Top 20 Hardest HARDEST Mario Levels (Ranked From Slightly Hard to Impossibly Hard)

In this video, I'm going to be taking the hardest level of every game and ranking them from not-so hard to holy-moly hard.
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[@TR1PLE_6]

Oh man, I remember dying in Rainbow Ride with 99 coins, that was so agonising!

[@AlexRodriguez-hq6xu]

Try playing it on mobile. It is even worse. It didn't take me that long luckily because I beat super Mario 64 ds version which has pretty much no change whatsoever except frame perfect wall jumps which stopped me from getting the blue coins so I had to go to 3 areas instead of 2 which took 10 tries in total.

[@MeesterTweester]

I twice got to 99 coins before dying in Hazy Maze Cave :(

[@OmaidyMan]

@@MeesterTweester ME TOO! I HAVE DIED SO MANY TIMES ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS ON SOMEWHERE AROUND 90 COINS! al least i completed sm64 on super mario 3d all stars completly

[@BirbBoiYT]

Couldn't you just do a kick backflip dive into a mid-air BLJ to retrieve one last coin?

[@JR-me1so]

That happened to me too!

[@SoluKissin]

"Mario 2 is a pretty easy game" Well thanks for making me feel stupid for not being able to get past world 3

[@Tomversal]

I beat the game but it certainly wasn't easy

[@ethancheng6734]

Yes, when I got to the Birdo on the first level I was like “WHAT DO I DO? I CAN’T GRAB HIM/HER!

[@AlexRodriguez-hq6xu]

Yh I thought the game was difficult only because lives and continues were limited. It is definitely not easier than new super mario bros ds. It may even be harder than the lost levels because I beat that one 8 times to unlock the special worlds but only beat this game twice. It is especially difficult without save states.

[@AlexRodriguez-hq6xu]

@Fionnbharr Mag Uidhir it's hard at first but very easy after 4 or 5 playthroughs.

[@craigratio]

It’s definitely one of the hardest mario games.

[@the_silentspirit2733]

SMR's "Make the Cut" was absolutely soul crushing to me, countless deaths and losing my mind but in the end I beat it and got 100% on the stages

[@dougwiggins9407]

"Do you like Super Meat Boy?" "No?" "Well too bad you're playing it"

[@Chillboi09]

Oh shit, like... I just heard that

[@lambachurro8790]

lmao i literally thought, "lol ive heard about it but haven't-" "well too bad ur playing it"

[@catomax26jeev]

Ehem... Chapter 7 Dark World....

[@BromanEntertainment]

2:34 "The original Super Mario Bros. is definitely harder than its sequel" You clearly aren't talking about the *real* sequel.

[@DonW15]

Super mario bros the lost levels. Or, SMB 2 in Japan. Only released in Japan until it was released in the US with Super mario bros all stars.

[@superpayaseria]

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[@The_Dragon-Human_hybrid]

Sequel in japan

[@FrankCostanza82]

I think Mario Bros 2 USA is harder than Mario 1

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

@@FrankCostanza82 no way man, you can beat it within 10 minutes using both warps..

[@danetendo2401]

I remember playing World 8-Airship in Mario 3 when I was a little kid. I was so happy because I thought I was about to beat the game, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't beat it. But despite the level completely desponding me, I still love how difficult it is. You just don't see that often in games anymore.

[@erakfishfishfish]

I think New SMB2 is highly underrated. A lot of people have a ho-hum response to it, but I loved the focus on mass coin collecting. The golden flower may be my second favorite Mario power up next to the Hammer Bros suit in SMB3

[@Dashiell777]

A lot of people hated it because it's too easy even though new Super Mario Brothers Wii and you are very easy to. But there are some hard levels in new Super Mario Brothers 2 as well.

[@magmatic_maniac8441]

@@Dashiell777 Personally I don't like Mario 2 bc it doesn't give me a Mario vibe. I feel like it's a different game almost. I love all Mario games though just never got into that one.

