Mario and Luigi: Super Mario Bros Heroes (Video Game Heroes)

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Delgado, Tony (December 4, 2006). "Column: Beyond Tetris – Mario's Picross". GameSetWatch. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018 . Retrieved February 23, 2018. Apart from his platformer and spin-off game appearances, Mario has made guest appearances in non- Mario games, such as Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! [165] and Tennis where Mario is a referee, [166] in Pac-Man Vs., he is the in-game announcer. [167] Mario appears as a playable character in NBA Street V3 [168] and SSX on Tour. [169] He also appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. series. [170] He makes countless cameo appearances in many forms in many games, such as portraits and statues in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. [171] On an ending screen that appears in the NES version of the video game Tetris, Mario appears with Luigi dancing to the music, [172] which is a version from prelude to the opera Carmen. [173] In that screen also appears Peach, Bowser and other Nintendo characters such as Link, Samus, Donkey Kong or Pit. [172] In other media Nintendo has explored a variety of sports games featuring Super Mario property, which include tennis, golf, baseball, soccer, kart racing, and other miscellaneous. Of which, the only four that were defined to be official series and are still currently running are Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, and Mario Kart. The Mario Kart series is the most successful, selling over 150 million games in its entirety. [144] Mario's debut 3D role was Super Mario 64; since the concept of 3D video games was still new at the time, the developers knew they were helping to pave the way for future games, and they were not restricted on what the standard game was like. However, when Yoshiaki Koizumi had to create a 3D model and animation of Mario, he had no frame of reference and struggled with the task. Koizumi stated how the whole concept was "arguably tough", but was overtaken by the enjoyment of innovating in a new field. [116] Mario's movement was among the top priority in the game's development, with his animation being tested long before the basic layout of the game's locations were in place. Super Mario 64 was one of the first games voiced by Charles Martinet, [117] and Mario's character model was made with the N-World toolkit. [118] Mario is portrayed by Bob Hoskins in the 1993 film loosely based on the Super Mario series, titled Super Mario Bros.. In the film, he is the cynical older brother who takes great pride in being a plumber and is a parental figure to Luigi, portrayed by John Leguizamo. At first he holds no belief in unusual things happening, but meeting Daisy and a trip to Dinohattan soon changes his mind. Hoskins was ultimately cast to play the character after other choices falling out such as Dustin Hoffman and Danny DeVito. [176] [177] [178] Hoskins had previously done multiple roles in children's films and kept suggesting changes to the script before he agreed to portray the character. [179] According to one of the films' directors, Annabel Jankel, Hoskins was mainly considered due to his physical appearances. [180] In subsequent interviews, Hoskins considered the role his worst choice in his acting career, admitted to constantly drinking before and during filming, and noted that he was injured and almost died multiple times during production. [181] [182] [183] Chris Pratt voices Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.Hirokazu Tanaka's Works" (in Japanese). Sporadic Vacuum. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011 . Retrieved November 21, 2011. It Started With A Guy In Overalls". Nintendo Wii. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012 . Retrieved December 28, 2008. Mario uses items, which give him various powers, and differ between the games he is in. The first power-up Mario used was the Hammer in Donkey Kong. [73] Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros". Nintendo. p.2. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015 . Retrieved June 24, 2013. Finally, the three of them land in Tadpole Pond and are approached by Frogfucius. After Mario explains his mission, he is informed by Frogfucius that the second magic mushroom is in Melody Bay. As the trio walks there, the trio encounters Toadofski sitting in front of a magic green mushroom. Toadofski offers to help the gang, and he gives the gang the mushroom in exchange for Mario performing a song for him. Mario takes a flute and performs a song that he titles "Falling Down a Waterfall."

Samuelson, Kate (August 22, 2016). "Shinzo Abe Dresses as Super Mario for Rio Closing Ceremony". Time. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016 . Retrieved August 22, 2016. Mike (January 24, 2003). "Doki Doki Panic: The strange truth behind Super Mario Bros. 2". Progressive Boink. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007 . Retrieved February 8, 2015. a b Murphy, J. Kim (September 23, 2021). "Nintendo Direct: Chris Pratt Will Voice Mario in the Super Mario Bros. Movie". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 24, 2021. This character is very colorful, having a bright yellow body, a green shell, red hair, and a green mask over his eyes, so make sure to include these colors when filling in this sheet. Mario is depicted as a portly plumber who lives in the fictional land of the Mushroom Kingdom with Luigi, his younger, taller brother. [26] [62] [63] The original Mario Bros. depicted Mario and Luigi as Italians in New York, [23] with the television series and films specifying them as originating from the borough Brooklyn. [62] Mario's infancy, in which he was transported by a stork to the Mushroom Kingdom, was first depicted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In a 2005 interview, Miyamoto stated that Mario's physical age was about 24–25 years old, [64] and Nintendo Power stated that his birthday is October 11. [65] [66]Shanfeld, Ethan (October 13, 2023). "Mario's New Voice Actor Announced by Nintendo After Charles Martinet's Departure". Variety . Retrieved October 13, 2023. She was first introduced to the series in 2007 and appears in games such as Super Smash Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario 3D. a b Trueman, Doug. "GameSpot Presents: The History of Donkey Kong". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 10, 2001 . Retrieved January 1, 2010.