was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and is the first side-scrolling 2D platform game to feature Mario. 3ĭirector Takashi Tezuka, producer Shigeru Miyamoto, and composer Koji Kondo, pictured in 2015 Main articles: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros.
More than 380 million copies of Super Mario games have been sold worldwide, making it the fourth-bestselling video game series, behind the larger Mario series, the puzzle series Tetris, and first-person shooter series Call of Duty. The Super Mario series is part of the greater Mario franchise, which includes other video game genres and media such as film, television, printed media, and merchandise.
These include a multitude of power-ups and items that give Mario special powers such as fireball-throwing and size-changing into both giant and miniature sizes. The first game in the series, Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985, established the series' gameplay concepts and elements. The games have simple plots, typically with Mario rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser. As a platform game, the player runs and jumps across platforms and atop enemies in themed levels. He is often joined by his brother, Luigi, and occasionally by other members of the Mario cast. The Super Mario games are typically in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom with Mario as the player character. There are twenty-one similar games and one cross-series game that may or may not be included as part of the series. Many Super Mario video games are on non-Nintendo platforms. At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo video game console. series or simply the Mario series, it is the central series of the greater Mario franchise. Alternatively called the Super Mario Bros. Super Mario is a platform game series created by Nintendo based on Mario.