If anybody could well and truly break the curse of video game adaptations, it’s the Super Mario Brothers! Their first animated feature broke records when it opened in 2023, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year. The Super Mario Bros. Movie packed in tons of references to the long-running game series as Nintendo’s plucky plumbers were transported to the Mushroom Kingdom, where they helped Princess Peach take on the King of the Koopas, Bowser.
The Mario franchise is the best-selling video game series of all time, with nearly 850 million sales since the plumber first saved Princess Peach in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. It’s no surprise that it’s spawned a ton of merchandise to go with the games released across multiple consoles or that Mario and Luigi’s belated, but highly successful leap into movie theaters has done the same. Good for the annual Mar10 Day celebration or any time of year, these are the best bits of merch that bring some of the movie’s Mushroom Kingdom magic into fans’ homes. Fans of the Super Mario Bros.? Let’s go!
The movie’s Mario Kart sequence is a thrilling highlight that fans can, thanks to the Hot Wheels and pull-back models included here, recreate anytime they want off-screen. The stomping siblings are part of a huge world that has gradually added iconic characters and elements with every console installment, many of which pop up in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. This collection captures the unique parts of this universe, including the fun Donkey Kong Stadium and the chance for young fans to take on a fearsome inflatable Bowser with their “fireball” throwing skills.
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