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BS Super Mario USA

From my forum post here, from Feb. 21, 2012. (For admin eyes only.)

A translation of the ending dialogue is here, but it's not overly useful for plot stuff. The first episode's opening is on Nico Nico Douga (but I viewed it through page), and the entire fourth episode is on youtube: it's got the ending with narration and also the same opening as the first episode except for different closing enemy banter and one missing line from the Commander.

When I transcribed the text, I had only been studying Japanese for six months and listening comprehension was my weak point. Still is, but when I get a chance I'll give the videos a re-listen to try and figure out the stuff I missed before. Even in this crappy, unfinished transcription (italics and question marks are stuff I'm not sure about at all) and translation, however, some key plot points are quite clear.

Crappy transcription:

Narration: Yume no kuni Subcon. Kono kuni wa sono munokashi yasai ga daiki na Mamu to sono uchi ni otte kurushii me wa rarette imashita. Soko ni owarette ano wa onajimi Mario, Luigi, Kinopio, soshite Peach-hime. Kono yo-nin no daikatsuyaku no sei, Mamu wa sono uchi ni yasai yo ippai nitsu me komare, Subcon kara oidasareta no desu. Tokoro ga kurushii me rarette de Subcon wa hitotsu dake de wa arimasen deshita. Hito-bito no miru yume to onaji kase dake Subcon wa attano desu. Nigesata Mamu to sono uchi ni wa soto betsu na yume no naka ni moguri komi. Nandomo nandomo akuji o kurikashite tanō deshita.
Commander: Ōsama, hoshi no chikara o tsukatte, Subcon o mamorimasho.
King: Yoshi, Mario-kun-tachi onegai sho.
Narration: Kōshite mata-mata ano yo-nin ga katsuyakusuru koto temota no desu. Shikashi, hoshi no chikara o tsukau, dōshite no e wa Ōsama-dachi dake dewa imasen deshita. Ano Mamu to sono uchi ni mo chika wa kui o shio[ to takuramu de imasu. Sono de hajime ni donchuru de ga me wa no akashii ano o gondo Mario. Sō doko ga me kakushite mata yo desu.

Crappy translation:

Narrator: Dream land Subcon. In the land, in a chest, are important vegetables - the painful sprouts that can drive away Wart and his group. There at the end are the familiar Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Peach. because of the foursome's great efforts, Wart and his group were packed full of vegetables and expelled from Subcon. Only one place of the painful, capable sprouts of Subcon was not there. The people [thought] Subcon had only been a dream. Wart and his group escaped outside and dived into a separate dream. Many times they repeatedly [did] various crimes.
Commander: King, let's use the power of the star and protect Subcon.
King: All right, [get] Mario and friends, please.
Narration: Thus, those four [were] made active again (which they were not intending to be). But the star power is used ??why?? there, is not only the King's group missing. Wart and his group were also underground ??? plotting. That beginning ??? sprout ??? Mario. So, where have the sprouts been hidden again.

Basically, the narration confirms that Mario & Co. initially bested Wart with veggies and kicked him out of Subcon, but they thought it was a dream, but then Wart & Co., who had been hiding in another dream, come back and run amok, so the King summons Mario & Co. and they spring back into action again, only to find the King and his people gone (I'm not sure if he's kidnapped, however).

Table coding

Nested table, gradients, borders.

Series Banner (and text) Header Background
Super Princess Peach #FF3EAF #FF90D0 pink mistyrose
spinoffs Mario Party #DF00DF rain bow #F8BFF8 #F8DFF8
Mario Kart darkorchid
rain bow
Dr. Mario #901090 orchid
Game & Watch #333333 #666666 #AACC77

And to make it float...

Series Banner Header Background
SPP #FF3EAF #FF90D0 pink mistyrose

(Also, note that the width of the background columns has to be of the overall template width - i.e. 17% gives you (approx.) half of 35%, whereas 50% just makes the column in question grow huge and the other one turn as skinny as the longest word will allow it.)

Kana charts

-a -i -u -e -o -ya, -a -yu, -u -yo, -o -ye, -yi
_- あ ア a い イ i う ウ u え エ e お オ o や ヤ ya ゆ ユ yu よ ヨ yo イェ ye
K-
G-
Kw-
Gw-
か カ ka
が ガ ga
クァ クヮ kwa
グァ グヮ gwa
き キ ki
ぎ ギ gi
クィ kwi
グィ gwi
く ク ku
ぐ グ gu
け ケ ke
げ ゲ ge
クェ kwe
グェ gwe
こ コ ko
ご ゴ go
クォ kwo
グォ gwo
きゃ キャ kya
ぎゃ ギャ gya
きゅ キュ kyu
ぎゅ ギュ gyu
きょ キョ kyo
ぎょ ギョ gyo
キェ kye
ギェ gye
S-
Sh-
Z-
J-
さ サ sa スィ si
し シ shi
す ス su せ セ se
シェ she
そ ソ so
しゃ シャ sha

しゅ シュ shu

しょ ショ sho
ざ ザ za ズィ zi
じ ジ ji
ず ズ zu ぜ ゼ ze
ジェ je
ぞ ゾ zo
じゃ ジャ ja

じゅ ジュ ju

じょ ジョ jo
T-
Ch-
Ts-
た タ ta

ツァ tsa
ティ ti
ち チ chi
ツィ tsi
トゥ tu

つ ツ tsu
て テ te
チェ che
ツェ tse
と ト to

ツォ tso

ちゃ チャ cha
テュ tyu
ちゅ チュ chu
ツュ tsyu

ちょ チョ cho
D-
J-
だ ダ da ディ di
ぢ ヂ ji
ドゥ du
づ ヅ zu
で デ de ど ド do
ぢゃ ヂャ ja
デュ dyu
ぢゅ ヂュ ju

ぢょ ヂョ jo
N- な ナ na に ニ ni ぬ ヌ nu ね ネ ne の ノ no にゃ ニャ nya にゅ ニュ nyu にょ ニョ nyo ニェ nye
H-
F-
B-
P-
は ハ ha,wa
ファ fa
ひ ヒ hi
フィ fi
ホゥ hu
ふ フ fu
へ ヘ he,e
フェ fe
ほ ホ ho
フォ fo
ひゃ ヒャ hya
フャ fya
ひゅ ヒュ hyu
フュ fyu
ひょ ヒョ hyo
フョ fyo
ヒェ hye
フィェ fye
ば バ ba び ビ bi ぶ ブ bu べ ベ be ぼ ボ bo びゃ ビャ bya びゅ ビュ byu びょ ビョ byo ビェ bye
ぱ パ pa ぴ ピ pi ぷ プ pu ぺ ペ pe ぽ ポ po ぴゃ ピャ pya ぴゅ ピュ pyu ぴょ ピョ pyo ピェ pye
M- ま マ ma み ミ mi む ム mu め メ me も モ mo みゃ ミャ mya みゅ ミュ myu みょ ミョ myo ミェ mye
R-
L-
ら ラ ra り リ ri る ル ru れ レ re ろ ロ ro りゃ リャ rya りゅ リュ ryu りょ リョ ryo リェ rye
ラ゜ la リ゜ li ル゜ lu レ゜ le ロ゜ lo
W-

V-
わ ワ wa
ウァ wa
ゐ ヰ wi,i
ウィ wi

ウゥ wu
ゑ ヱ we,e
ウェ we
を ヲ wo,o
ウォ wo

ウュ wyu
va
ヴァ va
vi
ヴィ vi
vu
vu
ve
ヴェ ve
vo
ヴォ vo

ヴャ vya

ヴュ vyu

ヴョ vyo

ヴィェ vye
ん ン n イィ yi

Sorting Table

"Title" = abc order; "Date" = default = release date order (reverse puts series at top); "Series" = abc order; right "#" = date-by-series order

