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Mario
Mario Mario (マリオ, Mario) is a fictional character in his video
game series, created by Japanese video game designer
Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo’s mascot and the
titular protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in
over 200 video games since his creation. Though original-
ly only appearing in platform games, starting with Don-
key Kong, Mario currently appears in varied video game
genres such as racing, puzzle, party, role-playing, fight-
ing, and sports.
Mario is depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian-American
plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. He repeat-
edly stops the turtle-like villain Bowser’s numerous plans
to kidnap Princess Peach, destroy him and take over the
kingdom. Mario also has other enemies and rivals, in-
cluding Donkey Kong and Wario. Since 1995, he has been
voiced by Charles Martinet.[1]
As Nintendo’s mascot, Mario is said to be the most fa-
mous character in video game history.[2] Mario games, as
a whole, have sold more than 210 million units,[3] mak-
Mario, as he appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) ing the Mario franchise the best-selling video game fran-
chise of all time. Outside of the platform series, he has
Series Mario
appeared in video games of other genres, including the
First game Donkey Kong (1981) Mario Kart racing series, sports games, such as the Mario
Created by Shigeru Miyamoto Tennis and Mario Golf series, role-playing video games
such as Paper Mario and Super Mario RPG, and educational
Designed Shigeru Miyamoto (Donkey Kong) games, such as Mario is Missing! and Mario’s Time Machine.
by Yōichi Kotabe (Super Mario Bros. series)
Shigefumi Hino (Super Mario World)
He has inspired television shows, film, comics, and a line
of licensed merchandise.
Voiced by Video games:
(English) Ronald B. Ruben (Mario Teaches Typing)
Marc Graue (Hotel Mario) Concept and creation
Charles Martinet (video games, 1995-present)
Television: Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario while developing Don-
Peter Cullen (Saturday Supercade) key Kong in an attempt to produce a best-selling video
"Captain" Lou Albano (The Super Mario Bros. game for Nintendo; previous titles like Sheriff had not
Super Show!) achieved the same success as titles like Pac-Man. Original-
Walker Boone (The Adventures of Super Mario
ly, Miyamoto wanted to create a video game that used the
Bros. 3, Super Mario World TV series)
characters Popeye, Bluto, and Olive Oyl.[4] At the time,
Voiced by Tōru Furuya (Original video animations and however, Miyamoto was unable to acquire a license to
(Japanese) Satellaview games) use the characters (and would not until 1982), so he end-
Takeshi Aono (Mario Paint commercial)
Kōsei Tomita (Japanese dub of the Super Mario ed up making Jumpman (later known as Mario), Donkey
Bros. film) Kong, and Pauline.[4] In the early stages of Donkey Kong,
Charles Martinet (video games, 1995-present) Mario was unable to jump, and the focus was to escape a
maze. However, Miyamoto enabled Mario to jump, saying
Portrayed "Captain" Lou Albano (The Super Mario Bros.
by Super Show!) "If you had a barrel rolling towards you, what would you
Bob Hoskins (Super Mario Bros. film) do?"[5][6]
Gorō Inagaki (2003 "Hot Mario" commercial) Miyamoto originally named the character "Mr.
