According to Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario's games are timeless. This allows him to release Mario's adventures in whatever order he may wish, without worrying about when the adventure really happened. However, Mario's adventures did occur in a certain order, and determining this order will help shed light on many things in the lives of Mario and the many characters he meets.
Therefore, I have created a list of many of Mario's games, placing them in order and explaining my reasons for their placement. It is my hope that by so doing I will make some sense out of the Mario Universe. If I have left out a game you are interested in, let me know and I will try to slot it into the timeline.
Warning! If you have not played Super Mario Sunshine, you may want to skip this timeline, as this contains some spoilers.
Yoshi's Island: Of all the games on the list, the placement of this game is probably debated the least. Mario, Luigi, and Bowser are all babies in this game, so it would take a lot of explaining before this game could be anywhere but first on the list. Kamek, foreseeing that twins born "today" would later defeat the Koopa Klan, kidnapped Baby Luigi as he and Baby Mario were being delivered by the stork. Kamek missed Baby Mario, who fell to the island below, right onto Yoshi's back! Baby Mario somehow knew the way to Baby Luigi, and the Yoshis took him, despite the dangers. Yoshi defeated Baby Bowser, forcing he and Kamek to flee, and rescued Baby Luigi and the stork, who took the twins to their parents.
Yoshi's Story: Although Mario is not in this game, it is still an important cause of Bowser's later actions. After being defeated by Yoshi in Yoshi's Story, Baby Bowser attempted to take revenge on the Yoshis by stealing their Super Happy Tree. The Yoshis that helped save Baby Mario were among those effected by Baby Bowser's curse, but their offspring were not. This game has to be after Yoshi's Island because Baby Bowser refers to Mario in this game, whereas in Yoshi's Island, Yoshi is just a "green donkey" to him and Mario doesn't matter at all. At the same time this game can't be long after Yoshi's Island since Baby Bowser is still, well, a baby.
Tetris Attack: This is another game starring Yoshi. By now Bowser is all grown up, but since he has yet to meet Mario as an adult he continues his attacks against the Yoshis. Apparently, he hypnotized all of Yoshi's friends and flooded Yoshi's Island. Yoshi defeated his friends to cure them, then went after Bowser's goons and finally Bowser himself. Some of Bowser's goons were still hanging around from Yoshi's Island, including Kamek. This is the last time you'll see Kamek in a game; later Kammy becomes the Head Magikoopa, as the elderly Kamek finally steps down.
Wrecking Crew: After Yoshi's Island, the Mushroomers sent Mario and Luigi to Earth to protect them from the Koopas. The Brothers grew up in Brooklyn, never knowing they were born in the Mushroom Kingdom or saved by Yoshis. Once Mario and Luigi finished high school they realized they needed a job, so they both went into the wrecking business. During this time they were involved in a little-known adventure involving tough work and an evil foreman. The adventure is so little-known that I can't say much about it, but after this fiasco Mario quit his job in search for a new one. This is why Luigi does not appear in the next few games, as he remained with the wrecking crew.
Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr.: After a short job search, Mario decided to try out carpentry as it seemed like a nice change from destroying stuff. Things went smoothly, and Mario even got a steady girlfriend, Pauline. All of a sudden, a huge ape named Donkey Kong showed up from nowhere and kidnapped Pauline, and Mario had to go rescue her. Since Mario hadn't gained any of his super powers yet, he had a tough time catching DK, but he did manage to do it. After capturing the ape, however, he was chased down by DK's son, and defeated for the only known time to date. Mario got away (as did DK and his son), but he got in a lot of trouble for destroying the fourth building (that would have been part of his first job, not his second), and ended up losing his job. Pauline also left Mario for another man. Some say it was Stanley the Bugman, but this is unconfirmed.
Dr. Mario, Mario Picross, Mario Teaches Typing, Punchout, Tennis, Golf, and others: Once again in need of work, Mario went through a very tumultuous period during which he jumped from job to job. He went to medical school, but flunked out because his solution to all ailments was to load up his patients with a random combination of three pills made out of leftover chemicals from a long abandoned lab. Mario got a job as an archeologist, but ended up getting fired because he destroyed valuable artifacts by chiseling pictures into them. Mario also tried teaching stuff like letters, numbers, and typing, but for some reason his students kept getting distracted and rarely learned much, and Mario had to go job-searching once more. Mario also found temporary employment as a boxing referee, tennis line judge, and golfer, among other professions that we have yet to discover.
