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Mario
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 by Nick Maunders
Mario, a character everyone has heard of. With his blue overalls on top of a red shirt and his red heart and moustache he stands out a mile away. But when did he first appear and who created him? That is what we are going to find out in this review!
Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto who has also created the likes of Donkey Kong, Star Fox and the Legend of Zelda. Although we all know him as mario he actually used to be called something different.
He first appeared in the first arcade game of ‘Donkey Kong’ (1981). He was called ‘Jumpman’ the reason I would imagine would be because of him having to jump up levels to reach Donkey Kong. The first game that mario has appeared in with the name mario is arcade version of Mario Bros. (1983), this game is also Luigi’s (Mario’s brother) game debut. However many people forget this game altogether and a lot of people think that Mario’s first game debut as Mario is actually the game Super Mario Bros. on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) which was actually a whole 2 years later.
Mario has taken the world by storm since then and is officially Nintendo’s mascot. (Just like Sonic is to Sega). Up until 1997 all of Mario’s games had been in 2D with the likes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Land. However now a new game out on a new console stepped in to revolutionise the way people played Mario.
That console was the Nintendo 64 and that game was Super Mario 64. So Mario debuted in his first 3D game on
Mario has had total of 3 actors voiced by him in video games. (English) to date they are:
Ronald B. Ruben (1991-1997)
Mark Graue (1994)
Charles Martinet (1995-present)
Mario has not just made fame in video games however and has a load of television programmes and appearances. One of the most famous being Super Mario Bros. Which features Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Bowser and many other numerous individuals. The storyline being that Bowser is trying to take over the world (again) and the only people that can stop him are Mario and Luigi.
Mario has been in loads (and I mean loads) of video games to date. Roughly around 50, which has to be a achievement of some kind. The Mario Series is one of the best earning series in the business and has featured loads of games such as: Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy.
In 2008 more Mario games are heading are way such as Super Smash Bros Brawl and Mario Kart Wii which is basically a improvement on one of the best games made on the Nintendo 64, “Mario Kart 64”.
In conclusion Mario is one of thee most known video game characters all over the world and will certainly be for many years to come.
It’s very hard to rate a character but I would have to give Mario a 10/10!
