Top 10 Hardest Super Mario Bros. Levels

There are plenty of levels in Mario games that most players can breeze through. But the series also has a long history of stages built to punish bad timing, sloppy jumps, and overconfidence. Nintendo itself has described parts of the franchise as offering more of a challenge and tougher challenges, which fits the reputation of many infamous Mario levels.

Here are the top 10 hardest levels in the Super Mario series.

The Top Ten

  1. Champion's Road - Super Mario 3D World

    Unless you are an expert at this, I would strongly advise you to enter the level as Peach with a Tanooki Suit and one in your item box. To do this, enter World 3-1 twice and try to get two Tanooki Suits in your items. Be sure to save your progress after you have done that, and then head to World Crown. Try to complete the level using the power-up. If you lose everything, don't go back to World 3-1. Instead, reset the software and re-enter the game. And I mean it. Don't quit back to the title screen. Otherwise, your progress will be saved at Champion's Road without the Tanooki Suit. That way, you will always get the Tanooki Suit back and then retry as many times as you wish.

    Another thing to note is to expect a challenging time if you stay in one phase for too long. This happened mostly in the Dash Panel and Laser section when I kept trying not to lose my balance. After attempting to navigate my way through the clear pipe section and saying THANK YOU!, I only had 10 seconds left on the clock, and then I died and was forced to start the level over! Can you believe that? The other time when I got a true slap in the face was when I had to complete the level as every character! I used GameXPlain's method by logging in the other characters at the end of the level to do this, and it wasn't a problem. However, it was a bit of a rush doing so, as the time put pressure on me, so doing this could mean you will spend lots of time trying to get there.

    Boy, was it amazing when I finally completed that level after 150 attempts across 4 years. This one is so ridiculous.

  2. Grandmaster Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2

    Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the hardest Mario game in the world.

    It took everyone months to beat this.

    This level made me rage-quit twice!

  3. The Perfect Run - Super Mario Galaxy 2

    You need to be perfect to beat this.

    How are you supposed to beat this?!?!?!?!?! You got 1 health on the hardest level in the game! Insanely hard.

  4. Wing Mario Over the Rainbow - Super Mario 64

    You know, YouTubers like Packattack and ProsafiaGaming make these levels look easy, so if you want to stop thinking the levels they're playing are easy, stop watching them.

    This level is so hard.

  5. The Impossible Pack - New Super Mario Bros. 2

    I completed New Super Mario Bros. 2 almost 3 or 4 years ago, and I finished every level, but during that time I've had to use the Invincibility Leaf.

    If players are not skilled, then they are going to have trouble with this.

    The description even says it's for pro players only.

  6. Don't Touch Anything - New Super Mario Bros. U

    You can only touch five coins. You cannot touch an enemy. Lakitu is bombing you, and worst of all, moving platforms try to push you into the coins. You must not touch anything. Oh, and there are hidden coin blocks! I am never touching this level again!

    I have seen levels in Kaizo Mario that are more forgiving than this.

    Took me so long.

  7. Tubular - Super Mario World

  8. World 9-7 - New Super Mario Bros. Wii

    One of the Star Coins is obnoxiously hard to get because you are trying to avoid falling!

    This level is so hard. Thank goodness it is short.

    Too many Piranha Plants and too much ice.

  9. World 8-2 - Super Mario Bros.

  10. Luigi's Purple Coins (As Luigi) - Super Mario Galaxy

    3 min., poison water everywhere, and 100 coins.

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    World 5-Tower - New Super Mario Bros.

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    The Shell's Secret - Super Mario Sunshine

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  13. Special 8-Crown - Super Mario 3D Land

    No checkpoints or power-ups to work with, but it can be made easier with a Tanooki Suit.

  14. The Pachinko Machine - Super Mario Sunshine

  15. World 8-3 - Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

    This level is pretty dumb in my opinion. It took me a while, but I eventually found out how to beat it. You need to hit a block and climb up a vine, and when you go up, you will see the flagpole.

    I knew this was going to be here. It's very hard, as I couldn't even beat the level.

  16. World C-3 - Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

    The Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was considered too hard for American gamers to complete, so that's why in America it's called Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

    Any level in this game could be here, even TLL's World 1-1.

  17. Awesome - Super Mario World

    This level is awesome.

  18. Tick Tock Clock - Super Mario 64

    Worst camera angles.

  19. Pendulum Castle - New Super Mario Bros. U

    Too many pendulums.

    Getting all the Star Coins in this level is hard, and you need them to get "Follow That Shell."

  20. Darker Side - Super Mario Odyssey

    Take all of the significant captures you have to make in this game and test your skills with each one. You'll also have to be good at pole-swinging, fast wall jumps, triple jumps, and laser dodging. Think Champion's Road, but with Cappy.

  21. World 8-1 - Super Mario Bros.

  22. World 8-Airship - Super Mario Bros. 3

  23. World 7-4 - Super Mario Bros.

  24. Purple Coins on the Rainbow Road - Super Mario Galaxy 2

  25. Lava Spire Daredevil Run - Super Mario Galaxy

  26. Outrageous - Super Mario World

  27. World 6-3 - Super Mario Bros.

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