Takashi Okamura (2005-2006 "Hot Mario Video", and he was to be used in every video game
Bros." commercials)
Miyamoto developed.[7] According to a widely circulated
story, during localization of Donkey Kong for North Amer-
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features, prominently a large nose and a mustache,
which avoided the need to draw a mouth and facial ex-
pressions on the small onscreen character.[14]
Miyamoto developed Mario with the idea of using
him as a "go to" character that could be put into any
title as needed, albeit in cameo appearances, as at the
time Miyamoto was not expecting Mario to become pop-
ular.[7] To this end, he originally called the character
"Mr. Video", comparing his intent to have Mario appear
in later games to the cameos done by Alfred Hitchcock
within Hitchcock’s films.[15] Over time, Mario’s appear-
ance has become more defined; both a red "M" in a white
circle on the front of his hat and gold buttons on his over-
alls have been added. Miyamoto attributed this process
to the different development teams and artists for each
game as well as advances in technology as time has gone
on.[12] Nintendo has never revealed Mario’s full name,
stating only that it was not "Mario Mario" despite the im-
Seen on his hat, Mario’s emblem represents him in the inter- plication of the Mario Bros. series’ title, its use in the film,
faces of many of the games in which he has appeared. and information given in the Prima official Guidebook to
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga.[16]
ican audiences, Nintendo of America’s warehouse land-
lord Mario Segale confronted its then-president Minoru Appearances
Arakawa, demanding back rent. Following a heated argu-
Main article: List of Mario games by year
ment in which the Nintendo employees eventually con-
vinced Segale he would be paid, they opted to name the
character in the game Mario after him.[8][9]
Miyamoto commented that if he had named Mario
"Mr. Video", Mario likely would have "disappeared off
the face of the Earth."[6] By Miyamoto’s own account,
Mario’s profession was chosen to fit with the game de-
sign. Since Donkey Kong was set on a construction site,
Mario was made into a carpenter. When he appeared
again in Mario Bros., it was decided he should be a
plumber, since a lot of the game is played in underground
settings.[10] Mario’s character design, particularly his
large nose, draws on western influences; once he became
a plumber, Miyamoto decided to "put him in New York"
and make him Italian,[10] lightheartedly attributing
Mario’s nationality to his mustache.[11] Other sources
have Mario’s profession chosen to be carpenter in an ef-
fort to depict the character as an ordinary hard worker, Mario in Super Mario Bros., one of the first games in which he
starred.
and make it easier for players to identify with him.[12]
After a colleague suggested that Mario more closely re-
sembled a plumber, Miyamoto changed Mario’s profes- 1981–1990
sion accordingly and developed Mario Bros.,[4] featuring Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey
the character in the sewers of New York City.[13] Kong in 1981.[4] He is shown as a carpenter that has a
Due to the graphical limitations of arcade hardware pet ape.[17] The carpenter mistreats the ape, so Donkey
at the time, Miyamoto clothed the character in red over- Kong escapes and kidnaps Jumpman’s girlfriend, origi-
alls and a blue shirt to contrast against each other and nally known as the Lady, but later named Pauline. The
the background. A cap was added to let Miyamoto avoid player must take the role of Jumpman and rescue the girl.
drawing the character’s hairstyle, forehead, and eye- The character was later renamed "Mario" in the 1982 ar-
brows, as well as to circumvent the issue of animating cade game Donkey Kong Junior, the only game in which
his hair as he jumped.[4][10] To make him appear human he has ever been portrayed as an antagonist. In the 1983
onscreen despite his small size, Mario was given distinct arcade game Mario Bros., Mario and his younger brother
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Luigi are portrayed as Italian-American plumbers[18] who Baby Luigi, and Baby Mario falls onto an island called
have to defeat creatures that have been coming from Yoshi’s Island, home to Yoshis. After Mario meets the
the sewers below New York. Their surname was "Mario", Yoshis, the group journeys through the game’s six worlds
resulting in Mario’s full name being first given here as to rescue Baby Luigi and the stork from Baby Bowser and
"Mario Mario".[19] Kamek.
In Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment
System, Mario saves Princess Toadstool (later known as 1996–2002
Princess Peach) of the Mushroom Kingdom from King
Koopa.[20] To save Princess Toadstool, Mario conquers
the eight worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom by going
to the castle in each to defeat a minion of King Koopa.
To reach each castle, Mario battles through three sub-
worlds by defeating King Koopa’s henchmen. If Mario
successfully fights his way through the castle and defeats
the minion, he frees a Mushroom Retainer.[21] Inside the
eighth castle, Mario has a final fight with King Koopa and
frees Princess Toadstool. In Super Mario Bros. 2, the play-
er could choose between Mario, Luigi, Toad, or Princess
Peach. Each character possesses unique abilities (Luigi
has stronger jumping ability, Toad can dig the fastest,
and Peach can float), with Mario being the most well- Super Mario 64 featured Mario’s first 3D rendering.
