What was the inspiration for Mario?
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Chihuahua-dude
ANSWERS: 3
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Mario, the Italian-American plumber in dozens of video games,was modeled after the landlord at Nintendo's New York offices in the 1970s.
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Mario (originally named Jumpman) was designed to be a stereotypical tradesman. His trademark cap and moustache were the result of the fact that they were easier to represent using the graphics of the time than hair and a mouth. His present name was the result of his coincidental similarity to Mario Segali, Nintendo's landlord at the time.
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I think the inspiration for Mario was drugs. Eating mushrooms to get big? Throwing turnips? Potions that make magical doors? A feather that makes you a flying raccoon? But it's still fun! :-D
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