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35 years ago today, on September 13, 1985, the original Super Mario Bros. released for the Famicom in Japan. No one could have predicted how successful Nintendo’s main mascot would be, especially 35 years later, but here we are, staring at one of the most instantly recognizable faces in games and … possibly – the world.
Super Mario Bros. wasn’t Mario’s first appearance in a game, of course, it originally starred in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong and 1983’s Mario Bros., but the release of the classic NES hit is widely regarded as the true beginning. of his epic journey. .
Since then, he has appeared in over 200 games and is still going strong today. In fact, by our count, he will have starred in 11 games on Switch by the end of the year, and the console has only been available for three and a half years.
As you’ve no doubt seen by now, Nintendo is going quite big with the Mario 35th celebrations this year. A special Nintendo Direct that marked the occasion revealed the rumors Super Mario 3D All-Stars (a compilation of three Mario classics), a new Mario Kart experience in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, the beautiful look Game and watch: Super Mario Bros. system, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (to be released on Switch next year) and many other merch and in-game celebrations.
Whether you’ve played one or a hundred of his games, chances are that if you’re reading this very site, Mario has probably had a relatively considerable impact on your life. For many of us, he was a childhood hero who has stayed with us ever since, and here at Nintendo Life we can say with absolute certainty that our lives would not be the same without him.
For the next 35 years, Mario. Now hurry up and star in Super Mario Sunshine 2, will you?