rounded. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario quests to save the
rulers of seven kingdoms from Bowser and his children, Mario made his 3D debut in Super Mario 64.[26] Princess
the Koopalings, and Mario travels across eight worlds Peach sends Mario a letter inviting him to join her at her
to restore order to the Mushroom World and to rescue castle for cake;[27] however, when he arrives, Mario dis-
Princess Peach.[22] Mario is introduced to new power-ups covers that Bowser has invaded the castle and impris-
that augment his abilities.[23] oned the princess and her servants within it using the
castle’s 120 Power Stars. Many of the castle’s paintings
1989–1995 are portals to other worlds, in which Bowser’s minions
In Super Mario Land an alien named Tatanga appears, hyp- guard the stars. Mario explores the castle and these oth-
notizes the inhabitants of an area called Sarasaland, and er worlds to recover the stars. He gains access to more
kidnaps its ruler, Princess Daisy. Mario then sets out to painting portals as he recovers more stars,[28] and he
rescue her from Tatanga, traveling through the four ge- traverses three obstacle courses that lead him to battles
ographical areas of Sarasaland and defeating Tatanga’s with Bowser. Defeating Bowser the first two times earns
minions along the way. He finally corners Tatanga in Mario keys that open new levels of the castle,[29] while
the skies of the Chai kingdom, bringing down Tatanga’s the final battle releases Peach, who rewards Mario by
alien warship and rescuing Daisy.[24] In Super Mario World, baking the cake that she promised him.[29][30]
Mario and Luigi take Princess Peach for a vacation in Di- In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario, Toadsworth, and
nosaur World sometime after the events of Super Mario Princess Peach take a vacation to Isle Delfino, a tropical
Bros. 3; during the vacation, Peach is kidnapped by Bows- island. A person resembling Mario, known as "Shadow
er. Mario and Luigi meet the Yoshis, dinosaurs that live Mario", vandalizes and pollutes the entire island using
in Dinosaur World, and they help rescue Peach by allow- a magic paintbrush. The vandalism has also caused the
ing Mario and Luigi to ride them.[25] In Super Mario Land Shine Sprites to flee from the island’s main city, Delfino
2: 6 Golden Coins, whose events take place immediately af- Plaza, and blanket the island in darkness. Blamed for the
ter the original Super Mario Land, Mario’s evil counterpart mess, Mario is arrested by the island authorities and or-
Wario has put an evil spell over Mario Land while Mario dered to clean up Isle Delfino. Mario is equipped with
was away in Sarasaland, renaming the area Wario Land. FLUDD, a robotic hosing device invented by Professor E.
The inhabitants are now brainwashed into thinking that Gadd, which he uses to clean up the pollution and collect
Wario is their master and Mario is their enemy. Wario’s the Shine Sprites.[31] Meanwhile, Peach is kidnapped by
motive behind this sudden attack was to take control Shadow Mario, who reveals himself to be Bowser Jr., one
over Mario’s castle in order to have one of his own. To of Bowser’s children. Mario eventually confronts Bowser
stop Wario, Mario finds the 6 Golden Coins throughout and Bowser Jr. and rescues the princess. With the island
Mario Land and regains access to his castle. In Super Mario cleaned up, Mario and Peach begin their vacation. [32]
World 2: Yoshi’s Island, a stork carries Baby Mario and Baby
Luigi across the sea, but the evil Magikoopa Kamek steals
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2006–present Several other sub-series of Mario video games, espe-
cially those inspired from sports, have been released. The
Mario went to 2.5D in New Super Mario Bros. While Mario
Mario Kart franchise, which began with Super Mario Kart
and Peach take a walk together through the Mushroom
for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, is cur-
Kingdom, Bowser Jr. kidnaps Peach and flees.[33] Mario
rently the most successful and longest-running kart rac-
gives chase, venturing through eight worlds. Mario even-
ing franchise.[42] Other Mario sports games include the
tually catches up, defeating both Bowser and Bowser Jr.
