List of Mario media

A Mario themed Nintendo DS Lite.

The Mario video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including role-playing games and party games) published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream. Most Mario games have either been released for the arcade or Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the current generation of video game consoles.

The franchise revolves around Mario, the series' protagonist, and his adventures in the fictional world of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario platform games typically rely on Mario's jumping ability to allow him to progress through levels. The Mario series is the best-selling video game franchise of all time with over 240 million games sold worldwide.^[1] The franchise was originally conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto as a replacement for the failed Radarscope arcade game.

Video games

Main series

Donkey Kong Original release date(s):[2] NA June 2, 1981	Release years by system: 1981 – Arcade, Atari 2600[2][3] 1982 – Intellivision, ColecoVision, Tabletop miniarcade[4][5][6] 1983 – Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Apple II, PC, TI-99, Atari 8-bit[7][8][9][10][11][12] 1986 – Amstrad CPC[13] 1988 – Atari 7800, Famicom Disk System[14][15] 2002 – Nintendo e-Reader[16] 2004 – Game Boy Advance[17] 2006 – Wii Virtual Console[18]
	Notes: First Donkey Kong game First Mario game First appearance of iconic characters Mario and Donkey Kong. Engine is based on an unsuccessful video game titled Radar Scope. Mario's name was originally Jumpman in this game. Has been featured in the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube versions of Animal Crossing. Was playable in a level in Donkey Kong 64
Mario Bros. Original release date(s):[19] NA 1983	Release years by system: 1983 – Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Nintendo Entertainment System[19][20][21][22] 1984 – Apple II, Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64[23][24] 1985 – Nintendo Entertainment System[22] 1987 – Atari 7800, Amstrad CPC[25][26] 1988 – Atari 8-bit[27] 2002 – Nintendo e-Reader[28] 2004 – Game Boy Advance[29] 2006 – Wii Virtual Console[30]
	Notes: First appearance of several characters, including Luigi and the Koopa Troopa. First simultaneously multiplayer game in the Mario series. Has had many ports and re-releases, as well as appearing as a bonus game in many Mario remake titles and Animal Crossing.
Super Mario Bros. Original release date(s):[31] JP September 13, 1985 NA By March, 1986 EU May 15, 1987 AUS 1987	Release years by system: 1985 – Nintendo Entertainment System[31] 1986 – Arcade[32] 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[33] 1999 – Game Boy Color[34] 2004 – Game Boy Advance[35] 2006 – Virtual Console[36]
	Notes: Up until the video game Wii Sports, it being bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System made it the best-selling video game of all time with 40 million copies sold. First appearance of many characters, including Princess Peach, Bowser, Toad, and enemies such as the Goomba. Considered one of the most influential video games of all time, influencing many more platformers. Introduced the capacity for Mario and Luigi to gain new abilities. Received praise for its gameplay and controls, which publications often cited how tight its controls were compared to other games in the genre.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Original release date(s):[37] JP June 3, 1986	Release years by system: 1986 – Famicom Disk System[37] 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[38] 2004 – Game Boy Advance[39] 2007 – Virtual Console[40]
	Notes: Never released outside of Japan until the North American release of Super Mario All-Stars in 1993. Originally titled Super Mario Bros. 2. The developers chose to not release it in North America, arguing that it was too hard; instead, they remade a video game titled Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic under the title Super Mario Bros. 2. It was significantly more difficult than other games in the series; for example, a secret area in Super Mario Bros. would take players to later areas in the game, while a similar area would send them backward in the game. The developers also introduced an item that, unlike any item in the series previously, would harm or kill player characters.
Super Mario Bros. 2 Original release date(s):[41] JP September 14, 1992 NA October 1988 PAL April 28, 1989	Release years by system: 1988 – Nintendo Entertainment System[41] 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[33] 2001 – Game Boy Advance[42] 2007 – Virtual Console[43]
	Notes: A remake of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic; remade into a Mario video game because the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, was deemed too difficult. Marked the first playable appearance of Princess Peach and Toad. Also introduced long-standing enemies, including the Shy Guy, Bob-omb, Pokey, and Birdo.
Super Mario Bros. 3 Original release date(s):[44] JP October 23, 1988 NA February 12, 1990 EU August 29, 1991	Release years by system: 1988 – Nintendo Entertainment System[44] 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[38] 2003 – Game Boy Advance[45] 2007 – Virtual Console[46]
Super Mario Land Original release date(s):[47] JP April 21, 1989 NA August 1989 EU September 28, 1990	Release years by system: 1989 – Game Boy[47]
Super Mario World Original release date(s): JP November 21, 1990 NA August 13, 1991 EU April 11, 1992	Release years by system: 1990 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2001 – Game Boy Advance 2006 – Virtual Console
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Original release date(s): JP October 21, 1992 EU January 28, 1993 NA November 1992	Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy
Super Mario 64 Original release date(s): JP June 23, 1996 NA September 26, 1996 EU March 1, 1997	Release years by system: 1996 – Nintendo 64 2004 – Nintendo DS 2006 – Virtual Console
	Notes: First 3D Mario game
Super Mario Sunshine Original release date(s): JP July 19, 2002 NA August 25, 2002 EU October 04, 2002	Release years by system: 2002 – Nintendo GameCube
New Super Mario Bros. Original release date(s): JP May 25, 2006 NA May 15, 2006 EU June 30, 2006	Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS
Super Mario Galaxy Original release date(s): JP November 01, 2007 NA November 12, 2007 EU November 16, 2007	Release years by system: 2007 – Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Original release date(s): NA November 15, 2009 EU November 20, 2009 JP December 03, 2009	Release years by system: 2009 – Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original release date(s):	Release years by system: 2010 – Wii

