Ranking All 24 Mario Platformers! 

Honestly, 3D Land is so underrated. The stereoscopic 3D looks amazing and the whole game is just so happy and charming, I love it!

Better title: someone with a 90's nostalgia ranks all Mario plataformers.

Putting Mario 64 at number 8 is sacrilegious.

I'm happy to see Sunshines placement on this list. It is a good game and mostly fun to finish. But it is also a buggy mess and arguably the worst Mario game to 100%, mostly because 90% of the optional shines are really bad.

The fact that New Super Mario Bros. is lowers than it's sequels: Wii and U is questionable. It's by the far the best in the New series and despite it being a single player experience, outside of the mini games of course, each world, course, and especially the bosses being unique and fun is a huge part of why it was so good. There was a certain magic about it that the sequels missed tremendously.

Great list, but I firmly believe that Wonder is the best 2D Mario and Odyssey is the best 3D.

It would have been nice to see Bowsers Fury ranked separately. It's my personal favorite.

Wait did I miss where SMW2: Yoshi’s Island was ranked? Also is it kind of strange that the Donkey Kong games were included? Welp, to each their own!

Whoah! SMB3's controls are perfect! I can understand its not everyones cup of tea but the game is the best handling 2d mario game.

Do we even like the same franchise? I will never understand how anyone could put Sunshine close to that low

Sunshine is criminally underrated ☀️

Would've loved to have seen each member's rankings! Galaxy and World are probably the closest we'll ever get to perfect video games, definitely deserving of the top two.

We really need to hear some justifications for some of these placements. Super Mario Sunshine being lower than SMB2 is bonkers.

I will defend Lost Levels until the end of time, I can agree its not among the best but I wouldn't call it bad. You have to understand that the context of the original Famicom Disk System release, as because it was on disk rather than cartridge it was only ¥2500 compared to the original Super Mario Bros. ¥4900 on initial release. I can agree that it's not a great game for beginners because it wasn't designed for those players and the game is even advertised as such with that For Super Players badge on the cover. This game is for players who have mastered the original game and I think the difficulty is a bit exaggerated as its not nearly as hard as its made out to be.

Super Mario Sunshine isn't just my favourite Mario game but rather my favourite game of all time. Sad to see it so low but I know I am incredibly biased as I grew up with the game. I am aware of every fault the game has and still I love it more than any game ever. Nothing can beat childhood nostalgia.

You know a series is amazing when even the lowest rated games are great in their own right

Yoshi's Island is so much better than World it's crazy how slept on that game is from a gameplay perspective, music and sheer content of new ideas just cuz of the cutesy artstyle (or baby mario crying but we got hacks now to disable that noise lol). Also 3D World is underrated.

I'm glad you put NSMBU on top of the New series. Its connected overworld and more unique themes plus NSLU always made it feel fresher than the others to me.

To this day, Odyssey is still my favorite Mario game. While I can logically understand the complaint of Power Moons not having as much value because of the sheer number of them and the simplicity of the tasks, while I'm playing the game I really don't care man. I just love moving around the worlds in that game and experiencing how grand it all feels. On top of that, I even kinda like how many moons there are because it gives the player a lot of freedom in how they can explore the worlds and which moons they get before reaching the Darker Side of the Moon, the game's final challenge, since you don't need even close to every moon to reach it. As for Mario Wonder, I'd probably put it at #5 or #4 on my list. Almost certainly my favorite 2D Mario, though World is no slouch either.

I actually agree with most of these but I definitely would place Galaxy 2 over Galaxy 1. The first game had better atmosphere sure, but I think 2's gameplay is stronger overall and gameplay is king at the end of the day. Also Yoshi.

I will label Mario Wonder as the best 2D Mario and Galaxy as the best 3D Mario. Overall though I find the 3D games to be by far my favorites

Mario Galaxy is my favorite (I have not played Wonder yet), I played it for the first time last year on my Wii and it was so magical. Galaxy 2 was amazing but you said it I prefer 1 being more of a high stakes story.

You included the 1986 Game & Watch entry, but not the PC-88 Super Mario Bros. Special. That was a distinct game from the original, with complete new levels (and no screen scrolling - it would sit at the bottom of the list). I personally consider SM64 DS to be different enough from the original to be considered its own distinct game as well. And I would have added Yoshi's Island to the list. Nintendo certainly considers it part of the main series, since it was rereleased as one of the Advance games.