Mario Brothers: Finally, Mario found his true calling: plumbing! By this time Luigi had finally become fed up with the evil foreman and joined Mario in his new profession. The Brothers saw a lot more than just clogged up pipes, however. In fact, they saw stuff like Fighter Flies and Shell Creepers! It's all part of a day's work for a plumber, though, so the two future heroes cleaned out many pipes of the vermin, thus bringing about this game.
Super Mario Bros. 1 and The Lost Levels: Mario and Luigi did such a nice job cleaning out the pipes in Mario Brothers that they actually got to keep their jobs! While on a routine plumbing job, as many Mario fans no doubt know, the Mario Brothers got sucked down the drain. The drain was actually a concealed warp pipe. Whether it was fate or just luck, Mario and Luigi ended up back in their country of origin, the Mushroom Kingdom! Those who have seen the Super Mario Brothers Super Show may remember seeing, in the credits, Mario show up just in time to defeat Bowser in his first attempted conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom. The credits are misleading since Mario did not actually defeat Bowser by barreling out of a pipe. However, almost immediately after emerging in Mushroom Kingdom, the Brothers were plunged into their first adventure against King Bowser Koopa. After being defeated, Bowser kidnapped Peach again, but this time he had stronger minions and forced Mario and Luigi to cross more difficult terrain. Despite the increased difficulty, Mario and Luigi were once again able to defeat Bowser and rescue Peach.
Super Mario 64: Shortly after her second rescue, Princess Peach invited the Mario Brothers to her castle for a cake as a way to say thank you. Mario happily accepted the invitation, but Luigi, who had undergone a major adventure for the first time since he was not involved in Donkey Kong, was tired and decided to pass. When Mario reached the castle, he found that there was no cake to be had. Shortly after she sent her letter, Peach was kidnapped by Bowser, who was still determined to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser had little time to prepare for Mario's arrival, so this time the adventure took place within the castle and the connected areas, rather than across areas of the Mushroom Kingdom filled with Bowser's minions. For this reason, Mario found very few enemies during his journey, even within the castle. After collecting the stolen Power Stars, Mario defeated Bowser once again and finally got his cake. Yoshi also made an appearance, but it is unclear whether Mario knew who Yoshi was at this time. Yoshi may have just dropped by to see how the child he saved turned out.
**SPECIAL NOTE** Chef Torte, an observant tourist, has noted that Yoshi says "Mario!!! It that really you??? It has been so long since our last adventure" when you find him. This could suggest that other games such as Mario World preceeded Mario 64, in direct contrast to this timeline. However, this quote does not necessarily contradict what I've said. If Yoshi has not seen Mario since Yoshi's Island many years ago and knew Mario was sent to Earth, that would explain Yoshi's great excitement (as shown by the "!!!" and "???") and the "so long since" parts. If Yoshi already knows Mario is around, you wouldn't expect him to be so surprised. Also, we know at least some of Yoshi's message was invented by Nintendo. He later says he has a message from Nintendo, something the real Yoshi certainly did not say. Therefore, we can't be sure Yoshi ever said this message at all, so while Nintendo may have been referring to Mario World, Yoshi may not have been.
Super Mario Sunshine: Peach decided that a cake was not enough to thank Mario for saving her three times, so she took him with her on an all-expense paid trip to tropical Isle Delfino to rest. Since Luigi didn't help in Mario 64, he didn't get to go; he was very bitter about the whole thing later on. When Mario and Peach arrived at the island, they were surprised to find it covered in graffiti, and even more surprised to find that Mario was accused of the literally dirty deed. It turned out that Bowser, for the first time, had decided to use a slightly more strategic plan for defeating Mario. By framing him, Bowser hoped that the islanders would emprison or even kill Mario. As it turned out, the islanders merely required Mario to clean the island, and he was able to do so by using a water pump known as FLUDD... although Mario spent a long time wondering who Gadd was, or even if Gadd Inc. stood for a person. Mario became acquainted with Yoshis for the first time, though not the ones who had saved him, and also met one of Bowser's kids. You may not know who Bowser Jr. is, but you may recognize him by another name. Introducing, Baby Ludwig! That's right, it's Bowser's first kid in baby form. Nintendo used a different name and appearance in this game so as not to offend fans of the other six Koopalings. Little did Mario know he would some day meet up with seven young brats, each stronger than Jr.
Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins: For saving not only her but all of Isle Delfino, Peach bought Mario an island of his very own. This came to be known as Mario Land. Mario had a castle built, and ruled the land fairly. When Mario's evil cousin Wario got word of this (the castle, not the ruling), he became very jealous. One day when Mario was away, Wario snuck in, took over the castle, and scattered various nasties all across the land to keep Mario out. Of course this could not stand, so Mario searched the land for the six golden coins needed to unlock the door to the castle, then kicked Wario out. Defeated, Wario went on to become very successful as he stole a lot of money from the Sugar Pirates and eventually got a castle to call his very own. As for Mario, he decided that ruling wasn't his thing and signed Mario Land over to Peach as a new territory of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Paper Mario: Following Mario Sunshine, Bowser needed a little time to rest and, er, create some more Koopalings, but soon he was ready to go. Embittered by his many defeats, Bowser enlisted the aid of Kammy Koopa to help him steal the Star Rod so he could become invincible. Despite an early defeat, Mario was able to rescue the seven scattered Star Spirits and acquire the power needed to match the Star Rod. He defeated Bowser and rescued Peach once again. As for the Koopalings, Bowser was not yet willing to give Baby Ludwig another chance, despite his son's willingness, and the other Koopalings were still too young. They were hidden along with Bowser's wife in a secret room in his castle.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars: Bowser was so upset about being defeated despite his newfound invincibility that he kidnapped Peach once again in as simple a way as possible. In fact, he kidnapped her from right in front of Mario's house, even though Mario was then living nearby his castle (known as the Keep). As a result of his simple plan and nearby location, Mario was able to reach and defeat Bowser quickly. However, a short adventure suddenly became one of Mario's hardest ever as a new foe came into play. After Exor the sword destroyed Star Road and scattered the Seven Stars, Mario ended up having to go around the world, collecting the Stars and ultimately teaming up with Bowser for the very first time against a common evil. Mario, Bowser, Peach, and two new friends, Geno and Mallow ended up defeating Smithy, that common enemy. Though Mario and Bowser were on shakey ground throughout the adventure, after Smithy was vanquished it was unspokenly agreed that there should be a truce. Luigi did not join up with Mario to show his resentment at having being ignored so often in the past, particularly in Paper Mario, where Mario specifically asked him not to help.
Super Mario Land: With the Mushroom Kingdom temporarily safe from Bowser, Mario, who was by now used to nearly constant adventuring, started to become restless. When he heard there was trouble in the nearby kingdom of Sarasaland, Mario jumped at the opportunity to help out. He quickly boarded a plane and flew off to his next adventure, completely ditching Luigi once again. When he reached Sarasaland, he found that it was under seige from Tatanga, and that Princess Daisy had been kidnapped. Mario had fought against Tatanga before; he was the boss of Space Zone back in his quest against Wario. However, this time Tatanga had a much larger, better trained army, and better guns to back it up. Despite these improvements, Mario was able to defeat Tatanga once again. It is unclear whether Tatanga is still alive, but he has yet to make an appearance since. Princess Daisy, who turned out to be Peach's sister, was thankful that her sister had allowed the Mushroom Kingdom's hero to help her and started to repair the long-damaged relationship with her sister. They had been fighting since the girls' father chose the young Peach over the older Daisy to rule Mushroom Kingdom, the larger of the two realms.
Luigi's Mansion: Mario became unwillingly caught up in this adventure as another of his old foes decided to extract revenge. This time it was King Boo, who Mario defeated back on Isle Delfino, causing the Boo to be kicked out of the Koopa Troop and to lose a lot of his power. Luigi came to the mansion as well because he was supposed to have won it in a contest, but quickly learned the hair-raising truth. Although Luigi was still mad at Mario for ditching him so many times in the past, in their hearts the Mario Brothers really love each other, I guess, and Luigi never questioned his obligation to save his slightly older brother. Though the quest was scary, Luigi succeeded in capturing King Boo and setting free his brother from his 2D prison. Following this adventure, another relationship was patched up, this one between Mario and Luigi. Mario also finally got some closure as to who invented FLUDD.
