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Ma io

Ma ioe is a cha ac e c ea ed by Japa ese video game desig e Shige u Miyamo o. He is he i le cha ac e of he Ma io f a chise a d he masco of Japa ese video game compa y Ni e do. Ma io has appea ed i ove 200 video games si ce his c ea io . Depic ed as a sho , pudgy, I alia plumbe who esides i he Mush oom Ki gdom, his adve u es ge e ally ce e o escui g P i cess Peach f om he Koopa villai Bowse . Ma io has access o a va ie y of powe -ups ha give him diffe e abili ies. Ma io’s f a e al wi b o he is Luigi.

Ma io fi s appea ed as he playe cha ac e of Do key Ko g (1981), a pla fo m game. Miyamo o wa ed o use Popeye as he p o ago is , bu whe he could o achieve he lice si g igh s, he c ea ed Ma io i s ead. Miyamo o expec ed he cha ac e o be u popula a d pla ed o use him fo cameo appea a ces; o igi ally called M . Video, he was e amed o Ma io af e Ma io Segale. Ma io’s clo hi g a d cha ac e is ics we e hemed af e he se i g of Do key Ko g. He he bega o s a i he Supe Ma io se ies of pla fo m games, begi i g wi h he c i ically acclaimed Supe Ma io B os. i 1985. Si ce 1992, Ma io has bee voiced by Cha les Ma i e .

Af e Supe Ma io B os., Ma io bega o b a ch off o diffe e ge es. These i clude puzzle games such as D . Ma io, ole-playi g games such as Pape Ma io a d Ma io Luigi, a d spo s games such as Ma io Ka a d Ma io Te is. He has appea ed i o he Ni e do p ope ies, such as i he Supe Smash B os. se ies of c ossove figh i g games. Ma io has also appea ed i va ious a ima io s, i cludi g h ee se ies p oduced by DIC E e ai me (voiced by Lou Alba o a d la e Walke Boo e), a d was po ayed by Bob Hoski s i he 1993 Supe Ma io B os. film. He will be voiced by Ch is P a i he upcomi g 2023 film adap a io .

Ma io is ea -u a imously co side ed o be he mos famous cha ac e i he video game i dus y a d a es ablished pop cul u e ico . Ma io’s like ess has appea ed i a va ie y of me cha dise, such as clo hi g a d collec ible i ems, a d people a d places have bee ick amed af e him. He has also i spi ed a co side able amou of u official media. Wi h mo e ha 750 millio u i s sold wo ldwide, he ove all Ma io f a chise is he bes selli g video game f a chise of all ime.1920

Co e s

Co cep a d c ea io

Shige u Miyamo o c ea ed Ma io while developi g Do key Ko g i a a emp o p oduce a bes -selli g video game fo Ni e do; p evious games, such as She iff, had o achieved he success of games such as Namco’s Pac-Ma . O igi ally, Miyamo o wa ed o c ea e a game ha used he cha ac e s Popeye, Blu o, a d Olive Oyl.16 A he ime, howeve , as Miyamo o was u able o acqui e a lice se o use he cha ac e s (a d would o u il 1982 wi h Popeye), he would e d up c ea i g a u amed playe cha ac e , alo g wi h Do key Ko g, a d Lady (la e k ow as Pauli e).16

I he ea ly s ages of Do key Ko g, he focus of he game was o escape a maze, while Ma io did o have he abili y o jump. Howeve , Miyamo o soo i oduced jumpi g capabili ies fo he playe cha ac e , easo i g ha if you had a ba el olli g owa ds you, wha would you do?2122

Name

Though he p o ago is was u amed i he Japa ese elease of Do key Ko g, he was amed Jumpma i he game’s E glish i s uc io s23 a d li le Ma io i he sales b ochu e.24 Miyamo o e visio ed a cha ac e o be used i eve y game developed by Miyamo o; a go- o cha ac e who could be placed i o a y game if eeded, albei i cameo appea a ces as Miyamo o did o , a he ime, expec he cha ac e o become si gula ly popula .25 To his e d, he o igi ally amed he cha ac e M . Video, compa i g wha he i e ded fo he cha ac e ‘s appea a ces i la e games o he cameos ha Alf ed Hi chcock had do e wi hi his films.26 I e ospec , Miyamo o comme ed ha if he had amed Ma io M . Video, Ma io likely would have disappea ed off he face of he Ea h.22

Acco di g o a widely ci cula ed s o y, du i g he localiza io of Do key Ko g fo Ame ica audie ces, Ni e do of Ame ica’s wa ehouse la dlo d Ma io Segale co f o ed he -p eside Mi o u A akawa, dema di g back e . Followi g a hea ed a gume i which he Ni e do employees eve ually co vi ced Segale he would be paid, hey op ed o ame he cha ac e i he game Ma io af e him.2728

While i is implied by he i le of he Ma io B os. se ies, i a 1989 i e view his full ame was s a ed o o be Ma io Ma io.29 The fi s o able use of Ma io Ma io was i he 1993 live-ac io film adap a io of he Supe Ma io se ies, a d was fu he used i P ima’s official video game s a egy guides, i 2000 fo Ma io Pa y 230 a d i 2003 fo Ma io Luigi: Supe s a Saga.31 I 2012, af e Cha les Ma i e voiced Ma io decla i g himself Ma io Ma io a he Sa Diego Comic-Co ,32 he ex mo h, Ni e do CEO Sa o u Iwa a said he had o las ame,33 which Miyamo o ag eed wi h he mo h af e .34 Two mo hs af e Iwa a’s dea h i July 2015, Miyamo o cha ged his s a ce, asse i g a he Supe Ma io B os. 30 h A ive sa y fes ival ha Ma io’s full ame was i deed Ma io Ma io.3536

Appea a ce a d p ofessio

By Miyamo o’s ow accou , Ma io’s p ofessio was chose o fi wi h he game desig : si ce Do key Ko g akes place o a co s uc io si e, Ma io was made i o a ca pe e ; a d whe he appea ed agai i Ma io B os., i was decided ha he should be a plumbe , because a lo of he game is si ua ed i u de g ou d se i gs.37 Ma io’s cha ac e desig , pa icula ly his la ge ose, d aws o wes e i flue ces; o ce he became a plumbe , Miyamo o decided o pu him i New Yo k a d make him I alia ,37 ligh hea edly a ibu i g Ma io’s a io ali y o his mus ache.38 O he sou ces have Ma io’s p ofessio chose o be ca pe e i a effo o depic he cha ac e as a o di a y ha d wo ke , maki g i easie fo playe s o ide ify wi h him.39 Af e a colleague sugges ed ha Ma io mo e closely esembled a plumbe , Miyamo o cha ged Ma io’s p ofessio acco di gly a d developed Ma io B os.,16 fea u i g he cha ac e i he sewe s of New Yo k Ci y.40

