Super Mario Galaxy 2

Iterated Galaxy into pure level-design density, often cited as the peak 3D Mario.

Released 2010 Developer Nintendo EAD Publisher Nintendo Platform Wii Genre Platformer Era Digital storefronts & indie Website nintendo.co.jp ↗

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Super Mario Galaxy 2 inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Momentum-Based Platform Control ~~1985~~Hub-and-Spoke World Access ~~1996~~Analog Free-Roam 3D Movement ~~1996~~Spatial Motion Input ~~2006~~

The Super Mario series in this dataset

1985

Super Mario Bros. ~~1985~~

1988

Super Mario Bros. 2 ~~1988~~

1988

Super Mario Bros. 3 ~~1988~~

1990

Super Mario World ~~1990~~

1996

Super Mario 64 ~~1996~~

2006

New Super Mario Bros. ~~2006~~

2007

Super Mario Galaxy ~~2007~~

2010

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ~~this page~~

2013

Super Mario 3D World ~~2013~~

2017

Super Mario Odyssey ~~2017~~

2023

Super Mario Bros. Wonder ~~2023~~

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