These are the best and worst Mario games on Nintendo's most successful console — according to critics, at least.

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

The 3D Super Mario series is arguably Nintendo’s flagship franchise. Following the shift to 3D visuals with the Nintendo 64, virtually every Nintendo console has gone on to receive a new platforming ...

Laurence is an avid writer, gamer, and traveller with several years of journalistic writing experience under his belt. Having helped create a student-focused magazine at university, he is keen to ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...

Above all else, the driving force behind Mario's success is exquisite game design – something that is acknowledged by players and game designers alike. "Mario games have a timeless charm and wide ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...

What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history. Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Super Mario Bros. 2 is seen as the black sheep of Mario games series. Released in 1988 for the NES and in 1992 for Japan, some players were sure they had played it before. They’d be correct, as the ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...