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Japanese video game series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Mario[lower-alpha 1] is a series of platform video games created by Nintendo. The central series of the larger Mario franchise, at least one Super Mario game has been released for every Nintendo video game console since its inception. The series stars the plumber Mario, who typically serves as the games' player character. Games are primarily set in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, and most games see Mario rescuing Mushroom Kingdom Princess Peach from Bowser, a turtle-like creature called a Koopa. Mario is occasionally joined by his brother Luigi, along with other Mario franchise characters.
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Genre(s) | Platformer |
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Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Creator(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
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First release | Super Mario Bros. September 13, 1985 |
Latest release | Super Mario Bros. Wonder October 20, 2023 |
Parent series | Mario |
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The first Super Mario game was Super Mario Bros., which released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Directed and designed primarily by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka of Nintendo EAD, it established the gameplay that would become typical for future games, including side-scrolling, power-ups, and enemies. Super Mario Bros. received multiple sequels, and Super Mario 64 (1996) was the series' first game played in 3D, and featured more nonlinear gameplay and design compared to its predecessors. After a hiatus, New Super Mario Bros. (2006) marked the return of linear 2D games, causing the series to shift towards increasingly linear design in both 2D and 3D. Following internal reorganization in 2015, Nintendo EPD succeeded Nintendo EAD as the developer of the Super Mario series. The open-ended and exploration-based gameplay of Super Mario 64 and Sunshine (2002) returned in Super Mario Odyssey, released in 2017 for the Nintendo Switch.