What's the LEAST popular Mario game?

Which Super Mario game is the LEAST popular? Well, to find out, I created a survey where people could rank each Super Mario game, and in this video we’ll look at the results! Today we’ll find out which Mario game is the most popular, and which one is the least popular!
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[@ThomasGameDocs]

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[@Style_224]

Hi

[@Flegz1]

Nice

[@ItsMeChair1]

Really? I am thinking of making one YoKids shirt for myself, but not public merch. That’s just me though

[@HliasLemons]

@@MannyIsSad same bro :(

[@icantdeletethishelpme]

gTd don't open dead inside

[@SpookyKid_SpaceAce]

My dad knew Super Mario World like the back of his hand. As I played it, he would point out all the secrets and clues hidden throughout the game. It really shows how much of an impact these games had on his generation, they were a massive part of many people's childhoods, and I'm lucky they were also part of mine

[@L0rdOfThePies]

My older brother did the same for me, even though i was too young to really play for myself

[@Ottophil]

I had a snes christmas 91, my dad didnt even know how an atari worked

[@SpectragonYT]

My dad played the original NES, and he’s a huge Mario fan.

[@millylebron5121]

my response on the survey for SMW was "played with mom"

[@madisonm1310]

My mom does that with Mario 1, 2 (US), and 3.

[@jmporkbob]

Just a perspective of someone who was around in the 80s when the US Super Mario 2 came out. No one really felt like something was off with it. It was just as common for a sequel to have completely different game feel (look at Zelda 2 for example) as it was for a sequel to be a quick level pack/asset flip. So, no it just felt normal really.

[@moonmelons]

It's also worth noting that, ironically, Doki Doki Panic started its development as Super Mario 2. Nintendo really was just trying crazy stuff back then.

[@claudevandog]

I played the original Mario NES games on virtual console as a kid, and before I knew the Doki Doki Panic story I just assumed Nintendo experimented with something different for the sequel. The "Mario formula" wasn't established at that point.

[@CathodeRayKobold]

Street Fighter 2, Sly Cooper 2, Metroid Prime, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Castlevania: Symphony of the night, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time AND Breath of the Wild. Some of the most loved games in history have come out of a total change of mechanics.

[@doozy5184]

SMB2 is only really weird in retrospect because most of the games play like SMB1. If all the games after had picking up enemies and other SMB2 stuff as main mechanics, then everyone would think SMB1 was weird.

[@CatherineKimport]

Yeah, like... look at the transition from Mario Bros. to SUPER Mario Bros. You can see some elements that carried over but radically different game.

[@davidfirth]

This order makes sense to anyone approaching these games today but back in the NES days after only playing the first game, Super Mario Bros 2 was incredible. Just the fact you had multiple characters, could go in doors and pick things up, levels that scrolled vertically as well as horizontally, the fact it was less linear, the mystery of it all. Everything felt like an expansion on the first game...of course as soon as I played SMB3 it took it to another level but still after all these years I cannot consider SMB2 anything less than a classic. The Lost Levels was more like SMB1 DLC and personally I loved that too.

[@shiver8082]

Yeah severely underrated 😢

[@MushroomMan64]

Speak facts!!!!

[@8bitneslife1985]

Salad Fingers speaks the Truth! Edit: I am choosing to believe that the Like on my Comment came from David Firth himself.

[@TheGooseIsLoose9000]

​@@shiver8082it's not underrated, we just aren't caveman gamers anymore. Judging the game as history might provide it a better rating but from unbiased video game standards, it was meh. Just a reskin pretending to be Mario

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

if its that fkin funny then why don't you fkin START LAUGHIN THEN!

[@asupreme92]

“Should’ve stayed lost” best description for lost levels

[@nathleflutiste]

It's nice for gamers that seek challenge.

[@SemiHypercube]

That beginning question immediately made me think of "How many Super Mario games are there?" by jan Misali

[@ThomasGameDocs]

Same! I put out the survey before I saw that video, so I was really happy that we lined up very closely on our "what counts as a Mario game" opinions!! The only difference was that I included Mario Run, which I kind of only included to see how low people would rate it :p

[@carletonfisher824]

True, where does the Mario game watch rank?

[@Labyrinth6000]

Lockstin already did the video though it’s pretty outdated.

[@gonester]

that’s a good video

[@ExpandDong420]

@@ChristianPlushVideos no, now be quiet

[@inthefade]

Mario 2 didn't feel off until we had Mario 3. We just thought each sequel was going to be quite different from the last. But then Mario 3 and then Super Mario World all had a bit of a unified aesthetic.

[@mindseyemusicreview]

Zelda II was a huge departure from the 1st game. I can definitely understand where you're coming from.

[@undefinedusername]

I totally agree. I used to play Mario 2 at my friend's house for who knows how many hours, before Mario 3 ever came out. It wasn't weird to us, it was just the next Mario game, with a bunch of new stuff. I loved it.

[@dylan1333]

Yeah

[@dylan1333]

@@mindseyemusicreview fr

[@MaxOakland]

It’s kind of a shame too. Mario has become pretty boring and formulaic and they stopped making 2D Mario games because of that

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

I can understand the younger generation picking Odyssey and the galaxy games, but when Mario 64 first came out, it was a brand new experience. Never before did we get an athletic platformer experience out of a 3D game, and it was amazing. The idea of Mario in 3D jumping around and exploring radically different worlds was amazing.

[@orlyjavier3627]

I think 64 is still a good game today even as someone born in 2005. I’d still pick the modern titles over it tho just cause it fits with my idea of fun.

[@alexhodgkinson6718]

It was innovative but that doesn't make it the best. I think games like Odyssey took what 64 did and perfected it.

[@kierancaspian4942]

My heart almost dropped when I heard the Bianco Hills theme playing at number 18, thank goodness Sunshine wasnt ranked that low. You really tricked me with the music 😂

[@crownlessponk]

Y'know, I think another reason Super Mario Run is extremely low (asides from being a mobile game that many people probably glossed over) is that the full game is only available for people who paid to unlock the other 6 worlds and extra features not available right from the get-go. I feel a lot of people react negatively to having to pay microtransactions in a free-to-download game with it dangling the rest of the content in front of you, but are fine with paying for the app upfront if it means getting the full experience

[@RickWhitechest]

I dunno, to me it didn't feel like a microtransaction fest. The game really only asks you to pay once, so the whole thing feels more like a "demo before purchase" instead.

[@thegreatprimoyt3519]

Yeah, getting a Mario game for free is really nice plus it being in your phone, since we have it on us most of the time and could help with time killing on a bus, and after getting the game it feels WAY too simple. Mobile games for Mario are hard because using Joysticks for movement on a phone is really bad since it takes up space, and if you just make him move by himself and jumping by tapping the screen, it kind of feel like the player has very little action because even if the game has different mechanics than jumping like backwards jumping, hanging, wall jumping, etc. youre still just tapping the screen. After expiriencing that you get the sad pop-up of you needing to buy the game, so it isnt necesarily bad, but it breaks the news that it was (indirectly) free.

[@thegreatprimoyt3519]

@@RickWhitechest for me I was kind of happy since it was a "free game" and after playing I got the notification that it had to be paid, and all that time I thought it was free.

[@Joosher56]

It’s just a boring game that gets old after like 10 minutes

[@spence8507]

People need to play Remix 10 and Toad Rally. They are really fun.

