Mario and Peach (Super Mario Bros.)

Nintendo created and distributed Super Mario Bros., a platform game. It was launched in Japan in 1985 for the Famicom as the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first in the Super Mario series. It was transferred to foreign arcades for the Nintendo Vs. System in early 1986 after a limited US release for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The NES version was widely distributed in North America that year, then in PAL areas in 1987. Since 1985, Nintendo's renowned mascot and princess have been together.

The Mushroom Kingdom's princess has never missed a major Mario game, whether as a playable character or in need of rescue. She even got to star in her own game, Super Princess Peach. Peach has always awarded Mario with a kiss since Super Mario World, and this gradually evolved to games like Mario Power Tennis and Super Mario Odyssey, implying even more. At the same time, Odyssey was the closest Mario came to proposing marriage to Peach, only to be refused. Time will tell if Mario and Peach will ever get married.