Editing Super Mario Run

|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development|Nintendo EPD]]

|release='''iOS'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|December 15, 2016|USA|December 15, 2016|Europe|December 15, 2016|Australia|December 15, 2016|HK|December 15, 2016|ROC|December 15, 2016|South Korea|February 1, 2017}}'''Android'''<br> {{flag list|USA|March 22, 2017<ref name=Early>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/844663256614649858 ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 22, 2017.</ref>|Europe|March 22, 2017|Japan|March 23, 2017|Australia|March 23, 2017<ref>Nintendo AU NZ. (January 20, 2017). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/822231370013507590 March release announcement]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref>|South Korea|March 23, 2017|HK|March 23, 2017|ROC|March 23, 2017}}

|modes=Single-player, Multiplayer

'''''Super Mario Run''''' is an automatic runner platformer game for mobile devices. It is the nineteenth entry in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]].<ref>スーパーマリオブラザーズ35周年. "[https://twitter.com/supermario35th/status/1301648749907902464 1985-2020年「今日の思い出マリオ」と題して、本日から少しずつ35年間のマリオタイトルを振り返っていきます。ハッシュタグの #思い出マリオ が目印です。どうぞお楽しみに。]" (Japanese text). ''[https://twitter.com/home Twitter]''. Published 03 Sept 2020. Accessed 13 Apr 2023.</ref> In the game, [[Mario]] is constantly moving to the right and he will [[jump]] when the player taps the screen. The game features four modes: World Tour, the main game mode where players go through 6 different worlds to rescue [[Princess Peach]]; Toad Rally, a battle mode where players can compete against another player's run to recruit Toads; Kingdom Builder, where players can customize their own kingdom with different objects; and Remix 10, where the player has to play through series of 10 short courses as part of a quest to rescue [[Princess Daisy]]. <ref>http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/07/nintendo-announces-super-mario-run-coming-first-to-apples-ios</ref><ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/07/super-mario-run-coming-to-ios</ref> Nintendo markets the game as the first ''Super Mario'' title that can be played with one hand. This game was developed with the {{wp|Unity (game engine)|Unity}} game engine. It is the second mobile application developed and published by [[Nintendo]] (following ''[[nwiki:Miitomo|Miitomo]]''), and the first ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' mobile game.

The game was initially released exclusively on {{wp|iOS}} in 150 territories<!-- The game was available in exactly 150 countries at launch, as the three additional countries supported by Nintendo Account in December 2016 – Aruba, Rwanda, and Zambia – were originally listed for Miitomo support, and do not have official access to the iOS App Store. These countries eventually later received Super Mario Run exclusively via Android. --> on December 15, 2016, released in South Korea on February 1, 2017, and released on {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} devices, as well as 14 additional territories, on March 22, 2017. However, circa 2020, the game was delisted in Vietnam for undisclosed reasons. ''Super Mario Run'' was the most widely available Nintendo-related mobile game—available in every territory where Google Play and/or the iOS App Store were also officially available in March 2017, except for Algeria, China (iOS only), Georgia (Android only), Iceland, Kenya, and Myanmar (Android only)—until November 2, 2021, when ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin Bloom|Pikmin Bloom]]'' became officially available in 180 markets. ''Super Mario Run'' is also the first ''Super Mario'' game to be officially localized to Portuguese for Brazil.

''Super Mario Run'' is free-to-start, with the first four courses of World Tour and Toad Rally available to play, as well as the time-restricted play of Remix 10. The full game costs USD$9.99 (the price slightly varies in some countries), with a limited-time 50% discount of USD$4.99 from September 29, 2017 to October 12, 2017 (to coincide with the version 3.0.4 release), from March 10, 2018 to March 26, 2018 (celebrating [[Mario Day]]), and from March 10, 2023 to May 31, 2023 (to promote the release for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''). A demo of ''Super Mario Run'' was made available at Apple Store outlets worldwide starting December 8, 2016.<ref>Cipriani, Jason (December 8, 2016). [http://www.zdnet.com/article/play-super-mario-run-in-apple-stores-starting-today/ Play Super Mario Run in Apple Stores starting today]. ZDNet. Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref> Only World Tour is playable in the demo, with the same courses available as the trial version, although [[Bowser's Castle Hangout]] only has a 20 second timer.

