Super Mario is a series of platforming games, generally 2D, within the Mario franchise starring Mario. They mostly revolve around the titular plumber who goes on many adventures to save Princess Peach from the evil Bowser and his Koopa Troop, often with the help of his brother Luigi.
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Super Mario Bros., the series' origin title
It is the primary series of the flagship Nintendo franchise. Super Mario as a whole made its debut in the iconic 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System title, Super Mario Bros., and the latest so far is Super Mario Bros. Wonder released on the Nintendo Switch in 2023. There are 21 games released in the core series as of April 2025.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the latest game of the series
Mainline games[]
- Super Mario Bros. (Sep. 13, 1985)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (Jun. 3, 1986)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (Oct. 23, 1988)
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4 (Nov. 21, 1990)
- Super Mario USA (Sep. 14, 1992)
- Super Mario: Yoshi Island (Aug. 5, 1995)
- Super Mario 64 (Jun. 23, 1996)
- Super Mario Sunshine (Jul. 19, 2002)
- New Super Mario Bros. (May. 25, 2006)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Nov. 1, 2007)
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Dec. 3, 2009)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (May. 27, 2010)
- Super Mario 3D Land (Nov. 3, 2011)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Jul. 28, 2012)
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Dec. 8, 2012)
- Super Mario 3D World (Nov. 21, 2013)
- Super Mario Maker (Sep. 10, 2015)
- Super Mario Run (Dec. 15, 2016)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Oct. 27, 2017)
- VS. Super Mario Bros. (Dec. 22, 2017)
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Jun. 28, 2019)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Oct. 20, 2023)
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| Game | Developer | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Party | Ndcube | Oct. 5, 2018 |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree | Oct. 17, 2024 |
Spinoff games[]
| Game | Developer | Platform | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Land | Nintendo R&D1 | Game Boy | Apr. 21, 1989 |
| Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | Oct. 21, 1992 | ||
| Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land | Jan. 21, 1994 |
Side games[]
| Game | Developer | Platform | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. Special | Hudson Soft | NEC PC-8801 | Aug. 1986 |
| New Super Luigi U | Nintendo | Wii U | Jun. 19, 2013 |
| Super Mario Bros. 35 | Arika | Nintendo Switch | Oct. 1, 2020 |
Reissues[]
| Game | Developer | Platform | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Collection | Nintendo | Super Famicom | Jul. 14, 1993 |
| BS Super Mario USA | Satellaview | Mar. 31, 1996 | |
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color | Mar. 1, 2000 | |
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | Mar. 21, 2001 | |
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Dec. 14, 2001 | ||
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Sep. 20, 2002 | ||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Jul. 11, 2003 | ||
| Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | Dec. 2, 2004 | |
| Super Mario Collection: Special Pack | Wii | Oct. 21, 2010 | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | Dec. 1, 2016 | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | Jan. 11, 2019 | |
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Sep. 18, 2020 | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Fury World | Feb. 12, 2021 |
Trivia[]
- The Super Mario series was technically co-developed with The Legend of Zelda franchise, as their first games were made simultaneously by the same development team, and some games shared ideas between each other. Coincidentally, they also share the same amount of core installments released.
- This sub-series of the Mario franchise has sold over 430 million copies worldwide so far, making it the sixth-best selling video game series, beaten by Tetris, the Call of Duty series, Nintendo's own Pokémon, and Grand Theft Auto.
See Also[]
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| Main Games | ||
| Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) · Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) · Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) · Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) · Super Mario World (1990, SNES) · Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) · Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) · Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GameCube) · New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) · Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023, Switch) | ||
| Computer Games | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Special (1987, NEC PC-8801 and Sharp X1) | ||
| Mobile Games | ||
| Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/Android) | ||