MarioWiki:Chronology

MarioWiki:Chronology is an editor guideline that aims to help contributors place the events of video games, television shows, comics, etc. in the same order throughout the Wiki. Nintendo has not published an official chronology for the Super Mario series. Thus, the Super Mario Wiki is forced to speculate as to the order in which the games take place. The list is unofficial and should not be taken as fact.

The chronology below is based off of several concepts. The first is the release date concept: when no indication of when the events of a title took place in relation to other titles, the Super Mario Wiki assumes that titles that were released first occurred first, and those that were released later occurred later. For titles released in multiple regions, such as Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia, the earliest release date is used. For example, there is no specific indication that Super Princess Peach occurred after Super Mario Sunshine. However, because Super Mario Sunshine was first released on July 19, 2002 (in Japan) while Super Princess Peach was first released on October 5, 2005 (also in Japan), we ASSUME that Super Mario Sunshine occurred first. The reason for this assumption is that many other titles reference earlier released titles. For example, in Super Mario Sunshine, Mario is shocked when a Pianta janitor suggests that they suck up the Boos with a vacuum cleaner, a reference to the events of Luigi's Mansion, originally released September 14, 2001 (in Japan). Finally, in the early days of the Super Mario series, each title used to be a direct sequel to the previously released installment, starting with Super Mario Bros. and continuing until Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ended the chain by taking place in the past, when Mario was still Baby Mario.

The second concept used is the age of characters. We ASSUME that any title featuring Baby Mario without his older self occurred in the past because of the precedent set by Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Since then, this concept has expanded: if a character appears to have obviously aged between two appearances, that aging is used to justify placing the appearance in which the character is older at a later point in the chronology than the appearance in which the character is younger. For example, we assume that “Family Album "The Early Years",” a Nintendo Comics System comic featuring Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, occurred earlier in the chronology than the previous comic in the Nintendo Comic System story featuring adult Mario and Luigi. With the exception of the baby forms of central Super Mario characters, this concept usually goes hand-in-hand with the release date concept. For example, Mario Golf for the Game Boy Color released on September 10, 1999, featured Kid as a boy. Mario Golf: Advance Tour released on April 22, 2004, featured Kid as a young man.

The Super Mario Wiki chronology policy also account for direct sequels. Titles such as Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins may be released years apart, but the storyline of the second title chronologically makes it clear that the second story happened soon or immediately after the first. In the above example, Super Mario Land 2 revealed that when Mario came home from saving Sarasaland in Super Mario Land, he found that Wario had taken over his castle. Therefore, the Super Mario Wiki places SML2 immediately after SML.

Unfortunately, the relation between originals and remakes is one area where Nintendo has left no known precedents. Because of this, the Super Mario Wiki makes an un-backed assumption that remakes occur at the same time, and thus should all be mentioned alongside one another in the articles. If there is information that proves this assumption false, the Super Mario Wiki would appreciate it if a User would present said information. Certain remakes, such as Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Color, expand upon and/or continue the events of the original, and thus both titles are considered to chronologically happen at the same time.

Current Chronology

Note: ports and most remakes are not included on this list, with the exception of titles such as Diddy Kong Racing DS in which certain elements, such as characters or stories, were significantly altered. One should look up the original title to find where information from the remake belongs. Titles with a "*" by them violate the rules of release dates due to one of the exceptions listed above. If one wishes to contest their placement, please leave concerns on the talk page. It is currently the norm on the Super Mario Wiki to separate alternate media sources from video games. However, there is no official word, either from Nintendo nor the Wiki, that requires this separation. Alternate media sources are to be included on this list for reference in the event that an article would be improved by the merging of video game and certain alternate media sources.

