Best Mario Game of the Decade?

Metal Mario · 12-30-2009, 01:17 PM

As the year 2009 draws to a close, we can take the opportunity to look back on the diverse and plentiful selection of Mario games released throughout the past decade and decide for ourselves which one was the best. You can choose up to three of your favorite games from the list below, and the most popular games will go on to become finalists. Once everyone has made their selections, I'll add a poll to this thread listing those finalists, and we can vote for the absolute winner.

Mario Golf (N64, GBC)
Mario Tennis (N64, GBC)
Donkey Kong Country (GBC)
Wario Land 3 (GBC)
Paper Mario (N64)
Mario Party 2 (N64)
Mario Party 3 (N64)
Dr. Mario 64 (N64)
Super Mario Advance (GBA)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
Luigi's Mansion (GCN)
Wario Land 4 (GBA)
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (GBA)
Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (GBA)
Mario Party 4 (GCN)
Game & Watch Gallery 4 (GBA)
Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4 (GBA)
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GCN)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)
Mario Party 5 (GCN)
Wario World (GCN)
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA)
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games (GCN)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA)
Mario Golf: Advance Tour (GBA)
Mario VS Donkey Kong (GBA)
Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
Mario Pinball Land (GBA)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Donkey Konga (GCN)
Donkey Konga 2 (GCN)
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (GCN)
Mario Power Tennis (GCN)
Mario Party 6 (GCN)
Super Mario 64 DS (DS)
Mario Party Advance (GBA)
WarioWare: Twisted! (GBA)
WarioWare: Touched! (DS)
DK: King of Swing (GBA)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (GBA)
Yoshi Touch & Go (DS)
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GCN)
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (GBA)
Mario Superstar Baseball (GCN)
Mario Tennis: Power Tour (GBA)
Mario Party 6 (GCN)
Super Princess Peach (DS)
WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
Mario Party 7 (GCN)
Mario Kart DS (DS)
Super Mario Strikers (GCN)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)
Mario Kart Arcade GP (Arcade)
DK: Jungle Climber (DS)
New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (DS)
Mario VS Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS)
Yoshi's Island DS (DS)
Wario: Master of Disguise (DS)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Mario Party 8 (Wii)
WarioWare: Snapped (DSiWare)
Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
Diddy Kong Racing DS (DS)
Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Wii)
Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii & DS)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Mario Party DS (DS)
Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Dr. Mario Online Rx (WiiWare)
Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)
Dr. Mario Express (DSiWare)
Mario VS Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSiWare)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii & DS)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)

I didn't include the SSB games, but if you guys come to a consensus that they should be included, we can do that.

Rainbow Dash · 12-30-2009, 01:43 PM

you might as well include SSB, you already put mario and sonic on there

Dark Seraphim · 12-30-2009, 02:10 PM

Super Mario Galaxy, after the lackluster reception Super Mario Sunshine got previously, SMG really seemed to revitilize the concept of the 3-D Mario Platformers, bringing elements of beta 3-D like SM64 and some of the better concepts of SMS.

The game was a surprising challenge, beautifully designed, bringing about both old, faithful concepts of the Mario platformers, along with many new exciting and well accepted ideas. It was a very well done game with great audio and visual, and although I have some qualms about its "bonus mode", I still think this is easily the best and most impressive game of the decade!

Panfan · 12-30-2009, 02:56 PM

Paper Mario

Metal Mario · 12-30-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

you might as well include SSB, you already put mario and sonic on there

That's more of a Mario-starring vehicle than the SSB games are.

**Valigarmander** · 12-30-2009, 04:12 PM

Hard to say. There were a loooot of good ones.

But I think I'd have to agree with DS. Galaxy was amazing. I hope Galaxy 2 will be able to live up to it.

Metal Mario · 12-30-2009, 04:20 PM

I'm inclined to go with Galaxy as well.

Dark Seraphim · 12-30-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valigarmander

But I think I'd have to agree with DS. Galaxy was amazing. I hope Galaxy 2 will be able to live up to it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Mario

I'm inclined to go with Galaxy as well.

