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* [[Goomez]] is born<ref>'''RDM Issue 4''': "''Goomez '''(age 40)''', known for napping in the flowers in the west side park, was found eating flowers and given a stern warning by authorities.''"</ref> (40 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | * [[Goomez]] is born<ref>'''RDM Issue 4''': "''Goomez '''(age 40)''', known for napping in the flowers in the west side park, was found eating flowers and given a stern warning by authorities.''"</ref> (40 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | ||
* A Pianta starts searching for the red bird of happiness<ref>'''Pianta''': "''[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamecube/533287-super-mario-sunshine/faqs/62289#:~:text=I%27ve%20been%20searching%0Afor%20the%20red%20bird%20of%0Ahappiness%20for...%0A%0Asome%2038%20years%20now.%0AYep%2C%20it%27s%20been%20a%20long%2C%0Along%20road. I've been searching for the red bird of happiness for... some '''38 years''' now. Yep, it's been a long, long road.]''"</ref> (38 years before ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'') | * A Pianta starts searching for the red bird of happiness<ref>'''Pianta''': "''[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamecube/533287-super-mario-sunshine/faqs/62289#:~:text=I%27ve%20been%20searching%0Afor%20the%20red%20bird%20of%0Ahappiness%20for...%0A%0Asome%2038%20years%20now.%0AYep%2C%20it%27s%20been%20a%20long%2C%0Along%20road. I've been searching for the red bird of happiness for... some '''38 years''' now. Yep, it's been a long, long road.]''"</ref> (38 years before ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'') | ||
* [[Mr. Hoggle]] starts selling hot dogs<ref>'''Goombella''': "''[https://dialoguetree.net/ttyd/?glitz01 That's Mr. Hoggle from the Hot Dog Stand. He's sold dogs for like, '''30 years!''']''"</ref> (30 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | * <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">[[Mr. Hoggle]] starts selling hot dogs</span><ref>'''Goombella''': "''[https://dialoguetree.net/ttyd/?glitz01 That's Mr. Hoggle from the Hot Dog Stand. He's sold dogs for like, '''30 years!''']''"</ref> (30 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | ||
* [[Goomfrey]] is born<ref name="RDM Premiere Issue">'''RDM Premiere Issue''': "''Outraged by the high Pianta prices, Goomfrey '''(age 30)''' is suspected of violently shaking the Pianta Changer (age 5), causing the Pianta Changer's alarm to sound, which led to the Pianta Changer ceasing to function for a brief period.''"</ref> (30 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | * <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">[[Goomfrey]] is born</span><ref name="RDM Premiere Issue">'''RDM Premiere Issue''': "''Outraged by the high Pianta prices, Goomfrey '''(age 30)''' is suspected of violently shaking the Pianta Changer (age 5), causing the Pianta Changer's alarm to sound, which led to the Pianta Changer ceasing to function for a brief period.''"</ref> (30 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | ||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">[[ | * <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">The [[Ratooey Businessman]] is born</span><ref name="RDM Issue 6">'''RDM Issue 6''': "''An unknown businessman '''(age 30)''' was taken into custody today by port authorities as he tried to board the blimp carrying large amounts of a volatile red liquid. After a few tense moments, authorities identified the liquid as a spicy condiment, and the businessman was subsequently released. Our RDM reporters were mystified by the following unsolicited comment: 'Buy our new Hot Sauce, folks!'"</ref> (30 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | ||
=== Big Baby Era === | === Big Baby Era === | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Bowser]] is born</span><ref>Bowser is already under the care of Kamek while Mario | * <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Bowser]] is born</span><ref>Bowser is already under the care of Kamek while Mario and Luigi have yet to be born, making his birth first</ref> (''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'') | ||
** Bowser's parents disappear for an unknown reason and [[Kamek]] becomes his guardian | ** Bowser's parents disappear for an unknown reason and [[Kamek]] becomes his guardian | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Wario]] is born</span><ref>[https://youtu.be/MUWqXmANZAM?si=ck5n_8sTCJRG8Tqb&t=979 Wario can stand upright] in ''Yoshi's Island DS'', making him older than the Mario Bros.</ref> (''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'') | * <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Wario]] is born</span><ref>[https://youtu.be/MUWqXmANZAM?si=ck5n_8sTCJRG8Tqb&t=979 Wario can stand upright] in ''Yoshi's Island DS'', making him older than the Mario Bros.</ref> (''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'') | ||
* Mario & Luigi are born (''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'') | * Kamek attacks the stork carrying Mario and Luigi to their home, kidnapping Luigi and causing Mario to fall to [[Yoshi's Island]] (''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'') | ||
