| History |
| The Mario Brothers, Mario & Luigi, are the mascot plumbers of Nintendo. They were created by the mind of Shigeru Miyamato, a Japanese developer for Nintendo. Mario first appeared in the 1982 arcade hit Donkey Kong, and instantly became a hit. He appeared again 2 years later in Mario Bros., his first title role. This game also introduced Luigi to the public. Mario first came hom on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in Super Mario Bros., one of the best selling games EVER!!! This game brought Mario into millions of homes around the world and made him a cultural icon. Since then Mario has appeared in many other games for the Super Nintendo, GameBoy, Virtual Boy, Nintendo 64, GameBoy Advance, and more recently, Nintendo Gamecube. A Mario game has been released along side each of these systems and helped many of them to success. These games have consistantly brought new innovations into video game and been extremely successful in stores. Super Mario Bros. 3 is still the best selling video game ever, selling over 15 MILLION copies worldwide since it's release. Super Mario 64 has been hailed "The greatest video game of all time" by Next Generation Magazine, and critically acclaimed on countless ocasions. The Mario bros. have become a cultural phenomenon outside of video games. They have been featured in 3 cartoon series, one major motion picture, and every toy imaginable, from boad game to water guns. He's been featured in many non-game magazines and been the topic in a few widly published books. In a 1991 poll, it was found more kids could identifly a picture of Mario than Mickey Mouse. |
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