List of Mario games by system

List of Mario games by system

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

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.
*"Mario Kart Arcade GP" (2005) - An arcade only sequel to the "Mario Kart" series developed by both Namco and Nintendo.

Handhelds

Game & Watch

*"Donkey Kong" (1982) - The very first game with Mario, who was a carpenter trying to rescue his girlfriend from an evil ape.
*"Donkey Kong Jr." (1982) - Mario is the opponent in this one, and it is up to Donkey Kong Jr. to rescue his father.
*"Donkey Kong 2" (1982) - Alternate version of "Donkey Kong Jr."
*"Mario Bros." (1983) - Featuring Mario and Luigi packing boxes at a factory
*"Mario's Cement Factory" (1983)
*"Mario's Bombs Away" (1983)
*"Donkey Kong 3" (1984)
*"Super Mario Bros." (1986)
*"Mario the Juggler" (1991)
*"Manhole" (1994)

Virtual Boy

*"Mario's Tennis" (1994) - pack-in for Virtual Boy
*"Mario Clash" (1995)

Game Boy

*"Alleyway"
*"Super Mario Land"
*""

Game Boy Color

*"Tennis" (1985) - features Mario as coach
*"Super Mario Bros. Deluxe" (1999) - Game Boy Color port of original "SMB"; contains extra goals, Game Boy Printer pictures, and a hidden "SMB2:LL".
*"Game & Watch Gallery 3" (1999)
*"Mario Golf" (1999)
*"Mario Tennis" (2001) - not related to VB game

Game Boy Advance

*"Mario Kart Super Circuit" (2001)
*"Super Mario Advance" (2001) - 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."
*""
*"" (2002) - Slight update of "SMW" for the Game Boy Advance.
*"Game & Watch Gallery 4" (2002)
*"" (2003) - Update of "SMB3", with new levels and items to unlock with the use of the Card e-Reader.
*"" (2003) - Mario's third RPG.
*"Mario vs. Donkey Kong" (2004)
*"" (2004)
*"Super Mario Bros. (Classic NES Series)" (2004)
*"Mario Pinball Land" (2004)
*"Dr. Mario (Classic NES Series)" (2004)
*"Mario Party Advance" (2005)
*"" (2005)
*"Dr. Mario & Puzzle League " (2005)
*"Yoshi's Universal Gravitation" (2005)

Nintendo DS

*"Super Mario 64 DS" (2004) New version of "Super Mario 64", in which Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi are all playable characters. This is the first "Mario" game for the Nintendo DS.
*"Mario Kart DS" (2005)
*"" (2005)
*"Super Princess Peach" (2005)
*"Yoshi Touch & Go" (2005)
*"New Super Mario Bros." (2006)
*"Mario Hoops 3-on-3" (2006)
*"" (2006)
*"Yoshi's Island DS" (2006)
*"Itadaki Street DS" (2007)
*"Mario Party DS" (2007)
*"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games" (2008)

Nintendo home systems

Famicom/NES

*"Super Mario Bros." (1985) - 32 KB of program; 8 KB of graphics. According to the "Guinness Book of World Records" [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=52404] , "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.
*"Golf" (1985) - Mario's first foray into golf.
*"Mario Bros." (1986) - Originally an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1983. In the subsequent years it was released on various home systems, including the NES in 1986. The game is notable for being the last Nintendo title to appear on a non-Nintendo console, having appeared on the Atari.
*"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" (1988) / "Super Mario Bros. USA" (1992 in Japan only) - Released at first in markets outside of Japan, this is a modified version of a Japanese game called "" 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.
*"Super Mario Bros. 3" (1988 Japan, 1990 US) - 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. [ [http://www.gamecubicle.com/features-mario-units_sold_sales.htm Super Mario Sales Data: Historical Units Sold Numbers for Mario Bros on NES, SNES, N64 ] ]
*"Tetris" (1989) - Mario appeared in some cut-scenes in the Famicom/NES and Game Boy versions.
*"Dr. Mario" (1990) - Puzzle game with mechanics similar to "Tetris" and "Columns".
*"NES Open Tournament Golf" (1991)
*"Yoshi" (1992)
*"Yoshi's Cookie" (1992)
*"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
*"Mario Bros. Classic" (1993) European only port of "Kaettekita Mario Bros."

