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The Surprising Story of How Super Mario Got His Name. By Dustin Nelson. Published on Oct 23, 2017 at 9:05 PM. Great Big Story. There is not a more recognizable video game character than Mario.

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The thing that made Mario 'super' was the mushroom power up that's been a mainstay in the series ever since the first console game. It was a revolutionary concept that actually popularized the use of power ups. From traversing the land and defeating a countless number of ever-advancing Koopas, Mario had barely anything to rely on beyond the power ups he'd come across by chance during his

https://themushroomkingdom.net/mario_name_history.shtml
Mario was first called "Ossan," Japanese for "middle-aged guy." Next, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto named him "Mr. Video." In Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Miyamoto said he wanted a "solid, imposing name" for the character, who he originally planned to use in all of his games. By the time Donkey Kong was finished and sent to Nintendo

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Long before "It's-a me, Mario!" introduced us to Super Mario 64, Nintendo's most recognizable mascot didn't have a name. Executives at Nintendo had thrown out his previous title — Jumpman — and were on the search for something new. But the search wasn't going well. That is, until a man named Mario Segale came into the picture.

https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario
The Super Mario franchise is the best-selling video game franchise in history. Even with spinoff series excluded, the main Super Mario franchise has sold 311.46 million games (as of September 2015). Furthermore, Super Mario is the flagship franchise of Nintendo, and Mario is the company's mascot, furthering his publicity even more. According to Guinness World Records 2008: Gamer's Edition

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Mario has appeared in several Game & Watch games, including Mario Bros., Mario's Cement Factory, Mario's Bombs Away, Super Mario Bros., and Mario the Juggler.He also appeared in four installments of remakes marketed as the Game & Watch Gallery series, and he later appeared in Game & Watch Collection.. In Mario Bros. (which is unrelated to the arcade game of the same name), Mario and the newly

https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/14/ign-presents-the-history-of-super-mario-bros
Stories range on how Luigi got his name, from a play on the Japanese word for "analogous" to a pizza parlor near Arakawa's office called Mario & Luigi's. Regardless, the twins went to work

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Mario (/ m ɑːr i oʊ /, / m ær i oʊ /) is a character from the Mario franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo.Created by video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario is an Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi.Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups

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(For more about how Mario got his name, please see part two of this special, The History of Mario's Name.) The look. ... Mario had his original red overalls, but a brownish shirt. In Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario went back to his second color scheme—red shirt, blue overalls—and has not changed since. The names.

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Turns out there's a heartwarming story behind Nintendo's iconic plumber. Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Mario is named after Mario Segale, a landlord who owned a warehouse in Tukwila, Washington that Nintendo leased in the early '80s. When Nintendo fell behind on the rent, Segale gave them some extra time to pay up - so

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Super Mario got its name and Italian heritage after a real man, Mario Segale. Here's the story. Mario Segale was an Italian heritage real estate developer in Tukwila, Washington. Segale was renting out a warehouse that served as the headquarters of Nintendo US back in the 1980s. During that time, Nintendo was preparing the US launch of Donkey

https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/04/26/1627254/how-nintendos-mario-got-his-name
harrymcc writes "In 1981, tiny Nintendo of America was getting ready to release Donkey Kong. When the company's landlord, Mario Segale, demanded back rent, Nintendo staffers named the game's barrel-jumping protagonist after him. Almost thirty years later, neither Nintendo — which continues to crank out Mario games — nor Segale — now a

https://technologizer.com/2010/04/25/mario/index.html
The True Face of Mario. Uncovering the fascinating true story behind an iconic character's origins--and why nobody likes to talk about them. Everybody knows Mario-Super Mario. And how: an oft-cited 1991 poll found that more American children recognized Nintendo's cheerful mascot than they did Mickey Mouse. Almost two decades later, the

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Social media users claimed "Itsumi" meant "super" in Japanese and therefore Mario's catchphrase was the name of the Nintendo game he was featured in. Nick Hardinges Published June 24, 2024

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Today marks the official 30th Anniversary of the release of arguably the greatest video game franchise ever created, Super Mario Bros. Although, technically Super is a spin-off of the Mario Bros. game, there is no denying that SMB is a franchise all its own.. Through the years, there have been lots of rumors, myths, and assumptions about the origins of major SMB details and characters.

