Best Super Mario games

Super Mario 64 leads with an ELO of 1,133, ahead of Super Mario Galaxy (1,097) and Super Mario Bros Wonder (1,057). Ranked over 8,599 duels between 23 contenders, last updated September 16, 2026.

What's your favorite Super Mario? Rank the 23 iconic games from the Nintendo franchise: from Super Mario Bros to Super Mario Bros Wonder.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.