Gaming icons come and go. Big-bosomed athletic archaeologists are quietly forgotten. Supersonic blue hedgehogs run themselves into the ground. Armor-plated space marines drop out of the public eye.

But Nintendo's chubby overall-clad plumber Mario waddles on unstoppably, like one of the more persistent vampires from those eighties Hammer Horror flicks. Forget the man's latest jaunt on Wii - many people are still playing the 2D platformers that made Mario's name nearly two decades back, be it on the original console or in Flash form over the internet.

We're sick and tired of online Mario revivals, frankly. There's no end to the wretched things. So rather than handle them piecemeal we're going to post a few at once.

Super Mario Brothers

Super Mario Brothers 2

Super Mario Brothers 3

Super Mario World

You might also want to remind yourself of the following spoofs and spin-offs:

Mario Puppets ties mouse cable in knots

Super Mafia Land makes an offer we can't refuse