1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - For me this was the best Mario platformer on the system. Having Yoshi as a playable character who carried baby Mario on his back was a neat change. The crayon book art style made the world pop and the music was made well like any other main entry Mario game. The level and enemy design was cool and playing with Yoshi's ricochet egg throw mechanic was cool too. Touch Fuzzy get Dizzy is the first level I think of when I think of this game.

2. Super Mario All-Stars - This was five Mario Games in one. No further details needed.

3. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - Mario's first RPG game and also mine. With this being my introduction to the RPG genre and with Square, it got me hooked to them from that point onward. It was astounding to have Mario team up with a group of characters, even his arch nemesis Bowser, but like most Mallow and Geno were the most memorable as they were original creations by Square. It combined Mario platforming with turned based RPG combat and the story was nice and simple for the IP. It will stay in my heart forever.

4. Super Mario Kart - This game was also my first racer. The AI from what I can remember was tough, but I had the most fun playing the Battle Mode with my older brother. we popped many balloons.

5. Kirby Superstar - My first and only Kirby game I've played. Though I don't think I payed much attention to video game music back then, today I do and Kirby along with Mario and Zelda had some great tracks. Swallowing enemies and copying their powers was the mainstray for me though. The game was great for co-op, but I always wondered why in the hell Gourmet Race didn't have multiplayer. That was the only mode in the game without multiplayer and aside from the main game, it would've benefited the most from it.