Ranking Every 3D Super Mario Game From Worst To Best

7. Super Mario 3D World

The Wii U's sequel to Super Mario 3D Land had plenty going for it: fun level design, four player chaos, and some incredible power-ups. Unfortunately, the game just can't live up to its competition.

One of Super Mario 3D World's biggest issues is one Mario rarely makes a misstep on: control. Instead of using the analog stick for running around, Nintendo decided to assign a run button to Mario. Default settings can be tricky for developers, but usually aren't that big of a deal as most games will allow the player to change the controls in the settings. Super Mario 3D World isn't most games.

3D World also lacked in creativity, which typically ends up being one of Nintendo's strongest aspects. Can you honestly remember many of its levels? Besides the admittedly great Mario Kart-inspired level, Super Mario 3D World lacks a lot of the identity that helped the original stand out so much. All of this paired with the fact that you're gonna be stuck looking at these semi-average levels from a fixed camera angle and suddenly the placement on this list is probably making sense.