This is Mario, an Italian plumber (but designed by a Japanese) who stars in more than 100 titles of different video games.With more than 25 years behind him , this character seems not to lose a bit of agility and continues to reign platform games.
The landlord who named the character
They say that Nintendo in the United States was working on distributing its games when the owner of the warehouse claimed the payment of the rent, which was being delayed.
At that time, Donkey Kong was the most successful title of the Japanese factory, although it was already worked on other characters, such as Jumpman.
The owner of the Nintendo headquarters in the United States was named Mario. Nintendo staff jokingly started calling Mario the character Jumpman , which already appeared in some games, and ended up giving the name to character.
The first title in which Mario appeared was in Donkey Kong Jr, the sequel of which, until then, was the most successful video game of the Nintendo factory.
The saga continues
In 1981, Jumpman or Mario appeared, for two years later, Mario Bros.his appearance. Mario's brother Luigi appears for the first time..Two years later, Super Mario Bros arrived.It was the first visit to the Kingdom of the Mushrooms, where Mario had gone to rescue a princess in danger, who had been kidnapped by Bowser.
As in the good series and movies, Mario has also given for spin-off, sequels and almost prequels.At the delexito root of this character have appeared as many as available titles: Luigi (his brother), Wario (his alter ego) , Toad, Yoshi, Peach, Goomba, Koopa Troopa...
In addition, the titles of this character are available for countless consoles and, even, there are versions in which you can recreate if what you like are the most retro appearance of the character.
An endless platform
Although with exceptions (for example, Mario Karts is the typical car racing game), in general those of Mario are games of the so-called platforms , in which you have to walk, run , jump or climb on a series of platforms (hence its name) or levels.
Along the way, the protagonist encounters various enemies, obstacles and traps .At the same time, it is usually necessary to collect objects to complete the level, in which there are also usually obstacles , secret passages and back doors.
One of the peculiarities of Mario's titles is that, compared to current video games that are violent or sporty, Mario's have always been good, with a clean and suitable fun for the whole family , without falling into simplicity and arrogance.
The games do not really depend on a story line to progress, because of this Mario has a universal appeal.He is a video game character suitable for all ages.Part of his appeal resides in the fantastic lands where they develop their adventures. Mario games are available in most of the world , in many different languages and on many different game consoles.
Understanding how your image is
Although his image has also evolved as technology has developed and improved, the truth is that Mario's appearance is radically opposite to what we can see in other characters , such as Lara Croft.
One of his main characteristic features is his hat , which has a clear objective: avoid the difficulty of moving the hair when the character was initially developed.creator, Miyamoto gave Mario a mustache and a huge nose so that the nose of Mario will be more noticeable.
As for his clothes, Mario always wears a cowboy jumpsuit that allows his arm and arm movements to be more visible .Mario started with a blue shirt and a red suit in Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., but the color scheme changed to a red shirt and blue jumpsuit when Mario Bros arrived at the videogames.When Super Mario Bros.came out for Nintendo, Mario had his original red jumpsuit, but a brownish shirt.In Super Mario Bros.2, Mario returned to his second red shirt, his blue jumpsuit and hasn't changed since then.
A Prince of Asturias
Shigeru Miyamoto is the father of the creature and was awarded in 2012 as Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities .Designer of world-famous characters and games, the organization of these awards I value being the «main artifice of the didactic, formative and constructive videogame revolution».
Miyamoto is, for many, the father of the modern video game , managing to generate titles that engage people of all ages, generating new forms of communication and relationship, capable of crossing ideological, ethnic boundaries and geographical.
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