MarioWiki:Sandbox
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The sandbox (MarioWiki:Sandbox) is a wiki namespace page designed for testing and experimenting with wiki syntax. Feel free to try your skills at formatting here: Click on edit, make your changes, then click "Save changes" when you are finished. Content added here will not stay permanently. Feel free to remove any content when you think this page gets too crammed. This is not a page to chat.
Please do not fill the sandbox with memes. A little joking is fine, but if the sandbox is oversaturated with memes or jokes unrelated to testing, the jokes and memes in the sandbox will be removed. If you need further help editing, visit our help page.
- This page is about the main character of the Mario franchise. For the overall franchise, see Mario (franchise). For the portrayal of Mario in the Super Mario Bros. film, see Mario (film character).
- "Jumpman" redirects here. For the badge of the same name, see Jumpman (badge). For the Donkey Kong minigame from Mario Party 7, see Jump, Man.
- “It's-a me, Mario!”
- —Mario, Super Mario 64
Mario is the main character and protagonist of the long-running and highly successful Mario franchise. He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and also serves as the main mascot of Nintendo. Mario made his first appearance as the protagonist of the arcade game Donkey Kong, released in 1981. Since Super Mario Bros., his trademark abilities have been his jumping and stomping powers, with which he defeats most of his enemies; and his ability to gain powers with a plethora of items, such as the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower and the Super Star. Games have usually portrayed Mario as a silent character without a distinct personality (Fortune Street is a notable exception). According to Nintendo's philosophy, this allows Mario to fit in many different genres and roles. In most games, he is the hero that goes on an adventure to save Princess Peach from Bowser, but he has been shown doing many other activities besides adventuring, such as racing and sporting with his younger twin brother and others.
Portrayals
Mario has been voiced by the following people:
- Peter Cullen - Saturday Supercade
- Tōru Furuya - Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land, Satellaview games.
- Lou Albano - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
- Walker Boone - The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World
- Ronald B. Ruben - Mario Teaches Typing
- Takeshi Aono - Mario Paint commercial
- Bob Hoskins - Super Mario Bros.
- Marc Graue - Hotel Mario
- Nick Glaeser - Mario is Missing! (MS-DOS, CD-ROM Deluxe)
- Charles Martinet - Mario's Game Gallery - present
- Gorō Inagaki - 2003 "Hot Mario" commercial
- Takashi Okamura - 2005-2006 "Hot Mario Bros." commercials
- Kazunari Ninomiya - 2011 Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 commercials
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Sandbox.
- Mario MB.png
- Mario SMB.png
- Mariopaintart1.PNG
- PM Mario.gif
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 瑪利歐 (Traditional) Mǎlìōu Template:Nowrap[1] Mǎlìōu |
Mario. This Traditional Chinese name is used by Nintendo in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Its simplified form, 玛利欧, was used by Mani (万信), Nintendo's former sale agency in mainland China before iQue.[2] Mario. The Simplified Chinese name is chosen by Shigeru Miyamoto and used by iQue, Nintendo's current subsidiary in China.[3] The unofficial name 马里奥 Mǎlǐào is also common.[4] |
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| Dutch | Mario | - | |
| German | Mario | - | |
| Hebrew | מריו Mario |
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| Italian | Mario | - | |
| Korean | 마리오 Mario |
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| Portuguese | Mario | - | |
| Russian | Марио Mario |
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| Spanish | Mario | - |
Trivia
- The 1993 Nintendo Character Guide classifies Mario under the species "homo[sic] nintendonus".[5]
- According to the Insiders' Calendar included in the second issue of Nintendo Power, Mario's birthday is October 11th.
- ^ iQue.
- ^ aquariuslegend (January 23, 2017). 万信国行初代GB 任天堂 GAME BOY 开箱. Chiphell. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ From an interview of iQue staff: "A：先提醒一下，宫本茂先生认为这位大胡子水管工的中文名称是马力欧，请大家尊重原创者的意见哈～" (A: First, Mr. Miyamoto thinks that the mustache'd plumber should be named "Mǎlìōu" in Chinese; please respect the original creator :) Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "不过由于「马里奥」在中国大陆由来已久，目前，中国大陆方面的通用译名为「马里奥」。" (But because the name Mali'ao has existed in mainland China for a long time, it is in wide use there now.) ~ Mandarin Wikipedia contributors. "马里奥 (角色)". Mandarin Wikipedia. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Devore, Jordan (August 5, 2014). Yoshi is properly known as T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. Destructoid.