** [[Mario]] | ** The Yoshi clan defeats Kamek and a powered-up Bowser, reunites Mario with Luigi, and rescues the captured stork, who then sets out to deliver the brothers to their home | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Princess Peach]] is born</span><ref>Peach is still crawling by the time she becomes playmates with the now-walking Mario | * Bowser takes over [[Egg Island]] (''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'') | ||
* The stork delivers Mario and Luigi to the wrong home (''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'') | |||
** Kamek and four [[Toady|Toadies]] attack the stork, kidnap Luigi, and cause Mario to fall to Egg Island | |||
** The Yoshi clan once again defeats Kamek and Bowser, as well as Bowser's adult self from the future, frees Egg Island, and reunites Mario with Luigi and the stork, who sets out to deliver the brothers to the correct home | |||
* Kamek engages in a last-ditch effort to capture Mario and Luigi while the stork is carrying them to their parents, but the Yoshi clan fends him off<ref>Since Mario and Luigi have still not been delivered to the correct home, this must happen before the ending of ''Yoshi's New Island''</ref> (''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'') | |||
* Mario and Luigi are born (''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'') | |||
** [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] become playmates with Wario, but aren't outright friends<ref>https://thepipeplaza.tumblr.com/post/734239925434728448/in-a-previous-post-we-said-that-wario-was-marios#notes</ref> | |||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Waluigi]] is born</span><ref>Waluigi is the same age as Luigi, according to [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nm8j/chara/walu.html his page on the Japanese website for ''Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)'']</ref> | |||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Princess Peach]] is born</span><ref>Peach is still crawling by the time she becomes playmates with the now-walking Mario and Luigi, making her younger than the two</ref> | |||
** Peach's parents disappear for an unknown reason and Toadsworth becomes her guardian | ** Peach's parents disappear for an unknown reason and Toadsworth becomes her guardian | ||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Mario | * <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Kamek and Bowser from the future order an army of Toadies to kidnap several babies in order to find the seven Star Children</span> (''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'') | ||
** The Yoshi clan defeats Bowser and Kamek, and they return to their own time | |||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">A Yoshi defends six Yoshi Eggs from Koopa Paratroopas, Fly Guys, and Boos</span> (''[[Vermin (Modern)]]'') | |||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Yoshi]] is born</span> <span style="background-color: #FFDDFF;">from one of the six defended Yoshi Eggs</span> (''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'') | |||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Mario and Luigi become friends with Peach</span> (''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'') | |||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Wario moves away to [[Diamond City]] | * <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Wario moves away to [[Diamond City]] | ||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Bowser steals the [[Super Happy Tree]] from Yoshi's Island and turns the island into a pop-up book; <span style="background-color: #FFDDFF;">Yoshi</span> <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">and five other Yoshis set out to get it back and turn the island back to normal</span> (''[[Yoshi's Story]]'') | |||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">A flower garden is protected from Fly Guys and Ukikis</span> <span style="background-color: #FFDDFF;">by the same Yoshi who defended the six Yoshi Eggs</span> (''[[Greenhouse (Modern)]]'') | |||
'''Partners in Time (Past)''' | '''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Past)''' | ||
* | * Mario and Luigi from the present get help from their future selves to defeat the invading [[Shroob]]s | ||
* The [[Koopa Kingdom]] takes and freezes the defeated Shroobs and puts them in a locked freezer in Bowser's Castle (''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'') | * The [[Koopa Kingdom]] takes and freezes the defeated Shroobs and puts them in a locked freezer in Bowser's Castle (''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'') | ||
