Super Mario
Super Mario | |
Developer | Shigeru Miyamoto |
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Publisher | Nintendo |
Platforms | As noted below |
Released | 1985-present (video games) 1986-present (films) 1989-present (television) 1990-present (comics) |
Added to Museum |
As noted below |
Super Mario is a multimedia series featuring the Nintendo character Mario that consists of video games, television shows, films, music, and comic books.
It was spun off from the Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. series.
Fictional character biography
Mario is an Italian-American plumber, who travels to the Mushroom Kingdom, sometimes bringing his brother Luigi along. The Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach, is repeatedly kidnapped by Bowser, King of the Koopa. Each time Princess Peach is captured, Mario, and sometimes Luigi, have to travel across several different worlds to rescue her.
There are a few exceptions to this. In Super Mario Land, Mario travels to Sarasaland to rescue Princess Daisy from the evil alien Tatanga. In Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, Mario's evil counterpart Wario steals his castle and seals it shut with six golden coins. Mario has to find and recover the coins so that he can unseal the magic keeping him out of his castle and defeat Wario.
Video games in the Super Mario series
Title | Developer | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D4 | NES Arcade FDS GBA Wii Wii U 3DS FC Mini NES CE |
1985 1985 1986 2004 2006 2012 2013 2016 2016 |
GC: January 20, 2003 Wii: January 20, 2012 NES CE: August 10, 2017 FC Mini: August 10, 2017 SNES: December 19, 2018 |
Remade in 1993 as part of Super Mario All-Stars. Worlds 1-5 were included in the Japan-only Satellaview remake BS Super Mario Collection in 1997. Remade in 1999 as part of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. Included in Animal Crossing for GameCube in 2001. The SNES version of Super Mario All-Stars was emulated on the Wii as Super Mario All-Stars Deluxe in 2010. |
VS. Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D4 | Arcade Switch |
1986 2017 |
Switch: January 3, 2018 | Less power-ups and warp pipes than Super Mario Bros., with six new levels. Emulated on Switch as part of Hamster's Arcade Archives series in 2017. |
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Nintendo R&D4 | FDS GBA Wii 3DS Wii U |
1986 2004 2007 2012 2013 |
Wii: January 20, 2012 SNES: December 19, 2018 |
Released in Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Family Computer Disk System in 1986. Contained new features and levels, including the new levels from VS. Super Mario Bros.. First released outside of Japan in 1993 as The Lost Levels as part of the Super Mario All-Stars remake in 1993. Worlds 1-5 were included in the Japan-only Satellaview remake BS Super Mario Collection in 1997. Remade in 1999 as Super Mario Bros.: For Super Players as part of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. The NES version was emulated on GBA in 2004, on Wii in 2006, on Wii U in 2012, and on 3DS in 2013. The SNES version of Super Mario All-Stars was emulated on the Wii as Super Mario All-Stars Deluxe in 2010. |
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D4 | FDS | 1986 | Not yet | Released by Fuji Television, under license from Nintendo, as a prize on the "All Night Nippon" radio show. Some characters were replaced with Japanese celebrities. Included elements from Super Mario Bros., VS. Super Mario Bros., and Super Mario Bros. 2. |
Super Mario Bros. Special | Hudson Soft | NEC PC-8800 series Sharp X1 SPC-1500 |
1986 1986 1986 |
Not yet | Developed and published by Hudson Soft, under license from Nintendo. Included elements from Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. |
Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D1 | G&W Crystal Special Widescreen |
1986 1987 1988 |
Not yet | Released in a "Crystal" format in 1986. Yellow version with a case shaped like Diskun was awarded to winners of the F-1 Grand Prix contest in 1987. Released in a "New Wide Screen" format in 1988. |
Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | GC: January 20, 2003 Wii: January 20, 2012 NES CE: August 10, 2017 FC Mini: August 10, 2017 SNES: December 19, 2018 |
Remake of Dream Factory: Doki Doki Panic. Released in Japan as Super Mario USA. Remade in 1993 as part of Super Mario All-Stars. |
Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | GC: January 20, 2003 Wii: January 20, 2012 NES CE: August 10, 2017 FC Mini: August 10, 2017 SNES: December 19, 2018 |
Remade in 1993 as part of Super Mario All-Stars. Worlds 1-6 were included in the Japan-only Satellaview remake BS Super Mario Collection in 1997. |
Super Mario Land | Nintendo R&D1 | Game Boy | 1989 | 3DS: February 20, 2018 | |
Super Mario World | Nintendo EAD | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | SF Mini: October 31, 2017 SNES Classic: March 16, 2018 |
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Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | Nintendo R&D1 | Game Boy | 1992 | 3DS: February 20, 2018 | First game in the Wario Land series |
BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge | Nintendo EAD | Super Famicom Satellaview | 1996 | Not yet | Episodically broadcast over Japan's Broadcast Satellite system through the Super Famicom Satellaview over a period of four weeks. |
Super Mario 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | April 1, 2011 | |
Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo EAD | GameCube | 2002 | Not yet | |
New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Not yet | |
Super Mario Galaxy | Nintendo EAD | Wii | 2007 | Not yet | |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Nintendo EAD | Wii | 2009 | Not yet | |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Nintendo EAD | Wii | 2010 | Not yet | |
Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Not yet | |
New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Not yet | |
New Super Mario Bros. U | Nintendo EAD | Wii U | 2012 | Not yet | |
Super Mario 3D World | Nintendo EAD | Wii U | 2013 | November 20, 2017 | |
Super Mario Maker | Nintendo EAD | Wii U Nintendo 3DS |
2015 2016 |
Not yet | |
Super Mario Run | Nintendo EPD | iOS Android |
2016 2017 |
iOS (full game): March 31, 2017 | |
Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | November 11, 2017 | |
Super Mario Bros. 35 | Akira | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | October 1, 2020 |