History of Super Mario Bros. (1985-2016) - Video Game History
95The Super Mario series, also called the main series or main games, is the biggest and most important sub-series of the Mario franchise. It started in 1985 with the creation of Super Mario Bros. on the Family Computer and subsequently the Nintendo Entertainment System. It has been followed by many sequels released in almost every Nintendo video game console to date, except the Game Boy, the Game Boy Color, and the Game Boy Advance, where only remakes, ports, or other spin-offs games were released and development was handled by other divisions and companies.
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Most of these games, notably excluding Super Mario Bros. 2, follow the story of Mario and, usually, his brother Luigi and sometimes his best friend Yoshi, in their quest to search for and rescue Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser, who wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom or another location, depending on the game. The Mario Brothers' adventure is not easy, however, as they must face Bowser's troops throughout, who attempt to thwart the brothers' attempts to rescue the princess.
The series is developed by several Nintendo divisions. The main games have been developed exclusively by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (known during its early days as Nintendo Research & Development 4). Following its merge with Nintendo Software Planning & Development in September 2015, the series is now handled by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.
In 2010, the series celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros. The celebration involved a series of videos showing various tricks throughout the series' games on the Wii's Nintendo Channel, as well as releasing a Wii port of Super Mario All-Stars, which included a history booklet of the Super Mario series and a CD containing several songs from games in the series. In 2015, the series celebrated its thirty anniversary with the commemorative game being Super Mario Maker, a game creation platform game that allows players to create their own Mario levels by choosing between four game skins based on other Super Mario games. Special amiibo based on Mario's classic and modern design were released as well.
Games included in video:
Super Mario Bros. - 1985
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - 1986
Super Mario Bros. 2 - 1988
Super Mario Bros. 3 - 1988
Super Mario World - 1990
Super Mario 64 - 1996
Super Mario Sunshine - 2002
New Super Mario Bros. - 2006
Super Mario Galaxy - 2007
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 2009
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 2010
Super Mario 3D Land - 2011
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 2012
New Super Mario Bros. U - 2012
Super Mario 3D World - 2013
Super Mario Land - 1989
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - 1992
Super Mario Bros. Special - 1986
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - 1995
New Super Luigi U - 2013
Super Mario Maker - 2015
Super Mario Run - 2016
Vs. Super Mario Bros. - 1986
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. - 1986
Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) - 1987
Super Mario All-Stars - 1993
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World - 1994
BS Super Mario USA - 1996
BS Super Mario Collection - 1997
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe - 1999
Super Mario Advance - 2001
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 - 2001
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 - 2002
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - 2003
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. - 2004
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 - 2004
Super Mario 64 DS - 2004
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition - 2010
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U - 2013
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS - 2015
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