Greatest Game Hero: Mario

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  • Posted Sep 18, 2009

The world's most famous plumber dusts off his overalls and gets ready to do battle in GameSpot's All-Time Greatest Game Hero competition.

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78 Comments

  • Invader1982

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 8:18 am GMT

    Mario is pretty awesome. I wish someone nominated Wario though, cause i actually like him.

  • Jak_Napier

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 10:43 am GMT

    when it came to the finals i would have thought that he would be victorious over Gordon Freeman.

  • HungryLuma

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 5:20 pm GMT

    @Ryanmiller70

    There's nothing wrong with Mario being an RPG. Paper Mario and stuff is acctually popular.

  • Ryanmiller70

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 10:45 am GMT

    @HungryLuma

    don't bring up mario rpg because mario should never be in an rpg game. same with sonic whitch is why secret rings and black knight should not of had the leveling up system. i am also not saying that all zelda games are about rescuing zelda, example:wind waker, but they are all about saving someone. to answer your last question, isn't every smash bros. game a nintendo game? there are nintendo charecters missing? is it still considered a nintendo game? they don't have ballon guy, pacman, the dig-dug guy, or shadow in there? yet it is still a nintendo game?

  • Ryanmiller70

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 10:21 am GMT

    @Khadaj32

    you can explain everything without being a complete buthole about it.

  • HungryLuma

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 1:52 pm GMT

    @Ryanmiller70

    (sorry for the late responce i havent been active on gamespot.com for a while) but not all mario games rescue peach. like Super Mario RGP legend of the 7 stars had nothing to do with rescuing peach. Saying that all mario games just rescue peach is like saying all Legend of Zelda games just rescue zelda. Btw how is Mario Kart Wii a "Nintendo Game"? If it was wouldnt it have kirby or link in it?

  • Khadaj32

    Posted Dec 15, 2009 8:31 pm GMT

    @Ryanmiller70

    Actually...

    Your previous post was nothing about opinion. Not once did you express a thought like "I like this because..." You made wrong statements, such as "there is no difference in any Mario game" which is pure drivel. And sorry, but my comment of any 2D/3D Mario beating any 2D/3D Sonic respectively is fact, not opinion. Notice how I said commercial fact, as in sales. If you don't like Mario and prefer Sonic that's fine, THAT is opinion. Just don't be making false statements about "fact" that nothing in Mario ever changes as your opinion. That's like saying that it's your opinion that the sun isn't hot; it's BS.

  • Ryanmiller70

    Posted Dec 15, 2009 2:05 pm GMT

    @Khadaj32

    I won't argue anymore other then "2D Mario has always beaten 2D Sonic" and "any 3D Mario has surpassed any 3D Sonic" are not facts. They are your opinion. Just as everything I said in my last comment is an opinion.

  • Khadaj32

    Posted Dec 14, 2009 4:19 pm GMT

    @Ryanmiller70

    Your point? The story remains similar in one incarnation or another, but the gameplay has always been switched up and varied. As in Super Mario Galaxy. "Wacky gravity and a new chick." Tad bit more to the mechanics than that. It's like comparing Super Mario 64 to Super Mario Bros. 3. Now, to compare Sonic and our plumber friend is to compare a $10 bill next to a $20 bill.If you could have both, great. But if you could only pick one...it's a no brainer. 2D Mario has always beaten 2D Sonic (disagree as much as you want, it's commercial fact) just as any 3D Mario has surpassed any 3D Sonic (disagree as much as you want, it's commercial fact) Now, why is that? Are people fed up of the 'save the princess' motife that Mario made famous? Survey says: No. It's what made Mario and Zelda games timeless, and successful regardless of "not doing anything new", which Nintendo has. And Mario Kart and Mario Party ARE Mario games...you see Link anywhere in there? Samus? No, all characters of the Mario universe. And yes, Donkey Kong is technically a part of the Mario universe, Diddy was added because of association to DK. Same thing with Mario Party; it involves characters in the Mario universe. Hence it is a Mario game. Super Smash Bros., however, is a Nintendo game. See the variances?