Super Mario Bros. 2: This is one of the hardest game to place on the timeline, particularily because many people believe that this adventure did not actually happen at all. However, Sub-con, which is short for subconscious, is a real place. The easiest way to get there is through sleeping or, on occassion, daydreaming, but it is possible, though difficult, to get there by warp as well. This is how Wart, Bowser's rejected brother, got there. His plan was to take over Sub-con and send subliminal messages to all dreamers, persuading them to do his bidding. Unluckily for him, the Mario Brothers showed up at just the wrong time. Shortly after Luigi's Mansion, Luigi went to sleep and had a nightmare so violent that he was pulled into Sub-con. Mario, Peach, and Toad, who all share a bond with Luigi, were dragged in as well when they went to sleep. In Sub-con they encountered enemies Luigi remembered from the past, such as Shy Guy and Porcupo (a slightly inaccurate memory of the childhood enemy Harry Hedgehog), enemies that already existed in Sub-con, such as the key-guarding Phanto, and enemies created by Wart and his Dream Machine, such as Panser. Luigi, Mario, Peach, and Toad managed to defeat Wart and make the land of dreams safe for all once again. Then they woke up.
Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Super Circuit, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and others: With Bowser still on hiatus and Mario's old enemies quiet, Mario and Luigi quickly ran out of things to do. Since they could get money by bashing blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom, they didn't even need to plumb anymore, although the Brothers considered returning to Earth and getting their old jobs back, just so they would be busy. Afraid of losing her heroes, Peach hastily organized some sporting events and encouraged the Mario Brothers to stay. Mario wasn't interested at first, but he soon warmed up to the idea. Many of Mario's friends showed up to compete; even Bowser dropped by. Donkey Kong, who had long since given up kidnapping and became a hero in his own right, came by as well, and he and Mario patched things up. Wario, who had been on decent terms with Mario since finding his fortune, competed in many of the events too. It was a peaceful time for all in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Super Mario Bros. 3: All of a sudden, Bowser sacked the Mushroom Kingdom! Ever since the so-called truce at the end of Mario RPG, Bowser had been developing his army, gaining new technology, and training his children, who were ready to face Mario for the first time (as quoted by Wendy in the Mario 3 manual). The Mario Brothers were taken completely offguard by the attack, and were up against more enemies and obstacles than ever before. As a result, this may well have been their hardest adventure even though Mario and Luigi worked together again. Somehow (and I still don't know quite how), Mario and Luigi defeated all of the Koopalings and met up with Bowser in Dark Land. They couldn't overpower him, but they were able to trick him. Bowser ended up trapping himself, and Mario and Luigi saved Peach once again.
Super Mario World: Clearly the Mario Brothers' recent heroics were deserving of some rest and relaxation, so Peach took the Brothers to nearby Dinosaur Land. Unfortunately for Peach, she ended up running into Bowser once again. After losing the Mushroom Kingdom, he had taken his army and retreated to Dinosaur Land, which includes Yoshi's Island, home of more of his enemies. Bowser thought Dinosaur Land would be easier to conquer as it was smaller and seemed like it would be less valuable to the Marios, who weren't expected to show up at all. Tke Koopa King got off to a great start by emprisoning the Yoshis and getting his kids to guard them, but Mario and Luigi threw a wrench in his plans. Much of Bowser's technology had been destroyed in Mario 3 (one unsuccessfully fleeing doomship can be seen at the entrance to Valley of Bowser), and his army was depleted as well, forcing Bowser to use many new enemies. It didn't work out, and the Mario Brothers had an easy time in comparison to Mario 3. Bowser was defeated yet again, and Peach and the Yoshis were saved. Mario met up with all eight of his childhood friends for the first time, although this is not by a longshot the first time he'd been reintroduced to (the green) Yoshi, and he and Luigi finally learned about their past.
Yoshi's Safari: Determined to conquer some kingdom, Bowser resorted to Jewelry Land. Once again Bowser believed that Mario and Luigi would have no interest, but Prince Pine of Jewelry Land happened to be a close friend of Peach, who asked Mario to save the prince and his father, King Fret. It was quickly apparent that Mario was going to need a gun this time (gasp); since there was only one appropriate gun available, Mario and Luigi played Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who would go, and Mario won (or lost, depending on how you see it). Mario drafted Yoshi to help him travel through Jewelry Land and set about shooting down Koopas. The Koopalings should have had a chance in their robot armor suits, but designing them was a rushed job (so rushed that Wendy didn't even get one) so Mario's bullets were strong enough to defeat them. Finally Mario defeated Bowser yet again, saving Prince Pine and all of Jewelry Land. Peach was quite pleased.
