There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise. Although originally a branch of the Mario sports games, the Mario Kart series is not included in this list, as it has since become a stand-alone series.
Mario Tennis series[]
While Mario appeared in several tennis games preceding it, he first starred as a player in the Virtual Boy game Mario's Tennis, developed by Nintendo R&D1. Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 was the first to use the Mario Tennis branding. Most of the subsequent Nintendo home and handheld consoles have featured a game since. Like the Mario Golf series, all of the games are currently developed by Camelot Software Planning.
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Release years by system: 1995 — Virtual Boy |
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Released in stereoscopic 3D.
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Release years by system: 2000 — Nintendo 64 2010 — Virtual Console |
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This marks the first appearance of Waluigi.
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Release years by system: 2000 — Game Boy Color 2013 — Virtual Console |
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The Game Boy Color version is the first game in the series to feature a story mode with original characters, and it uses the Transfer Pak to transfer character's data to the Nintendo 64 version.
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Release years by system: 2004 — GameCube 2009 — Wii |
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Re-released as part of Wii's New Play Control! game lineup.
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Release years by system: 2005 — Game Boy Advance 2014 — Virtual Console |
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This is the second Mario Tennis game to feature a story mode, after the Game Boy Color's game.
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Release years by system: 2012 — Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 2015 — Wii U |
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Release years by system: 2018 — Nintendo Switch |
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This is the third Mario Tennis game in the series to feature a story mode.
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Mario Golf games[]
As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a Mario-branded entry on the Nintendo 64. NES Open Tournament Golf was developed by Nintendo R&D2 and was the first sports game to feature Mario as a player. All subsequent golf games, beginning with Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64, have been published by Nintendo and developed by Camelot Software Planning.
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Release years by system: 1987 — Family Computer Disk System 1991 — Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 — PlayChoice-10 2007 — Virtual Console 2018 — Nintendo Switch Online |
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Known in Japan as Mario Open Golf.
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Release years by system: 1990 — Game Boy |
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The Game Boy version features Mario as the player character.
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Release years by system: 1999 — Nintendo 64 2008 — Virtual Console |
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Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity.
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Release years by system: 1999 — Game Boy Color 2012 — Virtual Console |
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Characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version via Transfer Pak connectivity.
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Release years by system: 2001 — Game Boy Color |
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Mobile Golf features compatibility with the Mobile Adapter GB, allowing players to compete in multiplayer matches and unlock additional characters.
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Release years by system: 2003 — GameCube |
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Similar to the N64 and GBC Mario Golf games, Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour can exchange data using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable.
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Release years by system: 2004 — Game Boy Advance 2014 — Virtual Console |
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Similar to the N64 and GBC Mario Golf games, Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour can exchange data using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable.
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Release years by system: 2014 — Nintendo 3DS |
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Original release date(s): June 25, 2021 |
Release years by system: 2021 — Nintendo Switch |
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Mario Strikers games[]
The Mario Strikers franchise (Mario Football in PAL regions and Mario Soccer in South Korea) is a video game franchise that introduced association football to the Mushroom Kingdom. The series is developed by Next Level Games and began in 2005 for the GameCube with Super Mario Strikers.
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Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
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Known as Mario Smash Football in Europe.
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Release years by system: 2007 — Wii |
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Known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe and Mario Power Soccer in South Korea.
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Release years by system: 2022 — Nintendo Switch |
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Announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on February 9, 2022.[1] Known as Mario Strikers: Battle League Football in Europe.
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Mario Baseball games[]
The Mario Baseball series is a collection of video games based on baseball that takes place in the Mushroom Kingdom. The series is developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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Release years by system: 1989 — Game Boy |
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The Game Boy version of Nintendo Baseball features Mario on the artwork and he and Luigi are featured in text in the gameplay.
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Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
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Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball.[lower-alpha 1]
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Release years by system: 2008 — Wii 2016 — Wii U Virtual Console[2] |
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Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball.[lower-alpha 2]
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series[]
The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is a collection of games that take place during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, crossing over characters from the Mario series with those from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with the Beijing 2008 edition, titled Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Nintendo published the East Asian versions of the first three games and fully published the fourth and fifth games, while Sega published the Western versions of the first three games and fully published the sixth game, with Nintendo licensing characters.
