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Mario

109 titles in the catalog 118 versions across platforms ⏱ 1983–2025 20 platforms
Mario – obaly dílů série

Mario first appeared in 1981 as a character called Jumpman in Nintendo's arcade game Donkey Kong; two years later he got his own arcade game, Mario Bros., where his brother Luigi stood beside him for the first time and the game added a competitive two-player mode set in sewer levels. His visual design – moustache, cap and overalls – grew out of technical necessity, so his features would stay readable even in motion at the resolutions of the day. The real foundation of the series, though, was laid by Super Mario Bros. (1985) for the NES – tightly tuned jump physics, power-ups such as the Super Mushroom and Fire Flower, and carefully escalating level design made it the template platformer that would define the genre for decades to come.

The NES and SNES era quickly branched the series out. Super Mario Bros. 2 for Western markets was a reskin of an unrelated game, Doki Doki Panic, while Japan instead got a much harder direct sequel, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988), with its world map, raccoon suit and new abilities, is still widely regarded by players and critics as the high point of the 2D era. Super Mario World (1990) then added the rideable dinosaur Yoshi on SNES and became one of the console's best-selling titles, while the handheld Super Mario Land (1989) brought the series to Game Boy for the first time, cementing Mario as the main driver of Nintendo's whole platform.

The move to 3D came with Super Mario 64 (1996) on the Nintendo 64 – a game that solved camera control and free movement through space in a way that influenced almost every 3D platformer that followed, and later received an expanded 2004 remake, Super Mario 64 DS. Super Mario Sunshine (2002) on GameCube experimented with the water-spraying FLUDD device and a tropical setting, while Super Mario Galaxy (2007) and its 2010 sequel moved level design onto gravity-warped little planets and are considered by many the peak of the series' 3D branch. Around the same time, the New Super Mario Bros. line, starting in 2006 on DS, Wii and handhelds, returned to 2D gameplay with co-op for up to four players, and Super Mario 3D World received its own 2021 Switch expansion, Bowser's Fury, with a more open world structure.

The more recent generation brought the hybrid Super Mario 3D Land and 3D World, blending 3D graphics with enclosed, classically structured levels, plus the level-creation tool Super Mario Maker (2015), which flipped the player's role and handed them an editor for building levels in the style of the classic games. Above all, though, Super Mario Odyssey (2017) on Switch, whose Cappy mechanic let Mario "capture" enemies and objects, turned the game into a set of freely explorable kingdoms. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) then returned to 2D gameplay and refreshed it with new power-ups like the Elephant Fruit and unpredictable level-by-level Wonder effects.

Around the core platforming line grew a vast family of spin-offs that turned Mario into a universal Nintendo brand: the Mario Kart racing series, the Mario Party titles, sports offshoots like Mario Tennis, Mario Golf and Mario Strikers, and an RPG branch that started with Super Mario RPG on SNES and later gave rise to the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi series. The character also inspired film adaptations – a 1993 live-action movie and, three decades later, the far more successful animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Illumination – and became the template for the Super Nintendo World theme park attractions. A character created by Shigeru Miyamoto has, over more than four decades, come to define not just one genre but Nintendo itself and its gameplay-first approach to game design.

Entries in the series (109)

  1. Mario Bros. · 1983

    The debut of the Mario and Luigi duo in sewer pipes full of monsters that must be kicked from below the platforms.

    2600 MAME G&W

  2. Mario's Cement Factory · 1983

    Mario with a shovel at the cement factory watches over overflowing concrete; a small, tense game of timing.

    G&W

  3. Super Mario Bros. · 1985

    The game that saved the games industry after the '83 crash.

    NES

  4. Super Mario Bros. 2 · 1988

    The strangest entry in the series; a re-skinned Doki Doki Panic that the West loves for being different.

    NES

  5. Super Mario Bros. 3 · 1988

    One of the greatest platformers in history; the genre's benchmark of quality.

    NES

  6. Super Mario Land · 1989

    The Game Boy's star launch title and the very first portable Mario.

    GB

  7. Dr. Mario · 1990

    A „match-three“ puzzle with viruses; endlessly replayable, ideal for short sessions.

    NES GB

  8. Super Mario World · 1990

    Perhaps the best 2D platformer ever; Yoshi's debut.

    SNES

  9. Super Mario Kart · 1992

    The birth of the kart-racing genre; a legend.

