So as that game goes out to Mario fans around the world, here are 10 of the most important times the series changed the way we think about games: 1. The latest release, Super Mario Maker, hits store shelves one day before the big anniversary and is both a celebration and a culmination of everything that came before it. Making up the core of the world's number one best-selling (and arguably best known) game franchise, Super Mario has frequently changed the face of video games as we know them since the first entry in 1985. Sunday, September 13 marks the 30th anniversary of the Super Mario series.
