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[[File:NSMBU DX screenshot.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] and [[Fire Mario|Fire Toadette]] in [[Painted Swampland]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', a side-scrolling platformer]]

==Sports games=

[[File:Mario-Sonic-2016-Wii-U-15.jpg|thumb|Mario's team playing against [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]]'s team in [[Football (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Wii U)|Football]], as seen in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Wii U version]] of the sports game ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'']]

The ''Super Mario'' franchise contains a large number of games based on sports. Unlike most conventional sports games, ''Super Mario'' sports games feature items and obstacles. Racing and fighting games are sub-genres of sports games. The genre started with ''[[Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. This genre of ''Super Mario'' games did not become well-known until the release of the [[Nintendo 64]] with games such as ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the Nintendo 64. Currently, ''Super Mario'' sports games include [[Mario Golf (series)|golf]], [[Mario Kart (series)|racing]], [[Mario Tennis (series)|tennis]], [[Mario Strikers (series)|soccer]], [[Mario Hoops 3-on-3|basketball]], [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|fighting]], [[Mario Baseball (series)|baseball]], and [[Mario & Sonic (series)|Olympic events]]. In addition, separately from those series are the games ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', which feature four and five sports, respectively.

'''Puzzle games''' test the player's reflexes and knowledge. The objective in most ''Super Mario'' puzzle games is to clear the screen of various objects, similar to that in ''[[Tetris]]''. However, a few ''Super Mario'' puzzle games incorporate different types of gameplay, such as ''[[Mario's Picross]]'' and ''[[Yakuman DS]]''. Games belonging to this genre include the ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series, ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', and ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. Other than the latter, unlike most ''Super Mario'' games, puzzle games do not have items. However, they generally have a large cast of characters.

[[File:MarioKingdomBattle02.png|thumb|left|Artwork of Mario attacking with the [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle|Bwahnzai Bill]] from a [[Brick Block]] in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'']]

''Turn-based tactics games'' involve turn-based combat gameplay characteristic of an RPG, usually in a warfare-like scenario. The combat involves the player tactfully positioning their characters to attack and defend against enemies. The only games in the ''Super Mario'' franchise with this genre are the [[Mario + Rabbids (series)|''Mario + Rabbids'' series]].