Due o he g aphical limi a io s of a cade ha dwa e a he ime, Miyamo o clo hed he cha ac e i ed ove alls a d a blue shi o co as agai s each o he a d he backg ou d. A ed cap was added o le Miyamo o avoid d awi g he cha ac e ‘s hai s yle, fo ehead, a d eyeb ows, as well as o ci cumve he issue of a ima i g his hai as he jumped.1637 To give dis i c ly huma facial fea u es wi h he limi ed g aphical abili ies, Miyamo o d ew a la ge ose a d a mus ache, which avoided he eed o d aw a mou h a d facial exp essio s.41

Ove ime, Ma io’s appea a ce has become mo e defi ed; blue eyes, whi e gloves, b ow shoes, a ed M i a whi e ci cle o he f o of his ha a d gold bu o s o his ove alls have bee added. The colo s of his shi a d ove alls we e also eve sed f om a blue shi wi h ed ove alls o a ed shi wi h blue ove alls. Miyamo o a ibu ed his p ocess o he diffe e developme eams a d a is s fo each game as well as adva ces i ech ology.39

Voice ac i g

Ma io has bee voiced by Cha les Ma i e si ce 1992. Whe he came i o audi io fo he ole, he di ec o s we e p epa i g o close fo he igh , al eady packi g up whe he a ived. He was p omp ed wi h a I alia plumbe f om B ookly ; whe he hea d he ph ase, he immedia ely hough of a s e eo ypical I alia Ame ica wi h a voice simila o ha of a mobs e . He he assumed he voice would be oo ha sh fo child e , so he pla ed o usi g a voice of a olde figu e.42 Howeve , acco di g o Ma i e , he audi io fo Ma io was he o ly ime whe e his hough s c ashed a d he spoke comple e o se se. Af e he was p omp ed he cha ac e , he babbled he followi g i a sof a d f ie dly voice i s ead:43

Hello, ima Ma io. Okey dokey, le sa make a pizza pie oge he , you go ge somea spaghe i, you go ge a some sausage, I ge a some sauce, you go a pu some spaghe i o he sausage a d he sausage o he pizza, he I’m go a chasea you wi h he pizza, he you go a chasea me wi h he pizza, a d go aa makea lasag e.44

Ma i e kep speaki g wi h he voice u il he audi io ape a ou ; he clip was he o ly ape se back o Ni e do. His fi s official voice ole would be Ma io’s Game Galle y i 1995, al hough i a i e view he co fi med he used he voice fo a Supe Ma io B os. pi ball game i 1992, bu he was ei he paid o c edi ed.45 His fi s majo voice ac i g ole was Supe Ma io 64. He eceived i s uc io s o he ypes of sou d clips eeded f om Miyamo o, a d Ma i e app ecia ed he fu o e o he game a d called Miyamo o a ge ius. He has si ce also voiced o he va ious Ma io cha ac e s, such as Luigi, Wa io, a d Waluigi.42 Ma i e was ecog ized by he Gui ess Wo ld Reco ds fo he mos oles pe fo med wi h he same cha ac e wi h, a he ime o e hu d ed, a d is he mos of a y video game voice ac o .46

Cha ac e is ics

Ma io is depic ed as a po ly plumbe who lives i he fic io al la d of he Mush oom Ki gdom wi h Luigi, his you ge , alle b o he .164748 The elevisio se ies a d film depic Ma io a d Luigi as o igi a i g f om B ookly , New Yo k.47 Ma io’s i fa cy, i which he was a spo ed by a s o k o he Mush oom Ki gdom, was fi s depic ed i Supe Ma io Wo ld 2: Yoshi’s Isla d. I a 2005 i e view, Miyamo o s a ed ha Ma io’s physical age was abou 24–۲۵ yea s old.49

He wea s a lo g-sleeved ed shi , a pai of blue ove alls wi h yellow bu o s, b ow shoes, whi e gloves, a d a ed cap wi h a ed M p i ed o a whi e ci cle. I Do key Ko g, he wo e a pai of ed ove alls, a d a blue shi . I Supe Ma io B os., he wo e a b ow shi wi h ed ove alls. He has blue eyes, a d, like Luigi, has b ow hai , a d a da k b ow o black mus ache. This co sis e diffe e ce i colo is a ibu ed o bei g a elic f om desig i g he cha ac e s fo hei o igi al pla fo ms, whe ei ce ai fea u es we e ac ively dis i guished while o he s had o be cu ailed due o ech ical limi a io s.50

Occupa io a d hobbies

Ma io’s occupa io is plumbi g, hough i he o igi al Do key Ko g games he is a ca pe e .51 Ma io has also assumed seve al o he occupa io s: i he D . Ma io se ies of puzzle games, which debu ed i 1990, Ma io is po ayed as a medical physicia amed D . Ma io;52 i he Game Boy game Ma io’s Pic oss, Ma io is a a chaeologis ; i Ma io vs. Do key Ko g 2: Ma ch of he Mi is, Ma io is he p eside of a p ofi able oy-maki g compa y.53 Ma io is a a hle e i Ma io spo s games i games such as e is a d golf, as well as a ka ace i he Ma io Ka se ies. I Sep embe 2017, Ni e do co fi med o hei official Japa ese p ofile fo he cha ac e ha Ma io was o lo ge co side ed a plumbe ,54 bu he s a eme was cha ged i Ma ch 2018.55

Rela io ships

Ma io usually saves P i cess Peach a d he Mush oom Ki gdom a d pu ges a ago is s, such as Bowse , f om va ious a eas; si ce his fi s game, Ma io has usually had he ole of savi g he damsel i dis ess.47 O igi ally, he had o escue his gi lf ie d Pauli e i Do key Ko g f om Do key Ko g.18 Pauli e was soo eplaced by P i cess Peach i Supe Ma io B os.,16 al hough Pauli e has eappea ed i he Ma io vs. Do key Ko g se ies a d is co side ed Ma io’s f ie d i s ead.56 Ma io ep ises his ole of savi g Peach i he Supe Ma io se ies,47 bu Ma io himself was escued by Peach i ole- eve sal i Supe P i cess Peach.57 Ma io escued P i cess Daisy of Sa asa ala d i Supe Ma io La d,58 bu Luigi has si ce bee mo e li ked o he ; i Supe Smash B os. Melee, he ex explai i g Daisy s a es ha af e he appea a ce i Ma io Golf, gossips po ayed he as Luigi’s a swe o Ma io’s Peach.59

