<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
the	O
mascot	O
of	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
over	O
200	O
video	O
games	O
since	O
his	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
an	O
Italian	O
plumber	B-Application
residing	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
whose	O
adventures	O
generally	O
center	O
on	O
rescuing	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
the	O
villain	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
power-ups	O
that	O
give	O
him	O
different	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
is	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
first	O
appeared	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
Popeye	B-Application
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
achieve	O
the	O
licensing	O
rights	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
Mario	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
expected	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
unpopular	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
him	O
for	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
;	O
originally	O
called	O
"	O
Mr.	O
Video	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
after	O
Mario	B-Application
Segale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
clothing	O
and	O
characteristics	O
were	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
began	O
to	O
star	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1992	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
been	O
voiced	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
began	O
to	O
branch	O
off	O
to	O
different	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
puzzle	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
sports	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
of	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
various	O
animations	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Lou	O
Albano	O
and	O
later	O
Walker	O
Boone	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Bob	O
Hoskins	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Chris	O
Pratt	O
in	O
the	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
near-unanimously	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
and	O
an	O
established	O
pop	O
culture	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
likeness	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
merchandise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
clothing	O
and	O
collectible	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
and	O
places	O
have	O
been	O
nicknamed	O
after	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
also	O
inspired	O
a	O
considerable	O
amount	O
of	O
unofficial	B-Application
media	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
more	O
than	O
750million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
is	O
the	O
bestselling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
created	O
Mario	B-Application
while	O
developing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
bestselling	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
;	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sheriff	B-Application
,	O
had	O
not	O
achieved	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
characters	O
Popeye	B-Application
,	O
Bluto	O
,	O
and	O
Olive	O
Oyl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
characters	O
(	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
until	O
1982	O
with	O
Popeye	B-Application
)	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
end	O
up	O
creating	O
an	O
unnamed	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lady	O
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Pauline	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
escape	O
a	O
maze	O
,	O
while	O
Mario	B-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
protagonist	O
was	O
unnamed	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Jumpman	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
English	O
instructions	O
and	O
"	O
little	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
brochure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
commented	O
that	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
named	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
Mr.	O
Video	O
"	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
likely	O
would	O
have	O
"	O
disappeared	O
off	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
Earth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
widely	O
circulated	O
story	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
localization	B-General_Concept
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
for	O
American	O
audiences	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
warehouse	O
landlord	O
Mario	B-Application
Segale	O
confronted	O
then-president	O
Minoru	O
Arakawa	O
,	O
demanding	O
back	O
rent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
heated	O
argument	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
employees	O
eventually	O
convinced	O
Segale	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
paid	O
,	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
after	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
implied	O
by	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
1989	O
interview	O
his	O
full	O
name	O
was	O
stated	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
notable	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
"	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
further	O
used	O
in	O
Prima	O
's	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
strategy	O
guides	O
,	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
voiced	O
Mario	B-Application
declaring	O
himself	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
"	O
at	O
the	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
CEO	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
last	O
name	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
agreed	O
the	O
month	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
Iwata	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
changed	O
his	O
stance	O
,	O
asserting	O
at	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
30th	O
Anniversary	O
festival	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
full	O
name	O
was	O
indeed	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
own	O
account	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
profession	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
:	O
since	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
carpenter	O
;	O
and	O
when	O
he	O
appeared	O
again	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
he	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
plumber	B-Application
,	O
because	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
situated	O
in	O
underground	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
particularly	O
his	O
large	O
nose	O
,	O
draws	O
on	O
western	O
influences	O
;	O
once	O
he	O
became	O
a	O
plumber	B-Application
,	O
Miyamoto	O
decided	O
to	O
"	O
put	O
him	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
"	O
and	O
make	O
him	O
Italian	O
,	O
lightheartedly	O
attributing	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
nationality	O
to	O
his	O
mustache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sources	O
have	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
profession	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
carpenter	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
an	O
ordinary	O
hard	O
worker	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
identify	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
colleague	O
suggested	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
more	O
closely	O
resembled	O
a	O
plumber	B-Application
,	O
Miyamoto	O
changed	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
profession	O
accordingly	O