# Title Date Serialized end date?
Reissue?
Series #
1 Donkey Kong Jul 1, 1981 DK arcade 1.1
2 Donkey Kong Jr. Jan 1, 1982 DK arcade 1.2
3 Donkey Kong (G&W game) Jun 3, 1982 reissue DK arcade 1.1.1
4 Mario Bros. Jan 1, 1983 2
5 Mario Bros. (G&W game) Mar 14, 1983 reissue 2.1
6 The Saturday Supercade Sep 17, 1983 (ends Sep 8, 1984) 3
7 Super Mario Bros. Sep 13, 1985 SM 4.1
8 Super Mario Bros. Special Jan 1, 1986 reissue SM 4.1.1
9 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels June 3, 1986 SM 4.2
10 Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!
(The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!)
Jul 20, 1986 5
11 Super Mario Bros. 2 Sep 1, 1988 SM 4.3
12 Super Mario Bros. 3 Oct 23, 1988 SM 4.4
Donkey Kong arcade series DK arcade 1.0
Super Mario series SM 4.0

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BOWSER

(in General Information section)

Relationships

Although technically a younger version of himself, Bowser has interacted with Baby Bowser during two occasions of time travel. In Yoshi's Island DS, Baby Bowser insults his future self, who then rashly blasts him out of the castle; later, however, Bowser becomes outraged when he discovers his younger self being bested by the Yoshis. In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the to Bowsers do not recognize each other and argue about the ownership of Thwomp Volcano, eventually putting their differences aside to work together to try and defeat Mario, Luigi and their own baby selves. After their defeat, Bowser's parting advice to Baby Bowser is to "Get stronger and more evil".

Bowser's minions all hold Bowser in high regards and loyally serve him out of respect, rather than fear, although most are mindful of his fiery temper. Bowser does not take betrayal well and will not hesitate to attack deserters as enemies, although h has been shown to b forgiving at times, such as letting the trio of Corporal Paraplonk, Private Goomp and Sergeant Guy return to service after they betrayed him for Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Bowser has also been shown to treat minions in a fatherly fashion, namely towards the Koopa Kids in the Mario Party series (who, despite their similar appearances are not related to Bowser), although they treat him as a boss only. One minion who treats Bowser fairly informally at times is Kammy Koopa, who loyally and tirelessly puts up with his constant stream of derision when working together during the first two Paper Mario games. In her tattle , Goombella wonders whether it is harder for Bowser to put up with Kammy or vice-versa, but despite his verbal abuse, Bowser often takes Kammy's advice to heart.

Family

The original seven Koopalings.
Artwork of Bowser Jr. in New Super Mario Bros.
Bowser's youngest (and currently, only) son, Bowser Jr..

Both the original Japanese and English versions of the game Super Mario Bros. 3 introduced Bowser's seven children, the Koopalings[1][2]. They were also depicted as his children in the DIC cartoons and various comics released shortly after Super Mario Bros. 3, and the English box of Yoshi's Safari called the Koopalings Bowser's children. However, subsequent games did not draw attention to their kinship, and many years later, in 2002, Super Mario Sunshine introduced Bowser Jr., Bowser's youngest child who, unlike the Koopalings, resembles Bowser greatly. While the Prima Guide of New Super Mario Bros. Wii referred to Bowser Jr. as a "bothersome Koopaling."[3], other sources treated him independently from his Koopaling "siblings" and in a September 2012 interview, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Nintendo's "current story" is that Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only child [4].

Before the introduction of Bowser Jr., the Koopalings acted as heirs to Bowser's kingdom, and the eldest and presumed leader of the bunch, Ludwig von Koopa, was said to be Bowser's second-in-command at the time. Bowser has always been very proud of the Koopalings' service and devout loyalty to him, and while the dynamics between them was very familial in the cartoons and comics, in the games, Bowser seemed to treat them as minions to an extent and used them to battle Mario in the games. Bowser also uses Junior as a pawn in his schemes, even going so far as to falsely claiming that Peach was the child's mother to give him extra incentive to destroy Mario for taking her away from their "family". However, in a rare moment of humility, Bowser eventually tells his son the truth about Peach, but Bowser Jr. had known all along, and simply wanted to fight Mario to be like his father. Bowser does indeed care about his son, and like is original relationship with the Koopalings, is proud of him and his loyalty to the Koopa Troop, and the two share closer ties than Bowser and the Koopalings, with Junior often acting as Bowser's default partner in sports and spin-off games.

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Kamek, Bowser's caretaker in the games.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island introduced Kamek, the Magikoopa who raised Bowser from infancy and who has been seen interacting with him the most throughout the series. As seen in subsequent Yoshi series games and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Kamek takes great care of Baby Bowser and worries for his safety, with his devout loyalty continuing into Bowser's adulthood. Kamek's Psychopath line in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars even implies that he considers Bowser to be like a son to him, as despite his brain-washing by the enemies, he thinks "That's... my child?" when faced with Bowser in battle. The only time a rift was shown between the two was when Kamek briefly took leave of Koopa Troop when Bowser disappointed him by taking the title of "Game Master", rather than earning it, although the two reconciled in the end. Aside from that incident, the two get along well, and Bowser seems to show much more respect to his elderly guardian than to any other of his henchmen.

Bowser mentions his actual father in few issues of the Nintendo Comics System, with the implications being that he is a wanted criminal on the run. Similarly, Bowser's mother does not appear in any games, but was introduced in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?", which showed her to be a bossy and bullying woman who resented her son for remaining a bachelor. Bowser also mentions a grandfather named Poopa La Koopa in the Super Show episode "Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid", saying his motto was "Cheat, beat, and be merry!" Bowser also mentions a paternal "great-great grandkoop" in the Super Show episode, "Raiders of the Lost Mushroom," claiming that he built the Temple of Koopa to hide the Lost Mushroom, which he then left to Bowser. In an episode of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Bowser's son Morton brings up one of the Koopalings' great grandmothers, and the family was shown to have a pet rabbit named Pookie in the Nintendo Comics System; he was often abused, until his eventual escape from Bowser's Castle in the comic "Bowser Knows Best". In the Nintendo Adventure Book Flown the Koopa, an unnamed Magikoopa stated to be Bowser's third cousin twice removed is featured as the main antagonist; this character also appears in the later books Unjust Desserts and Brain Drain, though has only a minor role in both. Finally, in both an episode of the Super Show and the song "Ignorance is Bliss", Bowser mentions a younger sister who is, according to him, a bookworm.

Love interests

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Bowser holding Peach captive in Super Mario 3D Land.

One of the most complex aspects of Bowser's character is his relationship with Peach. As explained in the manual of Super Mario Bros., Bowser initially started abducting Peach to prevent her from restoring the transformed Toads back to normal. In the same The Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode that featured his mother, Bowser tried and failed to marry Peach, and his unrequited crush on the princess recurs in various games, starting with a diary entry he wrote in Paper Mario expressing his hopes that Peach would like him. He even told his son Bowser Jr. that Peach was his mother, although the events of Super Mario Sunshine forced him to admit that this was a lie. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story revealed that Bowser's most carefully preserved memory was of Peach, but despite his feelings, he actually shows very little regard for her happiness and well-being as he constantly kidnaps her, attacks her kingdom, and fights the people she cares about. He has also put Peach herself in danger numerous times, ether inadvertently or on purpose, most notably in Super Princess Peach and Super Mario 3D World, where the eponymous princess herself faced Bowser in combat. In Super Paper Mario, the two were by Count Bleck and Nastasia as part of the former's plan to unleash the Chaos Heart, and while Bowser regarded the marriage as official and happily referred to Peach as his wife throughout the game, she refuted his claims and called the wedding a sham, as she does not return his affection at all. Despite this, she is still willing to work with Bowser when the situation calls for it, and will even sweet-talk, flatter or show him genuine goodwill or concern when they are acting as allies.

