Ranking the New Super Mario Bros. Games
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2024
- I go through all the New Super Mario Bros. games and personally rank them from worst to best.
This video was originally released via Card #41 of the Scott The Woz Collectible Trading Cards in late 2022.
Edited by Dominic Mattero and Scott Wozniak
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i love how this was just a reverse chronological list lol
He put NSMBU and NSLU in opposite order tho
@Toaster003 yea but aside from that it was everything in reverse order😂
old good new bad
makes sense, it was all downhill after the first one
Something I love about the original NSMB is that there are SO many gimmicks that are used for a single level or two, and then NEVER AGAIN. Balloon Boos, Snailicorns, screen wrapping, Chains Chomps, underwater tornadoes, weird drawbridge platforms, the list goes on! It does a really good job of keeping the game from getting stale.
This is something Mario wonder does and I’m so glad wonder and DS has its similarities
Yeah. The DS game definitely has the strongest level design and variety of the "New" series. The key to a great Mario game is lots of creativity and solid easy to understand controls.
That's so true. For me, Wii is still the best, it has the best level design, but sometimes I am tempted to put DS ahead. But realistically, DS is behind Wii and maybe even behind U.
@@therandomguy2212In my opinion, wonder is too much. I would prefer a more serious art style like 3D world did and maybe design new enemies on 1 tile scale like goombas or koopas(or else it looks weird). Don’t think having too much is a good idea.
Odyssey is just 64 modernised with unique level theme/set piece and the capture mechanics. 2D Mario can just get away if their theme is unique enough and have some creative power up
That's an big reason why I prefer DS & Wonder over the other NSMB games because there levels are very unique & clever and there more fast paced. Wii does have pretty good levels. Though some can be an slog. 2 is pretty forgettable. And Wii U borrows most levels from Wii, but are more big & spacies and it's both lame and uninspiring.
I'm convinced you could set the Wii U to 480p, run New Super Mario Bros. U and use it as background footage in a video about New Super Mario Bros. Wii and no-one would be able to tell.
I would 🤓🤓🤓🤓
some people (normal people aka most people) probably wouldn’t be able to tell, but i (nerdy loser) certainly would be able to tell
I think Scott did this in reverse in his Woz video on the game lol
Also change the player icon
he already did this in his new super mario bros video
The equivalent of ranking bread from stalest to least stalest
Or spoiled milk
@@WaitWhatWhothe milk’s probably fine even though it was left out for a week. I doubt it was rotten
@@JT-qj2ljbut it was new!
@@JT-qj2lj*sips milk* BLAUGH!Holy sh*t that was rotten, but how could it have been that way, it was new?
Ya'll don't like stale bread?
The DS game feels the most unique. Probably because it was the first. It also has the better castle theme and unique bosses. It’s my personal favorite of the “New” series.
The graphical limitations of the DS also helps, while it is the same art style, it still stands out a little visually from the Wii, 3DS, and Wii U ones that all looked mostly the same.
@@MrTreesSapling Yeah the later games look pretty plastic-y while the original DS one had more of a pre-rendered DKC look
People who lump DS in with the others confuse me.
Unique Bosses
Different soundtrack with the best castle theme in a 2D Mario
Insanely fun Mario vs Luigi Mode
Fun minigames
Blue shell powerup
Fr
It is the foundation of these other games, so it makes sense when you see it as that.
@@stevepogue1124foreal!
I prefer Wii's movement with the twirl, the power ups, the general level design, graphics and music
Minigames are cool, but the multiplayer is also weaker
@@internetguy7319 the twirl can only be activated with motion controls in wii... so U's movement is superior by default (at least, the wii u version of it)
now that i think about it
WHY THE HELL DID THEY ADD TOADETTE INSTEAD OF DAISY!? If they wanted a Princess so bad, THEY SHOULD HAVE ADDED DAISY
but the princess has gotta be PINK
But the Super Crown! It’s an extremely important power up!
(NSMBUD, what the crud is this abbreviation to begin with, is just… kinda sad tbh.)
you cant have daisy without peach i guess
Luckily in Wonder we have (THE REAL) Peach, Daisy and Toadette.
