Super-Strange Mario Bros.

By  |  Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 11:00 pm

In the beginning, there was Mario.  Just Mario–the humble handyman who chased after Donkey Kong. But on September 13th, 1985, he appeared in a blockbuster game whose title gave him an honorific he’s proudly kept ever since: Super Mario.

Technologizer’s resident game historian, Benj Edwards, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Nintendo megafranchise Super Mario Bros. with a look at some of the weirdest Super Mario variations, spinoffs, and tributes. May the little guy continue to inspire us all for at least another quarter century.

View Super Mario Oddities slideshow

 
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  1. SirFatty Says:
    September 13th, 2010 at 5:44 am

    A plumber, not a handyman if I'm not mistaken.

  2. Harry McCracken Says:
    September 13th, 2010 at 7:27 am

    A plumber for sure–but that fact wasn't established when Donkey Kong came out.

    –Harry

  3. Paul Says:
    September 13th, 2010 at 8:00 am

    In fact I believe Mario was first conceived as a "carpenter". He wasn't defined as a plumber until Mario Bros (1983) which was the first Mario game to feature pipes (it took place in a sewer) a full two years after Donkey Kong.

  4. Internetador Says:
    September 13th, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    Muito estranho mesmo ..