The Super Mario Canon is vast and it's made up of many Different Timelines and Alternate Universes. So today,I'm gonna be constructing the Definitive Timeline of the Extended Mario Multiverse.
Note that some games like Super Mario RPG and the various games with Mario Cameos are (to me and most) are Non-Canon to this Greater Mario Universe. XOver Games,Remakes,The Mario Maker Sames,and Most Side Games will not be counted either.
We begin our long journey with the first Game/Event in the Timeline Super Mario: Yoshi's Island.
The Main Timeline (Baby Era)
Super Mario: Yoshi's Island - The Start of the Main Timeline. First Canonical appearance of The Yoshi's,Kamek,Baby Mario,Baby Luigi,and Baby Bowser. Not to mention Bowser's forces and The Land of the Koopa.
Yoshi's New Island - The direct sequel to the first game.
Yoshi's Island DS - A Game that May or not be canon,due to the confusing identity of Baby Donkey Kong. So,to make this fit,I'm gonna assume that this is either Baby Cranky or a relative of the Donkey Kong Family.
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The Main Timeline (The Jumpman Era)
Donkey Kong - The First of the Jumpman Era,takes place decades after Yoshi's Island DS. Adult Mario,Original Donkey Kong aka Cranky Kong,and Pauline Debut.
Donkey Kong Jr. - Takes place a week after the original. Donkey Kong Jr. debuts.
Wrecking Crew - Mario demonstrates his ability as a hard worker.
Mario Bros. - Adult Luigi debuts. The Final event,before the Bros. depart to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Donkey Kong 3 - Donkey Kong wrecks havoc while Mario is away. Stanley The Bug Man debuts.
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The Main Timeline (The Super Mario Era)
Super Mario Bros. - Mario and Luigi's very first Mushroom Kingdom Adventure. Adult Bowser and Adult Peach debut. The Toads also debut. The basic Power-Ups also make their 1st appearance.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - King Bowser Koopa demonstrates his persistence for the very first time. The Poison Mushroom debuts. Koopa and his men are exiled at the end.
Super Mario Bros. 3 - Bowser escapes exile with his minions. The Debut of the Koopalings,the Super Leaf,and Tanooki Suit. Mario's popularity starts to grow and will continue to get bigger and bigger.
Super Mario World - Takes place a week after the events of Mario 3. Mario's Pal Yoshi debuts.
Super Mario Land - After their vacation in Dinosaur Land,Mario and Luigi are summoned to Sarasaland to rescue Princess Daisy from the evil alien Tatanga. The debut of Princess Daisy.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - As Daisy and Luigi are hanging out in Sarasaland,Mario races to Mario Land,an island gifted to him by Princess Peach and the Mushroom King,to liberate his castle from long-time frienemy,Wario. Wario debuts. The Ending leads to the Wario Series.
Super Mario Bros. 2 - Mario 2 can fit anywhere in the timeline,so I decided to put it here. I think it's a good fit. Mario dreams up an Adventure in Subcon,where he and his friends try to save it from the evil King Wart Mamu and his evil army the 8-Bits.
Donkey Kong GB aka Donkey Kong '94 - Mario visits his old home,only to find that an Adult Donkey Kong Jr. is causing trouble. And Yes,I've decided,for the sake of continuity make the Donkey Kong in this game and in the Mario v. Donkey Kong series,Donkey Kong Jr. instead of the Original. Anyway The Ending leads to the Donkey Kong Country Series. It also leads to the Next Alternate Timeline,with the Mario v Donkey Kong Series.
Super Mario 64 - Sometime after Donkey Kong GB,Bowser hijacks Peach's castle and Mario must gather 180 stolen Power Stars to stop him.
Luigi's Mansion - Likely takes place after 64. Luigi must save Mario from the evil King Boo while battling nasty Ghosts in a haunted mansion. King Boo and Prof. Elvin Gadd debut.
Super Mario Sunshine - Likely takes place after Luigi's Mansion. Bowser Jr. and the Piantas debut.
Super Mario Galaxy - Months after the Isle Delfino Adventure,Mario must travel through various Galaxies to battle Bowser and rescue Peach. Rosalina and the Luma's debut. Captain Toad also debuts.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - A direct sequel to Galaxy 1.
New Super Mario Bros. - Bowser returns to his roots.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - The follow-up to NSMB. The debuts of Yellow Toad and Blue Toad. The Return of the Koopalings.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - The Sequel to NSMB Wii.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - The follow-up to NSMB2. Toadette's debut in the Main Timeline.
