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(An image of Mario jumping.)

Many creatures, including playable characters can jump. Originally introduced in Donkey Kong-where it was used to evade obstacles such as barrels-the jump was then incorporated into many games of the Mario franchise.

Currently, jumping is used not only to avoid obstacles, but also to defeat enemies, hit blocks, and more.

History
As shown above, Donkey Kong was the first appearance of the jump in the Mario franchise. After being introduced as means to hit blocks in Mario Bros., it was not until Super Mario Bros. in 1985 that jumping was turned into a new way to defeat enemies

There have been many varieties of the jump, including the Spin Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and Wall Jump. These jumps are used to break blocks, jump longer, jump higher, and jump off of walls respectively.