Favorite Mario Game?

[Jakebert]

I've been playing a lot of Super Mario All-Stars, and I thought this might be a fun thread.

My vote goes for Super Mario World.

[mrconeman]

Super Mario World without any doubt, at all.
I mean, I love most Mario games, but that game is flawless. Seriously, its all about the cape.

Super Mario Kart is extremely awesome aswel if we're counting Mario spin off games too. I still play it almost daily.

All together SNES ftw.

[wheelchairman]

I'm dead serious, there are only two correct answers:

http://www.halftimegames.com/files/mario/marioss.jpg

or:

http://www.twistedmonkey.net/wp-content/_images_Super_Mario_Kart_(E)-2002-02_13-14-23-50-1.jpg

Probably the latter.

[JohnnyNemesis]

Spinoffs don't count! Yes, I've just made that decision. Super Mario World wins, but Super Mario 64 might be an even better game.

[All About Eve]

I liked Mario Kart 64 better.

And I can't pick a favorite, but it might actually be MK64.

[mrconeman]

Mario 64 was awesome too, but I can't let myself place it on par with Mario World.
It might be because I played it mostly as a child, and it was one of the first games I beat, and it brings back nice memories and such, or because its just so fucking good.

[wheelchairman]

Mario is a 2d side scroller. Nothing else!

[ZagmenO]

Super Mario Bros. 3 is an awesome awesome game!!!

lol raccoon suit!!!!!

[Lodat225]

Super Mario World and Mario 64.

OF COURSE.

[All About Eve]

lolz paper mario

[Lodat225]

Mario RPG is awesome too.

[nieh]

Mario's Tennis!

[TheUnholyNightbringer]

I was hoping someone would say Mario Tennis.

Tough one. Hmm.. I'm gonna go with either Mario 2 or the Lost Levels. Kart was fun, very fun, but eventually it gets dull. Those two, M2 and LL, never got dull for me, ever. Especially 'cos Lost Levels was a fucker.

[nieh]

I was hoping someone would say Mario Tennis.

Mario's Tennis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%27s_Tennis) is significantly different from Mario Tennis. Though it was never released outside of Japan or North America so you probably never heard of it. I was joking when I mentioned it as my favorite but I did enjoy playing it at the time.

[Thomas]

Super Mario World or the old Super Mario for the NES. I used to play that one forever when I was little. And Super Mario World is just a fucking classic. Challenging, fun, and a decent storyline (as far as Mario games go).

[ilovellamas]

Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (hell yes to my avatar). Best Mario game EVER. Bunny ears > all.

[Original prankstA]

no game was ever bad in my opinion they were always the best games but 64 and world were significant stand outs, and believe it or not i loved sunshine.

[T-6005]

Super Mario 3 is the best. Then Super Mario Kart 64.

Then either The Lost Levels or Super Mario 64.

[0r4ng3]

Mario's Tennis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%27s_Tennis) is significantly different from Mario Tennis. Though it was never released outside of Japan or North America so you probably never heard of it. I was joking when I mentioned it as my favorite but I did enjoy playing it at the time.
I used to have Mario's Tennis. Oh, the headaches.

My favorite goes to whichever one had the raccoon and the frog suits. My favorite spinoff is either Mario Kart 64 or Paper Mario. Oh wait, does Super Smash Bros. count?

[ruroken]

Super Mario 64 ftw.
Super Mario Kart sucks. Flat lands irritate my eyes.

[ninthlayer]

Super Mario 3 is the best. Then Super Mario Kart 64.
Yes.

And I like doing speed runs through Super Mario 2.

[Mota Boy]

Whatever the first Mario game for the N64 was. That was the first video game I ever had the attention span to beat.

[Grabbal]

Super Mario World gets my vote. It's as Coneman said, flawless, and an amazing game I often play to this day.

[Not Ozymandias]

As always, you're all wrong.


http://www.gameinnovation.org/images/0/00/Super_Mario_Bros_2.jpg


Throwing giant vegetables at ostriches > anything


Runner-up: Super Mario Land 3 for Game Boy

[Stranger With Candy]

The best one is Super Mario 64. That is the first game i beated without help. In second its Mario Kart DS and the third best is Super Mario Land 2.

[H1T_That]

Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64.

[F@ BANKZ]

The one on games boy, can't remember what it was it's the only Mario game i ever took an interest in as you could gamble coins on it.

[Navampa]

Paper Mario was seriously one of the greatest games I have ever played.