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon - The Sequel to Luigi's Mansion.
Super Mario 3D Land - The Tanooki Suit Returns.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - The sequel to 3D Land.
Luigi's Mansion 3 - Takes place a long while after Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. Likely,sometime after 3D World.
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker - Captain Toad returns in his own adventure.
Super Mario Odyssey - The Final Canonical game in the Timeline (for now!).
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The Extended Timeline (The Yoshi Series)
Yoshi's Story - Takes place decades after Yoshi's Island DS. The Only game where The Yoshi are saving the land on their own. The Only Yoshi game in this Timeline,as the next 2 take place in Alt-Realities.
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The Extended Timeline (The Donkey Kong Country Series)
Donkey Kong Country -Takes place a decade after Donkey Kong GB. First in the DKC series. Donkey Kong Jr.'s Son is an Adult now and The Original Donkey Kong is now Cranky Kong. Diddy Kong,the Extended Kong Species,K. Rool,and The Kremlings all debut.
Donkey Kong Land - The Follow-up to the Original Donkey Kong Country.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - The direct sequel to the original Donkey Kong Country. Dixie Kong and Wrinkly Kong debuts.
Donkry Kong Land 2 - A follow-up to DKC2.
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble - Takes place months after Donkey Kong Country 2. Kiddy Kong debuts.
Donkey Kong Land 3 - The follow-up to DKC3.
Donkey Kong 64 - Wrinkly Kong dies shortly before the events of this game. Chunky,Tiny,and Lanky Kong debuts. King K.Rool and the Kremlings are defeated for good.
Donkey Kong Country Returns - Takes place years after DK64. Introduces new threats to Donkey Kong Island.
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze - The final event of this part of the Extended Timeline (for now). More new foes appear.
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The Extended Timeline (The Wario Series)
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - Takes place a month after Super Mario Land 2. Wario begins his treasure hunting/raiding career. Captain Syrup and her Brown Suger Pirates debut.
Wario Land 2 - A direct sequel to Wario Land.
Wario Land 3 - Takes place sometime after Wario Land 2.
Wario Land 4 - Takes place sometime after Wario Land 3.
Wario Land: Shake It - Takes Place after Wario Land 4.
Wario World - Takes place sometime after Shake It. Would mark the final time Wario goes treasure hunting/raiding.
WarioWare Inc: Mega MicroGames - Wario leaves Treasure Hunting/raiding behind for a while to start a MicroGame business in Diamond City. Many of the series' quirky characters make their first appearance here.
WarioWare: Twisted - The next series of MicroGames from WarioWare Inc. Characters are fleshed out more.
WarioWare: Touched - Takes place after WarioWare Twisted.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Takes place after WarioWare Touched.
WarioWare: Snapped! - Takes place sometime after Smooth Moves.
Game and Wario - WarioWare Inc starts to shift it's focus on Mini-Games after years of MicroGame production.
WarioWare Gold - WarioWare resumes MicroGame production,while still making Mini-Games.
WarioWare: Get It Together - Takes place sometime after WarioWare Gold. For now,this is the end of this part of the Extended Timeline.
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Alternate Timeline #1 (The Mario v.s. Donkey Kong Series)
Mario v. Donkey Kong - In an alternate ending scenario to Donkey Kong 'GB,Mario reignites romance with Pauline and decides to go a different career path - As A Toy Manufacture. While Donkey Kong Jr. remains as mischievous as ever. Again,since this is the Same Donkey Kong from Donkey Kong GB,I'm referring to him as Donkey Kong Jr. - just grown up.
Mario v. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - The sequel to Mario v. Donkey Kong
Mario v. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! - The sequel to Mario v. Donkey Kong 2.
Mario v. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem - The next chapter in the Mario v. Donkey Kong Saga
Mario v. Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move - The Penultimate Saga of Mario v. Donkey Kong.
Mario v. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars -The Final Chapter (for now) in the Mario v. Donkey Saga. The Timeline ends with this game - for the moment,at least.
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Alternate Universe #1 (The Mario and Luigi Series)
Mario & Luigi Partners In Time (past) - Due to some Time Traveling Shenanigans by the bad guys,an Alternate Version of the Main Timeline's Baby Era is created.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions - This Universe was created as a result of Mario and Luigi choosing a slightly different path in life - As Dual Heroes of the World instead of just the Mushroom Kingdom. Brand new threats start to appear - threats even bigger than Bowser.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (present) - The Next event in this Universe.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey - Takes place sometime following the events of Partners in Time.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team - The next event in the Universe.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam - The final event in the Universe (for now!) and the first one to Crossover with another Universe (the Paper Universe).