I'm a trendsetter! I'm like Bowser, and Valigarmander is like Ludwig von Koopa and Metal Mario is Wendy O. Koopa.

Nah I'm just being goofy, but Galaxy was great, I just remember the Bowser fight music being my favorite in the game, and my favorite Bowser theme of them all!

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 12-30-2009, 04:46 PM

Damn it. I guess Super Smash Brothers Melee, but if I were to go with an all Mario game, it'd be...damn, PM: TTYD. Or Maybe M&L: SSS...I forget which I like better now that so much time has passed.

Luigiman7 · 12-30-2009, 06:56 PM

It's hard to believe the original PM was released this decade. That's 3 systems in 10 years.

PM:TTYD, SM64DS and M&L:SS are my favorites. I didn't like Galaxy as much as other people. It was fun, but alot of things were just little annoyances.

Dizzy · 12-30-2009, 07:28 PM

Galaxy gave me vertigo.

**Marchie** · 12-30-2009, 07:30 PM

Going with Paper Mario, I haven't played TTYD yet. I should maybe get it some day...

MeowMan · 01-02-2010, 04:30 PM

Galaxy.

The Spark · 01-02-2010, 08:21 PM

I choose....

Super Mario Galaxy
Mario Strikers Charged
Super Mario 64 DS

Tough decision between Mario Kart DS and Mario Strikers Charged, but I chose the latter because I had more fun playing Strikers, thus it wins one of my votes.

Dr. Furball · 01-02-2010, 10:19 PM

As much as I loved Galaxy, I'm gonna go with New SMB Wii.
Super Mario World was my all-time favorite game until it came out. Not sure now.

SephirothKirby · 01-02-2010, 11:38 PM

I honestly didn't care for Galaxy.

I choose Paper Mario, though.

heh · 01-03-2010, 01:07 AM

it's galaxy. at least choose paper mario 2 if you really think the rpgs are that good

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 01-03-2010, 01:18 AM

NSMB Wii.

**X-3** · 01-03-2010, 09:22 AM

I choose Galaxy, Bowser's Inside Story, and Paper Mario 2.

1-up Salesman · 01-03-2010, 02:00 PM

Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, since I love Super Mario World.

View Poll Results: Best Mario game of the decade?
Super Mario Galaxy	5	23.81%
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	7	33.33%
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	1	4.76%
Paper Mario	3	14.29%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	5	23.81%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll \| Withdraw Vote

12-30-2009, 01:17 PM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Best Mario Game of the Decade? As the year 2009 draws to a close, we can take the opportunity to look back on the diverse and plentiful selection of Mario games released throughout the past decade and decide for ourselves which one was the best. You can choose up to three of your favorite games from the list below, and the most popular games will go on to become finalists. Once everyone has made their selections, I'll add a poll to this thread listing those finalists, and we can vote for the absolute winner. Mario Golf (N64, GBC) Mario Tennis (N64, GBC) Donkey Kong Country (GBC) Wario Land 3 (GBC) Paper Mario (N64) Mario Party 2 (N64) Mario Party 3 (N64) Dr. Mario 64 (N64) Super Mario Advance (GBA) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) Luigi's Mansion (GCN) Wario Land 4 (GBA) Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (GBA) Super Mario Sunshine (GCN) Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (GBA) Mario Party 4 (GCN) Game & Watch Gallery 4 (GBA) Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4 (GBA) Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GCN) Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN) Mario Party 5 (GCN) Wario World (GCN) WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA) WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games (GCN) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA) Mario Golf: Advance Tour (GBA) Mario VS Donkey Kong (GBA) Donkey Kong Country (GBA) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN) Mario Pinball Land (GBA) Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) Donkey Konga (GCN) Donkey Konga 2 (GCN) Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (GCN) Mario Power Tennis (GCN) Mario Party 6 (GCN) Super Mario 64 DS (DS) Mario Party Advance (GBA) WarioWare: Twisted! (GBA) WarioWare: Touched! (DS) DK: King of Swing (GBA) Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (GBA) Yoshi Touch & Go (DS) Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GCN) Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (GBA) Mario Superstar Baseball (GCN) Mario Tennis: Power Tour (GBA) Mario Party 6 (GCN) Super Princess Peach (DS) WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) Mario Party 7 (GCN) Mario Kart DS (DS) Super Mario Strikers (GCN) Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS) Mario Kart Arcade GP (Arcade) DK: Jungle Climber (DS) New Super Mario Bros. (DS) Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (DS) Mario VS Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS) Yoshi's Island DS (DS) Wario: Master of Disguise (DS) Super Paper Mario (Wii) Mario Party 8 (Wii) WarioWare: Snapped (DSiWare) Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) Diddy Kong Racing DS (DS) Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Wii) Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii & DS) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Mario Party DS (DS) Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Dr. Mario Online Rx (WiiWare) Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) Dr. Mario Express (DSiWare) Mario VS Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSiWare) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii & DS) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) I didn't include the SSB games, but if you guys come to a consensus that they should be included, we can do that.

