He’s the most recognisable video game character in the world. But not all of Mario’s games are widely loved. In the week of Mario’s 36th anniversary, the highest and lowest rated Super Mario Bros and Mario Kart games have been revealed.
With data scraped by BestOnlineCasinos.ca, we can now reveal the highest and lowest rated games within the Super Mario franchise.
Highest Rated: Super Mario World
Released five years after Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World rated the highest rated game in the franchise, with an amazing IMDb rating of 9.3/10. It’s the game that first saw the introduction of the green dinosaur Yoshi, and a game that invokes instant nostalgia, with some users stating, ‘I’ll be playing it even when I have great grandchildren.’
In second is Super Mario Bros. 3, with a rating of 9.2/10, while Super Mario 64 takes third place with a rating of 9.1/10. Known for revolutionising the Nintendo64 console, users were quick to crown this as their ‘favourite childhood gaming experience.’
Lowest Rated: Super Mario Run
Released in 2016, Super Mario Run takes bottom spot with a poor 6.2/10. Released on iOS and Android, this was the first mobile game released by Nintendo. However, users were quick to complain about the originality of the game.
Super Mario Bros. 35 and Super Mario 3D Land take joint 16th place with a score of 6.4/10. Here’s a look at the figures in detail, which also includes Mario Kart figures:
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Data was collected by BestOnlineCasinos.ca using resources such as Wikipedia’s list of the best-selling video game franchises, (omitting Mario, Tetris, Wii and Minecraft on the grounds of either being the same game with updates, available on a single device, or being an umbrella franchise) and IMDb in order to determine the ratings of each release. Updates, mini-games or DLCs were also omitted from the study.
What do you think? Do you agree with the results? How would you rate the games?
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.