Aside from The Lost Levels, it’s kind of hard not to like the first four 2D Mario games. While the first game’s physics are hard to adjust to for those who are used to the newer games, it’s still a solid platformer that saved the video game industry almost single handedly. Super Mario Bros. 2 isn’t even considered a Mario game by many players, but it still has its own charm, and Super Mario World is filled to the brim with varied and creative levels. I don’t think that any of Mario’s first four games are perfect, but my favorite out of the bunch has to be Super Mario Bros. 3.
Aside from its apparent increase in automatic sidescrolling levels and cryptic levels that can’t be beaten without a Google search, most of Super Mario Bros. 3’s levels are pretty much perfect, and their design is made even better thanks to how varied the world themes are. Although it does have some of the more conventional Mario worlds, like a desert world and an ice world, Super Mario Bros. 3 has unique worlds that never made an appearance in other Mario games, like World 4 being a giant’s world and World 7 being almost entirely made of pipes. Like I said earlier, none of Mario’s 2D games are perfect, in my opinion, but Super Mario Bros. 3 is the closest that a 2D Mario game has gotten to perfection.
Aside from its apparent increase in automatic sidescrolling levels and cryptic levels that can’t be beaten without a Google search, most of Super Mario Bros. 3’s levels are pretty much perfect, and their design is made even better thanks to how varied the world themes are. Although it does have some of the more conventional Mario worlds, like a desert world and an ice world, Super Mario Bros. 3 has unique worlds that never made an appearance in other Mario games, like World 4 being a giant’s world and World 7 being almost entirely made of pipes. Like I said earlier, none of Mario’s 2D games are perfect, in my opinion, but Super Mario Bros. 3 is the closest that a 2D Mario game has gotten to perfection.