NAH SCREW THAT NOISE IF THEY WANTED A NEW CHARACTER THEY COULDA ADDED WALUIGIIIIII
Scott didn’t even mention the Mario vs Luigi mode from NSMB DS, which was one of the most fun and hectic local multiplayer modes in history, 🔥🔥
he did mention it tho
My sister never played Mario, but this was the mode she would always be willing to play with me as a kid. We both loved it to death
The web port is so fun lol
1:47 I absolutely love that idea, I'd love to see a game combining all of the levels and powerups from all of the NSMB games. I'd love to see a mod doing something like that.
I’d love to see Scott shake that little bubble booty of his
the blue shell powerup from the first game
Not saying i hate them or ever did, but these games are like Ice Age: making a crap ton of money while leaving zero cultural impact outside of one miniscule thing.
Idk I think the desert theme tunes from DS were a cultural moment
@@matt1510 I think the castle theme was more memorable.
@@user-zw3on4bx2tit's all about the creepy tower theme
@@user-zw3on4bx2t
They are all bangers . Okay, most. Have you checked the Volcano theme?
Basically, I would say NSMB games are the Ice Age of NSMB. The first 2 are serviceable. But after that, it was all nothing but an cash grab with no unique or originalities into these media whatsoever.
4:00 I just love how the gamepad is trying its hardest to block luigi
Scott's mentioned before in another Scott's Stash video that he and his friends play NSMBU and just constantly spam the blocks with the gamepad to mess with each other lol
@@sandaldaniel oh nice, i love when friends are at each others throats
@@Luigi_Madyo The Republic of Germanys and USAs relationship during the war in Iraq be like🤗🤗:
New Super Luigi U is great. The shorter harder stages are a lot of fun and I love the emphasis on speed. It's good.
IMO the pacing is not good in that game. Levels are so short that it feels like you spend more time looking at loading screens or on the world map than you do playing the game. Doesn't help that the nsmb games had the annoying "feature" where you get booted to the world map when you die and you need to reload the stage.
I enjoyed New Super Luigi U more than New Super Mario Bros. U.
@@NCozy Isn`t that most 2D Mario games though that had that feature? And while NSLU feels shorter...I dunno the pacing felt appropiate with the timing you got.
@@jaydenc367 Yeah but they all had longer levels to compensate. I wouldn't have as much of a problem with it if it wasn't for the load times between levels and some levels being like less than 30 seconds of gameplay with like a minute of downtime waiting for the all the animations and loading to finish.
@@NCozy Eh....the waiting really isn`t that long in total especially if they aren`t that long of levels.
The thing is, none of them are bad. Are they similar ? Yes, but they all have enough quality to be fun.
I love the original DS game, because it was the killer app for the DS, the biggest reason I bought the DS in college, it was an original handheld Super Mario game in years that’s not a remake! I also played the multiplayer mode in the game with my cousins, because they always wanted to play it at birthday parties!
New Super Luigi U still kicks ass to this day
U Deluxe doesn’t
Deluxe has Luigi u :P
Wii U versions are a lot better for those games. They made some real baffling decisions with U Deluxe
Okayits still worse@@AxelAxelFFM
i would complain about this ranking of new super mario bros games being predictable and unsurprising but it’s a ranking of new super mario bros games
Damn, good one...
People were so excited to have a new traditional Mario game since the Gameboy that Nintendo thought they could play the Microsoft card and release the basically same thing across 5 consoles and 2 and a half console generations
Heck. Land 2 is better than any of the NSMB games.
@@jaretco6423 land 2 was the best 2D mario in general. at least before wonder came out.
@@jaretco6423 nah, too slow. Definitely like it more than SMB3, but the game was slower than Crystal Shards, and it's music is dookie. I like both the handheld NSMBs more than Land 2, though it's admittedly close.
@@user-zw3on4bx2t Well more power to you. But I heavily disagree on everything you said. So I still stand on what I just said.
You spelled Super Mario World wrong. @@jclkaytwo
this is the 7th time you have talked about the new super mario bros series this week
We've gotta make sure none of the days of the week feel left out
Now that we have some distance from them, I wouldn't mind a "New Super Mario Bros. All-Stars"
Imagine playing them all back to back. You do not want to wish that pain among anybody
Can we not?
