Super Mario Polls of the Week (Mar. 7 2010 - )

**Valigarmander** · 03-07-2010, 02:25 AM

This is something I thought I'd do to bring a little bit of activity to the forum. Each Sunday, I'll post a new poll, and anyone can respond to it. Aside from just voting in the poll, try sharing your answer and telling a little bit about why you chose it. Maybe we can strike up some good discussion.

Anywho, here's the first poll: what was the best 2D Mario platformer? We're talking about mainline platformers here, so the choices are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Land, Super Mario World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, New Super Mario Bros., and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Which one do you think was the best, for whatever reason?

Personally, I'm going to have to say Super Mario Bros. 3. I've played all of these games, and SMB3 is one that has had the greatest replayability, the most interesting levels, and it's also fun in multiplayer. I have a lot of memories playing it as a kid with my best friend at the time. Ahhh, good times they were.

Vote and post your thoughts.

Metal Mario · 03-07-2010, 03:12 AM

Great idea, Val!

Yeah, I think I'm gonna go with SMB 3 as well. It's big, it's diverse, it's hugely fun and enjoyable, and it's overflowing with things to discover. Great characters, fantastic level design, and some true "WTF?" moments thrown in for spice. And it has just about the best graphics and music the NES ever saw.

Dark Seraphim · 03-07-2010, 04:13 AM

I'll have to agree, SMB3 was probably my favorite one of the 2-D platformers. Its also the first video game I can remember beating to the end. I remember it because as soon as I beat it I ran downstairs to tell my parents and they found out I had caught chicken pox!

SMW and SMBW are probabaly close seconds . . . but SMW was a little easier than SMB3 and SMBW, although fun, did seem gimmicky at times. Plus SMB3 had the best item! The Power Leaf and Tanooki Suits are still probabaly some of my favorite power-ups!

CuccoLady · 03-07-2010, 12:01 PM

I said Super Mario World because that was always my favorite game to play when we still owned it. I've enjoyed all of the 2-D platformers I've played, but I liked this one the most.

It was a lot easier than the others, but I spent most of my time running around to random levels on my Yoshi and eating stuff, so that didn't really matter. :{P

Dizzy · 03-07-2010, 02:21 PM

I said SML2, simply for nostalgic reasons.

Sure, I played SMB3 when I was a kid, but since the NES was at my grandma's house, I only played it about once a week. But I would carry my Game Boy with me at all times, hopping and popping those Goombas.

Also, Star Maze.

**Loot** · 03-07-2010, 03:22 PM

Super Mario Brothers 1.

The very definition of a platformer to me.

Luigiman7 · 03-07-2010, 04:14 PM

Super Mario Bros 3.

I like the world map. :I

Mario271 · 03-07-2010, 04:34 PM

SMW for me, but SMB3 is a close runner-up. Loved the use of Yoshi, and the highly creative levels.

Jailbreaker · 03-07-2010, 07:15 PM

I can't decide between Thrii or Wii.

Metal Mario · 03-07-2010, 09:41 PM

Also, Val, it would be awesome if you did more of those Top 10 lists of yours.

**Valigarmander** · 03-08-2010, 01:31 PM

^ I might do one every now and then, but it's hard for me to do those things regularly because they take a lot of time to put together and I've usually got a lot of things on my plate to begin with.

A poll is something quick and easy to do, so I figured I'd do that instead of Top 10 lists (which I stopped doing weekly about a year ago, I think) for now.

***Marilink*** · 03-08-2010, 05:41 PM

I gotta go with SMW. It might be for nostalgic reasons mainly, but I just really love that game.

Metal Mario · 03-13-2010, 12:04 PM

Well, it looks like the favorite is SMB 3, with SMW in a strong second.

**Valigarmander** · 03-14-2010, 03:12 AM

Alright, it's the end of the week, and it looks like we have our winner. In first place is Super Mario Bros. 3 with 6 votes (54.55%), followed by Super Mario World with 4 votes (36.36%), then Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins with 1 vote (9.09%), and the rest with zilch.

