introduced Mario's fraternal twin Luigi, and Super Mario Bros. Due to the critical and commercial success of Donkey Kong when it was released in July 1981, Mario reappeared in Mario Bros. Unable to obtain licensing rights for the characters, Miyamoto made later changes to their appearances and personalities, such as making them more lighthearted in tone.
Designed by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto they were built off the base of characters from Popeye. Many characters have goals or plot arcs that vary from series to series for example, the Luigi's Mansion games focus on Luigi ridding a haunted building of ghosts, while Wario stars in games that center around his greed and desire for money and treasure.Ĭharacter roots begin with Donkey Kong where Mario, Donkey Kong, and Pauline originate. Games in the Mario franchise primarily revolve around the protagonist Super Mario, and often involve the trope of Bowser as the antagonist kidnapping Princess Peach, with Mario then rescuing her.
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While Nintendo is usually the developer and publisher of games in the franchise, various series are developed by third-party companies, such as Hudson Soft and Intelligent Systems. The Mario franchise is a video game series by Nintendo. A handful of characters in the Mario franchise: Wario, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Peach, Mario, Toad, Daisy, Bowser, Yoshi, Boo, and Waluigi.
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