Take a trip down nostalgic lane with this interesting clip I stumbled upon.
This is an old clip of Inside Edition about Nintendo’s big success with Super Mario in America with some cool footages of Mario’s very first game. Filmed in 1988, this video has it all.
The basic game concept talks of how Italian plumber Mario goes about saving Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom from the evil Bowser, king of the Koopas. In two-player mode, Mario is aided in his quest by his brother, Luigi. In order to save Princess Peach, the Mario Bros. must conquer the eight worlds that comprise the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario (or Luigi) must make his way to the castle in each world and defeat one of the Bowser’s evil minions. In order to reach each castle Mario or Luigi must battle through three “sub-worlds” by either destroying or avoiding Bowser’s henchmen. If Mario or Luigi successfully fights his way through the castle and defeats the evil minion, a Mushroom Retainer (later called Toad), is freed. Inside the eighth castle, the Mario Bros. will find Princess Peach.
As of 2008, Super Mario Bros. is the best selling video game of all time (selling over 40 million copies to date). It was largely responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as ending the two year slump of video game sales in the United States after the video game crash of 1983. One of Shigeru Miyamoto’s most influential early successes, it has inspired countless imitators, two direct sequels, and many spinoffs, as well as an entire video game series. Mario went on to become Nintendo’s most well-known mascot. The theme music, by Koji Kondo, is recognized worldwide, even by those who have not played the game, and has been considered a representation for video game music in general.
Enjoy the video!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGFRi_ueq-M&e[/youtube]
September 16th, 2008 at 5:02 am
This is amazing funny animations video. I didn’t know about these but that was great. I love it.