British Nintendo superfan reveals massive Super Mario collection after 40 years

It’s-a-me, Steve! (Anita Maric / SWNS)

A Nintendo fan has showcased his Super Mario collection to mark the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., featuring over 3,000 items in total.

Online platforms like YouTube and TikTok have made the act of collecting video game merchandise more popular, and profitable, than ever but few people have spent four decades amassing their collections.

Steve Bagley, 45, from Staffordshire, is one of the diehards who has built what is believed to be one of the biggest Mario collections in the world.

The NHS worker, who celebrates the character through his website Mario Museum, began his obsession after playing Super Mario Bros. aged five on the NES.

His collection today spans between 2,000 and 3,000 items in total, including almost 500 games, every Nintendo console ever made, signed posters, Japanese exclusive items, and antique playing cards from when Nintendo was just a card-making company.

Bagley brought together his Mario collection in one space, in honour of the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., which took place on September 15, 2025. Mario’s first appearance was in 1981’s Donkey Kong, but 1985’s Super Mario Bros. set the foundations of what the plumber is known for today.

To mark the occasion, Bagley released a video tour of his games room on his social media channels, complete with Lego sets, Nintendo’s toy robot R.O.B., and items from Super Nintendo World. Bagley counted down for 40 days leading up to the anniversary, with social posts highlighting different Mario titles over the years.

‘A very special project I have been working on for a long time, let’s say a lifetime, is my games room,’ Bagley wrote on Mario Museum in the games room reveal. ‘Bringing together my collection and displaying it in a purpose-designed room, for the very first time since I began collecting and preserving game media, over 30 years ago!’

Nintendo marked the 40th anniversary with a Direct presentation a day prior. In the showcase, it announced a slew of new Mario games, including Mario Tennis Fever and an upgraded re-release of Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 for the Switch.

For anyone expecting a brand new 3D Mario, however, it was a somewhat underwhelming presentation – where the biggest takeaway was the astronomical prices.

These playing cards are from before the digital age (Anita Maric/SWNS) Those consoles at the bottom of the cabinet are pre-NES and super rare (Anita Maric/SWNS) There are almost 500 games if you count different variants (Anita Maric/SWNS) Let’s-a-go! (Anita Maric/SWNS)

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