Top 32: 14/16 - Mario vs. Mario

[This Old Neon]

Welcome to the "BEST GAME EVER!!!" Project Top 32 Brackets!

You can vote for 1 game in this bracket. Vote carefully—you can't change your vote after submitting it. The top game at the end of the week will advance to the Round of 16.

73 - Super Mario Bros. - 1985 - NES
100 - Super Mario 64 - 1996 - N64

You are encouraged to discuss your choice and your reasons for selecting the game you did.

[The Shoemaker]

I don't think I would pick Super Mario Bros over any of the main line Mario titles.

[Jordan]

I actually picked super mario bros. here over 64. I have two reasons for this. The first reason is that 64 was kind of an unpolished game in certain ways. There were a lot of goofy ass glitches. The second reason is that I preferred Super Mario Bros. structure to the "collectathon" type of game that 64 represented. There are some people who swear by 64's non-linearity and poo-poo all the other Marios, but I personally found the non-linearity to be a mixed bag. There were times that I was genuinely frustrated at being unable to find some star here or there. Both are 10/10 games in my book though.

[The Shoemaker]

I actually picked super mario bros. here over 64. I have two reasons for this. The first reason is that 64 was kind of an unpolished game in certain ways. There were a lot of goofy ass glitches. The second reason is that I preferred Super Mario Bros. structure to the "collectathon" type of game that 64 represented. There are some people who swear by 64's non-linearity and poo-poo all the other Marios, but I personally found the non-linearity to be a mixed bag. There were times that I was genuinely frustrated at being unable to find some star here or there. Both are 10/10 games in my book though.

I don't think Mario 64 is the pinnacle of the series, but I find the structure of Super Mario Bros less appealing. The main thing is that I'm not really into arcade like experiences so I don't like that there's no way to save the game. That a game over results in going back to the beginning.

[Humphries90]

Two childhood favourites, I guess I'll go with 64 since I have more fond memories of playing it when i was younger. Love both game though.

[Sharecrow]

Abstaining. I always found the flying controls in 64 atrocious (perhaps it's just me) and I accept that Super Mario Bros has been trumped so many times by so many games as a quality platformer since then that I can't sing about it any more.

[Turai]

Mario's first 3D outing is still among his best.
SMB, while important has been overshadowed many times over.

[Claytone]

I actually picked super mario bros. here over 64. I have two reasons for this. The first reason is that 64 was kind of an unpolished game in certain ways. There were a lot of goofy ass glitches. The second reason is that I preferred Super Mario Bros. structure to the "collectathon" type of game that 64 represented. There are some people who swear by 64's non-linearity and poo-poo all the other Marios, but I personally found the non-linearity to be a mixed bag. There were times that I was genuinely frustrated at being unable to find some star here or there. Both are 10/10 games in my book though.

I don't think Mario 64 is the pinnacle of the series, but I find the structure of Super Mario Bros less appealing. The main thing is that I'm not really into arcade like experiences so I don't like that there's no way to save the game. That a game over results in going back to the beginning.

If you hold A (or B?) when you press Start at the opening screen after a game over, it will jump you to World X-1, where X is the world where you game over'd. Just for what it's worth.

[Kong Wen]

Mario's first 3D outing is still among his best.
SMB, while important has been overshadowed many times over.

SM64, while important has been overshadowed many times over.

[SkyPikachu]

Which 3D Mario do you rate better than 64 Kong?