Mario is Missing: Bowser retreated further, this time to Earth, where he planned to use hair dryers to melt the ice caps and flood the world. Yet again Bowser believed Mario would have no interest in this supposedly unimportant world, but was unaware that Mario and Luigi had spent most of their lives on Earth. Even though they now knew they weren't born on Earth, Mario and Luigi still felt obliged to protect it. The Mario Brothers and Yoshi stormed Bowser's castle in Antarctica, but Mario fell into a trap and was captured. Luigi went on without his older brother, using warps in the castle to recover priceless artifacts Koopa Troopas were in the process of stealing in order to pay the hefty hair dryer bill. After defeating Bowser's kids once again and reaching the top of the castle, Luigi tricked Bowser, who ended up submerged in the snow outside, and rescued Mario a second time.
Mario Party 1, 2, 3, and 4: After all his defeats, and especially the last few, Bowser began to question his own abilities. Although there was never a truce like after Mario RPG, the lack of attacks on the Mushroom Kingdom left Mario and his friends lots of time to party! Similar to the sports games during the truce but with more at stake, the Marios competed in high-intensity contests for glory, prizes, and most of all, glory. Bowser and his kids (in graphically ambigious form as in Mario Sunshine and all called Baby Bowser) showed up to do some petty thieving, but even at this reduced level of crime Bowser was defeated and the parties continued...
Left off the Timeline: A few games have not been placed on the timeline. I will briefly mention them below and explain why they have not been included.
Wario's Woods: Wario attacks in this puzzle game for NES and SNES, and the main character, I kid you not, is Toad! I believe this quest takes place at about the same time as Mario World, which would explain Toad's absence in that game and Mario's in this one. I have left this off the timeline because I am unsure what this game's storyline is. In other words, I have no idea why Wario attacked, or even where he attacked. Until I know these reasons, I cannot be sure when this game took place. For all I know this could have happened before Mario 1, when Mario was not yet in the picture. I guess Toad had to fend for himself then. If I find out more I will add this game to the list.
Mario's Time Machine: Bowser goes to Earth and steals a whole bunch of items from history, like the apple that fell on Isaac Newton's head. His plan, as I understand it, is to stunt Earth's technological growth so that it will become easy for him to conquer Earth in the present. Of course, Mario thwarted his plans by returning the stolen items. Why is this not on the timeline? There are very few clues as to when this game took place. Most of it happens way in the past, before Yoshi's Island, but for purposes of the timeline I'm referring to at what point Mario went inside Bowser's Museum. There are a few clues. First, (the green) Yoshi makes an appearance in the NES version of this game, suggesting that this happened sometime after Mario became reacquainted with Yoshi in Mario RPG (or perhaps Paper Mario, if that is Yoshi the Yoshi there on Lavalava Island). The Koopalings do not make an appearance, suggesting that this happened before Mario 3. Luigi also does not appear, suggesting that this happened before he and Mario made up at the end of Luigi's Mansion. That places this game roughly between Mario RPG and Luigi's Mansion. This is actually a narrow timeframe. Although Bowser is supposed to have called a truce after Mario RPG, he may have decided to go after Earth because he would not expect this to bother Mario, plus his plan did not require much of an army. I am still attempting to confirm the placement of this game before I officially add it to the timeline.
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land, and Wario Land 2, 3, and 4: These games get somewhat removed from Mario's adventures, although I do consider them Mario games. In this special case, I would say that these games actually happened in numerical order. 2 almost certainly followed 1, explaining why Wario already had a castle and why Captain Syrup targeted him for stealing from. 4 probably followed 1 as well since Wario already had enough money for an expensive car. However, the storylines are kind of vague, so I'm not sure whether 4 happened before or after 2, though I would guess that 1 and 2 took place in close succession. 3 is hard to place, but since Wario earned money in that game and apparently had very little come 1, I would guess this took place later in his career as well. That's why I'm guessing that the order was in fact 1-2-3-4, or perhaps 1-2-4-3. I will need to find out more before I commit this to the timeline.
