The History of Super Mario Brothers He's fat, wears overalls, and is a plumber. Not much of a hero if you ask me. It turns out that this stout little Italian man is one of video game's most famous heroes. Mario was born in 1981, a creation of Shigeru Miyamoto. His first ever appearance was in the game Donkey Kong, in which Mario didn't even have a name yet! Miyamoto simply called him "jumpman" One must …showed first 75 words of 594 total…

…showed last 75 words of 594 total…still amazes me, a game with the most unoriginal plot ever gets insanely popular. Saving princess dozens of times in one game gets quite boring. I guess one doesn't think about that at four years of age. Mario appeared in many other games, but he gained all his glory on the NES. The fact still remains that the Mario series is one of the most popular games that ever graced the TV screens of America.