This ranked list is for the mainline Super Mario platformers only (both 2D and 3D) so you won't see any spin-offs or sports titles. Check them out to see how they compare to our personal picks: Yes, of course, there are personal favourites that some of us would like to see bumped up higher, but democracy has given us a handsome list, regardless.Īnd if you're not in agreement? Well, we have two reader-ranked lists - one for the 2D Mario games and another for the 3D Mario games - where you can have your say. Ranking all these classics is an inexact science, but we here at Nintendo Life have debated, made our individual cases about this or that entry and come up with a definitive compromise which we're all happy with. All of them could easily be somebody's 'best game of all time', and there'll always be someone who believes the series peaked with The Lost Levels. It sold in 2020 for the comparably affordable price of “just” $114,000.What's the best Mario game ever? Where do you even begin to rank them? Let's face it, any of the games in the top 10 could justifiably take the top spot. That title belonged to another copy of Super Mario Bros. That $660,000 winning bid destroyed the previous record for a video game. It’s rarity and unparalleled condition combined for a big final price tag. That’s the highest rating for any copy ever put up for auction. What also made this sealed game so much more valuable was its impeccable condition.

Never say never, but there’s a good chance it can’t be done.” Since the production window for this copy and others like it was so short, finding another copy from this same production run in similar condition would be akin to looking for single drop of water in an ocean. “By early 1987, Nintendo was producing a version that had another new variation to their original packaging (an additional ‘code’). “This particular copy was produced in late 1986, and it was one of the earliest copies produced that had plastic shrink wrap, rather than sticker seal.” said Heritage Auctions Video Games Director Valarie McLeckie in a statement.

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