Super Mario
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Super Mario series | |
Developer | Shigeru Miyamoto |
Publisher | Nintendo |
Released | 1985-present |
The Super Mario series is a Japanese multimedia series consisting of video games, television shows, a film, music, comic books, and a theme park.
It is a spin-off of the Mario Bros. series. It was further spun off into the Luigi series, Wario Land series, the Yoshi series, the Mario RPG series, the Mario Kart series, the Mario Party series, the Mario sports series, the Luigi's Mansion series, and the Super Smash Bros. series.
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Fictional character biographies
Mario, and sometimes his twin brother Luigi, travel to the Mushroom Kingdom. 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 | SNES GameCube Wii FC Mini NES CE C64 (Unofficial) Game & Watch |
1993 2003 2010 2016 2016 2019 2020 |
GC (AC): January 20, 2003 Wii: January 20, 2012 NES CE: June 22, 2017 FC Mini: August 10, 2017 SNES: December 19, 2018 Unofficial C64: April 26, 2019 G&W: March 12, 2021 |
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. The NES version was emulated on the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. in 2020. |
VS. Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D4 | Switch | 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 | SNES Wii Game & Watch |
1993 2012 2020 |
Wii: January 20, 2012 SNES: December 19, 2018 G&W: March 12, 2021 |
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. The Family Computer Disk System version was emulated on the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. in 2020. |
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 | Sharp X1 | 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 | SNES Wii FC Mini NES CE |
1993 2003 2016 2016 |
Wii: January 20, 2012 NES CE: June 22, 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 | SNES GameCube Wii FC Mini NES CE |
1993 2003 2010 2016 |
Wii: January 20, 2012 NES CE: June 22, 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 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | 3DS: February 20, 2018 | The Game Boy version was emulated via tbe Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS. |
Super Mario World | Nintendo EAD | SNES | 1990 2017 2017 |
SF Mini: October 31, 2017 SNES Classic: March 16, 2018 SNES: December 19, 2018 |
The Game Boy version was emulated on tbe SNES Classic Edition/Famicom Mini. |
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | 3DS: February 20, 2018 | First game in the Wario Land series. The Game Boy version was emulated via tbe Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS. |
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 | Wii Switch |
2006 2020 |
Wii: April 1, 2011 Switch: October 6, 2020 |
The Nintendo 64 version was emulated via tbe Virtual Console on the Wii. The Nintendo 64 version was emulated on Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch. |
Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo EAD | Switch | 2020 | Switch: October 6, 2020 | The GameCube version was emulated on Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch. |
New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Not yet | |
Super Mario Galaxy | Nintendo EAD | Switch | 2020 | Switch: October 6, 2020 | The Wii version was emulated on Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch. |
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 | Wii U: November 20, 2017 | |
Super Mario Maker | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | 3DS: May 20, 2020 | |
Super Mario Run | Nintendo EPD | iOS Android |
2016 2017 |
iOS: March 31, 2017 iOS full game DLC: April 2, 2017 Android: August 2, 2019 |
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Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo EPD | Switch | 2017 | Switch: November 11, 2017 | |
Super Mario Bros. 35 | Nintendo | Switch | 2020 | Switch: October 1, 2020 |
Super Mario films
Name | Year released | Added to museum | Notes |
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Super Mario Bros. | 1993 | DVD NA: June 30, 2020 | Live-action film. |
Super Mario merchandise
Name | Type | Year released | Added to museum | Notes |
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Super Mario Hanafuda | Hanafuda playing cards | 2007 | December 22, 2018 | Club Nintendo exclusive |