Donkey Kong 3: Like the Wario games, this is removed from the rest of the series. Mario's cousin, Stanley the Bugman, stars in this one. I have no idea what the storyline is, so this could really happen at any time. No familiar Mario character makes an appearance to give me a clue, and I'm not really interested in hunting down information on a game I've never seen. If Stanley ever makes a reappearance, preferably alongside his cousin, I might be more motivated. Personally, I don't think Mario really has a cousin. If Stanley is Mario's cousin, he should have been born in the Mushroom Kingdom, just like Mario. There is no obvious reason why he would have been sent to Earth to meet up with Donkey Kong. I mean, unless Kamek thought he was a threat too. Or maybe he was just ugly and his parents decided to get rid of him. Nah, he's probably just some loser Mario fan who proclaimed himself Mario's cos.
BS Mario and Mario and Wario: I do not know enough about these Japanese releases to add them to the timeline. The same goes for any Japanese releases that I may not have heard of.
Super Mario Advance, 2, and 3, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, and Mario Bros.: Sometimes a tourist will ask me, why did you guys try to conquer Dinosaur Land twice, the exact same way? The answer is, we didn't. Tourists like these clearly believe that Mario World and SMA2 are unrelated games, whereas in reality they are simply remakes. In other words, Mario World and SMA2 are the same quest portrayed slightly differently. The same goes for Mario 2 and SMA, Yoshi's Island and SMA3, and Mario 1 and Mario Bros. Deluxe, not to mention all the remakes of the original Mario Bros. Since these are not new adventures, then, they do not get their own spot on the timeline.
Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee: Several tourists have asked me about these games, and my answer is always the same. Although several Mario characters, items, and stages appear, I do not consider these to be Mario games. First, the Smash storyline has nothing whatsoever to do with the Mario storyline. Second, Mario is no more important than any other character in this game. Third, if this game really happened, it would throw the whole Mario Universe into chaos. I mean, in Melee, Bowser can beat Mario just as easily as the opposite. Peach can beat Bowser! Mario can beat Peach! Yeah, Mario and Peach beat each other up all the time. Right. Short and simple, I do not believe that these two games actually happened. Mario 3 happened, Smash Bros. did not. Or if they did happen, it was in some kind of time rip that can't be tracked. Therefore, even if I accepted these as true Mario games, they would not be entitled to a spot on the timeline. The timeline is for stuff that happened, you see.
The Future: What will Mario's future include? Several games have been announced, and others are sure to come. Many are sure to fit in the middle of the timeline, some may fall after Mario Party 4, and who knows, there could even be a backstory of some kind before Yoshi's Island. With Miyamoto's timeless format, there is no end to the possibilities. Even so, you can now see the way in which Mario's adventures have progressed, and perhaps understand his character and that of others just that much better as a result.
Have I left out a game that has not been accounted for? Know something that completely disproves everything I've said? Want to pay homage to the best Koopaling, nay, organism, to ever breathe? Have your own timeline? Email me!
Several tourists have written timelines as well. Read them if you like.
By Jyouii-kun
1. Yoshi's Island. In this adventure, as you know, Mario and Luigi were born into this world via stork, lost each other, and with the help of the Yoshis were brought back together again to meet their parents, back in the Mushroom Kingdom. This being the first adventure tells the story of how Mario and Luigi came to be, and shows us a look of the very first (as far as we know) Yoshi's Island, and the olden days of the Mushroom Kingdom. (The houses were large mushrooms. These houses caused major drug abuse in many cases, but I won't get into that.)
2. The Donkey Kong series (DK 1, DK 2). I just had to add this. Mario and the princess (or Pauline in the Super Game Boy Donkey Kong game) went on a vacation to Donkey Kong Isles. They, being the inconsiderate humans they are, were littering up the place quite a bit. Donkey Kong Sr. (today's Cranky Kong) and DK Jr. (today's Donkey Kong) planned to make their vacation horrible, and kidnapped the princess. Mario did, in the end, get her back, but he also wanted revenge for all of that, so he kidnapped Donkey Kong Sr. Sr.'s boy did get his ol' pappy back, and Mario and the princess sailed off back to the Mushroom Kingdom.