"It's not without weaknesses" by saying Wonder is easy...is like incredibly low hanging fruit lol. Half of the Mario games here (even World) are easy as pie.

I feel like it’s disingenuous to rag on wonder’s boss fights and then not touch on the boss fights in world, where the 7 koopalings are pretty much directly ripped from 3 and have about as much variety as the bowser he fights in wonder

Looking through the comments, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought Sunshine should have been in the top ten. #17 seems way too low for me, though I admit, there's a few on this list I haven't played yet.

Justice for Sunshine

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is better than 1 in every conceivable metric. 2 is more challenging and ends up being more satisfying to finish. Galaxy 2 has way more variety and is simultaneously more focused with better level design. Yoshi returns complete with his own powerups. 120 green stars is fantastic endgame content. Nintendo needs to hurry up and give us Super Mario Galaxy 3

Mario Galaxy 1 is by far my favorite 3D Mario game while SMB3 is my favorite 2D Mario (with World as a *very* close second), so I’m entirely glad to see both ranked very highly. And do ultimately agree that World deserves the #1 spot due to just being the perfect game to show what both the SNES and Nintendo were capable of along with pushing their flagship series to amazing new heights.

Is still crazy to me how Galaxy 2 is stuck on the Wii to this day wish it was on the Switch honestly.

….Yoshi’s Island…

"Super Mario" is one of those franchises whose worst entry is still better than many other franchises' best.

I think sunshine is underrated. There are some really bad points in the game but the good points are really good.

I agree with every "top 10" list because we're looking into someone's happiness and joy in video games. I've played and loved every game on this list, it's extremely hard to rank them personally.

Call me nostalgia blind, but i dont care. Sunshine is still my favorite Mario platformer to this day. There's just nothing else quite like it in the series. All the levels feel like an actual place in a lived in world and are a ton of fun to explore. And to this day i still feel Mario is the most fun to control in Sunshine with how snappy and fast he feels. Now putting my bias aside, theres obviously flaws with the game, but i still feel it gets looked at way too harshly by some people and i think it deserves to at least be in the top 10.

Mario Sunshine is WAAYYYYY too low

This is just a nostalgia list where the more influencial titles are overrated.The reasoning behind these choices reflects this.The list is a mess.

I think when people are saying it’s the best Mario platformer, they are talking about the 2D games. I, as well as other people, consider the 3D Mario games in a different category to the 2D ones. The mechanics vary greatly between the 2d and 3d that I wouldn’t consider them the same genre. By this logic Doom Eternal and Contra are should be in a same ranking list because they both include running, jumping, and firing guns.

Amazing rank, totally agree on the 1st place, my top 5: 1. World 2. 64 3. Bros 3 4. Wonder 5. 3D World

Super Mario 64 is still the greatest Mario game in my opinion. It's a combination of the surreal vibes (due to the low-texture polygon graphics), the incredible array of mysteries and secrets (that are still being uncovered to this day) and the genre-defining gameplay that changed the landscape of adventure games for years to come, that may never be matched again.

Kind of crazy that sunshine didnt crack the top 10. I think it would do for me. Also mario 64 at 8. Although fair enough, it is pretty consistent and gives you an idea of derricks tastes because mario 64 is number 1 for me.

Put Super Mario Sunshine so low is such a crime, you don’t need to 100% the game. Its one of my favorite Mario games.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 actually has pretty great level design, especially in Worlds Mushroom, Flower, and Star.

Donkey Kong for the Gameboy at 9 is crazy

This is my ranking: 1. Super Mario World 2. Super Mario Bros. 3 3. Super Mario Odyssey 4. Super Mario 64 5. Super Mario 3D World 6. Super Mario Bros. 7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 8. Super Mario Galaxy 9. Super Mario Galaxy 2 10. Super Mario Bros. 2 11. Super Mario Land 12. Donkey Kong ‘94 13. Super Mario 3D Land 14. New Super Mario Bros. U 15. Super Mario Land 2 16. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 17. New Super Mario Bros. 18. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 19. Donkey Kong 20. New Super Mario Bros. 2 21. Hotel Mario 22. Super Mario Sunshine 23. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Lost Levels) 24. Super Mario Run 25. Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch

this is so incredibly based

My top 10: 1. 3D World 2. Galaxy 2 3. World 4. SMB3 5. Bowser's Fury 6. Galaxy 1 7. Wonder 8. NSMBU/Luigi U (they're the same game IMO) 9. Odyssey 10. SM64

SMB2 over NSMB2? LOL, this list is a joke. You also forgot the Mario Maker 3DS and Mario Maker 2 which have some of the most creative Mario campaigns.