[@Burst644]

All the mario games I got as a kid are hated..(mario party island tour, nsmb2, super mario maker 3ds)

[@pedroivog.s.6870]

It was my first into the franchise, so I can't help being nostalgic about it, thought I never beat past the easy coin rushes, II need to face it again

[@arturocastroverde3349]

​@@Dashiell777they didn't hate cuz it was easy, they hated it cuz it was a boring recycle of previous games

[@animavro449]

Yes I love playing "Mairio"

[@lukew1383]

The video is great...I just cant get over that name pronunciation. Call me petty if you want, I don't care.

[@cornholio8715]

@Chaser Blade Mario Sunshime was pathetic so don't give my breakfast ideas a hard time

[@chanceForNotBeingRapper]

meh-rio or mah-rio always insists as a problem

[@Pyro03333]

I mean, if we're going for the technically correct pronunciation, then it's not mah-rio or mar-rio. It should really be maaaah-rio, but that doesn't exist in English so we don't use it.

[@DittoGTI]

Better than "Maaaar ee oh"

[@NileR]

Hard mode in Mario Bros. makes goombas to beatles and all enemys move (and I think attack) faster

[@1up20x6]

I'm super late in responding to this comment, but it also makes the Hammer Bros chase Mario faster. In normal mode, 128 ticks of the timer after being spawned (~46 seconds), the Hammer Bros will move left to try to hit Mario instead of just standing in place. In hard mode, they do it after 80 ticks of the timer (~30 seconds)

[@Cohaki]

You are too underrated, I hope you get big someday

[@someoneinitaly9987]

He IS going to be be big

[@skepticaltile]

Seeing him at 1 million subs one day while being able to say I'm one of the OGs will be a good day.

[@blackcat_064]

I agree with this and this is the first video Ive ever seen from him

[@Cohaki]

SkepticalTile ikr

[@pitofdespair-seaonsonal359]

@@Cohaki hows it hanging! wasn't expecting to find anyone familiar here!

[@phillipc.nelson7748]

I remember being five-years-old and playing the original Super Mario Bros and making it to World 8. I had made it to Level 8-3, but I was on my very last life. I was Fire Mario and had just made it past two sets of Hammer Brothers when my mom asked me what I wanted for lunch. Since I was distracted, however, I didn't see the Green Koopa Troopa careen right into me. I was instantly reduced to Mini Mario. I was almost at the Home Stretch when I had one more Hammer Brother to deal with. Since I lacked Fire Power, I had to think of a way to not only avoid the hammers, but swiftly get through. He would jump up and that was my cue to dash under him. I timed it exactly and made a dash for it. But, the Hammer Brother came down on Mario's head a second too late and I could only stare at the Game Over screen in frustration (I had no idea if you held down A + Start, you could start again at World 8 in those days, either).

[@tonyp9313]

Yeah 8-3 is hard if you are small...That's what I don't like about retro games. Limited lives and continues.

[@thealientree3821]

Level: Hard Mario music: Cha cha real smooth!

[@artbysam8165]

These videos have really good edits. You deserve a ton more subs and views.

[@Samarex_]

I agree

[@lordroy88]

Special worlds from the NSMB series: I exist to make you suffer

[@superyoshiverde7911]

NSMB DS: well, I don't have one, but hey, want some Competitive Multiplayer (Mario vs. Luigi)

[@gdminus1726]

@@superyoshiverde7911 its more like the challenge mode xd

[@catomax26jeev]

Yeah, true, isn't it, World 9-7?

[@gdminus1726]

@IceBite Yeah you are right I don't know why I commented it as it is. I think I was meant to say that because nsmbds doesn't have a special world, Challenge mode makes up for it

[@VoidVerification]

I don't remember Rainbow Road being this hard back on N64, but it was super hard on Switch because the timing for walljumping the blue coins was off the tiniest bit, making it almost impossible to get right.

[@lordroy88]

This guy is awesome. He puts so much effort into all his videos!

[@goldengrat1066]

Surprisingly enough my dad was able to beat 4-2 SML which is impressive considering his aversion for Mario platforming and the fact it features here. Nice list, agree with mostly everything except perhaps that I found C-4 LL harder than D-4 because of the one narrow part with 2 firebars leaving you no space to duck and hide! It really depends on every player though...