Famicom Disk System

*"" (1986) - 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 released outside of Japan 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 AmericansFact|date=June 2007, and the game wasn't seen in America until the SNES release, albeit with updated graphics. The original version would not be released outside of Japan until October 2007 for the Wii's Virtual Console, a full twenty one years AFTER it was released in Japan.
*"All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros." (1986) - Japan only. A version of the original Super Mario Bros. game with graphics changed to feature radio personalities from a popular Japanese radio station. The game is also heavily based on Lost Levels as well.
*"" (1987)
*"Kaettekita Mario Bros." (1988) - sequel to "Mario Bros."; Japan only
*"" (1988)

uper Famicom/SNES

*"Super Mario World" (1991) - Mario's first Super NES game and Yoshi's first game
*"SimCity" (1991)
*"Super Mario USA" (1992) - Japanese release of "Super Mario Bros. 2". Japan only.
*"Super Mario Kart" (1992) - Go-kart racing.
*"Mario Paint" (1992)
*"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.
*"Mario & Wario" (1993) - Japan only
*"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.
*"" (1993) North America only
*"" (1993) North America only
*"" (1993) North America only
*"Yoshi's Cookie" (1993)
*"Yoshi's Safari" (1993) - Uses the Super Scope peripheral.
*"Tetris & Dr. Mario" (1994)
*"Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World" (1994) Only released bundled with Super NES consoles in 1994, this update to "Super Mario All-Stars" added a slightly enhanced version of "Super Mario World" to the cartridge.
*" (1995) - Mario makes a cameo appearance towards the end of the game.
*"" (1995)
*"Mario's Super Picross" (1995) - Japan only.
*"Undake 30 Same Game" (1995) - Japan only.
*"Mario Excite Bike" - (1995) Japan only.
*"" (1996) - The first RPG to feature Mario. It used prerendered graphics to appear to be 3D.
*"Tetris Attack (1996)
*"Wrecking Crew '98" (1998) - Japan only.

Nintendo 64

*"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.
*"Mario Kart 64" (1997)
*"Yoshi's Story" (1998)
*"Mario no Photopi" (1998) only in Japan
*"Mario Golf" (1999)
*"Super Smash Bros." (1999)
*"Mario Party" (1999) - First party-style game with the Mario characters.
*"" (1999)
*"" (2000)
*"" (2000)
*"" (2000)
*"Mario Tennis" (2000) - not related to VB game
*"Mario Party 2" (2000) - 2nd party-style game with the Mario characters.
*"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

*"Luigi's Mansion" (2001) - Mario is the man you must save in this "Ghostbusters-esque" title.
*"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 E.S.R.B.
*"Super Mario Sunshine" (2002) - First "Mario" platform game for Nintendo's GameCube
*"Mario Party 4" (2002)
*"Mario Party 5" (2003)
*"" (2003) New features include 2-drivers system, and the support of 16 players playing at the same time, using GameCube's LAN feature.
*"" (2003)
*"Nintendo Puzzle Collection" (2003) - Japan only. A compilation featuring Dr. Mario.
*"" (2004) Sequel to "Paper Mario".
*"Mario Power Tennis" (2004)
*"Mario Party 6" (2004)
*"NBA Street V3" (2005) Mario, Luigi and Peach are playable characters as the "Nintendo All-stars" team in the GameCube edition of this game.
*"Mario Superstar Baseball" (2005)
*"Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix" (2005)
*"SSX On Tour" (2005) Mario, Luigi and Peach are playable characters.
*"Mario Party 7" (2005)
*"Super Mario Strikers" (2005)

Wii

Released:

"NA:" North America.

Note: All dates for this section are for the NTSC games. For more information on other countries, go to that game's article.

*"Super Paper Mario sequel to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door " (NA Release: April 9,2007)
*"Mario Party 8" (NA Release: May 29, 2007)
*"Mario Strikers Charged" (NA Release: July 30, 2007)
*"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games"
*"Super Mario Galaxy"
*"Super Smash Bros. Brawl"
*"Mario Kart Wii"
*"Mario Super Sluggers"

See Also:

"NTSC""NTSC-J""PAL"

Other platforms

NEC PC88

*"Mario Bros. Special" (1984) - A reimagining of the original "Mario Bros." arcade game featuring new levels and new gameplay mechanics.
*"Punch Ball Mario Bros." (1984) - A version of "Mario Bros." that included an added feature of "punch balls," small balls that Mario and Luigi can kick at enemies.
*"Super Mario Bros. Special" (1985) - A flick-screen version of "Super Mario Bros." with all new levels

CD-i

*"Super Mario's Wacky Worlds" game by Philips (unreleased)
*"Hotel Mario" (1994) - game by Philips

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