Unlike typical Mario games, this is a 2D RPG game that features a few non-traditional RPG elements. There's a reason why this game is so beloved. It was a hard-fought battle between the original Paper Mario and the amazing Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, but we had to give it to TYD. There can't be a list without Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Paper Mario Thousand Year Door (Image credit: on YouTube) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube 2004) Playing Mario games is fun, but being able to create your own levels puts Super Mario Maker 2 on the list of the best Mario games. Since 100 courses were built into the game, players didn't need to rely on creating their own courses or jumping into other people's courses for entertainment. The whole online community (accessed via Nintendo Switch Online) allows you to upload your crazy courses for others to play and also lets you check out imaginative fan-made levels that you'd likely never see in an actual Mario game.Īnother thing that makes Super Mario Maker 2 the far superior game is the inclusion of a story mode.

So when Super Mario Maker 2 was released on the Switch with hundreds more items and options at players' disposal, it filled in all of the holes from the original game, which allowed players to get even more creative with their malicious death traps. Super Mario Maker was one of the best games to release on the Wii U, and while it was groundbreaking, several limitations held the game back. Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch 2019)Ĭreating a level in Super Mario Maker 2 (Image credit: iMore) It feels epic and holds a lot of promise for where the next Mario games will go. It plays a lot like Super Mario 64, but the controls work way smoother, and you get to go up against a Godzilla-esque fiery Bowser while playing as a Super Saiyan Mario. Though a small standalone game, this adventure has Mario exploring a truly open-world map instead of using a hub to access the various courses. The addition of Bowser's Fury on the Switch version brings this title up above other Mario games and lands it on this page.

Don't get me wrong, being able to run through Mario courses with up to four players is definitely a fun romp, but it was also challenging. In some ways, it was even a step backward as Nintendo chased after the popularity of the New Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario 3D World didn't bring a huge change to the Mario franchise. It might seem a little strange putting Super Mario 3D World on this list, and honestly, the game wouldn't fit if it wasn't for Bowser's Fury being tied to it. Bowsers Fury Fury Bowser (Image credit: iMore)

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