In 1985, the first title of the franchise super Mario was released by Nintendo to audiences in several countries globally. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, right at the beginning, the character ventured into a colorful world, but full of dangers. This year, the game completes 37 years of existence, but there are many interesting curiosities involved in its development. Thinking about it, we separate 10 facts about Super Mario that you may not know!
1 – Super Mario is a video game character created by Nintendo in 1981. The original game, Super Mario Bros., was a huge success and became one of the best-selling games in history.
2 – The character was created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and is one of the most recognized in the world of video games.
3 – Super Mario is a plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom and his mission is to save Princess Peach from the clutches of the villain Bowser.
4 – The character has also been adapted for other media, such as movies, television series and toys.
5 – The name “Mario” was chosen by the creator of the character in honor of a game rental store owner who helped him when he was working on the creation of the first game.
6 – The character's look was inspired by a famous Italian cartoon character called “Paperino”, or Donald Duck, with Mario's beard and mustache being based on Donald Duck's mustache.
7 – The theme song for Super Mario Bros. is one of the most famous and recognizable themes in video game history.
8 – In addition to Super Mario Bros., the character has appeared in several other games, including Super Mario World, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy.
9 – Super Mario was the first video game character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in 1998.
10 – Super Mario is one of the most popular and successful characters in video game history and remains one of Nintendo's top franchises to this day.
