Bowser

Bowser
Developer	Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	Various
Released	1985-present
Added to Museum	See Bowser category

Bowser, also known as King Koopa (王クッパ, Ō Kuppa), is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, films, television shows, comics, and music.

He primarily appears as the recurring villain of the Super Mario series.

Bowser is also a playable character in most games of the Mario Kart series, in most games of the Mario sports series, and in most games in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Fictional character biography

Bowser, King of the Koopa, rules over the Koopa troops in his castle.

He often kidnaps Princess Peach from her castle in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario, and sometimes his twin brother Luigi, defeats him and rescues the princess every time.

Video games wherein Bowser is a playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Super Mario Kart	Nintendo EAD	SNES	1992	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 64	1996	Bowser is one of the racers.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	Nintendo EAD	SNES	1996	Bowser joins Mario's team to get his castle back from Smithy.
Mario Golf	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 64	1999	Bowser is one of the golfers.
Mario Golf	Camelot Software Planning	Game Boy Color	1999	Bowser is one of the golfers, after linking with the Nintendo 64 game of the same name.
Mario Tennis	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 64 Game Boy Advance	2000	Bowser is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Nintendo EAD	Game Boy Advance	2001	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	Camelot Software Planning	GameCube	2003	Bowser is one of the golfers.
Mario Kart: Double Dash	Nintendo EAD	GameCube	2003	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour	Camelot Software Planning	Game Boy Advance	2004	Bowser is an unlockable golfer.
Mario Power Tennis	Camelot Software Planning	GameCube	2004	Bowser is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Namco	Triforce arcade	2005	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Kart DS	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo DS	2005	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Superstar Baseball	Namco	Nintendo 64	2005	Bowser is one of the baseball players.
Mario Tennis: Power Tour	Camelot Software Planning	Game Boy Advance	2005	Bowser is one of the tennis players.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3	Square Enix	Nintendo DS	2006	Bowser is an unlockable basketball player.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Namco Bandai	Triforce arcade	2007	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Strikers Charged	Next Level Games	Wii	2007	Bowser is one of the soccer captains.
Mario Kart Wii	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2008	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Superstar Baseball	Namco Bandai Games	Wii	2008	Bowser is one of the baseball players.
Mario Sports Superstars	Square Enix	Wii	2010	Bowser is one of the players.
Mario Kart 7	Nintendo EAD Retro Studios	Nintendo 3DS	2011	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Tennis Open	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 3DS	2012	Bowser is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Namco Bandai	System ES3 arcade	2013	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Golf: World Tour	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 64	2014	Bowser is one of the golfers.
Mario Kart 8	Nintendo EAD Nintendo EPD	Wii U Switch	2014	Bowser is one of the racers.
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	Camelot Software Planning	Wii U	2015	Bowser is one of the tennis players.
Super Mario Maker	Nintendo EAD	Wii U	2015	Bowser can be played in user-created levels via a mystery mushroom.
Mario Sports Superstars	Bandai Namco Studios Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 3DS	2017	Bowser is one of the players.
Mario Tennis Aces	Camelot Software Planning	Switch	2018	Bowser is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart Tour	Nintendo EPD DeNA	Android iOS	2019	Bowser is one of the racers.

Video games wherein Bowser is a non-playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D4	NES Arcade FDS GBA Wii Wii U 3DS FC Mini NES CE	1985	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
VS. Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D4	Arcade Switch	1986	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	Nintendo R&D4	FDS GBA Wii 3DS Wii U	1986	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D4	FDS	1986	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros. Special	Hudson Soft	NEC PC-8800 series Sharp X1 SPC-1500	1986	Mario rescues Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D1	G&W Crystal Special Widescreen	1986	Mario rescues Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo Entertainment System	1988	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario World	Nintendo EAD	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	1990	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 64 Nintendo DS	1996	Mario (plus Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario in the DS remake) rescues Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Sunshine	Nintendo EAD	GameCube	2002	Mario rescues Princess Peach from Bowser.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix	Konami Hudson Soft	GameCube	2005	Mario and Luigi dance to get the music keys back from Bowser.
Super Mario Strikers	Next Level Games	GameCube	2005	Bowser builds robots to play against the soccer players once they reach his castle.
New Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo DS	2006	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2007	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2009	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Galaxy 2	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2010	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario 3D Land	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 3DS	2011	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Princess Peach	Tose	Nintendo DS	2011	Princess Peach rescues Mario and Luigi from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros. 2	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 3DS	2012	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros. U	Nintendo EAD	Wii U	2012	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario 3D World	Nintendo EAD	Wii U	2013	Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Rosalina rescue Sprixies from Bowser.
Super Mario Run	Nintendo EPD	iOS Android	2016	Mario, Luigi, and their friends rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR	Bandai Namco	Windows Vive arcade	2017	Bowser races against the playable racers, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Peach.
Super Mario Odyssey	Nintendo EPD	Switch	2017	Mario and Luigi rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros. 35	Nintendo	Switch	2020	Bowser appears as an enemy.