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Paper Mario & Mario & Luigi (Mario RPGs)

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play order for the Mario RPG family of games — Super Mario RPG (1996 SNES) and its 2023 Switch remake, every Paper Mario title from the 2000 Nintendo 64 original through Sticker Star, Color Splash, The Origami King, and the 2024 Switch remake of The Thousand-Year Door, and every Mario & Luigi title from Superstar Saga (2003) through Bowser's Inside Story, Dream Team, the Paper Jam crossover, and the 2024 Switch revival Brothership. Includes release order and a play-by-series order that groups each sub-series for users who want to tackle one line at a time.

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1996The 1996 Super Nintendo RPG co-developed by Square and Nintendo, released in Japan on March 9 and in North America on May 13, 1996. The Smit…

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2023The 2023 Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, developed by ArtePiazza and published by Nintendo, released w…

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2000The 2000 Nintendo 64 RPG developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, released in Japan on August 11, 2000 and in North Ameri…

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2004The 2004 GameCube RPG developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, released in Japan on July 22 and in North America on Octob…

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2007The 2007 Nintendo Wii game developed by Intelligent Systems, released in North America on April 9, 2007. Count Bleck forces Bowser and Princ…

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2012The 2012 Nintendo 3DS game developed by Intelligent Systems, released in North America on November 11, 2012. Bowser interrupts the annual St…

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2016The 2016 Wii U game developed by Intelligent Systems, released in North America on October 7, 2016. Mario and Princess Peach travel to Prism…

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2020The 2020 Nintendo Switch game developed by Intelligent Systems, released worldwide on July 17, 2020. King Olly, a sentient origami figure, b…

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2024The 2024 Nintendo Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, developed by Intelligent Systems with Tose assisting and published b…

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2003The 2003 Game Boy Advance RPG developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released in North America on November 17, 2003 and the foun…

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2005The 2005 Nintendo DS RPG developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released in North America on November 28, 2005. Professor E. Gad…

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2009The 2009 Nintendo DS RPG developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released in Japan on February 11 and in North America on Septemb…

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2013The 2013 Nintendo 3DS RPG developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released in Japan on July 18 and in North America on August 11,…

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2015The 2015 Nintendo 3DS RPG developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released in Japan on December 3, 2015 and in North America on J…

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2017The 2017 Nintendo 3DS remake of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released worldwide between…

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2018The 2018 Nintendo 3DS remake of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo, released in Japan o…

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2024The 2024 Nintendo Switch RPG developed by Acquire and published by Nintendo, released worldwide on November 7, 2024 — the first Mario & Luig…