Mario
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| Mario | |
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 Hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong |
| First Mario Party appearance | Mario Party |
| Appears in | All Mario Party games |
| Gender | Male |
| Homeland | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Kindred | Luigi, Brother |
| Species | Human |
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[edit] Biography
Mario (Japanese マリオ) serves dual roles as the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom and Nintendo's mascot. Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981, where he first appeared in the video game Donkey Kong in arcades. In this game, he was referred to as Jumpman. Mario is one of the most recognizable videogame characters of all time. He is best known for rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser along with his brother, Luigi, by using his many powers, among them is his amazing jumping ability.
The hero parties on with his own series of annual Mario Party series. Mario is always represented by his trademark red color. The mini-games test Mario's luck, skill, and endurance and reward him with coins. In the first three Mario Party games, Mario aimed to become the superstar. Though Mario doesn't have many distinguishable abilities from the other Mario Party characters, the most notable difference is Mario's ability to use the Fireball Orb in Mario Party 7. Whenever Mario used an Orb on a space, the space would have Mario's "M" insignia. As revealed in the official artwork of Mario Party 4, Mario's item of choice is the Mega Mushroom. Mario's Duel Mode partner is the defensive Koopa Troopa in Mario Party 3. He also challenged the player for the Courage Stamp if he was not selected. Throughout the series, Mario's famed jumping ability is also evened out with the other characters, leveling the playing field.
[edit] Games
In a vast majority of Mario games, Mario had to save the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach from the evil Koopa Army and their leader King Bowser.
[edit] Early Games
Mario originally debuted in Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System, where he has to liberate Princess Peach and several toads from Bowser. In Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario teamed up with Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool to defeat the evil King Wart. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario and Luigi once again took on the koopa army when Bowser attacked the Kingdom with his airships.
[edit] Artwork
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