Ok, adapted from my former Mario section on my page, I have revised this to be better suited for Mariology here at TMKSD. Some basic info you need to know,the years reflect that of our own. The years selected are in fact based off that of the actual release dates. Furthermore, time goes slower in the Mushroom World, at least half the rate of our own. That in mind, you should realize that Mario is not exactly forty years old, as this would seem to indicate.
Unlike other timelines, this does not include the cartoons and comics. Mainly because, unlike some, Mario has a large library of games that already it is hard enough to use them all. The comics and cartoons would be insane. Furthermore, the movie is not included. Also, unlicensed Mario games, such as the ones of CD-i, are not even considered.
1955- (Pre-Yoshi's Island)
The Koopa Kingdom enters a civil war after the former koopa king dies.
With only a baby child, many opt for a new leader to be chosen.
To escape this, Kamek, the cheif Magikoopa, takes off with the young koopa prince,
Bowser. Soon he decides to influence Bowser into a new order.
The frog kingdom, the 8-bits and portions of goomba and koopa armies become interested
and lend their support. Kamek centers the base around the obscure yoshi island,
easily conquering it.
1961- (Yoshi's Island)
Mario and Luigi are 'born'. They are then delivered via the stork to the new parents.
At the same time, Kamek has a vision. Foreseeing the two's defeat over Bowser,
he rushes to kidnap the two babes. However, while kidnapping Luigi, Mario plummets
below. There he lands on the back of a yoshi, who then proceeds to bring him to the
other yoshis. They agree to form a chain to deliver the baby through yoshi island.
They proceed to conquer all of the many fortresses and strongholds set up. Once
arriving at the nearby island which Bowser is on, they proceed towards Bowser's
Castle. Here is discovered baby Bowser and his nursemaid, Kamek. After a failed
attempt to ward the yoshi and Mario off, Bowser gets angry and 'pummels' the
magikoopa. After yoshi beats the yougn koopa up a bit, Kamek uses his magic
to increase the size of the baby. However, using careful aiming and the
trademark eggs of the yoshi clan, Bowser is defeated. Swearing revenge,
Kamek grabs the koopa prince and vanishes. Luigi and the stork are found
captured, and then are rescued. The stork then takes the two babies and
delivers them to their parents.
1962- (After Yoshi's Island)
Kamek orders the babies be found and killed. Fearing for their children,
the parents opt to find a safer place. Finding an obscure pipe leading
to Earth, somewhere in Italy. The children our abandoned at the door of
a family, while the real parents leave to the Mushroom World. The Mario
family find the children, as well as their names from the hats on them.
1965- (Yoshi's Story)
Baby Bowser, wanting revenge on the yoshis, uses his newly developed magic
powers to trap them in a storybook. The younger of the clan, however, manage
to break the curse and defeat Bowser.
1979- (Pre- Super Mario Bros.)
The teenage Bowser turns on Kamek after finally becoming king of the Koopa
Kingdom. He devises a plan a world domination. The Magikoopa sect seperate
from the koopa kingdom, and the alliances with the 8-bits and frogs is destroyed.
Special training begins of the common koopas, starting with Hammer Brothers.
1980- (None)
Mario and Luigi graduate from school, the two decide to look for oppurtunities
in America and after much money saving, head to the states. They manage to get
a job as construction workers in Brooklyn, New York, while going to college
to become plumbers. During this time, Bowser begins to conquer the Mushroom
Kingdom. With little defense, he proceeds to conquer many lands.
1981- (Donkey Kong)
Mario manages to get a girlfreind, Pauline. During the year, a strange ape
is found in the jungle. As it is being brought to the local zoo, the ape
manages to escape and go on rampage. It ends up in the nearby construction
site Mario is working on. During Pauline's visit to him, she is snatched
up by the crazy ape and carried to the top of the costruction. He sets
off through the unsafe construction to rescue her. After chasing down
the ape several times, he manages to rescue her. An alliance is established between Mushroom Kingdom, Sarasaland, Jewelry Land, The Plains Kingdom, Desert Land, Water Land, Giant World, Sky Kingdom, Iced Land and Pipe Maze Kingdom.
1982- (Donkey Kong 2, Wrecking Crew)
The zoo decides to take the ape back to the jungle where it can be put
in a reserve. Mario is asked to accompany them. While the ape is caged,
it calls on the help of it's son... Donkey Kong Jr. Mario attempts to
ward off the monkey, but does so in vain. The two apes escape and Mario
decides to head back to Brooklyn. Mario and Luigi finally become a full
fledged plumbers and quit the construction business, hoping to make it
big as plumbers. He takes on his final Construction Job at this point,
which includes destroying an old building. For unknown reasons, his boss (Foreman Spike) attempts to kill the brothers with strange creatures. In the Mushroom Kingdom,
the princess is captured as well as many important mushroom figures.