[ilovellamas]

Paper Mario, though I've never played it, always makes me think of that ctrl alt del strip...

Anyway, I'm very sad to be the only lover of super mario land 2: six golden coins :( :( :(

[JohnnyNemesis]

Well, Six Golden Coins was a pretty shitty game. :(

Paper Mario on the Gamecube is not just one of the best Mario games of all time, but one of the best games I've everplayed, period.

[ilovellamas]

Shitty?? SHITTY???


...I don't know you

[Thomas]

As always, you're all wrong.


http://www.gameinnovation.org/images/0/00/Super_Mario_Bros_2.jpg


Throwing giant vegetables at ostriches > anything



AH! How could I forget that one! Classic!

[ilovellamas]

Super Mario Bros 2 was the worst Mario game ever made... it wasn't even supposed to be a Mario game... and the gameplay is so obviously so.

[Thomas]

Well, it was better than Six Golden Coins. Besides, I got many enjoyable hours from it. I guess I just like how it's so different than usual Mario games. I dunno. It is pretty sweet to get to throw vegetables at shyguys, though.

[ilovellamas]

You all are horrible, horrible people.

[Thomas]

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean that Six Golden Coins wasn't an especially bad Mario game.

[Apathy]

When I was little I had Super Mario, Super Mario 2 and Super Mario 3. Pretty sure that 3 was the most fun and it kept me the most entertained.

I haven't bought any nintendo systems since that first one, but I do remember thinking Mario Party and Super Smash Brothers were kinda fun when I played them at a friends house.

[wheelchairman]

I had forgotten how average you were.

[Thomas]

I used to waste away hours on SUper Mario 3 when i was little on our old NES. Then again, I think I played Legend of Zelda a bit more often than that.

Just for the record, Duck Hunt > almost any Mario game out there.

[ilovellamas]

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean that Six Golden Coins wasn't an especially bad Mario game.

What is so bad about that game?? It definitely owns its predecessor, and the bunny ears rock. I love some of the zones in that game.

[JohnnyNemesis]

I think it's funny that Super Mario Bros. 3 was like, the gold standard for awhile after it came out. Everyone justifiably thought that it would be absolutely impossible to top, but Super Mario World and Super Mario 64 kind of put part 3 out of the convo sometimes. The thing is, part 3 IS unbelievably good. It's just...gahhhh so amazing.

Super Mario Bros. 2 gets a lot of flack that it doesn't deserve. It's a cool game, but it just doesn't fit in with anything else at all. Still, it's good. The whole Doki Doki Panic thing is super interesting.

Perhaps, but that doesn't mean that Six Golden Coins wasn't an especially bad Mario game.

*generally agrees*

[Thomas]

Super Mario Land 1 was definitely better. Well, the gameplay at least. If i remember correctly, you weren't really able to save in it. It has been a while, so I might have false memories, but I do remember Six Golden Coins being especially frustrating because of it's gameplay.

[XYlophonetreeZ]

Super Mario RPG.

Closely followed by Mario 64.

[Thomas]

Ooh, there's another one I forgot. Yoshi's Island always seemed pretty fun to me, even though it didn't top its predecessor.

[ilovellamas]

I think it's funny that Super Mario Bros. 3 was like, the gold standard for awhile after it came out. Everyone justifiably thought that it would be absolutely impossible to top, but Super Mario World and Super Mario 64 kind of put part 3 out of the convo sometimes. The thing is, part 3 IS unbelievably good. It's just...gahhhh so amazing.

Super Mario Bros. 2 gets a lot of flack that it doesn't deserve. It's a cool game, but it just doesn't fit in with anything else at all. Still, it's good. The whole Doki Doki Panic thing is super interesting.



*generally agrees*

Mario 3 is my second favorite, and the best one for NES, I think. I love giant worldddd. And I hate the gameplay and overall theme of mario 2 for NES.

Super Mario Land 1 was definitely better. Well, the gameplay at least. If i remember correctly, you weren't really able to save in it. It has been a while, so I might have false memories, but I do remember Six Golden Coins being especially frustrating because of it's gameplay.
1 was the one where you couldn't save. 2 had the pipes in the beginning so you could keep your place. You don't remember the game well enough to have an opinion on it. :)

Ricky, what do YOU have against it?? :(

[ilovellamas]

Ooh, there's another one I forgot. Yoshi's Island always seemed pretty fun to me, even though it didn't top its predecessor.

