The best replacement for mario games is sonic games.

The best alternatives to mario games are rated as following:
★★★★★  sonic games
★★★  bowser
★★★  luigi
★★  zelda games
★  sonic

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Speaking about mario games, one probably shouldn't forget about yoshi.

Other search terms related to mario games and their ratings are:
★★★★★ yoshi
★★★★ sonic
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