Mario
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| Mario | |
| Developer | Shigeru Miyamoto |
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| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | see below |
| Released | 1981-present |
| Added to Museum |
See Mario category |
Mario is the mascot of Nintendo. He is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, television shows, films, music, and comic books.
He first featured in the Donkey Kong series, then the Mario Bros. series, followed by the Super Mario series. He appears in some games with his brother Luigi, in some games with the dinosaur Yoshi, and some games in the Wario Land series.
He also starred in the Mario RPG series, the Mario Kart series, the Mario Party series, the Mario sports series, and the Super Smash Bros. series.
Variations of Mario
Mario
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.
Baby Mario
Mario was born to Italian-American parents alongside a twin brother named Luigi.
The two babies are being delivered by stork to their parents in New York City, when the stork is attacked by a magikoopa named Kamek.
Baby Luigi is kidnapped, while baby Mario falls down to Yoshi Island.
The Yoshis then set out to defeat Kamek, reunite the twins, and make sure the babies are delivered to their parents.
However, it turns out the babies are delivered to the wrong parents, and the Yoshis have to make sure they are delivered to the correct parents.
Tanooki Mario
By donning a Tanooki suit in Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario becomes Tanooki Mario.
In all other games where a Tanooki power-up appears, Tanooki Mario is activated by a leaf.
Tanooki Mario is also a costume for Mario that can be earned in some games in the Mario sports series.
As well as a power-up for Mario, Tanooki Mario also was a character of his own on a few occasions.
Tanooki Mario is a kart racer in some games in the Mario Kart series.
Metal Mario
By donning a metal cap, Mario becomes Metal Mario.
As well as a power-up for Mario, Metal Mario also was a character of his own on a few occasions.
He was a kart racer in some games in the Mario Kart series, and was one of the heavier racers.
He also played in some games in the Mario sports series.
He is also a fighter in some games in the Super Smash Bros. series.
As he is made of metal, he is slow, and not very agile.
Gold Mario
By grabbing a gold flower, Mario becomes Gold Mario.
He fires gold fireballs, which can defeat enemies that normal fireballs can not.
As well as a power-up for Mario, Gold Mario also was a character of his own on a few occasions.
He was a kart racer in some games in the Mario Kart series, and was one of the heavier racers.
He also played in some games in the Mario sports series.
He is also a leader in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.
Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario is a doctor that eliminates viruses.
He is a character of his own, appearing in the Dr. Mario series.
To eliminate viruses, he uses four combinations of the same color of viruses and pills. Each pill has two parts, sometimes with the same color and other times with different colors.
He also appeared in some games in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Paper Mario
Paper Mario is made of paper.
As such, he can fold and crumple himself, and slide under thin spaces.
He is a character of his own, appearing in the Paper Mario series.
He met his main universe counterpart in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
He also appeared in some games in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Video games with Mario as a playable character
Video games with Mario as a non-playable character
| Title | Developer | System | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Junior | Nintendo R&D1 Iwasaki Electronics |
Arcade | 1982 | Donkey Kong Jr. rescues Donkey Kong from Mario. |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Nintendo R&D1 | Game & Watch | 1982 | Donkey Kong Jr. rescues Donkey Kong from Mario. |
| Donkey Kong II | Nintendo R&D1 | Game & Watch | 1983 | Donkey Kong Jr. rescues Donkey Kong from Mario. |
| Punch-Out!! | NES | Nintendo R&D3 | 1987 | Mario is the referee in Little Mac's boxing matches. |
| Mario is Missing! | Knowledge Adventure | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 1993 | Luigi rescues Mario from Bowser. |
| Mario is Missing! | Radical Entertainment The Software Toolworks |
NES, SNES | 1993 | Luigi rescues Mario from Bowser. |
