jan Misali

Long time Super Mario Wiki reader, occasional Super Mario Wiki editor. I've made a couple videos about Mario games that you may or may not have seen, the most popular one being "how many Super Mario games are there?". I have a deep respect for this wiki, and I regard it as the best-maintained fan wiki on the entire internet.

A curated selection of my Super Mario-related works

Video essays

the original Mario Bros.

May 2020, YouTube. An analysis of the first game called Mario Bros. (No, not that one).

how many Super Mario games are there?

July 2021, YouTube. A video about the apparent lack of consensus regarding which games are part of the mainline Super Mario series.

how many Super Mario games are there NOW?

May 2024, YouTube. A follow-up to "how many Super Mario games are there?" that goes into more edge cases. A survey was open for Mario fans to share their analyses from October 2023 through April 2024.

Fanfiction

Wario Faces Consequences for His Actions

September 2021 (ongoing), Archive of Our Own; YouTube trailer. A highly canon-compliant WarioWare fanfiction, written as though it were the cutscenes of a real, unusually story-driven WarioWare game. In the process of being adapted into a visual novel. Notably referred to the obscure Rhythm Heaven character Cicada by that specific name almost two years before WarioWare: Move It! ended up making that her canon name.

Music

kalama musi pi jan Peni

December 2021, YouTube. A toki pona translation of Penny's Song.

kalama musi pi jan Asuli

March 2022, YouTube. A toki pona translation of Ashley's Theme.

tomo Napisa

August 2022, Bandcamp. A toki pona and VötGil translation of Mona Pizza.

how do we know what's mainline?

January 2024, YouTube. A Super Mario parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire".

Game & Watch, Donkey Kong
DK again except it's wrong
Electrocuting baby apes
Arcade game wasn't first
Hours stomping Koopas
Baby monkey algebra
Pesticide, Punch Ball
This foreman is the worst

Briefly on the same page
PC port with different stages
Sweaters and comedians
Referee in Punch-Out!!
Doki Doki or just 2
kijetesantakalu
Mario's inside the paddle
Extra lives are hearts now

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
If Super's in the title
Means the game is vital

Doesn't have a "level 1"
Princess Toadstool's Castle Run
Print World, slot machine
It's called a Rainbow Road
Balls level, spiky ants
Super Famicom enhanced
Marioless platformers
All toasters toast toast

Yoshi turns into a car
Legend of the Seven Stars
Bowser in the Fire Sea
Stole the Super Happy Tree
Rareware furry mascot race
Luigi wins standing in place
This Kong has a funny face
Fighting Polygon Team

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
If Super's in the title
Means the game is vital

Waluigi, Lady Bow
Doctor versus Wario
Vacuum all the fifty Boos
What's this icky paint-like goop?
Toadette, bongos, Jimmy T
Card e-Reader DLC
Beanbean Kingdom, Pinball Land
Switch Star on the Island

Don't have as many friends as you
Korokoro Party 2
Vibe Scepter, New Soup
Marching Minis, shooting hoops
Go to hell before you die
Itadaki, Honeyclimb
Captain Rainbow, Yellow Toad
Try Unit Converter mode

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
If Super's in the title
Means the game is vital

Supermassive Galaxy
$30 SNES release
Tail Tree, Coin World
They're New but they're the same
New Super Luigi U
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Skipsqueak, Blockstepper
Pink Gold Peach, Treasure Tracker
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
BABYMETAL, Soundfrog

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
If Super's in the title
Means the game is vital

Maker got released again
amiibo Challenge, Remix 10
Kart Arcade GP VR
You know you're my superstar
Spirit Board, Super Crown
Holding stone blocks weighs you down
Dr. Fire Rosalina
Baby Mario (Koala)

3D All-Stars, 35
Origami, Kart Live
Potted Cat Piranha Plants
Super Mushroom Chest DX
Talking Flowers, Outmaway
Yuri curtsy microgame
Kung Fu Peach, Pâtissière
How many Super Mario games are there?

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
This never will be done
The list goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
If Super's in the title
Means the game is vital

How do we know what's mainline?
Everything is senseless
Cause there's no consensus
How do we know what's mainline?
If Super's in the title
Means the game is vital

How do we know what's mainline?

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April 2024, Niconico. A medley of one hundred tracks from one hundred different pieces of Mario media. How many do you recognize?

Super Mario Kakenukeru

August 2025, YouTube. A medley created in collaboration with FredtheMontyMole of every track anyone has ever called their favorite musical track from the greater Super Mario franchise (or other similar awards) as part of the Super Mario Wiki's Mario Awards.

Character popularity poll tournaments

Koopaling Bracket

February 2023, tumblr. A series of popularity polls for the Koopalings, plus honorary Koopalings Bowser Jr. and Koopa Kid.

Before the bracket proper, there was a preliminary free-for-all match between the seven Koopalings, Bowser Jr., and Koopa Kid. Larry Koopa got the fewest votes in the preliminaries, and did not make it to the final bracket.

