There have been numeroussports games featuringMario characters, based, among others, on tennis, golf, baseball, soccer, and various sports featured in the Olympic Games.
TheMario Kart andF1 series are not included in this list.
Mario has appeared in multiplebaseball video games. The last two titles were developed byBandai Namco Entertainment.
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1983 —NES 1984 —Arcade (asVs. Baseball) 1986 —PlayChoice-10 1986 —Famicom Disk System 1989 —Game Boy 2001 —GameCube (NES version) 2006 —Wii Virtual Console (NES version) 2011 —3DS Virtual Console (Game Boy version) 2013 —Wii U Virtual Console (NES version) 2018 —Nintendo Switch Online (NES version) 2020 —Nintendo Switch (arcade version) 2024 —Nintendo Switch Online (Game Boy version) |
| Notes: In the Game Boy version, Mario and Luigi are pitchers for the Bears and Eagles teams respectively. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 —GameCube |
| Notes: Known in Japan asSuper Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball.[a] | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 —Wii 2016 —Wii UVirtual Console[1] |
| Notes: Known in Japan asSuper Mario Stadium Family Baseball.[b] |
While Mario appeared inTennis as a referee, he first starred as a player in theVirtual Boy gameMario's Tennis, developed by Nintendo R&D1. Like theMario Golf series, the games have been developed byCamelot Software Planning since the Nintendo 64 instalment.
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1984 —NES 1984 —Arcade (asVs. Tennis) 1985 —PC-88 1985 —Sharp X1 1985 —MZ-1500 1986 —PlayChoice-10 1986 —Famicom Disk System 1989 —Game Boy 2001 —GameCube (NES version) 2006 —Wii Virtual Console (NES version) 2011 —3DS Virtual Console (Game Boy version) 2013 —Wii U Virtual Console (NES version) 2018 —Nintendo Switch Online (NES version) |
| Notes: Mario is the referee. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1995 —Virtual Boy |
| Notes: Released in stereoscopic 3D. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2000 —Nintendo 64 2010 —Wii Virtual Console 2024 —Nintendo Switch Online |
| Notes: This marks the first appearance ofWaluigi. Characters from the Game Boy Color version ofMario Tennis can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version viaTransfer Pak connectivity. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2000 —Game Boy Color 2013 —3DS Virtual Console 2024 —Nintendo Switch Online |
| Notes: The Game Boy Color version is the first game in the series to feature a story mode with original characters. Characters from the Game Boy Color version ofMario Tennis can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version viaTransfer Pak connectivity. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 —GameCube 2009 —Wii |
| Notes: Re-released as part of Wii'sNew Play Control! game lineup. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 —Game Boy Advance 2014 —Wii U Virtual Console |
| Notes: This is the second game in the series to feature a story mode, after the Game Boy Color's game. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2012 —Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2015 —Wii U |
Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 2018 —Nintendo Switch |
| Notes: This is the third game in the series to feature a story mode. |
As with tennis, Mario appeared in multiple golf games before appearing in aMario-branded entry on theNintendo 64.Golf was the first sports game to feature Mario as a player. The series is currently developed byCamelot Software Planning.
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 1984 —NES 1984 —Arcade (asVs. Golf) 1985 —PC-88 1985 —Sharp X1 1986 —PlayChoice-10 1986 —Famicom Disk System 1990 —Game Boy 2001 —GameCube (NES version) 2006 —Wii Virtual Console (NES version) 2011 —3DS Virtual Console (Game Boy version) 2013 —Wii U Virtual Console (NES version) 2024 —Nintendo Switch Online (NES version) |
| Notes: Features Mario as the player character. | |
Family Computer Golf: Japan Course Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 1987 —Family Computer Disk System |
| Notes: Features Mario as the player character | |
Family Computer Golf: US Course Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 1987 —Family Computer Disk System |
| Notes: Features Mario as the player character | |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1991 —Family Computer Disk System 1991 —Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 —PlayChoice-10 2007 —Wii Virtual Console 2011 —3DS Virtual Console 2018 —Nintendo Switch Online |
| Notes: Known in Japan asMario Open Golf. | |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1999 —Nintendo 64 2008 —Wii Virtual Console 2022 —Nintendo Switch Online |
| Notes: Characters from the Game Boy Color version ofMario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version viaTransfer Pak connectivity. | |
Original release dates: | Release years by system: 1999 —Game Boy Color 2012 —3DS Virtual Console 2024 —Nintendo Switch Online |
| Notes: Characters from the Game Boy Color version ofMario Golf can be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 version viaTransfer Pak connectivity. | |
Mobile Golf Original release date:
| Release years by system: 2001 —Game Boy Color |
| Notes: Mobile Golf featured compatibility with theMobile Adapter GB, allowing players to compete in multiplayer matches and unlock additional characters, courses, and clubs. Afan translation that restored the downloadable content was released in 2021.[2] | |
Original release date: | Release years by system: 2003 —GameCube |
| Notes: Similar to the N64 and GBCMario Golf games,Toadstool Tour andAdvance Tour can exchange data using theGameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 —Game Boy Advance 2014 —Wii U Virtual Console |
| Notes: Similar to the N64 and GBCMario Golf games,Toadstool Tour andAdvance Tour can exchange data using theGameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2014 —Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 2021 —Nintendo Switch |
Mario Strikers (Mario Football in PAL regions andMario Soccer in South Korea) is a series ofassociation football video games that take place in theMushroom Kingdom. All entries are developed byNext Level Games.
