Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
The Mainline Mario series is... confusing. And Nintendo's own inconsistency certainly doesn't help. But today, let's explore all those intricacies and draw our own conclusion.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:52 Super Mario Bros. (The Blueprint)
4:44 The SMB2 Conundrum
9:40 Super Mario Bros. 3
10:25 Mario's Gameboy Detour
13:39 Super Mario World
15:11 Yoshi's Island & Wario Land
19:19 Mario's Leap Into 3D
21:48 Super Mario Sunshine
22:49 Linear 3D
24:33 2.5D
25:27 Sandbox 3D
26:40 Bowser's Fury: A Game Within A Game?
28:39 2D Mario's Return
30:00 Beating A Dead Course
31:33 Luigi U: Mario Is Missing
33:38 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
35:35 Super Mario Maker
37:42 Super Mario Run
40:06 Super Mario 64 DS
41:19 Ports, Remasters & DLC
44:49 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
45:58 Donkey Kong
51:37 The Existential Route
53:22 Conclusion
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#MainlineMario #SuperMario #NintendoSwitch
The Mainline Mario series is... confusing. And Nintendo's own inconsistency certainly doesn't help. But today, let's explore all those intricacies and draw our own conclusion.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:52 Super Mario Bros. (The Blueprint)
4:44 The SMB2 Conundrum
9:40 Super Mario Bros. 3
10:25 Mario's Gameboy Detour
13:39 Super Mario World
15:11 Yoshi's Island & Wario Land
19:19 Mario's Leap Into 3D
21:48 Super Mario Sunshine
22:49 Linear 3D
24:33 2.5D
25:27 Sandbox 3D
26:40 Bowser's Fury: A Game Within A Game?
28:39 2D Mario's Return
30:00 Beating A Dead Course
31:33 Luigi U: Mario Is Missing
33:38 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
35:35 Super Mario Maker
37:42 Super Mario Run
40:06 Super Mario 64 DS
41:19 Ports, Remasters & DLC
44:49 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
45:58 Donkey Kong
51:37 The Existential Route
53:22 Conclusion
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCBHQQLFpwRuZzLtAqbvoH2A/join
🎤 Our Podcast: youtube.com/c/@NintendoTonight
📺 Second Channel: youtube.com/c/@SwitchStopPlus
👾 Discord: discord.gg/EtnKY9z84R
🔥 Everything Else: https://linktr.ee/SwitchStop
🎬 Video By:
Writer: Kgan
Voiceover: Mac
Editor: Kgan
#MainlineMario #SuperMario #NintendoSwitch
