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Super Mario Run

Control Mario with just a tap!

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Action

Languages

English

A new kind of Mario game that you can play with one hand. Super Mario Run features the classic platforming action the series is known for, optimized for touchscreens. Play through 24 levels in World Tour mode, compete against friends in Toad Rally, and even build your own kingdom. With the Remix 10 mode offering super-short levels in rapid succession, there is always something new to discover.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

89/100

Super Mario Run is a brilliant example of how to bring a legendary franchise to mobile without losing its soul. Nintendo made the right call with the 'one-handed' gameplay; the auto-run mechanic feels natural, and the depth comes from the nuances of Mario's jumps. It’s not just about reaching the end of the level; it’s about the style and the collectibles.

The Remix 10 mode is a personal favorite, offering bite-sized bursts of gameplay that are perfect for a commute. Building up your Mushroom Kingdom with the Toads you've won in Toad Rally adds a nice layer of progression outside of the platforming. It looks and sounds exactly like a 'proper' Mario game, with all the polish you'd expect from Nintendo. It’s the gold standard for mobile platformers.

Dinsun reviewed on: Mon Oct 14 2024

Features

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Intuitive one-tap controls

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Four distinct game modes

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Unlockable characters like Luigi, Yoshi, and Toadette

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Stunning Nintendo-quality graphics and sound

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Customizable Mushroom Kingdom

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You can try all four modes for free, but a one-time purchase is required to unlock the full game content.

Ratings & Reviews

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This game is OK. Could be so much better...
Thu Nov 26 2020 seanlovesclashofclans

This game is fun overall. However, there are some blood boiling aspects to this game that just don't make sense. For example, when you play multiplayer races, you can increase your grade from F to E, E to D, D to C and so on. However, they make it so hard to do this as if you don't do so well in a race, it takes away experience points. If you reach grade E from F, and you continue to do bad on races, it demotes you back to F. It took me 4 hours to get to grade E and after the 4 hours, I ended back at F at 0.0%. This is extremely frustrating and actually idiodic that it takes the points away from you. On top of that, multiplayer races seem incredibly bugged. When you hit someone with a bomb or turtle shell, they don't seem to spin and pause. Most of the time you hit then and they keep driving as if nothing happened. I am assuming this is due to connectivity but it is seriously so frustrating. Additionally, it is incredibly unfair that you have to pay for some drivers on some courses to get 3 item slots. Most of the characters are $30-$40. There are tracks where the only drivers that have 3 item slots are ones that you pay for, or ones that you get from pipes. This is also outraging. They make it impossible to have fun with this game without making it pay to win. I know writing this review won't change anything, so I don't know why I bother. But in the small chance that someone reads this and does something about it, what a perfect world we live in. It's a miracle.

Good game, but too expensive for what it offers and has its problems
Mon Feb 23 2026 Silverseek91

The game is good and the level design is also good but also you should have more control of movement. Instead of it always going forwards, there should be 2 buttons to go forward or backwards. Oh and also to the people saying the game is bad because you have to pay, not all games are free, even mobile games. And maybe the auto-run feature (how you currently move in the game) could just be a setting you can enable. But this should not be $10. With the current content the game provides, this should be $5 or $6. If they want to keep it $10, well I have some suggestions. Add more worlds! There should be 8-10 worlds. And after you beat the game, maybe there’s a post-game quest with 3 extra worlds where Bowser Jr. has taken Mario or Luigi hostage. And also don’t just make the way to unlock almost all the characters “Get a certain amount of these toads to get their house!” Instead maybe you unlock a character for every world you beat! Or possibly every remix 10 world you beat. And we also need another game mode. Here’s my idea: Mission Rush. It’s kind of like Remix 10. Basically you play 10 different levels. Not a small part of the level like Remix 10, for each level you have to play the full level until a mission is fulfilled. For example, maybe you play 1-4 and the requirement is to stay off the ground for a total of 15 seconds. I don’t know if this is a good mode though because it’s too similar to remix 10.

Great, but not perfect
Thu Oct 22 2020 cute645

I love the game, it’s fun and entertaining. I don’t regret spending $10 on the game. There are so many other things you can do than just completing all six worlds. However, I do think there’s a lot of room for improvement. To start, some characters and buildings require way too many toads. You won’t always win the Toad Rally, and if you lose, you lose toads. Pointless things require so many toads that it can take you months to collect them all, and that’s if you’re a good player. Some things let you expand your kingdom, so I guess it’s okay. But some characters are way too much. For example, Toadette. She requires 200 red, blue, yellow, green, and purple toads. That’s a lot. Purple toads, in my opinion, are the hardest to get in large amounts, so it can take quite a while. Characters usually have special abilities. Let’s take Toadette as an example again. She doesn’t have an ability in Remix 10 or Word Tour. She only has it in Toad Rally, and that’s to steal some toads from your rival at the end, increasing your chances of winning. At some times, it’s really useful and helps you avoid losing toads. Other times, however, it can be useless. If you’re spending a lot of time and effort into collecting the toads, the ability should be good. It should be worth it. Another problem is that the World Tour is a bit short. There are only six worlds. I feel there should be more, seeing as you’re spending $10 on it. You can play part of the game for free, but the fun part only comes in with the full version. Overall it’s a really fun game, I just wish it could be better.

