Board 8 > What four games are on the Mario Games Mount Rushmore?

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ZenOfThunder
03/10/24 11:30:03 AM
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SEGA agrees to completely fund your wedding if you agree to have one of these songs play in its entirety as you walk down the aisle. Original version of the song, no covers. Which do you choose? - Results (61 votes)
Green Hill Zone
14.75% (9 votes)
9
Live and Learn
19.67% (12 votes)
12
Escape from the City
11.48% (7 votes)
7
Chemical Plant Zone
1.64% (1 vote)
1
Super Sonic Racing
1.64% (1 vote)
1
Drowning Theme
14.75% (9 votes)
9
Sonic Boom
1.64% (1 vote)
1
A Ghost Pumpkin's Soup
1.64% (1 vote)
1
Can You Feel the Sunshine?
27.87% (17 votes)
17
Undefeatable
4.92% (3 votes)
3
This poll is now closed.
REMINDER: I am starting a new job tomorrow, 3/11. It's a big boy 8am to 5pm type of deal where I have to wear a nice shirt and shoes and my pants must be ironed.

Because I will no longer be bumming around after getting laid off, I won't be free in the mornings to do this, and depending on how work-intensive this job is, I may shift how often I do these.

I'm having a ton of fun with this topic series and I think you guys are too, so I am going to do my best to keep this going daily.

However, I will be switching to posting new Rushmores at night instead of the morning, meaning today's Rushmore will effectively be running from now until tomorrow night.

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HAPPY MARIO DAY! I realized we had only 3 nominations ever for Mario 64 levels but 4 nominations for Mario Games, so I swapped them so that the more requested one was actually on Mario Day.

Discussion Topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80708068 (if you want to complain about this topic series do it here and not in the current topic)

Rules: If you list more than 4 things I'm gonna just tally the first 4 you say. If you list the same character multiple times it won't count. Be nice. Don't shove your personal definition of "Mount Rushmore" down others' throats. Have fun. If you're going to majorly change a vote please quote your old vote to make it easier for me.

Mario Game-specific rules: I was thinking maybe I'd limit this to mainline games, but screw it. I am opening this up to ALL MARIO GAMES AND SPINOFFS EVER MADE (developed by Nintendo). Yes, that includes Luigi's Mansion. That includes Paper Mario. That includes Mario Paint. If it got Mario and was developed by Nintendo, it counts. So if you were thinking of wasting a spot on Hotel Mario,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwz7YN1AQmQ

(no Smash Bros games)

Reference links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_featuring_Mario
https://antifandom.com/nintendo/wiki/List_of_Mario_games
https://tiermaker.com/categories/mario/all-mario-games-1985-2022--120-games-1000468
https://www.thegamer.com/every-super-mario-game-chronological-order/#super-mario-bros

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
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Pizza Toppings: Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Sausage, Pineapple
Smash Bros. Items: Pokeball, Hammer, Home Run Bat, Assist Trophy
Non-Noble Nine: L-Block, Pikachu, Vincent, Tifa
Bad video games: ET, Superman 64, Big Rigs, Sonic 06
Video Game Villains: Bowser, Sephiroth, Ganondorf, Dr. Eggman
Cereal Mascots: Tony the Tiger, Trix Rabbit, Lucky, Cap'n Crunch
First Ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Abigail Adams
Sonic Songs: Green Hill, Live & Learn, Escape from the City, Chemical Plant

YESTERDAY: Not much of a competition despite the huge variety of entries submitted. Most people would post Green Hill Zone, one of the other three on the Rushmore, then 2 songs they personally liked.

There was actually a tie between Chemical Plant and Super Sonic Racing for a while, then someone posted something like "why isn't Chemical Plant doing better" and then it started getting way more votes. Not sure if it was a coincidence or if the callout actually did something, but SSR got almost no votes after that point.

A good performance from Drowning, which is iconic in its own way, and is definitely the one song on the Video Game Drowning Music Mount Rushmore.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/76eae6bc.png

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e4e74534.png

ChatGPT's Rushmore:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/af384dc3.png

This is the first time we have had the same Rushmore as ChatGPT since Day 2, Marvel Rushmore!

AI Rushmore by Microsoft CoPilot: We had a few good ones. I like the abstract days. will post in topic, gamefaqs being baby

UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
3/11: Best Picture Winners (day after Academy Awards)
3/12: Video Game Urban Legends
3/13: Rappers
3/14: Disney Songs
3/15: Cryptids
3/16: Movie Villains
3/17: Green Characters (St. Patrick's Day Special)
3/18: Greek Mythological Figures
3/19: Video Game Considered "Art"
3/20: Stand Up Comedians
3/21: American Landmarks
3/22: Board Games
3/23: Stephen King Stories
3/24: Nicktoons
3/25: Metal Albums
3/26: Mario 64 Worlds
3/27: Gen 3 Pokmon
3/28: Adult Swim Shows
3/29: Shonen Jump Protagonists
3/30: Time Travel Movies
3/31: Fictional Rabbits (Easter Special)
Nominations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 2)

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Ifrit
03/10/24 11:31:04 AM
#2:


Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64

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ZenOfThunder
03/10/24 11:32:23 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/41354fcb.jpg

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rwlh
03/10/24 11:39:22 AM
#4:


Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 8

  • One of the most influential games of all time
  • A game that furthered the vision of Super Mario Bros.
  • The big leap into 3D platforming, very influential
  • Something to represent the spinoffs. I think this is Mario's best-selling non-platformer?


