Why is March 10th “Mario Day?” Write it out! Mar. 10…Mar 1o…Mar io…Mario! So let’s salute everyone’s favorite Italian video game plumber.
Mario Bros.
ShareNintendo published the first Mario Bros. game for arcades in 1983. LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11: A fan poses with the Super Mario Brothers at the E3 Gaming and Technology Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Super Mario Bros.
ShareThe game that introduced the world to Mario: Super Mario Bros., released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 11: The Super Mario Bros. pose prior to the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Australia and Italy at North Harbour Stadium on September 11, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Super Mario Bros. 2
ShareThe 1988 release of Super Mario Bros. 2 gave players the option to play as Mario, Luigi, Toad, or Princess Peach. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Fans dressed as Mario Brothers characters arrive prior to game five of the Commonwealth Bank International Series between Australia and the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 10, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Super Mario Bros. 3
ShareSuper Mario 3 hit the NES in 1990, and was the last Mario game to be released on the console. WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Nintendo and John Legend celebrate Chrissy Teigen's 28th birthday on November 26, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Nintendo)
Super Mario World
ShareThis was the first Mario game to be released on the SNES, which hit American shores in 1991. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 2: In this handout image provided by Nintendo of America, Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co. Ltd., gives the keynote address at the Game Developers Conference March 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Iwata announced Super Mario in 3D for the Nintendo 3DS portable video game system. (Photo by Kim White/Nintendo of America via Getty Images)
Super Mario 64
Share1996 brought us the Nintendo 64 and the first 3D Mario game: Super Mario 64. HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Actress Amber Lancaster attends Nintendo's celebration of the launch of Super Mario 3D Land at Siren Studios on November 3, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Nintendo)
Super Mario Sunshine
ShareThe next big Mario landmark came in 2002, with Super Mario Sunshine, the action-adventure game developed for the Nintendo GameCube. PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN - JULY 27: German-speaking visitors dressed as Mario Brothers pose for a photo on the boardwalk along the Ballermann stretch on July 27, 2017 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The term Ballermann, which combines the Spanish word for bathing site "balneario" and the German slang word for heavy drinking "ballern," has become synonymous with the party atmosphere of the beach-front street. The stretch is especially popular among young German and Dutch tourists, who spend the days at the beach and the nights in the pubs and discos. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
New Super Mario Bros.
ShareBy 2006, the Nintendo DS was the new gaming trend, so of course it had it's own Mario game. BATHURST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 08: Fans dressed as the Mario Brothers are seen at the Bathurst 1000, which is race 21 of the Supercars Championship at Mount Panorama on October 8, 2016 in Bathurst, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
ShareIn 2009, the game was updated for the Nintendo Wii. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 17: Actress Peyton List attends the Super Mario 3D World Happy Holi-Games Spectacular event on November 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Nintendo)
What’s Your Favorite Mario Memory?
ShareOf course, this is just a partial list of Mario moments. What did we miss? Were you a Mario Kart fan? Was Dr. Mario your jam back in the day? LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 17: Nintendo game character Mario stands next to the new gamer-themed car built by West Coast Customs on November 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The car show opens to the public tomorrow and runs through November 27. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)