SuperPhillip Central writes, "You might be wondering what Rank Up! is. For today, for instance, we're listing the 2D Mario games from least favorite to most favorite. That's basically all Rank Up! is. We're doing 2D Mario because today on the Wii U Virtual Console, Super Mario Bros. 2 was released. If you have already purchased or do purchase Super Mario World, you can get SMB2 for half price. Not bad of a deal at all! With that out of the way, let's take a gander at what games we'll be ranking today."
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3 had a good balance of difficulty before crybabies stepped in and cried about the difficulty of SMW, which is why the game was made easier before release. Would also explain why most other games have been easier except for special worlds etc.. or ones you unlock after you beat the main game.
Isn't the reason we got a Doki Doki Panic sprite swap because Lost Levels was originally deemed too difficult?
This is a lot of revisionist history. All games back then had to be difficult or else they would be over in less than an hour. Super Mario 3 was actually super approachable because you could use the map and warp whistles to go right to the boss. And as with Super Mario World, you could farm stages for more lives. The beautify of Super Mario 3 was the abundance of secret areas and tools like Hammer Bros. suits. You didn’t really want to rush it. The lost levels were a different beast. They were never marketed as a mainline Mario game.
I watched an interview with a developer (I think it was for Disney's Aladdin) from years ago and he said they were required to raise the difficulty because so many games were rented back then. They didn't want the game finished quickly so you had to rent it longer. it was the home-rental equivalent of pumping more quarters into an arcade machine.
The cry babies? It was Nintendo’s perception that yanks didnt like difficult games hence the easing of the difficulty.
This is an odd statement considering the history of Japanese games that had you press X on your way to victory. Seriously, games like Ninja Gaiden in the 00s was born of the developer’s belief that Japanese gamers had grown too soft.
I don't agree. SMB3 is the best one.
Disagree with the list, but great putting Super Mario World at the top. Easily the best for me. Putting Mario 2 over New Mario Bros DS is not allowed! EVER!
1.) Super Mario World
2.) Mario Bros 3
3.) Mario Bros DS
That is my top 3, personally. The "New Super Mario Bros" games are too samey for me, so that is why the original is placed in my top 3, although I may prefer the Wii version.
Okay, Super Mario World was good but Super Mario 3 was ground breaking. SMB3 definitely get the number 1 spot in my list.