jigglyppuff8
Smash Lord
In my opinion, the best Mario game was Super Mario Brothers 3. My favorite would have to be the paper mario series (even though I never played the RPG ones).
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Best Mario Game?
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Minato
穏やかじゃない
Finally, people who agree that SMB 3 is one of the best.
Thrillhouse-vh.
Smash Hero
You say that like you've been searching for others. Super Mario 3 is often called the greatest Mario game along with the greatest NES game ever, it's not uncommon to hear that. And you know what? It deserves it.
Minato
穏やかじゃない
No, I know it's really popular. I'm just surprised how many people on these boards love the 3D ones so much. Not that there's anything wrong with the 3D Mario games.
Creo
Smash Champion
Super Mario RPG for me. I love that game.
Super Mario World is my runner-up.
Hyper_Ridley
Smash Champion
You know what's even more surprising? That those opinions are actually being respected.
That's right. Opinions. On a forum. Being respected.
Minato
穏やかじゃない
Sorry if I offended you or any other members, I honestly didn't mean anything by this. I really love the 3D ones. Galaxy is amazing.
Hyper_Ridley
Smash Champion
You didn't anything wrong. I was just pointing out that so far, there hasn't been any fights in this thread over which game is best, which is usually what happens in threads like this.
Minato
穏やかじゃない
Oh, okay. I guess I was worried for nothing. And you're right. Everyone seems to be respecting opinions. Probably because Mario games are so well made.
Thrillhouse-vh.
Smash Hero
The only amazing 3D game is Super Mario 64, but it's such a groundbreaking game that I'll forgive the rest. Galaxy is fun in small doses, I always get bored after an hour or two each day. Sunshine is an unholy abomination, easily the worst thing Mario-related. Mario is Missing, Hotel Mario, Mario Parties 1-Whatever, All Mario Sports games outside of Mario Tennis and the GB and 64, those ****ing Mario television shows, the live-action movie, ALL better than Sunshine.
K64
Smash Apprentice
Super Mario World is the most recognizable in my elementary years. Nowadays I play it on the GBA and collect more 1-ups (passed the 200 mark and no I didn't use Gameshark).
Galaxy had potential and I got sucked in while I was playing it about a year ago.
Galaxy had potential and I got sucked in while I was playing it about a year ago.
§leepy God
Smash Master
Mario & Luigi sieres is my most favorite, and my second favroite is all the Mario 3D games.
The rAt
Smash Ace
Doesn't having all of them in second place kinda defeat the purpose of ranking them?
Personally, this may date me a bit (carbon date, perhaps?), but nothing will ever top Super Mario Bros. 3 for me. When it first came out, wasn't just a game, it was a status symbol. If you had Mario 3, you were cool, and if you knew where the whistles were, you were a paragon among insects.
But beyond that, it really feels the most inovative and complete of any of the Mario games to me. Don't get me wrong, Mario 64 and Galaxy were both inovative, but Mario 3 laid a lot of groundwork for platformers, not to mention the various staples of the Mario series which made their debut, and it had a level of variety and depth that were unparalleled for the time, and which I don't feel have been recaptured in any of the games since. Big Land, Kuribo's Shoe, the Koopa Kids, the Whistles and the Tanooki suit will forever be enshrined in my memories. Also, the fact that I could never get past world 3 without some serious help (or a Game Genie... shhh, don't tell).
Gotta say Mario World comes in a close second though. More secrets to find, more levels to beat, and Yoshi were great, but without any real variety in powerups or world themes, it couldn't beat its predecessor in my book.
But that's just my two golden coins.
I recently bought a gamecube, and was thinking of picking up Sunshine (haha this post sounds like it's from the past, posted by time machine). Could you give me some arguments why it is such a horrible game? Maybe you can save me some money.
PS I'm also interested in your opinion on Luigi's Mansion..
thats pretty much the same for me :D
Karptroopa
Smash Apprentice
Super Mario Galaxy is my absolute favourite, and it introduced me to the series.
Second favourite is Paper Mario 1, then Super Paper Mario, and Super Mario World.
Least favourite is... I have none.
Second favourite is Paper Mario 1, then Super Paper Mario, and Super Mario World.
Least favourite is... I have none.
Raider 88
Smash Journeyman
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Anth0ny
Smash Master
I'd have to say that my favourite of all time is Mario 64. I started with the generation, so I have some powerful nostalgic feelings towards it.
Also, I go back and play through Mario 64 all the time. Can't say the same for Sunshine or Galaxy. But I could say the same for Mario 1-3+World
Also, I go back and play through Mario 64 all the time. Can't say the same for Sunshine or Galaxy. But I could say the same for Mario 1-3+World
Undoubtedly has to be Super Mario 64.
Playing Mario in 3D..... for the first time.... was, still is and most probably will always be my greatest gaming memory. Ever. Describing how I felt when I played it the first time is impossible.
God that game was amazing. Galaxy was dull in comparison to me.
Playing Mario in 3D..... for the first time.... was, still is and most probably will always be my greatest gaming memory. Ever. Describing how I felt when I played it the first time is impossible.
God that game was amazing. Galaxy was dull in comparison to me.
British Geezer
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The 2D games (except for Yoshi's Island), Mario 64, Luigi's Mansion, and Mario Galaxy.
BrawlerHarrison
Smash Apprentice
Super Mario Galaxy.
It was so well made, not too hard, all my family got into it xD
It was so well made, not too hard, all my family got into it xD
Fatmanonice
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Best? Super Mario Bros 3 with Super Mario Galaxy slightly behind.
Favorite? Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars by a long shot.
Favorite? Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars by a long shot.
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I know. My favorite games are the 3D ones, not necessarily because they're the ones I'd like the most, just because...despite what I'd like, I've played the three main 3D games and one or two 2D ones. I bet I'd love Super Mario World, and probably Super Mario RPG, if I had them, but I haven't been able to get my hands on one yet (I can get both for VC, but I have a strict no-VC policy because I prefer the original anyways, so I just buy both and waste money. Well, except for with Super Metroid. It's so epic it can't be a wasteYou are allowed to count the 2d games in this you know. Unless you're saying that your favorite and least favorite Mario games both happen to be 3d games, in which case, just ignore me.
.). For now, all I can say is what I have played.Meteorite
Smash Cadet
Yoshi's Island.
The controls were so simple, the graphics were easily the best on the SNES, the plotline was better than most Mario games at the time, it's a masterpiece for me and my favourite game ever.
If that doesn't count, Super Mario RPG for having the best battle system and RPG graphics ever.
The controls were so simple, the graphics were easily the best on the SNES, the plotline was better than most Mario games at the time, it's a masterpiece for me and my favourite game ever.
If that doesn't count, Super Mario RPG for having the best battle system and RPG graphics ever.
Pikminmaniac
Smash Cadet
Super Mario Galaxy. None of this "Mario 64 is better" crap. If you play the two games together you know Mario Galaxy far exceeds its Nintendo 64 predecessor. Mario Galaxy fixed the camera. Something that no 3-d platformer has ever done before and the level designs far exceed that of any other 3-d platformer.
The Falconator
Smash Cadet
Super Mario 3. Nuff' said.
Hobobloke
Atemon Game
that my friend is blasphemey mario 64 will always rein supreme in 3d mario games imo but each to his own i guess
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Mario Galaxy was good, but doesn't have the same feeling as other Mario games. There are barely, if at all, any technical issues, but that doesn't warrant the game being "better" than all the others.
For one thing, Mario became simplified. He only has one/two attacks (if you count jumping) and lost all of his other abilities. This was the same problem he had in Sunshine, but at least he still kept his acrobatic moves. This problem also lead to boss battles being easy as hell too.
Level Designs, while quite stylish and lovely, are quite linear. When you choose a mission, you have no choice but to get that star. You're either set on a linear path or stuck on mission based mode. There was no exploration, and if you tried to do so, chances are the stage will punish you which would often lead to Mario losing a life.
Mario Galaxy is excellent for his time, but compare Mario 64's time to Galaxy, and you know for a fact that Mario 64 is still better. Galaxy is great, but still doesn't beat 64.
