List of Mario games by system

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This article is a list of Mario games by video game system. For a chronological list, see List of Mario games.

Mario is the best-known icon of video gaming.

Over the years, Mario and his brother Luigi have appeared in several popular video games, both with starring and less significant roles. Here is a list of games that Mario has appeared in, or games with other Mario characters, organized by system.

1 Arcade
2 Handhelds
3 Nintendo home systems
4 Other platforms

Donkey Kong (1981) - The first game to feature Mario, although at this point he is named Jumpman.
Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) - Mario is the opponent in this one, and it is up to Donkey Kong Jr. to rescue his father.
Mario Bros. (1983) - Introduced Luigi, it featured 2-player simultaneous play.
Vs. Super Mario Bros. (1985) - A mixture of the original SMB and The Lost Levels that ran on the arcade VS Unisystem. Powerups and solution to mazes (e.g. 4-4) have been moved, and more enemies have been added thanks to new flicker-reduction programming, along with other bugfixes.

Donkey Kong (1981) - The very first game with Mario, who was a carpenter trying to rescue his girlfriend from an evil ape.
Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) - Mario is the opponent in this one, and it is up to Donkey Kong Jr. to rescue his father.
Donkey Kong 2 (1982) - alternate version of Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros. (1983) - featuring Mario and Luigi packing boxes at a factory
Mario's Cement Factory (1983)
Mario's Bombs Away (1983)
Donkey Kong 3 (1984)
Super Mario Bros. (1986)
Mario the Juggler (1991)

Alleyway (1989)
Tennis (1989)
Super Mario Land (1989) - Game Boy game with tiny graphics; gameplay quite similar to SMB1.
Tetris (1989) - Mario appeared in some cut-scenes in the Famicom/NES and Game Boy versions.
Qix (1990) - Mario appeared in cut-scenes.
Dr. Mario (1990) - Puzzle game with mechanics similar to Tetris and Columns.
F-1 Race (1990)
Golf (1990)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) - Wario, one of Mario's rivals, is introduced.
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) - stars Mario's alter ego, Wario; Mario appeared only in the ending.
Donkey Kong (1994) - First Super Game Boy game with about 100 new levels.
Mario's Picross (1994)
Mario's Picross 2 (1996) - Japan only.
Game & Watch Gallery (1997)
Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997)

Mario's Tennis (1994) - pack-in for Virtual Boy
Mario Clash (1995)

Super Mario Bros. DX (1999) - Game Boy Color port of original SMB; contains extra goals, Game Boy Printer pictures, and a hidden SMB2:LL.
Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999)
Mario Golf (1999)
Mario Tennis (2001) - not related to VB game

Mario Kart Super Circuit (2001) - Kart gaming
Super Mario Advance (2001) - pixel-perfect port of Super Mario Bros. 2 from Super Mario All-Stars, featuring voice samples and a save feature, plus an upgrade of the original Mario Bros.
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (2002) - Slight update of SMW for the Game Boy Advance.
Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) - Update of SMB3, with new levels and items to unlock with the use of the Card e-Reader.
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) - Mario's third RPG.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004)
Super Mario Bros. (Classic NES Series) (2004)
Mario Pinball Land (2004)
Dr. Mario (Classic NES Series) (2004)
Mario Party Advance (2005)
Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005)

Super Mario 64 DS (2004) New version of Super Mario 64, in which Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi are all playable characters. This is the first Mario game for the Nintendo DS.
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Super Princess Peach (2005)
Tetris DS (2006)- Footage of past Mario games runs on the top screen while you're playing.
New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006)
Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Itadaki Street DS (2007)
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (to be released 2007)

Super Mario Bros. (1985) - 32 KB of program; 8 KB of graphics. According to the Guinness Book of World Records [1], SMB is the best-selling game of all time.
Tennis (1985) - Mario was the referee.
Wrecking Crew (1985) - Mario is the protagonist, but gameplay is unrelated to other Mario games. Many NES games featured Mario as a character, even though the game may not have fit the theme of the series.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1985) - Released initially in Japan on the Famicom Disk System as Super Mario Bros. 2, this used a slightly modified version of the original SMB engine with much harder levels. The Lost Levels title was created when this game was brought to the U.S. in Super Mario All-Stars, without the 2. Nintendo did not believe that it would sell well in the US, as the game was voted "too hard" by 94% of a survey of 250 Americans, and the game wasn't seen in America until the SNES release.
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1985) - Japan only. A version of the original Super Mario Bros. game with graphics changed to feature radio personalities from a popular Japanese radio station.
Golf (1985) - Mario's first foray into golf. He must have made some spare money in his blue collar jobs.
Mario Bros. (1986) - Originally an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1983. In the subsequent years it was released on various home systems, including the NES in 1986.
Pinball (1987) - Mario appears in the Bonus stage, where he maneuvers a platform to keep the ball from getting away, and then catch the Princess when she falls from above.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) - Mario is the referee.
Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Bros. USA (1988) - Released at first in markets outside of Japan, this is a modified version of a Japanese game called Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic with some of the graphics replaced by Mario-themed graphics. This game tends to be overlooked by some Mario fans as being the runt; some of the characters introduced in this game have now become staples of the Mario world, including Bob-ombs, Snifits, Pokey the Cactus, and Shy Guys.
Tetris (1989) - Mario appeared in some cut-scenes in the Famicom/NES and Game Boy versions.
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) - Mario gains several new abilities, including the first appearance of his ability to fly. Also of note is that this is the best selling video game that was not bundled with a console. [2]
Dr. Mario (1990) - Puzzle game with mechanics similar to Tetris and Columns.
NES Open Tournament Golf (1991)
Mario Is Missing! (1993) - Luigi must restore artifacts to landmarks of famous cities around the world and defeat Bowser to save Mario. North America only
Mario's Time Machine (1993) - Mario must restore historical artifacts to their proper time and place (and in the NES version, save Yoshi). North America only

