best/worst mario game

[Ares the Ram]

So I got to thinking the other day that the mario games are overall really good, educational and cdi excluded. So I'm wondering what everyone's number 1 favorite mario game is, and their least favorite.

Here are the rules.
Only pick two games, best and worst. No ties, no exceptions.
Pick from the following games:
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2 (JPN, lost levels)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA, Doki Doki Panic)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 golden coins
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario All-Stars (Compilation of 1, 2, 3, and lost levels with snes graphics)
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
Super Mario 3D Land

If there are any games I missed, feel free to make your case for why they should be added. The CDI and educational mario games don't count for this because I said so.


My favorite would have to be Super Mario World, because of how much I played it as a kid and its just so big and the cape was fun to fly with. My worst would be super mario land because of how odd and different it is from the others. Sure Super Mario Bros 2 was a different game, but that had different characters to play as, and most of the enemies from that are now mainstay. Super Mario Land had koopas that turned into bombs, stars that played the can can, and a fire flower that shot 1 super ball that ricocheted everywhere. Its not a bad game by far as I have fun playing it on my 3ds, but out of all of the games, i could do without that one.

[maggintons]

super mario land for been too confusing as for what the area themes are supposed to mean

[Scar WhiteDream]

For me:


Best is and will always be Super Mario world 2: Yoshi's Island because I played it so much when I was a little kid and the levels still impresses me and some of them (even to this day being 18 and playing it since almost 10 years) I am amazed about the complexity of some levels in that ame that I just can't complete 100% with all the red coins, flowers and stars . Really awesome game to play


Worst for me is probably Super Mario Bros. 2 because I really didn'T like the game play at all... For that serie, I think Super Mario Bros. 3 is definetly a lot better than the second as super Mario Bros. 2 levels were really uninteresting plus the fact that I really don't like the bosses =/


And I do think you've missed the paper Mario serie in youir choises Macid Never actually played them so I can'T name you reasons why they should be up there but I think maybe some other people enjoyed playing them in their childhood ^-^

[White Wolf Guardian]

Best: Super Mario Sunshine

Great: Super Mario 64/DS

Good: Paper Mario

Okay: New Super Mario Bros.

Bad: Super Mario Galaxy

I honestly don't like several of the newer games that come out these days, it's a shame that it's becoming more about graphics than length of gameplay or overall quality. The galaxy series really made me turn away as I really disliked the chaotic atmosphere it seemed to go with and the organization of going from place to place was way too frustrating for me to enjoy. As for the DS and Wii Super Mario Bros. new versions, I've heard they are horribly short and are pretty boring without other people playing along. So it seems to be pointless.

[anoni]

IMO

BEST = Mario 64. So many memories and nostalgia

WORST = Super Mario Sunshine. Never liked this game, it was so cluttered and was the only mario game I thoroughly disliked.

[NJMike]

Wow to be honest I loved all the ones I've played as I'm a huge Mario fan, and I haven't really played a lot of the older ones, but considering what Scar said, I think I might agree with SMB2 being the worst, and even then I still enjoyed it quite a bit.

And the best Mario game I've played probably would be Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Super Mario Sunshine was another really cool Mario game since it was one of the most different Mario games ever created from the series. I beat the game, but with cheats I think, because it was too difficult for me at the age I played it.

And then Paper Mario 64. Was a very creative game and it has big nostalgia properties as well.

[maggintons]

Best: Super Mario Sunshine

Great: Super Mario 64/DS

Good: Paper Mario

Okay: New Super Mario Bros.

Bad: Super Mario Galaxy



I honestly don't like several of the newer games that come out these days, it's a shame that it's becoming more about graphics than length of gameplay or overall quality. The galaxy series really made me turn away as I really disliked the chaotic atmosphere it seemed to go with and the organization of going from place to place was way too frustrating for me to enjoy. As for the DS and Wii Super Mario Bros. new versions, I've heard they are horribly short and are pretty boring without other people playing along. So it seems to be pointless.

have you played other platformers?

there are gimmick's in that game that other devs would have made a whole game out of to me thats value for money but.. fair enough super mario galaxy 2 was better  anyway[size=78%] [/size]

[MrRazot]

best:   super mario land 2 (classic game from the SNES and keeps to the game-play that we all love)

worst: super mario bros 3 (confusing and i cant stand the design of the game or the life system)

[Sigcutio]

And then Paper Mario 64. Was a very creative game and it has big nostalgia properties as well.

I'm in agreement here. As a kid, Paper Mario was one of my favorite games and it was also the first game I beat so I cherish it  From what I recall its sequels were not bad at all either.

In keeping with the list, however, I would have to say Super Mario Galaxy is one of my favorite Mario games. As soon as I jumped into that first star launcher I knew I was playing something special and I haven't forgotten the feeling.

As for my least favorite I would have to say Super Mario Bros. Wii never really caught my interest. The main pull was multiplayer, but it felt too distracting for a serious playthrough and the worlds themselves did not really draw me in either.

[Kamoku]

Super Mario Sunshine for sure.  That game was amazing; I used to play it 12 hours a day when I was a kid. 
As for the other, I'd say Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (simply because it's the only other Mario game I remember and have really played either ).

I should play moar Mario games...