Cropped scan of the Koopa's High School Yearbook comic highlighting the unnamed female Koopa. It was shared on the Internet as an image of Clawdia Koopa.
The female Koopa from Koopa's High School Yearbook.

Bowser was shown to have his own admirer in high school, as seen in the comic "Koopa's High School Yearbook": after he asked for her sandwich, the unnamed Koopa developed a crush on Bowser, formed the one-member "Koopa Fan Club" and joined the "Future Wives of Tyrants Club", although it is unknown if her ambitions to marry the Koopa King ever panned out. Additionally, an issue of the UK Nintendo Power once said that Bowser had a wife named Clawdia Koopa, however this is largely believed to be a joke, as she was never mentioned again. In a recent interview, Miyamoto simply stated that Bowser Jr.'s mother was "unknown"[4].

Foes

Artwork of Mario swinging Bowser by the tail in Super Mario 64.
Mario and Bowser's iconic battle in Super Mario 64.

Mario is Bowser's arch-nemesis and as such, is almost always the one who stops the Koopa King's evil plans. Bowser despises Mario for this and constantly tries and fails to stop him as part of his schemes to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond. Despite the open hostility between the two, Bowser has occasionally been seen to hold a grudging respect for Mario, such as his statement in Super Mario Galaxy that he "chose the right guy to be his archenemy". Bowser's drive to be the one to destroy his nemesis has also led him to intervene when other villains threaten Mario, such as in Mario Super Sluggers, where Bowser stopped an attack launched by Wario and Waluigi. Many RPGs involve Bowser teaming up with Mario to stop an emergent foe that poses a threat to both of them, such as Smithy, who took over Bowser's castle in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, or Count Bleck in Super Paper Mario, whose plot to destroy all worlds ran counter to Bowser's dreams of global domination. While Bowser makes a show of his reluctance to team up, Mario seems more complacent with working with Bowser despite their history, and occasionally shows him some leniency, such as letting him go after his actions in Mario Party DS merely gave Mario and the others a fun experience. Overall, however, the animosity of mutual, and Bowser's run-ins with Mario usually end in the Koopa King's defeat.

Luigi often fights Bowser alongside Mario, and as such, is one of the Koopa King's greatest enemies. Like many other characters in the Mario series, Bowser is often depicted as holding Luigi in lower esteem than his brother, however he usually doesn't go so far as to discount Luigi as a threat. Another ally of Mario's is Yoshi, however the history between Bowser and both the Yoshi character and the Yoshis as a whole goes back to the Koopa's childhood, when he enjoyed stealing cookies from the Yoshis, and even took their Super Happy Tree at one point, forcing them to retaliate. Yoshi himself first faced Baby Bowser in his quest to save Baby Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Kamek, and the bad blood between him and both the Magikoopa and the Koopa King himself continues to the present day.

Generally speaking, any ally of Mario's is an enemy of Bowser's, although they occasionally share common foes, including the aforementioned Smithy, Count Bleck and Fawful. One of Bowser's few victories actually came out of his conflict with Fawful during Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, when the latter took over both Bowser and Peach's castles and kidnapped the Princess. While Mario and Luigi were aiding Bowser during this game, he was unaware of this, instead communicating exclusively with their ally Starlow, who used the alias "Chippy". Despite their common goal, Bowser and Starlow spent the whole adventure trading barbs and occasionally refusing to cooperate, although Starlow occasionally expressed concern and sympathy for the Koopa and he eventually came to think of her as a loyal minion, only to become enraged when he learned the truth of who she really was. Another "frenemy" situation is the one between Bowser and Wario, who have joined forces (along with Waluigi) against Mario in Mario Power Tennis, and worked together (albeit fractiously) as babies in Yoshi's Island DS. Most of the time they are on opposing sides, however, as in Super Mario 64 DS and the Mario Party series when Wario was on Mario' side, and even in Mario Super Sluggers, when Bowser stops Wario from destroying Mario, due to the Koopa King's own wish to defeat the plumber.

Koopa Taxonomy

There are many kinds of Koopa: some are like Koopa Troopas, some are like Bowser, some are like Lakitu, some are like Hammer Bros., and if I had my way, Buzzy Beetles and Clubbas would be Koopas too. Are these different species? Are Red Magikoopas and Yellow Magikoopas different species, or do they just wear different clothes? And what are sub-species? Koopatrols? KP Koopas? What's the relationship between Dark Koopas in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Dark Koopas in Super Paper Mario? What is Bowser? And what the heck is a Koopa anyway? Since Nintendo didn't give us any sort of Koopa taxonomy, evolutionary chart, fossil record or family tree, it's totally up to us to answer those questions.

This is not impossible: mother nature didn't share her blueprints either, and yet we still know that spiders and crabs are cousins, and that tapeworms and earthworms aren't. We can't tell if Koopas evolved from turtles or dinosaurs, but we can tell that Bowser is not a Koopa Troopa based on the fact that they look nothing alike, besides their shells and overall skin colour. It's just like how tapeworms and earthworms look nothing alike beyond the fact that they're long and limbless and don't make for pleasant dinner conversations. By analyzing the facts, we can make reasonable deductions, enabling us to organize these enemy pages logically with minimal speculation involved, if we do it right. For example, we can associate Fire Bros. and Boomerang Bros. in {{Hammer Bros.}} because they are nearly identical except for colouration and some physical capabilities (fire or boomerang), just as we can say Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Golden-crowned Kinglets are closely related based on the fact that their body makeup is virtually the same, but their facial feathers and songs are different. But unlike the cute little birdies, we can't speculate on how the Fire and Boomerang Bros. are related: we can't assign them genera or place them in phylogenetic trees, but I think we can say they're different species. True, Nintendo never said they are, but, I mean, one breathes fire and one doesn't: any biologist will tell you that's enough to separate them.

Unfortunately, the "species" vs. "sub-species" debate is where things get really sticky; if you bring race into it too, all the stickier. It's easier just to say they're different "types" of a larger "group" of Koopas which are "related" to one-another, but our nature is to stick "species" in there as well - since it sounds more professional, and more importantly, way more posh. We can justify "species" when there's no doubt to the biology (if it quacks like a duck, it's a duck; if it's pitch black and throws hammers, it's a Dark Hammer Bro.), but when you have really similar enemies, the arguments start to waver. A no-brainer example: KP Koopas are basic Koopa Troopas who merely dyed their shells a different colour; they're "different", but not different species or even a different race or sub-species, just like how punk rockers who dyed their hair blue are still humans - very cool humans. A more difficult example: Dark Koopas in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Paper Mario are more Koopa Troopas of a different colour, but they also have unique skills and live in a specific habitat, so are they a sub-species, or a race, or what? In cases like these, to label them is to make an assumption out of uncertainty, which we have to avoid as much we can: no more of this "sub-species" nonsense - therein lies the face of speculation.

Now, the reason for this spiel (aside from my love of taxonomy) is the confusion over "Koopa" vs. "Koopa Troopa", and what to do with their respective articles. As I said before, to the best of my understanding, the "Koopa Troopa" is a specific species (with many similar species and races attached to it, though the actual relationships between the organisms are ambiguous), and "Koopa" is a general term for all the vaguely turtle/dragonish creatures (I'd call it an Order, but that would be speculation to the max). Therefore, I believe it is a very good thing to have separate Koopa and Koopa Troopa pages: one for the species, one for all the shelled enemies. Currently, Koopa is just a partial list of all the major species and some of the minor species, and that should be changed: it should be an annotated list of all the species. Note the "annotated" part: that's what will set the page apart from a mere category or a list in Koopa (disambiguation): it will give context to the Koopas, allowing us to present them in an organized and logical manner, and as long as we watch ourselves, it can be one that is virtually free of speculation. An example of what the Lakitu section could look like is at the end of this essay.

