The History and Origins of Mario: 1981 - 1985

Mario was created in 1981 and, despite not originally intended to be a leading man, has gone on to become the mascot for Nintendo as well as a global pop culture icon. This video will look at the origins of the popular plumber from 1981 up until he really 'made it big' with 1985's Super Mario Bros. With Super Mario Bros' 35th anniversary approaching, how did Mario come to be? Well, let's find out... Footage of Donkey Kong, DK Jr and Mario Bros is unfortunately from the NES versions rather than the Arcade