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* Mario, Luigi, Wario, Princess Peach, and Princess Daisy are often brought to the future for sporting events or aid in a Virus invasion ([[Mario Golf (N64)]], [[Mario Golf (GBC)]], [[Mario Tennis (N64)]], [[Mario Tennis (GBC)]], [[Mario Power Tennis]], [[Mario Tennis Open]], [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]], [[Mario Kart Wii]], [[Mario Kart 8]], [[Mario Kart Tour]], [[Mario Superstar Baseball]], [[Mario Super Sluggers]], [[Mario Sports Superstars]], [[Dr. Mario World]]) | * Mario, Luigi, Wario, Princess Peach, and Princess Daisy are often brought to the future for sporting events or aid in a Virus invasion ([[Mario Golf (N64)]], [[Mario Golf (GBC)]], [[Mario Tennis (N64)]], [[Mario Tennis (GBC)]], [[Mario Power Tennis]], [[Mario Tennis Open]], [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]], [[Mario Kart Wii]], [[Mario Kart 8]], [[Mario Kart Tour]], [[Mario Superstar Baseball]], [[Mario Super Sluggers]], [[Mario Sports Superstars]], [[Dr. Mario World]]) | ||
** One of the Baby Mario Bros. wins the Mario Kart 8 Egg Cup and brings it to their present<ref>The Egg Cup in question is visible in Mario's House in the remake of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''</ref> (''[[Mario Kart 8]]'') | ** One of the Baby Mario Bros. wins the Mario Kart 8 Egg Cup and brings it to their present<ref>The Egg Cup in question is visible in Mario's House in the remake of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''</ref> (''[[Mario Kart 8]]'') | ||
* Mario | * Mario and Luigi move to [[New Donk City]] | ||
*<span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">As everyone grows up, they forget about their memories of traveling to the future<ref>Babies aren't known for having permanent memories</ref> | *<span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">As everyone grows up, they forget about their memories of traveling to the future</span><ref>Babies aren't known for having permanent memories</ref> | ||
* Princess Peach grows up | * <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Princess Peach grows up</span> | ||
** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">She played games in the Mushroom Castle's Rec Room</span><ref>'''Toad''': "''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ll-U379oE&t=561s The drawer leads to the Rec Room, where Princess Toadstool used to play games as a child.]''"</ref> | ** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">She played games in the Mushroom Castle's Rec Room</span><ref>'''Toad''': "''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ll-U379oE&t=561s The drawer leads to the Rec Room, where Princess Toadstool used to play games as a child.]''"</ref> | ||
** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">The Ministers teach her how to behave like a delicate princess</span><ref>'''Peach''': "''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wQzSVIwYZI&t=40504s I'm behaving like a delicate princess, just like the Ministers taught me to!]''"</ref> | ** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">The Ministers teach her how to behave like a delicate princess</span><ref>'''Peach''': "''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wQzSVIwYZI&t=40504s I'm behaving like a delicate princess, just like the Ministers taught me to!]''"</ref> | ||
** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">She becomes friends with [[Prince Pine]] of [[Jewelry Land]] | ** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">She becomes friends with [[Prince Pine]] of [[Jewelry Land]] | ||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">[[Flavio]] is born</span><ref>'''RDM Issue 7''': "''In a shocking series of event today, local authorities report that Zess T. (age 55) delivered a left hook to the jaw of gadabout Flavio '''(age 25)''' late this very afternoon.''"</ref> (25 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | |||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Rogueport's [[Merluvlee (Rogueport)|Merluvlee]] is born</span><ref>'''RDM Issue 5''': "''Local mystic Merluvlee '''(age 25)''' was taken to the hospital today, followed quickly by hordes of concerned fans.''"</ref> (25 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | |||
* [[Niff T.]] opens up shop in [[Petalburg]]<ref>'''RDM Premiere Issue''': "''Get all the hottest shopping news about all the hottest shopping spots in the world! If Petalburg's your destination, you can't miss the shop that's been the talk of the town for the last '''20 years''': Niff T.'s shop!''"</ref> (20 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | * [[Niff T.]] opens up shop in [[Petalburg]]<ref>'''RDM Premiere Issue''': "''Get all the hottest shopping news about all the hottest shopping spots in the world! If Petalburg's your destination, you can't miss the shop that's been the talk of the town for the last '''20 years''': Niff T.'s shop!''"</ref> (20 years before ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'') | ||
