Last week, while in Tokyo, I was watching the little monitors on the train that constantly loop commercials. One from Nintendo was really great. It was a Japanese living room, bathed in afternoon sunlight. A boy switches on an old TV and sets it to channel 3. He blows off a Famicom cart and plugs it in. It's Super Mario Bros. The whole thing was lovely and kind of stirred my gamer soul. The commercial ended with the 25th Anniversary logo for Mario, which made me think (in this order):
- Wow, that's amazing. 25 years...
- Holy sh*t, I'm old!
There's now a 25th Anniversary site for Mario at Nintendo Japan, and it has been updated with a lot of cool stuff. First off, there's a really cool Super Mario History section that profiles all the Mario games to date, complete with clips. Poking around the CM section will let you see the commercial I was talking about. Finally, there's a new wallpaper section with some really great selections. My favorite is the one pictured above. More are coming soon, so check back.
Happy Birthday, Mario. Here's to 25 more years!
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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11:20 AM on 09.22.2010 | 
Anyways, isn't this false regardless? Mario is older than 25! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_kong - Born in 1981. That makes him 29. Is Mario getting so old that he's lying about his age?
Still - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Brothers
Mario Brothers came out in 1983. I have a hard time saying Mario Brothers isn't a real Mario game while Super Mario Brothers is....
I love that commercial, by the way. It makes me feel very nostalgic!
World 2 isn't a Mario game. It's Yoshi. I know that's still in the Mario universe, but it's not a Mario game. Yoshi's Island is a separate, awesome series (even if Story blows).
That adverts for more heartwarming than the ant & dec/jonathan ross pretending to know what they are talking about crap on the tv at the mo...
What a guy.
I guess people aren't immune from being called a Troll for stating their opinion without a big GIANT SPRAKLY "I-M-O" taped to the back of all their comments. even on Destructoid. sheesh.
I guess people aren't immune from being called a Troll for stating their opinion without a big GIANT SPRAKLY "I-M-O" taped to the back of all their comments. even on Destructoid. sheesh."
Man, you took my response awfully seriously. Have you never been to the internet? It's this great place filled with a series of tubes. I highly recommend trying it out some time.
It'd be 29 if it were for just Mario the character.
Mario is ALWAYS a fun time, and here's hoping for another 25 years of awesome. :D
It'd be 29 if it were for just Mario the character. "
True, it does say Super Mario explicitly. IMO, still kind of bs-y though. It's like saying it's the 20th anniversary of Mega Man 3 (which it is, btw).
Best Mario game ever, and no one will convince me otherwise.
Sunshine was an underrated gem. Although not my favorite... Hmmmm. I don't believe I can ever name my favorite Mario game. I mean, I love them all at different times in my life for different reasons.
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