1990

The Super Famicom was released in November 1990

Super Mario World was released on the Super Famicom in November 1990

This is a list of events in 1990 related to the Super Mario franchise.

Events

January

• January 15 – Super Mario Land 3 Chapter 1 was published in Comic BomBom.

February

• February 12 – Super Mario Bros. 3 was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
• February 15 – Super Mario Land 3 Chapter 2 was published in Comic BomBom.
• Specific date unknown – The second chapter of Super Mario-kun was published in Gakushū Yōchien.

March

• March 8 – The Nintendo World Championships began.
• March 15 – Super Mario Land 4 Chapter 3 was published in Comic BomBom.
• March 17 – The Super Mario Kodansha manga volume Super Mario Land 3 was published.

April

• April 15 – Super Mario Land 4 Chapter 4 was published in Comic BomBom.

May

• May 14 – Club Mario first aired with Club Mario segment #1.
• May 15
  • Super Mario Land 4 Chapter 1 was published in Comic BomBom.
  • Club Mario segment #2 first aired.
• May 16 – Club Mario segment #3 first aired.
• May 17 – Club Mario segment #4 first aired.
• May 18 – Club Mario segment #5 first aired.
• May 21 – Club Mario segment #6 first aired.
• May 22 – Club Mario segment #7 first aired.
• May 23 – Club Mario segment #8 first aired.
• May 24 – Club Mario segment #9 first aired.
• May 25 – Club Mario segment #10 first aired.
• May 28 – Club Mario segment #11 first aired.
• May 29 – Club Mario segment #12 first aired.
• May 30 – Club Mario segment #13 first aired.
• May 31 – Club Mario segment #14 first aired.

June

• June 1
  • Golf: Special Course was released for the Family Computer Disk System in Heisei 2.
  • Club Mario segment #15 first aired.
• June 4 – Club Mario segment #16 first aired.
• June 5 – Club Mario segment #17 first aired.
• June 6 – Club Mario segment #18 first aired.
• June 7 – Club Mario segment #19 first aired.
• June 8 – Club Mario segment #20 first aired.
• June 11 – Club Mario segment #21 first aired.
• June 12 – Club Mario segment #22 first aired.
• June 13 – Club Mario segment #23 first aired.
• June 14 – Club Mario segment #24 first aired.
• June 15
  • Super Mario Land 4 Chapter 2 was published in Comic BomBom.
  • Club Mario segment #25 first aired.
• June 18 – Club Mario segment #26 first aired.
• June 19 – Club Mario segment #27 first aired.
• June 20 – Club Mario segment #28 first aired.
• June 21 – Club Mario segment #29 first aired.
• June 22 – Club Mario segment #30 first aired.
• June 25 – Club Mario segment #31 first aired.
• June 26 – Club Mario segment #32 first aired.
• June 27 – Club Mario segment #33 first aired.
• June 28 – Club Mario segment #34 first aired.
• June 29 – Club Mario segment #35 first aired.

July

• July 2 – Club Mario segment #36 first aired.
• July 3 – Club Mario segment #37 first aired.
• July 4 – Club Mario segment #38 first aired.
• July 5 – Club Mario segment #39 first aired.
• July 6 – Club Mario segment #40 first aired.
• July 9 – Club Mario segment #41 first aired.
• July 10 – Club Mario segment #42 first aired.
• July 11 – Club Mario segment #43 first aired.
• July 12 – Club Mario segment #44 first aired.
• July 13 – Club Mario segment #45 first aired.
• July 16 – Club Mario segment #46 first aired.
• July 17
  • The Super Mario Kodansha manga volume Super Mario Land 4 was published.
  • Club Mario segment #47 first aired.
• July 18 – Club Mario segment #48 first aired.
• July 19 – Club Mario segment #49 first aired.
• July 20
  • Valiant Comics Game Boy comic It's a Small World After All was published.
  • Club Mario segment #50 first aired.
• July 21 – Dr. Mario was released for the Family Computer and Game Boy.
• July 23 – Club Mario segment #51 first aired.
• July 24 – Club Mario segment #52 first aired.
• July 25 – Club Mario segment #53 first aired.
• July 26 – Club Mario segment #54 first aired.
• July 27 – Club Mario segment #55 first aired.
• July 30 – Club Mario segment #56 first aired.
• July 31 – Club Mario segment #57 first aired.

August

• August 1 – Club Mario segment #58 first aired.
• August 2 – Club Mario segment #59 first aired.
• August 3 – Club Mario segment #60 first aired.
• August 6 – Club Mario segment #61 first aired.
• August 7 – Club Mario segment #62 first aired.
• August 8 – Club Mario segment #63 first aired.
• August 9 – Club Mario segment #64 first aired.
• August 10 – Club Mario segment #65 first aired.
• August 15 – Dr. Mario Chapter 1 was published in Comic BomBom.
• August 21 – Valiant Comics Game Boy comic Team Play was published.
• Specific date unknown
  • Dr. Mario was released for the Nintendo PlayChoice-10.
  • VS. Dr. Mario was released for the VS. System.