Of course, some level of speculation is unavoidable. Like tapeworms and earthworms, things like Sumo Bro. and Hammer 'Bro. may not be related at all, but if names are good enough reasons to cram everything else on the Wiki together (A Pirate Goomba is a Goomba? Who knew!), why not here too? No matter what we do, we will have to make some assumptions, but none wil be as large and misguided as saying "Koopa" = "Koopa Troopa" = all Koopas and merging the pages. Bowser is not a Koopa Troopa: any biologist could tell you that even if they never played a videogame in their life (like my Animal Diversity teacher: instead, he spends all his free time studying tapeworms). Therefore, we can't write about Bowser's species in Koopa Troopa, and if we merge Koopa, we lose the only logical place to put it - we'd have to make a nameless stub about them, which would be against various Super Mario Wiki policies. For this specific reason, and for the organizational benefits I stated above, in the name of taxonomy and in the spirit of organization, I say we leave the pages separate.

Lakitu

Main article: Lakitu

Lakitus are bespectacled Koopas who ride clouds through the skies, and which can occasionally be found snorkeling in water and hiding in walls or pipes. Unlike most Koopa species, they do not have snouts or beaks, but flat faces; their shells are also unique in their circular patterning. To attack, Lakitus typically throw unlimited numbers of Spiny Eggs at their opponents, and some will also dangle 1-Up Mushrooms from fishing poles to lure their targets closer.

Lakitus
  • Aqua Lakitu - A race of Lakitu that lives underwater with the aid of scuba gear, coming to the surface to breathe and throw Spiny Eggs.
  • Calm Lakitu - Lakitus that inhabit Vibe Island, where they are associated with the Calm Vibe, incarnating the power by sleeping most of the time.
  • Dark Lakitu - Lakitus that are darker in colour with red shells and that throw Sky-Blue Spinies.
  • Fishin' Lakitu - Lakitus that use Fishing Rods baited with a 1-Up Mushroom to lure enemies near their clouds. Once the bait is taken the rod is withdrawn and Spinies are thrown. The Fishing Rod can also be used to hook enemies, support various objects, or to simply fish.
  • Lakipea - The Beanish Lakitus. Lakipea have a leaf-like appendage growing from their head, inhabit vine-covered clouds, and throw the Beanish variation of Spiny, Sharpea.
  • Lakitufo - Red-shelled Lakitus bioengineered by the Shroobs to possess strange extraterrestrial features, including antennae in place of hair. They ride UFOs instead of clouds and beam down Spiny Shroopas in lieu of Spinies. They can also jump off their UFOs and assault their enemies themselves with a screw attack.
  • Pipe Lakitu - Lakitus that hide in Warp Pipes to ambush enemies (still attacking with Spiny Eggs).
  • Roketon - A species of Lakitu that flies in airplanes through the skies of Sarasaland. Instead of throwing Spinies, Roketons fire large amounts of Giras from their aircraft to attack their enemies.
  • Thunder Lakitu - This species of Lakitu has a red shell (like Dark Lakitus) and tanned skin. Instead of throwing Spinies it shoots fire generated by a device in its cloud that harnesses the energy from the sun.
  • Wall Lakitu - Lakitus that hide behind hills and other objects in order to throw Spiny Eggs in surprise-attacks.


Timeline

Every Mario game, show, movie and publication in chronological order (right), and in chronological order sub-divided by series (left). Things without specific dates go before everything else released in that month/year. Non-game titles are bold. Issues in serialized publications and the set-of-three anime are marked with dashes on the right column; usually not included in left column. Remakes and notable ports are in brackets, although most ports/re-releases aren't listed. All that is to help with organization/comprehension. Non-English names often have translations (just for fun), and I also have the NA names in parentheses for the things we use the PAL titles for (because my memory is bad).

For the left column, games (or books, special comic issues (most not included), TV series, movies, etc.) in a series are numbered in most cases. Ports/remakes are in brackets and bulleted under the game they are a remake/port of; compilations are also bracketed, but are numbered like original game (All-Stars within the Super Mario series; Nintendo Puzzle Collection is on its own, as it includes games from multiple series). Similarly, the Super Mario Advance series of games is broken apart, with each game being filed under the original it is porting. In some cases, sequels are merely bulleted under the original (without brackets), rather than a new series being made for the two games. All other important notes are more case-specific, and are included as references (listed at the bottom); the entries with references are denoted with goldenrod text.

