SMB2 is a redesign of ''Dream Factory: Heart-Pounding Panic'' - a game that was only released in Japan. The gamepaly is very fluid and there is a lot of level-exploring. SM64 released in 1996 for the nintendo 64 was the first M game in full 3D with large levels and also the firs one that isn't linear. Despite that it's one of the best classical-style Mario game. Unlike it's predecessors this instalment dosent feature many of the well known characters like Bowser, Luigi and Princess Peach. It utalizes the the two screens very well by using the top screen to display the player's kart and the bottom one to show the map.

MK DS is the first Mario Kart game for the DS and was the first in the series to feature online play. R4 3DS Cardsfor Mario game emulation on the NDS & 3DS You can also compete online through Wii's Wi-Fi. MK Wii is the 8th instalment in the spin-off Mario Kart series and features the largest number of playable characters, new circuits and remade ones from the previeous games.

In terms of sells It greatly surpases SMB2. SMB3 is similar to SMB and SMB2 but introduce new abilities for M and Luigi in the form of ''suits'' that, for example, allow M to fly for a short period of time. NSMB is a DS Mario game that has the feel of a classical 2D platformer but it includes 3D models so it would classify as a ''2.5D'', it also has many new features like power-ups, minigames etc.