Mario Smash Football is the inaugural title in the Mario Strikers series for the GameCube, presenting an unconventional interpretation of soccer devoid of standard regulations. Featuring matches with five players per team and an abbreviated field, the game incorporates power-ups and unique strikes that score double points. Match durations can be adjusted between 2 to 15 minutes, with a default setting of 5 minutes, and ties lead to a Sudden Death scenario where the next goal secures victory.
Super Mario Strikers is the first game in the Mario Strikers series, it features a version of soccer without referees and rules and has power-ups and special strikes which count as two goals. In comparison to actual soccer, the game features a smaller version of the soccer field and each team has only five members instead of the usual eleven-a-side rule. The match time can be manually set from 2 to 15 minutes but is defined as 5 minutes by default. If time runs out when scores are level, a Sudden Death follows the regular game time where next goal wins.