Return of Mario Bros. (1988) - sequel to Mario Bros.; Japan only
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988)

Super Mario World (1991) - Mario's first Super NES game and Yoshi's first game
SimCity (1991)
Super Mario USA (1992) - Japanese release of Super Mario Bros. 2. Japan only.
Super Mario Kart (1992) - Go-kart racing.
Mario Paint (1992)
Mario Is Missing! (1993) - Luigi must restore artifacts to landmarks of famous cities around the world and defeat Bowser to save Mario. North America only.
Mario's Time Machine (1993) - Mario must restore historical artifacts to their proper time and place (and in the NES version, save Yoshi). North America only.
Mario and Wario (1993) - Japan only
Super Mario All-Stars (1993) (in Japan, Super Mario Collection) - collection of original SMB, SMB: The Lost Levels (SMB2 in Japan), SMB2 (SMUSA in Japan), and SMB3, with enhanced graphics and sound.
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993) North America only
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1993) North America only
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1993) North America only
Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994)
Super Mario All-Stars & World (1994) Only released bundled with Super NES consoles in 1994, this update to Super Mario All-Stars added a slightly enhanced version of Super Mario World to the cartridge.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Mario's Super Picross (1995) - Japan only.
Undake 30 Same Game (1995) - Japan only.
Mario Excite Bike - (1995) Japan only.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) - The first RPG to feature Mario. It used prerendered graphics to appear to be 3D.
Wrecking Crew '98 (1998) - Japan only.

Super Mario 64 (1996) - First Mario platform game for the Nintendo 64. Also Mario's first appearance in true 3D. In addition to characters it featured 3D items for the first time.
Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Donkey Kong 64 (1999) - Mario (AKA Jumpman) appears in the original Donkey Kong standup arcade console in the area called Frantic Factory.
Mario Golf (1999)
Super Smash Bros. (1999)
Mario Party (1999) - First party-style game with the Mario characters.
Mario Tennis (2000) - not related to VB game
Mario Party 2 (2000) - 2nd party-style game with the Mario characters.
Paper Mario (2001) - Mario's second RPG, this time in true 3D, but with 2D characters.
Mario Party 3 (2001) - noted for confusion between Mario Party 3's box art and that of the original Mario Party; the original had a die showing a number 3 below the word "PARTY" on the box. Also noted for same initials as MPEG audio layer 3, as the press release points out.
Dr. Mario 64 (2001)

Luigi's Mansion (2001) - Mario is the man you must save in this "Ghostbusters-esque" title.
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - largely a facelift of SSB with a new Final Fight-style side-scrolling brawler; this was also the first game featuring Mario to be given a "T" (Teen) rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
Super Mario Sunshine (2002) - First Mario platform game for Nintendo's GameCube
Mario Party 4 (2002)
Mario Party 5 (2003)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) New features include 2-drivers system, and the support of 16 players playing at the same time, using GameCube's LAN feature.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) Sequel to Paper Mario.
Mario Power Tennis (2004)
Mario Party 6 (2004)
NBA Street V3 (2005) Mario, Luigi and Peach are playable characters as the "Nintendo All-stars" team in the GameCube edition of this game.
Mario Superstar Baseball (2005)
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005)
SSX On Tour (2005) Mario, Luigi and Peach are playable characters.
Mario Party 7 (2005)
Super Mario Strikers (2005)

Super Mario Galaxy (to be released in 2007)
Super Paper Mario (to be released in 2007)
Mario Strikers Charged (to be released in 2007)
Mario Party 8 (to be released in 2007)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (to be released in 2007)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (to be released in 2007)

Mario Bros. Special (1984) - A reimagining of the original Mario Bros. arcade game featuring new levels and new gameplay mechanics.
Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984) - A version of Mario Bros. that included an added feature of "punch balls," small balls that Mario and Luigi can kick at enemies.
Super Mario Bros. Special (1985) - A flick-screen version of Super Mario Bros. with all new levels