[@spingotgoomer3224]

Hearing you say NSMB2 was your first Mario game hit me like a brick

[@birdie8006]

Mine was Wii! I’m 24. Late bloomer to video games. Odyssey is by far my favorite.

[@jamiepayton1574]

Yeah. Even as someone who’s first was NSMB I felt really old hearing that haha

[@davedog0984]

That was my second game, I played 3d land first. Then I played sunshine and I was blown away

[@dejiko]

I'm 25 and my first Mario was 64 lol

[@ZigySpACe]

Well than I’m gonna hit you like a truck. My first Mario game was super Mario sunshine. I’m 20 now 😂

[@doorcruz]

It'd be interesting to see how Super Mario Bros. Wonder would affect the rankings nowadays.

[@longgreasy1595]

I think Wonder would be #2 only to Odyssey. SM Wonder is so amazing.

[@daltonlovescake2227]

Funnily enough I think it’s my favorite in the series 😅

[@thesnatcher3616]

It'll probably crack the top 5 for sure, top 3 maybe and top 10 AT THE VERY least.

[@shyguy.654]

If Mario Wonder was longer, it would be #1. But it's a short game compared to the likes of Odyssey. Mario Wonder 2 in the "Switch 2" will probably be the best Mario game of all time.

[@user_anonymous2945]

probably first with how much recency bias going on here lol

[@Defending15]

My favourite Mario game was Super Mario Bros.3, because it isn‘t that confusing like the games after it but it makes more fun than Super Mario Bros 1 and 2 because it isn't to hard or to easy. I like the way how Mario looks in this part of Super Mario Bros.It’s just perfect

[@user-zw3on4bx2t]

How are the 2d games after 3 confusing?

[@all-starsilver1835]

The best part of SMO for me is the movement. It's so complex it's actually crazy, with all these different jumps, wall-jumps and cap-jumps that can let you get to crazy places in crazy ways. It just feels amazing to have all these options you can string together as opposed to mostly just a run button and a jump or two.

[@henryapplebottom7231]

That's why speedrunning/challenges are so popular with it.

[@thegreatprimoyt3519]

Yeah, after playing the game, I left it for a while. I then discovered crazy things people were doing with Mario and Cappy, and it opened my eyes from tunnel vision and I discovered a bunch of new combos other than jump, throw cappy and jump in him. Its so amazing how your awareness, timing and movement can come together so beatifully. When people say that adding double jumps is lazy, I think SMO is one of the best examples of proving it false. Nintendo is improving so much with their games and its outstanding... just wish Sonic had better luck with Sega lol (no fr, Sonic had so much potential...)

[@all-starsilver1835]

@@thegreatprimoyt3519 Sonic Forces moment? :V

[@RyanDMcDonnell]

Definitely agree. I don't think it deserves the top spot here for the overall game, but Mario feels better to control in Odyssey than in any other game by a landslide. I'm really hoping they follow it up with a sequel that pushes his mechanics further with more complex levels.

[@Matt-zf9bf]

Mario may feel fun to control in Odyssey and some cap captures may be fun or funny, but the game's core loop of slogging through MOUNTAINS of filler moons just to smack underwhelming world bosses until you finally get to the end puts the game lower for me than American Super Mario Bros. 2 I'd take a Galaxy 1 or 2 ten times over before going through that again.

[@yawnberg]

As a person who was in the 80s I can tell you nobody thought there was something off about SMB2 because there was no established Mario feel. There had only been one game. And SMB 1 had been pretty different from the other Mario appearances to that point, such as NES Tennis, Wrecking Crew, or Donkey Kong.

[@Scarybug]

Yes and similarly Zelda 2 was totally different from Zelda 1, so it felt in step with what Nintendo was doing.

[@kentmartin9289]

I think it's safe to say most people thought it was a weird turn and wished it had been more like SMB 1. I wasn't coming up with a conspiracy theory of it being some other game being reskinned as a Mario game, but when I heard about that it made all kinds of sense to me. But you make a fair point. Before Mario 3 came out and was more of a return to a Mario 1 feel, for all we knew each Mario game would be radically different/innovative.

[@MrMisanthrope84]

Yeah SMB2 was just another Mario game. I was there, can confirm. It was only really in the 00's and the internet really shining the light on that game as being a bit 'weird'. In the 80s and 90s it was completely accepted as a legit Mario game. And in my opinion, it still is. The whole 'SMB2 not being a proper Mario game' thing is a bit of a revisionist take on history. For us kids, it was Mario. It introduced a heap of mechanics (for instance, Mario holding onto things and throwing them) and brought in multiple new characters into the Mario universe who are now staples of the franchise too (the most notable ones being Shy Guy, Fuzzies and Pokies, as well as the option to select from four hero characters not just Mario). And the music was excellent. SMB2 was awesome.

[@yawnberg]

@@kentmartin9289 Mario 3 was the biggest departure of all... The power ups, the strange worlds with all sorts of new enemies, the inventory, the overworld map, the framing device of the whole thing being a play... that was a weird game.

[@kentmartin9289]

@@yawnberg but SMB 3 felt like a progression from SMB 1. It was still a side scrolling platformer where you play as Mario and break bricks and hit ? cubes for power ups. Collect 100 coins for an extra life, you have small Mario, big Mario, fire power Mario, gumbas, the same main villain, etc. SMB 2 you chose which character to play as and they had different characteristics, you were pulling stuff up from the ground instead of breaking blocks. Isn't there a health system in SMB2 also? So there were lots of innovations in SMB3, but it felt like a sequal to SMB1. SMB2 always felt like a huge departure, even before SMB3 came out. At the time I passed it off as bold choices that didn't pay off very well.

[@LeviElevn]

18:09 I thought that was an ad 💀

[@Randomnameidk]

i got an ad exactly here💀💀

[@thenoteverythingchannel]

@@Randomnameidk bruh me too

[@ClutchPiggie]

@@Randomnameidk yeah the creator places the ads

[@Pwael_4]

Me too lol

[@LeviElevn]

@@Randomnameidkguys I didn’t get an ad it was the Mario trailer I thought was an ad

[@reneprezz]

5:42 when I heard “inside the castle walls” song I was like there is NO way Mario 64 even the ds version would score this low but was relieved when it wasn’t

[@kevinhart741]

It’s a testament to the series that even the lowest ranked games on this list are still pretty fun

[@revolvingworld2676]

True I don't think there is truly a "bad" main series Mario game. Personally while lost levels is my least favorite and more frustrating than fun, it's more of a personal thing as it's definitely not my type of Mario game.

[@jclkaytwo]

I don't get any fun from playing lost levels

[@cameronbarron]

@RevolvingWorld that's why the U.S got the mario 2 that we got hah..the lost levels was supermario2 in Japan. We got a totally different game. Its actually a game called "doki doki panic" but they changed the character skins to mario characters lol

[@Fadegalaxy-mv4mp]

@@revolvingworld2676i agree honestly especially with what you said about lost levels like it’s not even a fun difficulty either it’s more just repetitive bs

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

@@cameronbarron I'm glad they did it that way to. For the American NES system, the Mario trilogy is comprised of three distinct, S-Ranked Games.

[@WedgeTalon]

It would be interesting to see the age range of the participants and what if any effect age had on ranking of the games.

[@crypticmeg_]

i was just thinking this!! lots of higher ranking games were more recent entries in the super mario series.

[@yordansic]

Same here. It seems like it was mostly younger people who voted on this.

