Peach

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

Peach, also known as Princess Toadstool, is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, films, television shows, comics, and music.

She primarily appears as the damsel in distress in the Super Mario series.

Peach 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 of the Super Smash Bros. series.

Fictional character biography

Peach is Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom.

She rules over the Toads in her kingdom from her castle.

She is often kidnapped by Bowser, King of the Koopa.

Bowser wants to take control of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario defeats Bowser and rescues Princess Peach every time, sometimes joined by his twin brother Luigi.

Video games with Peach as a playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario USA	Nintendo R&D4	NES	1988	Peach, Toad, Mario, and Luigi save Subcon from Wart.
Super Mario Kart	Nintendo EAD	SNES	1992	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 64	1996	Peach is one of the racers.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	Nintendo EAD	SNES	1996	Peach joins Mario's team to defeat Smithy, who has taken over Bowser's castle.
Mario Golf	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 64	1999	Peach is one of the golfers.
Mario Golf	Camelot Software Planning	Game Boy Color	1999	Peach is one of the golfers.
Mario Tennis	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 64 Game Boy Advance	2000	Peach is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Nintendo EAD	Game Boy Advance	2001	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	Camelot Software Planning	GameCube	2003	Peach is one of the golfers.
Mario Kart: Double Dash	Nintendo EAD	GameCube	2003	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour	Camelot Software Planning	Game Boy Advance	2004	Peach is one of the golfers.
Mario Power Tennis	Camelot Software Planning	GameCube	2004	Peach is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Namco	Triforce arcade	2005	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Kart DS	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo DS	2005	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Superstar Baseball	Namco	Nintendo 64	2005	Peach is one of the baseball players.
Mario Tennis: Power Tour	Camelot Software Planning	Game Boy Advance	2005	Peach is one of the tennis players.
Super Mario Strikers	Next Level Games	GameCube	2005	Peach is one of the soccer players.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3	Square Enix	Nintendo DS	2006	Peach is one of the basketball players.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Namco Bandai	Triforce arcade	2007	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Strikers Charged	Next Level Games	Wii	2007	Peach is one of the soccer captains.
Mario Kart Wii	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2008	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Superstar Baseball	Namco Bandai Games	Wii	2008	Peach is one of the baseball players.
Mario Sports Superstars	Square Enix	Wii	2010	Peach is one of the players.
Mario Kart 7	Nintendo EAD Retro Studios	Nintendo 3DS	2011	Peach is one of the racers.
Super Princess Peach	Tose	Nintendo DS	2011	Peach rescues Mario and Luigi from Bowser.
Mario Tennis Open	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 3DS	2012	Peach is one of the tennis players.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Namco Bandai	System ES3 arcade	2013	Peach is one of the racers.
Super Mario 3D World	Nintendo EAD	Wii U	2013	Peach, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Rosalina rescue Sprixies from Bowser.
Mario Golf: World Tour	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 64	2014	Peach is one of the golfers.
Mario Kart 8	Nintendo EAD Nintendo EPD	Wii U Switch	2014	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	Camelot Software Planning	Wii U	2015	Peach is one of the tennis players.
Super Mario Maker	Nintendo EAD	Wii U	2015	Peach can be played in user-created levels via a mystery mushroom.
Super Mario Run	Nintendo EPD	iOS Android	2016	Peach is one of the unlockable characters.
Mario Sports Superstars	Bandai Namco Studios Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo 3DS	2017	Peach is one of the players.
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR	Bandai Namco	Windows Vive arcade	2017	Peach is one of the racers.
Mario Tennis Aces	Camelot Software Planning	Switch	2018	Peach is one of the tennis players.
Dr. Mario World	Nintendo EPD DeNA	Android, iOS	2019	Peach is one of the doctors.
Mario Kart Tour	Nintendo EPD DeNA	Android, iOS	2019	Peach is one of the racers.
Super Mario Wonder	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo Switch	2023	Peach, Daisy, Luigi, Mario, and Toad go on a quest.
Princess Peach: Showtime	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo Switch	2024	Peach saves the Sparkle Theater by transforming into different personas with the help of the theater's guardian, Stella.

Video games with Peach as a non-playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D4	NES, PlayChoice-10 arcade, FDS, GBA, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, FC Mini, NES CE	1985	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
VS. Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D4	VS. System arcade, Switch	1986	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	Nintendo R&D4	FDS, GBA, Wii, 3DS, Wii U	1986	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D4	FDS	1986	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros. Special	Hudson Soft	PC-8801, Sharp X1, SPC-1500	1986	Mario rescues Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D1	Game & Watch Crystal, Special, Widescreen	1986	Mario rescues Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Bros. 3	Nintendo R&D4	NES	1988	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario World	Nintendo EAD	SNES	1990	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
NES Open Tournament Golf	Nintendo R&D2 HAL Laboratory	NES	1991	Peach is Mario's caddy.
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 Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Sunshine	Nintendo EAD	GameCube	2002	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo DS	2006	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2007	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2009	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Galaxy 2	Nintendo EAD	Wii	2010	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario 3D Land	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 3DS	2011	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros. 2	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo 3DS	2012	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
New Super Mario Bros. U	Nintendo EAD	Wii U	2012	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Odyssey	Nintendo EPD	Switch	2017	Mario and Luigi rescue Peach from Bowser.
Super Mario Maker 2	Nintendo EPD	Switch	2019	Peach tasks Mario with rebuilding her castle.