[@rowandunning6877]

i love how the hardest level is in the easiest game

[@jamesmerkel1932]

And as a dlc at that, I don't think it counts personally lol

[@JarilloYT]

@@jamesmerkel1932 Well it is a level so it counts

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@JarilloYT eh, to me it's like a last ditch effort to get elected after the polls close, but we can agree to disagree lol

[@AlexRodriguez-hq6xu]

@@JarilloYT it's technically 3 but i'll count is as one since you have to beat the "level" in one go.

[@kyliebateman5886]

Imagine how much damage little Timmy dealt to his 3DS?

[@Jared39480]

Champion Road as Toad may have been my most difficult. Peach was easy mode for that stage. Timing those red and blue blocks as the other characters was quite a challenge.

[@dada129sm64]

Took me 8h but finally beaten the impossible pack

[@ThePayneMaster98]

This guy deserves a lot more subs!

[@gagesanchez2041]

I love That You Added NSMB 8-Tower. Thanks Man!!

[@DivineChanneling444]

Props for taking the time out to include Kaitsu Hono or whatever it was called , never knew that !! Thank you for the great work !!

[@wolfaliceinchains]

“And some might even lead to a broken controller or two” Me, a Switch Lite user:

[@joshspencer1523]

No one cares

[@cryanide87]

@@joshspencer1523 Its a joke

[@joshspencer1523]

@@cryanide87 and you made the original comment did you?

[@cryanide87]

I didn't

[@joshspencer1523]

@@cryanide87 so stfu kid

[@ReelFilm2016]

Memories. I have completed the majority of these over the course of my Mario playing life 😀

[@thiscommenter180]

Dude, these lists are awesome!

[@studioarentain3960]

So happy I found this channel! Please upload again :)

[@ChikaJihyo]

super interesting and well researched video! subbed!

[@tigertigger5]

I never realised how much I relied on luigi on super mario 64 ds until I went and played the orginal and the new switch version. There was a reason I would always unlock luigi as soon as possible. Luigi makes the game 100% more easy.

[@XjonnytightlipsX]

Did you happen to play 3d world? I found luigi was my go to. Once I got rosalina I found myself using them both and no one else. Also 64 ds was my favorite ds game but too bad I lost it. I miss the minigames

[@kdkdkkdkdfdudifdiddyd7208]

Talk about dedication this dude beat the impossible pack just for a video

[@switchmaster5860]

Great video! Makes me want to play some Mario now

[@zooms7889]

In a way, Wario's Castle was like the bonus ultra-hard levels in new mario games; way harder than any other level in the game, five minutes long, with no checkpoints.

[@samgreen6493]

Ok, this doesn’t make world’ A-D in SMBLL any harder, but in order to even play these dogsh*t levels, you have to beat the game EIGHT. TIMES. EIGHT TIMES! EIGHT FULL PLAYTHROUGHS OF THE MOST SADISTIC LEVELS NINTENDO HAS EVER CREATED!

[@lyndseybrendle2019]

and without ANY WARP PIPES

[@samgreen6493]

@@lyndseybrendle2019 Which makes it even worse!

[@envar1]

I enjoyed this way more than Nathaniel Bandy’s video on the hardest levels honestly

[@sarahnovak3766]

Same, but I enjoyed that video too

[@jurassicmatt2796]

Props. I didn't think you'd have my hardest three but you did. Never finished the perfect run or the Mario Run one.

[@Incidius]

Great video but it is a shame that you disqualified “don’t touch anything” in nsmbu as that would easily be top 1/2

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

I don't remember that. Was that a level, or one of those extra challenges that you had to unlock? If so, I agree. Some of those challenges were freaking hard, especially the ones with super tight timers.

[@Incidius]

@@Mockturtlesoup1 yeah it was part of the extra challenges, I think it was one of the last ones you could unlock and it was definitely the hardest

[@gurrenlagannsc8658]

If only we werent able to *touch the ground* in NSMBU's "Don't. Touch. Anything." level...

[@marleonka.]

