
Since the first *Super Mario Bros.* game came out in 1985, the series has consistently delivered classic platforming fun while always finding new ways to play. The recent *Super Mario* games on the Switch, *Odyssey* and *Wonder*, have been particularly groundbreaking. *Odyssey* redefined 3D *Mario* with a huge, open world, and *Wonder* refreshed the 2D style after many years of similar games. With *Wonder* being recently released and *Donkey Kong Bananza* (made by the same team as *Odyssey*) filling the space a new 3D *Mario* game might, we probably won’t see Mario take the lead again for a while – which gives fans plenty of time to speculate about what’s next.