Please no
I don't hate myself enough to want that and Nintendo doesn't hate themselves enough to make that
@@proudnerd9982 bro, im not saying that I LOVE the NSMB series; it just would be satisfying to have them all on one cartridge. Since they all basically share the same engine, it can't be that hard to do a compilation.
DS is the only game i can appreciate because of the unique bosses and mario vs luigi mode + blue shell power up
“New”.
"Super".
“Mario”.
"Bros"
"U"
"Deluxe"
"New" Super Mario Brothers for the DS is 3y away from being as old as the original Super Mario Brothers was when NSMB released.
Ouch
Who else is watching in forced 144p?
"the mini mushroom - why would you want that?" how very dare you, scott, that was my shit !! idk why but there's something about being a li'l guy and FLYING through the air that's just so fun and whimsical. i always tried to keep the tiny powerup for as long as possible because it was just a wild way to play the game. the blue shell was my favorite, though, i have to admit. similarly chaotic for sure
What I never hear people talking about is what a blast the DLC challenges were on New Super Mario Bros 2, especially if you are working on a way to get the most coins possible to build up your coin hoard on the title screen.
As far as I know, the Ice Flower's ice blocks last longer than the Penguin Suit's ice blocks.
Please don't stop making videos like this. With the best will in the world, I've been falling to sleep to them almost every day for the past few weeks, and it's been great. I usually struggle, but these videos are so comfortable and relaxing, I'm able to calm my brain down and turn off. Thanks! ❤
21:17 I would say the ice flower and penguin suit equate to the leaf and tanooki suit from smb3
anyone else not seeing a quality option?
edit: it's been fixed!
What really made the classic SMB games stand out from each other were the graphical & technical improvements
this is like the 4th time im watching scott talk about these games and i will eat it up
One of the funniest things you can do in any Mario game is getting a Mega Mushroom in stock for the final castle in NSMB DS, going through until the Bowser fight, and turning giant to just plow through the end boss. I loved doing that as a kid, and challenging myself to do the whole castle without taking a hit made me learn the finer points of the game's controls.
Agree. I like the ds one as well. Love the mini mushroom challenge with the boss fights. Had fun with the casino minigames.
the amount of videos posted including or about new super mario bros over the last few months just makes me want to hear scotts thoughts on wonder even more
gotta wait for his “seventh year in” switch video
The first game is a classic. Unique graphics and enimies, great level design made for just one player, tons of extra content and, most importantly, great secrets. The secrets sold everybody on this game back then. From the secret worlds, to the secret levels, to Luigi... It was just so cool.
As somebody who has NOT played these games, the best thing to come out of NSMBU Deluxe is Bowsette.
Coincidentally, that is the only thing to come out of NSMBUD. Peachette can barely count as something new.
Isn't Bowsette not even in the game?
@@halfgoodexeshe’s not, but the crown inspired her one way or another
@@halfgoodexe The crown is how Bowser transitioned.
@@KeybladeMasterAndy but Bowsette isn't in the game, thus that doesn't really count imo, it's like me saying the best thing to come from Mario 2 is the Shy Gal
Somehow DS has the most u I que themes, we got a sewer level, one that was just pipes with an unique wiggler variant, spooky forest…
"Another powerup but less," huh? You mean like the Raccoon Leaf and the Tanooki Suit?
The best NSMB Game is the DS Minigames
WII u kinda had those
I spent HOURS on the searchlight game and the bomb sorting one! Ugh. So good
Which were just ported over from sm64ds
So many hours in Luigi Poker and the 2 slingshot games.
Low key nsmb2 is my favorite, the level design really feels a little more fresh since it was made by young developers and coin rush was so cool
These are the best videos to watch on the toilet
You won’t believe what I’m doing right now
@@DannyMexen9 Guess what IMMMM doing
the level design of NSMB U is so good, and fun. idk how you can call it a slog, it has the best overworld too, with shorcuts and secret levels. an its def shorter than NSMB Wii. im so confused with U's placement
NSMB DS gotta be my favorite game tbh, played it for years and the first game i fully completed, its a great game to pick up and just slide through levels with the shell power up
and also the hours of mario vs luigi i played with my sister
Finally some NSMB2 acknowledgement. It's my personal favorite
Original New Super Mario Bros had a mixture of repeat minigames from 64DS but also had unique ones.
