Mario Universe

 This week the blog will be about all the different Mario games in the Mario Universe.

#Mario #SuperMario #MarioUniverse

Mario is Nintendo's mascot.  He is a fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.  Mario plays a part in many games, either as a main character or a foe or a minor character or even an appearance in a game.  It started out as a video game franchise, now it is in other forms of media such as a television series and comic books.  Mario was also a feature film in 1993.  Not it has expanded to theme park attractions.

The first Mario series was in 1983 with Mario Bros. This game was developed and published for arcades by Nintendo.  It's about two Italian-American plumbers Mario and his brother Luigi who exterminate creatures in the sewers. He had appeared first in the Donkey Kong games.

There were a lot of Mario games made. To name a few of them - Mario Bros., Mario Kart series, Mario Party, Super Paper Mario, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Golf.  I played a majority of them either on #Playstation, #GameCube, #Wii, #Nintendo DS, #Nintendo Switch Lite.  The games have been made for all of these platforms.  

I like all the Mario games, but Mario Kart is my personal favorite. He also crosses over to games that features Sonic, Megaman, and Pacman.  Mario is a cultural icon in the history of video games. The franchise just celebrated its' 35th anniversary.

The feature film is called Super Mario Bros made in 1993 that was an adventure comedy film. It was based on the #Mario video game series by #Nintendo.

There is also a theme park attraction in Japan called Super Nintendo World.  It is the world's first Nintendo themed park and it is located inside Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan.  It opened on March 18, 2021.  This attractions is a #Nintendo fan dream come true. 

I really would love to visit, seems like all the attractions are fun at #SuperNintendoWorld.  Super Nintendo World is coming to America. It has been confirmed to be a part of Universal's Universe. It will be the first new theme park in Orlando in more than 20 years. It is scheduled to open in 2025.

The franchise also has many toys and characters from the games.  I have a few of them as collectibles.

The Mario Universe has grown a lot and has always been one of my favorite characters.