and	O
developed	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
sewers	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
appearance	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
defined	O
;	O
blue	O
eyes	O
,	O
white	O
gloves	O
,	O
brown	O
shoes	O
,	O
a	O
red	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
white	O
circle	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
his	O
hat	O
and	O
gold	O
buttons	O
on	O
his	O
overalls	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
been	O
voiced	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
since	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
prompted	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
Italian	O
plumber	B-Application
from	O
Brooklyn	O
"	O
;	O
when	O
he	O
heard	O
the	O
phrase	O
,	O
he	O
immediately	O
thought	O
of	O
a	O
stereotypical	O
Italian	O
American	O
with	O
a	O
voice	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
mobster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Martinet	O
,	O
the	O
audition	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
time	O
where	O
his	O
thoughts	O
crashed	O
and	O
he	O
spoke	O
complete	O
nonsense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martinet	O
kept	O
speaking	O
with	O
the	O
voice	O
until	O
the	O
audition	O
tape	O
ran	O
out	O
;	O
the	O
clip	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
tape	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
director	O
called	O
the	O
company	O
he	O
said	O
he	O
"	O
found	O
our	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
he	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
voice	O
for	O
an	O
attraction	O
at	O
trade	O
shows	O
:	O
small	O
tracking	O
sensors	O
were	O
glued	O
onto	O
his	O
face	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
would	O
voice	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
head	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
while	O
he	O
remained	O
hidden	O
behind	O
a	O
curtain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
attendees	O
would	O
approach	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
talk	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
first	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
voice	O
role	O
would	O
be	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
although	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
he	O
confirmed	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
voice	O
for	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
pinball	O
game	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
neither	O
paid	O
nor	O
credited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
first	O
major	O
voice	O
acting	O
role	O
was	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
since	O
also	O
continued	O
to	O
voice	O
other	O
various	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
voiced	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
over	O
150	O
games	O
and	O
has	O
recorded	O
5million	O
audio	O
files	O
with	O
the	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
portly	O
plumber	B-Application
who	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
with	O
Luigi	O
,	O
his	O
younger	O
,	O
taller	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
depicted	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
as	O
Italians	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
and	O
films	O
specifying	O
them	O
as	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
borough	O
Brooklyn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
infancy	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
transported	O
by	O
a	O
stork	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
depicted	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2005	O
interview	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
physical	O
age	O
was	O
about	O
24	O
–	O
25	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
his	O
birthday	O
is	O
October	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
he	O
wore	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
red	O
overalls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
blue	O
shirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
occupation	O
is	O
plumbing	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
games	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
carpenter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
also	O
assumed	O
several	O
other	O
occupations	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
of	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
medical	O
physician	O
named	O
"	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
"	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
an	O
archaeologist	O
;	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
March	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
a	O
profitable	O
toy-making	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
an	O
athlete	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
games	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
tennis	B-Device
and	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
kart	B-Application
racer	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
Japanese	O
profile	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
no	O
longer	O
considered	O
a	O
plumber	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
statement	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
usually	O
saves	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
purges	O
antagonists	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bowser	O
,	O
from	O
various	O
areas	O
;	O
since	O
his	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
usually	O
had	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
saving	O
the	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Pauline	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
from	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pauline	O
was	O
soon	O
replaced	O
by	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
in	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
although	O
Pauline	O
has	O
reappeared	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
friend	O
"	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
of	O
saving	O
Peach	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
Mario	B-Application
himself	O
was	O
rescued	O
by	O
Peach	O
in	O
role-reversal	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Princess	I-Device
Peach	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
rescued	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
of	O
Sarasaland	B-Application
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Luigi	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
more	O
linked	O
to	O
her	O
;	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
the	O
text	O
explaining	O
Daisy	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
after	O
her	O
appearance	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
gossips	O
portrayed	O
her	O
as	O
Luigi	O
's	O
answer	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
Peach.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
is	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
companion	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
whom	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
controls	O
in	O
two-player	O
sessions	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
has	O
also	O
occasionally	O
rescued	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
saw	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Wario	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
greedy	O
counterpart	O
and	O
self-declared	O
arch	O
rival	O
,	O
who	O
usually	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
main	O
antagonist	O
or	O
an	O
antihero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dinosaur	O
character	O
Yoshi	B-Application
serves	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
