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*'''Party''': Yet another genre the ''Mario'' brand set the standard for for years to come, the first installment in the long-running ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' series began on the Nintendo 64 in 1999 courtesy of developer Hudson Soft. The development duties were passed on to the in-house team NDCube in the late 2000s following Hudson's acquisition and dissolving by [[Konami]]. The most recent entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party}}'' for the Nintendo Switch, effectively a return to form for the franchise in a similar style to first eight console entries. In the ''Mario Party'' series, players roll the [[mariowiki:Dice Block|dice block]] to move characters across a board like in a board game, then compete in one of many dozens of available {{s|mariowiki|minigames}} to amass a high currency total and purchase a means of winning, typically [[mariowiki:Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]].

*'''RPG''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'' was a result of a long-running partnership between Nintendo and [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]], developers of the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series, grafting the ''Mario'' aesthetic and reflex-based gameplay onto a JRPG format. This was the starting point for what would become a fair number of ''Mario''-centered JRPGs that differentiate themselves from other titles in the genre by incorporating elements of timing and reflex to some of the standard battle commands. These are some of the only ''Mario'' games that feature a heaver slant towards storytelling; additionally, almost every game introduces a diverse cast of original characters to rival that of the main ''Mario'' universe. ''Mario'' has since established two entirely separate RPG-based subseries: Intelligent Systems's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Paper Mario|series}}'' and AlphaDream's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi|series}}''. In ''Paper Mario'', all characters are presented as flat paper-thin illustrations occupying three-dimensional areas. However after its debut in 2000, the series began to swerve away from its RPG roots and into the action-adventure genre with the 3DS installment, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Sticker Star}}'', and its Wii U sequel, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}'', both of which were met with highly polarizing reception for their focus on gameplay and gimmicks rather than story, exploration, and traditional RPG elements. In ''Mario & Luigi'', the gameplay is centered on cooperative combat and world exploration starring the eponymous brother duo. Unlike its sister franchise, this series is primarily featured on Nintendo's handheld systems and the formula has remained relatively consistent since its debut in 2003. Both series crossed over for the first time in 2015 with the release of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}''. While Mario himself is present and playable in all RPG titles, he is frequently teamed up with other party members as battle partners and/or alternate playable characters, including Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and numerous original characters, such as [[Geno]] and ~~Mallow~~. The most recent ''Mario'' RPG entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}}'', a remake of the Nintendo DS game ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}''. On October 2, 2019, it was made public that ''Mario & Luigi'' developer AlphaDream had filed for bankruptcy, leaving the future of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series unknown. This, in conjunction with ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s shift to action-adventure, leaves the future of ''Mario'' role-playing games in limbo.

*'''RPG''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'' was a result of a long-running partnership between Nintendo and [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]], developers of the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series, grafting the ''Mario'' aesthetic and reflex-based gameplay onto a JRPG format. This was the starting point for what would become a fair number of ''Mario''-centered JRPGs that differentiate themselves from other titles in the genre by incorporating elements of timing and reflex to some of the standard battle commands. These are some of the only ''Mario'' games that feature a heaver slant towards storytelling; additionally, almost every game introduces a diverse cast of original characters to rival that of the main ''Mario'' universe. ''Mario'' has since established two entirely separate RPG-based subseries: Intelligent Systems's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Paper Mario|series}}'' and AlphaDream's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi|series}}''. In ''Paper Mario'', all characters are presented as flat paper-thin illustrations occupying three-dimensional areas. However after its debut in 2000, the series began to swerve away from its RPG roots and into the action-adventure genre with the 3DS installment, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Sticker Star}}'', and its Wii U sequel, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}'', both of which were met with highly polarizing reception for their focus on gameplay and gimmicks rather than story, exploration, and traditional RPG elements. In ''Mario & Luigi'', the gameplay is centered on cooperative combat and world exploration starring the eponymous brother duo. Unlike its sister franchise, this series is primarily featured on Nintendo's handheld systems and the formula has remained relatively consistent since its debut in 2003. Both series crossed over for the first time in 2015 with the release of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}''. While Mario himself is present and playable in all RPG titles, he is frequently teamed up with other party members as battle partners and/or alternate playable characters, including Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and numerous original characters, such as [[Geno]], Mallow, Starlow, and Huey among many others. The most recent ''Mario'' RPG entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}}'', a remake of the Nintendo DS game ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}''. On October 2, 2019, it was made public that ''Mario & Luigi'' developer AlphaDream had filed for bankruptcy, leaving the future of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series unknown. This, in conjunction with ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s shift to action-adventure, leaves the future of ''Mario'' role-playing games in limbo.

*'''Puzzle''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Dr. Mario}}'' was a ''Tetris''-style puzzle game for NES that starred [[Dr. Mario|Mario in a Doctor's costume]] throwing pills to combat differently colored viruses. There have been some occasional puzzle games following this, but an official puzzle-based sub-series entitled ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario vs. Donkey Kong|series}}'' began on Game Boy Advance, which pays homage to Mario's original rivalry with Donkey Kong. The most recent puzzle release is ''{{s|mariowiki|Dr. Mario World}}'' for mobile devices.

