Not too long ago, after tilting my SMB3 cartridge, I actually saw some bits of those unused Hammer Bro sprites in place of Toad's during the roulette mini game. In fact, I took a screenshot! puu.sh/jGfzg/0367dbf5de.jpg It's so cool when you find stuff like that still within the game's code/
Chicken fact: Chickens, like all Gallines, are not truly flightless, at least in the wild. They are however, very weak fliers, capable of only short bursts of flight.
Leave it to Mr. Miyamoto to crush our childhood understanding of who the Koopalings are. I don't care what he says now, back in the day they were his children and it's still that way now.
Kootie Pie? Hey, this sounds like a great name for a TH-cam account! It's a video game reference, so I guess it would be perfect for Let'sPlay videos. What a great idea!
The real reason everyone thought the Koopalings were Bowser's children is the fact that it was explicitly stated in the instruction booklet for Super Mario Bros. 3. It wasn't until their return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii that their relation to the Koopa King was retconned to what it is now.
Oh, we know that the Koopalings aren't Bowser's children. But most of us refuse to believe such a damnable idea that we, the community, write our own canon. Right, Wario Bros.?
By this time the did you know of Super Mario Bros will never end. A lot of games have their secrets and new games come out every year damn Mario is hardcore.
I Love this. Dr. Mario was my grandfathers favorite, (and only lol) game. We would jam out on Zelda, SMB, Contra and he would just sit there and watch and laugh. Then when we were gone he would just keep playing. I like to think Dr. Mario gave him a couple more years, kept him sharp. Thanks for the video guys! Good memories.
>Chicken suit turned into Penguin suit as both are flightless birds Chickens can fly. Domesticated chickens have their wings clipped so they don't, but wild chickens can fly just fine.
The "Toad Suit" is actually used in-game. While the sprite for the Hammer Suit appears whenever you get one in a Toad House or use it on the map, the sprite is replaced with this "Toad Suit" whenever it emerged from a Giant ?-Block located in 6-10 and 7-8. This only happens in the NES version.
I don't care what shigeru miyamoto say the koopalings are bowser kids also here is also a fun fact that Jimmy forgot too mention in this video about the koopalings they are all named after famous musicians. Ludwig von Koopa is named after Ludwig van Beethoven. Lemmy Koopa is named after Lemmy Kilmister. Roy Koopa is named after Roy Orbison. Iggy Koopa is named after Iggy Pop. Wendy O. Koopa is named after Wendy O. Williams. Morton Koopa Jr(the best koopalings) is named after Morton Downey, Jr. Larry Koopa is named after Larry Mullen, Jr.
Maybe Miyamoto never intended for the Koopalings to be Bowser's children. But in my childhood, I read everywhere in the official material (instruction manuals, guidebooks) that he is their father. That's why I still like to imagine that Junior is their eighth sibling. As long as there is no Mario game made that focusses on the story of the Koopalings' background, I see no reason to change that view.
4:36 " *suggesting* they were planned" They were planned. The code for the Red Star power up is complete on the disc. (ice flower must have code imported)
These videos never cease to teach me new things about series I thought I knew everything about! But, did you know, the Koopalings are called "Bowser's Minions" in Europe? But everyone calls them the Koopalings anyway.
In the Mario3 manual, it clearly states that the Koopalings ARE bowser''s children... This can lead us the the assumption that they're simply illegitimate. Bowser has essentially de-owned them. What an asshole.
***** You aren't very smart,huh? What the creator says goes.If they want to retcon what has been formerly stated,they can.What YOU think doesn't matter,because word of god trumps your petty refusal to accept canon.
***** You're adopted children are still your children and retconning something in or out is Miyomoto's right as the creator.But I guess it's not surprising you don't seem to get how retconning works given the given that you treat theories as fact.
LectricSigma(Σ) Maybe the Koopalings are just Bowser's nephews and niece, instead of his children. That way, they can still be related to Bowser and Bowser Jr. (and their name being 'Koopalings' still makes sense) without having to be his sons and daughter.
+DamnedMoonBoy they're not koopas. They're boom booms. Both are introduced in the same game. Also what's one thing that the koopas have have but the koopalings don't. They're noses. They're noses are different from koopas. But boombooms have the same nonsense as the koopalings. So yes they're most likely adopted. Or bowser kidnapped them.
