Mario has starred in running and jumping Super Mario games on Nintendo hardware since the Nintendo Entertainment System in the 80s. The core formula remains unchanged; explore a level, defeat enemies, collect coins, and get to the flag at the end to inch closer to saving the princess. Each world is typically rounded off with a big enemy to beat before moving on to the next one. Whether in two dimensions or three, Super Mario games have always stood out for their intelligent and creative levels that challenge you to use your powers and abilities in novel ways, and reward exploration and experimentation. While light on story, it's this platforming innovation and ingenuity that's kept the games relevant and hugely popular throughout the decades.
The full list of games is as follows:
- Super Mario Bros. (1985) on NES and rereleased on GameBoy Colour in 1999.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) on NES and rereleased on GBA in 2001
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) on NES and rereleased on GBA in 2003
- Super Mario Land (1989) on GameBoy
- Super Mario World (1990) on SNES and rereleased on GBA in 2002
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) on GameBoy
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) on SNES and rereleased on GBA in 2002
- Super Mario 64 (1996) on N64 and rereleased on DS in 2004
- Super Mario Sunshine (2002) on GameCube
- New Super Mario Bros (2012) on DS
- Super Mario Galaxy (2007) on Wii
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) on Wii
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) on Wii
- Super Mario 3D Land (2011) on Wii
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) on 3DS
- New Super Mario Bros. U (2013) on Wii U
- Super Mario 3D World (2014) on Wii U
- Super Mario Maker (2015) Wii U and 3DS
- Super Mario Run (2016) on iOS and Android
- Super Mario Odyssey (2017) on Switch
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) on Switch
- Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) Switch
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) on Switch: a collection of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. No longer available on the eShop, but can still be found physically.
- Super Mario Wonder (2023) Switch
There have been 10 games in the Super Mario franchise.
The first game was released in 1990 on Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 2DS|3DS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch and Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the most recent release was Super Mario Bros Wonder in 2023 on Nintendo Switch.
The most popular game in the franchise is Super Mario Odyssey with 128 likes. The franchise as a whole has 393 likes on the database. Unfortunately, Super Mario Bros Wonder is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, there are other games similar to Super Mario Bros Wonder on these platforms that offer an equivalent experience.