Super Mario Bros Deluxe?

I feel Hotel Mario and Super Mario Bros Special also should have been here, but they would have been in the very bottom so no surprised there.

Super Mario bros 2 over Sunshine Super Mario world over odyssey? Holy shit this list is ass, just nostalgia based from old timers

there's no fucking way you guys included mario vs donkey kong, the original dk, and a fuckin game and watch game as main series mario platformers but not yoshis island, it's just wild

Y’all are crazy for putting Sunshine that low lmao I will never understand the disrespect this game gets

Super Mario World is good but I wouldn't put it that high. (no spoilers) Too similar to SMB3 for one.

Prefacing with its all subjective at the end of the day, I just can’t understand the Super Mario World hype. I’ve played it multiple times from childhood through my early 20s, and I just don’t get it. I feel like so many of the other games here are more interesting and enjoyable. I won’t take away that World brought in innovations, but it just doesn’t feel right to me to say it’s the best.

Mario 3D world is my fav 3D game and wonder is my fav 2d game

You forgot Hudson's Mario platformers. Mario Bros. Special and Super Mario Bros. Special. They're not great, being on worse hardware, but they are officially made by the company that would later develop Mario Party. I would also put the pseudo-spinoffs in the running: Super Mario: Yoshi's Island and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, since they were originally released as mainline titles, and the spinoffs branched from them.

I'm definitely on the Galaxy 2 side. There is way more variety in the galaxies.

I wouldn’t say OG Mario is better them NSMBDS.

I feel like I need to replay all of the Mario games to feel more confident on my opinion since several of them I havent replayed in over a decade. I tried thinking of a top 5 and I kept debating with myself over everything except for Galaxy being at number 1 for me. That game is so magical and to me feels like the epitome of Mario platforming. It stands above Galaxy 2 for me partly due to nostalgia but also the comet observatory. Having a hub like that just makes it more interesting to me than the ship from Galaxy 2.

Great format, great video, but I can't see Sunshine so low. Mario World certainly deserves the no1 spot!

An excellent list and pretty solid ranking overall, although I would have liked to have seen the Mario Maker games included (being a celebration of Mario platformers) and the DK games (inciuding Mario vs. DK) omitted as they are kind of their own side series stemming from the classic arcade game rather than what we know these days as a Mario platformer. G&W feels like an odd inclusion as well, tho I always appreciate GVG willingness to highlight the weird and wonderful in any gaming franchise's history. Keep these great videos coming!

As someone who grew up with SMW I feel it gets far too much praise for mostly nostalgia. I love the game, but I feel like Wonder is leaps and bounds above it. But I understand it’s your opinion and I respect that. Very interesting to see where you put things. Sunshine would be at least Top 10 for me.

what happened to the series of “best games of each month”? it was really good

Great ranking that I mostly agree except for the top 6, where I would go: 6) Bro. 3 5) Galaxy 2 4) World 3) Wonder 2) Odyssey 1) Galaxy Also I wish more people would bring up why Doki Doki Panic was chosen as Mario 2 rather than any other game, which was that the vertical scrolling tech demo was intended for a "Mario style" game, and just happened that Fuji TV wanted to lincense a game to Nintendo. The game going back to Mario is completing the circle, rather than a weird side stop.

Dang, sleeping on Sunshine. Honestly thought you all forgot it but turns out I missed it way back at the beginning of the video. I personally place it as number 4, only behind the two Galaxy games and Odyssey.

I was pleasantly surprised to see how well most of this list matched my own personal takes. Definitely hoped to see Super Mario Maker 2 and SMM for 3DS on here, since they both have dedicated story modes that function like more "traditional" Super Mario titles, but I still can't complain with the inclusion of GB Donkey Kong! Great stuff!

This video is nice but damm i disagree so hard

My list is honestly pretty similar to yours, and even the top 5 is really similar to mine. But here it goes: 1. Super Mario Odyssey 2. Galaxy 1 3. Super Mario World 4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 5. Super Mario Bros. 3 Wonder is close to the top 5, and if there is one game which I felt deserved a higher placement it would be Super Mario Land 2, and if there is one I felt deserved lower it would be Super Mario Bros. 2 USA (just never really liked the game unfortunately 😢). But thank you for the video!