That reminds me the Yoshi game for gameboy is sweet. The one that's kinda similar to Tetris. I love(d) that game.

[Thomas]

That reminds me the Yoshi game for gameboy is sweet. The one that's kinda similar to Tetris. I love(d) that game.

AAAAAHHHH!!!! You better not be talking about Yoshi's Cookie. I bought that game for gameboy and returned within about 2 days. Absofuckinglutely terrible game.

[T-6005]

I liked 6 Golden Coins. It was way too easy to be up to the caliber of the others, especially once you got the ears on and basically cruised across entire levels. But other than that, no problems.

[Thomas]

Mario 3 is my second favorite, and the best one for NES, I think. I love giant worldddd. And I hate the gameplay and overall theme of mario 2 for NES.


1 was the one where you couldn't save. 2 had the pipes in the beginning so you could keep your place. You don't remember the game well enough to have an opinion on it. :)

Ricky, what do YOU have against it?? :(


By a long time, I meant about a year. I remember it quite vividly. Or, at least vividly enough to have an opinion. :p

why is "vividly" such a hard word for me to type?

[ilovellamas]

AAAAAHHHH!!!! You better not be talking about Yoshi's Cookie. I bought that game for gameboy and returned within about 2 days. Absofuckinglutely terrible game.

Come on, did you read my post? Do you recall Yoshi's Cookie being ANYTHING like Tetris?? :P There is a game just called "Yoshi" and it's similar to Tetris.

I liked 6 Golden Coins. It was way too easy to be up to the caliber of the others, especially once you got the ears on and basically cruised across entire levels. But other than that, no problems.
The ears weren't always available, though, and a lot of times, the ears were useless. Like Turtle Zone.

By a long time, I meant about a year. I remember it quite vividly. Or, at least vividly enough to have an opinion. :p

why is "vividly" such a hard word for me to type?

If you remember it so well, why did you think you couldn't save in it?? Huh? :P

[Stranger With Candy]

Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land is the best of the Mario Land games. Its one of my favorite Gameboy games.

[Thomas]

Come on, did you read my post? Do you recall Yoshi's Cookie being ANYTHING like Tetris?? :P There is a game just called "Yoshi" and it's similar to Tetris.

If you remember it so well, why did you think you couldn't save in it?? Huh? :P

Yeah, I remember a game called Yoshi's Cookie that was someone like Tetris and it was teriible terrible terrible.

And I never said that you couldn't save in 2. I said that you couldn't save in 1. That was about the only improvement between the two games.

[ilovellamas]

Yeah, I remember a game called Yoshi's Cookie that was someone like Tetris and it was teriible terrible terrible.

And I never said that you couldn't save in 2. I said that you couldn't save in 1. That was about the only improvement between the two games.

Yoshi's Cookie was a puzzle game... I'm talking about this game:
http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/c/04/5b/6b/2f_7.JPG
http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dmg/images/ss/yo_1.jpg
The characters fall from the sky, and you have to move the plates around to get rid of certain pairs and match up egg shells.

And in Mario 1... the fireballs were so stupid. And the stupid exploding ducks. I didn't really like the gameplay in that one as much. And the levels were much less interesting. Come on, the Space zone in mario 2 was so awesome, with the floating bubble level, and the levels with the green gel...

[wheelchairman]

I think the game you are talking about is "Tetris Attack."

[ilovellamas]

I think the game you are talking about is "Tetris Attack."

Me? I'm sure I'm not!

[wheelchairman]

One of you must be.

Tetris-like and starring Yoshi.

[Thomas]

Yeah, I've never played that. I just remember that Yoshi's Cookie was one of the worst games I've ever played in my life, if not THE worst.

[ilovellamas]

One of you must be.

Tetris-like and starring Yoshi.

I just posted screenshots of the game I'm talking about. It's just called "Yoshi". It was one of my favorite games for Gameboy.

thomas, i've heard of that game, and I've never played it. I think it was more popular, but I don't think it was very good from what I hear.

[Thomas]

No, it wasn't.


Hey, has anyone played Luigi's Mansion? It wasn't all that great, but it had it's perks.

[Grabbal]

Hey, has anyone played Luigi's Mansion? It wasn't all that great, but it had it's perks.

Tried it a little bit at my friends house. I know I loved it.

[ruroken]

What the hell is wrong with all of you? Super Mario Bros. 3 is a bunch of concepts mashed together. The game is wayyy too short. I was finished with the coolest parts before I felt anywhere near satisfied. Sadly, playing through it numerous times does nothing to remedy this.