Koopaling Bracket
Iggy Koopa	Iggy Koopa	Iggy Koopa	Bowser Jr.
Morton Koopa Jr.
Roy Koopa	Roy Koopa
Koopa Kid (Mario Party)
Ludwig von Koopa	Ludwig von Koopa	Bowser Jr.
Lemmy Koopa
Bowser Jr.	Bowser Jr.
Wendy O. Koopa

WarioWare Bracket

November-December 2023, tumblr. A series of popularity polls for the main cast of the WarioWare series.

WarioWare Bracket
Orbulon		Orbulon	Orbulon	Ashley	Ashley
Red	Red
Lulu
Mona		Mona
Pyoro
Ashley		Ashley	Ashley
Young Cricket	Young Cricket
Master Mantis
Wario		Wario
Mike	18-Volt
18-Volt
Penny		Penny	Penny	Penny
Dr. Crygor	Dr. Crygor
Dribble
5-Volt		5-Volt
9-Volt
Fronk		Ana	Jimmy T
Kat	Ana
Ana
Jimmy T		Jimmy T
Spitz

Super Mario Bracket

June-July 2024, tumblr. A series of popularity polls for 128 "Mario characters", in a very loose sense.

Super Mario Bracket
Vivian	Vivian	Vivian	Vivian	Vivian	Vivian	Vivian	Vivian
Dribble & Spitz
Goomba	Goomba
Donkey Kong
Peasley	Peasley	Kamek
Rawk Hawk
Kamek	Kamek
White Mage
Abe Lincoln	Chunky Kong	Iggy	Count Bleck
Chunky Kong
Iggy	Iggy
Bobby
Count Bleck	Count Bleck	Count Bleck
Bill Gates
Link	Link
Dreambert
Shy Guy	Shy Guy	Shy Guy	the letter "p"	Big Bertha
Bill Board et al.
Boshi	Boshi
Lemmy
Kirby	I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater	the letter "p"
I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater
Bowser Jr.	the letter "p"
the letter "p"
Fawful	Big Bertha	Big Bertha	Big Bertha
Big Bertha
Bobbery	Bobbery
Petey Piranha
Mimi	Mimi	Mimi
Huey
Penny	Penny
Dorrie
Waluigi	Waluigi	Waluigi	Waluigi	Waluigi	Daisy
Midbus
Samus	Blooper
Blooper
Tippi	Tippi	Boo
Francis
Boo	Boo
Inkling
Wario	Wario	Wario	Wario
Blaze
Bowser's brother	Bowser's brother
Pink Gold Peach
George Washingtoad	Captain Syrup	Captain Syrup
Captain Syrup
Roy	Cappy
Cappy
Daisy	Daisy	Daisy	Daisy	Daisy
the Yoshi kid
E. Gadd	King Bob-omb
King Bob-omb
Kinoppe	Kinoppe	Strollin' Stu
Pikmin
Strollin' Stu	Strollin' Stu
Gooigi
Sonic	Sonic	Sonic	Peach
Undodog
Yellow & Blue Toad	Captain Lou
Captain Lou
Peach	Peach	Peach
Lanky Kong
Ashley	Ashley
Wiggler
Luigi	Luigi	Luigi	Luigi	Luigi	Luigi	The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
Mary O.
Koops	Koops
MIPS
Mr. L	Mr. L	Mr. L
Spike
Twink	Twink
Goomba Tower
Goombella	Goombella	Goombella	Goombella
Fracktail
Starlow	Toadsworth
Toadsworth
Toadette	Chuckster	Chuckster
Chuckster
Slammer	Slammer
Peachette
Catherine	Catherine	Catherine	Catherine	Catherine
Ninji
Shadow	Shadow
Popple
King Boo	King Boo	Geno
George Washington
Geno	Geno
Pauline
Mario	Poochy	Poochy	Plato
Poochy
Ludwig	Monty Mole
Monty Mole
Captain Toad	Plato	Plato
Plato
Nabbit	Nabbit
Broque Monsieur
Rosalina	Rosalina	Rosalina	Rosalina	Rosalina	The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
Punio
O'Chunks	Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Toad	Toad	FLUDD
Morton
MC Ballyhoo	FLUDD
FLUDD
Bowser	Bowser	Bowser	Bowser
Gandhi
Bow	5-Volt
5-Volt
Dry Bones	Dry Bones	"Mallow"
Koopa Kid
?????	"Mallow"
Mallow
Yoshi	Yoshi	Yoshi	The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens	The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
Elvis
Dry Bowser	Whacka
Whacka
Funky Kong	Funky Kong	The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
GLOM
The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens	The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before It Happens
Ms. Mowz
Dimentio	Elvira	Elvira	Elvira
Elvira
Nastasia	Nastasia
K. Rool
Gorbachev	Gorbachev	Gorbachev
Mii
Orbulon	Orbulon
Albert Einstein