Kooper: a koopa siding with Mario in Paper Mario.These creatures first appeared in Super Mario Bros., where they were called Mushroom Retainers.
Toad: Toad is a mushroom-shaped creature who appears in many Mario series games.He appeared in his own game, Yoshi's Island. Yoshi: Yoshi is a dinosaur that Mario rides in some games.She dresses similarly as Peach, but with an orange dress and brown hair. The first game that she was in was Super Mario Land. Daisy: Daisy is the Princess of Sarasaland.She is shown wearing a pink dress and a crown on her head of yellow hair. However, she may sometimes be the protagonist in the game, such as Super Princess Peach and Super Mario 3D World. Mario often saves her from Bowser in many of the Mario games. Peach: Princess Peach is the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom.She first appears in the Mario game Super Mario Galaxy Rosalina: Rosalina is a princess from outer space.His appearance is similar to Mario's, but instead wears a green shirt and hat with the letter L. Luigi is usually the sidekick, but was the hero in a few games such as Luigi's Mansion. His abilities are usually the same as Mario's, but in some games Luigi can jump higher. Luigi: Luigi is Mario's slightly taller brother.He is usually portrayed today with his iconic hat with an M, while also wearing a red shirt and blue overalls. In most of the Mario spin-offs, he is the most average character, and is a good choice for starters. He is often portrayed having superhuman acrobatics. He is an Italian-American man, and was originally referred to as Jumpman in Donkey Kong. Mario: Mario is the main character of the series.The 1995 Super NES game, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island featured Mario as a baby.Īnd now with the launch of Super Mario 64 - which Next Generation has called "The Greatest Videogame of All Time," Mario has appeared again and is certain to be both a popular and a fiscal success for Nintendo. By the end of 1993, there were more than 100 million Mario titled games sold worldwide. The extremely vast game featured the first appearance of Mario's dinosaur friend, Yoshi, and took a team of 16 more than three years to make. In 1991, the Super NES was released with Mario starring in Super Mario World. Consequently the game became the first videogame to sell more than two million units, making it the best selling game in American videogame history. Super Mario Land we released in 1989 with the launch of the Game Boy and has sold more than 14 million units worldwide.īig Sales Later, excited videogame players witnessed the first glimpse of the highly anticipated Super Mario Bros 3. The legendary title has gone on to sell more than 50 million units worldwide. home videogame console, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in 1985 with Mario starring in Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins playing the role of Mario.
Mario made his big screen debut in the 1989 movie The Wizard which was followed by the Super Mario Bros. series was in the Super Mario Show in 1989 which combined live-action segments with animated features. appearance was in a cartoon series as a circus trainer in the Saturday Supercade on CBS from 1983-1985. was the first game to feature Mario as the title character the game also featured the first appearance of Mario's brother, Luigi.
Minoru Arakawa, the president of Nintendo of America, who named Mario after the owner of Nintendo's first warehouse, Mario Segali. In the 1982 arcade sequel, Donkey Kong Jr., he was renamed Mario by Mr. Mario first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong as Jumpman and became an instant celebrity during the period when more than 60,000 arcade machines were sold. Shigeru Miyamoto, who joined the company at the age of 24 after graduating from college in Japan. In the Arcade Nintendo's flagship character was created by Mr.