* [[Larry Koopa]] is born<ref>https://ibb.co/PT0m5XF</ref> (13 years before ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'') | * [[Larry Koopa]] is born<ref>https://ibb.co/PT0m5XF</ref> (13 years before ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'') | ||
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=== Games Era === | === Games Era === | ||
'''Pre-Mushroom Kingdom''' | '''Pre-Mushroom Kingdom''' | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;"> | * <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">[[Stanley]] begins his greenhouse</span><ref>This event can happen anywhere until '''Donkey Kong 3'''</ref> (''[[Greenhouse]]'') | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">The Kremean War breaks out in the [[Donkey Kong Archipelago]]</span> | |||
* <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">''' | ** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">[[Bazooka]] fights in the Kremean War</span><ref>'''Bazooka:''' I fought in the Kremean War, don't you know, but I've retired from the service along with 'Big Bessie'.</ref> (''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'') | ||
* '''[[Donkey Kong | ** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Mario participates in a battle</span> <span style="background-color: #FFDDFF;">in the Kremean War</span> (''[[Mario's Bombs Away]]'') | ||
** <span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">A Koopa Kingdom tank ends up in [[Juicy Jungle]]</span><ref>[https://youtu.be/LREGhzUWz_s?si=Yv3pqzpV0J3IVyPJ&t=16036]. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze - 100% Longplay (Perfect | No Damage) [1080p]</ref><ref>[https://www.landofkoz.com/#/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze/:~:text=Various%20props%20used%20in%20the%20game.%20I%20was%20very%20excited%20I%20got%20to%20include%20an%20Easter%20egg%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20tank%20from%20Super%20Mario%20Bros.%203%20in%20one%20of%20the%20levels. "I was very excited I got to include an Easter egg in the form of a tank from Super Mario Bros. 3 in one of the levels."] -Eric Kozlowsky, 3D artist for ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''</ref> (''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'') | |||
* | * Mario and Luigi work many jobs in New Donk City <ref>These games can be placed before '''Mario Bros. (Arcade)''', where Mario and Luigi become plumbers and travel to the Mushroom Kingdom</ref> | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;"> | **<span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Mario and Luigi work in a cement factory (''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'')</span> | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;"> | **<span style="background-color: #F8FFAD;">Mario and Luigi work for [[Foreman Spike]]'s Wrecking Crew (''[[Wrecking Crew]]'')</span> | ||
* Mario watches and laughs at [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]]'s performance at the circus<ref>Can be placed before Mario adopts Donkey Kong</ref> (''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'') | |||
* Mario plays a game of field hockey against Donkey Kong<ref>Either happens between the period of Mario adopting Donkey Kong or their peace after '''Donkey Kong (Game Boy)'''. Thinking Doylist, the thought of the two at peace after '''Donkey Kong (Arcade)''' wouldn't have crossed the development team's minds</ref> (''[[Donkey Kong Hockey]]'') | |||
* Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline and takes her to the top of a construction site, and Mario rescues her(''[[Donkey Kong (Arcade)]]/[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)]]'') | |||
* Mario chains Donkey Kong up in the forest, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] rescues him (''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)]]'') | |||
* Mario locks Donkey Kong in a cage, and Donkey Kong Jr. rescues him (''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade)]]/[[Donkey Kong II]]'')<ref>After this, the status quo changes: Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. move back to Donkey Kong Island; Pauline changes her hair color brown</ref> | |||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">At some point, Pauline changes her hair color to brown</span> | |||
* Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. start trying to get home to [[Donkey Kong Island]]<ref>These series of events should be placed before Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. both reach Donkey Kong Island for '''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''' to happen</ref> | |||
