Super Mario's games have been top-rated among kids and adults because of their engaging and interactive adventures. The main Super Mario game has numerous levels and genres to enjoy, but, really, how many Super Mario games are there?
Let's find out!
Super Mario Games Revealed
According to the statistics, the famous Super Mario Bros game has had 200 games since the first Super Mario game was released in 1981. Believe it or not, it is one of the best-selling video games worldwide regardless of the player's age.
14 Super Mario series games exist in the market that gained millions of unit sales, starting from Donkey Kong. The Super Mario Bros has received much love and attention from the fans under the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Some of its series are Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D Land, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario Land 2.
Number of Games Breakdown
Main Games
The Super Mario All-Stars collection was issued in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The first four main Super Mario video games are Original Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, and Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels.
It is both the main game with Super Mario Bros, where Mario travels to eight worlds to rescue Princess Toadstool (Princess Peach) and the first appearance of Luigi and Bowser Jr.
Many fans from North America prefer the last one because Super Mario Bros 2 has more difficult levels than the direct sequel. They even say that it is one of the most challenging games from the Mario franchise because it aims to collect one million coins.
Ports, Remakes & Compilations
Ports are games from different platforms, unlike the mainline Super Mario game. The Mario Bros has been ported to the Atari 5200 in 1983, Amstrad CPC, the Commodore in 1987, and Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, 2013) as Luigi Bros.
On the other hand, a remake is another version of the game from scratch with enhanced graphics and gameplay. The remake includes Mario & Luigi: Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, a remake of Super Mario Bros (First Mario Game).
The Super Mario game compilations include New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U and Super Mario All-Stars. There's an expansion pack to commemorate Luigi in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 3D Land, and Super Mario 3D World.
Licensed Super Mario Games
Nintendo released licensed games for Super Mario Bros, but not all of them were developed or produced by Nintendo [1]. Nintendo released twelve licensed super Mario games from 1991 to 1997, and most of them were developed by Software Toolworks.
Some of the licensed games are as follows: Super Mario Bros & Friends (1991), Mario is Missing (1993), Mario's Time Machine (1993 and 1994), Mario Early Years: Fun with Numbers (1994), Hotel Mario (1994), Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins and many more!
Cancelled Games
While there are tons of Super Mario games released by Nintendo, there are some that were never commercially released for some reason.
The Cancelled games are as follows: Super Mario Bros 2 (Famicom), Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i), Super Mario FX (Super Famicom), VB Mario Land (Virtual Boy), Super Mario 64 2 (Nintendo 64), Mario Artist (Nintendo 64 and Nintendo 64DD) and Super Mario 128 (Nintendo GameCube/Wii).
RPG Games
Did you know that in 1996, Square Soft (Square Enixe), the developer of Final Fantasy, and Nintendo teamed up to bring Mario into the RPG genre? RPG stands for role-playing game, and it is an electronic game genre wherein the player advances through a quest to gain improvements and abilities like in Super Mario Bros: Cat Suit Power up.
Intelligent Systems worked on Paper Mario Games, while Alpha Dream worked on Mario & Luigi games. The Original RPG is known to be Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996). Paper Mario has four RPG games from 2001 to 2020, and Mario and Luigi have seven RPG games from 2003 to 2019.
Shop The Super Mario Collection NowSports Games
In 1992, Nintendo put major Mario characters into a simple circuit racing game (Super Mario Kart), then threw in power-ups, weapons, power stars, golden coins, and battle mode in their party game. Its sequel became one of the most loved Nintendo games. Sports games have been subdivided into Mario Kart Series, Mario Golf Series, Mario Tennis Series, Mario Strikers Series, etc.
Mario Kart Series has 11 games released from 1992 to 2017, while the Mario Golf Series consists of 9 series from 1985 to 2014. On the other hand, the Mario Tennis Series contains eight games from 1995 - to 2018, and the Mario Strikers Series has two games from 2005 to 2007.
