Super Mario Run: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Super Mario Run (2016) is a platform, adventure, arcade video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, available on Android, iOS. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 68/100 on IGDB.

What is Super Mario Run about?

Super Mario goes mobile!

Unlike other games in the franchise, Mario will run on his own. All you do is tap the screen to jump. The longer you tap, the higher the jump meaning that you can play the game with one hand.

In this game, Mario constantly moves forward through the courses while you use a variety of jumps to navigate. Mario will behave differently depending on the timing of your taps, so it's up to you to show off particularly smooth moves, gather coins, and reach the goal.

There are three different game modes to play. The first mode features challenging courses for you to complete while collecting coins. The second mode has you challenge the play data of other players to show who can beat a course with the most style to impress Toads into joining you. In the third mode, you get to create your own Mushroom Kingdom using the coins and Toads collected by playing the first two ga

Key details

Super Mario Run was released in 2016 and supports single player. Platforms: Android, iOS. Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.

Should you play Super Mario Run?

Reviews are mixed, but Super Mario Run retains a dedicated player base among platform, adventure, arcade fans.