The year of 2015 will mark several significant anniversaries in the videogame world, with games in the Castlevania, Dragon Quest and Kirby series all celebrating major milestones. But few are quite as important as the most popular princess in gaming, Princess Peach, who celebrates 30 years of gaming this fall.

As the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach is a favorite kidnapping target for Bowser, who wishes to marry her and rule over said kingdom. And though Peach is often playing the “damsel in distress” for Mario to come and rescue, she’s proven that she can hold her own. She’s been a playable character across the years, in games such as Super Mario Bros. 2. and Super Mario RPG in addition to starring in Super Princess Peach. She also has consistently been a playable character in the Mario Party and Mario Kart series.

Peach was created and originally designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, though her final design was drawn by Yoichi Kotabe, who has also worked as an illustrator and designer for other Super Mario titles, as well as The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon. Miyamoto wanted her to look “stubborn, but cute,” and her blonde-haired, blue-eyed look has endured throughout the years. Though she’s typically appeared in her trademark pink ballgown, she hasn’t been afraid to shed her regal robes for athletic wear when it comes time to race karts or play a round of tennis.

Though she’s easily recognizable as “Princess Peach” now, in the United States, the character was originally known as “Princess Toadstool.” The Toadstool name was used consistently in the US in the games and in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show until the 1996 release of Super Mario 64, which then switched to calling her Peach as she had been called in Japan.

And though Princess Peach may be turning 30 this year, she shows no sign of aging and seems to have just as much energy as ever. For the 30th anniversaries of Mario and Luigi, Nintendo held year-long celebrations of the characters with the “Year of Mario” and “Year of Luigi,” in which several games focused on these characters were released. This has led many fans to suspect that 2015 will be dubbed by the company as the “Year of Princess Peach.” Though Nintendo has been mum on the subject so far, it’s clear to see that whether she’s being kidnapped by Bowser or helping Mario kick King Koopa’s behind, Princess Peach will always be one of gaming’s leading ladies.