** Stanley uses a fumigator pack to protect his greenhouse from Donkey Kong after he disturbs the bees (''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade)]]'') | |||
** Donkey Kong gets a fumigator pack of his own and fights back against Stanley (''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)]]'') | |||
* Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. get home | |||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">Donkey Kong teaches Donkey Kong Jr. how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide</span><ref>This event can be placed before any event wherein Donkey Kong Jr. grows up or Donkey Kong turns into Cranky Kong</ref> (''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'') | |||
* [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] gets a tie | * [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] gets a tie | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;"> | * <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">Mario and Luigi work in a bottling plant (''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)]]'')</span><ref>Takes place after ''Donkey Kong (Arcade)'' according to page 5 of [https://ia600300.us.archive.org/9/items/mario-bros-multi-screen-manual/Mario_Bros_%28Multi_Screen%29_-_Manual_-_GNW.pdf the instruction booklet for ''Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)'']</ref> | ||
* <span style="background-color: #ADFCFF;">Mario saves Pauline from a giant pinball machine</span><ref>Can be placed anywhere after '''Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade)'''; Mario has given up the hunt for Donkey Kong and Pauline has changed her hair color to brown</ref> (''[[Pinball]]'') | |||
'''Post-Mushroom Kingdom''' | '''Post-Mushroom Kingdom''' | ||
* Bowser invades the Mushroom Kingdom, turning its citizens into inanimate objects and kidnapping Princess Peach and the | * Bowser invades the Mushroom Kingdom, turning its citizens into inanimate objects and kidnapping Princess Peach and the Mushroom Retainers. (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'') | ||
* The invasion spreads beyond the Mushroom Kingdom, starting with [[Warp Pipe]]s leading to New Donk City | * The invasion spreads beyond the Mushroom Kingdom, starting with [[Warp Pipe]]s leading to New Donk City | ||
* | * Mario and Luigi battle [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]], and [[Sidestepper]]s in the sewers of New Donk City (''[[Mario Bros. (Arcade)]]'') | ||
* Mario and Luigi take a Warp Pipe to the Mushroom Kingdom and save Princess Peach and the Mushroom Retainers from Bowser<ref>''Super Mario Maker''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s official stage, "''Did Somebody Call a Plumber''", confirms '''Mario Bros.''' leads directly to '''Super Mario Bros.'''</ref> (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'') | |||
* <span style="background-color: #FFDDFF;">[https://seandwalsh.tumblr.com/timeline Seándwalsh's Super Mario Timeline]</span><ref>The placements are based on a speculative narrative, with many game placements able to be moved around without much issue</ref> | * <span style="background-color: #FFDDFF;">[https://seandwalsh.tumblr.com/timeline Seándwalsh's Super Mario Timeline]</span><ref>The placements are based on a speculative narrative, with many game placements able to be moved around without much issue</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 20 April 2024
Modern history starts with 100 years with the birth of Dr. Crygor and continues until the most recent event in the Timeline.
Ancient history goes back 3,000 years ago with the rise of the Tribe of Ancients.
Legend
- White: Events that have a strong case for a specific placement.
- Cyan: Events that lack a definite placement, but which have a known range.
- Yellow: Events that are likely simultaneous, or whose order cannot be determined exactly for one reason or another.
- Pink: Events interpreted through theories from the Marioverse community.
Modern history
Preparation Era
- The Piantas enshrine the egg of the Sand Bird in a tower on Gelato Beach (100+ years before Super Mario Sunshine)
- Dr. Crygor is born[1] (100+ years before WarioWare Gold)
- Harold is born in Flopside[2] (80 years before Super Paper Mario)
- Professor E. Gadd is born (Luigi's Mansion)
- E. Gadd is taught an old family recipe[3]
- E. Gadd attends college[4] (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)
- The college he attended was WooHoo Hooniversity in the Beanbean Kingdom[5]
- Professor E. Gadd's curiosity begins his ghost researching career[6][7] (60 years before Luigi's Mansion)
- Toadsworth is born[8] (60 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- The Master and Tayce T. are born[9] (Paper Mario)
- Zess T. is born[8] (55 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- At some point, Tayce T. marries and moves to the Mushroom Kingdom
- At some point, The Master moves to the Mushroom Kingdom
