Super Mario is a video game released by Nintendo in the fall of 1985. Universally considered a classic of the medium, Super Mario Bros. was one of the first side-scrolling platform games of its kind, introducing players to huge, bright, expansive worlds that changed the way video games were created.
Super Mario is considered by The Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling video game of all time,[1] and was largely responsible for the initial success of the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as ending the two year slump of video game sales in America after the video game crash of 1983. It has inspired countless imitators and was one of Shigeru Miyamoto's most influential early successes. The game starred Mario, who eventually became Nintendo's mascot, and is considered more recognizable among American children than Mickey Mouse. To this day, Mario is one of the world's most famous fictional characters.
The game was succeeded by a direct sequel in Japan (later retitled Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels in the west). A different game was released as Super Super Marioelsewhere worldwide.