    SNES

  10. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins · 1992

    Wario appears here for the first time. Bigger, more colorful, and more playable than the first game.

    GB

  11. Super Mario All-Stars · 1993

    A collection of remastered classics: Mario Bros., Lost Levels, and the second and third games in a new coat.

    SNES

  12. Hotel Mario · 1994

    A Nintendo-licensed platformer built around a single idea: closing doors.

    CD-i

  13. Mario Andretti Racing · 1994

    A licensed game based on the famous racing driver Mario Andretti; each vehicle class handles differently.

    MD

  14. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 · 1994

    The slower, exploration-focused counterpart to Mario. Collecting treasure and hunting for secret exits is addictive.

    GB

  15. Mario Clash · 1995

    A clever variation on Mario Bros.; the same shells, but suddenly two planes, front and back.

    VB

  16. Mario's Picross · 1995

    Nonograms with Mario; if you like logic crosswords, you'll lose hours.

    GB

  17. Mario's Tennis · 1995

    The pack-in tennis game for Virtual Boy; the 3D depth suits a sport built on judging distance.

    VB

  18. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island · 1995

    Artistically unique; a pastel style and inventive design.

    SNES

  19. Mario Party 1–3 · 1996

    The trilogy that founded the party-game genre and broke up more friendships than any other game.

    N64

  20. Super Mario 64 · 1996

    Defined 3D platformers; a revolution in camera and movement controls.

    N64

  21. Super Mario RPG · 1996

    The first RPG starring Mario; a collaboration between Nintendo and Squaresoft that kicked off a later line of spin-offs.

    SNES Switch

  22. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars · 1996

    Square + Nintendo; funny, charming, influential.

    SNES

  23. Mario Kart 64 · 1997

    A multiplayer classic; the battle mode is a party hit.

    N64

  24. Mario Party · 1998

    The game that breaks friendships. Four players, a die, and a pile of devious minigames.

    N64

  25. Mario Golf · 1999

    Golf that Nintendo turned into a surprisingly deep and addictive sporting adventure.

    N64 GBC

  26. Mario Party 2 · 1999

    A polished sequel with themed boards; many consider it the peak of the series.

    N64

  27. Mario Tennis · 1999

    Camelot dropped an RPG mode with a character who grows. More addictive than you'd expect.

    N64 GBC

  28. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe · 1999

    A faithful port of the 1985 legend, squeezed into the palm of your hand without losing its original charm.

    GBC

  29. Mario Party 3 · 2000

    The final N64 entry in the trilogy, adding one-on-one and two-on-two duels.

    N64

  30. Mario Kart: Super Circuit · 2001

    It proved drifts and shells work even without an analog stick — a pocket Mario Kart with no compromises.

    GBA

  31. Paper Mario · 2001

    A charming paper RPG; wit and style.

    N64

  32. Mario Party 4 · 2002

    The series' first GameCube entry, which fully embraced the leap to more detailed 3D graphics.

    GCN

  33. Super Mario Sunshine · 2002

    Mario, armed with the water backpack FLUDD, cleans a tropical island of mysterious pollution.

    GCN

  34. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 · 2002

    Port of one of SNES's most acclaimed platformers; Yoshi carries Baby Mario on his back.

    GBA

  35. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga · 2003

    A funny RPG with superb combat timing.

    GBA

  36. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour · 2003

    Golf with Mario characters on courses full of pipes and canyons, yet still faithful to golf.

    GCN

  37. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! · 2003

    The only entry with two racers sharing one kart - one drives, the other throws items.

    GCN

  38. Mario Party 5 · 2003

    New game boards and over seventy minigames; items were replaced by a tactical capsule system.

    GCN

  39. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 · 2003

    The best Mario of all time in portable form.

    GBA

  40. Mario Golf: Advance Tour · 2004

    Golf with an RPG story from Camelot; a three-click swing decides every hole.

    GBA

  41. Mario Party 6 · 2004

    The first entry to truly innovate the formula - the day/night cycle changes both rules and strategy.

    GCN

  42. Mario Power Tennis · 2004

    Arcade tennis enriched with power shots - flashy special moves unique to each character.

    GCN

  43. Mario vs. Donkey Kong · 2004

    The 1981 arcade rivalry, in a clever mix of puzzle game and platformer.

    GBA

  44. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis · 2004

    Chytrá logická plošinovka; miniaturní Mario hračky se vedou dotykovým perem.

