Ranking by series

The Super Mario Bros. games, ranked.

17 games compete in this selection. Super Mario World tops it with 1,871 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Super Mario World 1990 · Platformer 1,871
  2. 2 Super Mario Bros. 1985 · Platformer 1,867
  3. 3 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,803
  4. 4 New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 · Platformer 1,760
  5. 5 New Super Mario Bros. 2006 · Platformer 1,752
  6. 6 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2023 · Platformer 1,705
  7. 7 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 1992 · Platformer 1,694
  8. 8 Super Mario Bros. 3 1993 · Platformer 1,679
  9. 9 Super Mario Land 1989 · Platformer 1,665
  10. 10 New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 · Platformer 1,628
  11. 11 Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 1999 · Platformer 1,607
  12. 12 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels 1986 · Platformer 1,574
  13. 13 Super Mario Bros. 1993 · Platformer 1,547
  14. 14 New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 · Platformer 1,542
  15. 15 Super Mario Bros. 35 2020 · Platformer 1,502
  16. 16 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 2019 · Platformer 1,487
  17. 17 New Super Luigi U 2013 · Platformer 1,447

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In detail

The Super Mario Bros. games ranked, what this ranking says

Super Mario World leads this selection with 1,871 ELO points, ahead of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3. The 17 games competing in it have played 5,449 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 17
Duels played by those games 5,449
Game in the lead Super Mario World (1990)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,871
Point gap between 1st and 10th 243
Best represented decade 1990s
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 17 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Super Mario Bros. +32 1,547
Super Mario Bros. +29 1,867
Super Mario Bros. Wonder +27 1,705

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Super Mario Bros. 3 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 3 100%
Super Mario Bros. Super Mario World 3 100%
Super Mario World Super Mario Land 3 100%
Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. 3 3 100%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Super Mario Bros. series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Super Mario Bros. series is Super Mario World, with 1,871 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Super Mario Bros. games are ranked?

17 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 5,449 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Super Mario Bros. game is climbing right now?

Super Mario Bros. is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 32 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 17 games in the selection moved.

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