Camelot-developed series Mario Golf and Mario Tennis,
and rescuing Peach.[34] In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario is in-
and, respectively, the baseball and soccer games Mario
vited by Princess Peach to the centennial Star Festival
Superstar Baseball and Super Mario Strikers. In 1999, the
in the Mushroom Kingdom.[35] Upon arrival, Bowser in-
Hudson-developed Mario Party series began on the Nin-
vades the kingdom and rips Peach’s castle from its foun-
tendo 64. The games revolve around a set of mini-games
dations and lifts it into outer space. After failing to pre-
and are playable with up to four players. Mario & Sonic
vent the princess from being kidnapped, Mario meets
at the Olympic Games, released for both Nintendo DS and
star-like creatures called Lumas and their companion,
Wii, is a collection of twenty-four events based on the
Rosalina. Rosalina tells Mario that Bowser has stolen the
Olympic Games, in which characters from Sega’s Sonic the
Power Stars, the source of power for Rosalina’s mobile
Hedgehog series compete with Mario characters. This was
observatory, and has taken Peach to the center of the
followed in 2009 by Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter
universe. Mario then travels to various galaxies to re-
Games on both systems, based on the 2010 Winter
claim the Power Stars to restore power to the observato-
Olympics. Mario Sports Mix was released on Wii in 2011.
ry and reclaim Princess Peach.[36] In New Super Mario Bros.
Wii, another 2.5D game, Mario, Luigi, and two Toads are
attending Princess Peach’s birthday party when Bowser
In other media
Jr. and the other seven Koopalings ambush the princess Apart from his platformer and spinoff-game appearan-
and kidnap her. Mario, Luigi, and the two Toads chase af- ces, Mario has made guest appearances in non-Mario
ter them across eight worlds, defeating each Koopaling games, such as Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, where Mario is a
as they progress. The quartet eventually confronts Bows- referee.[43] Mario has also appeared as a playable charac-
er, defeating him and reclaiming the princess.[37] In Super ter in NBA Street V3[44] and SSX on Tour,[45] both by Elec-
Mario Galaxy 2, Bowser, who has transformed himself into tronic Arts. He makes cameo appearances in both The Le-
a giant using the Power Stars, attacks the Mushroom gend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and The Legend of Zelda: Oca-
Kingdom and abducts Peach, taking her to the center of rina of Time as a portrait, and in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin
the universe. With the help of the Lumas, Mario pilots Snakes, he appears as a small statue.
Starship Mario, a mobile planet in the shape of his head, Mario has appeared in every game of the Super Smash
in order to travel to various galaxies and gather the Pow- Bros. series[46] and has retained his balanced abilities
er Stars, used to fuel the ship. After multiple battles even when fighting characters from other series.[47] The
against both Bowser and Bowser Jr., Mario eventually ar- game also includes other Mario characters, items, and
rives at Bowser’s lair at the center of the universe, where stages. Mario’s alter egos Dr. Mario and Metal Mario have
he defeats him and rescues the princess.[38] made series appearances as well.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! television series and
Other Mario games the live-action film Super Mario Bros., both based on the
video game series, brought Mario into the TV and film
Mario games of other genres include various Game &
entertainment realms. The television show starred "Cap-
Watch games; Mario Pinball Land, a pinball game for the
tain" Lou Albano as Mario, and the film starred Bob
Game Boy Advance;[39] various educational games; and
Hoskins as Mario Mario, a plumber who finds himself in
the Dr. Mario puzzle games, (with Dr. Mario itself first re-
an alternate universe (in which dinosaurs rule) where he
leased in 1990).[40] In these games, Dr. Mario throws vi-
must save the Earth from invasion.[48] Outside the orig-
tamins that the player must align to destroy the viruses
inal games, television shows, and film, Mario has influ-
that populate the playing field.[40] 1996’s Super Mario RPG:
enced the creation of a line of licensed merchandise and
Legend of the Seven Stars for the Super Nintendo Entertain-
has appeared in popular culture. The Nintendo Comics
ment System is the first Mario role-playing game;[41] six
System series, along with the Nintendo Adventure Books,
games have followed, including three in the Paper Mario
were created due to Mario as well.
series (Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64, Paper Mario: The
Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo GameCube, and Su-
per Paper Mario for the Wii) and three in the Mario & Luigi Characteristics
series (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Ad-
Mario was originally portrayed as a two-dimensional
vance and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario & Luigi:
sprite, but in later games, he is shown as a three-dimen-
Bowser’s Inside Story for the Nintendo DS).