A fun game to pass time
Thu Oct 11 2018 thedreamingeye

I have been playing this game for a few months now and I honestly love it. I am reading through some of these reviews and I honestly can’t understand where the negativity is coming from. Sure the game is $10, but you would pay $40 or $50 for a similar game on a different game console like a Nintendo DS or Switch so that is definitely not an issue at all. The graphics are amazing for a mobile game, it looks and works absolutely great on my iPad. The controls are extremely simple to use so there are no complaints from me about difficulty or lag in that degree. I saw some people complaining that the game is too difficult, and really it’s not. It’s much like the old school Mario games in terms of difficulty and frustration—which is to be expected in a video game. If video games had no challenges to them, what would be the point of playing it? Another complaint I’d like to address is the fact that you cannot turn back. For one, this game is literally called Mario RUN. For two, in the main part of the game you can find bubbles that will allow you to move back as far as you’d like. Also, the courses are so short it really isn’t a big deal to just start over if you’re that caught up over it. Overall, I give this game five stars because it really has that old school Mario feel with a new mobile twist to it. It really passes time for me, honestly maybe a little too much considering my iPad is technically to be used for my grad work, but I catch myself playing this when I get bored. Absolutely no complaints so far, except maybe if later on down the line there will be an update with new worlds that would be awesome.

A problem with Rally
Sun Jul 28 2019 Steriosystem15

Hi Nintendo, It’s been over a couple years now and during that time, I’ve taken a small break from this game. After that time I decided to get back to playing this game and this game is awesome like it still is! But over time, I found out why I stopped playing... Now don’t get me wrong, Rally can be fun at times but the thing I absolutely hate the most about this mode is when you lose, it takes away your hard earned progression (toads) Because of that, it takes away the fun of Rally mode and it stresses me out to play that mode. I can barely scratch the surface of 100 toads before I face this low number player that plays like he’s a pro off the starting then getting knocked down to 30 or 20 toads in a matter of 3 matches. It’s miserable and makes me not want to try to progress. Look, I’m not talking this personally, I just don’t want to play this game competitively 😆 I have a suggestion that could probably benefit both the players that like to play Rally mode with all their toads on the line to the players that are still starting out. I’ve noticed that you’ve added an easy mode for the story. Do you think maybe an easy mode for Rally could be a possibility? (Not saying like easier players, that’s not possible. I’m saying like, not losing any toads so players just beginning don’t lose their progress so they would have a chance to progress in the game) it’s just a suggestion, overall though, the game is still super fun! If you end up reading this comment, I appreciate you for taking the time to read this comment and taking my idea into consideration. You have a wonderful day and I’ll just keep playing in the meantime. 😉👍

So Much Fun!
Sun Sep 15 2024 MeowNow

I’ve loved Mario since the original Nintendo console (yes I’m old) and I still purchase and play new Mario games and releases on my Switch. I’m not very good at Mario and never have been, but it’s a fun game and I really enjoy playing. This App version is one of my favorite versions of Mario. It is nothing like the original version from the 80’s, but it just has so many layers and challenges, and I have so so much fun playing my own iTunes music through the game while Mario rocks out in his headphones. Because there is no controller, the mechanics are different and it takes a bit to adjust to the constant forward motion and understand that success is all about timing jumps, but this doesn’t detract from the adventure of the game, and it’s kind of cool that you only need one finger to tap and play. The coin layers in the worlds are fun, becoming more challenging as you go, and as I said I love the Remix challenges. I also love the fact that it is on my phone in my pocket waiting for 5 minutes to play through a world. Yes I paid for it, but I’ve never played a Mario game that I haven’t paid (actually more money) for that wasn’t a rip-off emulator of an early Mario game. I recently paid $60 for Mario Bros Wonder, which is great but I play this App version a heck of a lot more.

Fun Game! 👏🏻
Wed Jan 01 2025 lifeisgood☀️

This is a really fun game! It’s enough of a challenge that it gives you the excitement and mild frustration of any good game, but not impossible or overly easy. It’s been a long time since I completed all the levels and finished my kingdom, but I still enjoy playing levels for fun and doing toad rally and remix 10 (is that what it’s called? 🤣). I think it’s generally an impressive game and one of my favorites. I do have a few suggestions: 1. The requirements to open the star world are very hard. I’ve played this game for years, so I think I’m decent at it, but there are still several of those I haven’t unlocked. Is there any way to have maybe an alternate way to open them (like getting a certain amount of toads)? 2. Sometimes when I’m playing remix 10 (or whatever it’s called), I think the gam glitches because I get all 3 special coins on a level, but then at the end it doesn’t count them. Could you look into this glitch? 3. I never play online, but I still can’t play without internet, like if I’m in the car or something (I play on an ipad). Do you think this game could be played without internet if it’s offline? Thank you very much for reading, and thanks for making such a great game!

I literally don’t understand
Wed Jun 19 2024 jdkdhosdjbao

So when I watched a couple of Mario party games when I was 6, And I only found this app. It was really fun until I realize the black coins. Like seriously just because people pass it easier doesn’t mean you make it harder for others, even the new players too! And you have to get other characters by getting an account, getting their house the more toads you get, and saving princess peach or daisy from remix 10 and playing the same levels 3 times. It’s really stressful, like WHY PLAY 24 LEVELS 3 TIMES. You have to get all five types of coins three times to play the second gate, get all toads to unlock other characters houses, AND EVEN GETTING ANOTHER PRINCESS TOO?? If there’s 5 types of yoshis then HOW IS THERE 5 TYPES OF TOADS. Literally toad is just a red toad wearing a blue vest, and there are other toads having different color mushrooms and coats. plus this is really a stressful game. Because you have to play THE SAME LEVELS. I don’t get it why. Is there another way to get characters and the game beaten? OR IS IT IMPOSSIBLE. Back in the 19’s The first Mario game had 30 levels, and this one has 24. and to beat the game you have to defeat bowser by completing 24 X 3! You know what number that makes? 72. SERIOUSLY 72???? It’s like storage but worse! Please this is not a bug but to make the game easier. I tried to play Mario kart but it says I HAVE TO GET A NINTENDO ACCOUNT. Why making a Nintendo account if you can make a guest account in evrey game! Fix this please!

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