Summer Olympic Games[]
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Release years by system: 2007 — Wii 2008 — Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2011 — Wii 2012 — Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 2016[3] — Wii U, Nintendo 3DS,[4] Arcade[5][6] |
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Release years by system: 2019 — Nintendo Switch 2020 — Arcade |
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The last known game overall created by AlphaDream before the company declared bankruptcy in 2019[8]
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Winter Olympic Games[]
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Release years by system: 2009 — Wii, Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2013 — Wii U |
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Mario Sports Mix games[]
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Release years by system: 2010 — Wii |
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First game to have dodgeball in a Mario game. It is also the first game to have volleyball in a Mario game outside of a Mario Party title.
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Release years by system: 2017 — Nintendo 3DS |
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This is the first Mario sports game to feature horse racing.
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Mario Pinball series[]
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Release years by system: 1984 — Nintendo Entertainment System 1984 — Arcade 1989 — Family Computer Disk System |
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A Mario-themed pinball game developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 and HAL Laboratory, also released by Nintendo.
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Release years by system: 2004 — Game Boy Advance |
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A Mario-themed pinball game developed by Fuse Games and released by Nintendo.
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Other games[]
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Release years by system: 1997 — Satellaview |
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A Mario-themed variant of Excitebike released in four installments through Satellaview.
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Release years by system: 2005 — GameCube |
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The first Mario Dance Dance Revolution game.
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Release years by system: 2006 — Nintendo DS |
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The first Mario basketball game in a Mario game outside of a Mario Party title.
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See also[]
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References[]
- ↑ Marks, Tom (2022-02-09). "Mario Strikers: Battle League Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-09.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Harrington, Jonathan (30 March 2016). "Mario Super Sluggers Hitting NA Virtual Console Tomorrow". Nintendo Enthusiast. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "MARIO & SONIC AT THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES - Nintendo @ E3 2015 - Gameplay Images, Videos". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Carter, Chris (May 31, 2015). "Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is happening". Destructoid. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Reino do Cogumelo: Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games será lançado também em arcades no Japão". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-16.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "『マリオ&ソニック AT リオオリンピック -アーケード エディション(仮題)』2016年春にゲームセンターに登場予定 - ファミ通.com". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-09-15.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Sega announces four Tokyo 2020 Olympics games". Gematsu. 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Ashcraft, Brian (October 2, 2019). "Mario & Luigi RPG Developer AlphaDream Has Gone Bankrupt". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links[]
- History of Mario Sports Games at GameSpot
Mario sports games | ||
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Tennis | Tennis • Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis • Mario Power Tennis (New Play Control!) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour • Mario Tennis Open • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash • Mario Tennis Aces | |
Golf | Golf • NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mario Golf: World Tour | |
Baseball | Mario Superstar Baseball • Mario Super Sluggers | |
Soccer | Super Mario Strikers • Mario Strikers Charged | |
Mario & Sonic | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games • Olympic Winter Games • London 2012 Olympic Games • Sochi 2014 Winter Games • Rio 2016 Olympic Games • Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | |
Sports Compilation | Mario Sports Mix • Mario Sports Superstars | |
Miscellaneous | Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 • Super Mario Spikers (Cancelled) | |
Related | SSX on Tour • NBA Street V3 |
Mario Kart series | ||
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Main | Super Mario Kart • 64 • Super Circuit • Double Dash • DS • Wii • 7 • 8 | |
Arcade | Mario Kart Arcade GP series | |
Other | Mario Kart: Source • Mario Kart Tour • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | |
Related | Mario sports games • Famicom Grand Prix series (Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally) • F-1 Race • Super Mario Race • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium • Blue shell • Koopa's Challenge • Nintendo • Intelligent Systems • Bandai Namco Entertainment • Retro Studios • DeNA |
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