The Top 5 Best Super Mario Games for PC
Everybody and their grandmother knows Mario. Not everybody however has the time or money to track down and purchase every Nintendo console and their exclusive games. Fortunately for such a demographic, emulation is a free, albeit risky alternative. Below are the best Mario games to emulate on PC.
This list of “must-play” Mario games ranges from the NES era of games to the Nintendo 64. This signifies the early years of Mario, and the games that established him so well. In addition, these emulators are much less demanding on any given computer.
Links will also be included to present websites in which to download the emulators, and ROM’s necessary to play.
5. Mario Party 3
Mario Party 3 Gameplay Video
Mario Party 3 is the last of the Mario Party games to be released on the Nintendo 64. With a larger cast, and more minigames than the first two Mario Party games, Mario Party 3 is arguably the best of the bunch. It also added a Duel Mode to separate the Super Stars from the Bowsers.
Mario Party 3 is the first game in the series to add more characters in the form of Waluigi and Daisy.
Mario Party 3 has a total of seventy-one minigames. More than any Mario Party before.
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4. Super Mario World
Super Mario World Gameplay Video
Nintendo released their brand new SNES console in 1990, and with it, a brand new Mario game. Super Mario World is best known for fleshing out the innovations that Super Mario Bros. 3 added to the series, and adding some popular mainstays in the form of various enemies, the cape feather, and Yoshi!
Yoshi is introduced, and immediately becomes a video game icon. Only a few years later and he is the star of Super Mario World 2.
Many mainstays in the Mario franchise including the Koopa Clown Car, the Koopa Kids’ names, and many baddies!
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3. Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 Gameplay Video
Super Mario Kart may have started the ludicrously famous Mario Kart franchise, but Mario Kart 64 drove it to its current monumental stature. Now with fully 3D tracks, players can race with updated graphics, improved controls, and a battle mode, many die-hard fans consider this game to be better than any game succeeding Mario Kart 64.
Race courses can have more details and obstacles thanks to the more powerful Nintendo 64 (at the time of course).
Rainbow Road is established as a recurring pain in everyone’s neck.
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2. Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 Gameplay Video
Argued to be the greatest game of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3 came out three years after the original Super Mario Bros. and improved upon it in every regard. With more power-ups, variety in levels, steady difficulty curve, better boss fights, and more levels overall, this game is a must play!
Super Mario Bros. 3 is the first of many Mario games to include an overworld map.
Super Mario Bros. 3 includes many original powerups like the infamous tanooki suit and frog suit. Some of which have not appeared in the franchise since!
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1. Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 Gameplay Video
Another game that is argued to be the greatest of all time (I am beginning to notice a pattern). Although it is not the first 3D video game, it epitomizes what they should be. No longer are there linear levels, with timers and finish lines. Super Mario 64 promotes open world levels, with multiple objectives that can be tackled in almost any order. This sandbox nature, mixed with Mario’s wholesome move-set creates a classic adventure that should be on every gamer’s play-list.
Although it is not the first 3D platformer, Super Mario 64 is credited for being one of the first to show how fun they can be!
Even boss fights have evolved into the 3D realm. It just takes a new perspective. So long Bowser!
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