Luigi is Ma io’s you ge f a e al wi b o he .48 He is a compa io i he Ma io games,48 a d he cha ac e whom he seco d playe co ols i wo-playe sessio s of ma y of he video games.60 Luigi has also occasio ally escued Ma io as see i Ma io Is Missi g! a d he Luigi’s Ma sio se ies.61 Supe Ma io La d 2: 6 Golde Coi s fo he Game Boy saw he a ival of Wa io, Ma io’s g eedy cou e pa , who some imes assumes he ole of Ma io’s a ago is o a a ihe o.62 The di osau cha ac e Yoshi se ves as Ma io’s s eed i games such as Supe Ma io Wo ld.63

Abili ies

Du i g he developme of Do key Ko g, Ma io was k ow as ‘Jumpma .’16 Jumpi g—bo h o access places a d as a offe sive move—is a commo gameplay eleme i Ma io games, especially he Supe Ma io se ies. By he ime Supe Ma io RPG was eleased, jumpi g became such a sig a u e ac of Ma io ha he playe was of e asked wi h jumpi g o p ove o o -playe cha ac e s ha he was Ma io. Ma io’s mos commo ly po ayed fo m of a ack is jumpi g o s omp o he heads of e emies, fi s used i Supe Ma io B os. This jump-s omp move may e i ely c ush smalle e emies o he s age, a d usually deals damage o la ge o es, some imes causi g seco da y effec s.16

This a ack of e e ables Ma io o k ock he u le-like Koopa T oopas i o o ou of hei shells, which ca be used as weapo s.16 Subseque games have elabo a ed o Ma io’s jumpi g- ela ed abili ies. Supe Ma io Wo ld added he abili y o spi -jump, which allows Ma io o b eak blocks be ea h him. The Game Boy ve sio of Do key Ko g allows Ma io o jump highe wi h co secu ive jumps, a d pe fo m a back-flip. I Supe Ma io 64, Ma io gai s ew jumpi g abili ies such as a sideways some saul ; a g ou d pou d, which is a high-impac dow wa d h us i g mo io ; a d he Wall Kick, which p opels him upwa ds by kicki g off walls.

Powe -ups

Ma io uses i ems, which give him va ious powe s, a d diffe be wee he games he is i . The fi s powe -up Ma io used was he Hamme i Do key Ko g.18

Supe Ma io B os. i oduced he basic h ee powe -ups ha have become s aples fo he se ies, especially he 2D games — he Supe Mush oom, which causes Ma io o g ow la ge a d be able o su vive ge i g hi o ce; he Fi e Flowe , which allows Ma io o h ow fi eballs; a d he S a ma (la e amed Supe S a ), which gives Ma io empo a y i vi cibili y. These powe s have appea ed egula ly h oughou he se ies.16 Th oughou he se ies’ his o y, he e have bee seve al ki ds of Mush oom powe -ups, i cludi g he 1-up Mush oom, which gives Ma io a ex a life; he Poiso Mush oom, which causes Ma io o ake damage;64 he Mega Mush oom, which causes Ma io o g ow ve y la ge a d become i vi cible fo a sho pe iod of ime; a d he Mi i Mush oom, which causes Ma io o sh i k, a d i some games, climb up walls.65

A eoccu i g powe -up h oughou he se ies is a i em ha gives Ma io he abili y of fligh . The fi s of his ype was i oduced i Supe Ma io B os. 3: he fi s of which, he Supe Leaf, gives Ma io a accoo (a a sli e a io of a uki) ail a d ea s, a d le s Ma io swi g his ail as a a ack, floa ge ly o he g ou d, a d empo a ily fly.66 The e is a al e a e ve sio of his powe -up i he same game, he Raccoo Sui (o a uki sui ) a d g a s Ma io he same abili ies as he Supe Leaf, bu wi h he addi io of bei g able o empo a ily u i o a s a ue, g a i g him i vi cibili y.67 The e is also a P-Wi g ha he ca use which makes him look like he has a Supe Leaf, bu gives him u limi ed fligh u il he ge s hi o fi ishes he level. I Supe Ma io Wo ld, a i em called he Cape Fea he was i oduced ha gave Ma io a cape, a d i addi io o bei g able o fly, le Ma io spi a d swi g his cape as a a ack.68 I Supe Ma io La d 2: 6 Golde Coi s, a ca o was available ha gave Ma io abbi ea s ha allowed him o glide,67 a d i Supe Ma io 64, Ma io could acqui e a i em called he Wi g Cap, which o ly le him fly empo a ily, befo e disappea i g.69 Supe Ma io Su shi e i oduces a pump-wa e sp ayi g device amed F.L.U.D.D., which abili ies i cluded sp ayi g wa e a d hove i g.70

Supe Ma io Galaxy i oduced ew powe -ups, i cludi g he Bee Mush oom, which u ed Ma io i o a bee a d allowed him o fly empo a ily; he Boo Mush oom, which u ed Ma io i o a Boo, allowi g him o floa a d pass h ough some walls; he Sp i g Mush oom, which e cased Ma io i a sp i g, allowi g him o jump highe ; a d he Ice Flowe , which allowed he playe o empo a ily walk o ska e o wa e a d lava wi hou si ki g o aki g damage.71 Supe Ma io Galaxy 2 i oduced mo e powe -ups, i cludi g he Cloud Flowe which allows Ma io o c ea e pla fo ms i midai , a d Rock Ma io, which a sfo ms Ma io i o a boulde ha could be used o b eak h ough ba ie s.72

New Supe Ma io B os. Wii upda ed he Ice Flowe , which allows Ma io o shoo ice balls ha empo ally f eeze e emies; a d i oduced he P opelle Mush oom, which allows him o fly; as well as he Pe gui Sui , which allows Ma io o easily ave se ice a d swim h ough he wa e i addi io o shoo i g ice balls.ci a io eeded Supe Ma io 3D La d i oduced he Boome a g Flowe , which allows Ma io o h ow boome a gs a ea by e emies; a d he S a ue Leaf, which allows Ma io o u i o a s a ue.ci a io eeded I New Supe Ma io B os. U, he Supe Aco makes i s debu . This a sfo ms Ma io i o his ew flyi g squi el fo m whe e he ca glide a d s ick o walls.ci a io eeded Supe Ma io 3D Wo ld i oduced he Supe Bell, which a sfo ms Ma io i o his ca fo m, as well as a Double Che y o make mul iple copies of himself.ci a io eeded

