Super Mario series

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Super Mario

スーパーマリオ Sūpā Mario

Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto First game: Donkey Kong (1981) Best-selling game: Super Mario Bros. (40.241 million copies) Latest game: Super Mario Run (2016) For in-depth information: is dedicated to chronicling the Super Mario series. For additional information: is another wiki dedicated to {{{niwa2-purpose}}} the Super Mario series.

The Super Mario series (alternatively known as the Super Mario Bros. series or simply the Mario series) refers to the overall franchise comprised of a number of series and games based off of the Super Mario Bros. platforming games, and is Nintendo's primary flagship franchise, with new Mario games appearing on all of Nintendo's systems to date since the Nintendo Entertainment System and are frequently launch titles..

The Super Mario series is typically used to refer to the platforming games, on which all other games are based, though the overall franchise also includes series and games such as Mario Kart, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, Mario Party and others. With over 200 games and 500 million copies sold between all subsets of the franchise, the Super Mario series is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, with the platforming games alone selling over 310 million units

Overview

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Arcade

The Super Mario series began with the creation of the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong, which involved Mario trying to rescue his girlfriend, Pauline, from the Template:Dkw and established the platforming aspect prevalent in much of the series. The character of Mario was originally referred to under the title of Jumpman, and would receive his current name of "Mario" after Nintendo of America's warehouse landlord, Mario Segale.

The Donkey Kong game would later go on to receive two sequels: Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3, which would be spun off into a distinct franchise of Donkey Kong games. After his role as the antagonist of Donkey Kong Jr., Mario would later star in the 1983 arcade title Mario Bros..

Core series

The Super Mario series would begin in its current form in 1985, when the first side-scrolling platform game in the series, Super Mario Bros., was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Selling over 40 million copies, Super Mario Bros. would go on to spawn a number of successors. In 1991, Super Mario Land, the series' first handheld installment, was released for the Game Boy, directed by Gunpei Yokoi rather than Miyamoto. The series would later transition into 3D in 1996 with Super Mario 64. Later, after the release of Super Mario Sunshine, the series would return to the 2D gameplay style with the New Super Mario Bros. series, currently spanning four games across four platforms.

The platforming titles have also spun off into their own distinct series. In 1992, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins was released, which introduced Wario, a rival character for Mario. Wario would go on to be the star of the game's sequel, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, with future sequels using the Wario Land moniker. In addition, Yoshi, Mario's dinosaur partner in Super Mario World, would be the starring character in a number of puzzle games before the 1994 game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, which spawned the Yoshi's Island series of platforming titles.

