5. Super Mario Maker
Why did it take Nintendo so long to come up with something so simple yet ingenious as Super Mario Maker? Super Mario is right up there with the Pyramids of Giza as one of the most timeless man-made entities ever, so it seems crazy that it's taken this long to release a game that hands the tools over to players and lets them create their own levels using all of the series' lovely assets. Forget 2016, Super Mario Maker is something you'll be playing
forever. People have taken to Mario Maker with extreme enthusiasm, creating their own levels using designs and graphics from every 2D Mario game dating back to the NES original. While creating your own levels can be a daunting experience, Mario Maker is - as you'd expect from Nintendo - highly accessible, letting you mould some of the most legendary video game iconography into your own creations. Alternatively, you can get Mario Maker just to experience other peoples' creations, which range from the tranquil, to the challenging, to the macabre. For some examples, check out our
list of our favourite Mario Maker creations.