steed	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
known	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	O
—	O
both	O
to	O
access	O
places	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
offensive	O
move	O
—	O
is	O
a	O
common	O
gameplay	O
element	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
jumping	O
became	O
such	O
a	O
signature	O
act	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
often	O
tasked	O
with	O
jumping	O
to	O
prove	O
to	O
non-player	O
characters	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
most	O
commonly	O
portrayed	O
form	O
of	O
attack	O
is	O
jumping	O
to	O
stomp	O
on	O
the	O
heads	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
attack	O
often	O
enables	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
knock	O
the	O
turtle-like	O
Koopa	O
Troopas	O
into	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
shells	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
elaborated	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
jumping-related	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
spin-jump	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
break	O
blocks	O
beneath	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
jump	O
higher	O
with	O
consecutive	O
jumps	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
back-flip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
gains	O
new	O
jumping	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
sideways	O
somersault	O
;	O
a	O
ground	O
pound	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
high-impact	O
downward	O
thrusting	O
motion	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Wall	O
Kick	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
propels	O
him	O
upwards	O
by	O
kicking	O
off	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
uses	O
items	O
,	O
which	O
give	O
him	O
various	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
differ	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
power-up	O
Mario	B-Application
used	O
was	O
the	O
Hammer	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
basic	O
three	O
power-ups	O
that	O
have	O
become	O
staples	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
2D	O
games	O
–	O
the	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
red	O
mushroom	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
fungus	O
Amanita	O
muscaria	O
)	O
which	O
causes	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
grow	O
larger	O
and	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
survive	O
getting	O
hit	O
once	O
;	O
the	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
throw	O
fireballs	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Starman	O
(	O
later	O
named	O
Super	O
Star	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
temporary	O
invincibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
kinds	O
of	O
Mushroom	O
power-ups	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
1-up	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
green	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
an	O
extra	O
life	O
;	O
the	O
Poison	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
purple	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
take	O
damage	O
;	O
the	O
Mega	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
yellow	O
and	O
red	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
grow	O
very	O
large	O
and	O
become	O
invincible	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Mini	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
blue	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
shrink	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
climb	O
up	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reoccurring	O
power-up	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
an	O
item	O
that	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
the	O
ability	O
of	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Leaf	I-Application
,	O
gives	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
raccoon	O
(	O
a	O
transliteration	O
of	O
tanuki	O
)	O
tail	O
and	O
ears	O
,	O
and	O
lets	O
Mario	B-Application
swing	O
his	O
tail	O
as	O
an	O
attack	O
,	O
float	O
gently	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
temporarily	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
power-up	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Raccoon	O
Suit	O
(	O
or	O
Tanooki	O
Suit	O
)	O
and	O
grants	O
Mario	B-Application
the	O
same	O
abilities	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Leaf	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
temporarily	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
statue	O
,	O
granting	O
him	O
invincibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
P-Wing	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
which	O
makes	O
him	O
look	O
like	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Leaf	I-Application
,	O
but	O
gives	O
him	O
unlimited	O
flight	O
until	O
he	O
gets	O
hit	O
or	O
finishes	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
an	O
item	O
called	O
the	O
Cape	O
Feather	O
was	O
introduced	O
that	O
gave	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
cape	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
,	O
let	O
Mario	B-Application
spin	O
and	O
swing	O
his	O
cape	O
as	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
,	O
a	O
carrot	O
was	O
available	O
that	O
gave	O
Mario	B-Application
rabbit	O
ears	O
that	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
glide	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
could	O
acquire	O
an	O
item	O
called	O
the	O
Wing	O
Cap	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
let	O
him	O
fly	O
temporarily	O
,	O
before	O
disappearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
pump-water	O
spraying	O
device	O
named	O
"	O
F.L.U.D.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
introduced	O
new	O
power-ups	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Bee	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
striped	O
in	O
yellow	O
and	O
brown	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
turned	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
a	O
bee	O
and	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
fly	O
temporarily	O
;	O
the	O
Boo	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
ghostly	O
white	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
turned	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
a	O
Boo	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
float	O
and	O
pass	O
through	O
some	O
walls	O
;	O
the	O
Spring	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
metallic	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
encased	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
spring	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
jump	O
higher	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Ice	O
Flower	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
temporarily	O
walk	O
or	O
skate	O
on	O
water	O
and	O
lava	O
without	O
sinking	O
or	O
taking	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduced	O
more	O
power-ups	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Cloud	O
Flower	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
create	O
platforms	O
in	O
midair	O
,	O
and	O
Rock	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
which	O
transforms	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
a	O
boulder	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
break	O
through	O
barriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
updated	O
the	O
Ice	O
Flower	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
shoot	O
ice	O
balls	O
that	O
temporally	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
;	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
Propeller	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
orange	O
witha	O
propeller	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