Games

Game	JP release	NA release	EU release	AUS release	KOR release	Platform
00 2D platform games
Super Mario Bros.	1985	1985	1987	1987	2008	Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	1986	2007	2007	2007	2016	Famicom Disk System
Super Mario Bros. 2	1992	1988	1989	1989	2008	Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Super Mario Land	1989	1989	1990	2011	2016	Game Boy
Super Mario Bros. 3	1988	1990	1991	1991	2008	Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario World	1990	1991	1992	1992	2008	Super Nintendo
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	1992	1992	1993	2011	2016	Game Boy
New Super Mario Bros.	2006	2006	2006	2006	2007	Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	2009	2009	2009	2009	2010	Wii
New Super Mario Bros. 2	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U	2012	2012	2012	2012	N/A	Wii U
New Super Luigi U	2013	2013	2013	2013	N/A	Wii U
00 3D platform games
Super Mario 64	1996	1996	1997	1997	N/A	Nintendo 64
Super Mario Sunshine	2002	2002	2002	2002	2002	Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Galaxy	2007	2007	2007	2007	2008	Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2	2010	2010	2010	2010	2011	Wii
Super Mario 3D Land	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D World	2013	2013	2013	2013	N/A	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Odyssey	2017	2017	2017	2017	N/A	Nintendo Switch
00 Edutainment games
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up	N/A	1992	N/A	N/A	N/A	PC
Mario is Missing!	N/A	1992	N/A	N/A	N/A	PC / Super Nintendo / NES
Mario's Time Machine	N/A	1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	PC / Super Nintendo / NES
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers	N/A	1994		N/A	N/A	Super Nintendo
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters	N/A	1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Super Nintendo
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun	N/A	1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Super Nintendo
00 Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart	1992	1992	1993	2010	N/A	Super Nintendo
Mario Kart 64	1996	1997	1997	1998	2008	Nintendo 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	2001	2001	2001	2001	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	2003	2003	2003	2003	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart Arcade GP	2005	2005	2005	2005	N/A	Arcade
Mario Kart DS	2005	2005	2005	2005	2007	Nintendo DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	2007	2008	2007	2007	N/A	Arcade
Mario Kart Wii	2008	2008	2008	2008	2009	Wii
Mario Kart 7	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	2013	2014	N/A	N/A	N/A	Arcade
Mario Kart 8	2014	2014	2014	2014	N/A	Wii U
00 Mario Party series
Mario Party	1998	1999	1999	1999	N/A	Nintendo 64
Mario Party 2	1999	2000	2000	2000	N/A	Nintendo 64
Mario Party 3	2000	2001	2001	2001	N/A	Nintendo 64
Mario Party 4	2002	2002	2002	2002	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party-e	2003	2003	??	??	??	e-Reader/GBA/TCG
Mario Party 5	2003	2003	2003	2003	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party	2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Arcade
Mario Party 6	2004	2004	2005	2005	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2	2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Arcade
Mario Party Advance	2005	2005	2005	2014	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Mario Party 7	2005	2005	2006	2006	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 8	2007	2007	2007	2007	2008	Wii
Mario Party DS	2007	2007	2007	2007	2008	Nintendo DS
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher	2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Arcade
Mario Party 9	2012	2012	2012	2012	2013	Wii
Mario Party: Island Tour	2014	2013	2014	2014	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10	2015	2015	2015	2015	N/A	Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	Nintendo 3DS
00 Role-playing games
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	1996	1996	2008	2008	N/A	Super Nintendo
Paper Mario	2000	2001	2001	2001	N/A	Nintendo 64
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	2003	2003	2003	2003	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	2004	2004	2004	2004	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time	2005	2005	2006	2006	2010	Nintendo DS
Super Paper Mario	2007	2007	2007	2007	2009	Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	2009	2009	2009	2009	2011	Nintendo DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star	2012	2012	2012	2012	2013	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	2013	2013	2013	2013	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	2015	2016	2015	2015	2016	Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Color Splash	2016	2016	2016	2016	N/A	Wii U
00 Sports games
Golf	1984	1985	1986	N/A	N/A	NES
Golf	1989	1990	1990	N/A	N/A	Game Boy
NES Open Tournament Golf	1991	1991	1992	2012	2008	NES
Mario's Tennis	1995	1995	N/A	N/A	N/A	Virtual Boy
Mario Golf	1999	1999	1999	1999	N/A	Nintendo 64
Mario Golf	1999	1999	1999	1999	N/A	Game Boy Color
Mario Tennis	2000	2000	2000	2000	N/A	Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis	2000	2001	2001	2001	N/A	Game Boy Color
Mobile Golf	2001	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Color
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	2003	2003	2004	2004	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Advance Tour	2004	2004	2004	2004	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Mario Power Tennis	2004	2004	2005	2005	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Superstar Baseball	2005	2005	2005	N/A	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Tennis: Power Tour	2005	2005	2005	2005	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Strikers	2005	2005	2005	2006	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Hoops 3-on-3	2006	2006	2007	2006	N/A	Nintendo DS
Mario Strikers Charged	2007	2007	2007	2007	2010	Wii
Mario Super Sluggers	2008	2008	N/A	N/A	N/A	Wii
Mario Sports Mix	2010	2011	2011	2011	N/A	Wii
Mario Tennis Open	2012	2012	2012	2012	2013	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Golf: World Tour	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	2016	2015	2015	2015	N/A	Wii U
Mario Sports Superstars	2017	2017	2017	2017	N/A	Nintendo 3DS
00 Other games
Mario Bros.	1983	1983	1986	2006	2008	Arcade
Mario Paint	1992	1992	1992	N/A	N/A	Super Nintendo
Mario Paint BS Ban	??	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Satellaview
Mario Paint Yuushou Naizou Ban	??	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Satellaview
Mario & Wario	1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Super Nintendo
Hotel Mario	N/A	1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Philips CD-i
Mario's Picross	1995	1995	1995	1995	N/A	Game Boy
Mario's Super Picross	1995	N/A	2007	2007	N/A	Super Famicom
Mario's Game Gallery	N/A	1995	N/A	N/A	N/A	PC
Mario Artist series	1999/2000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nintendo 64DD
Mario Pinball Land	2004	2004	2004	2004	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix	2005	2005	2005	2005	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Super Princess Peach	2005	2006	2006	2006	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	2014	2014	2015	2015	N/A	Wii U
Super Mario Maker	2015	2015	2015	2015	N/A	Wii U
Super Mario Run	2016	2016	2016	2016	N/A	iOS / Android
00 Ports and remakes
Super Mario All-Stars	1993	1993	1993	1993	N/A	Super Nintendo
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World	N/A	1994	1995	N/A	N/A	Super Nintendo
BS Super Mario USA	1996	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Satellaview
BS Super Mario Collection	1997/1998	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Satellaview
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	2000	1999	1999	1999	2016	Game Boy Color
Super Mario Advance	2001	2001	2001	2001	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2	2001	2002	2002	2002	2002	Game Boy Advance
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3	2002	2002	2002	2003	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	2003	2003	2003	2003	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.	2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros.	2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros.	N/A	2004	2004	2004	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Famicom Mini: Dr. Mario	2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario	N/A	2004	2005	2005	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2	2004	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario 64 DS	2004	2004	2005	2005	2007	Nintendo DS
New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis	2009	2009	2009	2009	N/A	Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	Wii
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS	2016	2016	2016	2016	N/A	Nintendo 3DS
00 Crossovers
Itadaki Street DS	2007	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	2007	2007	2007	2007	2008	Wii/Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	Wii/Nintendo DS
Fortune Street	2011	2011	2011	2012	N/A	Wii
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	2011	2011	2011	2011	N/A	Wii/Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games	2013	2013	2013	2013	N/A	Wii U
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade

External links

• The Super Mario series on Wikipedia
• Mario series category on StrategyWiki

References

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