Miamoto saying the koopa kids aren't bowser's is like George Lucas saying Han shot first. It says it clear as day in the Mario 3 game manual that they are his kids. We all know he's wrong, and we can pull the original information to prove it.
@@maryerivera01 You can't just change things years later because you think it sounds better now. That'd be like JK Rowling saying Nagini was actually an asian woman all along. Just Ridiculous
Yeah, I remember when the news that the Koopalings *weren't* Bowser's kids hit the public. Man, people were *pissed*. Fans love taking their headcanons to heart, don't they?
I refuse to believe that the koopalings aren't Bowsers kids. The manual of SMB3 says that they are, in both versions. I think they just forgot they existed when they created Jr for SM Sunshine and really couldn't find a good excuse to cover their asses, so the kids got demoted to underling status. I also think Miyamoto wants to shush the fans that believe Bowser either screws his minions--because how else would you explain why the Koopalings look half like enemies you find throughout the series--and/or that he breeds a-sexually, (hello Bowser Jr.)
I've always had a theory that Mario was rewarded with money for saving Peach, so he spent that money on an education to get an MD and become a doctor, although he still remembers everything he learned from plumbing.
DYKG makes 2 FNAF video: Everyone freaks out and says that DYKG is milking FNAF DYKG makes 4 Mario videos as A video exclusively for its power ups: Oh that's not milking! -_-
If the Chicken suit was real, I think Mario would flap his "wings" to glide around, since if you throw a chicken off a tall item, it flaps its wings to fall safely.
I knew the Mario Bros. 3 Show names for the Koopalings before the OFFICIAL names, so it took me a while to adjust to those names. Hip and Hop (Lemmy and Iggy) were always my favorites.
3:32 Chickens are able to fly. Though, unlike other birds, Chickens (and Turkeys) can't fly great distances. You'd know they can fly if you've owned a few and never cut the feathers on their wings.
I don't think the Red Star was planned to return for a couple reasons. 1. The Red Star was most likely a power-up meant for easier Comet Observatory travel, and since Starship Mario is small, it wouldn't make sense. 2. The music for the Red Star does not exist in Galaxy 2's files, while the Ice Flower's music does exist and was even updated. So the Red Star is almost certainly a leftover.
I hate that I'm that guy, but the unused "Toad Suit" from Mario 3 isn't a Toad Suit. That's the Hammer Suit without its proper palette. There's a ? Block in 7-8 that has the icon come out of it, and gives Mario the Hammer Suit.
Whoah whoah *WHOAH.* You mean to tell me that the main villain from Osamu Tezuka's Saiyuki (Alakazam The Great), King Gruesome/Ox King/Gyu-Mao, helped to inspire the creation and design of Bowser? HAH! No wonder why Bowser dies *EXACTLY THE SAME WAY* in various Super Mario Bros. titles as King Gruesome does in the 1960 film! I wonder what else, in terms of gaming, Osamu Tezuka has inspired aside from Megaman (Astroboy) and Bowser (King Gruesome)?
Also worth mentioning that the Koopalings were clearly identified as Bowser's children in SMB3 in both English and Japanese. The "current story" thing is a retcon, not a clarification.
okay i swear to god it sounds like you guys used a HQ rip at 5:28 i dont hear any recongizable melodies or anything but i dont remember the bassy background in m64 sounding like that
I remember the PlayChoice 10! There was one at the Meadows racetrack before they remodeled it by adding the casino. I remember playing Baseball and Super Mario Brothers on it.
You're wrong about the toad suit. It's actually supposed to be a hammer suit, also, the fan recreation of the Frog, Tanooki and "Toad" suits are wrong because there is one pixel in-between each eye instead of two. If there were two pixels, you would have been able to tell that it's a hammer suit. ; )
In this episode we take a look at the secrets and history of Mario. The main series of Super Mario games are platformers, which mostly follow Mario's adventures in the fictional world of the Mushroom Kingdom. These games rely on Mario's jumping ability to progress through levels. Analysts suggest that by 2012, the Mario franchise was valued at over $10 billion. The franchise has spawned over 200 games of various genre, including Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf. The franchise has collectively sold more than 500 million copies, making it the best-selling video game franchise of all time. the discreption is broken
3:07 it was changed because it looked like a pee pee
He was deleted because he looked like an elephant
XDD
Chadtronic Ayyyyyyyylmao
Chadtronic YES CHAD XD
Chadtronic lol
The Koopalings may not be Bowsers children, but they do run great hotels.