Good list overall, I'm happy to see Super Mario Galaxy and World on the higher spots. But having the original Super Mario Bros. at 15 seems criminal to me 😅

mario world isnt even top 10

My top 5 ranking: 1 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario World 3 Super Mario Land 2 4 Super Mario 3D World 5 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Haven't played them all yet. But this was a fun list to watch!

Mario 64 at 8? Sinful.

Crazy that you put my game of the year in 12th place.

Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario World are the best for me! Odyssey is basically a playground to have fun in, I still have so many moons left to find and like going back to the game once in a while just to discover some more and enjoy the different worlds (it still blows me away how rich the game is). I love super mario maker 2 because I get to play many different mario eras in one game and there's a tooooon of levels to have fun with. I have yet to play Wonder!

I really did like Mario Wonder it has so much charm, fun levels and wonder flower moments like the metal mario moment caught me off guard i was happy with it

when you^ve really mastered the sunshine mechanics, then the real fun begins :D finishing the game without using fludd or maybe without using any nozzle except the sprinkler

Wonder is great! And I actually like how the shorter length makes it closer to the length of 3 and World...but...the focus on badge and challenge rooms brings the game down a lot for me. As many levels as there are, the way they are spaced out makes worlds feel empty. Its clear the game is designed have a different experience upon every playthrough and with that in mind, I'd probably excuse these issues more, if restarting the game from the start wasnt tied to your nintendo account. The game rewards you with medals, so why would I erase it, but if I dont, I have no reason to replay badge challenges that litter the game. I would have preferred taking the badge system out entirely if it meant a more focused experience.

when people criticize mario wonder for being an extremely easy game with weak bosses but don't criticize mario world for also being an extremely easy game with weak bosses... the nostalgia bias on this list is so blatant.

Pretty much agree with the ranking 100%. SMB3 is my personal favorite, but mostly because it was such a big part of my life as a kid. I fully recognize that SMW is the superior game objectively. And I agree that Galaxy is the best 3D Mario game of all time. It's the only Mario game that I ever 100%'d. And yet, I can still see how SMW is more qualified to be a timeless classic.

In my opinion Galaxy is the best 3D Mario game and surprisingly I think Bowser Fury is the second best, I even prefer it over Odyssey

Mario 64 the goat 🐐

My TOP 3 2D MARIO GAMES... 3. Super Mario World 2. Super Mario Wonder 1. Super Mario Bros. 3 MY TOP 3 3D MARIO GAMES... 3. Super Mario 64 DS 2. Super Mario Odyssey 1. Super Mario 3D World (Bowser's Fury.)

timestamps!

1. Super Mario Odyssey 2. Super Mario 64 3. Super Mario Galaxy 1 4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 5. Super Mario Sunshine 6. Super Mario 3D Land 7. Super Mario 3D World 8. Super Mario Maker 2 9. Super Mario Maker 1 10. New Super Mario Bros. U 11. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 12. New Super Mario Bros. 2 13. New Super Mario Bros. 1 14. Super Mario World 15. Super Mario Bros 3. 16. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) 17. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Gold coins 18. Super Mario Bros. 1 19. Super Mario Run 20. Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) 21. Super Mario Land 1 I define a "Mario Platform" as having Super Mario in the name and having Super Mario as the main playable character, hence why you included some I excluded and vice versa

My top 10 Mario games 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 2. Super Mario Galaxy 3. Super Mario Odyssey 4. Super Mario Bros Wonder 5. Super Mario World 6. Super Mario 64 7. Super Mario Sunshine 8. Super Mario 3d World 9. New Super Mario Bros Wii 10. New Super Mario Bros DS

I discovered SMW this year and... I didn't like the nervous physics and long, overloaded levels, much better balanced in SMB 1/3. Conversely, my favorite Mario game, which I also discovered this year, is DK 94 GB, with precise physics that will be carried over into M64, with a rewarding timer and varied puzzlze platformer. Some puzzles are a little confusing, but there are plenty of lives to experiment with.

IMO Mario Sunshine is a very spectacular and special Mario game! However, it's absolutely can be very odd and frustrating at times.

Very nice list. My unique regards is that Mario Galaxy 2 is the greatest Mario 3D off all time and Super Mario World is correct the best one in 2D. Another side note: I like Super Mario Land 2, but not beyond any of the New Super Mario titles. It’s good, but very short and limited. Besides that, I agree with the list!

