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The Humble Beginnings of Mario Explained by Shigeru Miyamoto
We all know Mario is an Italian plumber with overalls and a big black caterpillar mustache. However, most people don’t know the true origin story of Nintendo’s most popular character.
As part of its series 8-bit Legacy: The Curious History of Video Games, the guys from Great Big Story sat down with game designer Shigeru Miyamoto to learn about the earliest days of Mario, and how he came up with the character. It’s a fascinating short documentary that looks back at the history of gaming’s most iconic character, and well worth 6 minutes of your time:
Along the way, you’ll learn a bit about the history of Nintendo itself, how Mario could have been named “Mr. Video,” and how the limitations of 8-bit gaming technology helped guide the distinctive look of Mario.
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30 years of Super Mario in pop culture
Mario may have cut his teeth hopping barrels as "Jumpman" in Donkey Kong back in 1981, but his true claim to fame came with Super Mario Bros. Created by acclaimed video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, that game launched in September 1985, landing o...
Nintendo World Championship 2015 is John Goldberg
The Nintendo World Championships 2015 concluded on Sunday in Los Angeles with a new world champion: John "John Numbers" Goldberg of Queens, New York. You just need a good gamer name like "John...
Sony Leak Acts The Question: Super Mario Bros. Movie: To Be or Not To Be?
BuzzFeed broke the news that Sony is in talks to create a Super Mario Bros. animated feature.Ignoring the conflict properties (Sony has its own gaming system), this news is amazing. Nintendo’s Super...
New Star Fox Game Leaked from Time Interview
On Sunday at a special pre-E3 2014 event in Los Angeles, CA, Nintendo announced a new game in the Star Fox series during a private event. The title uses the Wii U GamePad and players' TV screens to...
‘The Legend of Zelda’ Looks Infinitely More Enjoyable On The Oculus Rift
What if the classic Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda was re-released today using a first-person 3D perspective? That’s exactly what Oculus Rift developer Ubiquitron wants users of the virtual...
Nintendo Offers Steel Diver Free-to-Play Game
Set on the pattern of its Steel Diver gaming module, Nintendo is all revived up to produce a free-to-play game that will rock the gaming market. The design guru, Shigeru Miyamoto has spoken of how he...
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Legend of Zelda prototype cartridge goes to auction: $150,000 proves your loyalty to Hyrule (video)
And you thought that Nintendo World Championships gold cartridge would make a nice start to the retirement fund. An eBay auction from tjcurtin1 is offering a prototype NES cartridge for the US release of The Legend of Zelda at a Buy It Now price of $150,000, or roughly ten times more than the typical final bid that Price Charting quotes for a typical NWC cart. While it looks like an unassuming yellow chunk of plastic, it's actually a Nintendo of America copy from February 23, 1987 -- half a year before the definitive action adventure reached the US market. The game still plays and can even save its game on the still functional, industry-first battery backup. Just remember that it's not necessarily going to reveal any design secrets from Shigeru Miyamoto or Takashi Tezuka: the seller warns that he can't see any practical differences between the early copy and the (also included) shipping version. Anyone well-heeled enough to buy the prototype is therefore going solely for the collector's value. But for those determined to be the coolest kid on any block about 25 years late, there's only one way to go.
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Every gamer knows the Nintendo handheld routine: there's always one major new model followed by endless revisions as the console legend improves whatever was flaky in the original. Right? If so, Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto may be breaking that streak. He tells IGN that he's "satisfied" with the 3DS' hardware and that current thought at Nintendo is swinging towards a true replacement. That puts at least a momentary damper on Nikkei's claims of an extra-large 3DS coming soon, but it's good news for gamers used to waiting several years between major platform generations. With Nintendo taking a bruising from smartphones and tablets, new hardware likely can't come quickly enough.
Nintendo's Miyamoto: we're focused on a 3DS sequel, not a refresh originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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