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NES Only1988 / 19892-in-1 Compilation1-2 PlayersDK + DK JrNever in JapanNintendo EAD Donkey Kong Classics A late-NES “greatest hits” cartridge bundling the original Donkey Kong (1981 arcade port) and Donkey Kong Jr. (1982 arcade port) onto a single Game Pak. Released in 1988 for North America and 1989 for Europe — but never sold in … Read more
ARCADE ORIGINALNESATARI 2600ATARI 7800ATARI 800AMSTRAD CPCAPPLE IIINTELLIVISIONE-READERCOLECOVISION Donkey Kong (1981) One ape, an army of remakes. Nintendo’s landmark 1981 arcade platformer — the game that introduced Mario, Donkey Kong and Pauline to the world, and spawned ports across virtually every home platform of the era. Developer:Nintendo R&D1 Original release:July 9, 1981 (arcade) Genre:Platform Designer:Shigeru Miyamoto … Read more
NES / Famicom1983-1986Educational1-2 PlayersEdutainment Spin-offNintendo R&D2Famicom Launch Era Donkey Kong Jr. Math Nintendo's earnest attempt at edutainment: a maths game built on a hacked Donkey Kong Jr. ROM. Players control DK Jr. (or his pink twin Junior (II)) climbing vines and platforms to collect numbers and operators, racing to match the answer on Donkey Kong's … Read more
NES / Famicom1983PlatformArcade original 1982 Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo’s 1982 arcade sequel turns the tables: Mario has caged Donkey Kong, and his son must climb vines and chains across four stages to set him free. The Famicom conversion was one of the console’s three launch games in Japan in July 1983. Platform:NES / Famicom Developer:Nintendo … Read more
Nintendo GameCube20023D platformerNintendo EADF.L.U.D.D.120 Shine SpritesBowser Jr.’s debut5.9 million soldKoizumi’s first as director Super Mario Sunshine Six years after Super Mario 64 rewrote the rules, Mario went on holiday and ended up on community service. Super Mario Sunshine landed on the Nintendo GameCube in July 2002 in Japan and that autumn everywhere else, strapped a … Read more
GameCube Exclusive Mario Cameo2005Snowboarding / SkiingMario / Luigi / PeachNintendo VillageEA CanadaEA × Nintendo Deal SSX on Tour Not a Mario game — but the second of two GameCube titles to feature Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach as exclusive playable characters as part of EA Sports BIG’s 2005 cross-promotional deal with Nintendo. The GameCube version … Read more
Nintendo GameCube2004Role-playing gameIntelligent SystemsPrologue + 8 chapters7 partners85 badgesPit of 100 TrialsMetacritic 87 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door A treasure map in the post, a princess gone missing and a harbour town run by thieves: the second Paper Mario starts as it means to go on. Released for Nintendo GameCube in Japan on 22 July … Read more
GameCube Exclusive Mario Cameo2005Sports / BasketballMario / Luigi / PeachNintendo CourtEA CanadaEA × Nintendo Deal NBA Street V3 Not a Mario game — but home to one of the most beloved Mario cameos in Nintendo’s cross-publisher history. The GameCube version exclusively features Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach as the unlockable Nintendo All-Stars team, with their … Read more
GameCube Only2005Sports / Baseball1-4 Players50+ Characters7 Team CaptainsNamco Mario Superstar Baseball The first Mario Baseball game and the Mario sports series’ baseball debut. Developed by Namco (not Camelot — a different studio than the Mario Golf / Tennis games), it brings 50+ Mario characters to the diamond as 9-member teams led by 7 captains: Mario, … Read more
GameCube2004Sports / Tennis1-4 Players18 CharactersPower ShotsCamelotWii NPC Port 2009 Mario Power Tennis Camelot Software Planning’s GameCube tennis follow-up to Mario Tennis (N64). The headline new mechanic: Power Shots — spectacular character-specific Offensive and Defensive special moves with full cinematic flair. 18 playable characters across 6 play styles, 10 courts (3 standard + 5 gimmick + … Read more