[@khalol7]

Doesn't even matter how old they are galaxy and galaxy 2 are in no regards better then 64 for odyssey there could be made a point if its as good but the other two never ever

[@Gameprojordan]

I'm assuming most of the people who chose the older mario games never played the new ones, and vice versa, so they just choose the best ones out of the ones they played. Which kind of makes this sort of poll hard to gauge because most people havent played every single game on the list. For me personally the most recent game I've played on the list is sunshine lol.

[@dragonwolf3527]

Feels like most people werent able to vote on the first few games as they are too darn old. The oldest Mario game I have ever played is new super mario bros 1, and I have very few memories of it.

[@Bubblegob]

I don't know if Mario Odyssey will hold up as number one but I have to say its charm is unique, beyond the creativity of the levels the story is actually a blast. The premise of Bowser wrecking havoc around the world 'cause nothing is too good for his wedding is just hysterical. To me while they tried in Sunshine and Galaxy, Odyssey definitely has the strongest plot, very light but just fun enough to go with the Super Mario vibe compared to the curveball that was Baby Bowser in sunshine and the kind of melancholic storyline of Galaxy.

[@CorneliusFractogram]

Plot? Storyline? Who cares, it's a Mario game. It's not interactive drama. Less is more.

[@Bubblegob]

@@CorneliusFractogram Just giving kuddos to a Mario 3D plot that managed to do just that in my opinion, a plot that give some flavor without either distracting from the game. I'm not blaming Mario 64, I prefer to see no plot than what we see in Sunshine and Galaxy, Odyssey just managed to hit a sweet spot.

[@shrobbyy]

@@CorneliusFractogram Mario not having a story is a HUGE letdown for me

[@traviscunningham7062]

Go play the RPGs if you want story. Still better then Sonic’s edgy and cringey storytelling.

[@danny_bz]

galaxy 1 will always take the cake and the deepest mario game with the best story, no chance can odyssey take away from that. The depth of rosalina and the observatory is nothing like anything else in the series

[@Growlbittz]

Finally: A video without obnoxious jumping subtitles in your face. Love it 👍

[@therealtrue842]

I'd love to see a poll on the Sonic series, probably one of the most dividing game franchises ever.

[@zeldaenby224]

Now that I think of it, both Mario and Sonic had games where they became furries

[@ros9764]

knowing Sonic fans, i'd see them defend 06 and say Colors is worse cuz they are sick of the meta era

[@oreomerchant6600]

thats actually an amazing idea

[@PaulJeffries56.]

If this were to happen sonic 06 or lost world would be on the bottom.

[@dylan1333]

Absolutely

[@antaresthirdeldenlord4840]

Super Mario Galaxy and New Super Mario Bros Wii were literally my childhood. I played those for countless hours on end.

[@infernokt9495]

Fax

[@StarMoonBlox]

Ive never had access to new games sadly, but i used to play lots and lots of 80's and 90's games like mario bros, super mario bros, super mario bros 3, super mario world, super mario 64, yoshi island and much more

[@illford6921]

​@@StarMoonBloxI mean Wii is not new at all anymore

[@staalhard4044]

"LiTeRaLLy..."

[@Ozzy622]

How can it NOT LITERALLY be your childhood? That doesnt make sense.

[@kiddketathereal]

been watching for years and it‘s such a delight to see how far you‘ve come please, never give up thomas

[@justa_lol]

19:02 Of *Wonder* ...how did you know?

[@ronnieyates8527]

I like how looking at the results of the test can tell you about who took the quiz. It was probably people in their early to mid twenties, seeing as the highest voted games are from the wii era and the most recent game.

[@johmami4825]

It's mostly because they're better games.

[@ronnieyates8527]

@@johmami4825 they are very good games, but I think someone born in the 80s would remember games like Mario World and Mario 64 more fondly than Mario Galaxy or Mario Odyssey

[@SoshJam]

@@ronnieyates8527 That’s true, but Mario Galaxy still holds up. I replayed the first 3 3D marios when they came to Switch a year ago, and Galaxy really is the best.

[@ronnieyates8527]

@@SoshJam True, It does hold up the best. Random question, how old are you?

[@SoshJam]

@@ronnieyates8527 18, so yeah I did in fact grow up with it.

[@noahnaugler7611]

SMW was my childhood, but I've found Galaxy absolutely inspiring

[@Lr3g]

@@apprentice_jedi Personally loved it, so to each their opinion chief

[@klaus.kinsky3954]

I always get goose bumps when I think about the first few weeks of playing Mario galaxy. I had never had so much fun with a game before as with super Mario galaxy. It was like An addiction ❤️

[@DLGaming2002]

18:09, Love that introduction to Mario Odyssey!

[@pii9729]

Would have liked to seen a year born added to your survey. This way we can see a possible age demographic in correlation with their favourite games

[@John6-40]

@Ethanmcbloons Not if the people are anonymous.

[@John6-40]

Agreed. In general, the newer games ranked much higher. 3D games also graded much higher. I'm 41 and there's no way I'd put Galaxy and Odyssey ahead of Mario 3 and Mario 64. Those games were legendary and groundbreaking.

[@madisnzz]

Yeah this doesn’t really work since not everyone has played all the games

[@RhinoHorn7]

@@John6-40 They may have been "groundbreaking" but super mario odyssey is overall better.

[@ntdoswitchcentral7387]

I’m 17 and I know mario 64 is the best mario game

[@nycurbanist3616]

Sunshine was my childhood, sad to see it ragged on, game was damn near impossible and I never knew what was going on but holy shit it was a vibe.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

I love and the Sunshine. I hate it only because I am REALLY bad at it 😆 like, when I had to defeat the paranah plant as an early boss, I died so many times, I could not for the life of me jump on his stomach or aim my water in his mouth. But, that said, it is a neat game and maybe one day I can finish it!

[@Undercoversteve96]

Best 3D Mario game. Every 3D main Mario game after it is mid tbh especially Odyssey

[@jalolastname5446]

@@Undercoversteve96 GREEN GREEN BEANS

[@SuspiciousScout]

Sunshine is one of my favorite Mario games, but it undoubtedly lacks the pristine polish that other entries have had in one way or another. The seemingly random difficulty spikes in missions being the most obvious. But at it's core Sunshine is really well designed and feels so different from any other game.

[@SomeoneThatIsHappy]

@@Undercoversteve96 M- max I- intriguing D- damn fun Yes, all 3d mario games after were mid

[@ljn369]

I loved New Super Mario Bros for the DS as a kid. Surprised that the mini games weren't brought up. I loved playing those with friends.

[@YoongSeung]

I’ve scrolled through the comments quite a bit and haven’t seen a mention for super Mario sunshine. Now I’m not a gamer myself but I grew up watching my older brother play it and watching gameplays on KZbin for it. Despite me not playing it, it became one of my favorites. I know the music like the back of my hand for each course and know where to go for each mission and what to do. I love each world that the game gave.

[@officialblimp]

I’m so happy Super Mario 3d World is finally getting the praise it deserves :) I think the multiplayer is amazing in that game and I love how linear and simple it is, it doesn’t feel as overwhelming as most 3d mario games

[@themissingbits6375]

Personally i Think the Galaxy games and the sandbox games are better but yeah the multiplayer is awesome

[@itsalwaysoniontime]

People are finally seeing it for what it is, a fun collection of obstacle courses to play with friends.

