The evolution of Mario
When is a game truly a classic game? When is a character truly classic? There are probably as many answers to those questions as there are old school gamers out there, but one way to achieve this status has to be the ability to look back into the annals of history and check out how a single character has changed over the course of the years, but still survived. Sort of like Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse. It seems like a character that is willing to tweak and improve with each gaming generation will stand the test of time. Mario has to be a prime example.
It seems like yesterday when Nintendo gave us this fabled little plumber, but it was over 25 years ago! Since then, there has been a Super Mario Bros., or a Super Mario Bros. inspired game on every console and gaming platform the gaming giant has produced. Over the years, our pixilated little friend in red has undergone some serious makeovers, but is still readily recognizable by gamers with a fifty-year age difference. It was the best selling video game over the course of two decades, partially due to character recognition, as well as excellent and evolving game play.
The folks at Kaycircle have put together this great collage, featuring every Mario every used in every game Nintendo has ever released (to date). Check out the story to see an interesting Mario’s Evolution timeline, too.
Tags: Nintendo Entertainment System NES
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