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Pure platforming joy from the Mushroom Kingdom’s most iconic hero.
THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Choose your game
4 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 movement, readable obstacles, hidden routes, and playful transformations give each game an immediate rhythm. Racing and role-playing spin-offs preserve that clarity while finding new uses for familiar characters and timing.
Where to start
Super Mario Bros. is the concise 8-bit foundation and Super Mario World its exploratory evolution. Super Circuit is the fast arcade-racing branch, while Superstar Saga offers a comic role-playing journey with active battles.
Why these entries are here
These four selections outline distinct parts of Mario’s range without relying on near-duplicate sequels. The two platform games frame a major transition in level design; Super Circuit translates recognizable items and characters into technical handheld racing; and Superstar Saga builds cooperation and timing into a story-led RPG. The original NES and SNES ROM files are still awaiting restoration, while both GBA additions have local source files ready for validation.
Mario games in this collection
The current Mario archive spans original releases from 1985 to 2003 and includes NES and SNES and GBA. 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.
Mario Kart: Super CircuitGBA · 2001
Race through colorful cups, master tight corners, and use familiar items in Mario’s fast handheld kart debut.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar SagaGBA · 2003
Guide both brothers through the Beanbean Kingdom in a comic adventure where timing matters in and out of battle.