Evolution of Hardest Super Mario Levels (1985-2023)

Evolution of Hardest Super Mario Levels (1985-2023). This video shows you the hardest levels in all main-series Super Mario Games.

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00:00:00 - Super Mario Bros. (1985 - NES)
00:00:56 - Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986 - FDS)
00:02:17 - Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988 - NES)
00:03:44 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988 - NES)
00:04:59 - Super Mario Land (1989 - GB)
00:06:28 - Super Mario World (1990 - SNES)
00:07:38 - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992 - GB)
00:11:27 - Super Mario 64 (1996 - N64)
00:14:31 - Super Mario Sunshine (2002 - GameCube)
00:15:39 - New Super Mario Bros. (2006 - DS)
00:18:28 - Super Mario Galaxy (2007 - Wii)
00:20:19 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009 - Wii)
00:21:19 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010 - Wii)
00:26:15 - Super Mario 3D Land (2011 - 3DS)
00:30:20 - New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012 - 3DS)
00:36:06 - New Super Mario Bros. U (2012 - Wii U)
00:37:21 - New Super Luigi U (2013 - Wii U)
00:38:15 - Super Mario 3D World (2013 - Wii U)
00:44:12 - Super Mario Run (2016 - iOS)
00:45:56 - Super Mario Odyssey (2017 - Switch)
00:58:39 - Super Mario Maker 2 (2019 - Switch)
01:00:17 - Bowser's Fury (2021 - Switch)
01:01:01 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023 - Switch)

[BeardBear]

What do you think is the hardest Mario level ever?

[highgeneralkage]

You can literally track the progression of technology through Mario games. That's incredible.

[BlinkersGameDev]

20:30
Oh god, I remember that level. Wow. Time flies by, it really does

[peytoncorserfilms]

22:47 my man didn’t have to do Yoshi like that😢

[BareKnuckleBlaze]

They should make a game called Super Mario Pros. and it could have a compilation of the hardest Mario levels from previous games, as well as some new ones, and the difficulty quickly ranks up the more you play. Maybe something similar to Luigi U, but with the different level styles.

[shadowlink-wnrh]

You make these levels look so easy good job 👍🏼

[matthewdawkins]

I used to believe Tubular was the hardest Super Mario World level, but after a few retries, i got over it very easily, even without a Blue Yoshi or the super cape. I'd argue Outrageous is far harder since there are a lot of mini fires in there, as well as 1 Hammer Bro (or so i think), and a big amount of Bullet Bills. It's a hassle even with a Blue Yoshi and the super cape.

And i agree with The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon being the hardest level in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It took me a lot of tries to get past it.

[sevanlow]

very good video man! im sitting here and watched it 1 hour straight without skipping any parts! this video makes me learn much more about mario games from the 1900's till now! love this video man.. keep it going!

[Captain_Teebs]

What a huge commitment!! Thank you for sharing this. I had a lot of fun watching this.

[juandi]

57:55 Aside of the hardest one I ever beat, this part still brings me tears. Dunno why

[TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

for those of you who wonder why the world number in the hardest level of super mario bros: the lost levels is C, it's actually world 12-3, but hexadecimal numbers can go up to 15 in one digit, with letters A-F representing numbers 10-15

[the_prado]

22:47 YOU MONSTER! WHY DID YOU DO IT?!

[lynxvsjackalope]

I was so scared the pachinko from Sunshine would wind up here. I feel extremely validated by the level they chose. It was the last one I finished, it was so hard x.x followed by the Chuckster one for me.

[LukeManiac]

BeardBear: These are the hardest levels.
Also BeardBear: *manages to finish it easily*

[RHVGamer]

People still think Luigi's Purple Coins is the hardest star in Galaxy 1? I found the Lava Spire Daredevil Run in Melty Molten Galaxy a WHOLE LOT harder, since you have to do one of the hardest regular missions in the game without taking a SINGLE hit. I think it took me almost an hour in my most recent playthrough, while Luigi's Purple Coins only took me one attempt.

9-7 I also somehow did first try 100%, but at least I understand why people think that one is hard.

[_G.C]

It's interesting to see how much the handheld games tried to emulate bits of recent console games. Mario land 1 had the spinning balls of mario 3, mario land 2 had the mushroom design and spin jump from world, and 3d land had a lot taken from galaxy, such as the sound effects, enemy behaviors, and even part of one of the songs too.

[andytekampe]

Oh, the memories of me missing red coins on the Sunshine one and jumping off to land on the sides of the river and scale Mario back to where he missed said coins. 😂 Then having to jump perfectly close to the water to barely touch it so you don’t die and then he hovers across to get the coin and land safely on the other side.

[mikeyisbombable]

Mario Sunshine's lily pad level taught me how to rage as a kid!!

[crobinson]

I disagree with C-3 (SMB Lost levels) being the hardest level. I found it quite easy to determine where Mario would land as he tends to never cross the middle of the screen, so you can easily guide him down to a platform. I would say D-4 is harder.

[supermario]

Here's my opinion about the chosen levels, and my personal hardest of all in each game:

SMB : To be honest this one is tied with 8-2, which is also very hard

The lost levels: I haven't played this one, but I've heard that C-3 is indeed the hardest of the game, if not the whole franchise.

SMB2 : I haven't played this one much to give an objective opinion about if 5-1 is indeed the hardest IMO.

SMB3 : Pretty much the same as SMB2, but I know that airship level is an absolute nightmare, so I agree with this one.

Mario Land : Too bad I wasn't even able to beat 4-1 when I was younger, so I couldn't experience how hard 4-2 was

Mario World : Tubular is indeed the worst of all, even if Awesome can also qualify

Mario Land 2 : I hate marathon levels without checkpoints, especially if there's a boss at the end, I didn't reach this level yet but I'm sure I will hate it (Even more than space zone final autoscroller level)

SM64: A game that I have played A LOT, and it seems to have two clans with this level : Those who master the wing cap, and those who doesn't. Personally, I'm from the first clan so I find this level very easy (even getting all the 56 coins). Even Hazy Maze Cave 100 coins is harder than this stage IMO. The 100 coin star in Rainbow Ride could qualify as the hardest.

Mario Sunshine : I get this level is very troublesome, even reaching it isn't obvious, but honestly, I have much, MUCH more trouble with that goddamned pachinko level than this one... So yeah, the pachinko level is the hardest IMO.

NSMB : That final tower is brutal, this is one of the levels I like the least in this game, especially when it's paced with something (like an autoscroller or a vehicle), and those snake bricks are a good example of what makes me dislike a level. The game is quite easy at its whole so the hardest thing is not finishing the levels but getting the star coins, in this level they are quite easy, but not the final one in 8-4 (with the mini mushroom)

SMG : And this is a complete disagree IMO, I NEVER had a problem with this one, the purple coins in the bone pen, in Ghostly Galaxy, is much harder. It seems to have two clans for this level too, But if you want to make this level hard, try to get all 150 purple coins, THIS is hard!

NSMBW : I knew this one would qualify, finishing the level is easy but getting those star coins is an absolute nightmare! I also had problems with 9-5.

NSMB2 : I don't want to buy this pack for this reason.

NSMBU : I hated those frustrating challenges so I never went too far on those

NSLBU : I've heard of that one too.

Mario Run : I must continue this one to give a complete review

Mario Maker 2 : I don't remember that one

Bowser fury : Hell yes, that one was so annoying, also that freaking lava realm too.

SMG2, 3D land, 3D World, Odyssey and Wonder : Can't compete as this is the intended final level made hard on purpose. And yes, those are probably my least favorite type of levels.