It's one of the most stressful and exhilarating mechanics Nintendo has ever included in a game. Players then have ten second to save baby Mario, or it's game over. Baby Mario essentially serves as a life bar: Every time Yoshi is hit, they drop baby Mario, and he floats away screeching and crying. Yoshi's Island borrows Yoshi's mechanics from Super Mario World, giving the game a feeling a familiarity, but it also introduces new abilities for Yoshi, like being able to transform into a helicopter. The game doesn't play like a Mario game, but it is one of the best platformers Nintendo has ever released. Yoshi's Island tells the story of baby Mario, who is escorted to his brother, baby Luigi, by a group of Yoshis. O.K., so, technically, this isn't a Mario game - it's a Yoshi game - but Mario is an important part of the game, and his name is in the title, so just go with it. 2 does get some bonus points for including Peach and Toad as playable characters, but they're only there because Doki Doki Panic featured similar characters. This mechanic has appeared in several other Mario games since, but in this game, it completely changes the way players deal with enemies, which makes this sequel feel jarringly different from its predecessor.

2 incorporates a mechanic that allows Mario to pick things up, like potions that open secret doors. Instead, players pick up items and enemies and throw them at other enemies to eliminate them. This is a Mario game where players can't jump on enemies to beat them.

That's why this is the lowest-ranked Super Mario Bros. game on the list. 2 released exclusively in Japan and never came to the U.S., due to fears it was too difficult for American audiences. Because of these concerns, Nintendo completely repurposed another game, Doki Doki Panic, into a Mario game. It doesn't feel like a Mario game, mostly because it originally wasn't one. 2 is probably the weirdest Mario game ever released.

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