[@infinitevault]

My first and favourite Mario game Been playing it on the switch and have been addicted to it

[@matty-mm5vo]

it's a great game, but it has nothing to do with mario odyssey and 64

[@AlexanderBrior]

If you love linear and simple games, I'd say you'd like Crash Bandicoot

[@evie2411]

Watching people play Odyssey, so many get emotional at the big musical number. It has a feeling of grandeur and pure love for the series, a big moment of fun and adventure. I really hope they're considering a sequel! We loved that game!

[@master106]

I didn't. Nintendo, please don't settle for mediocrity. Make Super Mario Galaxy 3. Not Super Mediocre Odyssey 2

[@astronautninjatoxic]

@@master106 I respect your opinion even though I disagree. I understand that people have different taste in games and that a very popular and good considered game might be horrible for somebody.

[@TheAveragePalico]

@@master106 Although I very much disagree with you,I will respect your opinion for it is _your_ opinion.

[@Cavemanex-ts9fh]

@@master106 nice to know that atleast some people respect your opinion

[@Terranigma23]

Odyssey is good, but the game have a lot of missed potential (Cloud Kingdom, Ruined Kingdom, etc). Also, It's just so easy to have the number required of Moon to finish the game, because there is too much of them lol.

[@Gordon.Pinkerton]

Super Mario Land 2 is my favourite Mario game of all time. Growing up in the nineties, the only Ninetendo console I ever had was a Gameboy, so this game was the peak Mario experience for me. I played it a couple of years ago and I honestly think it still holds up

[@ThatAlleyRat]

Man out of all the games listed, Super Mario Land 2 is my absolute favorite, use to take that game everywhere and still play it once in a while. It still shocks me knowing how old some of these games are, never kept up with the new ones but I may have to look into Odyssey. It peeks my interest.

[@getsouped]

the galaxy series was one of the biggest parts of my adolescence. i remember the feeling of waking up on a saturday morning with only having plans to play super mario galaxy all day. the starship in the first game always felt like a second home to me.

[@Silly_mcWilly]

Yess ! That’s the reason i still haven’t played galaxy 2, i just want a hub to come back to and explore

[@wiiu-theunderratedconsole7569]

@@Silly_mcWilly You still play Mario Galaxy 2. The lack of a good hub is a bit lame but the rest of the game is masterfully well crafted.

[@michaelmartinez9042]

You and both, it hit me like no other Mario game did

[@GALAXY04]

Couldn’t agree more the only reason Odyssey won is cause the people who voted for it hadn’t played galaxy

[@getsouped]

@@GALAXY04 literally my exact thought 😔 i havent played odyssey though i want to, and it seems really good, but idk if anything could hold a candle to the feelings smg continues to bring me

[@bmwolgas]

Must have been a fairly young audience responding to the survey as I'm certain people in my age group would have ranked these games very differently. Also, that is a sin how poorly Super Mario 2 scored.

[@quarterzillion]

Which one lol? Both were underranked

[@Matt-zf9bf]

At the very least, no one liked Run. But yeah, I dunno how one of the Galaxies wasn't better liked.

[@mrmacross]

@@quarterzillion Lost Levels is really casual-unfriendly, a game that certainly seems like it was made for SMB1 pros. If most gamers are casuals, then it's not going to be anywhere near the top. It doesn't help, though, that this survey was likely completed mostly by younger gamers. Really stacks the deck against Lost Levels when its game engine is low tech and it's the hardest game in the series.

[@Vicky-fi3yr]

I’m actually quite curious to see how the games would be ranked from an older audience perspective coming from a younger consumer who only experienced the Wii and DS era. do you mind if you were to give a list here?

[@bmwolgas]

@@Vicky-fi3yr Having not played anything newer than Mario 64, my list would be incomplete. Of the games I've played, I would rank them as follows: 1 - Super Mario 64 2 - Super Mario 3 3 - Super Mario World 4 - Super Mario 2 5 - Super Mario 1 6 - Super Mario Land 2 (6 Golden Coins) 7 - Super Mario Lost Levels 8 - Super Mario Land And for the top 5 in this list, there's very little difference. On a different day, I may order them differently.

[@reginalb124]

I really got in to Mario as a kid playing Mario 3 with my cousins. I played most of the mainline games up until Sunshine. I played a bit and decided I had outgrown Mario games, as I just didn't like it. The next Mario game I played was Odyssey and I don't even remember why, but dang was it fun. I now have a daughter old enough to appreciate Mario and my wife and I played through Galaxy with her on the Switch, and she now just LOVES Mario. Galaxy was really just so much fun as well. I didn't know there was a direct sequel, we might have to do that one with her as well.

[@jordanjamison97]

I really liked that the title is about "least popular mario game" and you started at the bottom of the list answering the question immediately :) capitalized on a negative title, and followed through instantly

[@aisadal2521]

Even though the game is pixelated in the thumbnail, I can still recognize it as the original cover art for Super Mario 64 ☺️

[@SsjkidsSaveCosmo08]

Based

[@mewity]

based

[@legotwoface]

Same

[@Bitzly]

Same

[@Flegz1]

Same

[@NylonGenesis]

I knew the top 3 were gonna be some general combination of the Galaxy games and Odyssey. All three of them are absolutely fantastic! Nintendo really pulls out all the stops for the console they were on every single time they create a 3D game and it shows.

[@LandonLikeStuff]

Aw man I really like nsmb2 it was one of my first Mario games (within 3d world and 3d land which I both also love) I really loved nsmb2, Ik it wasn’t groundbreaking but the game itself I really enjoyed, it had a nice artstyle when playing on a 3d or 2ds I loved the levels and nature of the game 😭 (It might be nostalgia for me it doesn’t compare to a lot of the other Mario games :p)

[@gabriellejacquiet9925]

This makes me wanna get back and play all games, especially the games I played in my childhood. I really miss these games and the feeling they gave me. Maybe someday I'll play every Mario game.

[@global9104]

Wish bowsers fury was on here, would’ve loved to see what people ranked it

[@pokepress]

It would also be interesting to see how folks rank the GBC/GBA remakes, All Stars, Mario Maker, etc..

[@r0bst3rV]

@@pokepress it would really be cool to see the rpg games also, even though they aren't apart of the main series.

[@vexz0r789]

@@pokepress I love the super Mario allstars style of the lost levels

[@rosencvetanov6129]

@@r0bst3rV i think those deserve their own list

[@aspiknf]

Bowser's fury looks crap.

[@baha6743]

I actually kind of liked galaxy more than odyssey but both are great. Galaxy was more linear but a lot of times it felt thrilling like you're on the move and there's action everywhere unlike Odyssey's more open, chill, walking and finding things along the way.

[@jorgeluna3739]

Agree, Odissey is a friggin masterpiece! Grew up with World, 64 and Sunshine as a 90s dude For some reason I never made a click with Galaxy, but Odyssey for me was the next step of evolution of the series and it did it masterfully! It was a joy to play it, the gameplay is well made and intuitive, the levels are so replayable and man, I love the Mexican level, is so much fun!

[@user-se7jj4gl6q]

Super Mario Sunshine came out in 2002, not the 90s, but okay. And honestly can’t argue, Super Mario Odyssey is my favorite video game of all time.

[@MadPaperMario]

⁠@@user-se7jj4gl6qpeople who grew in the 90s played sunshine what are you on about

[@user-se7jj4gl6q]

@@MadPaperMario The GameCube came out in 2001, and Mario Sunshine came out in 2002. Look it up.

[@jhsevs]

I love challenging games, and I really want to see a poll on which mario game is the hardest. Including all mario games, like mario maker, all of yoshi’s island, all mario rpg games like superstar saga (which I found really hard), and even obscurities like mario is missing, dr. mario, mario tennis, etc. And I’d love to see where other games including mario end up in the list too, like mario kart, smash bros and mario party.