I love that half the video is just talking about NSMBU, and its various additions
I would kill for a console port of the original DS VS mode, competitive 2D Mario is really underrated IMO
DS and Wii are my favorites. 2 was good as well and U was the most boring and bland to me. At least Mario Wonder gave Mario much more personality and actual new ideas than what these games were doing
Is this in like 144p for anyone else? I can't change the quality settings on this video
same
Luigi U for me is incredibly replayable even for 100% runs I love the physics and the fast paced platforming
Peachette turns back into Toadette when getting an ice flower? That is so weird.
Because Peachette is a power up
@DannyMexen9 I realize that, but it's odd looking. I always thought, "Peachette" was like an evolution as if "Peach" was their final form; as absolutely bonkers that sounds.
I didn’t ply the Wii U versions, so I love these Switch rereleases!😊
Ice flower and penguin suit are very much the same situation as racoon leaf and tanooki suit
Speaking of, i wonder why they didnt include tanooki suit in nsmb2 honestly
Brilliant video. I love this sub-series. New Super Mario Bros. 2 is my favourite. I too think it’s great fun to play and highly underrated.
Predictions:
S: New soup
A: New soup wii
B: New soup 2
B: New soup u/new soup luigi u
D: New soup deluxe
Edit 2(?: the first edit was to put new soup luigi
And about the video, I thought it was a tier list but in the end it was top. But it doesn't matter, because I almost got everything right! I don't know if new soup luigi u is above or below new soup u (probably above), but in the end I got ALMOST everything right :)
Screw alax, for trashing the 3ds Mario games
Edited?
@@chunkymonkey7983 yeah when i post the video after posting this i saw that scott included new soup luigi u, so i edited the comment to put that.
Favorite to Least: DS, Wii, Luigi U, regular U and finally 2 (that final boss fight is awesome though). Never played Deluxe..
Well I can't even see the resolution bump Scott. You uploaded this video in 144p.
maro
I’m so glad Scott said those nice things about the first one. I love the one on the DS because I grew up with it and it felt so responsive with the stomps and wall jumps. Yes, it isn’t as interesting as Wonder or as ambitious as other platformers we’ve seen in the same era - but it’s those childhood memories that make it special. Lol
I still say it's the best NSMB game. If only because it was new and it was pretty unique.
I personally find them all enjoyable, even though they're all very derivative. I couldn't play them back to back.
But when I think of them individually, they scratch my itch when I need them too. Especially Wii and U
NSMB DS is definitely my favorite. Mario Wonder made me feel the same joy as when i played NSMB. I still bring my DS out to play the multiplayer with my siblings. The luigi one was also. Alot of fun. I like how his physics work and it just was fun.
1. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - The odd twirling change aside, there is so much content in this package, and I always love the connected overworld of U and Luigi U.
2. New Super Mario Bros. - Unique bosses and a unique look keep it feeling fresh.
3. New Super Luigi U - I love the more frantic shorter levels, but it's a tougher sell as a standalone package.
4. New Super Mario Bros. U - I think the level design in this one is excellent, especially the secret levels in each world and Superstar Road. Too bad World 8 is so short.
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - The Mishroom, Flower, and Star Worlds have so many unique levels that elevate this game to me compared to what most people say.
6. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - So many levels feel way too open and lifeless, and an amazing World 8 can only go so far.
My Ranking:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. New Super Mario Bros. DS
3. New Super Luigi U
4. New Super Mario Bros. U
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2
6. New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
I agree. NSMB Wii is a blast!
The first video game I ever played was New Super Mario Bros. on the DS, I loved it then and my best friend and I would fight each other on the versus mode where you collect stars and it was so much fun. Plus I think the soundtrack for the ds one, the castles especially, is the best one out of the series
I always loved the unique bosses in the first NSMB and I'm so sad it got boiled down into "koopaling fight number 568" in every game after
Can you just rank every Mario Kart Track and Mario Party Minigame at some point please?
