Saturday, August 4, 2007

Nintendo Characters - Mario

First game - Donkey Kong (under the name of Jumpman)
Mario is noted as not only one of the most popular video game characters of all time, though frankly one of the most popular characters of time. His recognizable and lovable appearance is known throughout the world, and his video games, while cartoonish in appearance - deliver some of the best game experiences of all time.

Mario's life began in trauma - Once the stork was bringing Mario and his twin brother Luigi to their parents, Kamek the evil magikoopa looked into the future and forsaw that the Mario brothers would cause great distress to Bowser, whom at the time was just an infant. He rushed over to where the stork was, and grabbed Baby Luigi right out of its clutches. Mario fell toward the ocean, and Kamek understandably came to the conclusion that he would drown. However, a small island was in the middle of the ocean, and right before he landed, a strolling Yoshi saw him and saved him before he hit the ground. The Yoshi agreed to find his brother and bring the duo back to their parents.

Years later, as an adult, Mario and his friends go on multiple adventures, mostly saving the kingdom and often times the world. On many occasions the mission is too hard for one man to take on, so his friends help him out.

The main threat to the Mushroom Kingdom, and often times the Mushroom World is the evil Bowser. While he may not be the brightest, his army that he has created is bigger than any other.

Others have also threatend the world, and on some occasions the universe (such as in Super Paper Mario). However, Mario always seems to be victorious, thankfully...

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