UnderwaterFunktown on 13 November 2025
So Super Mario Wonder entered my list actually because I had made a duplicate entry and suddenly needed another spot (I hope nobody studied my first list of honorable mentions too closely). I'm not sure it would have been my go-to-choice if I hadn't played it this year, but credit where credit is due as someone who isn't the biggest 2D Mario fan I would say it's far above the rest and managed to give me a bit of that feel from the 3D games. It might not be a game I plan to replay anytime soon, but I would still count it among the very best 2D platformers.
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