Mario [f] is a character created by the Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the Mario franchise and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Also called a Military this style of mustache has curved top edges that don’t grow over the lip. This is a style that also goes best with a square face and a well-defined jawline. If you want others to think you might be wearing a badge, the Cop Stach is for you. Petite Handlebar Hello, ima Mario. Okey dokey, letsa make a pizza pie together, you go get somea spaghetti, you go geta some sausage, I getta some sauce, you gonna put some spaghetti on the sausage and the sausage on the pizza, then I'm gonna chasea you with the pizza, then you gonna chasea me with the pizza, and gonaa makea lasagne." [53]

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Harris, Craig (May 18, 2012). "New Super Mario Bros. Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 11, 2009 . Retrieved May 4, 2022. Casamassina, Matt (November 29, 2007). "Interview: Super Mario Galaxy". IGN. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014 . Retrieved May 4, 2022. Follows all the rules of Handlebar but a good choice if you’re a less intense look. The Petite Handlebar looks best with an undercut hairstyle and clean-shaven face. Anchor Mario first appeared as the player character of Donkey Kong (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not gain the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. The graphical limitations of arcade hardware influenced Mario's design, such as his large nose, mustache, and overalls. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed Mario after Nintendo of America's landlord Mario Segale. After Donkey Kong, Mario starred in Mario Bros. (1983). Its 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System sequel, Super Mario Bros., began the successful Super Mario series. Charles Martinet voiced Mario from 1991 to 2023, when he was succeeded by Kevin Afghani.Mario is depicted as a portly plumber who lives in the fictional land of the Mushroom Kingdom with Luigi, his younger, taller brother. [26] [62] [63] The original Mario Bros. depicted Mario and Luigi as Italians in New York, [23] with the television series and films specifying them as originating from the borough Brooklyn. [62] Mario's infancy, in which he was transported by a stork to the Mushroom Kingdom, was first depicted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In a 2005 interview, Miyamoto stated that Mario's physical age was about 24–25 years old, [64] and Nintendo Power stated that his birthday is October 11. [65] [66] This is not an easy style to pull off because of its unique look. It is often associated with comic sinister types but those whose personality truly fits a Dali find it quite striking. A reporter once asked the ever-eccentric Salvador Dali if he invented his unique style of mustache in “jest” or to be humorous. His immediate response was that his mustache was the only serious thing about him.’ Mario's legacy is recognized by Guinness World Records, who awarded the Nintendo mascot, and the series of platform games he has appeared in, seven world records in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008. These records include "Best Selling Video Game Series of All Time", "First Movie Based on an Existing Video Game", and "Most Prolific Video Game Character", with Mario appearing in 116 original games. [213] In 2009, Guinness World Records listed him as the second most recognizable video game character in the United States, recognized by 93 percent of the population, second only to Pac-Man who was recognized by 94 percent of the population. [214] In 2011, readers of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition voted Mario as the top video game character of all time. [215] Like the Plumber, this style is fairly easy to grow but may require a bit more grooming. To visualize an Asterix mustache just thin two Asterix symbols sitting atop each side of your top lip. This style does not work well with men who have long, thin faces. Handlebar

Mario's debut 3D role was Super Mario 64; since the concept of 3D video games was still new at the time, the developers knew they were helping to pave the way for future games, and they were not restricted on what the standard game was like. However, when Yoshiaki Koizumi had to create a 3D model and animation of Mario, he had no frame of reference and struggled with the task. Koizumi stated how the whole concept was "arguably tough", but was overtaken by the enjoyment of innovating in a new field. [116] Mario's movement was among the top priority in the game's development, with his animation being tested long before the basic layout of the game's locations were in place. Super Mario 64 was one of the first games voiced by Charles Martinet, [117] and Mario's character model was made with the N-World toolkit. [118]Futter, Mike (June 2, 2014). "Mario Kart 8 Speeds To Over 1.2 Million Sales In Opening Weekend". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014 . Retrieved June 2, 2014. Camelot Talks Mario Power Tennis". IGN. December 2, 2004. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015 . Retrieved January 20, 2015. Danny Wells (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show); John Leguizamo (film); Hiroyuki Yabe (Hot Mario Bros.) There have also been a variety of Super Mario games starring Mario that do not have standard typical 2D or 3D platforming. The Super Mario 3D series does have 3D gameplay, but the stages are linear and do not allow for open-world movement. The Super Mario Maker games are a series of game creation systems where the player can create their own 2D Super Mario levels and play ones created by others. Super Mario Run is a 2D platforming mobile game with other unnatural gameplay aspects. News Release: Nov. 30, 2022 "Illumination and Nintendo Announce Second Trailer and the Japanese voice cast for The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ". Nintendo Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022 . Retrieved November 29, 2022.

Mario has been established as a pop culture icon, and has appeared on lunch boxes, T-shirts, magazines, commercials (notably, in a Got Milk? commercial), [202] in candy form, on shampoo bottles, cereal, badges, board games, and as a plush toy. [24]Super Mario 64 featured Mario's first 3D rendering (left). Due to 3D graphics being new at the time, Yoshiaki Koizumi (right) had trouble programming movement with no frame of reference. [116]