Easy. It's Super Mario World.
With a color palette vibrant enough to get the Hubble's attention, control so smooth you'd think Santana programmed it and tons of new abilities and items to make Mario fly, spin, float, Super Mario World sits atop a goofy green dinosaur wearing red sneakers above all other Mario games, arguably all other games in the platforming genre.
Unlike previous games in the series, where levels were split up with no direct transition between them, Super Mario World takes place in a large coherent world map -- it IS a Super Mario world, and what a deep one it is. Hidden levels, passageways and secrets lie waiting to be found, and the ultimate secret area, the Star Road, with its various entrances hidden throughout the main map, is still a landmark discovery, on par with the wheel, or fire or Watson and Crick's DNA research. But you can't hold A and jump to launch yourself over a double helix so the Star Road is far better.
The inventory system -- press the Select button for that reserve Cape Feather or Fire Flower -- is something sorely missing from Mario's new games. Hell, entire power-ups are missing now. Bee suits? Timed Ice Flowers? What the hell, Super Mario Galaxy, why must you limit me so much? Super Mario World spoils you with goods yet limits you to two at a time. The game executes this so well, Halo saw it fit to give Master Chief only two weapon choices at a time, too.
The levels are wonderful playgrounds, and run the perfect length with tons of secrets in each one. The A button spin-jump adds a whole new "spin" (ugh) to things, allowing you to evade those damn Boos. Yoshi opens up a plethora of possibilities. Use his tongue to swallow enemies, shoot them back out, ingest Koopas with shells of various colors for fire, flying and stomping powers - and everyone's favorite, abandon the poor bastard mid-jump.
And it is fun as hell. There's a reason Mario games are the best and most popular in the world. The sheer joy of moving the little plumber around, feeling the friction as he revs up his speed or makes a jump, is enough to entice anybody. It works in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario 64...
But Super Mario World does it best.
Do you agree? Or is there another Mario game you hold dear?
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After reading through your justification, I find no reason to disagree. Super Mario World was definitely ahead of its time and Mario-wise, it's nearly perfect if not so already.
Thankfully, as a child, I was able to have enough judgment to pick up Super Mario All-Stars. You know, the game with multiple Mario titles on it for the SNES? After seeing my friend recently play Super Mario Bros. 3 on the GBA, I'd have to say that game also deserves to put up there next to Super Mario World. The 8 worlds that are offered provide a rich amount of levels that fit each world's theme and the item system adds more to the fun. Who can forget Mario's raccoon transformation that everyone loved using so much? And instantly after watching my friend play, I recalled the OST like it was yesterday. Powerful stuff.
So, to sum it up, in my opinion, I think both Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3 deserve the title of "Best Mario Game." Kinda makes me want to play them again, haha.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Who doesn't love the tanooki suit.
Frog suit was cool too, I also loved the hammer bro suit as well.
Super Mario Bros. 3!!
For me it's a hard choice between Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. I love them both!!
In my limited and mostly 8-bit experience, SMB 3.
I don't think Yoshi's Island counts, does it?
Tim, you're definitely right. SMW was just so well crafted. It holds a special place in my heart.
Tanooki Suit be darned!
SUPER PAPER MARIO!!
Whah... they're all pretty kickass. Especially SMB 3 and SMW.
Super Mario 64 deserves credit too for being groundbreaking in its own right.
Everybody always remembers the side scrollers that mario was on
Nobody remembers Super Mario RPG on SNES, the only rpg game he was on made by squaresoft/nintendo. It was 3d, had mana/hp, item customization etc almost like any other simple rpgs..
The only game I've that you had bowser,mario and peach fight together side by side. Still an awesome game.
@nooitzben@xanga - Sure, I remember it. I dunno if it holds up well today but for the time it was definitely an enjoyable romp.
Except for that tadpole note mini-game. That was baloney.
I love this game!
However, I love Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario 64 as well.
@nooitzben@xanga - I do and RPG is the BEST DAMN MARIO EVER!
SCREW THAT! the thing that made World cool was the dif color and attributes to the yoshies.
The music was the same melody only altered 4 times each with a conga drum loop added if you are on a yoshi. this could be said for music in Super Mario Land 2 : 6 golden coins on Game boy LOL but i like that game. I still play world be cause is the longest of the side scroll Marios. Then i think is Mario 3 both which are very similarly styled. only with 3 you had a 10 page arsenal of power ups u could only choose to start one so you didnt need to worrie about dying before you reach a power up in th game. and all them suits That Full body Racoon or what eva it was with the statue transformation so enemies walk right pass. EPIC FAWKIN WIN!
lets see you do that in world. or throw hammers not fire balls only or swim faster without holding something which in reality will make you sink HA! Soooo ass backwards there. one thing that bothered me most about world was Koops kids named after classical musical composers. and them damn charging chucks. There are a few stages that they are under water what hell and they whistle perfectly and awake the sleepy love fish and swim 100mph and rape you LOL
Mario 3 Owns World 10X Overkill. but on more thing i liked about world was the fact after you beat it all clear the 1st time you can repeat the game on where the world basically enters a infinite state of the season Fall and all Koopas are Rockin Mario Mascot heads LOLZ!
But to me Mario RPG will always be #1 Bitchin Graphics, Story, Soundtrack, And Replay Value. Even Paper Mario Beats World to me. I guess cause im a Classic turn based RPG Lover.
Also if you havent played Mario vs Donkey Kong you need to NOW! parts one and to and pick up the classic Donkey Kong on GameBoy feat Mario chasing DK al over the world to save his princess
@Aa_bEbE_pHaT_aA@xanga - HELLZ YEA HIGH 5!!!
@SaikoJ_Mitsurugi@xanga - high 5!! :D
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