This Super Mario quiz hops through more than four decades of mushrooms, warp pipes and go-karts. You'll answer questions about Mario's earliest arcade days, his friends and rivals, classic power-ups and the games that changed how we play. Whether you grew up on a blocky NES controller or met Mario on a Switch, it's a quick, cheerful way to see how much of the plumber's world stuck with you.
Few video game characters are as instantly recognizable as Mario. His mustache, cap and overalls began as practical design choices, since early game hardware could show only a handful of pixels and colors, and simple shapes were easier to read on a small screen. Over the years he has gone from a tiny sprite to the face of Nintendo, appearing in platformers, racing games, sports titles, party games and even role-playing adventures.
Part of Mario's staying power comes from how his games teach you. The first level of a classic Mario game is usually a gentle lesson in disguise, showing you how to jump, what to avoid and where secrets might hide without a single word of instruction. Power-ups add variety, and each new game tends to introduce a fresh twist while keeping the basic run-and-jump feel that fans love. In the US, Super Mario Bros. was packed in with the NES, which put it into millions of living rooms.
When you're trying to remember Mario facts, think about the console each game appeared on and the era it came from. The series grew alongside Nintendo's hardware, so lining up games with the systems they launched on makes the whole timeline much easier to recall.