Mario, the be-tashed plumber who ushered in the home console revolution (and was once rumoured to be more recognisable than Jesus), celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of his smash hit Super Mario Bros yesterday. According to Wikipedia, "the game sold approximately 40 million copies in North America alone, which still stands as a Guinness World Record."
A special Japanese Nintendo site was launched for the purpose, and the UK Nintendo site gave a little nod too.
Gads, in 20 years I've never once been able to finish the game - not for wont of trying, mind, but because it's so darn hard! No quick saves meant it had to be completed in one sitting. Aye, back in my day games were games.
Hmm. Does anyone else feel old?
Here are a few Mario-related links to remind us from whence we came: A Javascript version of Super Mario Bros Wikipedia's list of all Mario games JList's Super Mario toys page 80's Tees' Super Mario Bros T-shirts and other classic Nintendo stuff Nintendoland's library of Mario merchandise (shampoo? cereal?!) Super Mario Bros Headquarters' Mario Trivia pages The ill-fated (and truly awful) Super Mario Bros. film, starring Bob Hoskins The Super Mario Bros Super Show (and other Mario-helmed TV treats) An MP3 of the Tokyo Philharmonic performing the Super Mario Bros theme tune (and sheet music for the musical) The Mushroom Kingdom, Second Life's home of classic gaming A little bit of Mario Bros cosplay ...and a suit to buy if you want to do it yourself