  1. Donkey Kong arcade series
    1. Donkey Kong - July, 1981
    2. Donkey Kong Jr. - 1982
    3. Donkey Kong II - March 7, 1983
    4. Donkey Kong 3 - 1983
  2. Greenhouse - Dec. 6, 1982
  3. Mario Bros. - 1983
  4. Game & Watch games[5]
    1. Mario Bros. (Game & Watch game) - March 14, 1983
    2. Mario's Cement Factory - June 16, 1983
    3. Mario's Bombs Away - Nov. 10, 1983
    4. Donkey Kong Circus - Sept. 6, 1984
    5. Donkey Kong Hockey - Nov. 13, 1984
    6. Mario the Juggler - Oct. 14, 1991
  5. The Saturday Supercade - Sept. 17, 1983 (ends Sept. 8, 1984)
  6. Donkey Kong Jr. Math - Dec. 12, 1983
  7. Pinball - Feb. 2, 1984
  8. Golf - May 1, 1984[6]
  9. Wrecking Crew series
    1. Wrecking Crew - June 18, 1985
    2. Wrecking Crew '98 - Jan 1, 1998
  10. Super Mario series
    1. Super Mario Bros. - Sept. 13, 1985
    2. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - June 3, 1986
    3. Super Mario Bros. 2 - Sept. 1, 1988
    4. Super Mario Bros. 3 - Oct. 23, 1988
    5. Super Mario World - Nov. 21, 1990
    6. (Super Mario All-Stars) - July 14, 1993
    7. BS Super Mario USA - March 31, 1996 (ends April 21, 1996)
    8. Super Mario 64 - June 23, 1996
    9. Super Mario Sunshine - July 19, 2002
    10. New Super Mario Bros. - May 15, 2006
    11. Super Mario Galaxy - Nov. 1, 2007
    12. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nov. 12, 2009
    13. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23, 2010
    14. Super Mario 3D Land - Nov. 3, 2011
    15. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - July 28, 2012
    16. New Super Mario Bros. U - November 18, 2012
    17. New Super Luigi U - June 19, 2013
    18. Super Mario 3D World - Dec. 2013 (UPCOMING)
  11. Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!) - July 20, 1986
  12. I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater - Aug. 27, 1986
  13. Famicom Grand Prix series
    1. Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race - Oct. 30, 1987
    2. Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally - April 14, 1988
  14. Captain N: The Game Master - 1989 (ends 1991)
  15. Super Mario Land series
    1. Super Mario Land - April 21, 1989
    2. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Oct. 21, 1992
  16. Alleyway - April 21, 1989
  17. Golden Look-Look Books
    1. Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit - July 1989
    2. Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool! - 1990
    3. Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge - 1990
  18. Super Mario anime - Aug. 3, 1989
  19. DIC cartoons
    1. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Sept. 4, 1989 (ends Dec. 1989)
    2. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 - Sept. 8, 1990 (ends Dec.1, 1990)
    3. The Super Mario World TV series -Sept. 14, 1991 (ends Dec. 7, 1991)
    4. (Mario All Stars) - 1994
  20. Wario Land series
    1. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - Jan. 21, 1994
    2. Virtual Boy Wario Land - Nov. 1995
    3. Wario Land II - March 28, 1998
    4. Wario Land 3 - March 21, 2000
    5. Wario Land 4 - Aug. 21, 2001
    6. Wario Land: Shake It! - July 24, 2008
  21. Mario Ice Capades - Dec. 7, 1989
  22. King Koopa's Kool Kartoons - holiday season 1989/1990
  23. Dr. Mario series
    1. Dr. Mario - July 27, 1990
    2. Dr. Mario 64 - April 9, 2001
    3. Dr. Mario & Germ Buster - March 25, 2008
    4. Dr. Mario Express - Dec. 24, 2008
  24. The Super Mario Challenge - 1990-1991
  25. Nintendo Comics System - 1990-1991
  26. Mario Roulette - 1991
  27. Super Mario Bros. Print World - 1991
  28. Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up - 1991
  29. Nintendo Adventure Books - June 1991 (ends ???)
  30. Club Nintendo - Aug. 1991 (ends Aug. 1998)
    1. The Donkey Kong Country comic - Jan. 1995
    2. The Mario's Picross comic - Aug. 1995
    3. Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24 - Dec. 1996
  31. Super Mario-Kun - Aug. 27, 1991 - present
  32. Mario Golf series
    1. NES Open Tournament Golf - Sept. 20, 1991
    2. Mario Golf (Nintendo 64 game) - June 11, 1999
    3. Mario Golf (Game Boy Color game) - Aug. 10, 1999
    4. Mobile Golf - May 11, 2001
    5. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - July 18, 2003
    6. Mario Golf: Advance Tour - April 22, 2004
    7. Mario Golf: World Tour - Winter 2013 (UPCOMING)
  33. Mario Teaches Typing series
    1. Mario Teaches Typing - Nov. 13, 1991
    2. Mario Teaches Typing 2 - Oct. 31, 1996
  34. White Knuckle Scorin' - Dec. 3, 1991
  35. Yoshi series
    1. Yoshi - Dec. 4, 1991
    2. Yoshi's Cookie - Nov. 21, 1992
    3. Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie - 1994
    4. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Aug. 15, 1995
    5. Yoshi's Story - Dec. 21, 1997
    6. Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - Dec. 9, 2004
    7. Yoshi Touch & Go - Jan. 27, 2005
    8. Yoshi's Island DS - Nov. 13, 2006
    9. Yoshi's New Island - 2014 (UPCOMING)
    10. Yarn Yoshi - TBA (UPCOMING)
  36. Mario Discovery series
    1. Mario is Missing! - 1992
    2. Mario's Time Machine - Dec. 1993
  37. Nintendo Power comics
    1. Super Mario Adventures - 1992
    2. Mario vs. Wario - Jan. 1993
    3. Mario vs Wario: The Birthday Bash - Jan. 1994
  38. Mario Paint - July 14, 1992
  39. Mario Kart series
    1. Super Mario Kart - Aug. 27, 1992
    2. Mario Kart 64 - Dec. 14, 1996
    3. Mario Kart: Super Circuit - July 21, 2001
    4. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - Nov. 7, 2003
    5. Mario Kart Arcade GP - Oct. 2005
    6. Mario Kart DS - Nov. 14, 2005
    7. Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 - March, 2007
    8. Mario Kart Wii - April 10, 2008
    9. Mario Kart 7 - Dec. 1, 2011
    10. Mario Kart Arcade GP DX - July 2013
    11. Mario Kart 8 - Spring 2014 (UPCOMING)
  40. Captain N & The Video Game Masters - 1992-1993
  41. Mario Unkurukai - 1993
  42. The Super Mario Bros. film - May 28, 1993
  43. Yoshi's Safari - July 14, 1993[6]
  44. Mario & Wario - Aug. 27, 1993
  45. Wario's Woods - Feb. 19, 1994
  46. Template:Color-link-piped - June 14, 1994[6]
  47. Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! - Aug. 10, 1994
  48. Mario's Early Years! series
    1. Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers - Sept. 1994
    2. Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters - Oct. 1994
    3. Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun - Nov. 1994
  49. Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land series[7]
    1. Donkey Kong Country - Nov. 24, 1994
    2. Donkey Kong Land - June 1995
    3. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest - Nov. 20, 1995
    4. Donkey Kong Land 2 - Sept. 1996
    5. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble - Nov. 19, 1996
    6. Donkey Kong Land III - Oct. 1997
    7. Donkey Kong Country Returns - Nov. 21, 2010
    8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Nov. 2013 (UPCOMING)
  50. Hotel Mario - Dec. 31, 1994
  51. Mario's Game Gallery - 1995
  52. Mario Kirby Meisaku Video - 1995
  53. Undake30 Same Game - Jan. 16, 1995
  54. Mario's Picross series
    1. Mario's Picross - March 14, 1995
    2. Mario's Super Picross - Sept. 14, 1995
    3. Picross 2 - Oct. 19, 1996
  55. Mario Tennis series
    1. Mario's Tennis - July 21, 1995
    2. Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64 game) - July 21, 2000
    3. Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color game) - Nov. 1, 2000
    4. Mario Power Tennis - Oct. 28, 2004
    5. Mario Tennis: Power Tour - Sept. 13, 2005
    6. Mario Tennis Open - May 20, 2012
  56. Mario Clash - Sept. 28, 1995
  57. Satella-Q - Oct. 7, 1995 (ends April 3, 1999)
  58. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - March 6, 1996
  59. Tetris Attack - Aug. 1996
  60. Donkey Kong Country TV show - Sept. 4, 1996 (ends July 7, 2000 in US)
  61. Game & Watch Gallery series
    1. Game & Watch Gallery - Feb. 1, 1997
    2. Game & Watch Gallery 2 - Sept. 27, 1996