''Super Mario Run'' is one of a few Nintendo apps with heavy [[My Nintendo]] integration. Missions in the game can reward Super Mario Run Platinum Points, which can be spent on various My Nintendo rewards. A set of rewards are specific to ''Super Mario Run''.

''This section concerns the gameplay found in ''Super Mario Run'''s three side scrolling platforming modes. For information on Kingdom Builder, see [[Super Mario Run#Kingdom Builder|Kingdom Builder]]''

Courses can have one of seven environments. They can take place on the ground, below the ground, in the sky, through a desert, up a [[Tower]], through a scary [[Ghost House]], on an [[Airship]], inside a [[Castle]], or in a forest. Environments sometimes have additional rules attached, like the lava present in a Castle. For the most part though, an enviroment just indicates the theme of the course and implies which enemies and obstacles are likely to appear in it.

[[Block]]s frequently appear in ''Super Mario Run''. These portions of the terrain can have special properties. If the player jumps into some blocks from below, such as [[Brick Block]]s or [[Time Block]]s, the block will react. [[? Block]]s are the most important kind of block, because when they are hit in this way, they provide helpful items. Some items are granted directly to the player, while others are thrown out in front of them so that the player has to pick them up.

The player can jump in other ways too. By jumping while standing on a [[Long Jump Block]], the player performs a [[Long Jump]], a low jump that sends the player far forward before landing. By jumping while standing on a [[Backflip Block]], the player performs a [[Backward Somersault]], which makes them flip while jumping backward. ''Super Mario Run'' is the first 2D ''Super Mario'' game with these moves, which otherwise only appear in 3D ''Super Mario'' games.

Certain courses change the game's mechanics. Courses taking place inside a [[ghost House|ghost house]] slow the player down, as those courses are puzzle influenced. In them, each room is horizontally wrapped, so anything that goes off the right edge of the screen appears on the left. The same is true for moving off the left edge. To move forward in the course, the player has to enter [[Warp Door]]s by walking into them, which takes them to the next room. Courses taking place inside a [[Tower]], have the game progress by going upward instead of to the right. There are solid walls to both the left and right of the screen. In these courses, the player can switch the direction they move in by using any wall. This is done either by wall-jumping or by jumping up and sliding back down while next to a wall.

When the game is started, the player only has access to the game's first course, [[Up & Over]]. By completing a course for the first time, the player unlocks the next course. Courses are divided into Worlds of four courses each. When the player completes a World for the first time, as in completes the fourth and final course in that World, they receive [[Rally Ticket]]s and [[Hammer]]s, which are usable in other modes. This also adds segments from the courses of that World to the Toad Rally mode as possible layouts. If the player completes a World that they did before, then they recieve 100 coins for Kingdom Builder mode as a bonus. Starting in version 2.0.0, the player can replay the tutorial at any point from this menu.

Upon completing the first 24 courses, [[World Star (Super Mario Run)|World Star]] is unlocked. World Star is different from the other Worlds. It has 9 courses instead of 4, and these courses are not unlocked by completing the course that comes before it. Instead, these courses are unlocked by completing missions across the modes of ''Super Mario Run''.<ref>{{cite|quote=The courses in World ★ are locked at first, but you can unlock them by completing certain missions.|title=Even more fun with World ★|date=September 29, 2017|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=October 30, 2024}}</ref>  

Each course has a timer, usually starting with 60 to 90 seconds. If the timer counts down to 0, the player loses immediately. Couses may have [[Time Block]]s that will grant the player more time when hit, up to a maximum of 99. The player's bubble count and time do not carry over between stages or runs of the same stage.

 

In every course, the player can collect a set of five [[color coin]]s, which can be found among regular coins or within Brick Blocks and ? Blocks. At the end of the course, these add ten coins to the coin counter. At first, the color coins are [[Pink Coin (Super Mario Run)|Pink Coin]]s. If all five Pink Coins are collected in a single run for the first time, the player recieves Rally Tickets and unlocks the ability to collect [[Purple Coin]]s. These coins are put in more challenging locations than the Pink Coins. If all five Purple Coins are collected in one run for the first time, the player recieves Rally Tickets and unlocks the ability to collect [[Black Coin]]s, which are put in even more challenging locations. Black Coins also cannot be collected with the magnetizing effect of a Super Star. Collecting all the Black Coins in a single run for the first time only rewards Rally Tickets. The player can choose which color coins to collect on the course-selection screen, with the game defaulting to the most difficult set. Courses might have slight modifications made to them depending on which color of coins are available to collect. Ghost houses are more dramatic, with entire rooms swapping out for other rooms based on the color coin that is present.

