Super Mario Galaxy
- All time rank:
- 57
- 2000s rank:
- 17
- 2007 rank:
- 4
- Developers:
- Nintendo EAD
- Platforms:
- Wii
- Year of release:
- 2007
- Genres:
- Action , Adventure , Platform
- IGDB Link:
- https://www.igdb.com/games/super-mario-galaxy
Every hundred years, a huge comet flies by in the skies above the Mushroom Kingdom. One year, that comet filled the entire sky, and from it fell a stream of shooting stars. The Toads scooped up the Star Bits and brought them to the castle, where they were reborn as a great Power Star. It was a happy time in the Mushroom Kingdom. Then one night Mario received a letter...
“Dear Mario,
I’ll be waiting for you at the castle on the night of the Star Festival. There’s something I’d like to give you.
from Peach”
With invitation in hand, Mario headed off to the castle just as the Star Festival was getting into full swing. Surrounded by Toads gleefully trying to catch falling Star Bits, Mario was looking forward to the night’s festivities. But then, something happened...
A 3D platformer and first Wii entry in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario Galaxy sees Mario jump across planets and galaxies with varying items, enemies, geographies and gravity mechanics in order to reach his enemy Bowser, who has attacked the Mushroom Kingdom and hijacked Princess Peach's castle with her inside.
from IGDB.comAll Time Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | The 100 Best Games To Play Today | 2009 | 8 |
| Empire | The 100 Greatest Games | 2009 | 24 |
| EP Daily | Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! | 2013 | 41 |
| Stuff | 100 Greatest Games | 2008 | 23 |
| British GQ | The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts | 2023 | 40 |
| FHM | FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time | 2010 | 7 |
| Game Informer | The Top 200 Games Of All Time | 2009 | 51 |
| Gamereactor | Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde | 2017 | 1 |
| Game Reactor top 100 | 2011 | 3 | |
| GamesRadar+ | The 100 best games of all time | 2011 | 16 |
| GamesTM | 100 Greatest Games of All Time | 2015 | 1 |
| The 200 Greatest Games of All Time | 2018 | 117 | |
| GAMINGbible | The Greatest Video Games Of All Time | 2020 | 8 |
| IGN | Top 100 Games of All Time | 2015 | 21 |
| Top 100 Video Games of All Time | 2018 | 29 | |
| Polygon | The 500 best games of all time | 2017 | 63 |
| Power Unlimited | Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden | 2015 | 6 |
Decade Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex | The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s | 2009 | 23 |
| Destructoid | The Top 50 Videogames of the Decade | 2009 | 9 |
| Fellowship of the Screen | The Best Video Games of the 2000s | 2017 | 24 |
| Paste | The 20 Best Video Games of the Decade | 2009 | 13 |
| WhatCulture | 25 Best Video Games Of The 2000s | 2019 | 22 |
Miscellaneous Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime | 2023 | 11 |
| BAFTA | British Academy Games Awards 2009 | 2009 | 1 |
| Eurogamer | Games of the Generation | 2013 | 1 |
| Goomba Stomp | The 20 Best Games of the Century (So Far…) | 2016 | 12 |
| IGN | Best of the Decade | 2013 | 5 |
End of Year Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNET | CNET's Top 10 games of 2007 | 2007 | 1 |
| D.I.C.E. Awards | Game of the Year 2007 | 2008 | 2 |
| Destructoid | Destructoid Game of the Year 2007 | 2007 | 2 |
| Digital Spy | The top 20 titles of 2007 | 2007 | 1 |
| Game Developers Choice Awards | GDCA Game of the Year 2007 | 2008 | 2 |
| Goomba Stomp | The Best Games of the 2000s (2007) | 2021 | 1 |
| IGN | Best of the Decade (2007) | 2013 | 1 |