Top 25 Mario Games

May 01, 2009 | By: Chris Buffa

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You can't call yourself a Nintendo fan unless you've played Mario's greatest.

Counting down the best Mario games of all time

Mario's appearances in over 100 games range from traditional side scrolling adventures to ones where he plays baseball, archery and tennis. Blockbusters like Super Mario Bros. 3 brought new fans, while flops like Mario is Missing missed the mark. These 25, however, represent his best work, a collection of puzzle games, 2-D romps through the Mushroom Kingdom and heated matches on the soccer field.

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kfreezespot at 6:19 pm on May 29th 2009

to whiteclouds94: NES means Nintendo Entertainment System, and SNES means Super Nintendo Entertainment System. they're acronyms.

whiteclouds94 at 5:42 pm on May 16th 2009

I don't wanna soumd dumb or anything, but what the heck does SNES or NES mean?

heroeshere at 10:50 pm on May 11th 2009

N-i-g-h-t time spooks, GOSH!!!

heroeshere at 10:49 pm on May 11th 2009

***ht

heroeshere at 10:48 pm on May 11th 2009

I mean't to put "***ht Time"

heroeshere at 10:47 pm on May 11th 2009

I thought Luigi's mansion should have been in this, although that isn't Mario. It has a Mario character. Seriously, who doesn't like sucking up ***ht time spooks so they will never be seen again (the game isn't that scary though).

heroeshere at 10:40 pm on May 11th 2009

Mario, you are the Jesus of Video Games. Too this day, 'Super Mario Bros." is the best selling video game in the world.

heroeshere at 10:38 pm on May 11th 2009

I agree, the original should be the first. However, "Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga" is an incredible game, it is so much fun too play, it's comical, and it has a villian that will problebly never appear again. I beaten that game five times over, and It still hasn't lost it's touch. Personally, I thought "Super Mario Sunshine" Should have been in the top five or ten at least. I don't care what the critics said, it is a great game.

burginator1121 at 1:07 pm on May 9th 2009

I agree with previous comments. The original should be #1 just because of its influence. There would be no paper mario or yohii games without its success. The NES Mario 3 should be next but you have to give more credit to the Mario and MarioKart on N64. It was at that time that playstation was making its push and the success of those games helped keep Nintendo in the running.