[khaaaaan]

Why the FUCK has no one mentioned

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/phijen/Super_Mario_Land_box_art.jpg

Holy mother look at this fucking awesome game. There's a fly with a spear which it drops on your fucking head and everything! Dodge THAT shit!

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/phijen/sml.gif

EDIT: Oh... Super Mario Land 1 was definitely better.

[ilovellamas]

It was mentioned. And
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/0/02/250px-Super_Mario_Land_2_box_art.jpg
was simply superior.

http://gc.advancedmn.com/images/content/specials/sml2_game.jpg
Simply awesome!

[Thomas]

Why the FUCK has no one mentioned

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/phijen/Super_Mario_Land_box_art.jpg

Holy mother look at this fucking awesome game. There's a fly with a spear which it drops on your fucking head and everything! Dodge THAT shit!

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/phijen/sml.gif

We've actually mentioned that several times. I used to play that game all the time. It's awesome except for the fact that you can't save.

[Thomas]

It was mentioned. And
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/0/02/250px-Super_Mario_Land_2_box_art.jpg
was simply superior.

http://gc.advancedmn.com/images/content/specials/sml2_game.jpg
Simply awesome!

No. Not at all.

[wheelchairman]

I have to agree, number 2 is better. By far.

But number one is still fun.

[ilovellamas]

I have to agree, number 2 is better. By far.

But number one is still fun.

This is 100% accurate. I liked 1, but I never was interested in playing it for terribly long. The second one really roped me in.

[khaaaaan]

Stop correcting me:( I already edited it before you corrected it the first time! :(

[SaiKYoU]

the first mario of course!! it's a classic...

[Navampa]

Well, Six Golden Coins was a pretty shitty game. :(

Paper Mario on the Gamecube is not just one of the best Mario games of all time, but one of the best games I've everplayed, period.

I was talking about the one for N64, but the one for Gamecube was great too. However, it just doesn't seem to have the charm to me that the first one had for N64.

[Whiplash]

Super mario land 1 and mario kart, I just love those games.

[F@ BANKZ]

Ohoh, changeing mine to Mario Cart. It's about the only raceing game i like.

[Grabbal]

Mario Kart 64 was one of those games where me and my friends never played the actual races, but only the stage called "block fort". I can't remember what the mode was called.

[SkunkIt]

Super Mario World without any doubt, at all.
I mean, I love most Mario games, but that game is flawless. Seriously, its all about the cape.

All together SNES ftw.



Hell yes!....

[Jakebert]

I downloaded 6 Golden Coins a while back. I played it for about a week, then got bored with it. It didn't hold my attention nearly as much as the other Mario games I've played.

Super Mario Bros. 2 is fun, but it just feels off to me compared to the other games. Nothing about it really stands out a whole lot, other than Shy Guys.

Yoshi's Island is one of the most fun video games I've ever played, with the exception of Baby Mario's annoying cry. I usually play it with the sound off.

[0r4ng3]

Has anyone mentioned Yoshi's Story? That game was fun to play.

[Jakebert]

I really want to play that game, but haven't. It looks like fun.

[ruroken]

I heard it sucks ass compared to Yoshi's Island.
And Mario Land 2 is infinitely better than 1. One's graphics are worse than the NES (which I don't get at all, since the gameboy is obviously capable of handling better graphics than the NES) and the whole Daisy thing was shit.

[ilovellamas]

I heard it sucks ass compared to Yoshi's Island.
And Mario Land 2 is infinitely better than 1. One's graphics are worse than the NES (which I don't get at all, since the gameboy is obviously capable of handling better graphics than the NES) and the whole Daisy thing was shit.

Yeahhhh the graphics. And the soundtrack in 1 blows. Also, I HATE the firepower in 1. How it hits the ground, and heads to the sky... and it's slow... and you can only have one firepower bullet on the screen at a time. What the gay? I hate that. 2 all the way!

[Apathy]

I had forgotten how average you were.

Appearantly so average in fact, that I never even left and you still managed to forget.

[wheelchairman]

However in 1 you get a submarine. And Mario that player, he's going after Princess Daisy NOT Peach.

[PilZ-E]

Super Mario World closely followed by Mario 64. I loved the music from Super Mario World.

[Offspring-Junkie]

Super Mario Land. It's the only one finished.... and it's funny. It's a classic.