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Alternate Universe #2 (The Dr. Mario Series)
Dr. Mario - In this Alternate Reality,Mario gives up being a Hero for awhile to go into Psudo-Doctoring.
Dr.
Mario 64 - Takes place sometime after Dr. Mario. The evil Virus
Monsters return. The final event of this Timeline. Mario returns to
being a Hero soon after.
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Alternate Universe #3 (The Mario Kart Series)
Super Mario Kart - A Universe where the fate of the Mushroom World is decided though Kart Racing.
Mario Kart 64 - The 2nd season of Mario Kart.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit - The next season of Mario Kart.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - The 4th Season of Mario Kart. Toadette's official debut.
Mario Kart DS - The 5th Season of Mario Kart.
Mario Kart Wii - The 6th Season.
Mario Kart 7 - The 7th Season.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - The 8th and Final Season - for now.
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Alternate Universe #4 (The Mario Party Series)
Mario Party - In this Alternate Reality,The Entire Mario Cast get together to play Life-Sized Board Games. Bowser is quasi-reformed,though still a jerk.
Mario Party 2 - Takes place after the original.
Mario Party 3 - Takes place after 2.
Mario Party 4 - Takes Place after 3.
Mario Party 5 - Takes Place after 4.
Mario Party 6 - Takes Place after 5.
Mario Party Advance - Takes Place after 6.
Mario Party 7 - Takes Place after Advance.
Mario Party 8 - Takes Place after 7.
Mario Party DS - Takes Place after 8.
Mario Party 9 - Takes Place after DS.
Mario Party Island Tour - Takes Place after 9.
Mario Party 10 - Takes Place after Island Tour.
Mario Party Star Rush - Takes place after 10.
Mario Party The Top 100 - Takes place after Star Rush.
Super Mario Party - Takes place after Top 100.
Mario Party Superstars - Takes place after Super Mario Party. The Final game of the Timeline - at the moment.
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Alternate Universe #5 (The Mario Sports Series)
NES Open Tournament Golf - The First event to take place in this Universe.
Mario Tennis - In this Reality Everyone plays sports. So Bowser isn't trying to take over the World in this Universe,his goal is to outdo Mario in sports - All sports. This also marks the 1st time Mario and Co. Play Tennis. Waluigi makes his debut.
Mario Golf - Mario and Luigi return to the links - this time they bring their Friends and allies.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - Mario and Co. return to the links.
Mario Tennis: Power Tour - Mario and Co. play Tennis months after their latest Golfing Exhibition.
Mario Superstar Baseball - After many games of Golf and Tennis,Mario and Co. try their hand at Baseball.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour - Mario and Co. go Golfing again for the 3rd time.
Super Mario Strikers - Mario and Co try their hands and feet at Soccer.
Mario Power Tennis - Mario and Co. return for more Tennis action.
Mario Strikers Charged - Mario and Co. return to the Soccer Field.
Mario Super Sluggers - Mario and Co. play more Baseball.
Mario Tennis Open - Mario and Co. decide to plat more Tennis.
Mario Golf: World Tour - Months after their latest Tennis Game,Mario and Co. go Golfing again.
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash - Mario and Co. play more Tennis.
Mario Tennis Aces - Takes place sometime after Ultra Smash.
Mario Golf Super Rush - More Golfing by Mario and Co.
Mario Strikers Battle League - Mario and Co. take a break from Soccer and Golf to play more Soccer. The Final Event in this Universe - for the time being.
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Alternate Universe #6 (The Paper Universe)
Paper Mario - This World takes place in a weird Paper Universe.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Takes place after the events of Paper Mario.
Super Paper Mario - Takes place after the events of The Thousand Year Door.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star - Takes place after the events of Super Paper Mario.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam - Takes place after the events of Sticker Star.
Paper Mario: Color Splash - Takes place after the events of Paper Jam.
Paper Mario: The Origami King - Takes place after the events of Color Splash. The Final event of the Timeline - for now.
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Alternate Universe #7 (The Woolly Reality)
Yoshi's Woolly World - Takes place in a Reality made of Yarn.
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Alternate Universe #8 (The Crafted Reality)
Yoshi's Crafted World - Takes place in a Reality made of Paper Craft.
And That's That. This was something I really wanted to do. Nintendo's Official Mario Timeline is non-existent,so I made my own.I think it fits together rather well.
Well,that's all for now. Until Next Time,Stay Gold And Resist Modern Attitudes.
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