Mario is undoubtedly one of the icons of the video gaming world. Millions of folks around the world can instantly recognize the Italian plumber and his popularity is still growing while he enters his fourth decade as a video games star.

It all began for the mustached Italian plumber in the arcade game Donkey Kong long ago in 1982. Since those early days he’s starred in countless games on the NES, SNES and most lately the Wii. Super Mario Bros are enjoyed by people of every age group in just about every country on the face of the planet. They’ve sold countless copies and have transformed Mario into the cultural symbol he is these days.

The game play of Super Mario Bros games has frequently been cloned but by no means improved upon. Since his first appearance in the arcade game Donkey Kong to the most recently released 3D adventures on the Wii Super Mario Bros and Mario games just keep improving. These days Mario appears in full marvelous 3D because of the power of the Nintendo Wii console and has captivated a whole new generation of fans. These days it feels as though each video game character is appearing in their own movie. Nevertheless Mario was the 1st to appear on the huge screen when Bob Hoskins played him in the 1993 motion picture Super Mario Bros. The movie told the story of how Luigi and Mario saved Princess Daisy from the evil clutches of King Koopa and was a huge success all over the world. It is hard to measure the effect that Mario has had on the world. He has undoubtedly brought video gaming to a significantly broader audience and also brought pleasure to numerous people’s lives.