Nintendo's Super Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, first appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman.
Super Mario is named after real-life businessman Mario Segale, who was renting out a warehouse to Nintendo. After Nintendo fell far behind on rent, Segale did not evict them but gave them a second chance to come up with the money. Nintendo succeeded and named their main character after him.
When Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong, he was bald. Hair was added for the release of Super Mario Bros four years later.
Super Mario was given a red cap as in those early days, as it was too difficult to animate him with hair and eyebrows. as well as to circumvent the hair movement that would occur when the character jumped.
Mario Bros. was a platform game created by Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the lead developers for the video game Donkey Kong for arcades.
In the game, Mario is portrayed as an Italian-American plumber who, along with his brother Luigi has to defeat enemies that have been coming from the sewers by jumping on them from below and then kicking them, when they are knocked down. It was first released on July 14, 1983.
Mario Bros. was not only the first game to feature Luigi as a playable character, it also is the first game in which Mario is named Mario rather than Jumpman.
The first title in the series, Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on September 13, 1985, established gameplay concepts and elements prevalent in nearly every Super Mario game since.
Super Mario Bros was so popular that at the end of 1985, Japan's highest-selling book was a strategy guide on how to beat the game.
The Thwomps and Whomps of the Mario universe were inspired by Japanese nurikabe spirits that are said to appear to block a traveler's way.
Super Mario 64, released on September 29, 1996, featured Mario's first 3D rendering.
Super Mario Bros is the best selling computer game series of all time, clocking over 310 million worldwide sales.
Shigeru Miyamoto—maker of Super Mario Bros—is not allowed to bike to work because his safety is too important to Nintendo.
National Mario Day celebrates the entire Mario franchise on March 10th. It takes place on March 10th each year, the reason being that this date, written as "Mar10", looks like Mario's name.
Super Mario is named after real-life businessman Mario Segale, who was renting out a warehouse to Nintendo. After Nintendo fell far behind on rent, Segale did not evict them but gave them a second chance to come up with the money. Nintendo succeeded and named their main character after him.
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| Promotional artwork of Mario, as seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Wikipedia |
When Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong, he was bald. Hair was added for the release of Super Mario Bros four years later.
Super Mario was given a red cap as in those early days, as it was too difficult to animate him with hair and eyebrows. as well as to circumvent the hair movement that would occur when the character jumped.
Mario Bros. was a platform game created by Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the lead developers for the video game Donkey Kong for arcades.
In the game, Mario is portrayed as an Italian-American plumber who, along with his brother Luigi has to defeat enemies that have been coming from the sewers by jumping on them from below and then kicking them, when they are knocked down. It was first released on July 14, 1983.
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| Screenshot of the original 1983 arcade version of Mario Bros. |
Mario Bros. was not only the first game to feature Luigi as a playable character, it also is the first game in which Mario is named Mario rather than Jumpman.
The first title in the series, Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on September 13, 1985, established gameplay concepts and elements prevalent in nearly every Super Mario game since.
Super Mario Bros was so popular that at the end of 1985, Japan's highest-selling book was a strategy guide on how to beat the game.
The Thwomps and Whomps of the Mario universe were inspired by Japanese nurikabe spirits that are said to appear to block a traveler's way.
Super Mario 64, released on September 29, 1996, featured Mario's first 3D rendering.
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| Wikipedia |
Super Mario Bros is the best selling computer game series of all time, clocking over 310 million worldwide sales.
Shigeru Miyamoto—maker of Super Mario Bros—is not allowed to bike to work because his safety is too important to Nintendo.
National Mario Day celebrates the entire Mario franchise on March 10th. It takes place on March 10th each year, the reason being that this date, written as "Mar10", looks like Mario's name.
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