Donkey Kong was the first game Mario appeared in, his name was Jumpman originally, but he was given the name 'Mario' in Donkey Kong Junior, in 1982. The first game with Mario in the name, was Mario Bros, in 1983, the game that introduced him as an Italian-American plumber, with his brother Luigi.
The name was given to Mario by his creator shortly after the realis of the first game.
I think it was Super Mario 64 or Mario Kart 64
1981, where he was called Jumpman in a game called Donkey Kong. later they changed his name to mario, then super mario.
It was donkey kong, the arcade one ----
Salinki because he was origanlly Japanese or "Jumpman" from the first Donkey Kong games then it became Super Mario,then Mario
The first Mario game with Bowser was Super Mario Brothers.
The first game Mario was in, was Donkey Kong, in 1981, but he was called Jumpman in that game, but the first game for Mario to be the main character in was Mario Bros., released in 1983
Mario was first seen in Donkey Kong under the name "Jumpman".
The game that Mario officially became Mario, was supposed to be in his original game Donkey Kong, (Where in the game he was called Jumpman because Donkey Kong was the first ever game to have a jump button) But he was officially named Mario in his original Classic, Super Mario Bros for the NES.
The first Mario Bros. game was simply, Mario Bros. A two player arcade game.
The first game with Mario is donkey kong. But the first Mario series game was Mario bros.