Appea a ces a d evolu io

Supe Ma io se ies

Ma io is he mai p o ago is a d i le cha ac e of he Supe Ma io se ies. Each game va ies i i s plo , bu mos of hem have he ul ima e goal of Ma io escui g P i cess Peach af e bei g kid apped by Bowse . Ma io explo es a va ie y of loca io s, i led wo lds, a d alo g he way, he ca collec i ems a d defea e emies. Mos levels have a e d goal, such as s a s o flagpoles, ha he eeds o each i o de o move o o he ex . The se ies is divided by fa s i o wo ge e al se s of games: he 2D side-sc olli g Supe Ma io games a d he 3D Supe Ma io games.

۲D games

The Supe Ma io se ies had Ma io s a i g i pla fo m games, begi i g wi h Supe Ma io B os. o he Ni e do E e ai me Sys em (NES) i 1985. I hese games, Ma io ave ses wo lds ha co ai a se umbe of levels fo Ma io o comple e. I hem, he ave ses hem f om movi g lef o igh , he sc ee sc olli g i he di ec io he moves. Ma io has he goal of eachi g he e d of he level o move o o he ex , ypically ma ked wi h a flagpole. These games a e less focused o plo a d mo e o pla fo mi g; mos commo ly, Bowse kid aps Peach, a d Ma io, wi h he help of Luigi a d o he cha ac e s, se s ou o escue he . Mos wo lds have mi i boss ba les which ypically i volve figh i g Bowse J . o o e of seve al Koopali gs. The fi al level is a figh agai s Bowse .

His fi s appea a ce i he 2D va ia of he se ies was Supe Ma io B os. i 1985, which bega wi h a 16×32 pixel ec a gle p o o ype as he cha ac e ; Takashi Tezuka sugges ed he cha ac e o be Ma io af e he success of o e of his ole p io , Ma io B os.73 Ce ai o he gameplay co cep s we e cu as well, such as how Ma io could fly i a ocke ship a d fi e bulle s.74 O igi ally desig ed wi h a small Ma io i mi d wi h he i e io of i c easi g his size fu he i developme , he develope s impleme ed he fea u e of his size cha ges via powe -ups as hey co side ed i a fu addi io .75 The co cep was i flue ced by Japa ese folk ales.76

Supe Ma io B os. 2 was o igi ally o goi g o be a sequel o Supe Ma io B os., a d was o igi ally goi g o be a game called Doki Doki Pa ic; he game di ec ed by Ke suke Ta abe.7778 Af e u successful gameplay, developme was shelved u il he was eques ed o impleme masco s f om he Yume Kōjō fes ival. The game was edesig ed wi h he help of Miyamo o a d eleased exclusively i Japa i 1987. Mi o u A akawa, howeve , eques ed he game o be cha ged o a Ma io game fo i s i e a io al elease. Much of he o igi al gameplay co cep s we e e ai ed, wi h mai ly g aphical cha ges bei g made.7980 O e of he cha ges i cluded he e ex u i g of he fou mai playable cha ac e s of Doki Doki Pa ic, a d si ce hey va ied i heigh i was he fi s i s a ce whe e Ma io was o iceably sho e ha Luigi.16

Supe Ma io B os. 3 expe ime ed wi h Ma io’s looks wi h diffe e powe -ups ha ep ese ed diffe e c ea u es. A example i cluded he accoo ail, which was chose ove a powe -up ha ep ese ed a ce au .8182 The levels we e c ea ed af e powe -ups we e chose , a d we e desig ed o ake adva age of his va yi g abili ies.16 The accoo ail powe -up became a s aple i he Ma io f a chise, bei g used as a abili y i a va ie y of Ma io games ha eve s e ched ou side of he Supe Ma io se ies such as Ma io Ka 7.81 The game’s success led o a a ima ed elevisio se ies, The Adve u es of Supe Ma io B os. 3,83 wi h Ma io bei g po ayed by Walke Boo e.

Hi oshi Yamauchi wa ed a lau ch i le fo he Game Boy ha p omi e ly fea u ed Ma io, as he believed i he s a eme fu games sold co soles.16 Supe Ma io La d was desig ed wi hou he help of Miyamo o, a fi s fo he se ies.16 The game uses comple ely diffe e eleme s o pai wi h he small sc ee due o he Game Boy’s po abili y. Fo example, i s ead of escui g P i cess Peach f om Bowse i he Mush oom Ki gdom, Ma io is i s ead escui g P i cess Daisy f om Ta a ga i Sa assala d. Ma io was desig ed wi h li e a .8485

Supe Ma io Wo ld was he fi s video game o fea u e Yoshi as a compa io o Ma io. Miyamo o had always wa ed a di osau -like compa io eve si ce he o igi al Supe Ma io B os., bu he co cep was eve achievable due o limi ed ha dwa e. Si ce Supe Ma io Wo ld ook place i a la d of di osau s, Takashi Tezuka eques ed Shigefumi Hi o o d aw a cha ac e based o Miyamo o’s co cep s a d ske ches which he d ew du i g developme of Supe Ma io B os. 3.8687 Yoshi’s ideabili y was i spi ed by Miyamo o’s love fo ho seback idi g.88 Supe Ma io Wo ld eleased du i g a co sole wa be wee Ni e do a d Sega; Sega’s masco , So ic he Hedgehog, was co side ed a coole al e a ive o Ma io, o which Miyamo o apologized fo .8990

The plo fo Supe Ma io La d 2: 6 Golde Coi s has Ma io pu sue some hi g fo his ow be efi a he ha fo someo e else, his goal yi g o eclaim ow e ship of his isla d, Ma io La d, f om Wa io. The game was developed by Ni e do Resea ch Developme 1 (RD1); he compa y was u mo iva ed by he Supe Ma io se ies, a d whe hey we e asked wi h c ea i g a Supe Ma io game wi hou Miyamo o hey c ea ed Wa io o emphasize he f us a io of wo ki g wi h a cha ac e hey did o make. The ame Wa io is wo d play of Ma io a d Wa ui, he la e mea i g bad i Japa ese o mea bad Ma io.91

