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This is a work-in-progress to make the Chronology guideline more flexible, and possibly create an archive of how different games in the series connect to each other chronologically. Any feedback would be helpful.
MarioWiki:Chronology is a guideline to help contributors organize the order information surrounding the events of the video games, cartoons, comics, etc. should be placed in articles, specifically in "History" and "Biography" sections. This is not a strict guideline, but a general set of rules that may be followed if so desired. While information may be divided into different sections, this does not reflect that certain media products are more or less canonical than any other source...
Although information from one source may be listed after another source, that does not mean the events depicted literally occured after, and writers should not state such an assertion (unless Nintendo has established a connection between the two sources - see the list of chronological references below).
The standard article is divided into divided into several sections: the main section about video game appearances (possible sub-divided between the main series and sub-series), while following sections provide information from other media, such as cartoons, comics, etc. Appearances are listed in order of the source's international release. However, articles are often writtin from an "in-universe" perspective and ordered in terms of the franchise's fictional chronology. As such, the standard need not be followed to accomodate the fictional chronology of the Mario series. For example, information from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is often placed before information from all other appearances, as that game depicts the first events to take place in the "in-universe" chronology (the birth and delivery of the series' heroes Mario and Luigi). Additionally, information from cartoons and comics can be inserted into sections primarily focusing on video games in order to provide additional commentary about a particular event. For example, Mario may comment on his childhood in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, so that information may be inserted between sections on the video games Super Mario World 2 (Mario as a baby) and Super Mario Bros. (Mario as an adult). Ultimately articles should be organized based on what the community decides makes the most sense for the article.
Example: Mario (standard article)
Mario is the main character of the Mario series. He has a brother named Luigi, and has saved the Mushroom Kingdom many times.
Biography
Super Mario Bros.
Mario's first appearance. Bowser conquered the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnapped Princess Toadstool. Ultimately Mario and Luigi defeated Bowser, saved the Princess, and returned peace to the Mushroom Kingdom.
etc. etc.
Super Mario World
In this game, Mario travelled to Dinosaur Land and saved the Yoshis from Bowser.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
This game takes place in the past, right after the birth of Mario and Luigi.
Appearances in Other Media
Cartoons
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
In the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Mario and Luigi traversed many lands around the Mushroom Kingdom in search of a way back home to Brooklyn.
Example: Mario (chronological article)
Mario is the main character of the Mario series. He has a brother named Luigi, and has saved the Mushroom Kingdom many times.
Biography
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Mario's first chronological appearance was in this game, which takes place soon after he was born. In the Super Mario Bros Super Show episode "Plumbers Academy," Mario claimed that he was born with a plunger in his hand.
blah blah blah
Super Mario Bros.
Later in Mario's life, after becoming an adult, a now adult Bowser attacked the Mushroom Kingdom.
etc. etc. etc.
Ultimately any article will probably combine features of both styles, which is perfectly acceptable as long as the article makes sense and gives factual information; that is, not assuming certain events take place later unless explicitly established to (see list below).
List of Chronological References
An archive of specific references from one source to another, establishing some sort of chronological connection between the two (be it generally sometime after or indicating a specific series of events).
Super Mario World
Super Mario World takes place sometime soon after the events of Super Mario Bros. 3. Because of the tough adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario, Luigi, and Toadstool decided they needed to take a vacation, and chose Dinosaur Land as the place to relax. From the U.S. instruction booklet (page 2): "After saving the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser and the rest of the Koopas in Super Mario 3, Mario and Luigi needed to recuperate from their adventures. Together they argeed that the best place to vacation was a magical place called Dinosaur Land."
Additionally, the Sunken Ship in the game is also one of the airships from Super Mario Bros. 3. From the U.S. instruction booklet (page 20): "This is a strange looking sunken ship. Haven't you seen it somewhere before? That's right, in Super Mario Bros. 3, Koopa and his kids used a flying ship to make life tough for Mario."
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Although released after Super Mario World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins takes place soon after the events of Super Mario World. During the events of Super Mario Land, Wario secretly took over Mario Land and Mario's Castle, which Mario discovered upon his return from Sarasa Land. From the instruction booklet, as narrated by Mario (page 3): "While I was away crusading against the mystery alien Tatanga in Sarasa Land, an evil creep took over my castle and put the people of Mario Land under his control with a magic spell. This intruder goes by the name of Wario."