  • bramterris

    Posted Dec 13, 2009 9:25 pm GMT

    Mario is over-rated. People that like Mario and are over 13 and aren't chicks deserve to be shot.

  • Ryanmiller70

    Posted Dec 13, 2009 7:41 am GMT

    @HungryLuma

    Mario Kart isn't really a mario game as it is more of a nintendo game. Super Mario is a side scrolling game just like what you said about sonic. Paper Mario is always the same. Go through different worlds/lands/dimensions to get the princess back and for revenge. Mario Party is the only good series of Mario since it's fun and it is more then just save princess peach and defeat bowser. There is absolutely no difference in any mario game. And also, mario party and mario kart are not mario games, just because they have "mario" in the name dosen't make them mario games. Also, sonic has great music with each generation he passes. His story does change through time and he dosen't stick through the same plot through the whole game. Example is Sonic Heroes, Sonic Pinball, and Dr. Robotnicks mean bean machine.

  • Ryanmiller70

    Posted Dec 13, 2009 7:32 am GMT

    @Khadaj32

    actually I own super mario galaxy. the only difference is the wacky gravity and the girl he meets. Other then that, it's just another super mario bros for the super nintendo. (even though super mario galaxy is for wii) but you get the point. mario does nothing new. He still saves princess peach and he still fights bowser.

  • HungryLuma

    Posted Dec 7, 2009 7:13 pm GMT

    @Ryanmiller70

    Sonic lost to Mario for many reasons. 1 Sonics story is pretty much a like for the whole game. Just go throught levels. Mario is more then what you said. It's split in parts. Examples: Mario Kart, Super Mario, Paper Mario, and Mario Party

  • Khadaj32

    Posted Dec 6, 2009 6:54 am GMT

    @Ryanmiller70

    lolwut? Hasn't done anything new in years? Clearly you didn't play Super Mario Galaxy...

    Not to mention that almost all of his spinoffs have been very successful, whereas Sonic's haven't...I got love for the Hedgehog, but Sonic and Sega lost to the italian plumber years ago.

  • Kir_royal

    Posted Dec 3, 2009 10:01 am GMT

    Kinda weak if you ask me, it only showed 3 of his many games, they should have included super mario64 that is his game that first entered him into the 3D world.

  • She_Likes_Cloth

    Posted Nov 30, 2009 12:20 pm GMT

    im glad mario won, he defentily deserves it. i wonder why they only showed him in 3 games tho

  • Ryanmiller70 posted Nov 27, 2009 7:30 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Ryanmiller70

    Posted Nov 27, 2009 7:30 am GMT (hide)

    How the heck did Mario win? He hasn't done anything new in years. All of his stories are the same. Sonic should have won cause he has done more then try and rescue the same girl over and over again every game and their are more bosses in every sonic game other then dr. eggman. Mario just fights bowser and the koopa kids every game. Nintendo needs to update Mario before they come out with a new game for him.

  • myers4325

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 7:01 pm GMT

    Mario is AWESOME. Most of my games are Mario games, and I've got a LOT of games. You're the best Mario, whether you always win or not!!!

  • Weebluedude

    Posted Nov 17, 2009 6:22 pm GMT

    Of course, Mario the classic as it gets hero- who's been in tons of games, why don't we show more than 3? It's like Link- no Twilight Princess

  • robertcain

    Posted Nov 8, 2009 12:04 pm GMT

    Mario is cool but he doesn't need to win all the time. I think it was good that Freeman won for a change

  • ahmado79

    Posted Nov 5, 2009 10:37 pm GMT

    mario gets my vote>>>>he rocks

  • kitchenwindow

    Posted Nov 5, 2009 5:26 pm GMT

    Awesome video. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go play Super Mario Bros 3 again.

