Mario (franchise)
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| Name: | Mario |
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| Creator: | Nintendo |
| Date(s): | 1981 |
| Medium: | Video Game |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
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The Mario franchise is a video game franchise published and produced by Nintendo starring the fictional Italian character Mario. The franchise's other forms of media include several television series and a feature film. It was originally created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto with the arcade Donkey Kong, released on July 9, 1981.
Notable Franchises
- Donkey Kong
- Super Mario
- Super Mario Land
- Wario
- Dr. Mario
- Mario Kart
- Yoshi
- Mario Tennis
- Mario Golf
- Paper Mario
- Mario & Luigi
- Mario Party
- Hotel Mario
- Super Mario Maker
- The mainline platforming series, Mario Bros., as well as its 3D platformers:
Fandom
Shipping
Speedrunning
Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Odyssey have had consistently large speedrun communities for years, and both are regularly featured at GDQ, a speedrun charity marathon that takes place twice a year in the United States.
Members and content creators of the speedrunning community also have their own fanbases. Popular Odyssey speedrunner and Youtube creator Smallant, as well as his friends CraftyBoss, cjya, and Fir, began playing a hide-and-seek multiplayer modded version of Super Mario Odyssey in 2022. These became many of these creators consistently best-performing videos, averaging nearly 1mil views each, and spawned a fanbase of its own.
Another group was Team 0%, dedicated to to beating every single level in Super Mario Maker 1 and 2. They successfully did so for the first game prior to the Wii U and 3DS online networks shutting down in April 2024.
Connections with Other Fandoms
Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog had a famous rivalry during the 90's console wars, however it dissipated once Sega stopped making consoles. Now, since the two franchises have crossed over on many occasions since then, their fandom's have become much friendlier toward each other.
Fanworks
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Animation
Archives & Fannish Links
- Mario fanworks at FF.net
- Super Mario & Related Fandoms fanworks at AO3
- Supper Mario Broth - fanblog
- SMW Central - fangame and fan music site