Some covered their bases

“That’s a really hard question, because there isn’t really a “Mario” game genre. There are games with Mario, but they fall across several genres and I struggle to say that Super Mario World deserves the top spot over Mario Kart 8 Deluxe because the former is a 2D platformer and the latter is a racing game, they’re so different.

But if we divide them into categories (with a little cross-over)…

Best 2D Platformer: Super Mario World (Runner-up: Super Mario Bros 3, honorable mention to Super Mario Bros Wonder)

Best 3D Platformer: Super Mario Odyssey (Runner-up: Super Mario 64, honorable mention to Super Mario Galaxy)

Best Sports Game: Mario Kart 8/Deluxe (Runner-up: Mario Kart Double-Dash, honorable mention to Mario Kart 64)

Best RPG: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Runner-up: Mario & Luigi, honorable mention to Super Mario RPG, SNES or Switch)”

“Played pretty much all of them in my 44 years of life. For 3D, it would be Galaxy and Galaxy 2, 2D loved Wonder and the old school World. Mario Kart is king as far as the spinoffs! For multi-player fun, 3D World with the Cats was a blast for me and the family! That’s what makes Mario special to me is the whole family loves and plays them!” – TheRay79