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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86*

Super Mario Bros.

This is the platform game that not only launched a console but also created one of the longest-lasting franchises in the history of video games.

“Dozens if not hundreds of imitators have tried to improve or revolutionize the formula that Nintendo spawned back in 1985; some have failed, while others have come close. Even with the most successful of these attempts, coming back to play Super Mario Bros. is still just as much fun as ever.” —Mark Birnbaum, IGN

NES, 1985

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