Puzzle Games
During the Tetris fever, NES and Game Boy instantly became popular after the release of Dr. Mario flooded the market. Mario's own game is a simple puzzle that resulted in a series of Puzzle games from Super Mario Bros.
In the main puzzle games of Super Mario Bros, there are twelve released games from Dr. Mario from 1990 to 2015, plus one remake in 2004. The Mario Picross Series had three games in 1995, one in Hotel Mario and three for Wrecking Crew Series from 1985 to 2004.
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Japan-Only Games
Mario is the fictional character from the Japanese Video game company Nintendo, and for exclusivity, there are almost 49 Japan-Only games. We can say that Mario is the bread and butter of Nintendo, so since the 90s, there have been several games that are still exclusive to Japan.
Some of the Japan-Only Games with cooperative play are as follows: All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros, Club Nintendo Picross Plus, Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom, Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle, Itadaki Street DS, Kaettekita Mario Bros, Ride Yoshi in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Mario Undōkai, Undake30 Same Game, and Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.
Related Games
Did you know that there are almost 300 video games related to Super Mario Bros? After his first appearance in Donkey Kong (1981), Mario appeared in more than 200 related games. From 1981 to 2021, the hit game was still in demand and appeared in multiple games related to Super Mario World and Mario's Castle.
In addition, you can try Super Mario Maker, where you can create your own Mario levels on the related games.
Upcoming Super Mario Games
The Super Mario World keeps on upgrading, and in 2022, the Super Mario maker will launch the title of the two upcoming Super Mario Games. The first game is Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and the story mode revolves around the main cast traveling in space to rescue the Sparks on different planets.
The second upcoming game Mario Strikers: Battle League, features new moves, gears, and items, and in multiplayer, up to 8 players can play the game, while in club mode, the game can be played by 20 players.
Multi-Player Mario Games
Mario has been a multiplayer game since Mario Bros in arcade existed, and if you are a die-hard Nintendo fan, you know that you can team up and go on adventures in multiplayer. There are almost a hundred different games that up to four players can play.
The New Super Mario Bros. is a multiplayer game where Super Mario runs a blue toad and yellow toad to save the princess. The new Mario game can cater up to 8 players in multiplayer.
FAQs
Is Super Mario 14 a real game?
Yes, Super Mario 14 is a real game, and it is a hack of the Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu, a Japan-exclusive Famicom. Super Mario is nearly identical to Super Bros 11 and has a different title screen that depicts Samurai Mario. The enemies on Super Mario 14 are Spinies and Koopas, and items are changed to mushroom and golden coins.
What is the rarest Mario game?
Super Mario 64 is the rarest Mario game, and based on reports in the New York Times, the unopened copy of the 1996 game became the most expensive video game. Super Mario 64 set was scored for $1.56 million after 16 bids by an anonymous buyer and is now priced at $2 million.
What is the shortest Mario game?
The first Super Mario Bros (1985) is the shortest Mario game, and based on the new world record, the expert gamer with the codename Niftski from the USA completed the 8-bit adventure in just 4 minutes, 54 seconds, and 881 MMS [2].
What is the hardest Mario game?
The Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels is the hardest Mario game because many insane stages are designed to make Mario fail repeatedly. What is more challenging with Lost Levels is that you cannot predict what's coming next, and the challenge is pure trial and error than skill.
Final Thoughts
There are almost three hundred Super Mario games, from the first game, Super Mario Bros of 1985, to the upcoming game Mario Strikers: Battle League. The games are out there and being played on Nintendo DS and Wii U.
Nothing is more iconic than Super Mario when it comes to video games. This mustached plumber and his direct sequel games brought happiness to every kid and kids at heart. The Italian Plumber Mario goes to show that you will only need one big-time break (Donkey Kong, 1981) to get to what he is right now-such an inspiration.
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Shop The Super Mario Collection NowReferences:
- https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Mario_games_by_genre
- https://www.speedrun.com/smb1
