96 exits in Super Mario World (including all of Star and Special Road) without dying once. I succumbed on the final hurdle to one of those f***tard Monty Moles on the lead up to Bowser's Castle.
:O Where did you lose your cape?
Lost my cape plenty of times but only died on that level with all the tunnels and the giant Monty Moles. I hope never to experience that pain again.