Bowser then uses her magic to increase his magic, turning all the
mushrooms into objects.
1982- (Mario Bros. Donkey Kong 3)
During a somewhat succesful year as plumbers, the two take a job in the
sewers where they discover a strange green pipe. As they are looking in it, a
sudden wind pulls the two inside. There they end up in a small room full
of platforms with pipes around the area. Several strange monsters live
in this area, which attack the two. After clearing the section of the
monsters, they would proceed to use the now abandoned pipes to go
to another area. This repeats several times over until they end up
somewhere in the Mushroom World. During this time, Stanley, a old
freind of the Mario Brothers, decides to chase Donkey Kong. The
mission is mildly succesful, but he once more Donkey Kong evades
him. As he returns home, Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. finally manage
to find a way back home. In the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser uses magic to
change several of his most trusted troops into clones of himself. These
then take off to key fortresses to mantain order.
1983- (Super Mario Bros. Easy Version, Super Mario Bros. DX)
Kinopio T. (or Toad as he preferred to be called), one of the remaining
mushrooms, discovers the brothers and begs for their help. The two decided
the princess would be the only one who might help them get home, so they
accept. They take a long path through many of Bowser's strongholds to find
her. As they go through, they redeem several areas by tearing down and clearing
out the fortresses. During the quest, they find a yoshi egg which they take home.
After taking on several clones, they defeat the real Bowser and rescue Peach. After
receiving a kiss, they begin travel to the Mushroom Castle.
1983- (Super Mario Bros. Hard Version)
On the way back, Bowser comes back in a fury and steals the princess back.
The two plumbers go back on the same path, now filled up with deadlier
enemies and traps. Regardless, they conquer the area for good and rescue
the princess. They return to the castle, where they are told of no known
pipe leading to Earth. The two decide stay at the castle until they can return home.
1985- (Lost Levels Worlds 1-8)
As the yoshi egg hatches and is named, Bowser steals the princess another time,
while really upping his security. He takes her to his best remaining stronghold
in the Mushroom Kingdom area. The brothers go after him, overcoming his traps
and even nastier enemies, until they rescue her. As they do, Bowser escapes
the lava, grabs her again, and takes off to his very last stronghold.
1985- (Lost Levels Worlds 9-D)
The two hunt down Bowser through his last stronghold in the Mushroom Kingdom,
defeating him for the fourth time. The plumbers and princess return to the
Mushroom Castle, while Bowser is forced back into the Dark World. When they
return home, Yoshi (the baby yoshi) has already dissapeared.
1986- (Pre-Super Mario Bros. 3)
Bowser builds up his forces in Dark Land. He gathers his seven children from afar and trains them for fighting. He then targets seven of the Great Kingdom Alliance for their magic wands.
1988- (Super Mario Bros. 2)
Mario and Luigi finally gain their own home, named the Pipe House. While asleep
one night, he has a dream about a land of Subcon. The following day, he
tells this to Luigi, Peach and Toad. Later that day, they wander to a cave.
There they find a ladder leading to the land of Dreams, Subcon. They learn of
Wart, a evil frog who is using the Dream Machine and his new allies, the
8-bits, to take over Subcon. The four embark together through the land of
dreams to conquer him. After saving Subcon, Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad
wake up in their own homes, and pass it off as a dream.
1989- (Dr. Mario, Pre-Super Mario Bros. 3)
The brothers seem to settle down in the new world, becoming more attached to it.
A plague breaks out, and with no one able to understand it, Mario is asked to stop
it. Using the test samples and several pills they had been using, he finally
unlocks the antidote through experimenting. Thus, saving the kingdom and
becoming much more famous. For this, he is rewarded a castle and his own area of land.
Bowser conquers Grass Land, and proceeds to conquer the other lands.
1990- (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Peach urges the brothers to rescue Grass Land, for which they readily embark.
They discover several new powers, to accompany the mushroom and fire flowers
they had discovered before. Furthermore, they meet the first koopa kid and
encounter the power of one of the wands. After they save Grass Land, they
learn of other kingdoms conquered through Peach's letter. They continue
through several more lands, as they rescue the last wand and king, they
learn Bowser has kidnapped Peach during their troubles. They use Pipe Land's
many pipes to find the way to the Dark Land. There they face the most
powerful of Bowser's army, including tanks, battleships, airships and
powerful troops. After they finally rescue Peach, Bowser begins scheming
once more.