I sure love the 'Super Merio' series

[@stefanmar1928]

Hardest merio levels

[@Robbnoxx]

1:44 oh man that brought back so many memories... 😢

[@andy.burbulis1899]

A lot... :,(

[@Real1Gaming]

I've beaten all of these except for 3DLand and NSMB2 as they are the only Mario games I don't really vibe with... But I deserve a little medal for beating The Lost Levels 100% on Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for Game Boy Color.. That means I played with the game ZOOMED IN and still managed to 100%. Anyway, you got me interested in NSMBU2 now, I wanna challenge the Impossible pack!

[@breadzeppelin2165]

Bullet Biff is truly the best Mario character. Sad to hear George McFly punched him in the face

[@eksmad]

This will be a big channel someday! I was here before. Nice list :)

[@Scriixer]

i said this last time but you're still WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too underrated. I agree with the Impossible Pack from NSMB2, but honestly for for Special-8 Crown, I would've put it a bit lower, as it really isn't that challenging, although I also disagree with SM3DW last stage, I would've put that lower, same wth the Special-8 Crown.

[@Miyuki_thecat]

Yeah and if we got smo out of the list it be perfect!

[@johncaste5330]

This is the first time I've ever heard anyone describe SMB 2 as easy.

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

In my opinion, SMB2 USA is HARDER than the lost levels. I haven't beaten World 3 of SMB2, but I have reached World 4 in Lost Levels.

[@glowstonelovepad9294]

Top 15 hardest Mario levels (that I've played): #15 - Rolling Gizmo Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy) #14 - Amogn Feet (???) #13 - World 6-4 (Super Mario Bros) #12 - The Watermelon Festival (Super Mario Sunshine) #11 - Cosmic Cannon Cluster (Super Mario 3D World) #10 - Wario's Castle (Super Mario Land 2) #9 - Luigi's Purple Coins (Super Mario Galaxy) #8 - Petey Piranha Strikes Back (Super Mario Sunshine) #7 - Lava Spire Daredevil Run (Super Mario Galaxy) #6 - Tower of the Wing Cap (Super Mario 64) #5 - Red-Hot Purple Coins (Super Mario Galaxy) #4 - Darker Side of the Moon (Super Mario Odyysey) #3 - Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark (Super Mario 3D World) #2 - Champion's Road (Super Mario 3D World) #1 - Mystery Box Marathon (Super Mario 3D World)

[@draco4569]

In Super Mario Bros. 3, I personally found 8-Fortress to be much worse than 8-Airship. 8-Airship was still hard, but at least I didn't have to deal with a crazy hard maze on top of difficult platforming like I did in 8-Fortress. That level was a nightmare, and I still can't beat it without a video guide.

[@MattyS54]

i always clouded over that one, seemed insanely hard.

[@xanderkiela]

This channel is dramatically underrated

[@reillywalker195]

I'd argue that 7-2 is harder than 5-1 in SMB2. You need to fight Birdo at least once as well as the Hawkmouth before Wart, and there are loads of regular enemies to deal with along the way. I've beaten 20, 19, 18, 15, 14, 13, 8, 4, and 2.

[@topwargear]

Soda Lake and Tubular on SNES Mario World were the hardest of them all.

[@alienredditor8536]

NSMB2 was my first ever mario game then it was 3D land and I can’t believe there so high

[@ashleymorton9623]

This Video was fantastic. Thanks

[@GamingFanactic911]

The Perfect Run gave me so much stress when I first played but now I love trying to beating it now lol

[@sparklymop]

I still haven't beaten it

[@SuperJM9]

In Lost Levels D-4 thre's a hidden mushroom just after the long fire bar. This helps immensely with the hammer brother. For the second powerup, lure Bowser to the left, then quickly run under him and hit the powerup before he can get back.

[@itzlollo888]

Damn this video is good, you deserve more subscribers, btw i just subscribed xd

[@19Szabolcs91]

If Super Mario Run counts, then I think the story modes of Super Mario Maker 2 and Super Mario Maker 3DS should, as well. Anyway, fun list. I personally think that in Odyssey, the bunny boss rush in Dark Side is harder than the challenge gauntlet of Darker Side, and in Lost Levels, C-3 can go f itself. Two small tips, in Lost Levels D-4 I found it easiest to jump when the hammer bro does, best by lining up the windows of the hammer bro's jump and the piranha plant not being there. The wind actually helps you somewhat, as you'll get momentum quickly to make the jump in time. And in SMG2's Perfect Run, you can duck below the boomerangs at the very end. This was extremely helpful as it gave me some time to gather my thoughts.

