Super Mario games:

1981: Donkey Kong ¹
1982: Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) ²
1982: Donkey Kong Jr. ³
1983: Donkey Kong II ⁴
1983: Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
1983: Mario Bros.
1985: Super Mario Bros.
1986: The Legend of Zelda ⁵
1986: Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels)
1987: Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
1987: Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! ⁶
1988: Super Mario Bros. 2
1988: Super Mario Bros. 3
1989: Super Mario Land
1989: Tetris ⁷
1990: Dr. Mario
1990: Punch-Out!! ⁸
1990: Super Mario World
1991: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ⁹
1992: Super Mario Kart
1992: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1994: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
1994: Donkey Kong (Game Boy) ¹⁰
1995: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
1995: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest ¹¹
1996: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
1996: Kirby Super Star ¹²
1996: Super Mario 64
1996: Donkey Kong Land 2 ¹³
1996: Mario Kart 64
1997: Game & Watch Gallery ¹⁴
1997: Yoshi’s Story ¹⁵
1998: Mario Party
1999: Super Smash Bros. ¹⁶
1999: Mario Golf
1999: Donkey Kong 64 ¹⁷
2000: Paper Mario
2001: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons ¹⁸
2001: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages ¹⁹
2001: Mario Kart: Super Circuit
2001: Luigi’s Mansion
2001: Super Smash Bros. Melee ²⁰
2002: Super Mario Sunshine
2002: Animal Crossing ²¹
2003: WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania ²²
2003: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
2003: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2003: Donkey Konga ²³
2004: Mario vs. Donkey Kong
2004: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
2004: WarioWare: Twisted! ²⁴
2004: Super Mario 64 DS
2004: Yoshi’s Universal Gravitation ²⁵
2005: Mario Kart DS
2006: Game & Watch Collection ²⁶
2006: Tetris DS ²⁷
2006: New Super Mario Bros.
2006: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
2006: Wii Shop Channel ²⁸
2007: Super Paper Mario
2007: Super Mario Galaxy
2008: Super Smash Bros. Brawl ²⁹
2008: Mario Kart Wii
2009: PiCOPiCT ³⁰
2009: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
2009: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2
2010: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
2011: Puzzle Swap ³¹
2011: Super Mario 3D Land
2011: Mario Kart 7
2012: New Super Mario Bros. 2
2012: Animal Crossing: New Leaf ³²
2012: Nintendo Land ³³
2012: New Super Mario Bros. U
2013: New Super Luigi U
2013: Super Mario 3D World
2013: NES Remix ³⁴
2014: Mario Kart 8
2014: Hyrule Warriors ³⁵
2014: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS ³⁶
2014: Bayonetta ³⁷
2015: StreetPass Fishing ³⁸
2015: Yoshi’s Woolly World ³⁹
2015: Super Mario Maker
2016: Minecraft ⁴⁰
2016: Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
2016: Super Mario Run

Parent Series:

• Donkey Kong

Spin-offs:

• Wario
• Yoshi

Connected Series:

• Animal Crossing
• Balloon Fight
• Fire Emblem
• Game & Watch
• Ice Climber
• Kid Icarus
• Kirby
• The Legend of Zelda
• Metroid
• Mii
• Mother
• Pokémon
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Super Smash Bros.

Footnotes:

1. Mario is the game’s playable character.
2. Mario is the game’s playable character.
3. Mario is the game’s villain.
4. Mario is the game’s villain.
5. A kind of Piranha Plants called Manhandlas appear as enemies.
6. Mario appears as a non-playable character.
7. Mario and Luigi appear in the game’s multiplayer mode.
8. Mario appears as a non-playable character.
9. Chain Chomps appear as enemies.
10. Mario is the game’s playable character.
11. Mario has a minor cameo.
12. Mario, Luigi, Toad and Birdo can be seen in the crowd whenever there is an audience.
13. Mario has a minor cameo.
14. The game features remakes of Game & Watch titles which all now include various characters from the series.
15. Bowser (as a baby) is the game’s primary antagonist.
16. Mario and Luigi are playable and there are a couple of stages based on the series.
17. A port of Donkey Kong can be played.
18. Manhandlas, Thwomps and other creatures from the series appear.
19. Cheep-Cheeps appear as enemies.
20. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser and Dr. Mario are playable and there are several stages based on the series.
21. NES games featuring characters from the series are unlockable, such as Donkey Kong.
22. Mario and other characters make various cameos in different microgames.
23. Mario has a minor appearance on some of the game’s menus, music from the series can also be unlocked.
24. Mario and other characters make various cameos in different microgames.
25. Bowser is the game’s main villain.
26. A playable port of the Game & Watch Donkey Kong (which features Mario) is included.
27. Mario and other characters from the series appear in various game modes.
28. Mario and Luigi appear and are partially playable on the game’s download screen.
29. Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Peach are playable an there are several stages based on the series.
30. Mario (and other characters) appear once certain levels are beaten.
31. Super Mario characters appear in numerous puzzles.
32. Piranha Plants and Bullet Bills appear with certain pieces of furniture.
33. Two new games, Mario Chase and Luigi’s Ghost Mansion, are included.
34. Various characters from their series appear in their NES forms and are “remixed” into new scenarios.
35. Manhandlas appear as enemies and Chain Chomps can be used as weapons.
36. Various characters from the series are playable and there are several stages based on it too.
37. Bowser appears as part of some of Bayonett’s attacks. (Wii U version only.)
38. Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers appear as fishes which can be caught.
39. Bowser appears as a baby.
40. Characters from the series are playable in the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of the game and can be encountered online in all console versions.