you have it backwards . the game was "a Mario game", but it was called "Donkey Kong", so it comes under Donkey Kong franchise.
you have it backwards . the game was "a Mario game", but it was called "Donkey Kong", so it comes under Donkey Kong franchise.
I don't know why we are making this arbitrary distinction between Mario games and Donkey Kong games.
But if we are the main Mario franchise games are the "Super Mario" games. Donkey Kong is not part of the "Super Mario" series and his "Mario" is not "Super" .
Worth remembering Mario Bros (Not Super)... it's basically the combat mode in SM3+ but as a stand alone game.