[@thebossthusiast1960]

Great video! Where's Galaxy 1 though? Personally my most nightmarish Mario memories are Tubular, Rainbow Ride, and SMB3's World 8 airship-fest. And...like half of Lost Levels/SMB2.

[@wolfhanzo]

0:24 Just as you say "about", Champions Road is on the screen and now I'm gonna have nightmares😅✌🏾

[@frizzyrascal1493]

I remember 8-2 being one of my favorite levels as a kid. Time to replay the DS version.

[@SpongeBobSquarePants-jf8gv]

11:57 Super Mario Bros 3 12:59 Super Mario Odyssey 14:06 Super Mario Run 15:12 Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels 17:11 Super Mario 3D Land 18:32 Super Mario 3D World 19:59 Super Mario Galaxy 2 21:29 New Super Mario Bros 2

[@angiectoan4543]

If you miss the red coins in the poison river, you can actually climb back up the river's edge and there'll be a new pad waiting for you. You forgot to mention the trollish pipe that sends you back btw lol.

[@timothypitcher7996]

19: It's probably worth noting that if you don't keep hold of the Fire Flower, World 8-4 will be harder to complete with that lone Hammer Bro appearing before you face Bowser. 17: Fire Bar Sprint can be cheesed by playing as Nabbit. But if you think that Nabbit can help you get through Impossible Pendulums, just be aware that he can be knocked back by the Spinners. 15: Blue Yoshi + a Koopa Troopa shell, equals an easy clear on Tubular. 14: I don't know. Purple Coins in the Bone Pen seems to be the harder Power Star to get, simply because the timer is more strict (only 1 minute) when compared to Luigi's Purple Coins. 13: While the Lily Pad Ride course can be a pain, it is possible to get back to the starting point without losing a life. But you do need to tread carefully to avoid falling into an abyss, or the toxic water. 11: No need to argue about Pendulum Castle being the hardest NSMBU course, but the Challenge Mode challenges that involve that course really adds insult to injury. 7: Long Journey's End may be the final challenge, but Invisible Road: Rush! just feels downright absurd. You expect me to go through that without Cappy? What was Nintendo thinking there!? 5: The SNES version of The Lost Levels is not as hard as its original Famicom counterpart, and it actually makes World D-4 more forgiving by making each Hammer Bro advance toward Mario (or Luigi), instead of just staying at one spot. Also, Bowser only throws hammers, so you don't have to worry about him spitting fire as well. 3: The Super Leaf makes Champion's Road easier to overcome, which is good when you realize that you have to complete it as every playable character to achieve 100% completion. 2: The Perfect Run truly is the hardest base game course that I've ever come across. The Ultimate Test is tame (thanks to having Checkpoint Flags) when compared to that. 1: White Raccoon Mario does make the Impossible Pack more manageable, but even then, you still have to watch out for the fatal hazards.

[@andrewbara3507]

Champion's Road gave me so much rage! I counted all of my attempts based on all the lives I lost. 136 tries it took me!

[@QuantumScratcher]

How many game overs?

[@andrewbara3507]

@@QuantumScratcher None. I stocked up on all 1110 lives before I attempted this.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Champion Road in the last Bound level in Mario 3D World, even with the Flying Powerups. & Super Mario Galaxy Perfect Run Levels, & Super Mario Sunshine The Painco Machine, & Lillypad ride.

[@shinza.rblx1]

jamiethepayne: 20 Hardest Levels in Mario Kosmic: I got you mate

[@QuantumScratcher]

3:21: The Hammer Bros. follow you in Hard Mode.

[@SpongeBobSquarePants-jf8gv]

1:49 Super Mario Bros 2 2:31 Super Mario Bros 3:29 New Super Mario Bros 4:23 New Super Luigi U 5:15 Super Mario Land 6:10 Super Mario World 6:52 Super Mario Galaxy 7:35 Super Mario Sunshine 8:34 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 9:17 New Super Mario Bros U 10:13 Super Mario 64 11:04 New Super Mario Bros Wii

[@xxbad_acidxx0079]

The Mario run buzzsaw level took me sooo many tries. I did it with Mario and got all the coins.