The cha ac e ‘s models a d backg ou ds i New Supe Ma io B os. we e 3D, bu s ill o ly allowed fo lef a d igh moveme a d is co side ed 2.5D.9293 Wi h he 2D se ies of Supe Ma io games bei g abse fo 14 yea s, he p evious i s allme bei g eleased i 1992, game mecha ics imp oved d as ically. Si ce he cha ac e s we e o lo ge sp i es a d he backd ops we e o ile-based, he develope s we e ea ly es ic io less; ew game mecha ics, such as Ma io ee e i g off of ees a d swi gi g o opes, we e impleme ed.94 New Supe Ma io B os. was he fi s 2D Supe Ma io game o use voice ac i g, wi h Cha les Ma i e voici g Ma io a d Luigi.95 I was followed by h ee games simila o New Supe Ma io B os., amely New Supe Ma io B os. Wii, New Supe Ma io B os. 2, a d New Supe Ma io B os. U, he la e of which bei g he fi s game o fea u e Ma io i high-defi i io g aphics (HD).96

۳D games

Mos Supe Ma io games i 3D fea u e ope wo ld gameplay; i s ead of bei g co fi ed o o ly allow movi g lef a d igh , Ma io ca move i a y di ec io a d he playe ca comple e he level how hey please. The playe chooses f om o e of he mul iple objec ives befo e e e i g a level, a d Ma io is asked wi h comple i g ha goal which ul ima ely e ds wi h a ob ai able i em such as a s a . These games fea u e a mo e complex a a ive, bu mos s ill have Ma io escui g a kid apped P i cess Peach f om Bowse . Ea ly i o mos of he games, Ma io bef ie ds a ally which helps Ma io o his jou ey a d gives him a u ique abili y o ob ai his goal.

Ma io’s debu 3D ole was Supe Ma io 64; si ce he co cep of 3D video games was s ill ew a he ime, he develope s k ew hey we e helpi g o pave he way fo fu u e games, a d hey we e o es ic ed o wha he s a da d game was like. Howeve , whe Yoshiaki Koizumi had o c ea e a 3D model a d a ima io of Ma io, he had o f ame of efe e ce a d s uggled wi h he ask. Koizumi s a ed how he whole co cep was a guably ough, bu was ove ake by he e joyme of i ova i g i a ew field.97 Ma io’s moveme was amo g he op p io i y i he game’s developme , wi h his a ima io bei g es ed lo g befo e he basic layou of he game’s loca io s we e i place. Supe Ma io 64 was o e of he fi s games voiced by Cha les Ma i e ,98 a d Ma io’s cha ac e model was made wi h he N-Wo ld oolki .99

Supe Ma io Su shi e was he fi s Ni e do wi h Sa o u Iwa a as he CEO of Ni e do who succeeded Hi oshi Yamauchi. The game’s o igi al co cep did o fea u e Ma io, as he develope s believed he ole was oo ou of he o di a y fo such a cha ac e . La e o , whe hey used a ge e ic ma fo he ole i s ead, hey believed havi g a ealis ic pe so alo gside a cha ac e like Ma io would cause i co g ui y, a d was ul ima ely cha ged o Ma io i s ead. Ma io’s ally, F.L.U.D.D., was o e of e desig op io s bu was chose because i fi he game’s heme, al hough i was o hei favo i e op io i looks.100

Supe Ma io Galaxy had Ma io explo i g a umbe of sphe ical pla e s, which he develope s a he ime k ew simply jumpi g o e emies would be difficul o pe fo m. They i s ead ook adva age of he Wii Remo e a d Nu chuk havi g mo io co ols, a d gave Ma io a spi a ack whe e he k ocks ove he e emies via spi i g.101102 To also bala ce he game’s difficul y, Ma io was give less hi poi s.103 Wi h he amou of c ea ive f eedom he space- hemed se i g gave, ma y powe -ups a d a sfo ma io s we e impleme ed based o he wo ke ‘s sugges io s.104

I o de o c ea e a se se of familia i y fo Supe Ma io Odyssey, va ious efe e ces o he Supe Ma io se ies we e pu i he game’s e vi o me . Fo example, Pauli e was chose o be a majo aspec of he Me o Ki gdom due o he ki gdom ep ese i g he co e of he game. Ma io was also give a va ie y of cos umes o ep ese o he smalle games, such as he Ma io’s Pic oss se ies.105106 The developme eam fou d he mos fu way o use he JoyCo co olle s’ mo io co ols was h owi g a ha , a d he gameplay was ce e ed a ou d Ma io h owi g his cap.107

۶۴, Su shi e, a d Galaxy we e e- eleased o he Ni e do Swi ch i 2020 as pa of he 35 h a ive sa y of Supe Ma io B os. i a collec io pack i led Supe Ma io 3D All-S a s.108 While he games we e kep ge e ally he same as hei o igi al cou e pa s, he e we e some mi o cha ges. All h ee of he games we e give HD g aphics,109 a d he e we e also a couple of cha ges o Ma io i Supe Ma io 64; a gli ch whe e Ma io could move a supe high speeds wi h a gli ch was emoved;110 o e of Ma io’s voice clips i which he says so lo g Ki g Bowse , which u i e io ally sou ded like so lo g, gay Bowse , was also eplaced.111

O he Supe Ma io games

The e have also bee a va ie y of Supe Ma io games s a i g Ma io ha do o have s a da d ypical 2D o 3D pla fo mi g. The Supe Ma io 3D se ies does have 3D gameplay, bu he s ages a e li ea a d do o allow fo ope -wo ld moveme . The Supe Ma io Make games a e a se ies of game c ea io sys ems whe e he playe ca c ea e hei ow 2D Supe Ma io levels a d play o es c ea ed by o he s. Supe Ma io Ru is a 2D pla fo mi g mobile game wi h o he u a u al gameplay aspec s.