That was a nice turnout. Now, let's all head onto the new week's poll.

**Valigarmander** · 03-14-2010, 03:17 AM

Last week we did 2D platformers, so this week we'll try 3D platformers. With Super Mario Galaxy 2 coming out later this year, it seems appropriate enough. So far we've only had three real 3D platformers in the series: Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Pick the one you think is the best.

I'm going to go with Super Mario 64. While I like both Sunshine and Galaxy (the latter being one of my favorite games this generation), I think 64 best translates the familiar Mario platforming and gameplay of the original 2D games into a 3D world. The worlds are varied and fun, and I've never gotten bored playing it. SM64 is probably one of the best and most enveloping games I've ever played, even to today.

Vote and share your opinions.

Luigiman7 · 03-14-2010, 03:20 AM

Sunshine.

It totally surpasses the other two in every way.

**Valigarmander** · 03-14-2010, 03:23 AM

inb4 ****storm

Metal Mario · 03-14-2010, 11:54 AM

Heck, I'm glad that Super Mario Sunshine is going to get at least a little lovin'.

I think I'll go with Super Mario 64 as well. Though Super Mario Galaxy is awesome with a capital AWE, I think 64, like Val said, represents the best transition from Mario's previously 2D world. Throw in the nostalgia factor, the innovation factor, and the "ripped off by everybody else in the industry" factor, and I've simply got to cast my vote in that direction.

Master Brian · 03-14-2010, 01:56 PM

Definately 64. Sunshine was fun and all, but getting rid of most of his classic moves seemed annoying, and Galaxy still had a bit of that too.

I even love the DS remake, if mostly for Wario, but yeah. It had excellent music, great transformations, and sweet skills. You just can't get much better.

Note: Super Paper Mario is kind of a 3-D platformer, but fair enough, since it only uses it sometimes.

Metal Mario · 03-14-2010, 02:45 PM

^You didn't vote!!!! Why didn't you vote?!?!?!

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03-07-2010, 02:25 AM	#1
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	Super Mario Polls of the Week (Mar. 7 2010 - ) This is something I thought I'd do to bring a little bit of activity to the forum. Each Sunday, I'll post a new poll, and anyone can respond to it. Aside from just voting in the poll, try sharing your answer and telling a little bit about why you chose it. Maybe we can strike up some good discussion. Anywho, here's the first poll: what was the best 2D Mario platformer? We're talking about mainline platformers here, so the choices are *Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Land, Super Mario World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, New Super Mario Bros., and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Which one do you think was the best, for whatever reason? Personally, I'm going to have to say Super Mario Bros. 3*. I've played all of these games, and SMB3 is one that has had the greatest replayability, the most interesting levels, and it's also fun in multiplayer. I have a lot of memories playing it as a kid with my best friend at the time. Ahhh, good times they were. Vote and post your thoughts.

03-07-2010, 04:14 PM	#7
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	Super Mario Bros 3. I like the world map. :I __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

03-14-2010, 03:17 AM	#15
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	Super Mario Poll of the Week #2: Best 3D Platformer Last week we did 2D platformers, so this week we'll try 3D platformers. With Super Mario Galaxy 2 coming out later this year, it seems appropriate enough. So far we've only had three real 3D platformers in the series: *Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Pick the one you think is the best. I'm going to go with Super Mario 64. While I like both Sunshine* and Galaxy (the latter being one of my favorite games this generation), I think 64 best translates the familiar Mario platforming and gameplay of the original 2D games into a 3D world. The worlds are varied and fun, and I've never gotten bored playing it. SM64 is probably one of the best and most enveloping games I've ever played, even to today. Vote and share your opinions.

03-14-2010, 03:20 AM	#16
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	Sunshine. It totally surpasses the other two in every way. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

03-07-2010, 03:12 AM	#2
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Great idea, Val! Yeah, I think I'm gonna go with SMB 3 as well. It's big, it's diverse, it's hugely fun and enjoyable, and it's overflowing with things to discover. Great characters, fantastic level design, and some true "WTF?" moments thrown in for spice. And it has just about the best graphics and music the NES ever saw.

