It's close but this is my favourite mario platformer to date!!!
User Rating: 9.5 | Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi Island + Mario Brothers GBA
Now i am a HUGE nintendo fan and love the great adventures of mario such as Mario Galaxy, Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Bros and Super Mario 64 but (not by much) this game is my favourite. From a mind bobbling start to a well planned end Yoshi's Island is hours and hours of fun! Being the first game i have played with yoshi as the main character i was abit unsure about how this game would pan out. My favourite feature is that there is no life bar but when you get injured you must catch baby mario before the timer runs out. It took forever to get through some of the more advanced levels but it was so satisfying ending the level after an hour of strugle. After finnally getting to the end were you must defeat Jr. Bowser who is coming from the sunset strait towards you you must avoid the fire balls and falling down the crumbiling ground this is possibly the most epic boss battle there is (exept Mario Galaxy's final boss Bowser). Over all this is a magnifisant game and is well worth the money. 