The mai aspec of Supe Ma io 3D La d was b idgi g he aspec s of 2D a d 3D Supe Ma io games.112113 O e of he issues b ough up was how Ma io looked oo small i compa iso o he la ge e ai a d he small, po able sc ee of he Ni e do 3DS, so he game’s came a sys em eeded o be fixed o o e posi io i ce ai occasio s.114 The game b ough wi h i he Ta ooki ail powe -up, which was o igi ally i oduced i Supe Ma io B os. 3, a d i s exis e ce was eased by he develope s o he fa s p io o i s official a ou ceme .115116 Co cep s fo Ma io, which i cluded a ska e ou fi a d a powe -up ha would make Ma io g ow o a la ge size, we e cu .113

Supe Ma io 3D Wo ld o he Wii U i cluded he Ca Ma io powe -up, which was impleme ed o help ewcome s play he game a d add ew gameplay fea u es such as climbi g up walls. A o he powe -up was he Double Che y, which was added accide ally; o e of he develope s added a seco d Ma io i o he game i e o , a d fou d i humo ous whe bo h Ma io’s we e somehow co ollable a he same ime.117 I 2020, also as pa of he Supe Ma io B os. 35 h a ive sa y, Ni e do e- eleased Supe Ma io 3D Wo ld o he Ni e do Swi ch wi h he addi io al mode i led Bowse ‘s Fu y.118

The develope s of Supe Ma io Ru we e mai ly i spi ed by speed u e s du i g developme , as hey ook o e of how whe hey would y o bea a 2D Supe Ma io game as fas as possible hey would eve le go of he u bu o . Wi h his, hey made he co e gameplay co cep evolve a ou d how Ma io does o s op movi g fo wa d.119120

O he Ma io games

While he mos p omi e use of Ma io has bee di ec ed owa d he Supe Ma io se ies, va ious spi off se ies ha spli i o ume ous games cove i g va ious ge es have also bee eleased. This i cludes ge es such as ole-playi g games (RPGs), puzzle games, spo s games, a d eve educa io al games i he 1990s.

RPG games

Ma io has bee he p o ago is of va ious ole-playi g video games (RPGs), begi i g wi h Supe Ma io RPG o he Supe Ni e do E e ai me Sys em (SNES). The develope of Supe Ma io RPG, Yoshio Ho go fo Squa e, liked he cha ac e Ma io a d believed he would fi well i a RPG fo ma . He discussed he idea wi h Miyamo o, a d acco di g o him he mee i g we well.121 The game was a c i ical a d comme cial success, a d led o wo o he spi off RPG se ies s a i g he cha ac e , Pape Ma io a d Ma io Luigi. Of he wo se ies, he Pape Ma io is he o ly o e s ill cu e ly u i g wi h Pape Ma io: The O igami Ki g i 2020, as he compa y behi d he Ma io Luigi se ies, AlphaD eam, we ba k up i 2019.122

Supe Ma io RPG was o igi ally goi g o have a sequel, i led Supe Ma io RPG 2, a d was goi g o elease fo he Ni e do 64. The o igi al develope , Squa e, had sig ed a deal wi h So y o elease Fi al Fa asy VII fo he PlayS a io , so Ni e do had I ellige Sys ems develop he game i s ead. The ew a desig e , Naohiko Aoyama, p oceeded o cha ge eve y cha ac e o wo-dime sio al i o de o b i g ou cu e g aphics compa ed o low-polygo h ee-dime sio al g aphics o he co sole. I he Pape Ma io games, Ma io is of e aided by ume ous allies who p og ess he s o y while Ma io emai s sile .123

U like Pape Ma io, bo h Ma io a d Luigi have voices i he Ma io Luigi se ies a d a e voiced by Cha les Ma i e .124 Acco di g o he develope s, he ea ly i les i he se ies bega wi h cha ac e sp i es; he develope s we e ge e ally i expe ie ced a d did o k ow much abou ha dwa e a he ime. o ce he Ni e do 3DS was eleased, he develope s had he cha ce o swi ch o 3-dime sio al g aphics. They decided o cha ge he backg ou d a d wo ld desig bu chose o keep he cha ac e s as 2D e de i gs of 3D cha ac e s as hey believed i made i easie o co vey comedic exp essio s. I 2013, hey believed Ma io ook oo much of he spo ligh i he Ma io f a chise, a d hey made Luigi he mo e s o y-focused cha ac e i Ma io Luigi: D eam Team.125

Spo s games

Ni e do has explo ed a va ie y of spo s games fea u i g Supe Ma io p ope y, which i clude e is, golf, baseball, socce , ka aci g, a d o he miscella eous. Of which, he o ly fou ha we e defi ed o be official se ies a d a e s ill cu e ly u i g a e Ma io Te is, Ma io Golf, Ma io So ic a he Olympic Games, a d Ma io Ka . The Ma io Ka se ies is he mos successful, selli g ove 150 millio games i i s e i e y.126

I he 1984 video game Golf, al hough o e of he wo playable cha ac e s looks simila o ha of him, wea i g ed clo hes a d black pa s,127 he is eve di ec ly efe ed o be Ma io;128 I 1997, his look was cha ged i he e- elease of he Famico Disk Sys em o ha mo e like he cha ac e , a d Ni e do la e co fi med he cha ac e was Ma io i a guide book of he game i 1991, ma ki g his fi s spo s video game appea a ce.129 He he di ec ly appea ed i NES Ope Tou ame Golf i 1991 as o e of wo playable cha ac e s, he o he bei g Luigi wi h a va ie y of o he Ma io cha ac e s wi h suppo i g oles. The cha ac e sp i es we e desig ed by Eiji Ao uma, his fi s p ojec i g aphical a desig .128

Af e he u successful a emp o he Vi ual Boy wi h Ma io’s Te is, he fi s e is game fea u i g Ma io, Ni e do gave lice si g igh s o Camelo Sof wa e Pla i g o develop a seco d Ma io- hemed e is game fo he Ni e do 64.128 Each cha ac e had a u ique abili y, wi h Ma io havi g a all-a ou d ave age se of skills o pai wi h his ype of cha ac e .130 This ideology was la e co i ued i o Ma io Powe Te is.131

The Ma io Ka f a chise bega wi h Supe Ma io Ka fo he Supe Ni e do E e ai me Sys em i 1992; ea ly i developme , he game did o have a y Ma io- hemed eleme s. A few mo hs i o he p ocess, he desig e s we e es i g how o e cha ac e would look a a o he hey had jus passed. They impleme ed Ma io, simply o see how he would look i side a ka , a d he o igi al co cep was sc apped e i ely af e hey decided he looked be e ha he p evious o -defi ed cha ac e s.132 Simila o he Ma io Luigi se ies, he appea s as a sp i e ha u s i 16 diffe e a gles.133

Puzzle games

Ma io has also s a ed i a va ie y of mul iple puzzle games, bu some imes o ly makes a appea a ce a d is o playable. The fi s of which o elease was W ecki g C ew, desig ed by Yoshio Sakamo o. Af e which, h ee mai se ies a d a va ie y of spi -offs we e eleased s a i g him, i cludi g D . Ma io, Ma io vs. Do key Ko g, a d Ma io Pic oss, he la e of which i ac ive.

