I believe Mario started as a character (without the Mario name still) in the
successful arcade game Donkey Kong. Later he got his own games on Game &
Watch (pre-Gameboy portable games) and NES, and truly became a Nintendo
icon, continuing to date with at least one major Mario game (and numerous
spinoffs) on each console generation.
Even though Super Mario came out before Super Nintendo (which would make the
source of naming even more obvious), I think that Nintendo just liked to
label successors with a 'super' prefix in the 80s.
Even though your idea is an intriguing one...
Jeroen
PS: there's a great book by Steven Kent on the history of video games, aptly
named 'the ultimate history in video games'. I can highly recommend it -
it's fun to read and a great reference to this young, dynamic and sometimes
repetitive industry.
-----Original Message-----
From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
[mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of David Harper
Sent: zondag 4 april 2004 3:33
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) Supermarionation & Super Mario Bros.
I'm sure we are all familiar with Gerry Anderson's various animated TV
shows produced in the 50's and 60's - Supercar, Fireball XL5,
Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet et all. This period is referred to as the
'Supermarionation' era. "Marionation" coming the marionette character
animation with "super" referencing the level the art form achieved.
Now this is the question. When the game "Mario Bros" and the "Super
Mario Bros." were created (featuring animated game characters - no
strings attached.) did the name origin have anything to do with the
"Supermarionation" concept?
Received on Mon Apr 5 01:30:12 2004