Central Timeline

1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island*
2. Yoshi Touch & Go*
3. Yoshi's Island DS*
4. Yoshi's Story*
5. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time* (past storyline)
6. Donkey Kong Circus*
7. Saturday Supercade* (alternate media)
8. Donkey Kong (arcade version)/Donkey Kong (Game Boy version)
9. Donkey Kong Jr./Donkey Kong II
10. Mario Bros.
11. Donkey Kong 3
12. Mario's Bombs Away
13. Mario's Cement Factory
14. Donkey Kong Jr. Math
15. Donkey Kong Hockey
16. Golf
17. Wrecking Crew
18. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!* (live-action segments) (alternate media)
19. Super Mario Bros.
20. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!* (animated segments) (alternate media)
21. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
22. Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
23. Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race
24. Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally
25. I Am A Teacher: Super Mario Sweater
26. Super Mario Bros. 2
27. Super Mario Land
28. Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins*
29. Dr. Mario
30. Super Mario Bros. 3
31. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (alternate media)
32. Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up
33. Mario the Juggler
34. Yoshi
35. Super Mario World (video game)
36. Super Mario World (television series) (alternate media)
37. Mario Paint
38. Super Mario Kart
39. Yoshi's Cookie
40. Mario is Missing!
41. Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters
42. Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun
43. Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers
44. Yoshi's Safari
45. Mario & Wario
46. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
47. Wario's Woods
48. Mario's Time Machine
49. Hotel Mario
50. Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!
51. Donkey Kong Country
52. Donkey Kong Land*
53. Mario's FUNdamentals
54. Mario's Picross
55. Mario Teaches Typing
56. Mario's Tennis
57. Mario's Super Picross
58. Mario Clash
59. Virtual Boy Wario Land
60. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
61. Donkey Kong Land 2*
62. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
63. Super Mario 64/Super Mario 64 DS*
64. Tetris Attack
65. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
66. Donkey Kong Land III*
67. Game & Watch Gallery
68. Mario Teaches Typing 2
69. Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium
70. Game & Watch Gallery 2
71. Diddy Kong Racing/Diddy Kong Racing DS*
72. Mario Kart 64
73. Wrecking Crew '98
74. Wario Land II

• Donkey Kong Country (television series) (alternate media)

1. Game & Watch Gallery 3
2. Mario Golf* (Game Boy Color version)
3. Mario Golf (Nintendo 64 version)
4. Donkey Kong 64
5. Mario Artist: Paint Studio
6. Mario Party
7. Mario Artist: Talent Studio
8. Wario Land 3
9. Mario Artist: Communication Kit
10. Mario Tennis* (Game Boy Color version)
11. Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64 version)
12. Paper Mario
13. Mario Artist: Polygon Studio
14. Mario Party 2
15. Dr. Mario 64
16. Mario Kart: Super Circuit
17. Warioland 4
18. Luigi's Mansion
19. Mario Party 3
20. Super Mario Sunshine
21. Mario Party 4
22. Game & Watch Gallery 4
23. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
24. Wario World
25. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
26. Mario Golf: Advance Tour*
27. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
28. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
29. Mario Party 5
30. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
31. Donkey Konga
32. Mario vs. Donkey Kong
33. Donkey Konga 2
34. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
35. Mario Pinball Land
36. WarioWare: Twisted!
37. Mario Power Tennis
38. Mario Party 6
39. WarioWare: Touched!
40. Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
41. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
42. Mario Party Advance
43. DK: King of Swing
44. Donkey Konga 3
45. Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
46. Mario Superstar Baseball
47. Mario Kart Arcade GP/Mario Kart Arcade GP 2*
48. Super Princess Peach
49. Mario Party 7
50. Mario Kart DS
51. Super Mario Strikers
52. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (present storyline)
53. New Super Mario Bros.
54. Mario Hoops 3 on 3
55. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
56. WarioWare: Smooth Moves
57. Wario: Master of Disguise
58. Super Paper Mario
59. Mario Strikers Charged
60. Mario Party 8
61. Itadaki Street DS
62. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
63. DK Jungle Climber
64. Super Mario Galaxy
65. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
66. Mario Party DS
67. Mario Kart Wii
68. Mario Super Sluggers
69. Wario Land: Shake It!
70. Captain Rainbow

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