OMG Nintendo's top-ten best Nintendo Levels of all time

Deathsythe | September 16, 2008 | Top List | Nintendo 64 Wii Company Misc

OMG Nintendo takes us on a trip down memory lane as they recap their ten best levels from Nintendo games. The list is below - but follow the jump for even more videos of gameplay (I just showed the 4 best) from the levels and to really take you back.

10. Track 2, Excitebike
9. World 8-4, Bowser's Final Castle, Super Mario Bros.
8. The Dark World, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
7. Hyrule, Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
6. Brinstar, Metroid
5. Katina, StarFox 64

4. Mario Kart Series, Rainbow Road

3. Super Mario Bros. 3, Giant Land

2. Bob-Omb Battlefield, Super Mario 64

1. Special Zone, Super Mario World

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Capn Droid | September 16, 2008

Can't say I disagree with this list. All spectacular levels.
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Dark Arcanine | September 16, 2008

I would not agree with Katina.

I've been playing Star Fox 64 every afternoon for well over a month. Aquas, Zoness, Macbeth and even Bolse Defence Satellite is better.

I'd even go as far to say Fortuna is better than Katina, at least it has Star Wolf rather than some big spaceship.
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  Seproth | September 17, 2008
  
  If you read the text that goes with the video he says that Katina was where Star Fox 64 became very advanced compared to the SNES one. Up till that point he stated that it felt like SNES Star Fox with better graphics.
  
  He mentioned also that all the levels in Star Fox 64 were great. I think Katina is just like the original awe struck sort of thing.
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Deathsythe | September 16, 2008

I think Special Zone from Super Mario World didn't deserve the top spot. I would have went with 1-2 (Yoshi's Island 2 I believe) or Donut Plains
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  Avalith | 7 days 4 hours ago
  
  I like 1-7 better. Touch Fuzzy, get dizzy. Damn, that was a *bleep*ing fun level. Besides, the video for special zone really skipped most of them. Flying through the whole thing is not playing a level unless it's Tubular.
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    Dark Arcanine | 7 days 4 hours ago
    
    I remember that one, loved it.
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Alvaroduck | September 16, 2008

Where's that snow level off SM64? Or, as Deathsythe said, Donut Plains?
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DusktoDawn | September 16, 2008

I loved Giant Land. It was a must go for me every time.
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tallteen86 | September 16, 2008

Didn't see most of these levels, but Hyrule....Ah, I remember (somewhat) it. I liked watching the sun come up and the music

Very nice. Probably won't look so great now that it is so aged, but still.....
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Twisted | September 17, 2008

Don't think I've played on any excepted for Rainbow Road. It is quite challenging. Nice find.
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Aussie Legend | September 17, 2008

Good list, with most of it.
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Murray3 | September 17, 2008

How was Brinstar a spectacular level? All of metroid (and even more so Super Metroid) was spectacular and linked together alot so how can you say that Norfair is better than the ruined ship? The only changes are the graphics really. (And maybe enemies and a bit of the layout) But Metroid levels don't really have that much variety as a whole, the rooms did at times but the whole game all seemed to change constantly rather than just having one level as an improvement of the other. I'm just rambling, I agree with most of this list, although Hyrule isn't being very specific, the field? Kinda boring IMO compared to Termina, the town? Once you've done all the side-quests it gets boring, Castle? Nope.
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Gothic Girl | September 17, 2008

Aww, those videos brought back memories.

Especially the Super Mario 64 one... I've been replaying a bit of Mario Galaxy and it certainly doesn't have the large and expansive worlds that Mario 64 had, or the exploration value and diverse level designs. Mario 64 was amazing for it's time, and still is now.
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Big Willie | September 17, 2008

What's the deal with the graphics in the Super Mario Brothers 3 video? I don't remember them being that detailed or colorful...
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DusktoDawn | September 17, 2008

That SMB3 was a remake. Found in Super Mario All Stars.