- At some point, Zess T. marries
- Taj the Genie disappears[10] (50 years before Diddy Kong Racing)
- Chuck Quizmo is born[11] (44 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- In 1969, a Goomba lands on the moon[12] (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Goomez is born[13] (40 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- A Pianta starts searching for the red bird of happiness[14] (38 years before Super Mario Sunshine)
- Mr. Hoggle starts selling hot dogs[15] (30 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Goomfrey is born[16] (30 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- The Ratooey Businessman is born[17] (30 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
Big Baby Era
- Bowser is born[18] (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
- Bowser's parents disappear for an unknown reason and Kamek becomes his guardian
- Wario is born[19] (Yoshi's Island DS)
- Kamek attacks the stork carrying Mario and Luigi to their home, kidnapping Luigi and causing Mario to fall to Yoshi's Island (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
- The Yoshi clan defeats Kamek and a powered-up Bowser, reunites Mario with Luigi, and rescues the captured stork, who then sets out to deliver the brothers to their home
- Bowser takes over Egg Island (Yoshi's New Island)
- The stork delivers Mario and Luigi to the wrong home (Yoshi's New Island)
- Kamek and four Toadies attack the stork, kidnap Luigi, and cause Mario to fall to Egg Island
- The Yoshi clan once again defeats Kamek and Bowser, as well as Bowser's adult self from the future, frees Egg Island, and reunites Mario with Luigi and the stork, who sets out to deliver the brothers to the correct home
- Kamek engages in a last-ditch effort to capture Mario and Luigi while the stork is carrying them to their parents, but the Yoshi clan fends him off[20] (Yoshi Touch & Go)
- Mario and Luigi are born (Yoshi's New Island)
- Waluigi is born[22]
- Princess Peach is born[23]
- Peach's parents disappear for an unknown reason and Toadsworth becomes her guardian
- Kamek and Bowser from the future order an army of Toadies to kidnap several babies in order to find the seven Star Children (Yoshi's Island DS)
- The Yoshi clan defeats Bowser and Kamek, and they return to their own time
- A Yoshi defends six Yoshi Eggs from Koopa Paratroopas, Fly Guys, and Boos (Vermin (Modern))
- Yoshi is born from one of the six defended Yoshi Eggs (Yoshi's Island DS)
- Mario and Luigi become friends with Peach (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
- Wario moves away to Diamond City
- Bowser steals the Super Happy Tree from Yoshi's Island and turns the island into a pop-up book; Yoshi and five other Yoshis set out to get it back and turn the island back to normal (Yoshi's Story)
- A flower garden is protected from Fly Guys and Ukikis by the same Yoshi who defended the six Yoshi Eggs (Greenhouse (Modern))
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Past)
- Mario and Luigi from the present get help from their future selves to defeat the invading Shroobs
- The Koopa Kingdom takes and freezes the defeated Shroobs and puts them in a locked freezer in Bowser's Castle (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
What now?
- Mario, Luigi, Wario, Princess Peach, and Princess Daisy are often brought to the future for sporting events or aid in a Virus invasion (Mario Golf (N64), Mario Golf (GBC), Mario Tennis (N64), Mario Tennis (GBC), Mario Power Tennis, Mario Tennis Open, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart Tour, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Super Sluggers, Mario Sports Superstars, Dr. Mario World)
- One of the Baby Mario Bros. wins the Mario Kart 8 Egg Cup and brings it to their present[24] (Mario Kart 8)
- Mario and Luigi move to New Donk City
- As everyone grows up, they forget about their memories of traveling to the future[25]
- Princess Peach grows up
- She played games in the Mushroom Castle's Rec Room[26]
- The Ministers teach her how to behave like a delicate princess[27]
- She becomes friends with Prince Pine of Jewelry Land
- Flavio is born[28] (25 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Rogueport's Merluvlee is born[29] (25 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Niff T. opens up shop in Petalburg[30] (20 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Larry Koopa is born[31] (13 years before Mario Kart 8)
- FM Shroom starts operating in the Mushroom Kingdom[32] (10 years before Paper Mario)
- Hooktail is acting up in Petal Meadows (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Kolorado's father dies during an expedition to Hooktail's Castle
- Koopley is swallowed by Hooktail[33] (10 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- The Excess Express runs late[34] (10 years before Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Mario begins dating Pauline
Games Era