Super Mario World I'm not too sold on - I didn't pick Super Mario Bros. 3 because I didn't want to double dip per console. Open to arguments!
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Hbthebattle
03/10/24 11:44:14 AM
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Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario 64
New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 8

Love em or hate em, the NSMB series is huge and probably deserves representation. Open to arguments though (maybe Mario Maker?)

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Leonhart4
03/10/24 11:46:07 AM
#6:


Mario 1
Mario 3
Mario World
Mario 64

Easy

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ZenOfThunder
03/10/24 11:46:52 AM
#7:


Leonhart4 posted...
Easy

but which sonic song would play as you walk down the aisle leon

that's the real question today

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Leonhart4
03/10/24 11:47:20 AM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
but which sonic song would play as you walk down the aisle leon

that's the real question today

It Doesn't Matter

Even easier

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plasmabeam
03/10/24 11:48:47 AM
#9:


Mario 64
SMB1
SMW
SMB3

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LightningStrikes
03/10/24 11:50:45 AM
#10:


Super Mario Bros
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 8

Bros and 64 are self-explanatory. Odyssey should be on there both as a recent representative and the way it dominated the cultural consciousness in a way Super Mario hadnt since 64. Its also the highest selling 3D game by a lot. Mario Kart 8, well

rwlh posted...
* Something to represent the spinoffs. I think this is Mario's best-selling non-platformer?

Mario Kart 8 is Marios best selling game. Has sold 69 million copies and is still one of the highest selling games each year.

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Xeybozn
03/10/24 11:57:16 AM
#11:


Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario 64
New Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 8

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AriaOfBolo
03/10/24 12:02:50 PM
#12:


SMB
World
64
Odyssey

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paulg235
03/10/24 12:03:47 PM
#13:


Leonhart4 posted...
It Doesn't Matter

Even easier
But which version?

Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Galaxy

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Eddv
03/10/24 12:06:26 PM
#14:


Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros 3
Mario Tennis
Mario Kart 8

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malyg
03/10/24 12:07:47 PM
#15:


Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario 64
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Fluttershy_Pony
03/10/24 12:09:17 PM
#16:


Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 8

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iiaattgg
03/10/24 12:12:50 PM
#17:


This is quite hard

SMB
SMB3
SMW
SM64

hard to exclude Mario kart and galaxy. Arguments could also be made for paper and RPG. But these 4 are just titans

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ZenOfThunder
03/10/24 12:14:38 PM
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DK counts as a Mario game

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Jesse_Custer
03/10/24 12:22:40 PM
#19:


Ifrit posted...
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Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64

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TomNook7
03/10/24 12:24:48 PM
#20:


SMB3
SMW
Mario 64
Odyssey

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VectorAgent
03/10/24 12:26:29 PM
#21:


If DK counts

Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64

Came in to topic thinking DK did not count and was going to have SMB3 as well, but thats the one Ill drop.

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Lopen
03/10/24 12:27:39 PM
#22:


Ifrit posted...
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64


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DomaDragoon
03/10/24 12:28:14 PM
#23:


  • Super Mario Brothers
  • Super Mario 64
  • Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
  • Mario Kart 8
Covers four different eras and game genres.

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LightningStrikes
03/10/24 12:33:34 PM
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Gotta say, not seeing the argument for SMB3 here. It was a big deal when it came out but so are all of these. And its a game thats been surpassed by many other entries in the series, including the one right after it!

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Underleveled
03/10/24 12:37:25 PM
#25:


Bros
64
Galaxy
Odyssey

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Leonhart4
03/10/24 12:37:38 PM
#26:


LightningStrikes posted...
And its a game thats been surpassed by many other entries in the series, including the one right after it!

Nope

Trying to act like Mario 3 wasn't or still isn't a big deal is kinda silly

Unless you're going strictly by sales numbers, it's easily a top 4 most important and impactful Mario game

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changmas
03/10/24 12:38:38 PM
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Super Mario Bros
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Galaxy

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pjbasis
03/10/24 12:40:19 PM
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Escape From the City is a romantic pop-punk song.

