Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Mario debuted as the player character of Donkey Kong, a 1981 …

He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and serves as the main mascot of Nintendo. Mario made his first appearance as the protagonist of the arcade game …

Explore the history of Mario, the Mushroom Kingdom, and more at the official Nintendo site for all things Mario.

In 1985, Super Mario Bros. video game, the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first in the Super Mario series of platformers, was developed and published by Nintendo in …

This is essentially their first Mario game, though they had worked on Tetris Attack years prior. The game they created, Paper Mario, immersed players into a wonderful paper styled world.

Mario, a fictional character that would eventually become iconic, was conceived 39 years ago, in 1981, by Japanese video game inventor Shigeru Miyamoto.

Oct 18, 1985 · This led to the creation of the first Mario game, where the main player climbed ladders to reach the top enemy and rescue the princess. At first, the character was named Mr. …

Apr 19, 2025 · Now considered one of the most iconic games of all time, Super Mario Bros. was first released in Japan on September 13, 1985. It debuted in the U.S. later that year. The …

Nov 5, 2025 · Mario is Missing! is the first game in the Mario Discovery Series [9] and sets the Super Mario characters on Earth. The game stars Luigi, who rescues Mario from Bowser in …

Super Mario Bros.[b] is a 1985 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Directed and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, it is the …