12-30-2009, 06:56 PM	#10
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	It's hard to believe the original PM was released this decade. That's 3 systems in 10 years. PM:TTYD, SM64DS and M&L:SS are my favorites. I didn't like Galaxy as much as other people. It was fun, but alot of things were just little annoyances. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

12-30-2009, 01:43 PM	#2
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	you might as well include SSB, you already put mario and sonic on there

12-30-2009, 02:10 PM	#3
Dark Seraphim Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Posts: 431 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Super Mario Galaxy, after the lackluster reception Super Mario Sunshine got previously, SMG really seemed to revitilize the concept of the 3-D Mario Platformers, bringing elements of beta 3-D like SM64 and some of the better concepts of SMS. The game was a surprising challenge, beautifully designed, bringing about both old, faithful concepts of the Mario platformers, along with many new exciting and well accepted ideas. It was a very well done game with great audio and visual, and although I have some qualms about its "bonus mode", I still think this is easily the best and most impressive game of the decade!

12-30-2009, 02:56 PM	#4
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Paper Mario

12-30-2009, 04:12 PM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Hard to say. There were a loooot of good ones. But I think I'd have to agree with DS. Galaxy was amazing. I hope Galaxy 2 will be able to live up to it.

12-30-2009, 04:20 PM	#7
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	I'm inclined to go with Galaxy as well.

12-30-2009, 04:46 PM	#9
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Damn it. I guess Super Smash Brothers Melee, but if I were to go with an all Mario game, it'd be...damn, PM: TTYD. Or Maybe M&L: SSS...I forget which I like better now that so much time has passed.

12-30-2009, 07:28 PM	#11
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Galaxy gave me vertigo.

12-30-2009, 07:30 PM	#12
Marchie Pokeman Master since 1999 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wiscaaaaaaaaaaansin/Michigan Gender: Posts: 16,647 Thanks: 1,442 Thanked 680 Times in 477 Posts	Going with Paper Mario, I haven't played TTYD yet. I should maybe get it some day...

01-02-2010, 04:30 PM	#13
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Galaxy.

01-02-2010, 08:21 PM	#14
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	I choose.... Super Mario Galaxy Mario Strikers Charged Super Mario 64 DS Tough decision between Mario Kart DS and Mario Strikers Charged, but I chose the latter because I had more fun playing Strikers, thus it wins one of my votes.

01-03-2010, 01:18 AM	#18
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	NSMB Wii.

01-02-2010, 10:19 PM	#15
Dr. Furball Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mad Science Academy, 12th Floor Gender: Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 185 Thanked 97 Times in 60 Posts	As much as I loved Galaxy, I'm gonna go with New SMB Wii. Super Mario World was my all-time favorite game until it came out. Not sure now.

01-02-2010, 11:38 PM	#16
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,213 Thanks: 373 Thanked 760 Times in 447 Posts	I honestly didn't care for Galaxy. I choose Paper Mario, though.

01-03-2010, 01:07 AM	#17
heh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 9,849 Thanks: 710 Thanked 955 Times in 628 Posts	it's galaxy. at least choose paper mario 2 if you really think the rpgs are that good

01-03-2010, 09:22 AM	#19
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	I choose Galaxy, Bowser's Inside Story, and Paper Mario 2.

01-03-2010, 02:00 PM	#20
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