Topic: Top 10 Mario Platformers Poll Results

Lets keep the debate going here.

I just a wrote long comment on the article about what ones are my favourites and why,so I'll leave it here to get started.

Being a SEGA gamer during most of the 90's I never had a NES or SNES but I did borrow my friends NES sometimes so I'd played SMB 3 not long after it came out.So for the enjoyment I got out of them at the time and the impact they had on me (all at launch or there abouts) my top 5 would be

1.Super Mario 64
2.Super Mario Galaxy
3.Yoshi's Island (1st played on GBA)
4.Super Mario Bros 3
5.Super Mario World (1st played on VC)

This would be my list on what I actually consider to be Mario's greatest games though and in short why.

1.Super Mario World - The flawless controls,the timeless artstyle,the greatest soundtrack ever,the considerable challenge and the tons of secrets.This game is a perfection in platformers that will likely never be topped.

2.Yoshi's Island - The first time I played this was on the GBA soon after it came out.I was working as a holiday rep in France at the time and had such a great time playing this in my tent at night.Then a couple of year ago I played the original SNES version on a rom on my WII (stone me) and came to the conclusion that this game really is a masterpiece.Truly 1 of the finest games ever made.Reasons why,see SMW

3.Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Although I personally had more fun with the original,the sequel is,if it was to played now the better game over all.There's really not much between them but Galaxy 2 is more streamlined,full of ideas,,more challenging,the inclusion of Yoshi and slightly better graphics.

4.Super Mario Galaxy - See above.This was the game that made me fall in love with Nintendo's 1st party games again.I had and loved the Gamecube but other than Wind Waker wasn't a massive lover of their own input,not including 2nd party games like Eternal Darkness.It was the game I bought my Wii for and the delay killed me but what an experience it was when playing it for the first time.Everyone who played it at launch can relate to the feeling they got coming to terms with the physics and just how beautiful a game it was.Near perfection!

5.Super Mario Bros 3 (All Stars version) I played the original NES version (borrowed) not long after it came out and what an impact it had on me.There was just something magical about this game at the time.Unfortunately unlike SMW it's starting to look a bit rough around the edges,literally.The Allstars version makes up for that though.It's challenging,the music is fantastic,the level design is perfect and it's got soul.Something none of the NSMB releases seem to have.I can't quite put my finger on it with them but they are just not that much fun to play for me.

Okay. I'm really not a big fan of the 2D Mario games, and I really haven't completed any of them, but among what I have played to a substantial degree:

1. Super Mario Galaxy- I think this is the best (as in highest quality) game of all time.
2. Super Mario Bros.- Relative to the time it came out, I have to say this game is really impressive. It introduced so many things we just consider standard today. And unlike later 2D Mario games, the control scheme actually makes sense within the restrictions of the controller.
3. Super Mario Sunshine- Yes, the physics were broken, yes there were tedious elements, but the FLUDD was amazing.
4. Super Mario 64- Everything I could say about this game has already been said, though I do think it has the weakest level design of the 3D Mario games.
5. Super Mario World- I might not like 2D Mario games, but this game just had ingenious level design, in addition to some really cool additions to the mechanics.
6. New Super Mario Bros- It's okay, nothing super impressive
7. Super Mario Bros. 3- I'm not a fan of this game at all. The mechanics are way too slippery, and honestly the level design just isn't that great.