Happy Birthday Mario · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday September 13, 2005 @08:32AM from the he-can-almost-drink-beer dept.

Nintendo's official birthday for the stout plumber is September 13th, and today marks his 20th Anniversary. Via Kotaku, an Edge Online article celebrating the man's greatness. From the article: "Undoubtedly, you will have played at least one of those games - so let's talk about how far he's come, and why he's so great. In terms of his history, it's one filled with successes, and a few mysteries to boot. The working class hero has spent more time beating a fantasy tyrant to save royalty than he has on his serviceman job" Nintendo.jp also has a bunch of congratulatory messages from Japanese groups, all for the man in red. Update: 09/14 05:48 GMT by Z : Push the Buttons has a really great tribute to Nintendo's finest that I felt should be added to this post.

1 of 57 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Grasping at straws... by Rahga · 2005-09-13 08:58 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Especially since Super Mario Brothers is a sequal to the Mario Brothers arcade game, I must say... I think Nintendo is doing this because their marketing people were not quite on the ball back in 2003. You know, dealing with Gamecube troubles, the shallow feed trough of recycled mascots....