Though this often meant accepting some compromises when it came to quality, there were still plenty of great handheld Mario games. In the past, however, those looking for a handheld Mario experience had to turn to the Game Boy line of consoles in order to get their fix. Updated May 18, 2022, by Tom Bowen: Given the hybrid nature of the Nintendo Switch, it seems likely that all future Mario games will be portable to a certain degree at least for the next few years, anyway. These are the very best Mario games for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, at least according to their and Metacritic ratings, anyway.
RELATED: The Best Mario Spinoff Titles (According To Metacritic)ĭespite the systems being far less powerful than their home console equivalents, many of the handheld Mario titles have found a way to impress both in terms of their critical reception and the number of units that they've been able to ship during their lifetimes.