Mario Party

Mario Party Original release date(s):[48] JP December 18, 1998 NA February 8, 1999 PAL March 9, 1999	Release years by system: 1998 – Nintendo 64[48]
Mario Party 2 Original release date(s):[49] JP December 17, 1999 NA January 24, 2000 PAL October 13, 2000	Release years by system: 1999 – Nintendo 64[49]
Mario Party 3 Original release date(s):[50] JP December 7, 2000 NA May 6, 2001 EU November 16, 2001	Release years by system: 2000 – Nintendo 64[50]
Mario Party 4 Original release date(s):[51] JP November 8, 2002 NA October 21, 2002 EU November 29, 2002	Release years by system: 2002 – Nintendo GameCube[51]
Mario Party-e Original release date(s):[52] NA February 17, 2003	Release years by system: 2003 – Nintendo e-Reader[52]
Mario Party 5 Original release date(s):[53] JP November 28, 2003 NA November 10, 2003 PAL December 5, 2003	Release years by system: 2003 – Nintendo GameCube[53]
Mario Party 6 Original release date(s):[54] JP November 18, 2004 NA December 6, 2004 PAL March 18, 2005	Release years by system: 2004 – Nintendo GameCube[54]
Mario Party Advance Original release date(s):[55] JP January 13, 2005 NA March 28, 2005 PAL January 10, 2005	Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance[55]
Mario Party 7 Original release date(s):[56] JP November 10, 2005 NA November 7, 2005 PAL February 10, 2006	Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo GameCube[56]
Mario Party 8 Original release date(s):[57] JP July 26, 2007 NA May 29, 2007 PAL June 22, 2007	Release years by system: 2007 – Wii[57]
	Notes: The best-selling title in the Mario Party series. Generated controversy due to some versions of the game in the United Kingdom making use of the word "spastic".
Mario Party DS Original release date(s):[58] JP November 8, 2007 NA November 19, 2007 PAL November 23, 2007	Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS[58]

Mario puzzle games

Mario's Bombs Away – Game & Watch Panorama
Mario's Cement Factory – Game & Watch Tabletop
Alleyway April 21, 1989 – Game Boy
Dr. Mario – NES
Mario the Juggler – Game & Watch	Notes: Final Game & Watch game
Yoshi – NES, Game Boy
Yoshi's Cookie 1993 – NES, SNES, Game Boy
Mario & Wario August 27, 1993 – Super Famicom	Notes: Only in Japan
Hotel Mario 1995 – Phillips CD-i
Mario's Picross 1995 – Game Boy
Tetris Attack 1996 – SNES, Game Boy
Picross 2 1996 – Game Boy	Notes: Only in Japan
Mario's Super Picross 1995 – Super Famicom	Notes: Only in Japan
Mario's Game Gallery 1995 – PC, Mac
Game & Watch Gallery 1997 – Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 1997 – Game Boy, Game Boy Color
Game & Watch Gallery 3 1999 – Game Boy Color
Dr. Mario 64 2001 – Nintendo 64, iQue Player
Game & Watch Gallery 4 2002 – Game Boy Advance
Nintendo Puzzle Collection 2003 – GameCube	Notes: Only in Japan
Yoshi's Touch & Go 2005 – Nintendo DS
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League 2005 – Game Boy Advance
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 2006 – Nintendo DS
Dr. Mario Online Rx 2008 – Wii
Dr. Mario Express 2009 – Nintendo DSi
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 2009 – Nintendo DSi

Mario role-playing games

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Original release date(s):[59] JP March 9, 1996 NA May 13, 1996	Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[59] 2008 – Wii Virtual Console[60]
Paper Mario JP August 11, 2000 NA February 5, 2001 – Nintendo 64	Notes: Makes use of a graphic style that featured three dimensional environments and two dimensional objects, people and enemies, which at times appear paper flat.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Original release date(s):	Release years by system:
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Original release date(s):	Release years by system:
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Original release date(s):	Release years by system:
Super Paper Mario Original release date(s):	Release years by system:
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Original release date(s):	Release years by system:

Mario sports games

Main article: List of sports games in the Mario series

Other games

NBA Street V3 Original release date(s):	Release years by system: 2005 - GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
	Notes: Mario, Luigi and Peach playable only in the GameCube version
SSX on Tour Original release date(s):	Release years by system: 2005 - GameCube, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox
	Notes: Mario, Luigi and Peach playable only in the GameCube version

Printed media

Super Mario Adventures

Super Mario Adventures is an anthology of comics that ran in Nintendo Power magazine throughout 1992, featuring the characters from Nintendo's Mario series and based loosely on Super Mario World.

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. was published in 1992.

Television

Main article: List of Mario television series

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