I’m old enough to remember the original ‘Donkey Kong’ console back in the 1980s, a time when our 8-bit hero was simply called Jumpman. These days, he’s Mario Mario, plumber supreme, and the head of a large Mario family featuring his hundred or so brothers, a green horse who might also be a dog, mushrooms, monsters and princesses. With Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Brain Surgery, Mario Andy Griffith Show and the latest iteration, Mario Possesses You With His Big Red Hat, there are any number of options for your favorite, leading to today’s Super Mario Query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) really enjoyed sailing a giant version of his own head around the universe in ‘Super Mario Galaxy’, asking: What’s your favorite video game outing featuring Mario?
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Its a tie between Super Mario Bros. & Super Mario Bros. 3 on NES.
I’m a sucker for Super Mario RPG from the Super NES days.
I will always have a soft spot for the first 3D world Mario, Mario 64. Even the loading screen for that game was fun, I mean who doesn’t enjoy a three dimensional Mario head that you can stretch and warp, pulling it apart, only to have it snap back in place when you release it. Hours of fun, and an open world feel. I loved that game.
Mario Is Missing was… I can’t even finish this lie. I’m a fan of Super Mario Sunshine with it’s tropical setting and bright colors, even if it is infuriating at times.
Also Luigi’s Mansion was great, even if it didn’t star the short Brooklyn plumber
Super Mario Galaxy is my pinnacle of platforming in my opinion.
I would play the stromboli out of Super Mario Andy Griffith….
I gotta go with Super Mario RPG. It was probably the most played game we had for SNES, and one of the few Mario games (not counting non-Mario games where he appears due to DLC, Amiibo connectivity, promotions or other reasons) that I didn’t tire of after finishing the game once or twice.
SM3 NES