Ten Things You Didn't Know About Super Mario Bros.

Posted by Duke_Ferris - 03/16/10 I don't normally spend a lot of time perusing the Orange County Weekly, but this great article was brought to my attention. For example, did you know that the graphics for the clouds and the bushes are the same, just differently colored? How about the juicy nugget that Mario is named after Nintendo's American landlord, Mario Seagale? Now that's a pretty awesome claim to fame, Duke Nukem is named after me, of course. Also  it turns out that Shigeru Miyamoto was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Mushrooms that make you grow, anyone? Or that Mario wears overalls so you could see his arm animations better in 8-bit graphics? Alright, so i knew a few of these beforehand, like the minus world glitch, but it's still a great list.                                       [ 3 Comments ]         [ Post a Comment ]

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