A history of zombies in video games

We've put together the following timeline that examines the most important titles depicting zombies from the last 25 years

1988: Super Mario Bros. 3



Dry Bones

Though never referred to as "zombies," Super Mario Bros. 3's unintimidating skeleton turtles (aka Dry Bones) feature zombie-like characteristics. They're fleshless, and like traditional zombies, they're nearly impossible to kill -- Dry Bones resurrect themselves a few seconds after Mario or Luigi stomps on them.

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