
Mario runs automatically, vaulting over enemies and small obstacles, and you pull off tricks by tapping at the right moment, jumping high or low depending on how long you hold your finger on the screen. On its own terms, it's a solid effort with clever compromises to allow for the one-touch control scheme, and a great translation of the plumbers' 2D oeuvre into the smartphone space. Super Mario Run served as Nintendo's first foray into mobile gaming (unless you count the ill-fated Miitomo). With Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 absolutely neck and neck, every rating counts! If you haven't rated your favourites yet, simply click on the 'star' and assign a score out of ten. It's entirely possible to influence the order, even after publication. Remember: the order below is updated in real-time according to each game's User Rating on this here website.

In order to answer this question definitively, we asked Nintendo Life readers to rate the mainline Mario games they have played and the result is the ranked list you see below. 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.

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.

If you're interested in Team Nintendo Life's personal takes, check out our video at the very end of the article, but the list below is based on the opinions of you lovely lot. Remember: This is subject to change depending on each game's User Rating on our database, so feel free to get rating the ones you've played with a score out of ten and potentially affect the order. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB).Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES).
