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This group contains all games prominently featuring the Italian-American plumber Mario, a fictional character created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Mario is one of the most popular video game characters of all time, serving as the mascot of Nintendo and starring in a vast amount of games.

Creation

Mario is traditionally depicted as a short man with a mustache, dressed in red overalls with a blue shirt (or the other way around) and a red cap. He first appeared in Donkey Kong (1982) and was originally named Jumpman, owing the name to his ability to jump. Miyamoto intended to name him Mr. Video afterwards, but decided to use Mario after an argument between Nintendo employees and their American warehouse landlord, Mario Segale, concerning overdue rent. Mario was made a plumber because of the sewer-like underground settings of Mario Bros. (1983).

Gameplay

Mario games may belong to different genres, but they gained prominence primarily thanks to its platform installments. Super Mario Bros. (1985) became the most influential Mario game, laying the foundation stone for the side-scrolling platform genre. Ever since that game, Mario's trademark ability has become jumping on enemies' heads to defeat or incapacitate them. He can also consume mushrooms to grow in size, and special flowers to be able to throw fireballs at enemies. In later games Mario acquired other power-ups, including some that allowed him to fly and ride a dinosaur.

Besides platformers, Mario games contain many spin-offs, most notably RPGs, sports, and racing games (see the related groups section).

Other recurrent characters

Mario's brother Luigi has appeared in many Mario games, mostly as a secondary character in two-player modes. One of the series' recurrent storylines involves saving the Princess Toadstool from the clutches of the evil turtle-like creature known as Bowser or King Koopa; his minions, the Koopas, are among the most common enemy characters in Mario games. In Super Mario World (1990), the friendly dinosaur Yoshi made an appearance and has since become a playable character in some of the games. A minor antagonist, a pirate named Wario, appeared in a spin-off series of his own.

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Title Platforms Released
box cover thumbnail All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. NES 1986
box cover thumbnail Alleyway Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS 1989
BS Super Mario Collection SNES 1997
BS Super Mario USA SNES 1996
Būbū Mario Arcade 1993
box cover thumbnail Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch 2014
box cover thumbnail Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix GameCube 2005
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS 1994
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong PC Booter, Game Boy Advance, NES, Commodore 64, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum, VIC-20, TI-99/4A, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, Coleco Adam, Nintendo Switch, Dedicated handheld 1981
Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. / Mario Bros. Arcade 2004
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Classics NES 1988
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Jr. / Jr. Sansuu Lesson NES 1983
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong Junior Game Boy Advance, NES, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, Coleco Adam, Nintendo Switch 1982
box cover thumbnail Donkey Kong: Original Edition Wii, Nintendo 3DS 2010
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, SNES, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade, Nintendo Switch 1990
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario & Puzzle League Game Boy Advance 2005
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario 64 Nintendo 64, Nintendo Switch 2001
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario Express Nintendo DSi 2009
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario Online Rx Wii 2008
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario World iPhone, Android, iPad 2019
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure Nintendo 3DS 2015
box cover thumbnail Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss Browser 2005
Dribble Skillz Browser 2006
box cover thumbnail Electric Crayon 3.1: Super Mario Bros &... DOS 1992
box cover thumbnail Excitebike: BunBun Mario Battle Stadium SNES 1997
box cover thumbnail Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally NES 1988
box cover thumbnail Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race NES 1987
box cover thumbnail Family BASIC NES 1984
box cover thumbnail Fortune Street Wii 2011
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Collection Nintendo DS 2006
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Color Screen: Super Mario Bros. Dedicated handheld 2020
Game & Watch Crystal Screen: Super Mario Bros. Dedicated handheld 1986
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Gallery Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS 1997
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Gallery 2 Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS 1997
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Gallery 3 Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch 1999
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Gallery 4 Game Boy Advance, Wii U 2002
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Multi Screen: Mario Bros. Dedicated handheld 1983
Game & Watch Panorama Screen: Mario's Bombs Away Dedicated handheld 1983
Game & Watch Table Top: Mario's Cement Factory Dedicated handheld 1983
Game & Watch Wide Screen: Mario the Juggler Dedicated handheld 1991
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch Wide Screen: Mario's Cement Factory Dedicated handheld 1983
Game & Watch Wide Screen: Super Mario Bros. Dedicated handheld 1988
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo DSi 2009
box cover thumbnail Game & Watch: Mario's Cement Factory Nintendo DSi 2009
box cover thumbnail Golf Game Boy, NES, PC-88, Nintendo 3DS, Arcade, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Sharp X1, Game Boy Advance 1984
box cover thumbnail Golf: Japan Course NES 1987
box cover thumbnail Golf: US Course NES 1987
box cover thumbnail Hotel Mario CD-i 1994
box cover thumbnail I Am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater NES 1986
box cover thumbnail Itadaki Street DS Nintendo DS 2007

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