

Depicted as a brave and heroic Italian plumber, he is often tasked with rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom from King Bowser and his army of henchmen. Mario, and educational games with Mario Teaches Typing. Additionally, other branches of games Mario stars expand beyond the platforming genre, such as role-playing games with Paper Mario, puzzle games with Dr. Mario ( English: / ˈ m ɑːr i oʊ, ˈ m æ r-/, Italian: ) is the main player of many games across the Mario franchise, mainly the Super Mario series, and is the face of others, such the Mario Kart and Mario Party series. The games all typically share common enemies. Other main and supporting antagonists appear as an additional hindrance to the main character, such as the Koopalings. Some games, such as the Super Mario series, have supporting protagonists that aid the main character, such as Cappy from Super Mario Odyssey, and Professor E.

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Throughout each series of games, numerous characters have been introduced, and have since become recurring. introduced Toad alongside numerous enemies, with Bowser and Princess Peach replacing both Donkey Kong and Pauline. introduced Mario's fraternal twin Luigi, and Super Mario Bros. Due to the critical and commercial success of Donkey Kong when it was released in July 1981, Mario reappeared in Mario Bros. Unable to obtain licensing rights for the characters, Miyamoto made later changes to their appearances and personalities, such as making them more lighthearted in tone. Designed by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto they were built off the base of characters from Popeye. Many characters have goals or plot arcs that vary from series to series for example, the Luigi's Mansion games focus on Luigi ridding his newly purchased mansion of ghosts, while Wario stars in games that center around his greed and desire for money and treasure.Ĭharacter roots begin with Donkey Kong where Mario, Donkey Kong, and Pauline originate. Games in the Mario franchise primarily revolve around Super Mario, and often involve the trope of Bowser kidnapping Princess Peach, with Mario then rescuing her. While Nintendo is usually the developer and publisher of games in the franchise, various series are developed by third-party companies, such as Hudson Soft and Intelligent Systems. The Mario franchise is a video game series by Nintendo. A handful of characters in the Mario franchise: Wario, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Peach, Mario, Toad, Daisy, Bowser, Yoshi, Boo, and Waluigi.
