Mario showdown
Pick your favourite Mario adventure.
This is a ranking of Mario platform adventures, not every game with Mario’s name on it. Kart, Party, and sports games live on the Nintendo series list.
Years are the original releases. Several of these have ports. Rank the game you mean, and say if you mean the remake when you share the result.
Rank two options at a time. Leave out anything you cannot judge. You can share the result or, on a public list, add your order to the visitor tally.
4–8 options keeps it quick. Leave at least two checked. You can adjust the order at the end.
What is on this list
The order here is a starting shortlist, not a ranking. Notes are context so a group can tell similar options apart.
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Bros. 3, released for the NES in 1988 in Japan and 1990 in North America. A side-scrolling Mario with suits and a world map.
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World (1990) for the Super Nintendo. Yoshi is in the game. It is not Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.
- Super Mario 64
- Super Mario 64 (1996) for the Nintendo 64. The first 3D Mario. A later DS version and a 3D All-Stars port also exist.
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002) for the GameCube. Mario cleans Isle Delfino with a water pack called FLUDD.
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Galaxy (2007) for the Wii. Gravity-flipping platform levels. Galaxy 2 is a sequel and is not on this list.
- Super Mario 3D World
- Super Mario 3D World (2013) for the Wii U, later ported to Switch as Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Up to four players.
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Super Mario Odyssey (2017) for the Switch. Mario throws his cap, Cappy, and travels between kingdoms.
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) for the Switch. A side-scrolling Mario in which badges and Wonder Flowers change the level.
Visitor rankings
Finish the pairs, then add your order from the results screen. Pickaside stores a random id in this browser and the order you submit. It does not ask for your name on a public list.
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Questions about this list
Where is Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Mario Maker?
Left off to keep the list to eight. Galaxy 2 is a separate game from Galaxy. Add either one on an edited copy if your group cares about that gap.
Do I need to have finished a game to rank it?
No. Rank the ones you know. Leave out a game you have not played instead of parking it in last place.