The following is a master game list of all of the video game appearances Bowser has made since the first Super Mario Bros.
in 1985:
| Year |
Game Title |
Platform |
Description |
Role |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo (NES) |
Kidnaps Princess Peach |  |
| 1989 | Tetris | Game Boy (GB) |
Seen playing an accordian |  |
| 1990 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo (NES) |
Kidnaps Princess Peach | |
| 1991 | Super Mario World | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Kidnaps Princess Peach | |
| 1991 | SimCity | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Monster disaster parodying Godzilla | |
| 1992 | Super Mario Kart | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Heavyweight racer; highest top speed, slowest acceleration |  |
| 1993 | Yoshi's Safari | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Kidnaps king and prince of Jewelery Land | |
| 1993 | Super Mario All-Stars
(The Lost Levels) | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Kidnaps Princess Peach |
|
| 1993 | Yoshi's Cookie | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Selectable to make a cookie | |
| 1993 | Mario's Time Machine | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Steals historical artifacts | |
| 1994 | Mario is Missing | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Kidnaps Mario | |
| 1995 | Super Mario World 2:
Yoshi's Island | Super Nintendo (SNES) | (Baby Bowser) Final boss |
|
| 1996 | Super Mario RPG:
Legend of the Seven Stars | Super Nintendo (SNES) | Member of your party (playable); fights to regain
his keep |  |
| 1996 | Tetris Attack | Super Nintendo (SNES) |
Casts a spell on Yoshi's Island | |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Captures Princess Peach's Castle imprisoning everyone inside | |
| 1997 | Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Heavyweight racer; highest top speed, slowest acceleration | |
| 1997 | Gex: Enter the Gecko | Playstation (PSX) |
Gex states that Bowser must be on vacation | |
| 1998 | Yoshi's Story | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Steals the Yoshis' Super Happy Tree | |
| 1998 | The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Talon and Malon wear Bowser brooches; Bowser painting in Zelda's castle | |
| 1999 | Mario Party | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 1999 | Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color (GBC) |
Kidnaps Princess Peach |
|
| 1999 | Mario Golf 64 | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Power hitter; longest drive, smallest contact area |
|
| 2000 | Mario Party 2 | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2000 | Mario Tennis | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Power hitter; fastest serve, slowest runner | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Zelda:
Majora's Mask | Nintendo 64 (N64) | Romani wears a Bowser brooch |
|
| 2001 | Paper Mario | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Steals Star Rod; imprisons seven Star Spirits; hijacks Princess Peach's Castle | |
| 2001 | Mario Party 3 | Nintendo 64 (N64) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2001 | Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
Heavyweight racer; highest top speed, slowest acceleration |
|
| 2001 | Luigi's Mansion | GameCube (GCN) |
King Boo as the final boss is inside a Bowser costume | |
| 2001 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | GameCube (GCN) |
Selectable fighter; powerful but slow | |
| 2002 | Super Mario Sunshine | GameCube (GCN) |
Gets Bowser Jr. to kidnap Peach; frames Mario | |
| 2002 | Mario Party 4 | GameCube (GCN) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2003 | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | GameCube (GCN) |
Power hitter; longest drive, smallest contact area | |
| 2003 | Mario Party 5 | GameCube (GCN) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2003 | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | GameCube (GCN) |
Heavyweight racer, with Bowser's shell as special item | |
| 2003 | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
Journeys with Mario Bros. to rescue Princess Peach's voice so he can capture her |
|
| 2004 | Mario Pinball Land | Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
Bowser ruins a funfair Mario and Peach attend | |
| 2004 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-
Year Door | GameCube (GCN) | Bowser has his own side-scrolling minigames mimicking the original Super
Mario Bros. | |
| 2004 | Mario Power Tennis | GameCube (GCN) |
Power hitter; Fire Breath Power Shot with Whirling Fortress Defensive Power Shot |
|
| 2004 | Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
Captures Princess Peach's Castle imprisoning everyone inside | |
| 2004 | Mario Party 6 | GameCube (GCN) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2005 | Mario Party Advance | Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2005 | Yoshi Topsy-Turvy | Game Boy Advance (GBA) |
Attacks Yoshi's Island | |
| 2005 | Mario Superstar Baseball | GameCube (GCN) |
Power hitter; slowest baserunner | |
| 2005 | Dance Dance Revolution:
Mario Mix | GameCube (GCN) | Challenges Mario to a breakdancing competition |
|
| 2005 | Mario Party 7 | GameCube (GCN) |
Bully; steals player's coins and stars | |
| 2005 | Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
Heavyweight racer; highest top speed, slowest acceleration | |
| 2005 | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
Kidnaps Baby Princess Peach | |
| 2005 | Super Mario Strikers | GameCube (GCN) |
Disruption; tilts the field, breathes fire, and throws items at players | |
| 2006 | Super Princess Peach | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
Kidnaps Mario, Luigi, and Toad; obtains Vibe Sceptre | |
| 2006 | Tetris DS | Nintendo DS (NDS) | Mario fighting
Bowser backdrop every 20 levels achieved | |
| 2006 | New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
Kidnaps Princess Peach | |
| 2006 | Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
Power dunker | |
| 2006 | Yoshi's Island 2 | Nintendo DS (NDS) |
(Baby Bowser) Rides Yoshi and spits fireballs | |
The year column is the North
American year of release of the game. The games are sorted in ascending order of date released.