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Mario (franchise)
is a video game series and media franchise created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. Starring the titular plumber character Mario, the franchise began with video games but has extended to other forms of media, including a List of Mario television series, television series, comic books, a Super Mario Bros. (film), 1993 film, a The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023 film, and Super Nintendo World, a theme park area. Mario made List of video games featuring Mario, his first video game appearance in the arcade game ''Donkey Kong (1981 video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981) and was featured in multiple ''Donkey Kong'' games prior to ''Mario Bros.'' (1983), the first game with "''Mario''" in the title. ''Mario'' video games have been developed by a variety of developers, with the vast majority produced and published by Nintendo and released exclusively on Nintendo video game consoles, Nintendo's video game consoles. The flagship ''Mario'' subseries is the Super Mario, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario
Mario (; ) is a Character (arts), character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Mario debuted as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (1981 video game), Donkey Kong'', a 1981 platform game. Miyamoto created Mario because Nintendo was unable to license Popeye as the protagonist. The graphical limitations of arcade cabinet, arcade hardware influenced Mario's design, such as his nose, mustache, and overalls, and he was named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Luigi Video Games
''Luigi'' is a video game subseries of platformers and puzzle video games that is a spin-off of the ''Mario'' franchise published and produced by Nintendo. All games in the series revolve around the titular Luigi, best known for being the younger brother of Nintendo's mascot character Mario. ''Luigi'' games have been released for various Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Game & Watch to the Nintendo Switch. History Luigi was introduced in the 1983 Game & Watch title '' Mario Bros.'', where he and Mario work in a bottling plant. He later appeared widely in the arcade game '' Mario Bros.'', released two weeks later. The first game to star Luigi and to use the ''Luigi'' branding was the 1990 game '' Luigi's Hammer Toss'', in which Luigi uses a shield to deflect hammers being thrown by Hammer Bros. More recently, he has appeared in the ''Luigi's Mansion'' series. Two of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) ''Mario'' games, with those bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donkey Kong
is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. It follows the adventures of Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong, a large, powerful gorilla, and other members of the List of Donkey Kong characters#Kongs, Kong family of apes. List of Donkey Kong video games, ''Donkey Kong'' games include the original arcade game trilogy by Nintendo R&D1; the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series by Rare (company), Rare and Retro Studios; and the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series by Nintendo Software Technology. Various studios have developed Spin-off (media), spin-offs in genres such as edutainment, puzzle video game, puzzle, racing game, racing, and Rhythm game, rhythm. The franchise also incorporates animation, printed media, theme parks, and merchandise. Miyamoto designed the original 1981 ''Donkey Kong (1981 video game), Donkey Kong'' to repurpose unsold arcade cabinets following the failure of ''Radar Scope'' (1980). It was a major s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lego Super Mario
Lego Super Mario (stylized as start case) is a Lego theme based on the platform game series '' Super Mario'' created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. It is licensed from Nintendo. The theme was first introduced on August 1, 2020. Since its release, the Lego Super Mario theme has received generally positive reviews. Overview The Lego Super Mario theme was the result of the collaboration between The Lego Group and Nintendo for the 35th anniversary of the 1985 game '' Super Mario Bros.'' The sets are essentially a mix between a Lego set and a video game, where people can build real life versions of 2D Super Mario levels, including grasslands, deserts and Bowser's Castle. The key part of the theme is the interactive Super Mario figurine. Unlike traditional Lego figurines, the Mario figure is large and electronic, with the eyes, mouth and chest use an LED display. Another key feature of the figurine is the scanner on the bottom of the Mario figurine, and Bluetooth con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Nintendo World
(stylized in all caps) is a themed area at Universal Studios Japan, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Epic Universe, with a future area under construction at Universal Studios Singapore. A result of a partnership between Nintendo and Universal Destinations & Experiences, the area is based on Nintendo video game franchises, primarily the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' and ''Donkey Kong'' franchises. The partnership between Nintendo and Universal was announced in May 2015. The construction of a Nintendo-themed area for Universal Studios Japan and both American locations was announced the following year. Construction began on the Universal Studios Japan area in June 2017. Following several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the area opened at Universal Studios Japan on March 18, 2021. The Universal Studios Hollywood location opened on February 17, 2023, and the Epic Universe version opened along with the rest of the park on May 22, 2025. ''Mario'' creator Shigeru Miyamoto w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mario Educational Games
