Top 13 Best 2D Mario Games Ranked
Over its 40-year history, Mario’s side-scrollers have gone from rescuing the video game industry in 1985 to the safe-but-stale New Super Mario Bros. era of the 2000s, and finally to the Switch’s Mario Wonder reboot that reminds us just how magical a little plumber can feel.
Great 2D Mario titles nail that sweet spot between mastering Mario’s simple moveset and daring you to pull off bigger, riskier jumps—dying and retrying until you own every level. This list ranks every classic side-scrolling Super Mario from “first goomba” flops to platforming perfection.
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