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Pure platforming joy from the Mushroom Kingdom’s most iconic hero.
THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Choose your game
2 handpicked Mario classics, ordered for easy discovery.
A world worth
returning to.
Pure platforming joy from the Mushroom Kingdom’s most iconic hero. This collection brings its essential entries together in one calm, considered place—each game paired with context, controls, and a direct route into play.
SERIES GUIDE
Understanding the Mario classics
Where the series began
Mario helped define how home-console platform games communicate movement, danger, and reward. The classic games introduce ideas through level layouts instead of lengthy instructions, letting players understand a new mechanic moments before they are asked to master it.
What defines these games
Responsive jumps, readable obstacles, hidden routes, and playful transformations give each stage an immediate rhythm. Later entries add maps and secrets, but the series remains grounded in the simple pleasure of moving through a carefully arranged space.
Where to start
Super Mario Bros. is the concise 8-bit foundation. Super Mario World is the more exploratory 16-bit evolution, with Yoshi, alternate exits, and a map built for repeat visits.
Why these entries are here
The two selected games frame a major transition in console platforming. The NES original demonstrates economical, linear teaching, while the SNES follow-up turns stages into a connected landscape of alternate exits. Neither playable file is live yet, so these pages currently serve as transparent editorial guides until restoration work is complete. Once available, their different approaches will make this page more useful than a simple chronological list: one is a study in concise forward motion, and the other rewards returning to stages to uncover a wider network of secrets.
Mario games in this collection
The current Mario archive spans original releases from 1985 to 1990 and includes NES and SNES. Every entry links to a dedicated page with its developer, genre, controls, historical context, and availability status. The scope is intentionally selective so that each addition contributes a distinct reason to explore the series instead of simply increasing a platform count.
Super Mario Bros.NES · 1985
Run and jump through the Mushroom Kingdom in the platformer that made home console history.
Super Mario WorldSNES · 1990
Discover Dinosaur Land with Yoshi in a bright, secret-filled platforming classic.