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The main series in the franchise is the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, consisting of [[Genre#Platform games|platform games]] that typically involve Mario and his brother, [[Luigi]], working to save the Mushroom Kingdom and its ruler, [[Princess Peach]], from the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] villain [[Bowser]] and his [[Bowser's Minions|army of minions]]. The two brothers use their [[jump]]ing prowess to progress through [[level]]s, while also making use of power-ups of various kinds; and rely on their friends, such as the dinosaur character [[Yoshi]] and an adventurous Mushroom Kingdom citizen named [[Toad]], to help them out. ''Super Mario'' games of other [[genre]]s include the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' [[Genre#Racing|racing]] series, [[Genre#Sports|sports]] games such as the ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'', ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'', ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'', and ''[[Mario Strikers (series)|Mario Strikers]]'' series, [[Genre#Party|party]] games such as the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, [[Genre#RPG|role-playing]] games such as the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] games such as the ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series, the action-adventure ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series, and several [[Genre#Edutainment|educational]] games such as the ''[[Mario Discovery (series)|Mario Discovery]]'' series, among others. Furthermore, a few spin-off franchises have been created based on specific characters in the franchise, namely the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'', and ''[[Wario (franchise)|Wario]]'' franchises. In total, over 300 video games are included in the franchise, which combined have sold over 800 million copies. The franchise has also been licensed into other media, such as television series, anime, comics (including manga), children's books, and feature films, and spawned various promotional videos and a [[Super Nintendo World|theme park attraction]]. As the flagship franchise of Nintendo, ''Super Mario'' has garnered critical acclaim and widespread recognition throughout the world, with several of its games being considered to be among the {{wp|List of video games considered the best|best video games ever made}}. It has {{wp|List of best-selling video game franchises|sold more total units than any other video game franchise}} in history and has become one of the world's {{wp|List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises}}, as well as one of the {{wp|List of longest-running video game franchises|longest-running video game franchises}} of all time.