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Did you know that Mario's first appearence was in 1981 on the Atari and arcade machines. The game was Donkey Kong, which was possibly Nintendo's first ever project. Mario at the time was called "Jumpman" and was a carpenter but when he came out in USA and Europe he was renamed Mario. In the game he has to save his beautiful girlfriend Pauline (looks like thats the original Princess Peach) from the horrible monkey Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong tries to stop Mario by throwing barrels after him. A breakthrough in it´s days and it was hugely popular. Donkey Kong was the first coin up to use the platform and ladder concept. Arcade machines sold many thousands of coppies because of this game, and it has been the foundation for many games.
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Everything is better in the mind. I saw a bit of it when I was younger and I was forever trying to find it on again because I thought it was awesome. Havent seen it recently but I spotted it in Music Zone for dirt cheap.
Crumble wrote:
> I saw it when I was about eight years old. I enjoyed then, yes.
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> Watched bits of it a fortnight ago, and realised how crap it was.
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> Shame, really :(
Yep that’s exactly what I thought. I used to think it was amazing from the vivid memories I had of it. Just like many of the old cartoons I used to watch.
> I saw it when I was about eight years old. I enjoyed then, yes.
>
> Watched bits of it a fortnight ago, and realised how crap it was.
>
> Shame, really :(
Yep that’s exactly what I thought. I used to think it was amazing from the vivid memories I had of it. Just like many of the old cartoons I used to watch.
I saw it when I was about eight years old. I enjoyed then, yes.
Watched bits of it a fortnight ago, and realised how crap it was.
Shame, really :(
Watched bits of it a fortnight ago, and realised how crap it was.
Shame, really :(
I kind of like it actually. The first time I saw it I was pretty young, and I really enjoyed it.
So it's kind of nostalgic.
So it's kind of nostalgic.
Speaking of Mario, the film was on about a fortnight ago.
Anyone see that truly woeful film?
Anyone see that truly woeful film?
Bad terms again since the release of Mario Vs Donkey Kong, it says "After years of apparent good will, Mario and Donkey Kong are at it again". I think Wario is some hideous creature gone wrong. He came in Super Mario Land 3 as an evil mirror version of Mario. Everyone has an evil twin, dont you know?
Out of interest, where does DK come now in terms of badness and Mario-hating. Aren't they on good terms now?
And where does Wario fit in between Mario and Bowser and DK?
And where does Wario fit in between Mario and Bowser and DK?
Wow... I so didn't know that... Thanks.
He wasnt really named when he first appeared though. He was just nicknamed Jumpman. He was popular so got a rename for UK and US.
Technically, if he was originally "Jumpman" he wasn't Mario then.
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