NES / Famicom1984-1986Pinball1-2 PlayersMario & Pauline CameoNintendo R&D1 & HALIwata Programmed Pinball (NES, Cameo) An early NES launch-window pinball game where the unsuspecting Bonus Stage features Mario controlling a platform to bounce a ball through bingo lamps — and rescue a falling Pauline, in one of her very first post-Donkey Kong appearances. Programmed by a … Read more
NES / Famicom1991-1992Sports / Golf1-4 PlayersMario, Luigi, Peach & DaisyNintendo R&D2 + HALIwata Directed NES Open Tournament Golf Japan got this game with its honest title: Mario Open Golf. The West got a more generic sports-game name that hid the headline news — this is a fully Mario-starring golf game with Mario and Luigi as … Read more
PC · SNES · NES 1993–1994 THE SOFTWARE TOOLWORKS MARIO DISCOVERY SERIES Mario’s Time Machine (PC / SNES / NES) Bowser has stolen history’s greatest artefacts to fill his own museum — and only Mario can travel back through time to return them. An educational adventure across three very different versions, released between 1993 and … Read more
PCSNESNES Mario is Missing! A once in a lifetime (hopefully) edutainment journey DeveloperSoftware Toolworks / Radical Entertainment PublisherMindscape / Nintendo First release1992 (PC & SNES) PlayersSingle-player GenreEdutainment / Platform ProtagonistLuigi (first starring role!) Overview Releases Story Gameplay Locations Videos Reception References Trivia Downloads Overview Mario is Missing! is an educational video game developed and produced … Read more
ARCADE ORIGINALNESATARI 2600ATARI 5200ATARI 7800ATARI 8-BITAMSTRAD CPCC64GBAE-READER Mario Bros. (1983) The first starring Mario title and the debut of Luigi! Nintendo’s 1983 arcade classic — the game that gave Mario his name, his profession, his brother, and his personality as we know them today. Developer:Nintendo R&D1 Original release:1983 (arcade) Luigi’s debut:First playable appearance Players:1–2 simultaneous … Read more
Release dates Australia Unconfirmed Europe June 27th, 1991 Japan July 27th, 1990 N.America October 4th, 1990 General information Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developed by Nintendo R&D1 Published by Nintendo Players: 1-2 GAME INFORMATION Overview In Dr. Mario for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) the Mushroom Kingdom is riddled with disease, the work of a triad … Read more
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
Release dates Australia N/A Europe June 15th, 1987 Japan July 15th, 1983 N.America June 8th, 1986 General information Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developed by Nintendo R&D1 Published by Nintendo Players: 1-2 Buy Donkey Kong Jr (NES) on Buy Donkey Kong Jr (NES) on Quick links: Overview / Story / Gameplay & Controls / Characters & Enemies … Read more