fly	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Penguin	O
Suit	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
easily	O
traverse	O
ice	O
and	O
swim	O
through	O
the	O
water	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
shooting	O
ice	O
balls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Boomerang	O
Flower	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
throw	O
boomerangs	O
at	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Statue	O
Leaf	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
statue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Acorn	I-Application
makes	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
transforms	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
his	O
new	O
flying	O
squirrel	O
form	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
glide	O
and	O
stick	O
on	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Super	O
Bell	O
,	O
which	O
transforms	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
his	O
cat	O
form	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Double	O
Cherry	O
to	O
make	O
multiple	O
copies	O
of	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
title	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
varies	O
in	O
its	O
plot	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
rescuing	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
after	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
explores	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
locations	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
worlds	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
collect	O
items	O
and	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
divided	O
by	O
fans	O
into	O
two	O
general	O
sets	O
of	O
games	O
:	O
the	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
had	O
Mario	B-Application
starring	O
in	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
traverses	O
worlds	O
that	O
contain	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
reaching	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
move	O
onto	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
typically	O
marked	O
with	O
a	O
flagpole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
less	O
focused	O
on	O
plot	O
and	O
more	O
on	O
platforming	O
;	O
most	O
commonly	O
,	O
Bowser	O
kidnaps	O
Peach	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Luigi	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
2D	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
16x32	O
pixel	O
rectangle	O
prototype	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
;	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
suggested	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
Mario	B-Application
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
role	O
prior	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Certain	O
other	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
were	O
cut	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
how	O
Mario	B-Application
could	O
fly	O
in	O
a	O
rocket	O
ship	O
and	O
fire	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
mind	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
increasing	O
his	O
size	O
further	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
implemented	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
his	O
size	O
changes	O
via	O
power-ups	O
as	O
they	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
directed	O
by	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minoru	O
Arakawa	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
requested	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
for	O
its	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
included	O
the	O
retexturing	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
playable	O
characters	O
of	O
Doki	O
Doki	O
Panic	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
they	O
varied	O
in	O
height	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
instance	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
noticeably	O
shorter	O
than	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
experimented	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
looks	O
with	O
different	O
power-ups	O
that	O
represented	O
different	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
raccoon	O
tail	O
power-up	O
became	O
a	O
staple	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
ability	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
that	O
even	O
stretched	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
being	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Walker	O
Boone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
wanted	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
that	O
prominently	O
featured	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
believed	O
in	O
the	O
statement	O
"	O
fun	O
games	O
sold	O
consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
without	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
completely	O
different	O
elements	O
to	O
pair	O
with	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
portability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
rescuing	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
Bowser	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
instead	O
rescuing	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
from	O
Tatanga	O
in	O
Sarasaland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
line	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Yoshi	B-Application
as	O
a	O
companion	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
took	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
land	O
of	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
requested	O
Shigefumi	O
Hino	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
character	O
based	O
on	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
concepts	O
and	O
sketches	O
which	O
he	O
drew	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
rideability	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
love	O
for	O
horseback	O
riding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
released	O
during	O
a	O
console	O
war	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
;	O
Sega	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
cooler	O
"	O
alternative	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
apologized	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
has	O
Mario	B-Application
pursue	O
something	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
benefit	O
rather	O
than	O
for	O
someone	O
else	O
,	O
his	O
goal	O
trying	O
to	O
reclaim	O
ownership	O
of	O
his	O
island	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
from	O
Wario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
(	O
R&D1	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
unmotivated	O
by	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
tasked	O
with	O
creating	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
without	O
Miyamoto	O
they	O
created	O
Wario	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
frustration	O
of	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Wario	O
"	O
is	O
word	O
play	O
of	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Warui	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
meaning	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
in	O
Japanese	O
to	O
mean	O
"	O
bad	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
models	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
were	O
3D	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
only	O
allowed	O
for	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
movement	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
2.5D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
2D	O
series	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
being	O
absent	O
for	O
14	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