September

• September 8
  • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 first aired with the episodes "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" and "Reptiles in the Rose Garden".
  • The second season of Captain N: The Game Master first aired with the episode "Gameboy".
• September 15
  • Dr. Mario Chapter 2 was published in Comic BomBom.
  • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" and "The Beauty of Kootie" first aired.
• September 22
  • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Princess Toadstool for President" and "Never Koop a Koopa" first aired.
  • Captain N: The Game Master episode "Queen of the Apes" first aired.
• September 29 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Reign Storm" and "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" first aired.

October

• October 4 – Super Mario Club first aired.
• October 6 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Dadzilla" and "Tag Team Trouble" first aired.
• October 13 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Oh, Brother!" and "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" first aired.
• October 14 – Dr. Mario was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
• October 15 – Dr. Mario Chapter 3 was published in Comic BomBom.
• October 17 – The Super Mario Kodansha manga volume Dr. Mario was published.
• October 19 – Valiant Comics Game Boy comic Pipes is Pipes was published.
• October 20 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "A Toadally Magical Adventure" and "Misadventures in Babysitting" first aired.
• October 27 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Do the Koopa" and "Kootie Pie Rocks" first aired.

November

• November 3 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Mush-Rumors" and "The Ugly Mermaid" first aired.
• November 10
  • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Crimes R Us" and "Life's Ruff" first aired.
  • Captain N: The Game Master episode "The Lost City of Kongoland" first aired.
• November 15 – The first part of Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 1 Chapter 1 was published in Comic BomBom.
• November 17 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "Up, Up, and a Koopa" and "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" first aired.
• November 21 – The Super Famicom was released.
  • Super Mario World was released for the Super Famicom as a launch title.
• November 24 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "True Colors" and "Recycled Koopa" first aired.

December

• December 1 – The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episodes "The Venice Menace" and "Super Koopa" first aired.
• December 7 – The World Finals of Nintendo World Championships began, where the contestants competed on the game Nintendo World Championships 1990.
• December 9 – The Nintendo World Championships ended.
• December 15 – The second part of Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 1 Chapter 1 was published in Comic BomBom.
• December 31 – Super Mario Bros. 3 was released for the Nelsonic Game Watch.

Specific date unknown

• The Super Mario Bros. Watch was released.
  • Mario's Egg Catch, Luigi's Hammer Toss and Princess Toadstool's Castle Run were released for the Super Mario Bros. Watch.
• Super Mario Club was released for the Family Computer Network System.
• Nintendo World Championships 1990 gray cartridges were given to the ninety finalists of the Nintendo World Championships.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool was published.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: The Secret Bridge was published.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: A Big Color/Activity Book was published.
• Super Mario Bros.: Libro para colorear was published.
• Super Mario Bros. Daihyakka was published.
• Mario no Famicom Meiro was published.
• Nintendo Comics System No. 1 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "Just Deserts", "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away", "Public Service Announcement", "The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache", "The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head" and "You Again?" were first published in Nintendo Comics System No. 1.
• Nintendo Comics System No. 2 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comic "Betrayal Most Proper" was first published in Nintendo Comics System No. 2.
• Super Mario Bros. Special Edition No. 1 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "The Legend", "Mutiny on the Fungi", "Dear Princess Toadstool" (first issue), "Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips" and "A Mouser in the Houser" were first published in Super Mario Bros. Special Edition No. 1.
• Super Mario Bros. No. 1 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "Piranha-Round Sue", "Dear Princess Toadstool" (second issue), "Koopa's Believe It or Else! and "Cloud Nine" were first published in Super Mario Bros. No. 1.
• Super Mario Bros. No. 2 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "Magic Carpet Madness", "Dear Princess Toadstool" (third issue), "Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing" (part one), "The Kingdom Enquirer" and "Koopa's High School Yearbook" were first published in Super Mario Bros. No. 2.
• Super Mario Bros. No. 3 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "Bedtime for Drain-Head", "Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!", "Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing" (part two), "Love Flounders" and "Family Album "The Early Years"" were first published in Super Mario Bros. No. 3.
• Super Mario Bros. No. 4 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "Beauty and the Beach", 'Koopa-Kola", "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions", "Get Koop-ed Up With the Nicest People", "Fins and Roses" and "Koopatone" were first published in Super Mario Bros. No. 4.
• Super Mario Bros. No. 5 was published.
  • Valiant Comics Super Mario Bros. comics "Duh Stoopid Bomb!", "Family Album: Summer Camp", "Throne Out" and "Cloud Burst" were first published in Super Mario Bros. No. 5.
• Valiant Comics Game Boy comic In the Palm of Your Hand... was published.
• The Super Mario Challenge first aired.