Dated, but credit where it's due for laying a foundation for the series

Peak

Wizardry

Needed more Dante

Personal Favorite of the series

would give a zero if possible. Gun button the game

Skip story cutscenes and the combat is fun (albeit simpler than earlier entries)

Goated

Great but I hate the cheap one hit kill QTEs. Very pronounced lack of enemy variety that gets amended in later titles in the series

Best of the trilogy

Combat still fun but definitely less fun than 2 despite added complexity. Worth a full playthrough if you like the series, but the story falls short

One of the best mario romhacks out there

Peak

Great hack with a ton of good levels, but verges on frustrating towards the end. Enjoyed the 2.0 version I played that had quicker death animations and infinite lives.

Peak of the series, genuinely perfect