[@nanoskee8270]

Tubular from super Mario world, the rainbow level from Mario 64 and the part where you have to get Yoshi on the boat in Mario sunshine. Now that I think about it 🤔 I think I never got Yoshi on that little island to get to that green pipe in Mario sunshine.

[@JB-mm5ff]

The 2 Gameboy games were actually even harder because the dot matrix screen would "blur" whenever Mario moved. If you play them on the original hardware instead of by emulation you will see that they deserve to be higher on the list.

[@codymacdermid8225]

0:43 "I watched a Nathaniel Bandy video and said - Well I can do this."

[@topwargear]

I am happy to have beaten Tubular and #8 on this video in my childhood because no way would I submit myself to that torture now at my age!

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Man, I remember playing Mario Land 2 as a kid, having a great time with it up until the final stretch, and then always losing ALL my lives in Wario's castle and consequently losing all the Golden Coins. That was always so brutal. Why did it have to be that way? A Game Over isn't punishing enough? (The concept of farming lives didn't occur to 6-year-old me, of course)

[@electron2601]

That was the one mario game actually gave up on. When I saw all those Golden coins go away on a game over and realized I had to take the time to beat all those bosses again, I was like fuck it!

[@Christopher-md7tf]

@@electron2601 I actually beat the game last year on the 3DS just to tie up that loose end haha. Wario's Castle was still pretty tough, even as a grown-up, and it's an INSANE difficulty spike from the rest of the game. I think the problem is that you can tackle the worlds in any order, so there is no real difficulty curve before that to prepare you for what's about to hit you.

[@lordroy88]

For those who didn’t know, hard mode in SMB1 is basically after you beat the game, you can replay it but it replaces goombas with buzzy beetles and the lifts are smaller.

[@fatangrygeek5746]

That music scared the crap on me when it blared out like that.

[@thesmellofadventure5370]

Hardest level in each game: SMB: 8-3 (So many Hammer Bros!) Lost Levels: C-3 (The game is hard so…) SMB 2: 5-1 (Log jumping is hard) SMB 3: 8-Airship (Infamously difficult) Land: 4-3 (Last level is the hardest) World: Tubular (I hate the P Balloon) Land 2: Mario Castle (I love this!) 64: Rainbow Ride (Made to be impossible) Sunshine: Pachinko Machine (I still can’t win it) NSMB: 8-7 (Has a bowser boss fight) Galaxy: Ultimate Test (It’s a test) NSMB Wii: 9-7 (Ice, ice, and ice) Galaxy 2: Perfect Run (Too much enemies) 3D Land: 8-Crown (Only hard part of the game) NSMB 2: Impossible Pack (Has impossible in the name) NSMB U Deluxe: Firebar Spring (Ugh!) 3D World: Champion Road (Easy to fall off) Run: Make the Cute (Stupid saws!) Odyssey: Darker Side (Tests you)

[@manueltapia1859]

That air ship in Super Mario Bros 3 brutal you must need a P wing Tubular too

[@Emanuelknicks]

I beat champion’s road back in January for the first time after weeks of falling short.

[@stuartminion1869]

In the seigment where you were talking about make the cut my baby bro was playing mario runs 1-4

[@bigheartproductions5603]

The amount of times I almost sent that wii remote through the wall because of the “the perfect run”.

[@catomax26jeev]

Literally the Perfect Run took me almost 230 attempts and counting, with a side of 1UP farming, and my dad says "it is easy it just takes concentration and timing, it is easy" Then i smashed countless times my controller, smashed the wall, literally gone berserk over the HARDEST level of all 3d games, and my dad still says it's a piece of cake NSMBW's world 9-7 made me cry. I almost kick my Wii off the window.

[@neidoodle]

My God, I remember that Mario Galaxy 2 level and just how much time I spent on it :D Once I finished it and managed to die in the star-collect area trying to walk around the planet 🥴

[@aurastick3361]

Ouch ;-;

[@neidoodle]

13 year old me strongly disagrees

[@aurastick3361]

@Rick Astley Hello Rick

[@fireBlazeAnything]

When I reached World 8-Airship, I just used a P-Wing to fly through the whole thing and skip basically the whole thing lol.