    3. Game & Watch Gallery 3 - Aug. 4, 1999
    4. Game & Watch Gallery 4 - Oct. 28, 2002
    5. Game & Watch Collection - July 28, 2006
  62. Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium - March 11, 1996
  63. Diddy Kong Racing - Nov. 21, 1997
  64. Mario no Photopi - Dec. 2, 1998
  65. Mario Party series
    1. Mario Party - Dec. 18, 1998
    2. Mario Party 2 - Dec. 17, 1999
    3. Mario Party 3 - Dec. 7, 2000
    4. Mario Party 4 - Oct. 21, 2002
    5. Mario Party-e - Feb. 18, 2003
    6. Mario Party 5 - Nov. 10, 2003
    7. Mario Party 6 - Nov. 18, 2004
    8. Mario Party Advance - Jan. 13, 2005
    9. Mario Party 7 - Nov. 7, 2005
    10. Mario Party 8 - May 29, 2007
    11. Mario Party DS - Nov. 8, 2007
    12. Mario Party 9 - March 2, 2012
    13. Mario Party (Nintendo 3DS) - Nov. 2013 (UPCOMING)
  66. N-Gang - 1999-2000
  67. Super Smash Bros. series
    1. Super Smash Bros. - Jan. 21, 1999
    2. Super Smash Bros. Melee - Nov. 21, 2001
    3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Jan. 31, 2008
    4. Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 3DS / Wii U) - 2014 (UPCOMING)
  68. Donkey Kong 64 - Nov. 6, 1999
  69. Mario Artist studio
    1. Mario Artist: Paint Studio - Dec. 1, 1999
    2. Mario Artist: Talent Studio - Feb. 23, 2000
    3. Mario Artist: Communication Kit - June 29, 2000
    4. Mario Artist: Polygon Studio - Aug. 29, 2000
  70. Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald (Boom-Badaboom in the Jungle) - 2000
  71. Paper Mario series
    1. Paper Mario - Aug. 11, 2000
    2. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - July 22, 2004
    3. Super Paper Mario - April 9, 2007
    4. Paper Mario: Sticker Star - November 11, 2012
  72. Donkey Kong in When the Banana Splits - winter 2000
  73. Mario Family - Sept. 10, 2001
  74. Luigi's Mansion series
    1. Luigi's Mansion - Sept. 14, 2001
    2. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - March 20, 2013
  75. Game Boy book series - 2001-2002
    1. Super Mario Advance - Sept. 2001
    2. Wario Land 4 - 2002
  76. Super Mario Fushigi series
    1. Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land - 2003
    2. Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party - Sept. 2004
    3. Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 - Oct. 2005
    4. Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher - Feb. 2009
  77. (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) - Feb. 7, 2003
  78. WarioWare series
    1. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - March 21, 2003
    2. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! - Oct. 17, 2003
    3. WarioWare: Twisted! - Oct. 14, 2004
    4. WarioWare: Touched! - Dec. 2, 2004
    5. WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Dec. 2, 2006
    6. WarioWare: Snapped! - Dec. 24, 2008
    7. WarioWare: D.I.Y. - April 29, 2009
    8. WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - April 29, 2009
    9. Game & Wario - March 28, 2013
  79. Wario World - June 20, 2003
  80. Mario & Luigi series
    1. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Nov. 17, 2003
    2. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Nov. 28, 2005
    3. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Feb. 11, 2009
    4. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team - July 12, 2013
  81. Donkey Konga series
    1. Donkey Konga - Dec. 12, 2003
    2. Donkey Konga 2 - July 1, 2004
    3. Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku (All-You-Can-Eat! Springtime Freshly Picked 50 Tunes) - March 17, 2005
  82. How to Draw books
    1. How to Draw Nintendo Heroes And Villains - March, 2004
    2. How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains - Jan. 2007
  83. Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
    1. Mario vs. Donkey Kong - May 24, 2004
    2. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - Sept. 25, 2006
    3. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! - June 8, 2009
    4. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! - Nov. 14, 2010
    5. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move - May 9, 2013
  84. Mario Pinball Land - Aug. 26, 2004
  85. Donkey Kong: series
    1. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Dec. 16, 2004
    2. Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever - 2005
    3. Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom - Nov. 16, 2006
  86. DK: series
    1. DK: King of Swing - Feb. 4, 2005
    2. DK: Jungle Climber - Aug. 9, 2007
  87. NBA Street V3 - Feb. 8, 2005
  88. Yakuman DS - March 31, 2005
  89. Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix - July 14, 2005
  90. Mario Baseball series
    1. Mario Superstar Baseball - July 21, 2005
    2. Mario Super Sluggers - June 19, 2008
  91. Super Princess Peach - Oct. 20, 2005
  92. Mario Strikers series
    1. Super Mario Strikers - Nov. 18, 2005
    2. Mario Strikers Charged- May 25, 2007
  93. Mario and the Incredible Rescue - Jan. 2006
  94. Tetris DS - March 20, 2006
  95. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - July 27, 2006
  96. Wario: Master of Disguise - Jan. 18, 2007
  97. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - Jan. 22, 2007
  98. Fortune Street series
    1. Itadaki Street DS - June 21, 2007
    2. Fortune Street - Dec. 1, 2011
  99. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - June 28, 2007
  100. Mario & Sonic series
    1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Nov. 6, 2007
    2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Oct. 13, 2009
    3. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Nov. 15, 2011
    4. Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Nov. 2013 (UPCOMING)
  101. Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! series - Dec. 30, 2007 (ends July 28, 2010)
  102. Captain Rainbow - Aug. 28, 2008
  103. DSiWare games and products[5]
    1. Pyoro - Dec. 24, 2008
    2. Paper Plane - Dec. 24, 2008
    3. Art Style: PiCTOBiTS - Jan. 28, 2009
    4. Mario Calculator - Feb. 25, 2009
    5. Mario Clock - April 1, 2009
  104. Mario Sports Mix - Nov. 25, 2010
  105. Nintendo Land - November 18, 2012
  1. Donkey Kong - July, 1981
  2. Donkey Kong Jr. - 1982
  3. (Donkey Kong (G&W game)) - June 3, 1982
  4. (Donkey Kong Jr. (G&W game)) - Oct. 26, 1982
  5. Greenhouse - Dec. 6, 1982
  6. Mario Bros. - 1983
  7. Donkey Kong II - March 7, 1983
  8. Mario Bros. (G&W game) - March 14, 1983
  9. Donkey Kong 3 - 1983
  10. Mario's Cement Factory - June 16, 1983
  11. The Saturday Supercade - Sept. 17, 1983 (ends Sept. 8, 1984)
  12. Mario's Bombs Away - Nov. 10, 1983
  13. Donkey Kong Jr. Math - Dec. 12, 1983
  14. Pinball - Feb. 2, 1984
  15. Golf - May 1, 1984
  16. (Mario Bros. Special) - 1984
  17. (Punch Ball Mario Bros.) - 1984
  18. (Donkey Kong 3 (G&W game)) - Aug. 20, 1984
  19. Donkey Kong Circus - Sept. 6, 1984
  20. Donkey Kong Hockey - Nov. 13, 1984
  21. Wrecking Crew - June 18, 1985
  22. (Vs. Wrecking Crew) - 1985
  23. Super Mario Bros. - Sept. 13, 1985
  24. (Super Mario Bros. Special) - 1986
  25. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - June 3, 1986
  26. Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!) - July 20, 1986
  27. (Vs. Super Mario Bros.) - 1986
  28. (All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.) - 1986
  29. I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater - Aug. 27, 1986
  30. (Super Mario Bros. (G&W game)) - Aug. 19, 1987
  31. Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race - Oct. 30, 1987
  32. Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally - April 14, 1988
  33. Super Mario Bros. 2 - Sept. 1, 1988
  34. Super Mario Bros. 3 - Oct. 23, 1988
  35. (Kaette Kita Mario Bros.) - Nov. 30, 1988
  36. Captain N: The Game Master - 1989 (ends 1991)
  37. Super Mario Land - April 21, 1989
  38. Alleyway - April 21, 1989
  39. Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit - July 1989
  40. Super Mario anime - Aug. 3, 1989
  41. - Super Mario Momotarō - Aug. 3, 1989
