20 BEST Super Mario Games of All Time

Happy Mar10 Day! To celebrate, let's take a look at the greatest games this red little circle of fun (that's what they call him) has released over the years, from his time on the NES to the N64 to the GameCube to the Wii and even the Switch.

But who is he?

Well, does Mario even need an introduction? It can be daunting for any ranking of Mario games to sum up arguably the most iconic video game character in history. More than that, Mario continues to be as relevant as ever, with a massively successful theatrical film release, new games on the horizon, and the character remaining Nintendo’s first and foremost mascot character. This character has been a fixture across every Nintendo console, appearing in just about every type of video game you can imagine.

With that in mind, put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made.

00:00 Intro
02:20 20. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
03:22 19. Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
04:24 18. New Super Mario Bros
05:27 17. Super Mario Land 2
06:50 16. Super Mario Sunshine
08:11 15. Paper Mario
09:29 14. Super Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury
10:41 13. Super Mario Maker 2
11:49 12. Super Mario Bros
12:43 11. New Super Mario Bros U
13:53 10. Super Mario Bros 2
14:57 9. Super Mario Bros Wonder
16:10 8. Super Mario 64
17:27 7. Super Mario RPG
18:29 6. Super Mario Odyssey
19:52 5. Super Mario World 2
21:06 4. Super Mario Galaxy 2
22:26 3. Super Mario Bros 3
23:38 2. Super Mario World
24:45 1. Super Mario Galaxy
26:19 Outro

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[AnimeBrosAMV]

Mario 3d land for 3ds is awesome as well very underrated!

[pharmcat]

I would have put World above Galaxy, but otherwise a good list. Nice work.

[karimcheese]

I respect your list, but I strongly disagree with Super Mario World 2 being on it. It's a great game, however it is not a Mario game but rather a Yoshi platformer

[jamesredline]

The Bubsy cameo cracked me up 😂 the original Bubsy is one of my all time favorite games :) I know it’s technically a Sonic clone but dang is it hilarious and fun. Its awesome!!!

[acmiguens]

The sandbird is not a walk in the park, but perfectly manageable. I don't get why people complain about Sunshine being hard, but then complain about other Mario games being easy.

[darklord]

I always wondered why paper Mario was never in smash bros but we got like 4 links lol. Toon Link and Paper Mario are like the perfect duo of Nintendo experimentation in games.

[UltraAlexYT]

I have an N64 with Mario 64, and i really love it!

[TheCakeling]

Paper Mario and The Thousand Year Door not being on here is quite interesting as it would be a top 5 Mario game for me but this is a fun list
My top 5:
1. Mario Bros 3
2. Mario Galaxy
3. Mario World
4. Mario 64
5. Paper Mario TTYD

30k Gang

[kendallmasterssank]

Agree on Galaxy first but Mario 64 should be second

[stratuvarious]

Super Mario Brothers Free?! If you want some Mario Bros. you're gonna pay for it!!

[TheMail]

Mario Galaxy is my favorite game of all time tbh

[purwantiallan]

Super Mario Bros 3 and Wonder should've been 1st and 2nd.

[DarrenLev]

Mario World will always be my favourite game! 30K gang

[AshBates]

Sunshine number 1, I ain't even care

[stratuvarious]

Why should I share all my Wii U's with everyone else? They had ample opportunity to get their own.

[jonathanrendon]

The tail end seems to have a bit of narrative dissonance. With the accolades given to Mario Galaxy 2, it came across as axiomatic that Galaxy 1 would follow.

[jamesredline]

Also I was tossed between Odyssey and Super Mario Bros 3 for number 1. Haven’t finished the video yet. I know Super Mario World is a big hit. But I think 3 is still superior 🤷🏻‍♂️

[double_u_bee]

Man how pretty was super mario world???

[TatsuyaWow]

the only thing in mario galaxy is the game felt to easy other then that perfect mario game

[joeycurry]

No way he put Mario the lost levels and not Mario 3D land. Lost levels is the worst mario game, or at least one of the worst