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Video game:Super Nintendo Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World

Nintendo1993

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Mario is the most popular video game franchise of all time, selling over 260 million games worldwide. The character Mario appears in over 200 games on every Nintendo console ever made, and in the 1990s, a survey discovered more children recognized Mario than Mickey Mouse. While the Mario series mainly features platform adventures, often involving the safe rescue of Princess Peach, it also includes role-playing, puzzle, racing, and educational games. The franchise further includes television shows, a live-action movie, comics, and promotional materials. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981, Mario first appeared as the protagonist Jumpman in Donkey Kong. As his name suggests, the character completed levels by jumping over barrels and climbing ladders to rescue the Lady kidnapped by Donkey Kong. In certain advertisements, Jumpman was named Mario, after the landlord of Nintendo of America's offices, and the name stuck. In 1985, Miyamoto produced the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game Super Mario Bros. The game takes place in the mythical Mushroom kingdom and stars Mario as he attempts to save Princess Peach from an antagonistic, anthropomorphized turtle named Bowser. Similar gameplay, reoccurring characters and power-ups link the games of the main Mario series. In almost all cases, the goal is to navigate through various levels or worlds, each of which concludes with a castle or dungeon and a boss fight. Throughout the games, Mario discovers power-ups such as mushrooms, fire flowers, feathers, and stars. These allow him to grow in size, shoot fireballs, fly, and become temporarily invincible. One unique game that enabled players to experience the best of the franchise was Super Mario All-Stars. Released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), the title included Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The first three games were originally released on the NES, and were remade with significantly improved graphics for the new collection. The fourth game, The Lost Levels, plays similarly to the original Super Mario Bros. and functions as the originally planned sequel before Super Mario Bros. 2 was created. The limited edition version of Super Mario All-Stars also includes a copy of Super Mario World, one of the most successful Mario games of all time. The collection introduced many gamers to the Mario franchise and sold over 10 million copies, making it a highly successful endeavor.

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  • Title: Video game:Super Nintendo Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
  • Creator: Nintendo
  • Date Created: 1993
  • Location: Japan
  • Subject Keywords: electronic game, video game, Super Nintendo
  • Type: Console Games
  • Medium: plastic, metal, printed paper
  • Object ID: 110.4712
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