[@dreamtraveler6135]

My favorite would be the one on the DS, especially since as of now there is an online mode for multiplayer vs

[@mewity]

i cant even get in the castle in DS lol

[@Luigi-gp3cx]

I love DS but wii is my personal favorite

[@austria-hungary7680]

Im hearing pokemon for some reason

[@alexandergonzalez1665]

I loved Super Mario Odyssey, the art direction and visuals are amazing, the controls super clean, and the music is bombastic and really suits each area you go to. However, the first Galaxy game will always stick with me. Especially the music, some of the tracks have this quiet sadness that is really great when you feel alone.

[@noodleb2248]

Odyssey is not challenging enough at all. Great mechanics though, it was so fun to handle Mario that it kept me going through the game

[@ThatOneGuy-np7sz]

best piece in the mario galaxy soundtrack goes to, Gusty Garden Galaxy

[@spelavidioterpro4988]

It’s amazing how galaxy can nail the music, level design and graphics so perfectly, yet fuck up the movement so much that I would unironucally give it a 5/10. Talking about missed potential right here.

[@HarambaeXelonmuskfans]

@@spelavidioterpro4988 are you holding the joystick in your mouth like a dog? I’ve never had trouble with the movement myself.

[@spelavidioterpro4988]

@@HarambaeXelonmuskfans no, I might still be bad, like there was one time I fell of a bridge because even moving straight is fucking hard, but in my opinion, Mario games shouldn’t be hard because you have to go out of your way to make sure you are moving straight forward or because it feels there’s a whole ass second between pressing A and actually jumping. They should be hard because the levels are hard and the controls are there to keep you having fun. Just look at Luigi U, sure the controls might be a bit slippery but the controls feel respinsive, if you want to make a triple jump you can do it on your first try, if you want to turn around you will do that, even if it takes a bit longer than avarage it still consistently takes the same amount of time to do so, but the game is still hard because of the levels and time limit. Also, I really don’t like how the wii joystick controller feels in my mouth I mean hands

[@SpringySpring04]

I cannot begin to count the amount of HOURS I sunk into the galaxy games as a kid, they were some of my favorite games I had ever played. One day though the disc got scratched, old, worn, or whatever happened to it, and the game would randomly crash during the first few levels if you started a new save file (surprisingly on both discs for me). The feeling I had when that happened is extremely comparable to a beloved pet passing away, but I was able to sort of move on in that I was able to play the games again on Dolphin Emulator years later, though it wasn't a great experience due to my computer's poor performance. As for Odyssey, I played that whole game through and also beat the Dark Side of the Moon segment (which took MANY attempts), and my post-game rating for Odyssey was that it looks great and has some pretty cool controls and movesets, and heck, even the gameplay is pretty fun, but my personal opinion is that it can't even COMPARE to the wonder that I felt with the Galaxy games. I feel a lot more limited when playing Odyssey for some reason, as though there isn't a lot to do in these games. Not to mention the soundtrack was pretty average, whereas the ethereal, orchestral soundtrack of the Galaxy games are just much better. All in all, I honestly didn't really like Odyssey, but I guess it was somewhat okay. However, it feels like a CRIME that either of the Galaxy games wasn't number 1... But no pressure :)

[@Arthero668]

My good friend, you are the most wholesome gaming channel ever. You explain things in a way where its fun to listen to! And you put your heart and soul into everything you do and make. Props to you and you deserve all the best, and 100 million subscribers! Goodluck!

[@LordTutTut]

Mario Galaxy 2 holds the candle for me. I adore the first game's atmosphere but it felt to me like the devs had a stronger grasp on the gameplay which resulted in more memorable and fun levels. Yoshi was a ton of fun too :)

[@silverfire7388]

True but they didn’t have fun making the game though. Proof was shown when 3D all stars came out

[@TechTchno]

@@silverfire7388 Can you clarify? I've never heard about that before

[@pauldeddens5349]

@@TechTchno I think he is making something up. As far as I know, Galaxy 2 wasnt in 3D all stars purely because Nintendo either forgot about it, or didnt want to package 4 games into it. Maybe technical limitations, but I doubt it. Galaxy 2 was made because of how enjoyable Galaxy 1 was, even to the point where they didnt bother with a new story, and just repackaged the old one with a new spin. The devs clearly had fun with it, because they just wanted to remake the game right after release.

[@Senriam]

@@pauldeddens5349 yeah not including the sequel makes sense to me. Plus three is a cleaner number than four when it comes to marketing.

[@silverfire7388]

@@pauldeddens5349 my 2nd comment got deleted for unknown reason probably cause I’m right. I’m not go to say it again cause it’s just gonna get deleted again lmao 🤣

[@Ghiaman1334]

Great video! Would be interested in the data that wasn't directly shown here. For instance: which game got the most or least responses? Which game got the most of each category, especially if the most 1s isn't actually Run and the most 5s isn't even Odyssey (though I expect it is). Also the rest of the rankings, but particularly 3: which Mario game was the most 'meh', which is just 'one of the games ever made'?

[@Naftoreiclag]

Would also be interested in the data!

[@nokov6517]

Judging by the ratings and my own experience, I would wager that it would be the latter new soup entries. They’re perfectly good games but there’s simply nothing new in them. Enjoyable enough to play but not original or very memorable Scott the Woz made a good video about the games as well. If I were to describe them in three words it’d be bland, uninspired, enjoyable.

[@andrewg.3281]

I don't know about the second question, but you can probably find a pretty comparable number to the amount of responses each game got by looking at the sales number of each game. And the most "meh" game was new super mario bros 2 since it had an average rating of 3.00 and the responses said stuff like it was fun, but forgettable and more of the same.

[@obsidiangrimoire]

Sales numbers wouldn't be very helpful, as the amount of survey responses are inevitably going to be skewed towards the newest games and by the age of the average viewerbase of the channel. I'd wager Sunshine or NSMB DS onwards had more players and thus would have significantly more responses because the folks that grew up with that generation of mario are probably the people drawn in by the channel (assuming the instructions to not respond on games that weren't played were followed)

[@utubeiskaren7796]

I expect Mario Run got the least responses because it's on mobile

[@michaelhorvath62]

I would love to know a little more demographic information about this data collected. Such as average age, location, etc. Great video / presentation!

[@Trevorus1]

Super Mario World is my first Mario game and it’s art style is my favorite 2D Mario game ever made even beating the 2D ones with 3D graphics.

[@Raylusm]

I honestly never considered super Mario run a “main” Mario game, considering you don’t have much story to it.

[@austria-hungary7680]

Look at sonic battle

[@ElVlogdeBob]

Story doesn't make the game. It is mainline whether you like it or not.

[@austria-hungary7680]

@@ElVlogdeBob Read the context that i dunno bout

[@Raylusm]

@@ElVlogdeBob super Mario run has almost NO mainline at all. It’s very lazy and literally just a ripoff version of New Super Mario Bros. U

[@JohnDoe-kf3rd]

Mario games have story? I thought it was just "ooga booga man have hot girlfriend" "hot girlfriend captured" "ooga booga man mad" "ooga booga go rescue"

[@jasonparker3925]

Ngl, I MAY have rage deleted Mario Rush. One of my favorite parts of the Mario platforming games is the ability to either rush through or take your time and go back. Mario Rush felt like it punished me for missing a collectible simply by mistiming a jump, forcing me to restart and just hope I get the jump right. Eh, what do I know? Probably a skill issue.

