SLIDESHOW: happy b-day

However, the mustachioed hero was as yet officially heard and carpenter in the name of Jumpman. Its current name and his nationality, he can thank a Ségalières Mario, the former owner of the first office building of Nintendo of America. Hero of video games is Mario since the release of "Super Mario Bros" 1983rd To date, the Nintendo mascot in almost 200 (!) Play has occurred. His look (mustache, red overalls, red cap) he owes to the technical limitation of the hardware anno 1980th...


He was there and now Mario titles are among the best-selling games of video game history. And that will probably remain so in the future. In this spirit: Happy Birthday, Super Mario!