When comparing Super Mario Bros. vs Scribblenauts Unlimited, the Slant community recommends Super Mario Bros. for most people. In the question“What are the best games to get a non-gamer into games?” Super Mario Bros. is ranked 4th while Scribblenauts Unlimited is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Super Mario Bros. is:
Super Mario Bros. introduced the concept of [level design as a tool for educating players](http://www.1up.com/features/learning-level-design-mario) that created a low barrier to entry for new players that was instrumental in pulling the industry out of the [North American Video Game Crash of 1983](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983) and set the bar for level design for generations to come.
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Pros
Pro Birth of modern level design
Super Mario Bros. introduced the concept of level design as a tool for educating players that created a low barrier to entry for new players that was instrumental in pulling the industry out of the North American Video Game Crash of 1983 and set the bar for level design for generations to come.
Pro Greatly influential
The game's influence stretches beyond even this - many of the most important franchises and development studios in the industry got their start from imitating Super Mario Bros., including Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog and id Software's Commander Keen.
Pro One of first side scrollers
This game was one of the first side scroller games.
Pro It saved the video game industry
If this game didn't happen then video games would've died. Zelda, Metroid, DOOM, Sonic the Hedgehog, GTA, Call of Duty, and Halo would not have existed if it weren't for this game.
Pro Created defining mechanics of the platformer genre
Super Mario Bros. introduced several game mechanics that would become the bread and butter of platformers as a genre.
Pro Encourages creativity
In Scribblenauts, the goal is to help other characters perform physics based tasks, and you can solve them in any way you want. You can create any object by typing it out and use them in creative ways to solve the puzzles.
Pro Not too difficult
The game has an appropriate difficulty level for kids and because puzzles can be solved in different ways, the difficulty in inherently flexible.
Pro Builds vocabulary
You can write in tons of nouns and have them appear in game. You can also add adjectives to the nouns to modify them. By having the words appear and add to the gameplay, it encourages building a larger vocabulary.
Cons
Con More inventive solutions often do not work
The limitations of the game can be easily seen when solutions that make sense (though may not be the programmed solution) do not work. For those with really vivid imaginations or who use off the wall thinking they may run up against a wall with this title.