[@RickWhitechest]

It plays very differently, yes, but Super Mario Run (the game I assume you're referring to) requires a different mindset to play. It's designed to be played with one hand, but one can put extra focus on the game with two. It's more of a rhythmic timing kind of game. It's quite satisfying to pull the jumping combos the game intends you to pull off if you can figure them out!

[@nesyboi9421]

Reminds me of those windup mario puzzle games that the Mario and Donkey king series eventually became

[@MatthewCampbell765]

With SMB1: I think a good way of putting it is that, at the time, being a 2-D Platform "Adventure" game was in and of itself a killer app. In the modern day, it's still a pretty good game. However, future games would improve on it quite a bit and would do so quickly. Exhibit A: Super Mario Bros 3 for the same console, which largely eclipses it.

[@teddybeertje2311]

4:40 I had to look twice, LMFAO

[@SebastianTheGreat]

I think the release of Odyssey really helped everyone (including myself) really see the charm of 3D world. As someone who lived through the great Wii U drought after being spoiled by the Wii, I probably would’ve ranked 3D World out of the top 10 when it first came out in 2013. It’s no easy feat to follow up on Galaxy 1 & 2, and everyone was experiencing a bit of Mario fatigue at the time. 3D world was the 6th main-line Mario game in the span of 4 years (2009-2013)

[@19Szabolcs91]

This is so true. It came right after NSMB2, NSMBU and Paper Mario: Sticker Star, all of which were uninspired and derivative. We were all fatigued by the same art style, the same powerups, the same structure, the same... lack of anything new. 3D World also didn't bring much new to the table, especially on the surface, so was quickly overlooked. But it really is amazing at what it's trying to do, which is traditional linear obstacle courses.

[@beachballssideaccount]

The only thing I didn't like about Odyssey was the camera movements giving me slight motion sickness, but that doesn't take away too much from the joy I felt while playing it overall. You can really tell how much love and creativity went into every aspect of it. Edit: In hindsight, I think I moved the camera around manually way too much when playing. So the motion sickness was pretty much entirely on me.

[@Razor_Gaming]

I personally never found anything wrong with Odyssey's camera. Galaxy on the other hand... it's a near-perfect game but sometimes the camera can be absolutely nauseating

[@al_eggs]

@@Razor_Gaming Same for me with the controls. I really want to love Galaxy like others do, but the subpar camera and slow, almost unpolished-feeling controls sour the experience

[@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829]

???

[@JustNameless2]

@@al_eggs Which Odyssey did you play that had "unpolished" controls, one of the main things Odyssey is so loved for is it's incredibly tight and responsive controls

[@averynerdybookworm972]

@@JustNameless2 they said galaxy not Odyssey

[@Gargopallet16]

The way you described Super Mario Galaxy was spot on!!!

[@JunoRWf]

Lesson learned: the general consensus is wrong.

[@SB2749]

Mario Land 2 being that low feels criminal. I honestly find it to be a contender for the best 2D Mario alongside World and SMB3. And you can't go wrong with the game that brought us Wario. SMB2 being low is also weird, it's still a perfectly fine game even if it feels like another beast due to being a reskinned Doki Doki Panic(which was made using a Mario prototype anyway). -Lost Levels is right where it deserves though, maybe even a little too high- My personal favorites are the Galaxy games(2 and then 1) followed by 3D World, so I'm happy with their placement here. Odyssey is cool from what I've played, but I doubt it outdoes the Galaxies for me

[@jonathanfranco8547]

I agree about Mario Land 2, it's very creative and different, and Mario has excellent movement. But I don't think as many people played it unfortunately

[@Laundry_Hamper]

And the music...star maze!!

[@SB2749]

@@jonathanfranco8547 Figures. This poll is pretty much dominated by younger generations, if most of the top ranking games being the more recent ones are anything to go by

[@TheOneGuy1111]

@@jonathanfranco8547 People were instructed to not rate any games they didn't play, so not many people playing it shouldn't have affected the rankings.

[@jonathanfranco8547]

@@TheOneGuy1111 oh yeah that's true

[@emjay0707]

Mario Galaxy 2, as the first Mario game I ever played, holds a special place in my heart, as well as already being a fantastic game. I'm glad to see it placed pretty high!

[@menstesticles]

Apart from mariokart wii mario galaxy 2 was the first game I played as well, I prefer it to one cause instead of the dramatic orchestral music its a lot more "mysterious" with its wobbly space sounds

[@lyrahaltechtjetzt]

Super Mario galaxy 2 is better than Super Mario Galaxy, and the Soundtrack is also better in SMG2, idk what he means

[@300bottles2]

@@lyrahaltechtjetzt I disagree. The first one is definitely more memorable in both its story and its galaxies. Galaxy 2 is missing a lot of the charm that the first one had

[@lyrahaltechtjetzt]

@@300bottles2 I think that the Gameplay is better in SMG2. In the first part, the gameplay feels weird and slow sometimes. But this is ok, opinions are of course different.

[@300bottles2]

@@lyrahaltechtjetzt I felt the bosses of Galaxy 2 were lacking though, especially when compared to King Kaliente, Megaleg, Bouldergeist, Dino Piranha, and Kingfin (I know some of those are in Galaxy 2 in the Boss Blitz Galaxy, but I'm only really gonna count Galaxy 2's original boss fights. Ripping them straight from 1 is cheating). Even the final boss of Galaxy 1 I feel is a lot more fun to play than Galaxy 2. Sorry, just needed to get that out

[@thecleangoblin138]

Odyssey at 1 is criminal i was actually sitting here trying to remember that games existence

[@buddyartyt3400]

Thank you

[@user-zw3on4bx2t]

You would one of the few. It shouldn't be #1, but I will never forget what happened in that game.

[@dz_abb__]

18:18 nahh its not the best mario game for me. For me is mario GALAXY the best mario adventure of all time

[@user-se7jj4gl6q]

OK, nostalgia-blinded person.

[@JBolt1089]

@@user-se7jj4gl6qit’s called an opinion

[@magmacannon887]

I always take a little issue with the most recent entry topping lists like these (recency bias), but by the same token I do think Odyssey is one of the best, so I'm not that mad. Also, I know it was sort of an add-on to the 3D World Switch port, and I don't know if it would qualify as a "mainline" Mario game, but I would have been curious to see where Bowser's Fury placed. That game is really clever and interesting, and I think whatever Mario game we end up with next will take a lot of inspiration from that game (I think it was a bit of a test). It proved that open world Mario works (as opposed to open area Mario like 64, Sunshine, Odyssey, etc.), and there's a lot of potential for a full-scale game of that style.

[@maoskung259]

To be honest with you. I think you’re biased to Galaxy because it is widely praised. Mario Odyssey is a far more enjoyable experience (compared to the gimmick filled Mario Galaxy), because of how seem-less the gameplay is to pick up and just enjoy each nook and cranny. Mario Galaxy will never be my favorite Mario game, in fact, it will never really be able to uphold the status of what a regular Mario game should be. Mario Galaxy is a wonderful beast in its own, and that series deserves to stay that way. Fun, but yet an outdated trend from Mario’s past that people still haven’t moved past. It will never be horrible or undeserving, in fact it is still quite amazing, but it will surely go down as one of my least favorite entrees whenever people decide to bash Odyssey or 3D World for going back to what made 3D Mario games nearly flawless. Galaxy embodies what Mario needs once in a while, a game separate from the norm. It is perfectly executed as a game that should stand off on its own sub series, but people need to stop glorifying it, because it will just create unrealistic and unfair opinions.

