1981. By then, he was known Jumpman. You probably knew that but I was just guessing.
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The original Mario Bros arcade game was developed and published in the year 1983. It was developed by Shigeru Miyamoto and also published by Nintendo.
The original Donkey Kong was released in 1981. In the original Donkey Kong, the player controlled Mario, but he was called Jumpman in this game.
Technically, Mario first appeared in 1981, but he was known as Jumpman in the original Donkey Kong. Super Mario Bros. was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. 2010 was the 25th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros. but Mario was in games before that.
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Mario Kart did not come before Mario World. Mario World and Mario Kart were for the SNES. Mario World came out 1991 and Mario Kart was released in 1992, a year after.