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[[File:Mario Walking.jpg|thumb|left|Mario's official artwork in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64}}'', the basis of his design in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]] | [[File:Mario Walking.jpg|thumb|left|Mario's official artwork in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64}}'', the basis of his design in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]] | ||
Years before video gaming exploded into mainstream popularity, prominent game designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] designed the original arcade game ''{{b|Donkey Kong|game}}'' in 1981, debuting Mario as the main playable character and [[Donkey Kong]] as his in-game nemesis. Mario's character design was heavily influenced by the extreme technical limitations of digital games at the time; as a small batch of pixels, Mario was given a mustache under his big nose to show he had a face, and suspenders with his shirt to show a distinction between his arms and body. In this game Mario was originally known as "Jumpman" in the initial Japanese release, and he was portrayed as a carpenter whose girlfriend {{IW|mariowiki|Pauline}} (originally "Lady" in Japan) was held captive by the colossal ape [[Donkey Kong]], and must jump his way over the {{IW|mariowiki|barrel}}s and [[SuperMarioWiki:Firefox|flames]] DK throws at him to rescue Pauline | Years before video gaming exploded into mainstream popularity, prominent game designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] designed the original arcade game ''{{b|Donkey Kong|game}}'' in 1981, debuting Mario as the main playable character and [[Donkey Kong]] as his in-game nemesis. Mario's character design was heavily influenced by the extreme technical limitations of digital games at the time; as a small batch of pixels, Mario was given a mustache under his big nose to show he had a face, and suspenders with his shirt to show a distinction between his arms and body. In this game Mario was originally known as "Jumpman" in the initial Japanese release, and he was portrayed as a carpenter whose girlfriend {{IW|mariowiki|Pauline}} (originally "Lady" in Japan) was held captive by the colossal ape [[Donkey Kong]], and must jump his way over the {{IW|mariowiki|barrel}}s and [[SuperMarioWiki:Firefox|flames]] DK throws at him to rescue Pauline. | ||
After his initial appearance in this pioneering game, Mario, under his proper name for the first time in Japan, was introduced in the sequel, ''{{IW|dkwiki|Donkey Kong Junior}}'', and identified as of Italian ethnicity by Nintendo's president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Mario was named as such due to his comical resemblance to Nintendo of America's landlord Mario Segale. Then Mario and his newly introduced brother [[Luigi]] starred in the 1983 arcade game ''{{s|supermariowiki|Mario Bros.}}'' as plumbers. | After his initial appearance in this pioneering game, Mario, under his proper name for the first time in Japan, was introduced in the sequel, ''{{IW|dkwiki|Donkey Kong Junior}}'', and identified as of Italian ethnicity by Nintendo's president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Mario was named as such due to his comical resemblance to Nintendo of America's landlord Mario Segale. Then Mario and his newly introduced brother [[Luigi]] starred in the 1983 arcade game ''{{s|supermariowiki|Mario Bros.}}'' as plumbers. | ||