Pre-Mushroom Kingdom
- Stanley begins his greenhouse[35] (Greenhouse)
- The Kremean War breaks out in the Donkey Kong Archipelago
- Bazooka fights in the Kremean War[36] (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)
- Mario participates in a battle in the Kremean War (Mario's Bombs Away)
- A Koopa Kingdom tank ends up in Juicy Jungle[37][38] (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)
- Mario and Luigi work many jobs in New Donk City [39]
- Mario and Luigi work in a cement factory (Mario's Cement Factory)
- Mario and Luigi work for Foreman Spike's Wrecking Crew (Wrecking Crew)
- Mario watches and laughs at Donkey Kong's performance at the circus[40] (Donkey Kong Circus)
- Mario plays a game of field hockey against Donkey Kong[41] (Donkey Kong Hockey)
- Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline and takes her to the top of a construction site, and Mario rescues her(Donkey Kong (Arcade)/Donkey Kong (Game & Watch))
- Mario chains Donkey Kong up in the forest, and Donkey Kong Jr. rescues him (Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch))
- Mario locks Donkey Kong in a cage, and Donkey Kong Jr. rescues him (Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade)/Donkey Kong II)[42]
- At some point, Pauline changes her hair color to brown
- Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. start trying to get home to Donkey Kong Island[43]
- Stanley uses a fumigator pack to protect his greenhouse from Donkey Kong after he disturbs the bees (Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade))
- Donkey Kong gets a fumigator pack of his own and fights back against Stanley (Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch))
- Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. get home
- Donkey Kong teaches Donkey Kong Jr. how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide[44] (Donkey Kong Jr. Math)
- Donkey Kong gets a tie
- Mario and Luigi work in a bottling plant (Mario Bros. (Game & Watch))[45]
- Mario saves Pauline from a giant pinball machine[46] (Pinball)
Post-Mushroom Kingdom
- Bowser invades the Mushroom Kingdom, turning its citizens into inanimate objects and kidnapping Princess Peach and the Mushroom Retainers. (Super Mario Bros.)
- The invasion spreads beyond the Mushroom Kingdom, starting with Warp Pipes leading to New Donk City
- Mario and Luigi battle Koopa Troopas, Fighter Flies, and Sidesteppers in the sewers of New Donk City (Mario Bros. (Arcade))
- Mario and Luigi take a Warp Pipe to the Mushroom Kingdom and save Princess Peach and the Mushroom Retainers from Bowser[47] (Super Mario Bros.)
- Seándwalsh's Super Mario Timeline[48]
References
- ↑ WarioWare Gold Rank C character card: "Dr. Crygor has reengineered many things—including himself! He might not look it, but he's over 100 years old."
- ↑ Harold Tattle: "That's Harold... It's one struggle after another for this patient 80-year-old... He's old school and keeps his feelings to himself..."
- ↑ Professor E. Gadd: "We can have dinner while we gaze at these ghost paintings! Tonight I'll make an old family recipe. Pickled dandelions with barnacles in a diesel marinade!"
- ↑ Professor E. Gadd: "The way they were throwing all those books at you...reminded me of my college professors!"
- ↑ It is possible that E. Gadd attended WooHoo Hooniversity in the Beanbean Kingdom since it is focused on chemistry and engineering, two fields Gadd is specialized in and later on, Gadd would begin a chain of coffee shops where bean-based coffee was sold, starting in the Beanbean Kingdom
- ↑ Professor E. Gadd: "Well, well... In all my years of ghost research, I've never heard such a fantastical tale! And that career spans sixty years, mind you. Why, I still recall starting out as a young whelp who trembled at the mere thought of a ghost, TREMBLED, I say..."
- ↑ Professor E. Gadd: "My research began with a simple question... What IS a ghost? Incorporeal, yet visible... Their very existence defies the laws of science!"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 RDM Issue 2: "It's come to light that after settling into life at our inn, Toadsworth (age 60) has been often been spotted in the company of Zess T. (age 55)."
- ↑ Zess T. is the sister of Tayce T. and the Master, making their births around this time
- ↑ TipTup: "The G-Genie? B-but nobody's seen him for f-fifty years"
- ↑ SECRET NEWS CORNER!: "We’ve just received breaking info on Chuck Quizmo (age 44)!"
- ↑ Goombella: "I mean, I heard they'd put a Goomba on the moon in '69, but who knew WE'd get here?"
- ↑ RDM Issue 4: "Goomez (age 40), known for napping in the flowers in the west side park, was found eating flowers and given a stern warning by authorities."
- ↑ Pianta: "I've been searching for the red bird of happiness for... some 38 years now. Yep, it's been a long, long road."
- ↑ Goombella: "That's Mr. Hoggle from the Hot Dog Stand. He's sold dogs for like, 30 years!"