  • theplayerqua

    Posted Nov 2, 2009 5:35 pm GMT

    koool vid kool game if your a mario fan

  • adrianfbuan

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:29 pm GMT

    Hey ChiefFreeman. Let me guess, you're the one who rigged the votings, right? XD

  • superfakerbros

    Posted Oct 25, 2009 11:11 am GMT

    @Lindsay123456 - I would recomend Brawl,Galaxy,MKW,Super Mario Strikers Charged,Mario Party 8,and all of the VC games,and some more Mario Wii games featuring Mario if you want Mario.

  • wario96

    Posted Oct 21, 2009 5:33 pm GMT

    sorry mario but sadly you had to lose to a glasses waring short hair girlfriend loser. (i voted for mario)

  • norwalk2008

    Posted Oct 20, 2009 2:07 pm GMT

    go mario

  • The_Wolf22

    Posted Oct 19, 2009 1:30 pm GMT

    Hey Mario, guess what! You know how you "lost" the Greatest Game Hero Contest? Well, it was rigged. YOU ARE THE TRUE WINNER! Congrats, Mario!

  • scrawya posted Oct 16, 2009 10:08 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    scrawya

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 10:08 am GMT (hide)

    the only good thing about this new game is yoshi.

  • mariomankay

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 8:55 am GMT

    they only showed him in 3 games wats up with that

  • RECONPLANE

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 8:25 am GMT

    Mario is awesome! admit it.

  • Shishio817

    Posted Oct 15, 2009 3:10 pm GMT

    um, GameSpot, I'm pretty sure Mario has been in more than three games haha

  • DudeCoNN12

    Posted Oct 15, 2009 11:13 am GMT

    mario will be the best until the day we die!

  • Farazjr

    Posted Oct 15, 2009 6:24 am GMT

    Mario is the best no matter what happens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Nin10dogon

    Posted Oct 13, 2009 2:09 pm GMT

    Mario is the greatest I dont care what u say he rocks

  • Evilnator

    Posted Oct 12, 2009 12:51 am GMT

    Hah, thinking of the time i spent playing mario, and half life.. mario defenetly gets my vote!

  • -Fromage-

    Posted Oct 11, 2009 9:11 am GMT

    Mario gets my vote.

  • tmthywtsn

    Posted Oct 9, 2009 2:57 pm GMT

    Listen Mario is the father of Nintendo or didn't anyone know. If Mario took out all his shares and profits and left, the company would fall apart instantly they know it. So when ever they try to get out of line with him he reminds them that he is the owner and not the other way around.

    MARIO IS NINTENDO!

  • Kiro92

    Posted Oct 5, 2009 2:48 am GMT

    This was a bad montage and had too little games and too much repetition, nevertheless Mario is still the greatest! too bad I don't own a Wii or DS

  • Next-Gen-Tec

    Posted Oct 3, 2009 5:50 pm GMT

    Para mim, estas muito errado. Mario, will easily win.

  • Lindsay123456

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 1:41 pm GMT

    para mim o verdadeiro heroi e o Cloud Strife, sem duvida! - love him. ;D

  • Lindsay123456

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 1:38 pm GMT

    para mim o verdadeiro heroi e o Cloud Strife - love him. ;D

  • simplypowerfull

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 4:09 am GMT

    O verdadeiro heroi

  • Lindsay123456

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 12:56 pm GMT

    i'm planning on buying a wii and this game too. But i don't know if this one is better than the first.
    could u give me your opinion?

    and what games would u recommend?

  • dwd_27

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 10:06 am GMT

    atari started gaming and mario started the best of gaming probly the best mario

  • deuce2trey3

    Posted Sep 28, 2009 9:26 pm GMT

    what the hell? they only play the first level of mario 3... do one race with mario... and then just go on one level in Galaxy?!! come on mario is going to win this thing everyone loves mario people grew up on mario!!! MARIO FOR THE WIN!!!!

  • kickballer

    Posted Sep 27, 2009 8:42 pm GMT

    Mario has the best history of any gaming hero ever. His games will live on forever.

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