The o igi al game i he D . Ma io se ies, also i led D . Ma io, was desig ed by Takahi o Ha ada a d had Ma io assumi g he ole of a doc o i s ead of a plumbe .134135 His appea a ce a d ole has ge e ally emai ed he same; o celeb a e his 30 h a ive sa y i he se ies a 8-bi e de i g of his o igi al appea a ce was made u lockable i he mos ece game, D . Ma io Wo ld.136 Ma io vs. Do key Ko g is ce e ed a ou d Mi i Ma ios, wi d-up oys ha esemble Ma io.137 The Ma io’s Pic oss se ies was a a emp by Ni e do o capi alize o he popula i y of Ma io a d he success of puzzle games i Japa a he ime.138139 Released i 1995, he game was popula a d followed by wo sequels, Supe Ma io Pic oss a d Pic oss 2, bu he fi s game was o ly made available o Ame ica audie ces i 2020.139

Due o he aba do me of he SNES-CD ha dwa e i he 1990s, a p ojec developed by Ni e do a d Phillips, as pa of Ni e do’s dissolvi g ag eeme wi h Philips hey gave he lice si g igh s o Ma io a d The Lege d of Zelda p ope y o elease games o he CD-i.140141 Mul iple games we e developed by he i expe ie ced Fa asy Fac o y, which i cluded he puzzle game Ho el Ma io i 1994.142143 Via A ima io Magic, Ho el Ma io had va ious cu sce es of Ma io a d Luigi which bo owed a ima io eleme s f om Dis ey a d J. R. R. Tolkie . Ma io was voiced by Ma c G aue as he game was eleased p io o Cha les Ma i e eceivi g he ole fo voici g he cha ac e .144

Educa io al games

Due o he popula i y of he Supe Ma io se ies, va ious educa io al games s a i g he cha ac e we e eleased a d appealed o you ge audie ces. These games had li le i volveme f om Ni e do, wi h he games eleasi g fo he NES, Supe Ni e do E e ai me Sys em (SNES), a d pe so al compu e s. The las of which i he ge e o elease was Ma io Teaches Typi g 2 i 1997 befo e he p oduc io of such games was disco i ued.145

Ma io is Missi g! is o e of he o ly occasio s whe e Ma io himself was kid apped a d is escued by a o he cha ac e . I he game, Ma io a d Luigi app oach Bowse o s op his pla s, bu Ma io is he cap u ed; Luigi ave ses eal-wo ld loca io s o follow af e him, solvi g ivia alo g he way. A simila game was eleased wi hou he help of Miyamo o, Ma io’s Time Machi e, which s a ed Ma io agai s Bowse i s ead.145

Ma io’s Game Galle y has he playe compe i g agai s va ious ca d a d boa d games agai s Ma io. The game was Cha les Ma i e ‘s fi s official voice ac i g ole fo Ma io, o e yea p io o Supe Ma io 64.145

So I hough , ‘Well, a eache … Wha ‘s mo e i e es i g ha a eache bu Ma io?’ So I we o Ni e do a d pi ched hem a d hey loved i a d i was a huge success.

Fo me head of I e play P oduc io s B ia Fa go, 2017 IGN i e view146

Fo Ma io Teaches Typi g, he head of I e play P oduc io s B ia Fa go saw he success of he ypi g game Mavis Beaco Teaches Typi g, a d k ew a cha ac e like Ma io as he eache would be appeali g.146 P e-da i g Ma io’s Game Galle y, Ma i e did o voice Ma io. Af e elease, he co cep was so successful, i bega a ega ive ela io ship be wee Fa go Les C a e, he c ea o of Mavis Beaco Teaches Typi g. Ma io Teaches Typi g 2 was eleased i 1997, which Ma i e voiced Ma io fo .145 Whe hey we e app oved of c ea i g Ma io’s Game Galle y, a o he Ma io- hemed educa io game also eleased ha was of poo quali y, so Miyamo o me wi h Fa go a d hal ed p oduc io of a y fu he educa io games usi g he cha ac e .146

Cameos

Apa f om his pla fo me a d spi -off game appea a ces, Ma io has made gues appea a ces i o -Ma io games, such as Mike Tyso ‘s Pu ch-Ou !!147 a d Te is whe e Ma io is a efe ee,148 i Pac-Ma Vs., he is he i -game a ou ce .149 Ma io appea s as a playable cha ac e i NBA S ee V3150 a d SSX o Tou .151 He also appea s as a playable cha ac e i Supe Smash B os. se ies.152 He makes cou less cameo appea a ces i ma y fo ms i ma y games, such as po ai s a d s a ues i The Lege d of Zelda: A Li k o he Pas , The Lege d of Zelda: Oca i a of Time, a d Me al Gea Solid: The Twi S akes.153 O a e di g sc ee ha appea s i he NES ve sio of he video game Te is, Ma io appea s wi h Luigi da ci g o he music,154 which is a ve sio f om p elude o he ope a Ca me .155 I ha sc ee also appea s Peach, Bowse a d o he Ni e do cha ac e s such as Li k, Samus, Do key Ko g o Pi .154

I o he media

The fi s appea a ce of Ma io i media o he ha games was Sa u day Supe cade, a a ima ed elevisio se ies p oduced by Ruby-Spea s P oduc io s i 1983.ci a io eeded The 1986 o igi al video a ima io Supe Ma io B os.: Peach-Hime Kyushu su Dai Sakuse ! fea u es Ma io (voiced by To u Fu uya) as he p o ago is .156 The a ima ed se ies The Supe Ma io B os. Supe Show! fea u es a live-ac io se ies of ski s ha s a s fo me WWF ma age Cap ai Lou Alba o as Ma io a d Da y Wells as Luigi. Ma io appea ed i a book se ies, he Ni e do Adve u e Books.

