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There are a lot of Mario<\/a> games that have come out over the years. We’re not sure if people are fully aware of just how many, but the Italian plumber has been in over 200+ games and that’s just by our rough count.<\/p>\n

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The guy has been a painter, a plumber, a street cleaner, a referee, a\u00a0death fight combatant, a racer, and just about any other occupation you can imagine. So, why don’t we narrow this down a bit and specifically talk about the good old days of Mario specifically on the GameCube<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Updated on\u00a0January 18th, 2020 by Patrick Mocella:<\/strong>\u00a0 Although the Nintendo GameCube was far from the Japanese juggernaut’s most successful console financially speaking, the console is still looked on upon fondly for its roster of stellar games.\u00a0<\/em>In just five or so years the console was active, Nintendo pumped out no less than 14 games either starring the mustached red-capped plumber and\/or his cast of characters. While none are truly awful by any means, there are certainly some that stand above the pack and some who got outclassed.\u00a0There were about fourteen of them\u00a0but we’ll be talking about all of them classifying them into the best and worst\u00a0categories.\u00a0Super Smash Bros. Melee\u00a0will not be included due to the game focusing on Nintendo as a whole and not just Mario’s cast of characters.<\/em><\/p>\n

13 <\/span>Best: Luigi’s Mansion<\/h2>\n
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Given a lot of flak in its day for not being\u00a0Super Mario Sunshine<\/em>,\u00a0Luigi’s Mansion\u00a0<\/em>was released as a launch title for the Gamecube and while it isn’t the most ambitious Mario game on the console, it is extremely unique and a refreshing change of pace.<\/p>\n

From the title starring Luigi to taking on a campy horror aesthetic,\u00a0Luigi’s Mansion\u00a0<\/em>surprises gamers<\/a> at every corner with something different. Its mechanics and gameplay while simple are still quite enjoyable to play and the graphics hold up very nicely for a launch title in 2001. This is a game that deserves more respect.<\/p>\n

12 <\/span>Worst: Mario Party 7<\/h2>\n
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With such a long lineup of\u00a0Mario\u00a0<\/em>Party\u00a0<\/em>titles for the Gamecube, it’s hard to truly pin them into either a best or worst category. However, with being the fourth\u00a0Mario Party <\/em>title on the system, it’s clear that Mario Party 7\u00a0<\/em>was a sign of the franchise running out of steam a bit.<\/p>\n

The boards in\u00a0Mario Party 7\u00a0<\/em>tend to be more gimmick-based than previous titles in the series and unless you have the packed-in microphone with the game, landing on a Microphone space will do absolutely for you. The game deserves some credit for bringing 8 player\u00a0Mario Party\u00a0<\/em>to the Gamecube, but it’s not enough to save this from mediocrity.<\/p>\n

11 <\/span>Best: Super Mario Sunshine<\/h2>\n
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First and foremost is the premiere Super Mario<\/em> game on the Gamecube, Super Mario Sunshine<\/em>. This game was pretty polarizing with fans back in the day simply because of how different it was in style, gameplay mechanics, and tone than Mario 64<\/em>. Mario isn’t simply running around and hopping into paintings willy-nilly now, he’s got a job to do and that job is cleaning up Isle Delfino. Whether you’re a fan of the F.L.U.D.D or not, Super Mario Sunshine<\/em>\u00a0still has a lot to offer and is irrevocably one of the Gamecube’s best.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Worst: Mario Kart: Double Dash<\/h2>\n
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Here’s the thing, personally, we like Mario Kart: Double Dash<\/em>. It was a pretty fun Mario Kart<\/em> game and felt just as joyfully unfair as all the rest of them do. And while Double Dash<\/em> introduces a lot of unique cast members with fun dynamics, it has some glaring flaws that make it hard to rank it anywhere near as high as Mario Kart 8<\/em> or Mario Kart Wii<\/em>. The character-duo specific items were a cool idea that fell flat on its face and the pure shortage of new tracks caused many people to permanently label this game as “one of the bad ones.” And while that isn’t necessarily fair, all it takes is one look at the Baby Park track to understand where they’re coming from.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Best: Super Mario Strikers<\/h2>\n
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This soccer game feels like one of the bigger risks Nintendo took in terms of style and overall tone. It’s not often that a Mario game takes any sort of big risks, but this and Super Mario Sunshine<\/em> are the two best examples we can think of.\u00a0Mario Strikers<\/em> is over-the-top bombastic soccer action at a level almost reaching the classic film Shaolin Soccer.<\/em><\/p>\n

The art style they used is great, the Captains each having their own cronies made every team feel unique, and the game just played fantastically! The sequel game Mario Strikers: Charged<\/em> fell a tad in quality but overall this is one of the Mario Sports-games we wish\u00a0we had more of.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Worst: Mario Golf Toadstool Tour<\/h2>\n
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Quite frankly, it’s difficult to justify calling any one of the games on this list “bad” but Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour<\/em> comes pretty close. The game itself isn’t of poor quality, it just doesn’t really build upon the cult classic that was Mario Golf<\/em> on the N64. Maybe they were worried that it would be like reinventing the wheel, but Nintendo took very\u00a0few risks with this sequel in a way that felt much too safe. The game itself had a good difficulty curve, plenty of content, and a great cast of golfers. But we just can’t look past how it feels like Mario Golf<\/em> again rather than a sequel that evolves on the original.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Best: Paper Mario And The Thousand-Year Door<\/h2>\n
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The Paper Mario<\/em> franchise has had a long and\u00a0tragic career that all started with the OG Paper Mario<\/em> on the N64. That game was amazing in its own right but it really wasn’t until the Gamecube sequel Paper Mario And The Thousand-Year Door<\/em> that people really took notice of how unique this spin-off series was, especially considering how fun and challenging the gameplay itself was<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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