game	O
mechanics	O
improved	O
drastically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
sprites	O
and	O
the	O
backdrops	O
were	O
not	O
tile-based	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
nearly	O
restrictionless	O
;	O
new	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
teetering	O
off	O
of	O
trees	O
and	O
swinging	O
on	O
ropes	O
,	O
were	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
2D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
with	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
voicing	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
New	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
namely	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
in	O
3D	O
feature	O
open	O
world	O
gameplay	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
confined	O
to	O
only	O
allow	O
moving	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
move	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
complete	O
the	O
level	O
how	O
they	O
please	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
multiple	O
objectives	O
before	O
entering	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
completing	O
that	O
goal	O
which	O
ultimately	O
ends	O
with	O
an	O
obtainable	O
item	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
feature	O
a	O
more	O
complex	O
narrative	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
still	O
have	O
Mario	B-Application
rescuing	O
a	O
kidnapped	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
into	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
befriends	O
an	O
ally	O
which	O
helps	O
Mario	B-Application
on	O
his	O
journey	O
and	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
unique	O
ability	O
to	O
obtain	O
his	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
debut	O
3D	O
role	O
was	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
;	O
since	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
was	O
still	O
new	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
knew	O
they	O
were	O
helping	O
to	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
future	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
restricted	O
on	O
what	O
the	O
standard	O
game	O
was	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
had	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
and	O
animation	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
frame	O
of	O
reference	O
and	O
struggled	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
movement	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
priority	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
animation	O
being	O
tested	O
long	O
before	O
the	O
basic	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
locations	O
were	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
voiced	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
character	O
model	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
N-World	B-Device
toolkit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
after	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
became	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
succeeding	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
concept	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
believed	O
the	O
role	O
was	O
too	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ordinary	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
used	O
a	O
generic	O
man	O
for	O
the	O
role	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
believed	O
having	O
a	O
realistic	O
person	O
alongside	O
a	O
character	O
like	O
Mario	B-Application
would	O
cause	O
"	O
incongruity	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
changed	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
ally	O
,	O
F.L.U.D.D.	O
,	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
design	O
options	O
but	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
it	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
their	O
favorite	O
option	O
in	O
looks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
had	O
Mario	B-Application
exploring	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
spherical	O
planets	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
knew	O
simply	O
jumping	O
on	O
enemies	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
instead	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuk	O
having	O
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
"	O
spin	O
"	O
attack	O
where	O
he	O
knocks	O
over	O
the	O
enemies	O
via	O
spinning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
also	O
balance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
given	O
less	O
hitpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
familiarity	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
various	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
were	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
costumes	O
to	O
represent	O
other	O
smaller	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
found	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
way	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
 '	O
motion	O
controls	O
was	O
throwing	O
a	O
hat	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
centered	O
around	O
Mario	B-Application
throwing	O
his	O
cap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
64	O
,	O
Sunshine	O
,	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
a	O
collection	O
pack	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
given	O
HD	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
changes	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
;	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
where	O
Mario	B-Application
could	O
move	O
at	O
super	O
high	O
speeds	O
with	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
was	O
removed	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
clips	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
says	O
"	O
so	O
long	O
King	O
Bowser	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
unintentionally	O
sounded	O
like	O
"	O
so	O
long	O
,	O
gay	O
Bowser	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
starring	O
Mario	B-Application
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
standard	O
typical	O
2D	O
or	O
3D	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	O
series	O
does	O
have	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
linear	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
open-world	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	O
games	O
are	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
systems	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
2D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
levels	O
and	O
play	O
ones	O
created	O
by	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Run	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platforming	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
other	O
unnatural	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
aspect	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
bridging	O
the	O
aspects	O
of	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
issues	O
brought	O
up	O
was	O
how	O
Mario	B-Application
looked	O
too	O
small	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
terrain	O
and	O
the	O
small	O
,	O
portable	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
so	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
system	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
fixed	O
to	O
one	O
position	O
in	O
certain	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
brought	O
with	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Tanooki	O
tail	O
"	O
power-up	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
existence	O
was	O
teased	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
the	O
fans	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepts	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
skater	O
