List of Mario games

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This article is a list of Mario games by video game system. For a chronological list, see 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 list of games that Mario has appeared in, or games with other Mario characters, organized by system.

Games for the arcade

  • Donkey Kong (1981) - The first game to feature Mario, although at this point he is named Jumpman.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) - Mario is the opponent in this one, and it is up to Donkey Kong Jr. to rescue his father.
  • Mario Bros. (1983) - Introduced Luigi, it featured 2-player simultaneous play.
  • Vs. Super Mario Bros. (1985) - 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.

Games for handhelds

Game & Watch

Game Boy

Virtual Boy

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo DS

Games for home systems by Nintendo

Famicon/NES

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The title screen of Super Mario Bros. has gone down in video game history.
  • Super Mario Bros. (1985) - 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 (1985) - Mario was the referee.
  • Wrecking Crew (1985) - 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.
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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1985) - 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.
  • All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1985) - Japan only. A version of the original Super Mario Bros. game with graphics changed to feature radio personalities from a popular Japanese radio station.
  • Golf (1985) - Mario's first foray into golf. He must have made some spare money in his blue collar jobs.
  • Pinball (1987) - Mario appears in the Bonus stage, where he maneuvers a platform to keep the ball from getting away, and then catch the Princess when she falls from above.
  • Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) - Mario is the referee.
  • Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Bros. USA (1988) - 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, and Shy Guys.
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Three different types of Mushrooms found in Super Mario Bros. games
  • Tetris (1989) - Mario appeared in some cut-scenes in the Famicom/NES and Game Boy versions.
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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 (1990) - 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]
  • Dr. Mario (1990) - Puzzle game with mechanics similar to Tetris and Columns.
  • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991)
  • Yoshi (1992)
  • Yoshi's Cookie (1993)
  • Mario Is Missing! (1993) - 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 (1993) - Mario must restore historical artifacts to their proper time and place (and in the NES version, save Yoshi). North America only

Famicom Disk System

Super Famicon/SNES

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In 1991, Super Mario World introduced Yoshi as Mario's companion.
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Hidden World 9 in the Super Mario All-Stars version Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) (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

Nintendo-64

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Super Mario 64 was a major revolution in 3D gaming, and Mario's 3D debut
  • Super Mario 64 (1996) - 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 (1996)
  • Donkey Kong 64 (1999) - Mario (AKA Jumpman) appears in the original Donkey Kong standup arcade console in the area called Frantic Factory.
  • Mario Golf (1999)
  • Super Smash Bros. (1999)
  • Mario Party (1999) - First party-style game with the Mario characters.
  • Mario Tennis (2000) - not related to VB game
  • Mario Party 2 (2000)
  • Paper Mario (2001) - Mario's second RPG, this time in true 3D, but with 2D characters.
  • Mario Party 3 (2001) - 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.
  • Dr. Mario 64 (2001)

Gamecube

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In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario acquired a more realistic look that stayed unique to that game.
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - largely a facelift 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
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Mario using his hoverpack, FLUDD, in Super Mario Sunshine.

Not yet announced

Games for other platforms

NEC PC88

CD-i

PC

See also: spin-off franchises

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

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