Super Mario is a platform game produced by Nintendo in late 1985. Is was the best selling computer game of all time. It was mostly responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as ending the two year falling off of video game sales in the United States after the video game crash of 1983. Mario is a short, Italian-American plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. He repeatedly stops the plans of Bowser to kidnap Princess Peach and subjugate the Mushroom Kingdom. He also has other enemies and rivals, including Donkey Kong and Wario. Mario currently appears in many video game genres, such as puzzle, racing, fighting, sports, and others.