STACK NZ Sep #66

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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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