Complete Early History of Super Mario 🍄 (20 Games Explained!)

All of the official Nintendo games that featured Mario before he gained international fame in "Super Mario Bros" on the Nintendo Entertainment System. These include classic arcade games, as well as titles for the Famicom and NES, Game & Watch, and even some obscure PC games that were only released in Japan!

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0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Donkey Kong Arcade
3:10 - Donkey Kong Game & Watch
4:17 - Donkey Kong Jr. Arcade
6:09 - Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch
6:48 - Donkey Kong Jr. Panorama Screen
7:45 - Donkey Kong II Game & Watch
8:23 - Mario Bros. Arcade
9:41 - Hudson Soft Mario Games
10:23 - Mario Bros. Special
11:38 - Punch Ball Mario Bros.
12:27 - Mario Bros. Game & Watch
13:44 - Mario’s Cement Factory
14:46 - Mario’s Bombs Away
15:51 - Donkey Kong Circus
16:46 - Donkey Kong Hockey
17:50 - Donkey Kong Ports
18:20 - Tennis NES
18:25 - Pinball NES
18:30 - Golf NES
18:38 - Punch Out
18:58 - Family Basic Famicom
20:15 - Wrecking Crew
21:23 - Super Mario Bros.

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[itsgruz]

Mario has had so many jobs! In this video alone he’s been: A Carpenter, Plumber, Packer at a Bottling Plant, Demolition Specialist, Gorilla Trainer (He was bad at this one), Bomb Delivery Soldier, Tennis Referee, Pinball Machine Operator, Professional Golfer and a Cement Truck Filler! What a busy guy! 😄

[CiCaruana]

It's heart-warming that Donkey Kong took a chance on letting an unknown talent be in his game to help kickstart his career, what a great guy

[Haganeren]

Before actually having success, Mario had to go to a lot of part time work just like a normal human being !
How inspiring.

[emilyapricot]

Wrecking Crew @ 20:30 was criminal underrated. It was easily the most advanced of Mario’s arcade style classics, with a 100 puzzle rich levels.

[RetroArcadeGuy]

Ironically, Wrecking Crew was gonna be an original game with original characters, but the devs worried it wouldn't sell much, they reached out to Miyamoto and asked for advise.

"Just put Mario in there. People will recognize him" he said.

[SGMayuriKurotsuchi]

Like many people, Mario had to cycle through several jobs before he finally found the one meant for him: professional princess saver and turtle killer.

[globingoblin]

I love Wrecking Crew, the G&W Mario Bros and Cement Factory so much, thanks for giving them some well-deserved exposure!

[MacInTheBox]

Seems like you're really taking these more seriously now and giving it more structure and polish. Would be lying if I said I didn't miss the more offbeat Gruz myself but this new style is definitely going to be a bigger draw. Really hope it works out for you, because you deserve it!

[RoninCatholic]

Donkey Kong Circus is a prequel explaining the bad treatment Mario gave Donkey Kong before he breaks out in the arcade original. Donkey Kong Jr. is a prequel to that, showing Mario capturing Donkey Kong from the jungle in the first place.

[cobracommander]

Mario's military background explains his proficiency in battling the Koopa forces. He has seen so much combat he no longer fears danger; so much bloodshed it no longer shocks him. This explains why he always seems so happy despite constantly being in situations where he is at risk of being killed and has to take the lives of countless Koopas and Goombas. His experiences have hardened him; his carefree demeanor is not a coping mechanism, but is present simply because he no longer feels the fear of death nor the weight of having to take a life.

[lafcursiax]

Fascinating! I've been a Mario fan since 1988 and didn't know about most of these! Who knew Mario was a veteran?

[Metalwario]

Always nice to see someone who enjoys Game & Watch games. I grew up on them with the Gallery games in the late 90s and early 2000s so I just love them.

[mcasias]

The Game & Watch handhelds felt like magic at 8 years old. I LOVED playing them.

[lovescarguitar]

You have an excellent voice for doing documentary-type videos. I enjoy watching these videos as it is, but the voiceover just pushes it over the top.

[bidoofenshmirtzevilinc.]

This right here ladies and gentlemen is a man who uploads true quality videos. Great video Gruz! I'll be watching this over my break!

[broox]

Our first 4 games for NES: Duck Hunt, Gyromite, Wrecking Crew and DK Jr. Wrecking Crew was my favorite of them.

[SlyFrye]

Surprisingly I knew about every game here, but not every port of each. Well except for one game. I had no idea there was a Donkey Kong Hockey game.

[TheAdventuresOfJimiJaden]

Whenever Donkey Kong is lifted up and pushed to the side by two Marios, the one that goes offscreen is rumored to actually be Luigi wearing red.

[tkayube]

I have Mario's Cement Factory on DSiWare. I didn't know that there was a full color version of that game. I'm surprised they didn't go with that one for the DSi version.

[blackenedheart]

I've always wondered why eggplants we're used as enemies in Nintendo games back in the day. Lol. They were in kid Icarus as well and also parodied later on in the Hyperdimension Neptunia games since each of those characters represent video game companies or consoles and one of their biggest fears are eggplants! Lol. Funny but weird 🤣 ???