[@magmacannon887]

@@maoskung259 Okay, but I literally didn't even mention Mario Galaxy in my comment

[@yoshi6421]

@@maoskung259 Replied to the wrong comment? I did see someone else who said Odyssey would never top Galaxy for them, maybe you meant to address them?

[@ethnfx]

I also wonder where Bowser’s Fury would place in this list, I personally feel like I enjoyed it more than 3D World, it was really fun

[@maoskung259]

@@yoshi6421 ah sorry my friend, I did reply to someone else 💀

[@SuperJustinChannel]

I think the reasoning behind Lost Levels' baffling level design was that many of the levels were designed around the difficulty of an arcade game- several of them were designed for Vs. Super Mario Bros (an arcade version of SMB1) then ported over into Lost Levels afterwards since Nintendo wanted you to be able to experience these new levels at home, even though at its core Vs. SMB1 was still SMB1 but with less repeated stages.

[@grimreefer213]

Sunshine was one of their best games, I played it back in the day and it blew my mind at the time

[@snipeking363]

Fire merch dude 🔥

[@VenatorPaleo]

Galaxy takes it for me. And you bet nostalgia has a part in it. Every single model, object, or anything in that game reminds me of a simpler time. Coming home after school and gaming out in galaxy. Dying like 500 times, but still loving every moment. If I see footage from that game enough, you bet I’m crying.

[@TechTchno]

HONESTLY SAME, I first played Galaxy in like 2013/2014 when I was around 9-10, and it just holds... so many memories for me.

[@salemisjuucy]

anytime i tell someone galaxy is my favorite mario game and one of my favorite games of all time i have to preface it by saying that it's 80% nostalgia

[@elyjahkidnot]

@@salemisjuucy Idk man, I grew up with 64 and Sunshine as the ones I played the most and I'd still put Galaxy above both of them. I think the presentation, music, and atmosphere do a lot for the game. It's definitely a hallmark Wii title. I wish I liked 2 as much but I've got to give it a try again at some point

[@salemisjuucy]

@@elyjahkidnot the other 20% is REALLY good 💀

[@run.7979]

same if I start hearing star festival I’ll tear up every time

[@LostSoulSilver]

Imagine not liking Super Mario Land 2... great gameplay controls, characters, a lot of personality, and a technical achievement for it's time

[@gowildler]

My opinion: Nice game, great music and a manageable difficulty … until the FINAL LEVEL, where it is an extreme increase in difficulty which I could only beat with save states (I played on 3DS Virtual Console).

[@louiepikmin3184]

I haven't played it but the graphics are insanely good for the gameboy

[@CathodeRayKobold]

It may be near the bottom of the list, but remember that 3.3 out of 5 is already two thirds of the way up the pole.

[@Umbreon_Eevee]

My favorite gameboy game

[@PoutingTrevor]

It was the best reason to have a Game Boy.

[@BodieB]

As soon as I saw that Run was on the list I knew the answer to your video title

[@jguite23]

“Should’ve stayed lost” is the best response of all time 💀

[@Sir0fficerNasty]

"And the real winner is Super Mario RPG at 5.00" is what I thought was coming next.

[@ArmoredLion217]

Yeah! And where was Paper Mario and Super Paper Mario? Why weren't those included? (I can understand the sports games missing, mostly)

[@Real_temmie_undertalo]

@@ArmoredLion217 Mostly because these weren't "mario games" in themselves. These were spinoffs where there was no platforming as a principal! Mario tennis, kart, strikers, golf, party, mario & luigi (super star saga, partners in time and bowser's inside story), paper mario in general, also counting mario & luigi paper jam, were all spinoffs that mostly, if not completely, weren't canon nor based off platforming.

[@Real_temmie_undertalo]

@@stevenedwards8353 Well yes, you got a point

[@goofyfish17]

This video is about the mario platformers, not the rpgs.

[@cybersushi4930]

@@Real_temmie_undertalo *principle

[@cameronnekkers2269]

It’s so cool to see other peoples views on different Mario games

[@austria-hungary7680]

when is it not?

[@NightmareEuphoria]

8:41 my favee actually 2nd fave 1st is Odyssey nostalgia may play. Large part but even though it was my 2nd Mario game it's still better the 1sf was previously mentioned super Mario Bros 2 but this one I played for hours cpmplerei ng evey level and getting all th coin thingys and I remember the levels so well just-

[@BlazeHN]

My 4 years old kiddo just begun gaming with no other than Super Mario Odyssey and he loooves it, he talks about it all day, heck sometimes even while sleeping he says "Mario" haha, he have 999 moons (on Assist mode of course) and yet he wont stop playing it everyday. His 5th year bday party its gonna be Mario Odyssey themed for sure.

[@DarianWade]

You forgot SM64 DS. It's very different from the original, and definitely deserved it's own slot

[@danieldaniel8825]

Are you being sarcastic? sorry, havent played it

[@DarianWade]

@@danieldaniel8825 I am not. The DS game had so much extra content it's entirely its own thing

[@yoisthrust9112]

This is what I was thinking the whole video

[@tastethedifferencecheese]

yeah the ds version was epic

[@EmilyTheOtakuofficial]

Very different for sure. Rescuing different characters to play as with the power ups. Starting with Yoshi as the starter character while rescuing Mario, Luigi, and Wario to continue completing every level.

[@chameleonhrt]

I'm hoping you do more survey videos in the future. Even though I usually have only played a handful of them for each series, it's fun to see what other people's opinions are. I think another good topic might be what is the best Pokemon game or the best Sonic game.

[@octo6436]

what about best Kirby game?

[@friendlyotaku9525]

yeah, I think best Pokemon game is inevitable since recently he's done quite a few Pokemon videos though I'd say to wait for Scarlet and Violet to come out first, since it'll be great for them to be part of the ranking as well!

[@bannah6400]

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

[@alansasdworld4067]

i think Super Mario Galaxy should be in number 1 because for a person who was born in 2009, it's a great Mario game to start playing the Mario franchise, Super Mario Galaxy introduced me to the super Mario franchise

[@aztech8170]

Tbh love the vid. But the way you pronounce mario activates my fight or flight response lol.

[@chrims_ultra730]

Not including Bowser's Fury as an option here is an absolute sin, it's one of the freshest and most joy filled Mario games we've had in years and people forget about it because it was bundled with 3D World on Switch.

[@jonathanwest8415]

Bowser's Fury was great and enjoyable, and I haven't forgotten about it, but it's far from the most enjoyable to me. Ever since I 100% the game in February of last year, I haven't felt the need to return to it since, and haven't touched it once. The gameplay is fun, but there's not much to see, and barely anything to come back to. I like what it seeks to accomplish, but it could've been accomplished better. Also Fury Bowser is great in theory, but falls apart in practice. it just works to add time management to the game. (or waste your time if you have nothing else to do and don't have a bowser Amiibo out.) I'm not complaining about it because I'm too dumb to understand it or anything, it can just get annoying at times and would've been a better, more fun experience without it. (or if it was handled differently.) These are all just nitpicks, though. It's still a good experience beginning to end. there's just no reason for me to go back to it. (ME specifically, if this is your single favorite Mario experience of all time, that's valid, I just have no personal reason to return to it.)

