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Thursday, 8 November 2012

Mario Games Online

Mario, who serves as Nintendo's mascot, is a fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and voiced by Charles Martinet. This is a list of video games where the character Mario plays a part, either as the protagonist, antagonist, supporting character, as part of an ensemble cast, as a cameo, or in a game within a game. It does not include simple references to the character, such as the portraits of Mario found in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

The year indicated is the year the game was first released, most commonly in Japan; games were sometimes released years later in other regions of the world. The list includes ports, remakes, re-releases, compilations, and different games with the same title released on multiple platforms. It doesn't include any Virtual Console releases. The Mario franchise is a media franchise consisting of video games published and produced by Nintendo starring the fictional character, Mario. The franchise also includes other forms of media including several television series and a feature film. It was originally created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto with the video game Donkey Kong in July 9, 1981. The games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream. Most Mario games have either been released for the arcade or Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the current generation of video game consoles.