Shiro-Luna I see your comments all over the place!
"It's not clear why this change was made"
Ha. Haha.
Man... I wonder why they changed Yellow... who knows.
ThatOneGuyCpr i was looking for these comments
because it looked like a Weiner (even though it's supposed to be a trunk)
please be trying to be sarcasticly helpful :P
ThatOneGuyCpr i can't quite make it out, it's on the tip of my nose...er i mean tongue
ThatOneGuyCpr "It's not clear why these changes were made." I couldn't tell if that line was sarcastic or not.
Not too long ago, after tilting my SMB3 cartridge, I actually saw some bits of those unused Hammer Bro sprites in place of Toad's during the roulette mini game.
In fact, I took a screenshot! puu.sh/jGfzg/0367dbf5de.jpg
It's so cool when you find stuff like that still within the game's code/
NitroRad lol that's crazy
+NitroRad Whoooa. That's awesome!
Finley Taylor ................
Finley Taylor I don't think you quite understand how game programming worked...
Especially in the 80s...
Finley Taylor Dude, preeeeeeeeeeeetty sure that's not lazyness. At least make sure you know what you're talking about before hating on people
3:07 we know EXACTLY why that change was made.
here too
Don't forget to check out the DidYouKnowMovies video on Mario too! th-cam.com/video/1YIK_NCW3Xs/w-d-xo.html
DidYouKnowGaming? 3:20 Chicken Mario XD
5:57 I wonder why that was.
I am Dr. Mario and I am saving lives...
Kevin Zhang I look different in this game....
Kevin Zhang what do u use to save lifes
SonAmyfan12903 look up the Dr. Mario song by BrentalFloss
Ur a Kootie Pie Jim.
The hiddenblock love
OMG I ship it!!!!!
+SpaceHamster c:
+LightStrikeKnight ` where's wallid?
SpaceWhetzel confirmed!
Chicken fact: Chickens, like all Gallines, are not truly flightless, at least in the wild. They are however, very weak fliers, capable of only short bursts of flight.
4:08 I don't know why that image is so horrifying to me, but I never want to see it again in my life.
+TakeThisification Have you seen Skinny Mario From Super Mario Maker? It's pure Nightmare fuel.
TakeThisification That is such a weird image XD
Ricochet_zombie88 Not as bad as "Long Pikachu," but yea, it's nightmare fuel nonetheless.
Leave it to Mr. Miyamoto to crush our childhood understanding of who the Koopalings are.
I don't care what he says now, back in the day they were his children and it's still that way now.
Tru.. Wait... YOUUUU
Genowhirl70 My headcanon is that the Koopalings are adopted, and Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only blood-child.
Tacos
Cookies.
Genowhirl70 They're whatever Mr. Miyamoto says they are. not his fault that we all misinterpreted the Koopalings parenthood. :P
I wanna break up.
It's not you
Itssa me Mario
+Vergil Spardason maro* love, pbg
GRAND DAD?
👋
Kirby ...someone’s been watching Jacksfilms...
Kootie Pie? Hey, this sounds like a great name for a TH-cam account! It's a video game reference, so I guess it would be perfect for Let'sPlay videos. What a great idea!
***** Except that it's spelled differently.
***** I just realised.
RealRomplayer no
***** Eh, other than the pronunciation they have different meanings and reasonings behind them.
Why is everyone upvoting my comment?
Nice episode. By the way, chickens can fly, though domestic chickens often have their wings clipped to prevent it.
The real reason everyone thought the Koopalings were Bowser's children is the fact that it was explicitly stated in the instruction booklet for Super Mario Bros. 3. It wasn't until their return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii that their relation to the Koopa King was retconned to what it is now.
4:49 gives my childhood extreme flashbacks.
I really wonder why they changed the design of the yellow virus. It's a real mystery.
Jimmy: "It´s not clear why this change was made"
Me: "PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNIS"
Oh, we know that the Koopalings aren't Bowser's children.
But most of us refuse to believe such a damnable idea that we, the community, write our own canon.
Right, Wario Bros.?