If the player collects all of the Pink, Purple, or Black Coins within each of the first 24 courses, they will unlock the ability to purchase a corresponding colored pipe from the Shop in Kingdom Builder mode. When these pipes are placed, then interacted with, the player can access 1 of 3 special courses. In addition, if all of the Black Coins are collected in each of the 9 courses in World Star, the Gold Star Pipe will be unlocked, allowing access to a [[Red Block Run|fourth special course]]. These courses are played in World Tour rules, with two caveats. One is that each course only has one kind of color coin available, the same color coins that were collected to unlock the Pipe. The other is that the game does not permanently track the color coins collected in a Special Course. These color coins are still worth 10 coins, but it means the coins are not added to the menu showing all of the color coins collected across every course.

In the version 2.0.0 update, an Easy Mode was added. If the player starts a course in Easy Mode, they have an infinite amount of bubbles and time to complete the course with. The guage from the tutorial appears too, measuring out the how the player's taps are affecting their jump height. Easy Mode can be toggled on before starting a course or activated on the black screen after losing in a course. However, after finishing a course, the player does not keep any [[Coin]]s collected and the personal high coin count is not recorded. The [[Bowser's Bob-ombing Run|24th course]], special courses and World Star courses cannot be played on Easy Mode.

If either player plays as one of the [[Yoshi]]s, Toads of the corresponding color are more likely to cheer for them. If the player plays as [[Toadette]], it becomes easier to get Toads to cheer for them. During the result screen some of the Toads cheering for the opponent switch to Toadette's side, raising her Coin multiplier and lowering the opponent’s. [[Toad]] takes her place as the judge.

Players are able to choose between 5 different opponents from the menu screen, each being found in one of 7 different environments. Each match has somewhat randomly-generated courses. The courses are made up of small segments from World Tour courses using the selected environment, as well as certain segments original to Toad Rally layouts, strung together into one infinite course. While matches can initially only be played in the ground environment, they are able to unlock more by completing each world in the World Tour mode. The environment chosen also impacts which colors of Toads which can come to cheer during the match.

At the start, only one Area of the kingdom is available to place objects on, consisting of just a single screen in front of [[Peach's Castle]]. However, when the player purchases a Rainbow Bridge, it is automatically placed to add another Area to the kingdom. Each new Area contains more space for items and Thwomps occupying some of that space. The player can scroll to diferent Areas by swiping across the screen in direction to move in. There five Rainbow Bridges to buy, and six Areas in total.

The characters in this category aim to prevent the player from achieving their goal, by inflicting damage upon the player character. Enemies can do this by touching the player, and some enemies additionally attack by throwing objects like [[Spike Ball]]s and [[wrench]]es. While in past ''Super Mario'' games, many enemies can walk into the player to damage them, [[Vaulting]] prevents a number of them from dealing damage in this way because the player will jump over them automatically. Some enemies react to the player, moving in various ways depending on how the player approaches. The player can choose to go around enemies, or defeat them by jumping then landing on their head: the latter is called [[stomp]]ing. Stomping on enemies is encouraged, since defeating enemies grants beneficial coins. By default, the player character does a short jump when they stomp an enemy. By stomping on an enemy while holding a press on the screen, the player can leap higher than normal and potentially reach beneficial items they cannot otherwise.

Many enemies have special traits about them that make them more difficult to evade or attack. Some enemies are covered in spikes, so jumping on them or using one of the jumping attacks hurts the player. Additionally, landing on this kind of enemy does not let the player jump off. Yoshi, as stated prior, can bounce from these kinds of enemies but not jump off them. Some enemies cannot be defeated without special manuevers, like [[Boo]], and still other enemies cannot be defeated by the player alone, like [[Lava Bubble]]s. If the player collects a [[Super Star]], they become invincible and can temporarily defeat any enemy they touch while being immune to damage. This also allows the player to defeat many enemies that cannot be defeated otherwise, such as a Lava Bubble.