For one thing, Mario became simplified. He only has one/two attacks (if you count jumping) and lost all of his other abilities. This was the same problem he had in Sunshine, but at least he still kept his acrobatic moves. This problem also lead to boss battles being easy as hell too.
Level Designs, while quite stylish and lovely, are quite linear. When you choose a mission, you have no choice but to get that star. You're either set on a linear path or stuck on mission based mode. There was no exploration, and if you tried to do so, chances are the stage will punish you which would often lead to Mario losing a life.
Mario Galaxy is excellent for his time, but compare Mario 64's time to Galaxy, and you know for a fact that Mario 64 is still better. Galaxy is great, but still doesn't beat 64.
Hobobloke
Atemon Game
couldn't have put it better myself
derek.haines
Smash Ace
They're two completely different designs, though. Mario 64 and Sunshine were both designed with that "open level" feel in mind, whereas Galaxy did consciously choose to return to the older design emphasizing the concept of "getting to the end of the level"--as the 2D games of old did. In this way the designers are able to make the level more engaging and interactive while minimizing the classic "wandering around aimlessly" that seems to follow open world designs. And beyond that, there were still a few points thrown in where players were able to veer from the beaten path to get hidden stars, so the exploration element wasn't entirely done away with.
Both designs have their merits, and you're welcome to prefer one over the other, but it's difficult to call one definitely the better of the two.
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How is it that 99.99% of people love Super Mario Galaxy to death and I hated almost every aspect of the game? Bah. I really cannot see what others see in Galaxy.
I'm not trying to come in flaming or anything, I'm genuinely baffled by such a wide margin of opinion.
I'm not trying to come in flaming or anything, I'm genuinely baffled by such a wide margin of opinion.
Thrillhouse-vh.
Smash Hero
I never thought I'd see the day when another man admit to not liking Galaxy! :D
Hi-Five, brother!
Hi-Five, brother!
Lord Viper
SS Rank
The graphics is gorgeous, the music is beautiful, (it touches my soul), and the hopping to planet to planet is just down right crazy, I love it.
The people that don't like it mostly say that the game is too easy or the voice acting could had been like Sunshine, other then that, I don't know what some people are thinking. =/
Hobobloke
Atemon Game
i thought the storys of other people disliking galaxy were just myths. I'M NOT ALONE HOORAY!!!! perhaps there are a whole colony of us somewhere *gazes upwards*
MasterToshima
Smash Journeyman
I posted a thread on gamewinners forums like this b4...
My first Mario game was SMW, so it kinda sticked into my heart. But still it wasn't my favorite.
Than when N64 came out I didnt play SM64, but I played the DS version so yeah, I downloaded a rom on my comp and played all of the classics on N64. SM64 and SM64DS are both awesome.
I can say that Super Mario Galaxy is my favorite it s absolutely brliant AND the best game on Wii.
from the handhelds is SM64DS and Mario Party Advance.
From spinnoffs is Mario Kart Wii, the game on the Wii that is packed with most frustration, but also unlimited fun and brilliant WiFI(Brawl>)...unless SSBB is considered a Mario spinnoff but probably isn't idk.
My first Mario game was SMW, so it kinda sticked into my heart. But still it wasn't my favorite.
Than when N64 came out I didnt play SM64, but I played the DS version so yeah, I downloaded a rom on my comp and played all of the classics on N64. SM64 and SM64DS are both awesome.
I can say that Super Mario Galaxy is my favorite it s absolutely brliant AND the best game on Wii.
from the handhelds is SM64DS and Mario Party Advance.
From spinnoffs is Mario Kart Wii, the game on the Wii that is packed with most frustration, but also unlimited fun and brilliant WiFI(Brawl>
)...unless SSBB is considered a Mario spinnoff but probably isn't idk.
Famous
Smash Champion
Smash in general is a collaboration of the Nintendo universe as a whole...But it is considered a spinoff by many
Hobobloke
Atemon Game
you can put smash in i guess but make sure you list another mario game