By this time the did you know of Super Mario Bros will never end. A lot of games have their secrets and new games come out every year damn Mario is hardcore.
I'm pretty sure it said that the koopalings were Bowser's kids in manual for SMB3, and that the change to them not being his kids is just a retcon.
Yeah dude that's why they said "in the current story"
traveltowardsunrise In the Japanese manuals it never said it was Bowser's kids.
I Love this. Dr. Mario was my grandfathers favorite, (and only lol) game. We would jam out on Zelda, SMB, Contra and he would just sit there and watch and laugh. Then when we were gone he would just keep playing. I like to think Dr. Mario gave him a couple more years, kept him sharp. Thanks for the video guys! Good memories.
the fact the he says "current story" strongly implies to me that it was a recent retcon brought in when they brought the characters back not long ago.
Morgil They were never his children in the Japanese manuals though.
>Chicken suit turned into Penguin suit as both are flightless birds
Chickens can fly. Domesticated chickens have their wings clipped so they don't, but wild chickens can fly just fine.
3:09 Well, I do wonder why that change was made...
I FUCKING WONDER
5:40 the mother's name is Clawdia, I don't have a source but I'm pretty sure I saw that somewhere
From here on out, August 18th shall be known as Jimmy Day
+Zurachi I will reign
***** Don't forget to wear your Jimmy Hat! :P
and my birthday thank-you very much
Fynnez perhaps
"It's not clear why this change was made." I died.
Chickens ARE NOT FLIGHTLESS!
The Toad Suit is actually an alternate sprite for the Hammer suit.
It appears in that form only through the giant blocks that contain the power ups.
I think nintendo is just saving their asses on the koopa children thing
We all know theyre his kids, they've been on jerry
3:04 "It's not clear why this change was made"
...
Hahahahahahahaha!
What about Larry's THIRD name? THE EMPEROR OF EAVESDROPPING!!!
"not clear why this change was made" arrow slowly points at "SOMETHING"
did you know if we didn't have popeye we wouldn't have mario
chickens actually aren't flightless, they just don't normally fly because they don't have to
Dr Mario is an interesting game, to say the least.
The "Toad Suit" is actually used in-game. While the sprite for the Hammer Suit appears whenever you get one in a Toad House or use it on the map, the sprite is replaced with this "Toad Suit" whenever it emerged from a Giant ?-Block located in 6-10 and 7-8. This only happens in the NES version.
I don't care what shigeru miyamoto say the koopalings are bowser kids also here is also a fun fact that Jimmy forgot too mention in this video about the koopalings they are all named after famous musicians.
Ludwig von Koopa is named after Ludwig van Beethoven.
Lemmy Koopa is named after Lemmy Kilmister.
Roy Koopa is named after Roy Orbison.
Iggy Koopa is named after Iggy Pop.
Wendy O. Koopa is named after Wendy O. Williams.
Morton Koopa Jr(the best koopalings) is named after Morton Downey, Jr.
Larry Koopa is named after Larry Mullen, Jr.
It's been confirmed that Larry "just looked like a Larry."
And whatever Miyamoto says about the Mario universe, its canon to it
Maybe Miyamoto never intended for the Koopalings to be Bowser's children. But in my childhood, I read everywhere in the official material (instruction manuals, guidebooks) that he is their father. That's why I still like to imagine that Junior is their eighth sibling. As long as there is no Mario game made that focusses on the story of the Koopalings' background, I see no reason to change that view.
3:07
Oh yes it is.
(If you got any mind, like mine)
4:36 " *suggesting* they were planned" They were planned. The code for the Red Star power up is complete on the disc. (ice flower must have code imported)
Congrats to anyone who scrolled the way down into the comments.
JESUS! May I ask what you are doing here?
Jesus Christ But you don't exist
+Feraligatr There are historians who refute Jesus existence. Not only his magical powers.
+Jesus Christ Is it true that Mario was your 13th disciple?
Jesus Christ or buddy christ from dogma?
These videos never cease to teach me new things about series I thought I knew everything about!
But, did you know, the Koopalings are called "Bowser's Minions" in Europe? But everyone calls them the Koopalings anyway.
In the Mario3 manual, it clearly states that the Koopalings ARE bowser''s children... This can lead us the the assumption that they're simply illegitimate. Bowser has essentially de-owned them. What an asshole.
