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Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I am 39 years old, and two days ago, on October 21, 2015, I finally beat the classic Super Mario Bros. for the first time in my life, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I’m pleased to bring you another installment of the Friday Forum.
Today’s fun fact:
To celebrate my successful rescue of Princess Peach, here are some fun facts about Super Mario Bros.
- Mario was originally known as Jumpman. However, when Nintendo’s US office were trying to think of a better name in time for the American release of the game, they were interrupted by their landlord Mario Segale, after whom they christened the character.
- Bowser was originally sketched as an ox by Miyamoto, but his drawings were misinterpreted by animator Yoichi Kotabe as a turtle. The duo worked together on the latter idea and the Bowser we know today was born. He’s definitely a turtle, though, and not a dragon.
- The actual release date of Super Mario Bros. in the US is not exactly known. However, the best guess is that the first copy sold was on October 19, 1985 at FAO Schwarz in NYC.
- Mario was originally a carpenter, not a plumber.
The look of Mario is all about the graphical limitations of the hardware at the time. He has a hat, because realistic hair was difficult to portray, a moustache to accentuate his nose, and dungarees to make his arm movements more noticeable.
Friday Forum
Today is the Friday Forum!! I’m Darrell Darnell, and in today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share Friday Forum contributions from Jeff in the UK and Bonita. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278.
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