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ctesjbuvf
03/10/24 12:41:22 PM
#29:


Bros 1
World
64
Galaxy

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pjbasis
03/10/24 12:42:23 PM
#30:


World is the one that I'd take off for not having as much influence (although Yoshi is a big deal)/

SMB1
SMB3
SMW
SM64

But really this is the biblical canon of Mario, the old testament.

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LightningStrikes
03/10/24 12:43:30 PM
#31:


Leonhart4 posted...
Nope

Trying to act like Mario 3 wasn't or still isn't a big deal is kinda silly

Unless you're going strictly by sales numbers, it's easily a top 4 most important and impactful Mario game

What makes Bros 3 such a big deal? Every other mainline game has had a significant impact, its an evolving series. Even New Super Mario Bros Wii arguably had a bigger impact by shifting to multiplayer.

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AbsolutelyNoOne
03/10/24 12:43:43 PM
#32:


Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64

in terms of significance to the series I feel this one is a basically a lock for these games

HMs: Donkey Kong, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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LightningStrikes
03/10/24 12:46:54 PM
#33:


I mean theres an argument that Mario Kart 8 is the reason the Switch took off and thats probably going to become the biggest console ever. If its impact were talking about then that game has to be on here.

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Lopen
03/10/24 12:50:39 PM
#34:


I'd sooner remove SMW than SMB3. Most of the stuff I associate with Mario like worlds, power ups, Bowser being more than just a dragon, etc came out in SMB3.

SMW had secret exits I guess

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Johnbobb
03/10/24 12:52:16 PM
#35:


Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 8
Mario Party
Super Mario Galaxy

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MZero
03/10/24 12:52:52 PM
#36:


Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64

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Johnbobb
03/10/24 12:55:05 PM
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Lopen
03/10/24 12:57:19 PM
#38:


Like if I had to say which game is the beginning of Mario's modern identity it's SMB3

SMW is just SMB3 - 2 on a different console

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MacArrowny
03/10/24 12:58:40 PM
#39:


Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 64
Super Mario 64

People including World and 3 are crazy.

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Lopen
03/10/24 12:59:25 PM
#40:


Lopen posted...
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64

Change Super Mario World to Mario Kart 8

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mnk
03/10/24 1:00:42 PM
#41:


Mario Kart 8
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario 64
New Super Mario Bros

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Leonhart4
03/10/24 1:00:49 PM
#42:


LightningStrikes posted...
What makes Bros 3 such a big deal? Every other mainline game has had a significant impact, its an evolving series. Even New Super Mario Bros Wii arguably had a bigger impact by shifting to multiplayer.

You're comparing Mario 3 to NSMBWii? Really?

Like if you think those two are in the same category (or Mario 3 is BELOW it) then there's really nothing else for me to say

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tazzyboyishere
03/10/24 1:01:43 PM
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1
3
World
64

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Johnny_Eagle
03/10/24 1:03:03 PM
#44:


Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Odyssey

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Lopen
03/10/24 1:07:12 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Mario 3 had a bigger impact on video games in general, sounds like you just care about Mario games relative to each other

Even relative to each other

I think people take for granted what Super Mario Bros became-- the natural trajectory was nowhere near what it is today before SMB3

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Ifrit
03/10/24 1:07:15 PM
#46:


Mario 3 took Mario from "Fireflower + Super Mushroom" to "Fireflower, Super Mushroom, Tanooki Suit, Kuribo Shoe, Frog Suit, Raccoon Tail, and Hammer Suit." It also introduced a world map, the modern version of Bowser, gave us the koopalings, thwomps, Boom Boom, the Koopalings. Mario 3 was truly the next step of Mario after Mario 1. Moreso than World, which I'd be more likely to replace than SMB3.

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Snake5555555555
03/10/24 1:08:46 PM
#47:


Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario 64


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LightningStrikes
03/10/24 1:10:47 PM
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I mean lets not pretend that NSMBWii wasnt a massive deal. That game A) brought multiplayer into the series which became the default, B) brought the platformers back into the mainstream in a way they hadnt been for a while and lowkey helped revive 2D platformers as a genre on home consoles, and C) was one of the main selling points for the Wii at its peak. It just wasnt appealing to people who might post on Board 8.

Either way I get the Bros 3 takes now, it just really feels like Bros 3 and World overlap too much. It would feel like only celebrating a tiny slice of Mario. So World actually feels like the game that shouldnt make it as that was just iterating on Bros 3.

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Hbthebattle
03/10/24 1:14:05 PM
#49:


Lopen posted...
Like if I had to say which game is the beginning of Mario's modern identity it's SMB3

Well you'd still be wrong because it's 64
3 does not belong on the list unless your argument is that its what you personally played as a kid, or you're arguing it should be the NES rep over 1.

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Lopen
03/10/24 1:14:58 PM
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Hbthebattle posted...
Well you'd still be wrong because it's 64

No it's not

SMB64 is putting modern Mario into modern gaming. The only definitive "Mario" thing introduced in SM64 is the collection elements

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