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 ====Classic era (1985–2003)====
 [[File:SuperMarioBrosArtwork2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|''Super Mario Bros.'', the flagship game of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, was largely responsible for the early success of the NES and the revival of the North American video game industry after the {{wp|North American video game crash of 1983|1983 market crash}}.<ref>[http://top100.ign.com/2005/001-010.html IGN's Top 100 Games]</ref> The game is represented here with this promotional artwork drawn by Shigeru Miyamoto himself.]]
-In 1985, Mario became the star of his own side-scrolling platform game called ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', which was the pack-in title for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], and introduced the ''Super Mario'' branding as it is known today. The game centers around Mario's quest to save the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach (then known to the Western world as Princess Toadstool) from Bowser and the Koopa Troop. To save the princess, Mario conquers the eight worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom by going to the castle in each to defeat Bowser and his minions. The plot of Bowser kidnapping the princess has been repeatedly reused throughout the subsequent games in the core ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. ''Super Mario Bros.'' sold over 40 million units worldwide for its original NES release alone; as such, it had the all-time highest sales of any title in the franchise until the end of 2021. It was also the world's best-selling video game overall until 2009.
+In 1985, Mario became the star of his own side-scrolling platform game called ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', which was the pack-in title for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], and introduced the ''Super Mario'' branding as it is known today. The game centers around Mario's quest to save the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach (then known to the Western world as Princess Toadstool) from Bowser and his minions. To save the princess, Mario conquers the eight worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom by going to the castle in each to defeat Bowser and his minions. The plot of Bowser kidnapping the princess has been repeatedly reused throughout the subsequent games in the core ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. ''Super Mario Bros.'' sold over 40 million units worldwide for its original NES release alone; as such, it had the all-time highest sales of any title in the franchise until the end of 2021. It was also the world's best-selling video game overall until 2009.
 [[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|A direct sequel to ''Super Mario Bros.'']], with significantly more challenging levels, was released in Japan in 1986 for the [[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]] add-on. However, Nintendo of America deemed the game far too difficult for Western gamers and instead released its own ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' in 1988, this title being an altered version of the unrelated Famicom Disk System title ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ("Dream Factory: Heart-Pounding Panic"). In this game, Mario travels the dream world of [[Subcon]] with Luigi, the princess, and Toad to free the land from the curse of an evil frog king named [[Wart]]. One and a half years later, in 1990, the next mainstream ''Super Mario'' game was released: ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Here, Mario goes on a quest to save the rulers of the seven kingdoms in the [[Mushroom World]] from the Koopalings (then portrayed as Bowser's children), travelling across these kingdoms to restore order. When Mario finishes saving the Mushroom World, Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach, and Mario must traverse his kingdom and storm his castle in order to rescue her. In 1991, ''Super Mario'' was revolutionized once again for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], with the launch title ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Peach is once again kidnapped while on vacation with Mario and Luigi in [[Dinosaur Land]], and the brothers must once again foil Bowser and the Koopalings. Several of the native [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] have also been trapped inside of eggs, and help Mario on his quest by allowing him to ride them. In 1993, a game called ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' was released on the SNES, which compiled the entire NES ''Super Mario Bros.'' trilogy into one cartridge, adding a save system to these games and enhancing the graphics and audio of all three for the more powerful console; additionally, the cartridge included a remake of the Japanese ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', labeled in-game as "The Lost Levels," introducing that game to Western audiences for the first time.