sional, polygonal model. He is depicted as a portly
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plumber who lives in the fictional land of the Mushroom green.[64] Yoshi serves as Mario’s mount in games such as
Kingdom with Luigi, his younger, taller brother.[4][49][50] Super Mario World,[64] and is depicted as a more sentient
In the television series and film, Mario and Luigi are orig- creature in games like Super Mario Kart and Yoshi’s Island.
inally from Brooklyn, New York.[49] Little is known of
Mario’s childhood, though the infant version of Mario,
Baby Mario, first appeared in 1995 in Super Mario World 2:
Abilities
Yoshi’s Island, and has often appeared in Nintendo sports During the development of Donkey Kong, Mario was
games since that time. Baby Mario has a major role along known as Jumpman [4] Jumping—both to access places
Jumpman.
with Baby Luigi in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and ap- and as an offensive move—is a common gameplay ele-
pears in Yoshi’s Island DS. He (along with the adult Mario) ment in Mario games, especially the Super Mario Bros. se-
is voiced by Charles Martinet.[51] ries. By the time Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
was released, jumping became such a signature act of
Occupation and hobbies Mario that the player was often tasked with jumping to
Mario’s occupation is plumbing, though in the original prove to NPCs that he was Mario. Mario’s most com-
Donkey Kong games he is a carpenter.[52] Mario has had monly portrayed form of attack is jumping to stomp on
several other occupations: in the Dr. Mario series of puz- the heads of enemies, first used in Super Mario Bros. This
zle games, which debuted in 1990,[40] Mario is portrayed jump-stomp move may entirely crush smaller enemies
as a medical physician named "Dr. Mario";[53] in the on the stage, and usually deals damage to larger ones,
Game Boy game Mario’s Picross, Mario is an archaeologist; sometimes causing secondary effects.[4] This attack often
and in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Mario enables Mario to knock the turtle-like Koopa Troopas in-
is the president of a profitable toy-making company.[54] to or out of their shells, which can be used as weapons.[4]
Mario usually saves Princess Peach and the Mushroom Subsequent games have elaborated on Mario’s jumping-
Kingdom and purges antagonists, such as Bowser, from related abilities. Super Mario World added the ability to
various areas. Mario has gained fame in the Mushroom spin-jump, which allows Mario to break blocks beneath
Kingdom due to his heroic deeds, as shown in Mario & Lui- him. The Game Boy version of Donkey Kong allowed Mario
gi: Superstar Saga, where the brothers are referred to as to jump higher with consecutive jumps, and perform a
"superstars".[55] back-flip. In Super Mario 64, Mario gains new jumping abil-
ities, such as a sideways somersault, a ground pound, and
Relationships the "Wall Jump", which propels him upwards by kicking
off walls.
Since his first game, Mario has usually had the role of
saving the damsel in distress.[49] Originally, he had to res- Power-ups
cue his girlfriend Pauline in Donkey Kong from Donkey
Kong.[56] Pauline was soon replaced by a new damsel in Mario uses items, which give him various powers. The
distress, Princess Peach, in Super Mario Bros.,[4] but re- first power-up Mario uses is the Hammer in Donkey
turned in the Game Boy remake of Donkey Kong in 1994, Kong.[56]
and in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis in 2006, Super Mario Bros. introduced the basic three power-
although the character is now described as "Mario’s ups that have become staples for the series, especially the
friend".[57] Mario has rescued Princess Peach multiple 2D games —- the Super Mushroom, which causes Mario
times since Super Mario Bros.[49] In a role reversal, Peach to grow larger; the Fire Flower, which allows Mario to
rescues Mario in Super Princess Peach.[58] Mario rescued throw fireballs; and the Starman, which gives Mario tem-
Princess Daisy of Sarasaraland in Super Mario Land,[59] but porary invincibility. These powers have appeared reg-
Luigi seems to be more linked to her. In Super Smash Bros. ularly throughout the series.[65] Throughout the series’
Melee, the text explaining Daisy’s trophy states that "af- history, there have been several kinds of Mushroom
ter her appearance in Mario Golf, gossips portrayed her as power-ups, including the 1-Up Mushroom, which gives
Luigi’s answer to Mario’s Peach".[60] Mario an extra life; the Poison Mushroom, which causes