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 —GameCube |
| Notes: Known asMario Smash Football in Europe. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 —Wii |
| Notes: Known asMario Strikers Charged Football in Europe andMario Power Soccer in South Korea. | |
Original release date(s):
| Release years by system: 2022 —Nintendo Switch |
| Notes: Announced during aNintendo Direct presentation on February 9, 2022.[3] Known asMario Strikers: Battle League Football in Europe. |
TheMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is a collection of games that take place during theSummer andWinterOlympic Games, crossing over characters from theMario series with those fromSega'sSonic the Hedgehog franchise. It debuted in 2007 for the Wii with theBeijing 2008 edition, titledMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.Nintendo published theEast Asian versions of the first three games and fully published the fourth and fifth games, whileSega published theWestern versions of the first three games and fully published the sixth game, with Nintendo licensing characters. TheInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed the licensing deal to lapse in 2020, effectively ending the series.[4][5]
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): WiiNintendo DS | Release years by system: 2007 —Wii 2008 —Nintendo DS |
Original release date(s): WiiNintendo 3DS | Release years by system: 2011 —Wii 2012 —Nintendo 3DS |
Original release date(s): Arcade
| Release years by system: 2016[6] —Wii U,Nintendo 3DS,[7]Arcade[8][9] |
Original release date(s):[10] Nintendo SwitchArcade
| Release years by system: 2019 —Nintendo Switch 2020 —Arcade |
| Notes: The last known game overall with work byAlphaDream before the company declared bankruptcy in 2019.[11] |
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2009 —Wii,Nintendo DS |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2013 —Wii U |
| Notes: Developed byMarvelous AQL with Sega. The first game in the series to not be released on a portable console and last known game overall of the Winter Olympics before the discontinuation of the Wii U in 2017. |
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2010 —Wii |
| Notes: First game to havedodgeball in aMario game. It is also the first game to havevolleyball in aMario game outside of aMario Party title. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2017 —Nintendo 3DS |
| Notes: This is the firstMario sports game to featurehorse racing. |
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 —GameCube 2005 —PlayStation 2 2005 —Xbox |
| Notes: Mario, Luigi, and Peach, as unlockable characters, appear exclusively in the GameCube version of the game. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2006 —Nintendo DS |
| Notes: The firstMario-brandedbasketball game outside of aMario Party title. |
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1984 —Nintendo Entertainment System 1984 —Arcade 1989 —Family Computer Disk System |
| Notes: A Mario-themedpinball game developed byNintendo Research & Development 1 andHAL Laboratory, and released by Nintendo. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 —Game Boy Advance |
| Notes: A Mario-themedpinball game developed byFuse Games and released by Nintendo. |
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| Release years by system: 1997 —Satellaview |
| Notes: A Mario-themed variant ofExcitebike released in four installments throughSatellaview. | |
Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 —GameCube,PlayStation 2,Xbox,PlayStation Portable |
| Notes: The GameCube version features cameo appearances by Mario, Luigi, and Peach as playable characters. TheMario characters were exclusive to Nintendo's platform. |
| Title | Details |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 —GameCube |
| Notes: The first entry in theDance Dance Revolution featuring Mario. |
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