Today it is exactly 35 years ago Super Mario Bros. appeared in Japan for the Famicom (Japanese NES). Of course we are happy to celebrate this party and therefore share their top 5 from various editors Mariogames ever. The different lists can be found below in alphabetical order of editor:
Jeffry’s Top 5:
For me, one is without a doubt Super Mario Sunshine. Although the choice was huge, I quickly realized that this is my favorite. Precisely because the game dares to deviate from that what in terms of world and assignments Mario until then. Especially when you compare it with Super Mario 64.
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Mario Kart 64 is the Mario game I’ve played more than most other Mario games put together. In addition, the Battle mode in particular is the best one for me Mario Kartgame has ever known.
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Of course the first is 3D Mario one to remember. And although the controls were not always optimal, this is the game that made sure that my parents gave me a Nintendo 64.
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Super Mario World was unique in its time, because of the many non-linear paths that ran through the game. That makes it a must play for me! And of course the first game with our green friend Yoshi
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Where I said twice before that I appreciate it when a game deviates from the standard, I can repeat that here. It was 100% Mario, but also very different at times!
Joosts Top 5:
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Even though Super Mario Bros. my very first memory of video games, Super Mario Bros. 3 holds a special place in my heart. The atmosphere of the stage, the new power-ups, the beautiful music and the challenging levels made me restart this gem often.
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Super Mario World was my introduction to the Super Nintendo, a console on which I have been able to discover many great games, including the honorable mention of Super Mario Kart. This one Mariogame was the same grand adventure as Super Mario Bros. 3, but this time with new power-ups, more secrets and challenging levels that really made it feel like a sequel that offered more and was better.
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There are a ton of other 3D Marios I can name, all of which have been a very nice experience, but Super Mario 64 DS takes me back to high school, where I occasionally played mini-games with friends during breaks or watched new rabbits to catch.
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I liked the Paper Marioseries was always very cool, because it had a good dose of humor in combination with fun characters and interesting fights. Super Paper Mario I liked the most, because the game element of changing the world from 2D to 3D gave a new twist to puzzles.
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Of Mario Partygames I used to do a lot with my brother and our parents to laugh and cry. From winning big with the minigames to being defeated by the luck of the dice, it was a pleasure every Sunday.
Rutgers Top 5:
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Mario Kart 64 is without a doubt my most played Mario game ever. I wanted to race non-stop against my brothers or if necessary my father and if that was not possible, I would see how many laps I could make in the computer before the end of the race. Mario Kart 64 has for me the most fantastic levels ever in one Mario Kart from Yoshi’s Valley or Peach’s Castle to Sherbet Land and Bowser Castle. These levels were enough to make you want to keep playing and for that time were unprecedentedly beautiful and imaginative.
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Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins appeared in 1993, a year before I was born. Still, I had it on the Game Boy and it was the game for me to always play in between as a child of a few years old. It was all a bit nicer than the first part, you could choose which world you went to first, which was very exciting as a child, and each level also came with very different dangers.
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Mario Kart Wii will be remembered by many as the Mario Kart with the annoying steering wheel controls, a lame gimmick. However, when you put the Wii wheels away and chose to ride a motorcycle with a good controller instead of a kart, you suddenly had the best driving experience ever in a Mario Kart.
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Super Mario Land is less special than the second part, but still has enough beautiful things to keep playing it now and then. The gameplay is a bit less forgiving and the music that plays when you take a star the canter of Offenbach is, will never become less hilarious.
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Super Mario 64 shouldn’t be missing in anyone’s list when it comes to Mariogames. It was the first time that a game in the franchise had been released on a whole new scale. It combined the classic of Mario with more modern techniques and the result is a game that still counts today as one of the absolute classics.
Stefans Top 5:
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The only reason I regret selling my Wii U at the time. The genius co-op chaos and fantastically designed levels are a joy to play through and burst with creativity. It was also the first time that we had a Mariogame in a decent resolution. It also brought a bit of multiplayer back to the couch for me, which I find a much too neglected child these days.
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Again I had hours of fun with this, especially the creative use of the Wii-mote and the cool little worlds have stayed with me the most. According to stories part 2 is even better, but unfortunately I barely played it.
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My first encounter with SNES was in a French supermarket Super Mario World. Of course I had before Super Mario Bros. played, but this was really different. It looked and still looks fantastic and the fact that you can ride on Yoshi was the end for me at the time!
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The Wii later also received a part, but the GameCube version was really the best. Great action and can be picked up by everyone in contrast to the FIFA– in PESgames. Due to the beautiful levels and special power-ups, it was enjoyable with friends every night with this game.
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The version that started it all for Mario (Donkey Kong aside of course) and also the reason why I was always envious of my friends who did have a NES at home. Without this game, Nintendo probably wouldn’t have been where they are today.
Thoms Top 5:
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It may not really be a Mario game officially, but the word Mario is in the title. This is my absolute number 1 and that is mainly because I spent a lot of hours in the past. I still regularly start this racing game on my Nintendo Switch. Of course were released later Mario Karttitles better and more elaborate, but the lack of the blue shield makes this a joy to play. It’s just your skills here and not luck.
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Super Mario Land was my first really Mariogame and is a game that I play again at least once a year. That is easy because you are also with the final boss. There is no other Mario game where you have to beat the final boss on an airplane. In any case, this game is very different from all other titles.
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Super Mario Land 2 nothing like the previous part, but that’s not a negative thing. This game has a lot of variety in the level design and bosses. I’m still hoping for a sequel or some sort of remake for the Nintendo Switch.
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Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Listing is a bit cheating, of course, but there are just too many cool ones Mariogames. It’s just so much platforming fun on a cartridge, and it’s hard to deny. This is also the best way to play the older NES games. They look nicer, but especially the controls are really better.
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