Super Mario (series)

The Super Mario series, also called the main series or main games, is the biggest and most important sub-series of the Mario series. It started in 1985 with the creation of Super Mario Bros. on the Famicom and subsequently the Nintendo Entertainment System. It has been followed by many sequels released on almost every Nintendo video game console to date. Most of these games follow the story of Mario and, usually, his brother Luigi and sometimes his best friend 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 not easy, however, as they must face Bowser's troops throughout, who attempt to thwart the brothers' attempts to rescue the princess.

With the exceptions of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (which were developed by Nintendo R&D1), all of the games in the Super Mario series have been developed by the Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (also known as Nintendo EAD).

As of 2015 on the year of Super Mario Bros 30th anniversary, it has been confirmed the Super Mario Land games, specifically the first two, are apart of the main Mario series, as seen on the Super Mario Bros 30th anniversary site.