1991- (Super Mario Land)
Tatanga appears from space, planning on conquering the planet. He targets
Sarasaland as his first area on the planet. Peach, a close friend of the
leader there, Princess Daisy, urges Mario to investigate this. Upon arriving,
it is discovered the alien has already captured her and defaced the country
with mind controlled minions. After adventuring through the four kingdoms of
Sarasaland, Mario finally arrives and defeats Tatanga. He rescues Daisy and
returns home. However, while he was gone, a mysterious person Wario, seizes
his castle. Bowser also chooses another target, Dino Land for it's powerful
monsters. He manages to earn small support again from the Magikoopa sect,
earning help from his old nursemaid and mentor, Kamek.
1992- (Super Mario World)
Mario tired from his adventure, returns home to find out Peach and Luigi were vacationing. He joins the two, who are vacationing at Dino Land. During their relaxation, Bowser is busy conquering Dino Land.When he discovers Peach is there, he decides to take advantage of the situation and kidnaps her with his new Clown Copter. Mario and Luigi at once take off to rescue her, meeting up with a strange dino. They recognize him immediately by the saddle, bearing the name 'Yoshi'. They learn that Bowser took over the island, forcing all the creatures on the island to join. When the yoshis refused to join him, they were combined in their own kind of eggs and their rookery was raided. Mario, Luigi and Yoshi take off together through Dino Land. After a long trip, they meet up with Bowser and save Peach. They return to Yoshi's House and watch the eggs hatch. While Bowser continues to scheme, they enjoy the remainder of the vacation.
1993- (Super Mario Kart, Super Mario Land 2)
Returning with Yoshi, the group decide to begin a racing tournament. Bowser, although a enemy, decides to relax as well and join in the race. Donkey Kong Jr. shows up, and also ends up in the race. Mario returns to his castle finally, but discovers Wario has taken over. He then sets off to take back his castle, after a long quest he is succesful. Wario leaves, looking for some other treasure to loot.
1994-200? (Donkey Kong Country 1-3, DK64, Wario Land 1-4)
DK Jr. returns to his own home, where he succeeds Donkey Kong Sr. (who changes his name to Cranky and retires). The kremlings, led by K. Rool steal his banana horde, planning to take over DK Isles. Donkey Kong (Jr) with his good buddy, Diddy manage to take it back and defeat him. This repeats, only with K. Rool seizing Donkey Kong. Diddy and his friend, a girl monkey named Dixie, likewise rescue the bananas and Donkey Kong. Relentless, K. Rool does this AGAIN by taking Donkey and Diddy. But Dixie, as well as her cousin, Kiddy, defeat him again. In another attempt, he manages to steal the bananas as well as all of DK's pals. He plans to destroy the island, but is finally defeated by DK and his freinds combined effort. Elsewhere, Wario continues his penny pinching in other lands. First targetting the pirate, Captain Syrup's treasure. She strikes back and steals all his gold, which he goes back to steal again. Similar circumstance continue afterwards.
1994- (Yoshi Safari, Mario is Missing)
Bowser's latest attempt is aimed at Jewely Land, for their powerful magic gems. As Peach requested, Mario and Yoshi pair up, armed with a bazooka, to hunt down the koopa kids who possess these jewels. After obtaining those, the duo proceed into Dark Land to obtain the other jewels. Fighting some, such as a Lakitu, a Chargin' Chuck, Kamek and eventually Bowser. As the two return home to meet Luigi, Bowser plans for a bit of revenge. He captures Mario through a huge hole and flees to... the Real World. Luigi and Yoshi chase him down there, ending up there as well... They discover Bowser has also taken all sorts of landmarks as well. Princess Daisy, wanting to help rescue her rescuer, also goes to Earth to provide Luigi with information she can gather. Eventually Bowser is sent back to Mushroom Kingdom, as well as Mario being rescued. Despite finding a way home finally, the brothers decide it is to risky to allow Bowser the chance to return. The way is sealed off, Mario and Luigi resign to finally settle down in the Mushroom World for good.
1995- (Super Mario RPG)
While Luigi and Yoshi are resting from their previous adventure, Bowser is up to
his old tricks again. Once more kidnapping the princess and ready for another
showdown. Mario arrives to face off, and begins beating the turtle in battle.
But as the battle is heating up again, a sudden force sends the three flying
in all directions. Mario is tossed high in the air, directly into the Pipe House.
When he heads back to Bowser's Castle, he finds a huge sword sticking through it...
and the bridge out. Mario then embarks on a quest to take the long route to the
castle, all around the area. He meets up with Mallow first, who helps him in his
quest. He then meets Geno, an actual star from Star Haven, sent to repair Star
Road, which was destroyed by the sword, Exor. They continue on, Bowser joins
the group in hope to regain his castle, as well as Peach. After a long journey,
they finally defeat Exor, and it's creator, Smithy. Thus restoring Star Road,
allowing wishes to be delivered. Something Bowser would not soon forget.