Mario

Not to be confused with Mario Mario, also known as Super Mario, the franchise's main hero.

Mario is a franchise surrounding Mario "Jumpman" Mario and his brother Luigi Mario. But mainly Mario. As it follows them, the two brothers go on adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom, to space, and everywhere in between. Their adventures are most commonly had in the name of saving the Mushroom Kingdom's princess, Princess Peach, from the king of the Koopa Kingdom, King Bowser. Mario and Luigi don't travel alone all the time as they may be accompanied by fairies, spirits, stars, and even some of the games' enemies, as well as some residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, to get the task at hand completed before too long. Mario is Nintendo's most well-known and successful franchise.

Gameplay
Some gameplay in Super Mario games has relatively stayed the same ever since the series' first game, Super Mario Bros., as it's consisted of the same basic movements such as running, jumping, and swimming in many of the franchise's installments. But in full 3D games like Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, and Super Mario 64, Mario has access to many more moves such as the triple jump, cartwheel jump, and ground pound.

Power-ups
The Super Mario franchise and the Mario super-franchise have many power-ups Mario can use to make his travel easier and more enjoyable. Many of the power-ups are mushrooms or flowers of some type, but some can be articles of clothing like caps or capes. The most iconic of these, as found by many, is the Super Mushroom, a mushroom that turns Small Mario into Super Mario once Small Mario uses the mushroom. In earlier games, if Mario is already in his Super form, then the Super Mushroom will be replaced by another power-up, like the Fire Flower.

Geography
The worlds, or varying areas in the singular world, of Super Mario all have different layouts of their geography, giving Mario a new challenge to overcome with every new world. Some worlds are flat, others are watery, and some are mountainous. This uniqueness in geology in different worlds is better seen in the New Super Mario Bros. sub-series, a 2.5D collection of games that has five games spanning back to 2006 and up to 2019: New Super Mario Bros., Wii, 2, U, and U Deluxe.

A recurring feature in the worlds is the Pipe, called a Warp Pipe if it can indeed warp those who enter. They can, as what was just stated less than a sentence ago, warp anyone who enters them, spawn enemies constantly, and be home to Piranha Plant s.

A Little Background
Sometimes, Popularity Gets Out Of Hand and creates weird things that can be easily memed and make you wonder if anybody really asked for them. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is one of these things. Seeing how successful the Super Mario series was, Nintendo, in 1989, green-lighted the idea of a Super Mario cartoon only when they saw a creative team they liked who would be working on the show. From the beginning, the show was struggling with certain factors, namely deadlines. It struggled so hard, Nintendo eventually got bored with the program and ultimately cancelled it just a few months after a full year passed, with the show's last episode being aired on Dec 1.

What Happened In The Show
The show was based somewhat loosely on Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3, with many characters who star in the games also making recurring appearances during the show's run. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! focuses on Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach (named Princess Toadstool at the time), and Toad as they go on their numerous adventures throughout the mushroom lands, fighting off King Koopa and his Koopa Pack. Sometimes, King Koopa would wear a costume or outfit and go by a different name, both fitting with the theme of the episode. For example, in the episode titled "The Unzappables", his alter ego's name was Al Koopone, a play-on-words of the name Al Capone. Al Koopone wears a Mafia outfit. There would be a live-action segment of the show starring ex-pro wrestler Lou Albano, Danny Wells, and, on occasion, guest stars. At the end of every episode of the show, Albano would perform "Do The Mario", which would go on to become a meme. Zelda also did a thing sometimes.

Super Show ? Moar Liek Super Cursed.
The Super Mario Bros Super Show! is famed for having more continuity errors than any human could count. Because of this, the show is one of the more cursed pieces of media you might expect to be obscure but aren't. Many episodes have animation errors or lines voiced by one character in another one's voice.