3. Super Mario Brothers. (Featuring Luigi, we love him so.) King Koopa (nicknamed "Bowser"), the lord of the mighty (mutant) turtle empire (not to be mistaken with the Mutant Ninja Turtles) wanted to rule the Mushroom Kingdom for himself (possibly for the mushroom houses) and used his great magic to turn the Mushroom People into blocks and bricks. Oh dear. He also kidnapped the princess and kept her in one of his eight castles. He also made clones of himself out of his minions and a little bit of magic. Mario (and Luigi, with help from the second player __________ [your name here]) defeated King Koopa and saved the princess. THANK YOU MARIO!
4. Super Mario Land. Mario, going on vacation from his Koopa-thwarting adventure, took a trip to Sarasa land, ruled by the fair Princess Daisy. But something was wrong: The mighty alien emperor Tatanga kidnapped Daisy. Mario, being there at the right time (or wrong time), thwarted Tatanga's troops in another adventure of Koopa-bopping and Goomba-squishing (even though they weren't Koopas or Goombas at all but really cheap imitations) and saved Princess Daisy.
5. Super Mario Brothers 2 (this did not involve just the brothers, but Mario is a horrible, greedy person deep inside). Mario, Luigi, Toad, and the princess all went on a picnic, and conveniently found this cave which was a warp to the land of Sub-con (now you know why it was all a dream). The people of Sub-con were being oppressed by the dictator Wart of nightmare land, or something. Nobody really even knew who he was. He was ugly, and people hated warts. I hate potatoes. Mario and the gang (and their medling dog Scooby Doo) saved the world of Sub-con and defeated Wart with vegetables that came from a vegetable machine in his own throne room. He was a really bad dictator. Then Mario woke up, and found out he was never really in Sub-con, and he was really in the Japanese game Doki Doki Panic and then the universe imploded. Or didn't. But the dream didn't make any more sense. But Wart was more than a dream. He was a nightmare. He also made his own debut in a certain Zelda adventure...
6. Super Mario Brothers 3. King Koopa is back, with a bigger army, seven kids, and another kidnapping scheme. After listening to much whining from his kids about wanting cool toys, he stole seven wands from seven kingdoms, and once Mario collected them all, Koopa then kidnapped the princess and kept her in Dark Land, or for lack of a better term, the Koopa Kingdom. Apparently, the water in this world was made of chocolate milk. Or mud. Don't drink that stuff either way. Mario defeated his rival again, and saved the princess. But he also accidently used Game Genie codes, and all time was frozen, with the large, flashing letters of "PAUSE". (*sob* Why me?!)
7. Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (they weren't really that golden). An imposter that looked like Mario, in different colors, used brute force to take control of a place called "Land". It was then renamed "Wario Land". Hearing of such aroused Mario's curiosity, so he decided to take action. He went through the different adventures of "Turtle Land", "Pumpkin Land", and many other places with "Land" and "Zone" at the ends of their names. Mario thwarted Wario the old Mario way, and kicked him out of the castle, literally, right out the window. The villagers of Wario Land decided to name the land after Mario and put a big M on the castle in the middle of the island in memory of Mario. Being as famously horrible as he is, Mario never did visit Mario Land ever again.
8. Super Mario World. There lies a kingdom called Dinosaur Land somewhere in the Mushroom Kingdom, but when it existed, Mushroom Kingdom wasn't what it is today. You see, it was in the past. King Koopa went back in time with his seven children and used his magic to wreak havoc all over. He then kidnapped the princess, and kept her in Dinosaur Land. Mario used the same way Koopa went back in time, via warp pipe, to get to Dinosaur Land, meet Yoshi once again, and defeat Koopa and his seven kids. He and the princess decided to bring Yoshi with them to the present day Mushroom Kingdom.
9. Super Mario RPG. King Koopa once again kidnapped the princess (she really shouldn't be sitting outside alone anymore), but this time a large sword crashed into Koopa's castle, sending seven Stars and our heroes (and villain) through the air, landing in seven of the different lands. Mario met up with Geno and Mallow, and teamed up with Bowser and Princess to defeat the alien emperor Smithy, and fix the Star Road. Geno and Mallow were later convicted on fraud and were fired from Square Inc. Both characters have no comment on these events, and were soon never seen again.
10. Super Mario 64. Princess Peach invited Mario to a party at the castle, but when he got there, everyone was gone. King Koopa had sent the Mushroom People into the walls of the castle, and made paintings come to life, using the powers of the Stars. The Stars were slowly coming into power during this time, becoming figures of worship in the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario defeated Koopa again, and saved the princess.