Ma io is po ayed by Bob Hoski s i he 1993 film loosely based o he Supe Ma io se ies, i led Supe Ma io B os.. I he film, he is he cy ical olde b o he who akes g ea p ide i bei g a plumbe a d is a pa e al figu e o Luigi, po ayed by Joh Leguizamo. A fi s he holds o belief i u usual hi gs happe i g, bu mee i g Daisy a d a ip o Di oha a soo cha ges his mi d. Hoski s was ul ima ely cas o play he cha ac e af e o he choices falli g ou such as Dus i Hoffma a d Da y DeVi o.157158159 Hoski s had p eviously do e mul iple oles i child e ‘s films a d kep sugges i g cha ges o he sc ip befo e he ag eed o po ay he cha ac e .160 Acco di g o o e of he films’ di ec o s, A abel Ja kel, Hoski s was mai ly co side ed due o his physical appea a ces.161 I a 2007 i e view, Hoski s co side ed he ole his wo s choice i his ac i g ca ee a d admi ed o co s a ly d i ki g befo e a d du i g filmi g.162163 A seco d Japa ese a ima ed film p eda i g he live-ac io film by seve yea s,164

Ma io will be voiced by Ch is P a i he upcomi g 2023 film adap a io .15

Recep io

As Ni e do’s masco , Ma io is widely co side ed o be he mos famous video game cha ac e i his o y, a d has bee called a ico of he gami g i dus y.1921165 The Ma io se ies of video games has sold mo e ha 510 millio copies, maki g i he bes -selli g video game f a chise.16 Ma io was o e of he fi s video game cha ac e i duc ees a he Walk of Game i 2005, alo gside Li k a d So ic he Hedgehog.166 Ma io was he fi s video game cha ac e o be ho o ed wi h a wax figu e i he Hollywood Wax Museum i 2003. I 1990, a a io al su vey fou d ha Ma io was mo e ecog izable o Ame ica child e ha Mickey Mouse.167168 Ma io has also bee called he mos ecog isable figu e i he gami g i dus y.169

C ea o Shige u Miyamo o has s a ed ha Ma io is his favo i e ou of all cha ac e s ha he has c ea ed.170 Elec o ic Gami g Mo hly gave Ma io hei Cooles Masco awa d fo 1996, calli g him a age-old f ie d.171 Ni e do Powe lis ed Ma io as hei favo i e he o, ci i g his defi i g cha ac e is ics as his mus ache, ed cap, plumbi g p owess, a d his mush ooms.172 I a poll co duc ed i 2008 by O ico , Ma io was vo ed he mos popula video game cha ac e i Japa .173

GameDaily lis ed he u likely he o o i s op 25 video game a che ypes, a d used Ma io as a example of his. I s a ed ha i spi e of he fac ha he should have u ou of e e gy h ough he fi s level, he kep goi g.174 Ma io a ked fou h o GameDaily’s op e Smash B os. cha ac e s lis .175 Ma io was fou h o UGO’s lis of he Top 100 He oes of All Time.176 They also lis ed Ma io’s ha we y-fi s o hei lis of The Cooles Helme s a d Headgea i Video Games, s a i g he e’s always somebody a you Hallowee pa y wea i g o e.177 Empi e a ked him as he seco d-g ea es video game cha ac e .178CNET lis ed him fi s o i s lis of he Top 5 video game cha ac e s.179 He was vo ed 100 h i IGN’s Top 100 Villai s fo his appea a ce i Do key Ko g Ju io , addi g This Ma io is a o al je k, holdi g Do key Ko g J .’s dad hos age,180 a d he has also bee elec ed by GamesRada as he 90 h mos das a dly e’e -do-wells villai i video games i hei op 100.181

Legacy

Ma io has bee es ablished as a pop cul u e ico , a d has appea ed o lu ch boxes, T-shi s, magazi es, comme cials ( o ably, i a Go Milk? comme cial),182 i ca dy fo m, o shampoo bo les, ce eal, badges, boa d games, a d as a plush oy.19

Ma io has i spi ed u lice sed pai i gs,183 pe fo ma ces o ale shows such as I dia’s Go Tale ,184 a d sho films, which have bee viewed hu d eds of housa ds of imes.185 The cha ac e has bee p ese i a umbe of wo ks c ea ed by hi d pa ies o he ha Ni e do, such as i he iOS a d A d oid video game Pla fo m Pa ic, i which o e of he pu chasable ski s is a efe e ce o him.186

Ma y people a d places have bee amed o ick amed af e Ma io. Be gsala, he dis ibu o of Ni e do’s p oduc s i he No dic a d he Bal ic cou ies, is loca ed a Ma ios Ga a 21 (Ma io’s S ee 21) i Ku gsbacka, Swede , amed af e Ma io.187 Ma y spo s s a s, i cludi g Bu desliga foo ball playe s Ma io Gö ze a d Ma io Gómez, Na io al Hockey League playe Ma io Lemieux,188 I alia foo balle Ma io Balo elli,ci a io eeded a d I alia cyclis Ma io Cipolli i have bee give he ick ame Supe Ma io. I a subu b of he Spa ish ci y of Za agoza, s ee s we e amed af e video games, i cludi g Ave ida de Supe Ma io B os.189190

Ma io’s legacy is ecog ized by Gui ess Wo ld Reco ds, who awa ded he Ni e do masco , a d he se ies of pla fo m games he has appea ed i , seve wo ld eco ds i he Gui ess Wo ld Reco ds: Game ‘s Edi io 2008. These eco ds i clude Bes Selli g Video Game Se ies of All Time, Fi s Movie Based o a Exis i g Video Game, a d Mos P olific Video Game Cha ac e , wi h Ma io appea i g i 116 o igi al games.191 I 2009, Gui ess Wo ld Reco ds lis ed him as he seco d mos ecog izable video game cha ac e i he U i ed S a es, ecog ized by 93% of he popula io , seco d o ly o Pac-Ma who was ecog ized by 94% of he popula io .192 I 2011, eade s of Gui ess Wo ld Reco ds Game ‘s Edi io vo ed Ma io as he op video game cha ac e of all ime.193

Ma io appea ed i he 2016 Summe Olympics closi g ce emo y o p omo e he 2020 Summe Olympics i Tokyo. I a p e- eco ded video, he p ime mi is e Shi zō Abe became Ma io o use a Wa p Pipe pla ed by Do aemo f om Shibuya C ossi g o Ma aca ã S adium. Abe he appea ed d essed as Ma io i a ove sized Wa p Pipe i he middle of he s adium.194195196

Ma io Day (p eviously k ow as Na io alwhe e? Ma io Day) is celeb a ed o Ma ch 10,197198 as whe ha da e is p ese ed as Ma 10 i esembles he ame MARIO.199200 Si ce 2016, he day was officially obse ved by Ni e do,201 a d celeb a es his day a ually by p omo i g Ma io games a d holdi g Ma io- ela ed eve s.202