Ok, this may seem weird, but my all time favorite video game is Tetris Attack. (I don't know if I can call it a Mario game, Mario isn't in it anywhere) SMB3 is in my top 10 list though... A tad too linear for me though...
*My real signature went on strike, said something about "unfair working conditions". So, this is a temporary replacement sig, until I can work things out with the real sig.