When the player defeats an enemy for the first time, it is added to the Notebook. Enemies can be [[Level up|leveled up]] by defeating certain amounts of that kind of enemy in World Tour and Toad Rally. When this happens, the enemy drops extra coins when it is defeated in Toad Rally. Each additional level requires defeating more enemies than the prior level, and enemies can only be leveled up three times. The first level makes the enemy drop one more coin, the second level makes the enemy drop two more coins, and the third level makes the enemy drop three more coins. The Notebook tracks the total number of each kind of enemy that is defeated, even when they are at the maximum level. Certain enemies cannot be leveled up. The Notebook does not track the total number of times such enemies have been defeated.

|"''One of the members of the infamous [[Koopa Troop]], its [[Green Shell|shell]] can be kicked after this foe has been stomped.''"

Obstacles are not included in the Notebook as they cannot be defeated.

|A metal block that emits a column of flames for a few seconds, then stops for a few seconds.

|Cannons that shoot cannonballs.

|A rod of made of fireballs that rotates around a central block. Multiple Fire Bars can rotate around the same block.

|A ring made of Fire that Mario can jump through. Some Fire Chains have coins or [[Super Mushroom]]s suspended within them.

|A spinning metal saw blade that can remain stationary or move along a track.

|Molten rock that instantly defeats the player.

|Small black plants that act similarly to spiked blocks. They cannot be defeated in any way.

|A liquid hazard that defeats the player instantly.

|A rod of made of spiky balls that rotates around a central block. Multiple Spike Bars can rotate around the same block.

|Pointy obstacles that damage the player. The player can still use these as platforms.

|A rolling ball covered in spikes. They can be thrown by [[Spike]]s or Bowser's [[Koopa Clown Car]]. The latter can throw large ones.

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''Super Mario Run'' was created to reach a wider audience, as iPhones have a larger install base than Nintendo's own devices such as the [[Nintendo 3DS]].<ref name= "StarSessions">{{cite|title=Shigeru Miyamoto English Interview on Designing Super Mario Run {{!}} Nintendo|Author=Katie Linendoll|Publisher=Star Sessions, Youtube|Date=December 10, 2016|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL47n61uihs|Accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> Additionally, prior experiementing was occuring to create a control scheme with only one button, which worked well with an iPhone.<ref name= "StarSessions"/> The game only uses tapping and holding based controls instead of also including swipes and 3D Touch functionality to make it easy and intuitive to play.<ref name= "StarSessions"/> It additionally made it easier to play with only one hand.<ref name= "StarSessions"/>

The brief momements where the player stops, be that on a [[Pause Block]] or when [[Edge Climbing]], gave the game a unique rhythm unlike other ''Mario'' releases.<ref name= "StarSessions"/>

*To promote the release of ''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' on [[Nintendo Switch]], from June 27, 2024 to August 1, 2024, players were able to complete "Luigi's Ghost Hunt Missions" to earn statues of Luigi with the [[Poltergust 5000]], [[King Boo]], and Luigi chasing [[Polterpup]]. The missions were the following:

In the SUPER MARIO RUN Gameplay trailer, the real Bowser was shown being battled in a course with Pink Coins, which cannot occur in the final game. He also falls into lava without the splashing effects that accompany it in the final game.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Mobile|date=|title=SUPER MARIO RUN Gameplay|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E39ychZKnDI|timestamp="0:46"|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=Nov 3, 2024}}</ref>

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Various sprites are featured as decorations for Kingdom Builder. The background music for Remix 10 features a remixed version of the overworld theme. The Toad Rally theme is a remix of the selection theme for ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''.

*''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'': An event themed after this game included nine missions to complete, with every three missions completed awarding the player with statues based on [[Patissiere Peach]], [[Swordfighter Peach]], and Peach with Stella.

*''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'': An event themed after this game is being held from June 28, 2024 to August 1, 2024, which includes nine missions to complete, with every three missions completed awarding the player with statues based on Luigi (with the [[Poltergust 5000]]), [[King Boo]], and [[Polterpup]].