Luigi is Mario’s younger brother.[50] He is a compan- Mario to either shrink or die;[66] the Mega Mushroom,
ion in the Mario games,[50] and the character whom the which causes Mario to grow very large; and the Mini
second player controls in two-player sessions of many Mushroom, which causes Mario to shrink.[67]
of the video games,[61] though he occasionally rescues A reoccurring power-up throughout the series is an
Mario, as seen in Mario is Missing! and Luigi’s Mansion.[62] item that gives Mario the ability of flight. The first of this
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins for the Game Boy saw type was introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3: One power-
the arrival of Wario, Mario’s greedy counterpart, who up, which gives Mario a raccoon suit, is called the Super
is often Mario’s antagonist or an antihero.[63] Yoshi is Leaf,[68] while another is called the Tanooki Suit (a trans-
presumed to be a dinosaur, though his species is named lation of Tanuki) and grants Mario the ability to fly or
Yoshi.[64] They vary in color, but the original Yoshi is turn into a statue.[69] In Super Mario World, an item called
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which allows Mario to easily traverse ice and swim
through water in addition to shooting ice balls.
Reception and legacy
Mario seen wearing the Tanooki Suit. The suit originated as a
result of the developers being unable to implement the charac-
ter Yoshi into Super Mario Bros. 3, and is derived from the
mythical creature Tanuki.
Mario in Kungsbacka, Sweden
the Cape Feather was introduced that gave Mario a
cape.[70] In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, a carrot was
As Nintendo’s mascot, Mario is considered by some to be
available that gave Mario rabbit ears that allowed him
the most famous video game character in history, and
to fly,[69] and in Super Mario 64, Mario could acquire an
has been called an icon of the gaming industry.[5][75][76]
item called the Wing Cap, which temporarily gave him
The Mario series of video games has sold more than 200
the ability of flight.[71] Super Mario Sunshine introduces a
million copies (210 million as of 2009), making it the best-
pump-water spraying device named "F.L.U.D.D.", which
selling video game franchise of all time.[77] Mario was
abilities included spraying water and hovering.[72]
one of the first video game character inductees at the
Super Mario Galaxy introduced new power-ups, includ-
Walk of Game in 2005, alongside Link and Sonic the
ing the Bee Mushroom, which turned Mario into a bee
Hedgehog.[78] Mario was the first video game character
and allowed him to fly temporarily; the Ghost Mushroom,
to be honored with a wax figure in the legendary Holly-
which turned Mario into a ghost, allowing him to float
wood Wax Museum in 2003. In the 1990s, a national sur-
and pass through walls; the Spring Mushroom, which en-
vey found that Mario was more recognizable to American
cased Mario in a spring, allowing him to jump higher; and
children than Mickey Mouse;[79] in fact, Mario has been
the Ice Flower, which allowed the player to temporarily
called the "most recognisable" figure in the gaming in-
walk on water and lava without sinking or taking dam-
dustry.[80]
age.[73] Super Mario Galaxy 2 introduced even more pow-
Since his creation, Mario has established himself as
er ups alongside those introduced in Super Mario Galaxy,
a pop culture icon, and has starred in numerous televi-
including the Cloud Flower which allows Mario to create
sion shows, comic books, and in a feature film. He has ap-
platforms in midair and Rock Mario, which transforms
peared on lunch boxes, t-shirts, magazines, commercials
Mario into a boulder that could be used to break through
(notably, in a Got Milk? commercial),[81] in candy form,
barriers.[74]
on shampoo bottles, cereal, badges, and as a plush toy.[82]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii updated the Ice Flower,
Nintendo of Japan produced a 60-minute anime feature
which then allowed Mario to shoot ice balls that tem-
which starred Mario and his friends in 1986, although
porally froze enemies; and also introduced the Propeller
this film has never been released outside of Japan. The
Suit, which allows him to fly; as well as the Penguin Suit,
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animated series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! featured
a live-action series of skits which starred the late former
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