    DS

  45. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door · 2004

    The peak of the Paper Mario series and one of the best RPGs on any Nintendo console.

    GCN Switch

  46. Super Mario 64 DS · 2004

    A remake of the pioneering 3D platformer with new playable characters and expanded content.

    DS

  47. Dr. Mario & Puzzle League · 2005

    Two Nintendo puzzle series on one cartridge: falling capsules and sliding panels.

    GBA

  48. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time · 2005

    The brothers fight side by side with their baby selves from the past; a fresh action RPG.

    DS

  49. Mario Kart DS · 2005

    The first Mario Kart with online racing against the whole world; a reason on its own to own a Nintendo DS.

    DS

  50. Mario Party 7 · 2005

    The last GameCube entry and the first to support eight players thanks to the cooperative duo mode.

    GCN

  51. Mario Party Advance · 2005

    Over sixty minigames without the classic game board; exploring Shroom City in between.

    GBA

  52. Mario Superstar Baseball · 2005

    A simplified baseball game with Mario characters; Star Hits can turn the match around.

    GCN

  53. Mario Tennis: Power Tour · 2005

    Arcade tennis enriched with a surprisingly deep RPG mode charting a journey from underdog to champion.

    GBA

  54. Super Mario Strikers · 2005

    Frantic arcade football with Mario characters, where there are no fouls and the fence shocks players.

    GCN

  55. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games · 2006

    Dva rivalové na jednom ledě; zimní minihry, které září ve více lidech.

    DS Wii

  56. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 · 2006

    Arcade 3-on-3 basketball ruled by power-ups and special attacks, not realistic rules.

    DS

  57. New Super Mario Bros. · 2006

    The first classic 2D Mario game in fifteen years; a return to the series' platforming roots.

    DS

  58. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games · 2007

    The historic first joint appearance of Mario and Sonic on the same Olympic track.

    DS Wii

  59. Mario Party 8 · 2007

    A social board game with minigames adapted to the console's motion controls.

    Wii

  60. Mario Party DS · 2007

    Chaotic, unfair, and fun competition for stars, brought to a handheld console.

    DS

  61. Mario Strikers Charged · 2007

    Arcade football without rules; besides the ball, bananas and bombs fly across the pitch too.

    Wii

  62. Super Mario Galaxy · 2007

    A platformer that sent Mario into space; gravity around tiny planets changes everything.

    Wii

  63. Super Paper Mario · 2007

    The strangest Paper Mario; switching between 2D and 3D turns the platformer into a puzzle.

    Wii

  64. Mario Kart Wii · 2008

    The entry with a plastic steering wheel that made racing accessible to the widest audience yet.

    Wii

  65. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story · 2009

    The player controls both the brothers and Bowser himself from inside his body; the series' high point.

    DS

  66. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! · 2009

    Levné DSiWare pokračování s editorem vlastních úrovní pro pochodující minifigurky.

    DS

  67. New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis · 2009

    Stejný bláznivý tenisový turnaj s Mariem, tentokrát odehraný švihem Wii Remote místo tlačítek.

    Wii

  68. New Super Mario Bros. Wii · 2009

    A return to 2D Mario, with the option to play with up to four people on one screen at once.

    Wii

  69. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! · 2010

    Instead of directly controlling Mario, you build a path for wind-up Mini Mario toys.

    DS

  70. Super Mario Galaxy 2 · 2010

    A sequel born from the first game's surplus of ideas; many consider it even better.

    Wii

  71. Mario Kart 7 · 2011

    The first Mario Kart where you race in the air on a glider and underwater too.

    3DS

  72. Super Mario 3D Land · 2011

    A launch hit that proved the 3D effect on a handheld console wasn't just a gimmick.

    3DS

  73. Mario Party 9 · 2012

    Goodbye board-trudging – players ride together in one vehicle, and minigames decide the outcome.

    Wii

  74. Mario Tennis Open · 2012

    Light tennis for instant fun; a custom Mii character with a selectable playstyle.

    3DS

  75. New Super Mario Bros. 2 · 2012

    2D Mario obsessed with gold; the Coin Rush mode measures coin collecting, with StreetPass comparing results.

    3DS

  76. New Super Mario Bros. U · 2012

    A Wii U launch title; a classic 2D platformer with a map joined into a single continent.

    Wii U

  77. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe · 2012

    A compilation of the Wii U game plus New Super Luigi U and its tougher version of the levels.

