Soul Calibur was more than decent, it was amazing. One of the very best fighting games ever created. Unfortunately I'm not a very big fan of fighters outside of the big franchises, and I just don't think the genre itself can compare to one such as the platformer in terms of gameplay or artistic merits.
SMB 3, while also not my favorite Mario game, was a classic. I don't think it deserves as high of a seeding as it's gotten, but it deserves to go over Soul Calibur here.