The popularity of the ''Super Mario'' series led to the release of several spin-off ''Mario'' educational games from 1988 to 1996. Nintendo had little involvement in the development of these games; they were created by various other developers, including The Software Toolworks and Interplay Entertainment. Some of the titles were released exclusively for either the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), the Super NES (SNES), or for personal computers, while others were released on two or more of those platforms. The ''Mario'' educational games were generally designed for use by children in preschool or kindergarten and focused on developing skills ranging from language and typing to geography and history. The educational games were not well-received, with many critics and gamers labeling them as some of the worst ''Mario'' games ever made. Many of them have spawned Internet memes. ''I Am a Teacher: Super Mario Sweater'' is Famicom Disk System software released in 1986 only in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mario Role-playing Games
The ''Mario'' franchise, which originated as a series of platform games, has inspired a variety of role-playing video games released on multiple Nintendo video game consoles. All games feature Mario as the protagonist, who is often accompanied by one or more playable characters, with the goal of defeating the main antagonist, primarily Bowser. The first role-playing game in the franchise, ''Super Mario RPG'' (1996), was developed by Square for the Super NES. The two primary sub-series, ''Paper Mario'' and ''Mario & Luigi'', follow conventions established in the original game. The ''Paper Mario'' series is developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, the first game being ''Paper Mario'' which was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. The original Paper Mario games are role-playing games, though installments in the series since '' Sticker Star'' also incorporate action-adventure elements. The series has received positive reviews, being praised for its paper-inspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mario Puzzle Games
This is a list of puzzle games within the ''Mario'' franchise. ''Dr. Mario'' series ''Mario's Picross'' series ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series Others References {{Portal bar, Video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mario Sports Games
There have been numerous sports games featuring Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' characters, based, among others, on tennis, golf, baseball, soccer, and various sports featured in the Olympic Games. The ''Mario Kart'' and ''F1'' series are not included in this list. Baseball games Mario has appeared in multiple baseball video games. The last two titles were developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Tennis games While Mario appeared in Tennis (1984 video game), ''Tennis'' as a referee, he first starred as a player in the Virtual Boy game ''Mario's Tennis'', developed by Nintendo R&D1. Like the ''Mario Golf'' series, the games have been developed by Camelot Software Planning since the Nintendo 64 instalment. Golf games As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a ''Mario''-branded entry on the Nintendo 64. ''Golf (1984 video game), Golf'' was the first sports game to feature Mario as a player. The series is currently developed by Camelot Software ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Party
is a series of party video games created by Hudson Soft and owned by Nintendo. It features List of Mario franchise characters, characters from the Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise in which up to four local players or Artificial intelligence in video games, computer-controlled characters (called "CPU (gaming), CPUs") compete in a board game interspersed with minigames. Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, and directed by Kenji Kikuchi, the games are currently developed by Nintendo Cube and published by Nintendo, being previously developed by Hudson Soft. The series is known for its party game elements, including the often unpredictable Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Game mechanics#Modes, game modes that allow play with up to four, and sometimes eight, human players or CPUs. After the development of ''Mario Party 8'', several of Hudson Soft's key designers left to work for Nintendo subsidiary NDcube, developers of ''Wii Party''. Starting in 2012 with ''Mario Party 9'', N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Kart
is a series of kart racing games based on the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up item (game terminology), items. It features Characters in the Mario franchise, characters from the ''Mario'' series racing along tracks from the ''Mario'' universe. Some releases have also included characters from other popular franchises like ''Pac-Man (franchise), Pac-Man'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Animal Crossing'', and ''Splatoon''. The series was launched in 1992 with ''Super Mario Kart'' on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), to critical and commercial success. The ''Mario Kart'' series totals seventeen games, with eight on home consoles, three on handheld-only consoles, five arcade games co-developed with Namco, and one for mobile phones. Over 189 million copies of the series have been sold worldwide. ''Mario Kart 8'', released on the Wii U in 2014 and ported to the Ninten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario & Luigi
''Mario & Luigi'' (also known as ''Mario & Luigi RPG'' in Japanese regions) is a series of role-playing video games published by Nintendo and originally developed by AlphaDream prior to their bankruptcy. The series is a spin-off from Nintendo's trademark ''Super Mario'' series and stars the titular characters Mario and Luigi. The games' stories typically follow the two exploring locales unique to the series on a quest to defeat an antagonist, most of the time original. It began in 2003 on the Game Boy Advance with ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', with the latest original installment being ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'', which released for the Nintendo Switch on November 7, 2024. Two titles in the series, ''Superstar Saga'' and ''Bowser's Inside Story'', were remade for the Nintendo 3DS with extra content, with the latter being the final game in the series developed by AlphaDream before they declared bankruptcy in 2019. Gameplay The gameplay of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
