Mario Bros (Canon)/Paleomario66

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Summary
The Mario series is a highly popular franchise that constitutes some of the most iconic acclaimed video games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and, in many games, his brother Luigi, who have to beat Bowser, the main antagonist, kidnapping Princess Peach, whom Mario saves. One of the oldest as well. Technically the series began in 1981 in the arcade game "Donkey Kong" where he has to beat an ape known as Donkey Kong, who, in present day, became Cranky Kong. As time went by, they became some of the world's most well-known video game characters since 1985 after the release of "Super Mario Bros." on the NES. Its first game was Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo, since then it's come a long way and Mario himself is Nintendo's mascot. It has basic plots often revolving around Mario rescuing Princess Peach from the evil clutches of Bowser and saving the Mushroom Kingdom, and occasionally the universe. And that's just the basic plot. There's a lot of diversity between the games with the series spawning multiple genres such as racing, partying, and role-playing games. It's one of the most popular Nintendo franchises and video game franchises in general. The canon is a bit confusing, but producer Shigeru Miyamoto had cleared it up in an interview, revealing the series to have no canon at all. Therefore, the franchise is one of few that sources can be picked and chosen to the author's liking. For example, some people exclude certain games, like the SMG series, to make certain VS matches fair. Also, most people exclude the Paper Mario series, because they think it is separate, which is not the case, while some exclude it for fairness sake.

Power of this Verse
The Mario-verse is highly underestimated due to its cartoonish appearance and inconsistencies.

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