I sincerely believe that people would like New Super Mario Bros. a lot more if we hadn't gotten three god damn sequels. Because by its own merits, this one is super unique and creative. Sure, the general world ideas are kinda boring (grass, desert, ice etc), but the leveldesign is absolutely top notch.

But that's not why I love NSMBDS. The main reason I love this game is the local multiplayer. The minigames are fun, but the 1v1 jump 'n' run battle mode is where its truly at. I've spent countless hours playing this with my brother and we still have a blast when we play it today, it makes me wonder why we never got anything like this again.