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The clouds and the bushes
are exactly the same in Super
Mario Bros.
A survey conducted in the US
in the early ‘90s found that
children recognised Mario
more than they did Mickey
Mouse.
The Super Mario Bros. score
remained in the Billboard
ringtone charts for an
incredible 112 weeks.
In 1988, a game called I Am A
Teacher: Super Mario Sweater,
designed by a Japanese sewing
company for the Famicon
Disk System, allowed users to
design a jumper which would
then be made for 2900 Yen.
NES title, Dr. Mario, caused
ire with some parental groups
for the use of drugs/medicine
in a Nintendo game.
Hotel Mario, developed by
Fantasy Factory for the
Phillips CD-i and released in
1991, is not only considered
the poorest game to feature
the Italian plumber, but is
widely recognised as one of
the worst video games of all
time.
Charles Martinet has been the
voice behind Mario since 1994.
He also voices many other
Nintendo characters including
Wario, Luigi and Baby Mario.
Martinet got the gig when
he turned up to a trade
show to audition for the
role of an “Italian plumber
from Brooklyn”. The casting
crew were packing up, but he
insisted he try out for the
part.
The critically derided Super
Mario Bros. movie, starring
Bob Hoskins, was the worst
FIlm to be based on a video
Game. Bob Hoskins later said
it was the worst production
he ever worked on.
Super Mario Bros 3 released
in Japan in 1988 but took a
further two years to get to
the U.S.
Super Mario 64, a launch
title for the Nintendo 64
console, has sold over 11
million copies.
In 1993, Buck Adams and Ron
Jeremy starred in two adult
Films based on the Nintendo
property – called Super
Hornio Brothers and Super
Hornio Brothers II. Nintendo
bought the rights to the
FIlms to ensure they were
never released again.
In 2013, a 10-year-old boy in
Colorado steered his great-
grandmother’s car to safety
after she suffered a heart
attack. He attributed the
ability to handle the car to
playing hours of Mario Kart.
Nintendo have never revealed
Mario’s surname, only
confirming that it isn’t Mario
Mario as widely speculated.
By March 2015, Nintendo had
sold 12.50 million copies of
Super Mario Galaxy
The Mario series in total has
sold over 262 million units
combined.
Mario has featured in over
200 video games.
Mario Maker will be released
with a 100-page booklet
displaying a variety of
different ideas that can be
used in the creation of your
own game.
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