• Nintendo's Mario series is arguably the most popular video game series in history. His games have spanned across every piece of Nintendo hardware, and have sold millions of copies around the world. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991, has a lot of Mario games under its belt. These games are not just side-scrolling adventures, but also role-playing games and educational games as well.
  
  

Super Mario World

• "Super Mario World" was released simultaneously with the Super Nintendo in 1991. It is a heavily upgraded version of the original "Super Mario Brothers," in which Mario must travel through eight worlds to rescue Princess Toadstool. The game is notable for being the first appearance of Yoshi.
  
  

Super Mario Kart

• "Super Mario Kart" was released in 1992, and served as the starting point for the popular Mario Kart series. It is a racing game, in which players can select characters from the Mario and Donkey Kong series and participate in an exiting go-kart race.
  
  

Super Mario All-Stars

• "Super Mario All-Stars" was released in 1993. Rather than an all-new game, it is a collection of the primary Mario games released for the NES: "Super Mario Bros.," "Super Mario Bros. 2" and "Super Mario Bros. 3." The game also includes the Japanese version of "Super Mario Bros. 2," titled "The Lost Levels."
  
  

Mario Paint

• "Mario Paint" was released in 1992, soon after the release of the SNES. It is a creative program that comes packaged with a mouse. With the mouse, players can create paintings, songs and play mouse-based games.
  
  

Mario is Missing!

• "Mario Is Missing!" was an educational game released in 1993. The game circles around Mario's brother, Luigi, who must travel to Earth's various countries and landmarks to find Mario. The game is meant to teach geography to young gamers.
  
  

Mario's Time Machine

• "Mario's Time Machine" was released in 1993 and is considered a companion game to "Mario Is Missing!" The game involves Mario using a time machine to travel through time and correcting various errors in history. This game is also educational and is meant to teach history.
  
  

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

• "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" was released in 1995 and serves as a prequel to not only "Super Mario World," but the entire Mario franchise. The game circles around Yoshi, who must take baby Mario to be reunited with his brother, while attempting to avoid the armies of baby Bowser.
  
  

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

• "Super Mario RPG" was a joint venture between Nintendo and Squaresoft, and was released in 1996. The game introduces a new enemy, Smithy, who is threatening the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario must team up with the Princess, Bowser and others to stop the new menace.