Super Mario Quiz

Super Mario is a video game series created by Nintendo and is the central series of the greater Mario franchise, with more than 20 games in the series.

The games are set in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom and involve the player character running and jumping across platforms and atop enemies in themed levels.

The games have simple plots, typically with Mario and Luigi rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser.

At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo video game console.

The series is part of the greater Mario franchise, which includes other video game genres and media such as film, television, printed media, and merchandise.

More than 380 million copies of Super Mario games have been sold worldwide, making it the fifth-bestselling video game series.

The series features both two and three-dimensional gameplay, with 2D Super Mario game levels having single-exit objectives and 3D games featuring more fixed camera angles and a predetermined path to a single goal.

Playable characters other than Mario and Luigi have included Toads, Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Rosalina, Miis, Toadette, Nabbit, Daisy, and Bowser Jr.

Power-ups and items that give the character special powers such as fireball-throwing and size-changing are a core gameplay element in the series.

The games often feature other tokens found in levels to progress in the overworld, most frequently with the visual motif of a star.

Warp Pipes and Warp Cannons are a common method of transportation used in many of the Mario series games, allowing the character to progress through a level or reach otherwise inaccessible areas.

Many games in the series feature minigames supplemental to the platforming gameplay, usually offering the chance to win extra lives or power-ups.Evolution of Super Mario Games: 2D Origins to 3D and Open-Ended Exploration

• Super Mario Bros. established many core Mario elements, such as Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Bowser, Peach, and its three power-ups: the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Super Star.

• Super Mario Galaxy, released in 2007, became the first game in the Super Mario series to feature orchestrated music.

• Super Mario 64 was developed over approximately three years and is the first 3D and open-world game in the series, and a launch game for the Nintendo 64 home console.

• Super Mario Sunshine is the second 3D Super Mario game and was released in 2002 for the GameCube.

• New Super Mario Bros. was released on the Nintendo DS in 2006, marking the end of original 2D game releases in the series since 1995.

• Super Mario Galaxy 2 retains the basic premise of its predecessor and includes its items and power-ups besides the Ice Flower and Red Star.

• Super Mario 3D Land was released for the Nintendo 3DS in November and December 2011, bringing back several older gameplay features.

• New Super Mario Bros. 2 was released in July and August 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS, with the game's secondary goal to collect one million coins.

• New Super Mario Bros. U, the Wii U follow-up to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, was released in November 2012, introducing both a Flying Squirrel suit and asymmetric gameplay.

• Super Mario World was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and consists of nine worlds displayed via a world map.

• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was released for the SNES in 1995 and is primarily controlled by a Yoshi carrying Baby Mario.

• Super Mario Land is the first handheld Super Mario game apart from the Game & Watch conversion of Super Mario Bros., and was released for the Game Boy in 1989.The Evolution and Success of the Super Mario Video Game Franchise:

• Super Mario is a video game franchise developed and published by Nintendo, and is one of the most successful and iconic video game franchises in history.

• Super Mario Bros. (1985) is the first game in the franchise and is a side-scrolling platform game that introduced Mario, the main protagonist, and his brother Luigi.

• Super Mario 3D World (2013) is a sequel to Super Mario 3D Land (2011) and introduces the ability to turn the characters into cats and create clones of the characters.

• Super Mario Maker (2015) is a creation tool that allows players to create their own levels based on the gameplay and style of previous Super Mario games, and share their creations online.

• Super Mario Run (2016) is the first official Super Mario game developed for mobile devices and features simplified controls that allow it to be played with one hand.

• Super Mario Odyssey (2017) is a return to the open-world "sandbox" 3D style of gameplay, with "more open-ended exploration like in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine."

• Bowser's Fury is part of the 2021 re-release of Super Mario 3D World on the Nintendo Switch and implements 3D open-world "free-roaming" gameplay in a similar fashion to Odyssey.

• The Super Mario series has seen tremendous critical acclaim from both critics and audiences, and has sold more than 380 million units worldwide as of 2021.

• Super Mario Bros. (1985) sold more than 50 million units worldwide across multiple platforms by 1996, and is the best-selling NES game.

• Super Mario World (1990) is the best-selling game for the SNES console, selling 20 million copies, and is also the seventh bestselling game of all time.

• Super Mario 64 (1996) sold the most copies for the Nintendo 64 (11 million), whereas Super Mario Sunshine (2002) is the second-best-selling game (5.5 million) on the GameCube.

• Super Mario Galaxy (2007) has sold 12.80 million units as of March 2020 and is the ninth bestselling game for the Wii.

• Super Mario Odyssey (2017) has sold 23.50 million units as of December 2021, making it the bestselling 3D game in the series to date, and among the best-selling games for the Nintendo Switch.

• In the United Kingdom, Super Mario Bros. is the most famous video game brand, recognized by 91% of the UK adult population as of 2021.