

Prior to this, the Japanese instructions for the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong called him Kyūjo Man (救助マン, lit. In Japan, he became known as Mario with the release of Donkey Kong Jr. It was too late to replace the Jumpman name from the instructions, but the "Mario" name appeared on the flyer Media:DK English Flyer.jpg that debuted alongside the game. President Minoru Arakawa and warehouse manager Don James thought it would be funny to call the character Mario after the reclusive Italian American landlord of storage and company housing, Mario Segale.

In the American arcade instructions, he was called Jumpman, but Nintendo of Japan asked Nintendo of America if it wanted to rename him during the Western localization. When the game was released in Japan, he was simply a nameless "player" (プレイヤー) in the Japanese arcade instructions and flyer. This character was given red overalls and a blue shirt in order to make the arms more visible as well as a cap and mustache, as hair and a mouth were impossible to animate on the arcade system. Coincidentally, "Ossan" would be the name given to a Mario look-alike in the game Golf. įor use in his arcade game Donkey Kong, Miyamoto created a player character originally known during development as Ossan (the Japanese term for "middle-aged man"), then Mr. This was abandoned due to technical reasons, so he decided to come up with a new idea using his own characters. Miyamoto conceived the concept of a love triangle and decided to make a game based on Popeye. Editionįollowing the failure of Radar Scope in North America, Nintendo's then-president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, requested Miyamoto's aid in converting unsold Radar Scope units into something that would sell well. 2.64 Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros.2.61.6 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.2.61.5 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.2.61.4 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.2.61.3 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.2.61.2 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.2.61.1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.2.50.5 Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move.2.49.3 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.2.49.1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.2.46.2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.2.41 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.2.38 Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium.2.37.1 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.2.21 Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.2.19 Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land.2.16.2 The Adventures of Super Mario Bros.2.13.2 Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally.2.12 Family Computer Golf: Japan Course / Family Computer Golf: U.S.2.11 Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!.2.10.19 Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS.