11. Paper Mario (Mario Story). King Koopa broke into the Star Sanctuary with his new minion Kammy Koopa and stole the Star Wand. Now having control over all wishes, he caused havoc within the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnapped the princess. He also beat Mario down pretty hard. But Mario came back, and with an onslaught of new friends, he reached Koopa's floating castle in the sky and destroyed it, along with Koopa's legion. He also saved the princess, again. Luigi was also getting more publicity within the Mushroom Kingdom throughout these events. He then met with Miyamoto and signed a top secret contract, which we really can't tell you about.
12. Luigi's Mansion. Luigi won a mansion in a contest! But he never entered one to begin with. Hm. Mario went ahead to check out the mansion, but got kidnapped by a hoarde of Boos. King Boo had ransacked Professor E. Gadd's picture gallery, and made the artist spirit Van Gore come to life, who made the rest of the pictures of ghosts come to life as well. They then created a mansion right in front of E. Gadd's lab. Luigi got there in time to catch E. Gadd in his own little adventure, and decided to help him out to search for his brother, with a vacuum. He defeated King Boo, and the mechanical King Koopa clone, and saved Mario from the painting world. We then found out Miyamoto was the cause for the entire thing.
In the Future: Mario goes on vacation in Mario Sunshine to find King Koopa and his son Bowser Jr. causing trouble, but in disguise as a clone of Mario himself. But people haven't been there yet, so I don't want to spoil anything. Let's just say that if there was a sequel, the villain would most likely be a Spanish midget in a Pianta costume.
Yoshi's Island
Mario 1
Mario 3
Mario World
Mario Parties
Mario sports
games
Paper Mario
Mario RPG
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Mario 64
Mario 2
You see less and
less of Luigi as my list goes on, to the point where you don't see him
anymore. It makes
sense that Luigi
gets killed, or something, and Mario 64 is a revenge for both Bowser and
Mario (Bowser for
SMS and Mario
for LM, though he's going after the wrong guy). If I knew more of Mario
RPG, I may put that after Luigi's Mansion, but I don't know if Luigi makes
an appearance in it or not. Mario 2, I think, is just a dream, and Mario
gets bits and pieces from all his adventures, and they all fall into one
crazy dream. It's after everything, and it's the last Mario adventure ever.
1. Yoshi's Island
2. SMB1
3. SMB2
4. SM3
5. SMW
6. Mario RPG
7. Mario 64
8. Paper Mario
Well first off it's obvious that Yoshi's Island came first. I don't think I really need to say anything there.
SMB1 came next because if you use Goombario's tattle ability on a Goomba in Paper Mario he says, "These guys are old school, they've been around ever since SMB1." Since Goombas are in every game on this list, it's obvious that this means Mario first met Goomba in SMB1. That makes this game second.
Mario 2? I don't really know. It's kinda hard to tell since it has no evidence whatsoever of being in any kind of timeline, since this one takes place in a dream world beyond the Mushroom Kingdom. There's no real evidence for this one, so I'll put it here for the order it was made. You say I need some evidence? Fine, well, um... Yoshi wasn't in it... so, um, this adventure came this early.
I believe that after Bowser's humiliating defeat in Mario 1, he retired to the shadows for seven years to nurse his wounds and build up a massive army. That explains why the Koopa Kids suddenly appear and why Bowser had such a big army (one capable of taking over each of the eight lands of the Mushroom Kingdom) in SMB3. In the time in which he was preparing I believe Mario went on an adventure in SMB2.
The Koopa Kids in Mario World seem relatively the same age as in SMB3 so it has to go somewhere near it. Bowser loses, so he decides to try to take over an easier target after being booted out of Dark Land.
In Mario RPG, the chancellor seems to be in charge of all decision-making. It also seems the castle is much different then the Peach's castle we all know today, so it comes before Mario 64 but after Super Mario World because Mario already knows Yoshi.
In Mario 64, once again it's obvious that Mario already knows Yoshi, so it's after Yoshi's Island. Also it says in the SSBM trophy of Peach's castle that she rules in this castle filled only with a multitude of Toads, so not only is the chancellor not ruler anymore, but it seems she has a new castle as well.
In Paper Mario Peach retains her new castle from SM64. Plus, throughout the game the chancellor is nowhere in sight. Plus, she held the party in the beginning so it seems she makes decisions.
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