"canon" mario would defo be super mario bros for the nes, it was the first console game i remember playing, everything about it was perfect and the music....... timeless.
spin off mario is either mario kart ds or paper mario the thousand year door, i just can't decide between the two.
nintendo and sega fan since i was old enough to hold a game controller.
note: my games collection on my profile is only 20ish% complete, i've got a boatload of 360,saturn and dreamcast games to add and a few ps3 games, thanks :)