  42. - Super Mario Issun-bōshi - Aug. 3, 1989
  43. - Super Mario Shirayuki-hime (Snow White) - Aug. 3, 1989
  44. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Sept. 4, 1989 (ends Dec. 1989)
  45. Mario Ice Capades - Dec. 7, 1989
  46. King Koopa's Kool Kartoons - holiday season 1989/1990
  47. Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool! - 1990
  48. Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge - 1990
  49. Dr. Mario - July 27, 1990
  50. Club Mario - summer of 1990
  51. Super Mario World - Nov. 21, 1990
  52. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 - Sept. 8, 1990 (ends Dec.1, 1990)
  53. The Super Mario Challenge - 1990-1991
  54. Nintendo Comics System - 1990-1991
  55. Mario Roulette - 1991
  56. Super Mario Bros. Print World - 1991
  57. Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up - 1991
  58. Nintendo Adventure Books – June 1991 (ends ???)
  59. Club Nintendo - Aug. 1991 (ends Aug. 1998)
  60. - Mario will hoch hinaus (Mario is Aiming High) (CN) - Aug. 1991
  61. Super Mario-Kun - Aug. 27, 1991 - present
  62. - Wart steht unter Strom (Wart is Tensed Up) (CN) - Oct. 1991
  63. - Süße Weihnachten (Sweet Christmas) (CN) - Dec. 1991
  64. The Super Mario World TV series -Sept. 14, 1991 (ends Dec. 7, 1991)
  65. NES Open Tournament Golf - Sept. 20, 1991
  66. Mario the Juggler - Oct. 14, 1991
  67. Mario Teaches Typing - Nov. 13, 1991
  68. White Knuckle Scorin' - Dec. 3, 1991
  69. Yoshi - Dec. 4, 1991
  70. Mario is Missing! - 1992
  71. Super Mario Adventures - 1992
  72. - Marios Rückkehr (Mario's Comeback) (direct sequel of Mario will hoch hinaus; CN) - Jan. 1992
  73. - Ostern im Schwammerlland (Easter in the Mushroom Kingdom) (CN) - April 1992
  74. - Super Mario: Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art (Super Mario: The Close Encounters of the Yoshi Kind) (direct sequel of Ostern im Schwammerlland; CN) - June 1992
  75. Mario Paint - July 14, 1992
  76. Super Mario Kart - Aug. 27, 1992
  77. - Super Mario: Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit (Super Mario: In the Flush of Speed) - Aug. 1992
  78. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Oct. 21, 1992
  79. - Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles! (Super Mario Plumb-Won-Do: Muscles are not everything!) (CN) - Oct. 1992
  80. Yoshi's Cookie - Nov. 21, 1992
  81. - Super Mario: Die Bescherung (Super Mario: The Giving out of the Christmas Presents) (CN) - Dec. 1992
  82. Captain N & The Video Game Masters - 1992-1993
  83. Mario Unkurukai - 1993
  84. Mario vs. Wario - Jan. 1993
  85. - Super Mario: Die Verwandlung (Super Mario: The Transformation) (CN) - Jan. 1993
  86. - Super Mario: Coole Klänge (Super Mario: Cool Sounds) (CN) - April 1993
  87. The Super Mario Bros. film - May 28, 1993
  88. - Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland (Super Mario: Mario in Wonderland) (CN) - June 1993
  89. (Super Mario All-Stars) - July 14, 1993
  90. Yoshi's Safari - July 14, 1993
  91. Mario & Wario - Aug. 27, 1993
  92. - Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke! (Super Mario: Recreation? No, Thanks! ) (CN) – Aug. 1993
  93. Mario vs Wario: The Birthday Bash - Jan. 1994
  94. - Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit (Super Mario: Lost In Time) (CN) - Oct. 1993 (ends April 1994)
  95. Mario's Time Machine - Dec. 1993
  96. Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie - 1994
  97. Mario All Stars - 1994
  98. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - Jan. 21, 1994
  99. Wario's Woods - Feb. 19, 1994
  100. Donkey Kong (Game Boy game) - June 14, 1994
  101. Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! - Aug. 10, 1994
  102. Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers - Sept. 1994
  103. Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters - Oct. 1994
  104. Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun - Nov. 1994
  105. Donkey Kong Country - Nov. 24, 1994
  106. Hotel Mario - Dec. 31, 1994
  107. Mario's Game Gallery - 1995
  108. Mario Kirby Meisaku Video - 1995
  109. - The Donkey Kong Country Club Nintendo comic - Jan. 1995
  110. Undake30 Same Game - Jan. 16, 1995
  111. Mario's Picross - March 14, 1995
  112. Donkey Kong Land - June 1995
  113. Mario's Tennis - July 21, 1995
  114. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Aug. 15, 1995
  115. - The Mario's Picross Club Nintendo comic - Aug. 1995
  116. Mario's Super Picross - Sept. 14, 1995
  117. Mario Clash - Sept. 28, 1995
  118. Satella-Q - Oct. 7, 1995 (ends April 3, 1999)
  119. Virtual Boy Wario Land - Nov. 1995
  120. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest - Nov. 20, 1995
  121. - Warios Weihnachtsmärchen (Wario's Christmas Tale) (CN) - Dec. 1995
  122. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - March 6, 1996
  123. BS Super Mario USA - March 31, 1996 (ends April 21, 1996)
  124. - Mario in Mariozilla (CN) - June, 1996
  125. Super Mario 64 - June 23, 1996
  126. Tetris Attack - Aug. 1996
  127. Donkey Kong Land 2 - Sept. 1996
  128. Donkey Kong Country TV show - Sept. 4, 1996 (ends July 7, 2000 in US)
  129. - Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens (Super Mario in the Night of Horror) (CN) - 1996 October (second half in Oct. 1997)
  130. Picross 2 - Oct. 19, 1996
  131. Mario Teaches Typing 2 - Oct. 31, 1996
  132. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble - Nov. 19, 1996
  133. - Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24 (CN) - Dec. 1996
  134. Mario Kart 64 - Dec. 14, 1996
  135. - (Super Mario: Die Blume meines Herzens (Super Mario: The Flower of my Heart) (reprint of Super Mario: Coole Klänge with different texts; CN)) - Jan. 1997
  136. Game & Watch Gallery - Feb. 1, 1997
  137. Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium - March 11, 1996
  138. - Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All (The Race for the Nintendo 64: Ruckus in Outer Space) (CN) - April 1997
  139. Game & Watch Gallery 2 - Sept. 27, 1996
  140. Donkey Kong Land III - Oct. 1997
  141. - Blast Corps in Yoshis Knallkekse (Blast Corps in Yoshi's Bang Cookies) (CN) - Oct. 1997
  142. Diddy Kong Racing - Nov. 21, 1997
  143. Yoshi's Story - Dec. 21, 1997
  144. Wrecking Crew '98 - Jan 1, 1998
  145. (Mario's FUNdamentals) - March 3, 1998
  146. Wario Land II - March 28, 1998
  147. - Sag niemals Holerö! (Never Say Holerö!) (CN) - April, 1998
  148. - Rummelplatzquatsch (Fairground Nonsense) (CN) - June, 1998
  149. - Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii (CN) - Aug. 1998
  150. Mario no Photopi - Dec. 2, 1998
  151. Mario Party - Dec. 18, 1998
  152. N-Gang - 1999-2000
  153. Super Smash Bros. - Jan. 21, 1999
  154. (Super Mario Bros. Deluxe) - May, 1999
  155. Mario Golf (Nintendo 64 game) - June 11, 1999
  156. Game & Watch Gallery 3 - Aug. 4, 1999
  157. Mario Golf (Game Boy Color game) - Aug. 10, 1999
  158. Donkey Kong 64 - Nov. 6, 1999
  159. Mario Artist: Paint Studio - Dec. 1, 1999
  160. Mario Party 2 - Dec. 17, 1999
  161. Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald (Boom-Badaboom in the Jungle) - 2000
  162. Mario Artist: Talent Studio - Feb. 23, 2000
  163. Wario Land 3 - March 21, 2000
  164. Mario Artist: Communication Kit - June 29, 2000
  165. Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64 game) - July 21, 2000
  166. Paper Mario - Aug. 11, 2000
  167. Mario Artist: Polygon Studio - Aug. 29, 2000
  168. Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color game) - Nov. 1, 2000
  169. Donkey Kong in When the Banana Splits - winter 2000
  170. Mario Party 3 - Dec. 7, 2000
  171. (Super Mario Advance) - March 21, 2001
  172. Dr. Mario 64 - April 9, 2001
  173. Mobile Golf - May 11, 2001
  174. Mario Kart: Super Circuit - July 21, 2001
  175. Wario Land 4 - Aug. 21, 2001
  176. Mario Family - Sept. 10, 2001
  177. Luigi's Mansion - Sept. 14, 2001
  178. Super Smash Bros. Melee - Nov. 21, 2001
  179. Game Boy book series - 2001-2002
  180. - Super Mario Advance (GB book) - Sept. 2001
