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1981

Donkey Kong was released in arcade on July 1981.

This is a list of events in 1981 related to the Super Mario franchise.

July

• July 9 – Donkey Kong was released for the arcade.

October

• October 6 – Crazy Kong Part II was released for the arcade.

Specific date unknown

• Crazy Kong was released for the arcade.

1982

Donkey Kong Jr. was released in arcade on August 1982.

This is a list of events in 1982 related to the Super Mario franchise.

May

• May 28 – The Game & Watch Multi Screen series was released.

June

• June 3 – Donkey Kong was released for the Game & Watch.

July

• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong was released for the Atari 2600 and ColecoVision.

August

• August 2 – Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the arcade.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong was released for the Tabletop arcade game.

October

• October 26 – The Game & Watch New Wide Screen series was released.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the Game & Watch as a launch title for the series.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong was released for the Intellivision.

December

• December 6 – Green House was released for the Game & Watch.

Specific date unknown

• The five books of the Donkey Kong coloring and activity books under the Donkey Kong line were released.

1983

Mario Bros. was released in arcade on June 1983.

This is a list of events in 1983 related to the Super Mario franchise.

February

• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the ColecoVision.

March

• March 7 – Donkey Kong II was released for the Game & Watch.
• March 14 – Mario Bros. was released for the Game & Watch.

April

• April 28 – The Game & Watch Table Top series was released.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario's Cement Factory were released for the Game & Watch as launch titles for the series.

June

• June 16 – Mario's Cement Factory was released for the Game & Watch in the New Wide Screen series.
• June 21 – Mario Bros. was released for the arcade.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong was released for the Atari 8-bit computers.

July

• July 15 – The Family Computer was released.
  • Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. were released for the Family Computer as launch titles.

August

• August 30 – The Game & Watch Panorama Screen series was released.

September

• September 9 – Mario Bros. was released for the Family Computer.
• September 17 – The first season of Saturday Supercade first aired with the segments "Mississippi Madness" and "Trucknapper Caper".
• September 24 – Saturday Supercade segments "Gorilla Gangster" and "Sheep Rustle Hustle" first aired.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the Atari 2600.

October

• October 1 – Saturday Supercade segments "Banana Bikers" and "Rocky Mountain Monkey Business" first aired.
• October 7 – Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the Game & Watch.
• October 8 – Saturday Supercade segments "The Incredible Shrinking Ape" and "Magnificent Seven-Year Olds" first aired.
• October 15 – Saturday Supercade segments "Movie Mania" and "The Ventriloquist Caper" first aired.
• October 21 – Donkey Kong 3 was released for the arcade.
• October 22 – Saturday Supercade segments "Gorilla My Dreams" and "The Great Seal Steal" first aired.
• October 29 – Saturday Supercade segments "Little Orphan Apey" and "The Jungle Boy Ploy" first aired.
• Specific date unknown
  • Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the Intellivision.
  • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson was released for the Family Computer.

November

• November 5 – Saturday Supercade segments "Circus Daze" and "Junior Meets Kid Dynamo" first aired.
• November 10 – Mario's Bombs Away was released for the Game & Watch.
• November 12 – Saturday Supercade segments "The Great Ape Escape" and "The Amazing Rollerskate Race" first aired.
• November 19 – Saturday Supercade segments "Apey and the Snowbeast" and "A Christmas Story" first aired.
• November 26 – Saturday Supercade segments "How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?" and "Gorilla Ghost" first aired.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong was released for the TI-99/4A and MS-DOS.

December

• December 3 – Saturday Supercade segments "Private Donkey Kong" and "The Teddy Bear Scare" first aired.
• December 10 – Saturday Supercade segments "Get Along, Little Apey" and "Double or Nothing" first aired.
• December 12 – Donkey Kong Jr. Math was released for the Family Computer.
• Specific date unknown
  • Donkey Kong was released for the Apple II.
  • Mario Bros. was released for the Atari 2600.

Specific date unknown

• The ten books of the Donkey Kong coloring and activity books under the Donkey Kong Strikes Again! and Donkey Kong Junior lines were released.
• Donkey Kong Goes Home was released.

1984

VS. Wrecking Crew was released on the VS. System on August 1983.

This is a list of events in 1984 related to the Super Mario franchise.

February

• February 2 – Pinball was released for the Family Computer.
• Specific date unknown
  • Donkey Kong was released for the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore 64.
  • Mario Bros. was released for the Atari 5200 and PC-8001.
  • The VS. System was released.

March

• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the Atari 8-bit computers.

April

• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong Jr. was released for the Coleco Adam.

May

• May 1 – Golf was released for the Family Computer.

June

• June 21 – Family BASIC was released for the Family Computer.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong was released for the Coleco Adam.

July

• July 4 – Donkey Kong 3 was released for the Family Computer.
• July 31 – The Game & Watch Micro VS. System series was released.

August

• August 20 – Donkey Kong 3 was released for the Game & Watch.
• Specific date unknown
  • Stroke & Match Golf, VS. Pinball and VS. Wrecking Crew were released for the VS. System.
  • Mario Bros. Special was released for several Japanese home computers.

September

• September 6 – Donkey Kong Circus was released for the Game & Watch.
• September 8 – The second season of Saturday Supercade first aired with the segment "Sir Donkey Kong".
• September 15 – Saturday Supercade segment "The Pale Whale" first aired.
• September 22 – Saturday Supercade segment "El Donkey Kong" first aired.
• September 29 – Saturday Supercade segment "New Wave Ape" first aired.
• Specific date unknown – Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū was released for several Japanese home computers.

October

• October 5 – Punch Ball Mario Bros. was released for several Japanese home computers.
• October 6 – Saturday Supercade segment "Greenhouse Gorilla" first aired.
• October 13 – Saturday Supercade segment "Hairy Parent" first aired.

November

• November 13 – Donkey Kong Hockey was released for the Game & Watch.

Specific date unknown

• Playbox BASIC was released for the Family Computer.

1985

Super Mario Bros. was released on the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System on September and October 1985, respectively.

This is a list of events in 1985 related to the Super Mario franchise.

February

• February 21 – Family BASIC V3 was released for the Family Computer.

June

• June 13 – Super Mario Bros. was released for the Family Computer.

September

• September 18 – Wrecking Crew was released for the Family Computer.

October

• October 18 – The Nintendo Entertainment System was released.
  • Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Pinball, Golf and Wrecking Crew were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System as launch titles.

Specific date unknown

• Golf was released for several Japanese home computers.
• Super Mario Bros. Monogatari was released.
• How to win at Super Mario Bros. was released.
• Super Mario Bros. Ippatsu Kaitō was released.
• Super Mario Bros. Urawaza Daizenshū was released.
• Super Mario Bros. Taiketsu!! 3 Nin Mario was released.