I actually think Wii is the worst in the series, easily. The levels are just so empty and boring in that game. I feel like U gets way too much hate and Scott's opinions on U are kind of how I feel about Wii and really it's hard to forgive Wii when that's the game that every NSMB just copied and the game that Nintendo overly sanitized the Mario brand with for much of the 2010s. Easily my least favorite.
Penguin is just better ice flower, as it even gives you regular traction on ice alongside the belly slide, whereas the ice flower is just the iceball.
NSMB DS also is I believe the ONLY 2D Mario platformer to have and create unique bosses, not the same or similar thing over and over again with each boss standing out and being a unique actual character, you even get to fight Petey in this game!!! And also a Monty Mole tank just really unique stuff that bot even Wonder did
You know whats something the DS game had that the others didn't? NOT 7 DAMN KOOPALINGS AS BOSSES.
It had some of the most creative bosses in the Mario franchise, they are great!
Id love to hear Scotts opinion on the paper mario games with ttyd HD remake coming out this summer.
Love the 144p video quality that i cant change for some reason.
Now that I'm thinking about it if they wanted princess Peach to be playable in New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe they could have just given us Daisy instead of making Peachette that solves their issue completely and I think they realize that once they were making Super Mario Bros Wonder.
Agree, Toadette is better being herself. I'm glad we got to play as (the REAL) Peach, just regular Toadette and Daisy in Wonder
I definitely had alot more fun with the multiplayer with the nsmb games. In mario wonder the levels are alot better in single player, but in multiplayer it just feels so cramped and there's just no room for all the players. Like, in the badge challenge levels every body gets left behind.
3:00 whoa whoa a spoiler alert would be nice.
NSMB2 is actually my favorite in the series tbh. I really loved the return of the tanooki leaf the way it was used SMB3, and the gold coins gimmick, while shallow for sure, at least gives some personality seperate from the rest of the games in the series.
It’s been interesting over the years to see NSMB2 rise up rankings the past few years lol. I dig it because not having to design for multiplayers like the home console ones means the level design is more streamlined
Not to mention the new soup DS actually had creative bosses instead of just, here's a koopa
Just opened youtube and this is on my fee ❤
I actually enjoyed playing U Deluxe when it first came out since I never had a Wii U, but then I got Wonder. Played through Wonder, wanted more Mario platforming, popped U Deluxe back into my Switch and that lasted about 5 minutes before I put it away again
Man, I love how 2016's pre-chewed gum lacks bits of dirt, but I do also enjoy the lack of smell from 2010s gum... hard to decide 🤔
New Super Mario Bros DS controls like a dream
Good on ya for fixing the video quality, aye matey the ye old stop dying and give me some milk. But not for the octopus
Surprised you didn't mention the minigames ALSO get a multiplayer mode so you have TWO multiplayer options for the original New Super Mario Bros.
For me it goes:
2
1
Wii
U
Luigi U
Wii and U kinda switch depending on my mood, though.
2 and 1, though i genuinely have fun with
The Layer Cake Dessert is just such a good word play. I can’t play Super Luigi U as the absolute stress terror that is the 100 second time limit. I hope all future Mario games are without a time limit.
I'm glad that Scott chose to agree with me. Wise choice.
I played the OG on DS and U and thats it. Loved both.
lol that intro is perfect. Nintendo probably feels somewhat obligated to make more of these every now and then, probably because it’s tradition. It’s what made Mario, Mario. Besides Donkey Kong of course.
Playing poker with Luigi was the best
I still think about those puncher ghosts from Mario DS, I love those guys!
Can't wait to see New Scott's Review of NSMB
Hope the three old games can be port to switch.
yo i love ur content, you should talk about yoshis island DS i think that game is so silly and in the same boat as nsmb series
I would buy 'New Super Mario Bros Wii Deluxe' (no U) on the Switch. It was a fun game on the Wii. But Scott is right, Nintendo should have brought every NSMB game to the Switch.
New super mario/luigi bros U feels like the definitive edition to me even though the ds version will always hold a special place in my heart.
The new ranking we needed
I really like NSMB2's look, it is very colorful and that is why it's my favorite 2.5D Mario style :D
Channel should be called "Scott's Hands"
Funnily enough U Deluxe has tons of scrapped levels from the original game in its files, implying they might have been planning to revamp them as "bonus" levels, either that or they just accidentally left them in