  181. (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) - Dec. 2001
  182. - Wario Land 4 (GB book) - 2002
  183. Super Mario Sunshine - July 19, 2002
  184. (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3) - Sept. 20, 2002
  185. Mario Party 4 - Oct. 21, 2002
  186. Game & Watch Gallery 4 - Oct. 28, 2002
  187. (Mario Bros.-e) - Nov. 11, 2002
  188. Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land - 2003
  189. (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) - Feb. 7, 2003
  190. Mario Party-e - Feb. 18, 2003
  191. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - March 21, 2003
  192. Wario World - June 20, 2003
  193. (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3) - July 11, 2003
  194. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - July 18, 2003
  195. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! - Oct. 17, 2003
  196. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - Nov. 7, 2003
  197. Mario Party 5 - Nov. 10, 2003
  198. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Nov. 17, 2003
  199. Donkey Konga - Dec. 12, 2003
  200. How to Draw Nintendo Heroes And Villains - March, 2004
  201. Mario Golf: Advance Tour - April 22, 2004
  202. Mario vs. Donkey Kong - May 24, 2004
  203. Donkey Konga 2 - July 1, 2004
  204. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - July 22, 2004
  205. Mario Pinball Land - Aug. 26, 2004
  206. Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party - Sept. 2004
  207. WarioWare: Twisted! - Oct. 14, 2004
  208. Mario Power Tennis - Oct. 28, 2004
  209. Mario Party 6 - Nov. 18, 2004
  210. (Super Mario 64 DS) - Nov. 21, 2004
  211. WarioWare: Touched! - Dec. 2, 2004
  212. Yoshi Topsy-Turvy - Dec. 9, 2004
  213. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Dec. 16, 2004
  214. Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever - 2005
  215. Mario Party Advance - Jan. 13, 2005
  216. Yoshi Touch & Go - Jan. 27, 2005
  217. DK: King of Swing - Feb. 4, 2005
  218. NBA Street V3 - Feb. 8, 2005
  219. Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku (All-You-Can-Eat! Springtime Freshly Picked 50 Tunes) - March 17, 2005
  220. Yakuman DS - March 31, 2005
  221. Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix - July 14, 2005
  222. Mario Superstar Baseball - July 21, 2005
  223. Mario Tennis: Power Tour - Sept. 13, 2005
  224. Mario Kart Arcade GP - Oct. 2005
  225. Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 - Oct. 2005
  226. Super Princess Peach - Oct. 20, 2005
  227. Mario Party 7 - Nov. 7, 2005
  228. Mario Kart DS - Nov. 14, 2005
  229. Super Mario Strikers - Nov. 18, 2005
  230. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Nov. 28, 2005
  231. Mario and the Incredible Rescue - Jan. 2006
  232. Tetris DS - March 20, 2006
  233. New Super Mario Bros. - May 15, 2006
  234. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - July 27, 2006
  235. Game & Watch Collection - July 28, 2006
  236. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - Sept. 25, 2006
  237. Yoshi's Island DS - Nov. 13, 2006
  238. Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom - Nov. 16, 2006
  239. WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Dec. 2, 2006
  240. How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains - Jan. 2007
  241. Wario: Master of Disguise - Jan. 18, 2007
  242. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - Jan. 22, 2007
  243. (Diddy Kong Racing DS) - Feb. 5, 2007
  244. Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 - March, 2007
  245. Super Paper Mario - April 9, 2007
  246. Mario Strikers Charged - May 25, 2007
  247. Mario Party 8 - May 29, 2007
  248. Itadaki Street DS - June 21, 2007
  249. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - June 28, 2007
  250. DK: Jungle Climber - Aug. 9, 2007
  251. Super Mario Galaxy - Nov. 1, 2007
  252. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Nov. 6, 2007
  253. - Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! volume one - Dec. 30, 2007
  254. Mario Party DS - Nov. 8, 2007
  255. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Jan. 31, 2008
  256. Dr. Mario & Germ Buster - March 25, 2008
  257. Mario Kart Wii - April 10, 2008
  258. - Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! volume two - June 2, 2008
  259. Mario Super Sluggers - June 19, 2008
  260. Wario Land: Shake It! - July 24, 2008
  261. Captain Rainbow - Aug. 28, 2008
  262. Dr. Mario Express - Dec. 24, 2008
  263. WarioWare: Snapped! - Dec. 24, 2008
  264. Pyoro - Dec. 24, 2008
  265. Paper Plane - Dec. 24, 2008
  266. Art Style: PiCTOBiTS - Jan. 28, 2009
  267. Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher - Feb. 2009
  268. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Feb. 11, 2009
  269. Mario Calculator - Feb. 25, 2009
  270. Mario Clock - April 1, 2009
  271. WarioWare: D.I.Y. - April 29, 2009
  272. WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - April 29, 2009
  273. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! - June 8, 2009
  274. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Oct. 13, 2009
  275. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nov. 12, 2009
  276. - Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! volume three - July 28, 2010
  277. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23, 2010
  278. (Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition) - Oct. 21, 2010
  279. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! - Nov. 14, 2010
  280. Donkey Kong Country Returns - Nov. 21, 2010
  281. Mario Sports Mix - Nov. 25, 2010
  282. Super Mario 3D Land - Nov. 3, 2011
  283. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Nov. 15, 2011
  284. Mario Kart 7 - Dec. 1, 2011
  285. Fortune Street - Dec. 1, 2011
  286. Mario Party 9 - March 2, 2012
  287. Mario Tennis Open - May 20, 2012
  288. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - July 28, 2012
  289. Paper Mario: Sticker Star - November 11, 2012
  290. New Super Mario Bros. U - November 18, 2012
  291. Nintendo Land - November 18, 2012
  292. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - March 20, 2013
  293. Game & Wario - March 28, 2013
  294. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move - May 9, 2013
  295. (Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D) - May 24, 2013
  296. New Super Luigi U - June 19, 2013
  297. Mario Kart Arcade GP DX - July 2013
  298. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team - July 12, 2013
  1. ^ 「ワッハハ。これから俺様の息子達がこのゲームの説明をするぜ。息子達の言うことをよーく聞いてせいぜいガンバルことだな。ワッハハ。」 - Super Mario Bros. 3 Famicom manual. Note Bowser's use of 「俺様の息子達」 ("ore-sama no musuko-tachi"), which equates to "my children" (literally, "my sons"), while at the same time referring to himself in a comically arrogant manner.
  2. ^ VC スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 Nintendo of Japan website. Note that Larry refers to Bowser as 「オヤジ」 ("Oyaji") in katakana, which both is a Japanese term for "Father" as well as a Japanese term of endearment.
  3. ^ "After you reach Bowser Jr.'s chamber, the bothersome Koopaling hops into his flying carriage" - New Super Mario Bros. Wii Premiere Edition, pg. 129
  4. ^ a b Screw Attack reports that "The koopalings are NOT related to Bowser!!!" and provide a scan of a Game Informer interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, in which he states that the Koopalings are not "currently" considered to be Bowser's children, unlike Bowser Jr., whose mother is "unknown". Posted September 12, 2012. (Retrieved September 15, 2012)
  5. ^ a b Random Game & Warch and DSiWare games were grouped together for convenience.
  6. ^ a b c Golf and Yoshi's Safari not included in Mario Golf and Yoshi series, respectively, since they do not seem to fit (i.e. Golf is just a random GB game with Mario stuck in; YS stars Mario, not Yoshi). Donkey Kong '94 not included in either the original DK games or MvDK, since it's more of an intermediate between them.
  7. ^ DKC and DKL combined because they're closely related.