Every Super Mario Bros. Game, Ranked

by Chris Hayner, for Metacritic – October 10, 2017

Updated November 20, 2017 to add Super Mario Odyssey

It's been more than three decades since the world first met Nintendo's plucky plumber mascot, Mario, and there is one undeniable fact: the Super Mario Bros. franchise has stood the test of time.

With Mario set to take the world again this month in Super Mario Odyssey on the Nintendo Switch, it's time to look back at the franchise to decide which entry is the very best. We ranked every Super Mario Bros. title, going all the way back to the original 1985 game, using scores from Metacritic and GameRankings.

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80*

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

The follow-up to Super Mario Land took its visual cue from Super Mario World on the SNES and follows the events of its predecessor.

“The original Super Mario Land was a solid start for the series on Nintendo's Game Boy system, but nothing could prepare gamers for what the developers were able to do with this sequel. They managed to improve every aspect of the game and even made the adventure a much longer and more rewarding experience this time around.” —Corbie Dillard, Nintendo Life

Game Boy, 1992

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