[@Imparity]

Even though it wasn't the most difficult, I really hated the swimming for 8 red coins in the bottle shine sprite in Noki Noki Bay. FOH with those swimming mechanics.

[@jimhobbs3792]

Good stuff, you do need a pop sheild though.

[@theponderingwarrior7839]

Watching this video a day after I collected all green stars on 3d Worlds port on the Switch and when I saw that champions road was number 3 I got serious flashbacks.

[@MarkyBoyTV]

He should have more subs on his channel and more views. He puts in an astonishing amount of effort in these videos.

[@MeesterTweester]

I've beaten 9 of the levels on this list so far. I've beaten every mainline Mario game except for Sunshine and Galaxy 2 so far, but those games' hardest levels are optional. SMB2 5-1 - I beat the game going through 5-1 after this video. It's not too bad, especially with Peach. I've had a lot more trouble with the last level, 7-2. SMB1 8-3 - This is the only World 8 level with two power-ups and I found it's not so hard if you get under the blocks to defeat the Hammer Bros. 8-4 might be harder because the last room is hard to beat without a power-up and if you don't know which pipes to go down it can be even harder. 8-1 is also the longest stage in the game with no Mushroom or Fire Flower. NSMB 8-T2 - This was the first Super Mario game I beat and that was about 10 years ago so I don't remember what gave me the most trouble. I remember 8-1 was pretty hard though. SML 4-2 - Any of the levels in World 4 are hard in general. I kept dying to Tatanga in 4-3. When I replayed the game in December I beat all the levels pretty quickly, though. 
Wario's Castle - It did take me quite a few tries to get though this one. Finding the right pattern to get through the first room. I died at the moving platform at 8:52 about 3 times, I kept getting the wrong timing to jump on and off of it and it's awkwardly placed. Luckily I think I beat Wario on my first try, or maybe 1 death. Rainbow Ride 100 coins - So I get this on the DS version. I haven't got it on the 3D All-Stars version yet, but I'll try it. SMB3 8-Airship - I completely agree this is the hardest level, none of the other levels in World 8 beat it. The first time I beat the game I died about 40 times on 8-Airship, way more than any other level. The Rocky Wrenches in addition to platforming on the airships make it particularly hard. The Tanooki Suit is a huge help on this one. Long Journey's End - I think this took me a few days. I had the first sections practiced a ton by the time I beat it. I also wanted to beat it with no skips to make it harder. The Pokio section is the hardest as it's hard to time and you die in the bottomless pit if you mess up. I got so good at this moon I speedran it a few times back then. 3D Land S8-Crown - I was 12 when the game released and I beat the level after a few days to maybe a week, but it was hard. I haven't beaten Make the Cut in Super Mario Run yet, it's course at launch I haven't beaten and I definitely agree it's the hardest. So I might try beating SMW Tubular, SM64 RR 100 coins, SMR Make the Cut, and the NSMB2 Impossible Pack if I buy it. With the others I'm not close to unlocking them. And I beat SMB2 5-1 after watching this video.

[@boxorox1964]

19:00 in bowser fury switch remake adds roll in midair so it makes it WAYY ezer except speed boost makes last part a bit harder

[@agar0285]

Super Mario 3d land's crown level is designed to pass with small Mario. The second section is recommended to pass with small Mario before using any powerup at all

[@sosasees]

If I were to put something like the Impossible Pack into one of my self-developed games, I'd make Level Endings and Checkpoints function as Actual Checkpoints unless the player opted out, which he can only do after already having beaten the levels With the checkpoints.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

I actually put champions road above perfect run. Despite perfect run having much less room for error, I find it harder to avoid making mistakes in champions road than in perfect run, so I ended up finding that to be slightly harder as a result. Granted Ive only ever done it playing as toad, so its possible I'd think differently if I ever tried it as peach or rosalina. Have never got any of the dlc for smb2 so cant comment on that.

[@petebrad2971]

Amazing vid! Although I thought the first 2 Mario games were a lot harder lol

[@andy.burbulis1899]

Same!

