List of Mario sports games
There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise.
Mario Tennis games
While Mario appeared in several tennis games preceding it, the Mario Tennis branding was first used with the Nintendo 64 game Mario Tennis. Each successive generation features a console and a handheld version. Like the Mario Golf series, all of these games are developed by Camelot Software Planning.
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Release years by system: 1984 – Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 – PC-8801 1985 – PlayChoice-10 1985 – X1 (computer) 1986 – Family Computer Disk System 1989 – Game Boy 2002 – Nintendo e-Reader 2006 – Virtual Console (NES) 2011 – Virtual Console (GB) |
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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 2000 – Game Boy Color 2010 – Virtual Console (N64) 2013 – Virtual Console (GBC) |
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The Game Boy Color version utilizes the transfer pak to transfer information 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. | |
Original release date(s): JP September 13, 2005 EU November 18, 2005 AUS December 1, 2005 NA December 5, 2005 |
Release years by system: 2005 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Virtual Console |
Original release date(s): NA May 20, 2012 JP May 24, 2012 AUS May 24, 2012 EU May 25, 2012 |
Release years by system: 2012 – Nintendo 3DS |
Mario Golf games
As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in a Mario branded entry on the Nintendo 64. Mario Golf is a sports video game series that is developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. This series introduced golf to the Mushroom Kingdom. A second version was released for the Game Boy Color. Since then, there have also been releases of one game on both the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. The fifth installment was released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2014.
The N64 and Game Boy Color versions can communicate each other via Transfer Pak connectivity, and the GameCube and GBA versions can do the same via the Nintendo GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. Players can upload characters and data into the other game.
| Title | Details |
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Release years by system: 1984 – Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 – PC-8801 1985 – PlayChoice-10 1985 – X1 (computer) 1986 – Family Computer Disk System 1989 – Game Boy 2003 – Nintendo e-Reader 2011 – Virtual Console (GB) 2013 – Virtual Console (NES) |
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Release years by system: 1987 – Family Computer Disk System 1991 – Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 – PlayChoice-10 2007 – Virtual Console |
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Release years by system: 1999 – Nintendo 64 1999 – Game Boy Color 2008 – Virtual Console (N64) 2012 – Virtual Console (GBC) |
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Release years by system: 2001 – Game Boy Color |
Original release date: NA July 29, 2003 JP September 5, 2003 AUS February 11, 2004 EU June 18, 2004 |
Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube |
Original release date(s): JP April 22, 2004 NA June 22, 2004 AUS July 8, 2004 EU September 17, 2004 |
Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Virtual Console |
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Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS |
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 are developed by Bandai Namco Games.
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
July 21, 2005 – GameCube |
Notes:
Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball (スーパーマリオスタジアム ミラクルベースボール) |
August 25, 2008 – Wii |
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Known in Japan as Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball (スーパーマリオスタジアム ファミリーベースボール) |
Mario Strikers games
The Mario Strikers franchise (Mario Football in PAL regions) is a video game franchise that introduced soccer to the Mushroom Kingdom. The series is developed by Next Level Games and it began in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube with Super Mario Strikers. .
| Title | Details |
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November 25, 2005 – GameCube |
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Known as Mario Smash Football in Europe |
May 25, 2007 – Wii |
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Known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Europe |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games games
The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is a collection of games that takes place during the Olympic Games in the Summer and Winter. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with the Beijing 2008 edition called Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. The Japanese version is published by Nintendo, while Sega published the American and European versions. Nintendo also published the American and European versions of the fourth game.
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): 2007-2008 |
Release years by system: (2007) - Wii (2008) - Nintendo DS |
Original release date(s): October 13, 2009 |
Release years by system: (2009) - Nintendo DS, Wii |
Original release date(s): 2011-2012 |
Release years by system: (2011) - Wii (2012) - Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: (2013) - Wii U |
Other games
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
July, 2005 – GameCube |
Notes:
The first Mario dance game. |
2006 – Nintendo DS |
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The first Mario basketball game. |
2010 (2011 in UK and US) – 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. |
External links
- History of Mario Sports Games at GameSpot
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