- ↑ RDM Premiere Issue: "Outraged by the high Pianta prices, Goomfrey (age 30) is suspected of violently shaking the Pianta Changer (age 5), causing the Pianta Changer's alarm to sound, which led to the Pianta Changer ceasing to function for a brief period."
- ↑ RDM Issue 6: "An unknown businessman (age 30) was taken into custody today by port authorities as he tried to board the blimp carrying large amounts of a volatile red liquid. After a few tense moments, authorities identified the liquid as a spicy condiment, and the businessman was subsequently released. Our RDM reporters were mystified by the following unsolicited comment: 'Buy our new Hot Sauce, folks!'"
- ↑ Bowser is already under the care of Kamek while Mario and Luigi have yet to be born, making his birth first
- ↑ Wario can stand upright in Yoshi's Island DS, making him older than the Mario Bros.
- ↑ Since Mario and Luigi have still not been delivered to the correct home, this must happen before the ending of Yoshi's New Island
- ↑ https://thepipeplaza.tumblr.com/post/734239925434728448/in-a-previous-post-we-said-that-wario-was-marios#notes
- ↑ Waluigi is the same age as Luigi, according to his page on the Japanese website for Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
- ↑ Peach is still crawling by the time she becomes playmates with the now-walking Mario and Luigi, making her younger than the two
- ↑ The Egg Cup in question is visible in Mario's House in the remake of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- ↑ Babies aren't known for having permanent memories
- ↑ Toad: "The drawer leads to the Rec Room, where Princess Toadstool used to play games as a child."
- ↑ Peach: "I'm behaving like a delicate princess, just like the Ministers taught me to!"
- ↑ RDM Issue 7: "In a shocking series of event today, local authorities report that Zess T. (age 55) delivered a left hook to the jaw of gadabout Flavio (age 25) late this very afternoon."
- ↑ RDM Issue 5: "Local mystic Merluvlee (age 25) was taken to the hospital today, followed quickly by hordes of concerned fans."
- ↑ RDM Premiere Issue: "Get all the hottest shopping news about all the hottest shopping spots in the world! If Petalburg's your destination, you can't miss the shop that's been the talk of the town for the last 20 years: Niff T.'s shop!"
- ↑ https://ibb.co/PT0m5XF
- ↑ Russ T.: "Actually, one of the radio stations, FM Shroom, will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Sounds exciting!"
- ↑ Koopley: "But just before my finishing blow, he played a trick on me gobbled me down whole. I've been hiding in my shell for the ten years since then... inside Hooktail's belly!"
- ↑ RDM Issue 3: "The Excess Express ran late for the first time in ten years today as a suspicious incident activated station security measures.
- ↑ This event can happen anywhere until Donkey Kong 3
- ↑ Bazooka: I fought in the Kremean War, don't you know, but I've retired from the service along with 'Big Bessie'.
- ↑ [1]. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze - 100% Longplay (Perfect | No Damage) [1080p]
- ↑ "I was very excited I got to include an Easter egg in the form of a tank from Super Mario Bros. 3 in one of the levels." -Eric Kozlowsky, 3D artist for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- ↑ These games can be placed before Mario Bros. (Arcade), where Mario and Luigi become plumbers and travel to the Mushroom Kingdom
- ↑ Can be placed before Mario adopts Donkey Kong
- ↑ Either happens between the period of Mario adopting Donkey Kong or their peace after Donkey Kong (Game Boy). Thinking Doylist, the thought of the two at peace after Donkey Kong (Arcade) wouldn't have crossed the development team's minds
- ↑ After this, the status quo changes: Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. move back to Donkey Kong Island; Pauline changes her hair color brown
- ↑ These series of events should be placed before Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. both reach Donkey Kong Island for Donkey Kong Jr. Math to happen
- ↑ This event can be placed before any event wherein Donkey Kong Jr. grows up or Donkey Kong turns into Cranky Kong
- ↑ Takes place after Donkey Kong (Arcade) according to page 5 of the instruction booklet for Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
- ↑ Can be placed anywhere after Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade); Mario has given up the hunt for Donkey Kong and Pauline has changed her hair color to brown
- ↑ Super Mario Maker's official stage, "Did Somebody Call a Plumber", confirms Mario Bros. leads directly to Super Mario Bros.
- ↑ The placements are based on a speculative narrative, with many game placements able to be moved around without much issue