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Super Mario Bros. for old school Nintendo was released on September 13, 1985… or exactly 37 years ago today. When I found that out I did two things. First, I whipped out my copy (yes, I keep it that real/nerdy that I still have an old NES hooked up in my room) and made sure I can still beat the game at will. (I can. Childhood not wasted.)

https://hypebeast.com/2017/10/shigeru-miyamoto-mario-luigi-naming-explained
Enter Shigeru Miyamoto, the critically acclaimed creator of Mario. In the video above he explains Mario's origin, his iconic mustache and name. The name itself came to be in the early 1980's

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Is Luigi named after a pizza parlor? Who actually came up with the name Donkey Kong? Why is King Koopa named after a bowl of soup? Learn the inspirations be

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Mario is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for video game company Nintendo, which produces and publishes its installments.Starring the titular Italian plumber Mario, it is primarily a video game franchise but has extended to other forms of media, including television series, comic books, a 1993 feature film, a 2023 animated film, and theme park

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Discover the surprising story behind how Super Mario got his name! Dive into the history of Nintendo and their iconic character. #SuperMario #Nintendo #Gamin

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Mario's Voice Actor Also Voices Luigi and the Antagonists. Mario fans know the famous phrase "it's a-me, Mario!" and the Italian accent given to the character by voice actor Charles Martinet who

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/131712/what-is-marios-full-name
Two months after Iwata's death in July 2015, Miyamoto changed his stance September 2015 at the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary festival, confirming that his name was indeed Mario Mario. So, TL;DR, the most recent decision is that his first name is Mario and his last name is Mario.

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The 2020 election was not rigged or stolen, Trump lost fair and square to Biden by an Electoral College margin of 306 to 232, his opponents did not cheat, and there is no evidence of any fraud

https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-mario-bowser-real-name-origins-history-explained/
See, in Japan, the character that I (and, depending on where you live, you) know as Bowser is actually named "Koopa.". In some older Super Mario media, the character is referred to as "Great

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/can-democrats-replace-joe-biden-ballot-rcna159374
He could do so while serving out the rest of his term in the White House, as Lyndon Johnson did in 1968. If Biden were to drop out before he is scheduled to be formally nominated in August, it

https://apnews.com/article/biden-replacement-democratic-ballot-dnc-rules-7aa836b0ae642a68eec86cc0bebd3772
If Biden opts to abandon his reelection campaign, Harris would likely join other top Democratic candidates looking to replace him. But that would probably create a scenario where she and others end up lobbying individual state delegations at the convention for their support.

https://medium.com/the-cellar-door/where-did-super-marios-bowser-get-his-name-from-f93ac2d2ae9b
The 1985 instruction booklet for Super Mario Bros. We do get a "Bowser, King of the Koopa" later in that same booklet, which leans pretty heavily into his "sorcerer king" credentials, but

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Skip Bayless dives into the story of how he got his name. my favs. Access and manage your favorites here DISMISS Scores. Watch. UEFA Euro 2024. COPA AMÉRICA. Odds. Super 6. Stories. Search

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Democrats are working on a compressed timeline. The DNC agreed to hold a virtual roll call to nominate Biden ahead of the convention to head off an Ohio law that requires a nominee to be selected

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The puppet masters needed an excuse to get rid of him. And a disastrous debate was the perfect way! Why else would they allow the split screen? Trump with clear eyes and speech. Biden with a thousand yard stare and slurred sentences. There is only one answer: They are going to replace Joe Biden. The puppet masters needed an excuse to get rid of