outfit	O
and	O
a	O
power-up	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
Mario	B-Application
grow	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
size	O
,	O
were	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
included	O
the	O
"	O
Cat	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
power-up	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
implemented	O
to	O
help	O
newcomers	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
add	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
climbing	O
up	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
power-up	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Double	O
Cherry	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
added	O
accidentally	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
added	O
a	O
second	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
error	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
it	O
humorous	O
when	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
were	O
somehow	O
controllable	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
also	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
35th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
the	O
additional	O
mode	O
titled	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Run	I-Application
were	O
mainly	O
inspired	O
by	O
speedrunners	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
took	O
note	O
of	O
how	O
when	O
they	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
beat	O
a	O
2D	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
they	O
would	O
never	O
let	O
go	O
of	O
the	O
run	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
revolve	O
around	O
how	O
Mario	B-Application
does	O
not	O
stop	O
moving	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
use	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
been	O
directed	O
toward	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
various	O
spinoff	O
series	O
that	O
split	O
into	O
numerous	O
games	O
covering	O
various	O
genres	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
various	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
(	O
RPGs	O
)	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
Yoshio	O
Hongo	O
for	O
Square	O
,	O
liked	O
the	O
character	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
believed	O
he	O
would	O
fit	O
well	O
in	O
an	O
RPG	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
two	O
other	O
spinoff	O
RPG	O
series	O
starring	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
two	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
still	O
currently	O
running	O
with	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
,	O
AlphaDream	O
,	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
developer	O
,	O
Square	O
,	O
had	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
to	O
release	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
so	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
often	O
aided	O
by	O
numerous	O
allies	O
who	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
while	O
Mario	B-Application
remains	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
,	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
have	O
voices	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
and	O
are	O
voiced	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
once	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
3-dimensional	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
they	O
believed	O
Mario	B-Application
took	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
spotlight	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
made	O
Luigi	O
the	O
more	O
story-focused	O
character	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
explored	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sports	O
games	O
featuring	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
property	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
soccer	B-Application
,	O
kart	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
miscellaneous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
which	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
four	O
that	O
were	O
defined	O
to	O
be	O
official	O
series	O
and	O
are	O
still	O
currently	O
running	O
are	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Sonic	O
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
150	O
million	O
games	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1984	O
video	O
game	O
Golf	B-Application
,	O
although	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
looks	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
him	O
,	O
wearing	O
red	O
clothes	O
and	O
black	O
pants	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
never	O
directly	O
referred	O
to	O
be	O
Mario	B-Application
;	O
In	O
1997	O
,	O
his	O
look	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
Famicon	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
to	O
that	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
confirmed	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
guide	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
marking	O
his	O
first	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
directly	O
appeared	O
in	O
NES	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Luigi	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
with	O
supporting	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
unsuccessful	O
attempt	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
with	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
featuring	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
gave	O
licensing	O
rights	O
to	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
second	O
Mario-themed	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
had	O
a	O
unique	O
ability	O
,	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
having	O
an	O
all-around	O
average	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
to	O
pair	O
with	O
his	O
type	O
of	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ideology	O
was	O
later	O
continued	O
into	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
franchise	O
began	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
;	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
Mario-themed	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
implemented	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
simply	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
he	O
would	O
look	O
inside	O
a	O
kart	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
was	O
scrapped	O
entirely	O
after	O
they	O
decided	O
he	O
looked	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
non-defined	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
,	O
he	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
sprite	O
that	O
turns	O
in	O
16	O
different	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
also	O
starred	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
multiple	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
sometimes	O
only	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
to	O
release	O
was	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
which	O
,	O
three	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
were	O
released	O
starring	O
him	O
,	O
including	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Picross	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
inactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Takahiro	O
Harada	O
and	O
had	O
Mario	B-Application
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
doctor	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
plumber	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
appearance	O
and	O
role	O
has	O
generally	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
;	O
to	O
celebrate	O
his	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
an	O
8-bit	O
rendering	O
of	O
his	O
original	O
appearance	O
was	O
made	O
