List of games by date

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This article is a chronological list of Mario games. For a list organized by video game system, see Games by System.

Games

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Mario is the best-known icon of video gaming.

Over the years, Mario and his brother Luigi have appeared in several popular video games, both with starring and less significant roles. Here is a chronological list of games that Mario has appeared in, or games with other Mario characters:

1980s

Year 1981

  • Donkey Kong (Arcade) - The first game to feature Mario, although at this point he is named Jumpman.

Year 1982

  • Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) - The very first game with Mario, who was a carpenter trying to rescue his girlfriend from an evil ape.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade, Game & Watch) - Mario is the opponent in this one, and it is up to Donkey Kong Jr. to rescue his father.
  • Donkey Kong 2 (Game & Watch)

Year 1983

Year 1985

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The title screen of Super Mario Bros. has gone down in video game history.
  • Super Mario Bros. (Famicom/NES) - First scrolling platformer. 32 KB of program; 8 KB of graphics. According to the Guinness Book of World Records [1], SMB is the best-selling game of all time.
  • Tennis (Famicom/NES) - Mario was the referee.
  • Wrecking Crew (Famicom/NES) - Mario is the protagonist, but gameplay is unrelated to other Mario games. Many NES games featured Mario as a character, even though the game may not have fit the theme of the series.
  • Golf (NES) - Mario's first foray into golf. He must have made some spare money in his blue collar jobs.
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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Year 1986

  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (Famicom) - Released initially in Japan on the Famicom Disk System as Super Mario Bros. 2, this used a slightly modified version of the original SMB engine with much harder levels. The Lost Levels title was created when this game was brought to the U.S. in Super Mario All-Stars, without the 2. Nintendo did not believe that it would sell well in the US, as the game was voted "too hard" by 94% of a survey of 250 Americans, and the game wasn't seen in America until the SNES release.
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Mario stands next to a Mushroom Retainer (later named Toads) at the end of a fortress level.
  • Super Mario Bros. Special - A flick-screen version of Super Mario Bros. with all new levels, which was released for the NEC PC88 series.
  • Vs. Super Mario Bros. (Arcade) - A mixture of the original SMB and The Lost Levels that ran on the arcade VS Unisystem. Powerups and solution to mazes (e.g. 4-4) have been moved, and more enemies have been added thanks to new flicker-reduction programming, along with other bugfixes.
  • All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (Famicom) - Japan only. A version of the original Super Mario Bros. game with graphics changed to feature radio personalities from a popular Japanese radio station.

Year 1987

Year 1988

  • Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Bros. USA (NES) - Released at first in markets outside of Japan, this is a modified version of a Japanese game called Doki Doki Panic with some of the graphics replaced by Mario-themed graphics. This game tends to be overlooked by some Mario fans as being the runt; some of the characters introduced in this game have now become staples of the Mario world, including Bob-ombs, Snifits, Pokey the Cactus, Birdo (then called Ostro), and Shy Guys.
  • Return of Mario Bros. - sequel to Mario Bros.; Japan only
  • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (Famicom Disk Drive)
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Three different types of Mushrooms found in Super Mario Bros. games

Year 1989

1990s

Year 1990

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Super Mario Bros. 3 featured a warp zone to jump ahead in the game (NES version is shown).
  • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom/NES) - Mario gains several new abilities, including the first appearance of his ability to fly. Also of note is that this is the best selling video game that was not bundled with a console. [2]
  • Qix (Game Boy) - Mario appeared in cut-scenes.
  • Dr. Mario (NES & Game Boy) - Puzzle game with mechanics similar to Tetris and Columns.
  • F-1 Race (Game Boy)
  • Golf (Game Boy)

Year 1991

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In 1991, Super Mario World introduced Yoshi as Mario's companion.

Year 1992

Year 1993

  • Yoshi's Cookie (NES, Game Boy, SNES)
  • Mario Is Missing! (SNES and NES) - Educational game, Luigi must restore artifacts to landmarks of famous cities around the world and defeat Bowser to save Mario. North America only
  • Mario's Time Machine (SNES and NES) - Educational game, Mario must restore historical artifacts to their proper time and place (and in the NES version, save Yoshi). North America only
  • Mario and Wario (Super Famicom) - Japan only
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Hidden World 9 in the Super Mario All-Stars version Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Super Mario All-Stars (Super Famicom/SNES) (in Japan, Super Mario Collection) - collection of original SMB, SMB: The Lost Levels (SMB2 in Japan), SMB2 (SMUSA in Japan), and SMB3, with enhanced graphics and sound.
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Mario and Goomba in Kuribo's Shoe

Year 1994

Year 1995

Year 1996

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Super Mario 64 was a major revolution in 3D gaming, and Mario's 3D debut
  • Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64) - First Mario platform game for the Nintendo 64. Also Mario's first appearance in true 3D. In addition to characters it featured 3D items for the first time, such as the Green Block.
  • Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
  • Mario's Picross 2 (Game Boy) - Japan only.

Year 1997

Year 1998

Year 1999

2000s

Year 2000

Year 2001

  • Paper Mario (Nintendo 64) - Mario's second RPG, this time in true 3D, but with 2D characters.
  • Mario Party 3 (Nintendo 64) - noted for confusion between Mario Party 3's box art and that of the original Mario Party; the original had a die showing a number 3 below the word "PARTY" on the box. Also noted for same initials as MPEG audio layer 3, as the press release points out.
  • Mario Kart Super Circuit (Game Boy Advance) - Kart gaming
  • Super Mario Advance (Game Boy Advance) - pixel-perfect port of Super Mario Bros. 2 from Super Mario All-Stars, featuring voice samples and a save feature, plus an upgrade of the original Mario Bros.
  • Luigi's Mansion (GameCube) - Mario is the man you must save in this "Ghostbusters-esque" title.
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) - A totally revamped version of SSB with a new Final Fight-style side-scrolling brawler; this was also the first game featuring Mario to be given a "T" (Teen) rating from the ESRB
  • Dr. Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)

Year 2002

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Mario using his hoverpack, FLUDD, in Super Mario Sunshine.

Year 2003

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Screenshot from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour showing Mario taking a shot. In the background a Chain Chomp can be seen.

Year 2004

Year 2005

Interestingly enough, the last game in the Mario series to use Traditional Mario Gameplay (ex: use of Super Mushrooms/Fire flowers and Getting to the end of the level rather than trying to obtain an artifact) is Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Though Yoshi's Island comes fairly close, it lacks the Power-ups listed above. Additionally, the primary player is not Mario. However, New Super Mario Bros. will be the first new Mario sidescroller in that tradition of gameplay.

Spin-off franchises

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In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario acquired a more realistic look that stayed unique to that game.

Here is a list of different Mario series spin-off franchises:

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario is a balanced character (as he is in many games featuring other playable choices). He is said to "reflect the actual skills of the player", according to the Super Smash Bros. Melee "Smash" character trophy description. His trademark move is the fireball. His fireballs are affected by gravity (unlike Luigi's fireballs). Also, Mario's fireballs are red in color, whereas Luigi's are green.

There are ten trophies of him in the game: three Mario ones, three Dr. Mario ones, one as he appeared in Paper Mario, one Racoon Mario, one Metal Mario, and one Baby Mario. In Japan, there is another trophy, showing Mario on Yoshi's back.

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario's weapon is the fireball. In Super Mario Kart, the computer controlled Mario has unlimited invincibility. In Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario is an average jumper and second only to Toad in lifting ability.

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