03-07-2010, 04:13 AM	#3
Dark Seraphim Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Posts: 431 Thanks: 4 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	I'll have to agree, SMB3 was probably my favorite one of the 2-D platformers. Its also the first video game I can remember beating to the end. I remember it because as soon as I beat it I ran downstairs to tell my parents and they found out I had caught chicken pox! SMW and SMBW are probabaly close seconds . . . but SMW was a little easier than SMB3 and SMBW, although fun, did seem gimmicky at times. Plus SMB3 had the best item! The Power Leaf and Tanooki Suits are still probabaly some of my favorite power-ups!

03-07-2010, 12:01 PM	#4
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I said Super Mario World because that was always my favorite game to play when we still owned it. I've enjoyed all of the 2-D platformers I've played, but I liked this one the most. It was a lot easier than the others, but I spent most of my time running around to random levels on my Yoshi and eating stuff, so that didn't really matter. :{P

03-07-2010, 02:21 PM	#5
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	I said SML2, simply for nostalgic reasons. Sure, I played SMB3 when I was a kid, but since the NES was at my grandma's house, I only played it about once a week. But I would carry my Game Boy with me at all times, hopping and popping those Goombas. Also, Star Maze.

03-07-2010, 03:22 PM	#6
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Super Mario Brothers 1. The very definition of a platformer to me.

03-07-2010, 04:34 PM	#8
Mario271 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ohio Gender: Posts: 2,751 Thanks: 61 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	SMW for me, but SMB3 is a close runner-up. Loved the use of Yoshi, and the highly creative levels.

03-07-2010, 07:15 PM	#9
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	I can't decide between Thrii or Wii.

03-07-2010, 09:41 PM	#10
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Also, Val, it would be awesome if you did more of those Top 10 lists of yours.

03-08-2010, 01:31 PM	#11
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	^ I might do one every now and then, but it's hard for me to do those things regularly because they take a lot of time to put together and I've usually got a lot of things on my plate to begin with. A poll is something quick and easy to do, so I figured I'd do that instead of Top 10 lists (which I stopped doing weekly about a year ago, I think) for now.

03-08-2010, 05:41 PM	#12
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	I gotta go with SMW. It might be for nostalgic reasons mainly, but I just really love that game.

03-13-2010, 12:04 PM	#13
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Well, it looks like the favorite is SMB 3, with SMW in a strong second.

03-14-2010, 03:12 AM	#14
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	Alright, it's the end of the week, and it looks like we have our winner. In first place is *Super Mario Bros. 3* with 6 votes (54.55%), followed by *Super Mario World* with 4 votes (36.36%), then *Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins* with 1 vote (9.09%), and the rest with zilch. That was a nice turnout. Now, let's all head onto the new week's poll.

03-14-2010, 03:23 AM	#17
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	inb4 ****storm

03-14-2010, 11:54 AM	#18
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Heck, I'm glad that Super Mario Sunshine is going to get at least a little lovin'. I think I'll go with Super Mario 64 as well. Though Super Mario Galaxy is awesome with a capital AWE, I think 64, like Val said, represents the best transition from Mario's previously 2D world. Throw in the nostalgia factor, the innovation factor, and the "ripped off by everybody else in the industry" factor, and I've simply got to cast my vote in that direction.

03-14-2010, 01:56 PM	#19
Master Brian Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Celtland Gender: Posts: 128 Thanks: 55 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Definately 64. Sunshine was fun and all, but getting rid of most of his classic moves seemed annoying, and Galaxy still had a bit of that too. I even love the DS remake, if mostly for Wario, but yeah. It had excellent music, great transformations, and sweet skills. You just can't get much better. Note: Super Paper Mario is kind of a 3-D platformer, but fair enough, since it only uses it sometimes.

03-14-2010, 02:45 PM	#20
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	^You didn't vote!!!! Why didn't you vote?!?!?!