    Switch

  78. Paper Mario: Sticker Star · 2012

    A bold experiment that built the battle system around stickers; it still divides fans to this day.

    3DS

  79. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team · 2013

    Luigi sleeps like a log and his dreams turn into a battlefield; a bizarre and inventive chapter in the series.

    3DS

  80. Mario Party: Island Tour · 2013

    The first Mario Party designed purely for a handheld; smaller routes instead of one big board.

    3DS

  81. Super Mario 3D World · 2013

    The first 3D Mario for four players at once; each character has its own movement abilities.

    Wii U

  82. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury · 2013

    A remaster of the beloved 3D platformer plus the new, compact open-world addition Bowser's Fury.

    Switch

  83. Mario Golf: World Tour · 2014

    One of the most comprehensive golf games on 3DS; it blends realistic and fantasy courses full of power-ups.

    3DS

  84. Mario Kart 8 · 2014

    The peak of the series thanks to anti-gravity; tracks twist into loops and you even drive on the ceiling.

    Wii U

  85. Mario Party 10 · 2015

    Players ride together in a single car; a faster pace, but less tactics than before.

    Wii U

  86. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash · 2015

    Tennis with Mario characters; Mega Smash temporarily enlarges players for powerful shots.

    Wii U

  87. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars · 2015

    Nakláněním plošin provedete minifigurky k cíli - teď i ve vlastnoručně stavěných levelech.

    Wii U

  88. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition · 2015

    An unexpected crossover combines Puzzle & Dragons mechanics with the Super Mario universe.

    3DS

  89. Super Mario Maker · 2015

    A dream fulfilled since the eighties: build your own Mario levels and share them with the whole world.

    Wii U

  90. Mario Party: Star Rush · 2016

    All players move at the same time instead of taking turns, which noticeably speeds up the series.

    3DS

  91. Paper Mario: Color Splash · 2016

    Paper Mario paints the world back to color with a brush; card-based battles replace classic RPG combat.

    Wii U

  92. Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS · 2016

    Kapesní Maker bez online komunity, ale se sto levely od Nintenda.

    3DS

  93. Super Mario Run · 2016

    Mario's first mobile adventure; the character runs on its own, the player just jumps.

    Mobil

  94. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle · 2017

    A bizarre idea on paper — Mario meets the Rabbids in turn-based tactics with XCOM-level quality.

    Switch

  95. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · 2017

    The best-selling racing game of all time; DLC tracks, revived battle mode, and two players on one kart.

    Switch

  96. Mario Sports Superstars · 2017

    Five sports in one package, from soccer to horse racing; a festive mix for the whole family.

    3DS

  97. Super Mario Odyssey · 2017

    Cappy lets you possess almost anything in the world — from a frog to a tank; 3D Mario at its very best.

    Switch

  98. Mario Tennis Aces · 2018

    Restores depth to arcade tennis — energy from hits builds into special shots.

    Switch

  99. Super Mario Party · 2018

    Returns the series to the one-player, one-die model after years of shared dice.

    Switch

  100. Mario Kart Tour · 2019

    Mobile Mario Kart with automatic steering; tracks based on real cities.

    Mobil

  101. Super Mario Maker 2 · 2019

    Nintendo handed players the toolkit it used to build Mario platformers for decades.

    Switch

  102. Paper Mario: The Origami King · 2020

    The paper plumber against an origami invader; battles moved onto a grid.

    Switch

  103. Mario Party Superstars · 2021

    A nostalgic collection of the best boards and minigames from the first five entries, with no unnecessary novelty.

    Switch

  104. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope · 2022

    A sequel to the Mario and Rabbids crossover's turn-based tactics; bolder than its predecessor.

    Switch

  105. Mario Strikers: Battle League · 2022

    The return of the brutal arcade soccer from GameCube; fouls are directly encouraged.

    Switch

  106. Super Mario Bros. Wonder · 2023

    The first new 2D Mario after years of stagnation; the Wonder Flower flips the rules upside down at any moment.

    Switch

  107. Mario Kart World · 2025

    The Switch 2 launch title that for the first time connected all the tracks into one continuous map.

    Switch 2
  108. Switch 2

    Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 · 2025

    The pair of Wii classics with planetoid gravity ranks among the peaks of 3D platforming ever.

    Switch 2

  109. Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV · 2025

    A packed party board game expanded with Jamboree TV and the new console's features.

    Switch 2