SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 (NES, 1990)

 

I always found Bowser's cape here to be really cool, and was a little disappointed he never wore it in the games.

“Oh, it's terrible!

The king has been transformed!

Please find the Magic Wand so we can change him back.”

- Toad

"So, I give you... SUPER! MARIO BROTHERS! THREE!!"

-Video Armageddon announcer, The Wizard

 

SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 (NES, 1988)

To sleep—perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub! That makes calamity of so long life. Than fly to others that we know not of?

“When Mario opened a door after climbing a long stair in his dream, another world spread before him and he heard a voice call for help to be freed from a spell. After awakening, Mario went to a cave nearby and to his surprise he saw exactly what he saw in his dream....”

- Intro Screen

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The Facts

Release Date: October 9, 1988 (USA), September 14, 1992 (Japan)

Original Platform: NES

Director: Kensuke Tanabe

Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto, Hiroshi Yamauchi

Also Playable On: Famicom, Nintendo PlayChoice-10, SNES (remake), Satellaview, GBA (remake), Virtual Console (Wii, 3DS, Wii U), NES Classic Edition, Nintendo Switch Online

 

SUPER MARIO BROS.: THE LOST LEVELS (FDS, 1986)

 

Are you ready for this? You're not. You think you're ready for this, but you're not.

“We present Fantasy World. Let's try "9 World" with one game.”

- World 9 Intro Screen

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The Facts

Release Date: June 3, 1986 (Japan)

Original Platform: Famicom Disk System

Director: Takashi Tezuka

Producer: Unknown

Also Playable On: SNES (remake), Game Boy Color (quasi-remake), Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (Wii, 3DS, Wii U), Nintendo Switch Online, 35^th Anniversary Game & Watch

 

SUPER MARIO BROS. (NES, 1985)

 “THANK YOU MARIO!

BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!”

- Mushroom Retainer

 

Warning: this article is gonna be a LONG one

The Facts

Release Date: September 13, 1985 (Japan), Unknown for certain but possibly October 18, 1985 (North America)

Original Platform: Famicon (Japan), Nintendo Entertainment System (North America)

Director: Shigeru Miyamoto

Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto