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===''Super Mario'' series===

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[[File:SuperMarioBrosArtwork2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|''Super Mario Bros.'', the flagship game of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, was largely responsible for the early success of the NES and the revival of the North American video game industry after the {{wp|North American video game crash of 1983|1983 market crash}}.<ref>[http://top100.ign.com/2005/001-010.html IGN's Top 100 Games]</ref> The game is represented here with this promotional artwork drawn by Shigeru Miyamoto himself.]]

In 1985, Mario became the star of his own side-scrolling platform game called ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', which was the pack-in title for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], and introduced the ''Super Mario'' branding as it is known today. The game centers around Mario's quest to save the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach (then known to the Western world as Princess Toadstool) from Bowser and his minions. To save the princess, Mario conquers the eight worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom by going to the castle in each to defeat Bowser and his minions. The plot of Bowser kidnapping the princess has been repeatedly reused throughout the subsequent games in the core ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. ''Super Mario Bros.'' sold over 40 million units worldwide for its original NES release alone; as such, it had the all-time highest sales of any title in the franchise until the end of 2021. It was also the world's best-selling video game overall until 2009.

In 1996, the [[Nintendo 64]] console debuted with ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' as a launch title, one of the first fully 3D console games, and the first game to feature the ''Super Mario'' characters in their 3D rendered versions. Peach sends Mario a letter inviting him to her castle; however, when he arrives, Mario discovers that Bowser has invaded the castle and imprisoned the princess and her servants within it using the castle's Power Stars. Many of the castle's paintings are portals to other worlds, which Mario explores to recover the stars from Bowser's Minions. The game was followed up in 2002 with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. There, Mario and Peach take a vacation to the tropical resort called [[Isle Delfino]], which has been vandalized and polluted by [[Shadow Mario|a mysterious figure]] similar in appearance to Mario. Mario is arrested and ordered to clean up the island; in the process, he seeks the help of [[F.L.U.D.D.]], a robotic water pump, and must also collect the [[Shine Sprite]]s, which the pollution has caused to flee the island's main plaza. Eventually, Peach is kidnapped by Shadow Mario, who later reveals himself to be Bowser's son, [[Bowser Jr.]], and Mario must confront him, along with Bowser senior, to rescue the princess.

[[File:NSMBW Yoshis Group Art.jpg|thumb|200px|The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games marked a revival of 2D ''Super Mario'' platformers after over 10 years.]]

In 2006, a {{wp|2.5D}} retro throwback sub-series called ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' was inaugurated for the [[Nintendo DS]]. Beyond the first game, the series has continued with follow-ups on [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|the Wii]], [[New Super Mario Bros. 2|Nintendo 3DS]], and [[New Super Mario Bros. U|Wii U]]. The games in the series are similar in structure and gameplay to the original 2D games, and as such have generally minimalist stories, where Bowser simply kidnaps Peach and provokes Mario to give chase, venturing through eight worlds as in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', and eventually do battle with him to rescue the princess. In the Wii and Wii U installments, four players can simultaneously control their characters; the Mario brothers are accompanied as playable heroes in these games by two Toads, one [[Blue Toad (character)|blue]] and the other [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|yellow]].

Super Mario Current TCN Logo.jpg|The current traditional Chinese logo of the series

Bg-red.jpg|Background featuring ''Super Mario'' characters

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**[https://mario.nintendo.com/es Spanish version]

**[https://mario.nintendo.com/fr French version]

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