[@chrims_ultra730]

@@jonathanwest8415 Oh yeah I’m not saying it was the greatest Mario game ever made, just that it deserves a spot on this list like any of the others. It’s a stand alone title that flew under the radar here.

[@mweeee]

Is it really big enough for its own spot? It's more of an extra to 3D World Switch than an entire game imo

[@chrims_ultra730]

@@mweeee It’s a small campaign, yes, but it’s so wildly different from 3D World that I consider it to be its own game. It’s got it’s own equally sized spot on the main menu, so I feel like Nintendo wanted to push it as a “two in one” package with each game standing on its own.

[@themissingbits6375]

@@jonathanwest8415 What the problem with games being short. I dont understand Those people What matters most is if the game is fun

[@Joe90h]

To me, playing Super Mario Odyssey created a feeling in me like I used to get playing new games as a child. I grew up with the Mega Drive and PS1, so interactivity with the environment was limited at best. But I would always try stuff out. "What if I hit this tree with this fire ability?" "What if I jump up onto that high rock?" Super Mario Odyssey actually rewards so much of this silly little fooling around with the odd coin here and there, and it's always a joy to think of something to then find out the developers were thinking about it too.

[@fredrikaKH]

Fr my dad bought it for me and I was skeptical since newer games hadn’t hit me hard but Super Mario Odyssey is literally amazing I love it so much

[@bludpy45]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 man someone must have an unlucky upbringing

[@Joe90h]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 gr8 b8 m8

[@jakefranklin89]

@AndrewWithEase11 11 Yeah, I hated odyssey. Felt weird compared to the other games and collecting moons got old quick. I try not to compare it to 64 but it’s hard not to, seeing as how I think the creator considered it the “spiritual sequel” to 64 or something.

[@asifrahman60]

I have never played it as I don't have a switch But I've watched Zack Scott's playthrough and it looks epic

[@joylox]

I loved Super Mario Land (beautiful on 3DS VC), but haven't played the second one. I guess I'll have to look out for it. New Super Mario Bros on the DS was the first one I really got into as a kid, and it was really fun. I feel like I also had Super Mario World as a GBA version, but I remember Yoshi's Island a bit better.

[@IzzabelleGames2324]

My first mario game for a system was nsmb2 but my first ever mario game was super mario run. man i still remember unboxing the 2ds and screaming with joy. i was like 5 or 6

[@andrewhamel1]

I refuse to count Super Mario Run as a "mainline" mario game and as such will consider Lost Levels as the *real* unpopular game according to your survey. I like that you covered everything in the video instead of just the first and last. Looks good

[@xbrandon2252]

That sounds like a YOU problem because it is a mainline game

[@sekazi]

3D World is the best Mario game I have played. At the end it can get extremely challenging. It is just overall the most fun. I would love to see a sequel in the series to bring new and old power ups to the game. It is also the game that gave us Captain Toad mini games. I absolutely loved those mini games and so glad that Nintendo brought a full game out.

[@user-ri5tp5zi8u]

Yeah. As a teen and child, 3d world had a huge impact on my life. I can agree that the galaxy games are more creative, but 3d world is more fun to me. Also I think the big band music suits Mario better than orchestra. This was proven in oddessy.

[@travisedwards3543]

Its more appreciated than it was but its still very underrated. Its my 3rd fav after odyssey and galaxy. As far as classic mario level design goes its second to none. The creativity w the cherry power up, truly peak 2d/2.5d mario.

[@TheLegendaryTortelini]

Agreed about smb3, when i first played i though: OMG THIS PROBABLY HAS INFLUENCED A LOT ON THE MARIO INDUSTRY BRO, IT ADDED THE MOST OF THINGS WE SEE NOW IN 2D MARIO GAMES!

[@Spectarium]

sunshine is my favorite game for story, while odyssey is my favorite game for movement mechanics, its so hard to choose between these two as I love them both dearly

[@pastelshadows6437]

I'm not all that into Mario but I still remember fighting Mechawiggler in Odyssey with one of my cousins as Cappy, it was probably the most fun I've had in the game.

[@RealUlrichLeland]

I love how the game's just teeming with secrets. Every time you think you're done there's something else that surprises you. Like when you end up in new donk city, but then are shocked to then go to the moon, and then finally unlock the dark side of the moon. Even then there's still so many moons you'll never have noticed like the hidden taxis in the sky

[@tetermc]

I wonder how much Mario odysseys popularity here is recency bias. Don't get me wrong, it might be my favorite Mario game of all time but it's surprising that Galaxy didn't edge it out. My personal favorite though has to be Mario 64 because of the freeform movement and deep mechanics as well as the game structure itself being so infinitely replayable. Aged game but still a blast to play every time.

[@lachlanB323]

But Super Mario Odyssey lacks Nostalgia from childhood. Nostalgia is a massive bias that can hide massive flaws in games. I am surprised super mario odyssey won. I think if this video was done 2 years ago it wouldn't of won due to the game growing on people and them realising how good it really is.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

I don't think it was recency bias. Odyssey goes for a formula similar to 64, while Galaxy was very linear.

[@ZipplyZane]

That was my thought about Galaxy 2. It just seems way too high up for a sequel that mostly reused the mechanics.

[@master106]

Yeah, the game is super mediocre and not that good. Galaxy was the best Mario game.

[@lachlanB323]

@@master106 POV: You have never played Mario Odyssey. Nah I'm joking lol. You can have your own opinion and Mario Galaxy is amazing.

[@birdman4birdlegs]

Its a good thing you havce guidelines in place because Mario Teaches Typing was coming in hot :)

[@henryhere]

ok i get the pronunciation of mary-oh because of the accent, but wario literally pronounces "wah" as an "awe" sound literally all the time. (no hate btw, great video)

[@Oceane1803]

Mario 3D Land is great ! I think it really managed to capture that feeling of exploration that the original games had. So many secret zones to find, so many replayability and references. The Zelda reference in the sand dungeon level, the Mario Bros 3 music remixes, the Mario Bros 1 pixel art levels, the 3 crowns (or 1110 lives), the cutscene before the World 8 Bowser Fight, which is a reference to Petey Pirhana's intro in Sunshine. And if you want to 100% this game, you have to know what you're doing. You can unlock stars by doing various stuff in the game (like reaching the 1110 lives), but these stars can become shiny stars if you never make the white Tanuki suit appear (lose less than 5 lives per level). If you don't know that, it's easy to make the 100% completion impossible to reach. Also I saw you showed the Giana sisters when speaking about Mario Bros ripoffs. The Giana sisters have become their own series, and they have a lot of potential, like giving a more important role to girls than they'll ever have in mainline Mario games. Do they use this potential ? Eh not really, but it's there, and if I could, I'd make a Giana sisters fangame, but nobody cares about me and my ideas anyway so that ain't happening.

[@Oceane1803]

Of course but 3D Land isn't a Switch game ^^'

[@jytvreal]

3D world did it better

[@manwhat7590]

Mario in the majority of games, telling you exactly how to pronounce his name correctly: "It's a me, Mario!" Thomas: "Marryo."

[@MnMGaming69]

::::::::))))))))

[@scratchy523]

Lol must be his British accent

[@John6-40]

@@scratchy523 I've seen a lot of Americans do the same. Wulff Den, for example.

[@iuserpigfac]

im not hearing it

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

@@John6-40*mary-o”

[@TheLaughingMan42]

Wow, that's surprisingly close to my order. Nothing was more than a couple of spaces off from where I would have placed it.