I’m a huge Super Mario fan, I’ve played through every game multiple times on this list with the exception of the game and watch game. I’m not going to include the 3 Mario vs Donkey Kong games you included on my list, because that just complicates it too much. I’m also including Bowser’s Fury as it’s own thing. 21. Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels 20. Super Mario Run 19. New Super Mario Bros. 2 18. Super Mario Land 17. New Super Mario Bros. 16. Super Mario 3D Land 15. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 14. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 13. Super Mario Bros. 2 12. New Super Mario Bros. U 11. Super Mario Bros. 10. Super Mario Bros. Wonder 9. Super Mario Sunshine 8. Super Mario Galaxy 7. Bowser’s Fury 6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 5. Super Mario 3D World 4. Super Mario 64 3. Super Mario Bros. 3 2. Super Mario Odyssey 1. Super Mario World

My ranking, limited to the games/versions I’ve finished to my own satisfaction: Donkey Kong (7/10 on IMDb) Super Mario Bros 2 The Lost Levels NSMB 2 Super Mario Bros (8/10) Super Mario Land New Super Mario Bros 3D Land NSMB Wii 64 Sunshine NSMB U 3D World 64 DS (9/10) NSMB U (Switch version) Super Mario 3D World (Switch) Galaxy 2 Land 2: Six Golden Coins Odyssey Super Mario Bros 3 Super Mario World Galaxy Bowser’s Fury (10/10. The only Mario collectathon I’ve 100% completed.) Super Mario All Stars Super Mario Advance 4

I'll admit, I am still watching. But, I guarantee you didn't include a very important game. What happened to Mario Bros.? The ORIGINAL Mario Bros.? You included Donkey Kong but not Mario Bros.? EDIT Also!! Mario controls have NEVER been tighter than Mario 3!! What are you talking about??? LAST EDIT I was right. No Mario Bros. So much for 'every Mario Platformer'...

Least favorite to Favorite of the ones i played Mario bros Super mario lost levels DK Super mario bros DKJR New super mario bros 2 New super mario bros wii Super mario land New super luigi u Super mario bros 3 New super mario bros DS New super mario bros u Super mario 3D land Super mario bros 2 Super mario galaxy 1 Super mario odyssey Mario vs DK Super mario 3D world Super mario 64 Super mario galaxy 2 Super mario sunshine DK94 Bowsers fury Super mario land 2 6 golden coins Super mario bros wonder Super mario world

Best 2D Mario: World It's colourful, vibrant, introduced Yoshi, improved on the flying vs the racoon leaf & full on 16 bit goodness! Best 3D Mario: Odyssey Its everything I wanted 64 to be (idk that game never clicked for me) & a milestone improvement over sunshine (although i do like F.L.O.O.D.)

Odyssey is a collectathon, not a platformer, so it doesnt even belong on this list. 1.) World/ Galaxy 2 2.) Mario 3/ Galaxy 3.) Wonder

Absolutely wild having og mario/2/nsmb dc/ wii and mario land 2 over sunshine. People complain about the pachinko, lilypad, or watermelon festival, none of which are necessary to beat the game. Even if you insist on doing 100% none of those are close to as bad as jump rope or volley ball in oddeysey which are basically impossible without cheesing. I 100% 64, sunshine and galaxy in a a few weeks when 3d Allstars came out but never did so with smo which was too tedious.

This is a good list, but I have to say, the Mario Galaxy games are just severely overrated. The planetoid gravity stuff is interesting to a point, but the gameplay is way too linear for a 3D Mario-they have basically zero exploration. And the implementation of power-ups in Galaxy is lame. Personally, I'd rather play Mario 64 for 400th time instead.

Honestly not surprised to see Sunshine so low, but I love it. Here’s my top 5: 1. Super Mario World 2. Super Mario Sunshine 3. Super Mario Odyssey 4. Super Mario Galaxy 5. Super Mario 64

Wonder and odyssey way too high for my liking Especially Wonder, too many flaws inbetween the charming bits. Slows down so much with Prince Florian and the Poplins endless yammering, lackluster or no bosses, one of the biggest wiffs for a final fight/post game Phew I loved it when it was great, but the creativity runs dry in a lot of areas Still like a 8 or 8.5/10

Mario Wonder is probably a top 3 Mario for me, but Galaxy is still probably the best Mario game overall, at least to me. I wonder what the Sonic platformer ranking will look like...