Top 10 Galaxies in Super Mario Galaxy Games

I love the relaxing Beach Bowl Galaxy. I could just shell swim and swing on that vine forever! And the Ghostly Galaxy is great too. Gotta love those Luigi's Mansion references. But I agree that Freezeflame Galaxy is by far the best and hardest galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy. I find the Freezeflame Galaxy to be just the right amount of challenging, and it seems like in recent years, Mario games have been lacking that extremely challenging feel.

The only place in the universe where literal stars coincide with massive ice space bridges over a cosmic Everest peak while then traveling to another planet that is the embodiment of Hell. Fire and ice have never been more beautiful, powerful, stunning, and fun. If you don't think that ice skating on frozen crystals over floating lakes of lava above black holes is any fun, then life for you must be horrible.

Just a fantastic galaxy. Probably one of the most memorable from both games. I love the Mecha Bowser and the Bouncing Down Cake Lane missions. Bouncing Down Cake Lane is tricky but not impossible. I also love the 8-bit Mario and Luigi levels. They really aren't as hard as people say, but they're still a lot of fun.

Whenever I think of myself when I was 2 playing this game as the first video game I ever played, this galaxy comes to mind. Coming back to it after deleting my mom's file on accident (she played the whole game), I got nostalgia.

One of the hardest galaxies in the game, with one of the best bosses (Fiery Dino Piranha), and its music is amazing. The mission with the lava spire is great (especially the one-health version). It also has more space to explore than many, many other galaxies.

Nowhere else in the game can you scale volcanoes plunging into magnificent magma oceans as two supermassive stars slowly eat at each other behind you.

Easily the better of the two lava galaxies in the series. The music is excellent, and all of the locations are very fitting and difficult, which I love.

I love traveling around via flowers, that's so cool. The music is really amazing too, even if people say it's overrated. The only problem is Major Burrows. He's one of the more annoying bosses in the game.

What I really like is the music, the planets, well, everything! Difficult bosses and the 1-Up planets make it fun.

That music. I don't need to say anything about it, but the level design is amazing too.

Even though the general idea has been used in Mario twice before (SMB3 and SM64), it still astounds. From the 1UP trick to the giant Thwomps, this is the best of the best. One problem: you can't stomp the Goombas!

I'm always afraid that a Goomba is going to stomp on Mario like he's been doing to them.

I love all the big things. They are all slow and look like they're bouncing.

One of the more well-known but still underrated galaxies. For me, this is my favorite galaxy. Many people ignore the sheer magnificence of the atmosphere, music, and level design here. The 2nd and 3rd missions in this galaxy really show the pinnacle of platforming.

When you add the fact that Good Egg also prepares you for the entire game while being so diverse with concepts and fun, this is truly impeccable. I hate how people see this as the galaxy that introduces you to everything. That is true, but there is far more to it. The boss fights here are also astonishing, and every planet has some use later on.

The level design here is on the same level as Freezeflame Galaxy and, at some points, even better. It really is the perfect all-around level. Some people say that it is too easy, but you should also ask if it is supposed to be hard this early on. I personally found the buildup to Dino Piranha hard but in an ingenious way. This galaxy truly should be recognized and deserves more credit. It is also better than Gusty Garden in most aspects as well.

All I want to do is mess around in this galaxy. It's so fun!

This is a discarded Super Mario 64 level.

This has mostly every Yoshi power-up!

I just love how well this iconic SM64 level was incorporated into the game. It truly feels like a galaxy of its own, although I'm not sure why it's in World 6 and not World S.

If Nintendo ever decides to make a real remake of Super Mario 64 (unlike 64-DS that took a console game to a handheld one), this is how it should be.

I love Mario 64. I'm also playing with that system as I play with this one.

Similar vibes to Sea Slide Galaxy in its beach setting. I like it a little better thanks to the better stars, though.

Best galaxy of all time! I played it over and over.

Very, very good. The Pull Star Path is one of the most engaging and philosophical levels in the game. It has some of the best atmosphere you'll ever find, too. The music is amazing. What more can I say? The secret star is amazing too.

