

Super Mario 3D Land on the Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U combined classic 2D Mario gameplay with 3D level design and multiplayer gameplay. Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the Wii sent Mario soaring through space and incorporated a fantastic gravitational system. Super Mario Sunshine for the Nintendo GameCube combined Mario's famous jumping abilities with the use of a powerful water gun mounted on Mario's back known as the F.L.U.D.D. Often called the most innovative title of all time, Super Mario 64 is one of the pioneering three-dimensional video games and was the first with a camera that the player could control. Super Mario 64 is perhaps one of the biggest and best advancements in the series since the original game, and a launch title for the Nintendo 64.

Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System gave Mario a steed to ride upon named Yoshi, graphical advancements that used the various powers of the console, and almost 100 level exits. introduced over 40 million gamers to scrolling stages, various environments, and an incomparable physics engine. Mario's games not only ensure an insurmountable level of quality, but they also guarantee to press the various genres his games are a part of forward, whether it be platformers, role-playing games or even racing games.ĭonkey Kong gave way to the platforming genre, a plot and multiple levels, while Super Mario Bros.

fueled what was to become the most successful video game series of all time. His appearance in Donkey Kong alone granted him instant recognition, and his appearance in the Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario Bros. Video and then Jumpman during the early 1980s, Nintendo felt that in order for him to become successful, his name would have to be changed to something more approachable and memorable. He was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the arcade video game Donkey Kong. This and other key factors have led him to become the defining video game character and Nintendo's mascot. He and his younger twin brother Luigi are Nintendo's most renowned characters his games have sold over 262 million units worldwide. He is the mascot character for Nintendo, and is easily considered Nintendo's most successful video game character. Video and Jumpman and also known as Mario Mario or Super Mario) ( JP Japanese: マリオ) is a Nintendo video game character and the main character who stars in the long-running and highly successful Super Mario series.