[@antoniotolentino8108]

the one that comes to mind as the hardest is in the lost levels just the one I remember everyone talked about before the new games.

[@gamertim8179]

NO WAY YOU WILL PUT FIRE BAR SPRINT AT 17!!!

[@familyguyepicfan2636]

The spring launches you 50 million feet in the air in the original Super Mario Bros.

[@sb6482]

holy shit. Super Mario Land was my first ever video game and probably favourite. I had no idea there’s a hard mode Id just turn it off after completing it

[@gamerofbraveryytp]

Imma gonna say. I have the Gold Edition of New Soup 2 and if you die in the Gold Edition, it just takes you to the next level.

[@chrisbrochu3663]

Wot

[@peppergamer2643]

i'm happy to say that as a kid i completed the crown master level in super mario galaxy 2,after 1 year

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

I've still never beaten that black level in super mario run. Granted, I haven't put nearly as much time into that level as others on the list, as I don't really care as much about beating it as I do 100%ing "regular"(console) mario games, and I also don't have the game paid for on my new phone, and haven't bothered checking into how to transfer my account to my new phone. I did just buy super mario 3d world for the switch, and thought it was a pretty interesting concept(meaning it has indiviual levels, end flags, and an overworld like a 2d mario game, but the levels themselves are in 3d(though I didn't love how restricted the camera was, especially if you wanted to back track.)) I was surprised though at how easy it was. It only took me a week or two to 100% everything except the last three levels(and beating each level with each character--and all for a freaking sticker--lol), beating most levels, including all stars and the stamp on the first try. Bosses were easy too(though that's pretty much always the case with Mario games.) I do foresee having trouble with champions road though. I tried it about 10 or 15 times(admittedly trying to go way too fast, as I was about to go to bed and I figured I'd at least check it out real quick), and had trouble with vanishing platforms towards the beginning. I can only imagine how much longer that level is. For some reason I feel like I'm going to have more trouble with this level than the other "super hard" 3d mario levels. People always talk about how hard the pachinko machine and Luigi's purple coins level in galaxy was, but I beat the pachinko machine level on my first or second try, and didn't find the Luigi's coin level all that hard at all(honestly, I had more trouble with those garbage clean up levels, though I can't remember if the one I struggled with was in galaxy one or two.) Even "the perfect run" in galaxy two, while hard, I didn't think was crazy hard. Beating the darker side of the moon(I think it's called?) In mario oddysey took me a while, but after beating it the first time felt like a breeze afterwards. I do agree with you about that red coin level with the leaf rafts in mario sunshine. So awkward. That entire game was(relatively) hard for me. I didn't play it until just a few years ago, but I think it's the hardest 3d mario game (maybe the hardest mario game period, excluding the lost levels/japanese Mario 2. Actually, speaking of lost levels, I agree with you. I didn't think ce was that hard at all. Especially compared to some of the castles, like the one you mentioned.) Anyways, not looking forward to this Champions road. I'll probably give it a try tonight. Any advice on which character to use? I'm thinking peach or rosalina, though for some reason I kind of felt like using those players waa almost like cheating. While playing through the regular game, and deciding to try out other players around the 2nd or third world, I went through a span of using peach for like a whole world, and for some reason just felt like it was kind of cheating(probably because the game was so easy already, especially at that point) that I went back to mario. Though for some reason after getting rosalina, I used her for most of the last world or two I think. Her spin attack and extra spin jump really are super helpful, especially when platforming. I found it kind of strange that this was the only 3d mario game that didn't have some sort of extra little kick, spin, jump, buffer, etc. to help with platforming out of all the console 3d mario games. Wow. I just wrote a freaking novel. Lol.

[@thatgamernoob5186]

that made me feel better about needing assist mode for darker side :)

[@jonasbolden]

tubular is definitely doable if you have a muscle memorized path you take in it. sure it took me about 20 attempts to pull off but still not too bad. larry's castle gave me more of a headache than tubular. long, no checkpoint, each attempt just progressing an inch further.

[@RomanMcMillan]

According to your list, my hardest level is Special 8-Crown from 3D Land. I feel proud owo