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 *'''Party''': Yet another genre the ''Mario'' brand set the standard for for years to come, the first installment in the long-running ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' series began on the Nintendo 64 in 1999 courtesy of developer Hudson Soft. The development duties were passed on to the in-house team NDCube in the late 2000s following Hudson's acquisition and dissolving by [[Konami]]. The most recent entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party}}'' for the Nintendo Switch, effectively a return to form for the franchise in a similar style to first eight console entries. In the ''Mario Party'' series, players roll the [[mariowiki:Dice Block|dice block]] to move characters across a board like in a board game, then compete in one of many dozens of available {{s|mariowiki|minigames}} to amass a high currency total and purchase a means of winning, typically [[mariowiki:Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]].
-*'''RPG''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'' was a result of a long-running partnership between Nintendo and [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]], developers of the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series, grafting the ''Mario'' aesthetic and reflex-based gameplay onto a JRPG format. This was the starting point for what would become a fair number of ''Mario''-centered JRPGs that differentiate themselves from other titles in the genre by incorporating elements of timing and reflex to some of the standard battle commands. These are some of the only ''Mario'' games that feature a heaver slant towards storytelling; additionally, almost every game introduces a diverse cast of original characters to rival that of the main ''Mario'' universe. ''Mario'' has since established two entirely separate RPG-based subseries: Intelligent Systems's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Paper Mario|series}}'' and AlphaDream's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi|series}}''. In ''Paper Mario'', all characters are presented as flat paper-thin illustrations occupying three-dimensional areas. However after its debut in 2000, the series began to swerve away from its RPG roots and into the action-adventure genre with the 3DS installment, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Sticker Star}}'', and its Wii U sequel, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}'', both of which were met with highly polarizing reception for their focus on gameplay and gimmicks rather than story, exploration, and traditional RPG elements. In ''Mario & Luigi'', the gameplay is centered on cooperative combat and world exploration starring the eponymous brother duo. Unlike its sister franchise, this series is primarily featured on Nintendo's handheld systems and the formula has remained relatively consistent since its debut in 2003. Both series crossed over for the first time in 2015 with the release of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}''. While Mario himself is present and playable in all RPG titles, he is frequently teamed up with other party members as battle partners and/or alternate playable characters, including Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and numerous original characters, such as [[Geno]] and Mallow. The most recent ''Mario'' RPG entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}}'', a remake of the Nintendo DS game ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}''. On October 2, 2019, it was made public that ''Mario & Luigi'' developer AlphaDream had filed for bankruptcy, leaving the future of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series unknown. This, in conjunction with ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s shift to action-adventure, leaves the future of ''Mario'' role-playing games in limbo.
+*'''RPG''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'' was a result of a long-running partnership between Nintendo and [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]], developers of the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series, grafting the ''Mario'' aesthetic and reflex-based gameplay onto a JRPG format. This was the starting point for what would become a fair number of ''Mario''-centered JRPGs that differentiate themselves from other titles in the genre by incorporating elements of timing and reflex to some of the standard battle commands. These are some of the only ''Mario'' games that feature a heaver slant towards storytelling; additionally, almost every game introduces a diverse cast of original characters to rival that of the main ''Mario'' universe. ''Mario'' has since established two entirely separate RPG-based subseries: Intelligent Systems's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Paper Mario|series}}'' and AlphaDream's ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi|series}}''. In ''Paper Mario'', all characters are presented as flat paper-thin illustrations occupying three-dimensional areas. However after its debut in 2000, the series began to swerve away from its RPG roots and into the action-adventure genre with the 3DS installment, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Sticker Star}}'', and its Wii U sequel, ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}'', both of which were met with highly polarizing reception for their focus on gameplay and gimmicks rather than story, exploration, and traditional RPG elements. In ''Mario & Luigi'', the gameplay is centered on cooperative combat and world exploration starring the eponymous brother duo. Unlike its sister franchise, this series is primarily featured on Nintendo's handheld systems and the formula has remained relatively consistent since its debut in 2003. Both series crossed over for the first time in 2015 with the release of ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}''. While Mario himself is present and playable in all RPG titles, he is frequently teamed up with other party members as battle partners and/or alternate playable characters, including Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and numerous original characters, such as [[Geno]], Mallow, Starlow, and Huey among many others. The most recent ''Mario'' RPG entry is ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}}'', a remake of the Nintendo DS game ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}''. On October 2, 2019, it was made public that ''Mario & Luigi'' developer AlphaDream had filed for bankruptcy, leaving the future of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series unknown. This, in conjunction with ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s shift to action-adventure, leaves the future of ''Mario'' role-playing games in limbo.
 *'''Puzzle''': ''{{s|mariowiki|Dr. Mario}}'' was a ''Tetris''-style puzzle game for NES that starred [[Dr. Mario|Mario in a Doctor's costume]] throwing pills to combat differently colored viruses. There have been some occasional puzzle games following this, but an official puzzle-based sub-series entitled ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario vs. Donkey Kong|series}}'' began on Game Boy Advance, which pays homage to Mario's original rivalry with Donkey Kong. The most recent puzzle release is ''{{s|mariowiki|Dr. Mario World}}'' for mobile devices.