I do partially feel this galaxy didn't fully use its potential. Could you imagine flying through space, looking around, and advancing through pieces of junk? The first star captures this essence better, but finding rocket ships in the middle of space was amazing. If they added more to it instead of the Kamella mission, then this would definitely be closer to Dreadnought and Freezeflame.

Like most of Galaxy 2's galaxies, this one takes Freezeflame Galaxy from the first game and makes the fire and ice themes more linear while leveling up the challenge.

Those figures, those nightmare-provoking figures. They still scare me when I think about them.

Those figures. Those nightmare-provoking figures. They still scare me when I think about them.

The hardest level of all time is my favorite. The perfect run is very hard but fun at the same time. If you like challenges with Yoshi in them, fly here. Oh, and get every star in the whole game.

The puzzles in this galaxy and their test of your skills are great. Oh yeah, in the pull star part, it also has that creepy Easter egg from Shiverburn Galaxy, the "Hell Valley Sky Trees."

Just the fact that to actually play it, you have to get all the stars in the game, makes it a worthy prize. Oh, and the perfect run is absolutely for Mario hardcore fans.

I really like this mainly because of the nostalgia. But even otherwise, such a great boss: Big Bad Bugaboom. What a name. The boss fight itself is good, but that name! Anyways, it is a very exploratory level, which I really like. Just chilling around with Bee Mario and exploring the planet looking for star bits was amazing. The Mandibug Invasion was really fascinating too. I can't remember if there was a secret star here, but if there was, then it would be amazing. One tiny downside is that it is a bit easy, and there is less pure platforming other than the first level.

While most of its stars are easy and simple, the chimp stomp challenge is one of the most challenging stars to get.

Not true! Yes, Bouldergeist is my favorite boss in the Mario franchise, but I doubt that he was the only reason why this galaxy was added. There were a lot of other great things in this galaxy too. Take Luigi in the Haunted Mansion, for example. You get to become a ghost and explore this awesome mansion that reminds you of Luigi's Mansion!

Not my #1 favorite galaxy, probably, but still in my top 5 favorites for sure! I also love Buoy Base, Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada, and Good Egg Galaxies! And I know that this isn't technically a galaxy, but I also love the Star Festival from the beginning of the game!

This galaxy was a safe haven for me, and still is. Whenever I'm mad, anxious, or worried, I boot up Super Mario Galaxy 2 and go here. I would sit atop the frozen waterfalls, admiring the view and listening to the calm music. This planet was beautiful and, in my opinion, needs to be given proper HD glory.

This was a cool, relaxing, and calm galaxy. If only it was longer.

It's a fun level with one of the best Mario power-ups ever made!

Along with Dusty Dune, this is one of the most underrated three-star galaxies. This is truly brilliant. Infiltrating the Dreadnought is probably the best star in the game, and this is Battlerock but slightly better. Honestly, I love both, but Dreadnought is better. Level design, atmosphere, and gameplay-wise, this is brilliant. I have no idea why people don't appreciate it as much as they should. I guess maybe it's the music. Topmaniac is also better in this galaxy.

Super underrated. I love Battlerock as much as the next guy, but it boggles my mind how people place this one lower and forget it exists.

The main problem of this galaxy is that it is too overcomplicated. While its ideas are engaging and exciting, it is the most "space" themed galaxy with the least "space" there is.

It's a fun galaxy with some great music! I love how you have to go underwater and then go up!

One of the best when it comes to atmosphere. The music and the background are truly unbelievable. This is probably the inspiration for many future galaxies like Dreadnought and Toy Time (similar level design concepts). Breaking into the Battlerock and the Battlerock Barrage are two of the best missions in the game. Just that atmosphere and everything else.

The garbage mission gets undeserved hate, honestly. It is lame for such a part of a mission for you to clear garbage, but even still, it is fun and engaging. Truly one of the best specimens in the game. Top 5 galaxies for me.

The dash pepper was so much fun to use.

This one isn't the most unique, but it is definitely the coolest. Nothing is better in Mario games than sliding down gigantic slides, avoiding enemies, and collecting purple coins. I really like this star, and it's too bad it's just number 18.

The slide is the greatest thing ever.

It's just fun (apart from that boss). I hope it reaches the top 15. It may not be the best, but it should be on this list.