unlockable	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
game	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
centered	O
around	O
"	O
Mini	O
Marios	B-Application
"	O
,	O
wind-up	O
toys	O
that	O
resemble	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
series	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
puzzle	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
popular	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
and	O
Picross	O
2	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
American	O
audiences	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
abandonment	O
of	O
the	O
SNES-CD	B-Device
hardware	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
a	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Phillips	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
dissolving	O
agreement	O
with	O
Philips	O
they	O
gave	O
the	O
licensing	O
rights	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
property	O
to	O
release	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
inexperienced	O
Fantasy	O
Factory	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
Animation	O
Magic	O
,	O
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
had	O
various	O
cutscenes	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
which	O
borrowed	O
animation	O
elements	O
from	O
Disney	O
and	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Marc	O
Graue	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
receiving	O
the	O
role	O
for	O
voicing	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
various	O
educational	O
games	O
starring	O
the	O
character	O
were	O
released	O
and	O
appealed	O
to	O
younger	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
had	O
little	O
involvement	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
releasing	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
release	O
was	O
Mario	B-Application
Teaches	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
2	O
in	O
1997	O
before	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
occasions	O
where	O
Mario	B-Application
himself	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
another	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
approach	O
Bowser	O
to	O
stop	O
his	O
plans	O
,	O
but	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
then	O
captured	O
;	O
Luigi	O
traverses	O
real-world	O
locations	O
to	O
follow	O
after	O
him	O
,	O
solving	O
trivia	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
without	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
starred	O
Mario	B-Application
against	O
Bowser	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
competing	O
against	O
various	O
card	O
and	O
board	O
games	O
against	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
's	O
first	O
official	O
voice	O
acting	O
role	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
one	O
year	O
prior	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Mario	B-Application
Teaches	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
saw	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
typing	O
game	O
Mavis	B-Device
Beacon	I-Device
Teaches	I-Device
Typing	I-Device
,	O
and	O
knew	O
a	O
character	O
like	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
the	O
teacher	O
would	O
be	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-dating	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
,	O
Martinet	O
did	O
not	O
voice	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
so	O
successful	O
,	O
it	O
began	O
a	O
negative	O
relationship	O
between	O
Fargo	O
Les	O
Crane	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Mavis	B-Device
Beacon	I-Device
Teaches	I-Device
Typing	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Teaches	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
Martinet	O
voiced	O
Mario	B-Application
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
were	O
approved	O
of	O
creating	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Mario-themed	O
education	O
game	O
also	O
released	O
that	O
was	O
of	O
poor	O
quality	O
,	O
so	O
Miyamoto	O
met	O
with	O
Fargo	O
and	O
halted	O
production	O
of	O
any	O
further	O
education	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
his	O
platformer	O
and	O
spin-off	O
game	O
appearances	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
has	O
made	O
guest	O
appearances	O
in	O
non-Mario	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mike	B-Application
Tyson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Tennis	B-Device
where	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
a	O
referee	O
,	O
in	O
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
in-game	O
announcer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
and	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
makes	O
countless	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
many	O
forms	O
in	O
many	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
portraits	O
and	O
statues	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
an	O
ending	O
screen	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
appears	O
with	O
Luigi	O
dancing	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
from	O
prelude	O
to	O
the	O
opera	O
Carmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
screen	O
also	O
appears	O
Peach	O
,	O
Bowser	O
and	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Link	O
,	O
Samus	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
or	O
Pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
media	O
other	O
than	O
games	O
was	O
Saturday	O
Supercade	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Ruby-Spears	O
Productions	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
features	O
Mario	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Toru	O
Furuya	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animated	O
series	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Super	O
Show	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
features	O
a	O
live-action	O
series	O
of	O
skits	O
that	O
stars	O
former	O
WWF	O
manager	O
"	O
Captain	O
"	O
Lou	O
Albano	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Danny	O
Wells	O
as	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Adventure	O
Books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
two	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
star	O
Walker	O
Boone	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Tony	O
Rosato	O
as	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Bob	O
Hoskins	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
film	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
cynical	O
older	O
brother	O
who	O
takes	O
great	O
pride	O
in	O
being	O
a	O
plumber	B-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
parental	O
figure	O
to	O
Luigi	O
,	O
portrayed	O
by	O
John	O
Leguizamo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Chris	O
Pratt	O
in	O
the	O
2023	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
depicts	O
him	O
and	O
Luigi	O
as	O
Italian-American	O
plumbers	B-Application
who	O
started	O
their	O
own	O
business	O
in	O
Brooklyn	O
after	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
antagonistic	O
Foreman	O
Spike	O
,	O
who	O
supervises	O
the	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
attempt	O
to	O
fix	O
a	O
significant	O
manhole	O
leak	O
reported	O
in	O
the	O
news	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
themselves	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
pipe	O
to	O
transport	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lands	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
works	O
with	O
Peach	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
rescue	O
Luigi	O
and	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
from	O
the	O
tyrannical	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pratt	O
notably	O
faced	O
backlash	O
from	O
fans	O
and	O
critics	O
alike	O
for	O
his	O
