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Mario runs automatically, vaulting over enemies and small obstacles, and you pull off tricks by tapping at the right moment, jumping high or low depending on how long you hold your finger on the screen. On its own terms, it's a solid effort with clever compromises to allow for the one-touch control scheme, and a great translation of the plumbers' 2D oeuvre into the smartphone space. Super Mario Run served as Nintendo's first foray into mobile gaming (unless you count the ill-fated Miitomo). We've also taken the liberty of excluding compilations and certain ports to avoid repetition (the GBA 'Advance' ports, for instance), plus we've gone with the Switch versions of New Super Mario Bros. We've excluded Yoshi's Island, despite its official title, for the same reason Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 doesn't feature - both games are spin-offs that, titles aside, are distinctly lacking in the Super Mario department. We've included all mainline Super Mario platformers (both 2D and 3D), but you won't see any spin-offs or sports titles here.


You can check out our selections of the Best Zelda Games and Best Pokémon Games elsewhere, but without further ado, we present our list of the Best Super Mario Games - as rated by you, dear readers. With Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 absolutely neck and neck, every rating counts! If you haven't rated your favourites yet, simply click on the 'star' and assign a score out of ten. It's entirely possible to influence the order, even after publication. Remember: the order below is updated in real-time according to each game's User Rating on this here website. In order to answer this question definitively, we asked Nintendo Life readers to rate the mainline Mario games they have played and the result is the ranked list you see below. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB).Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES).