+DoomKid It's stupid that they retconned it out.
***** You aren't very smart,huh? What the creator says goes.If they want to retcon what has been formerly stated,they can.What YOU think doesn't matter,because word of god trumps your petty refusal to accept canon.
***** You're adopted children are still your children and retconning something in or out is Miyomoto's right as the creator.But I guess it's not surprising you don't seem to get how retconning works given the given that you treat theories as fact.
***** Children are children.Family has nothing to do with blood in my view.
Or maybe he adopted them 😊
6:04 kootie pie... they had the ability to see into the future!!!
Meh, I don't care what Myamoto said. They're Bowser's kids
gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_NES/manual/Formated/Super_Mario_Bros._3_-_1990_-_Nintendo.pdf
LectricSigma(Σ) Maybe the Koopalings are just Bowser's nephews and niece, instead of his children. That way, they can still be related to Bowser and Bowser Jr. (and their name being 'Koopalings' still makes sense) without having to be his sons and daughter.
LectricSigma(Σ) maybe they are adopted.
+DamnedMoonBoy they're not koopas. They're boom booms. Both are introduced in the same game. Also what's one thing that the koopas have have but the koopalings don't. They're noses. They're noses are different from koopas. But boombooms have the same nonsense as the koopalings. So yes they're most likely adopted. Or bowser kidnapped them.
Yolecake Well, they're named the KOOPALINGS for a reason.
That is awesome that you mentioned the playchoice 10 I have 2 full arcade cabinets and 4 more countertop arcade cabinets.
Miamoto saying the koopa kids aren't bowser's is like George Lucas saying Han shot first. It says it clear as day in the Mario 3 game manual that they are his kids. We all know he's wrong, and we can pull the original information to prove it.
Whatever a developer says about his/her game, its canon!
@@maryerivera01 You can't just change things years later because you think it sounds better now. That'd be like JK Rowling saying Nagini was actually an asian woman all along. Just Ridiculous
Yeah, I remember when the news that the Koopalings *weren't* Bowser's kids hit the public. Man, people were *pissed*. Fans love taking their headcanons to heart, don't they?
I hate how Nintendo keeps doing these retcons.
"It's not clear why this change was made..."
lol.
I refuse to believe that the koopalings aren't Bowsers kids. The manual of SMB3 says that they are, in both versions. I think they just forgot they existed when they created Jr for SM Sunshine and really couldn't find a good excuse to cover their asses, so the kids got demoted to underling status. I also think Miyamoto wants to shush the fans that believe Bowser either screws his minions--because how else would you explain why the Koopalings look half like enemies you find throughout the series--and/or that he breeds a-sexually, (hello Bowser Jr.)
Oh my God... you could turn into a Toad...
*BUP*
Totally not clear why they changed the yellow virus. Can't find any reason whatsoever.
I've always had a theory that Mario was rewarded with money for saving Peach, so he spent that money on an education to get an MD and become a doctor, although he still remembers everything he learned from plumbing.
DYKG makes 2 FNAF video: Everyone freaks out and says that DYKG is milking FNAF
DYKG makes 4 Mario videos as A video exclusively for its power ups: Oh that's not milking!
-_-
*and
asian2damax FNAF is generally seen as more of a fad, I suppose, so people think that making FNAF videos is just a cheap way to get views
+asian2damax The Mario videos were more spaced out though......
+asian2damax I'd wager it's because Mario is actually good.
Bluu berry
If the Chicken suit was real, I think Mario would flap his "wings" to glide around, since if you throw a chicken off a tall item, it flaps its wings to fall safely.
Mario already collects mushrooms and flowers. It wouldn't be a far fetched assumption that if he's any kind of a doctor, it would be Dr. Feelgood.
3:04 "oh yeah I am so innocent."
1:42 dr Mario 64 music
That's actually the Dr. Mario Online RX version.
4:06
That is the embodiment of my nightmares.
I knew the Mario Bros. 3 Show names for the Koopalings before the OFFICIAL names, so it took me a while to adjust to those names. Hip and Hop (Lemmy and Iggy) were always my favorites.
1:13 directly into the game R.I.P Iwata
"It's not clear why this change was made." xD
Tanaka:Composer,Programer,and part-time Jackie Chan.
5:53 "Bower's only child is Bowser Jr."
