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- This article is about the main series of Super Mario platform games. For the franchise as a whole, not limited to platformers, see Super Mario (franchise).
| Super Mario | |
|---|---|
  The updated/current versions of the logo, introduced in Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First installment | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest installment | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Number of installments | 50 (22 main, 6 related, 14 ports, 9 remakes, 2 compilations) |
| Subseries | Super Mario Advance, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros. |
| Franchise | Super Mario |
| Key staff | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Koji Kondo, Yoichi Kotabe, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Koichi Hayashida, Shigehisa Nakaue |
The Super Mario series is the biggest and most prominent series of the Super Mario franchise. It started in 1985 with the creation of Super Mario Bros. on the Family Computer and subsequently the Nintendo Entertainment System. It has been followed by many sequels released in almost every Nintendo video game console to date, except the Game Boy Color and the Game Boy Advance, where only remakes, ports, or other spin-offs games were released and development was handled by other divisions and companies. The Super Mario Bros. series, a subset of the greater Super Mario series, comprises 2D side-scrolling games such as the aforementioned Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. U, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.[1] Alongside the 2D installments, the Super Mario series also features 3D platform games, the first of which has been Super Mario 64.
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Most of these games, notably excluding Super Mario Bros. 2, follow the story of Mario and, usually, his brother Luigi and sometimes his friends Toad and Yoshi, in their quest to search for and rescue Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser, who wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom or another location, depending on the game. The Mario Brothers' adventure is shown to be difficult, as they face his minions, the Koopa Troop.
The series is developed by several Nintendo divisions. The main games have been developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, with the exception of the Super Mario Land titles, which were handled by Nintendo R&D 1. Following its merge with Nintendo Software Planning & Development in September 2015, the series is now handled by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.
In 2010, the series celebrated the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary. The celebration involved a series of videos showing various tricks throughout the series' games on the Wii's Nintendo Channel, as well as releasing a Wii port of Super Mario All-Stars, which included a history booklet of the Super Mario series and a CD containing several songs from games in the series. In 2015, the series celebrated the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary with the commemorative game being Super Mario Maker. Special amiibo based on Mario's sprite from Super Mario Bros. with both classic and modern color schemes were released as well. 2020 marked the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary with several games released, including Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Sub-series
- ^ December 20, 2023. "Wonder Flowers are Appearing!" Super Mario Run in-game notification. (Screenshot.)
"The Super Mario Bros. Wonder Game
"This entry in the Super Mario Bros. series of side-scrolling action games debuts just about 11 years after the last side-scrolling entry."