performance	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
often	O
described	O
as	O
lacking	O
in	O
emotion	O
and	O
sounding	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
his	O
normal	O
speaking	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martinet	O
makes	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
's	O
unnamed	O
father	O
and	O
as	O
Giuseppe	O
,	O
an	O
Italian	O
citizen	O
of	O
Brooklyn	O
who	O
resembles	O
how	O
Mario	B-Application
looked	O
back	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
sounds	O
just	O
like	O
Mario	B-Application
does	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
510million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
inductees	O
at	O
the	O
Walk	O
of	O
Game	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
alongside	O
Link	O
and	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
honored	O
with	O
a	O
wax	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
Hollywood	O
Wax	O
Museum	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
a	O
national	O
survey	O
found	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
more	O
recognizable	O
to	O
American	O
children	O
than	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
recognisable	O
"	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
his	O
favorite	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
characters	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
Mario	B-Application
their	O
"	O
Coolest	O
Mascot	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
1996	O
,	O
calling	O
him	O
"	O
an	O
age-old	O
friend.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
their	O
favorite	O
hero	O
,	O
citing	O
his	O
defining	O
characteristics	O
as	O
his	O
mustache	O
,	O
red	O
cap	O
,	O
plumbing	O
prowess	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Oricon	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
listed	O
the	O
"	O
unlikely	O
hero	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
top	O
25	O
video	O
game	O
archetypes	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
ranked	O
fourth	O
on	O
GameDaily	O
's	O
top	O
ten	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
.	O
characters	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
was	O
fourth	O
on	O
UGO	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Heroes	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
listed	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
hat	O
twenty-first	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Coolest	O
Helmets	O
and	O
Headgear	O
in	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
always	O
somebody	O
at	O
your	O
Halloween	O
party	O
wearing	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
voted	O
100th	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
Villains	O
for	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Junior	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
"	O
This	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
a	O
total	O
jerk	O
,	O
holding	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
'	O
s	O
dad	O
hostage	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
elected	O
by	O
GamesRadar	O
as	O
the	O
90th	O
"	O
most	O
dastardly	O
ne'er-do-wells	O
"	O
villain	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
top	O
100	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
been	O
established	O
as	O
a	O
pop	O
culture	O
icon	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
appeared	O
on	O
lunch	O
boxes	O
,	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
magazines	O
,	O
commercials	O
(	O
notably	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Got	O
Milk	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
has	O
inspired	O
unlicensed	O
paintings	O
,	O
performances	O
on	O
talent	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
India	O
's	O
Got	O
Talent	O
,	O
and	O
short	O
films	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
viewed	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
has	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
works	O
created	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
other	O
than	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
video	O
game	O
Platform	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
purchasable	O
skins	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
people	O
and	O
places	O
have	O
been	O
named	O
or	O
nicknamed	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bergsala	O
,	O
the	O
distributor	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
products	O
in	O
the	O
Nordic	O
and	O
the	O
Baltic	O
countries	O
,	O
is	O
located	O
at	O
Marios	B-Application
Gata	O
21	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
Street	O
21	O
)	O
in	O
Kungsbacka	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
sports	O
stars	O
,	O
including	O
Bundesliga	O
football	O
players	O
Mario	B-Application
Götze	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Gómez	O
,	O
National	O
Hockey	O
League	O
player	O
Mario	B-Application
Lemieux	O
,	O
Italian	O
footballer	O
Mario	B-Application
Balotelli	O
,	O
and	O
Italian	O
cyclist	O
Mario	B-Application
Cipollini	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
the	O
nickname	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
suburb	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	O
city	O
of	O
Zaragoza	O
,	O
streets	O
were	O
named	O
after	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Avenida	O
de	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	O
legacy	O
is	O
recognized	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
,	O
who	O
awarded	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
mascot	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
he	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
,	O
seven	O
world	O
records	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
records	O
include	O
"	O
Best	O
Selling	O
Video	O
Game	O
Series	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
First	O
Movie	O
Based	O
on	O
an	O
Existing	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Prolific	O
Video	O
Game	O
Character	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
appearing	O
in	O
116	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
listed	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
recognizable	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
recognized	O
by	O
93%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
,	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
who	O
was	O
recognized	O
by	O
94%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
voted	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
the	O
top	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2016	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
closing	O
ceremony	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
2020	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
pre-recorded	O
video	O
,	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
Shinzō	O
Abe	O
became	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
use	O
a	O
Warp	O
pipe	O
planted	O
by	O
Doraemon	O
from	O
Shibuya	O
Crossing	O
to	O
Maracanã	O
Stadium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	O
then	O
appeared	O
dressed	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
an	O
oversized	O
Warp	O
Pipe	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
stadium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Day	O
is	O
celebrated	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
as	O
when	O
that	O
date	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
Mar	O
10	O
it	O
resembles	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2016	O
the	O
day	O
has	O
been	O
officially	O
observed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
celebrates	O
the	O
day	O
annually	O
by	O
promoting	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
and	O
holding	O
Mario-related	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