3:06 "its not clear why this change was made" I think we all know why it was changed
3:33 Chickens aren't flightless, they tend to fly.
Mario is the type of doctor who would have his certificate hanging on the wall but turns out it’s a food coupon
3:32 Chickens are able to fly. Though, unlike other birds, Chickens (and Turkeys) can't fly great distances. You'd know they can fly if you've owned a few and never cut the feathers on their wings.
I don't think the Red Star was planned to return for a couple reasons.
1. The Red Star was most likely a power-up meant for easier Comet Observatory travel, and since Starship Mario is small, it wouldn't make sense.
2. The music for the Red Star does not exist in Galaxy 2's files, while the Ice Flower's music does exist and was even updated.
So the Red Star is almost certainly a leftover.
One Dr. Mario looks like he's flipping you off and the prototype yellow's nose looks like something unmentionable.
Anyone know dat song at 3:11?
"It's not clear why this change was made," he says. XD
5:54 I have some shows in that series and the whole super mario world series and some of the super show
5:32 can somebody tell me where is that cutscene from?
I hate that I'm that guy, but the unused "Toad Suit" from Mario 3 isn't a Toad Suit. That's the Hammer Suit without its proper palette. There's a ? Block in 7-8 that has the icon come out of it, and gives Mario the Hammer Suit.
So now Dr. Mario isn't a legit doctor and Bowser's kids are no longer Bowser's kids. Man Nintendo doesn't even care to keep their own shit straight.
...Heh, Jr.'s Smash trailer, gotta love that part...lol
The music at 1:21 sounds like a 8bit version of The Heat is On.
That change was pretty clear.
3:08 because that yellow one looked kind of RISKAY.
This is also one of my favs.
Whoah whoah *WHOAH.*
You mean to tell me that the main villain from Osamu Tezuka's Saiyuki (Alakazam The Great), King Gruesome/Ox King/Gyu-Mao, helped to inspire the creation and design of Bowser?
HAH! No wonder why Bowser dies *EXACTLY THE SAME WAY* in various Super Mario Bros. titles as King Gruesome does in the 1960 film!
I wonder what else, in terms of gaming, Osamu Tezuka has inspired aside from Megaman (Astroboy) and Bowser (King Gruesome)?
The "Toad Suit" is actually the Hammer Bros Suit that comes out of the giant block in World 7-8.
Also worth mentioning that the Koopalings were clearly identified as Bowser's children in SMB3 in both English and Japanese. The "current story" thing is a retcon, not a clarification.
okay i swear to god it sounds like you guys used a HQ rip at 5:28 i dont hear any recongizable melodies or anything but i dont remember the bassy background in m64 sounding like that
"And we don't know who the the mother is."
>the the
Oops.
I remember the PlayChoice 10! There was one at the Meadows racetrack before they remodeled it by adding the casino. I remember playing Baseball and Super Mario Brothers on it.
damn it Luigi I'm a doctor not a plumber!
-Dr. Mario
Hey! I'm trying to rebuild my DS game collection. Any recommendations on what to try and buy?
3:07 "It's not clear why this change was made." Uh, yes it is dude. It's very clear.
In the DiC continuity for the cartoon (not the games) the re-named Koopalings were King Koopa's children, referring to him as 'King Dad'.
Dr. Mario perfectly reflects modern medicinal practice.
"Just throw pills at it."
The chicken suit might have been like a penguin suit with a fire flower instead of a ice flower
You're wrong about the toad suit. It's actually supposed to be a hammer suit, also, the fan recreation of the Frog, Tanooki and "Toad" suits are wrong because there is one pixel in-between each eye instead of two. If there were two pixels, you would have been able to tell that it's a hammer suit. ; )
5:32 Where is this footage from?
2:07 final is giving the "finger"
@5:40 Bowers?...somebody got mixed up in the translation.
In this episode we take a look at the secrets and history of Mario. The main series of Super Mario games are platformers, which mostly follow Mario's adventures in the fictional world of the Mushroom Kingdom. These games rely on Mario's jumping ability to progress through levels. Analysts suggest that by 2012, the Mario franchise was valued at over $10 billion. The franchise has spawned over 200 games of various genre, including Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf. The franchise has collectively sold more than 500 million copies, making it the best-selling video game franchise of all time. the discreption is broken