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Mario as a character had his origins in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. In that game, he was a hero who had to save his friend, Pauline, from the seemingly villainous Donkey Kong, an escaped ape. The game was a major success, spawning multiple sequels focusing on Donkey Kong, who would become a major Nintendo franchise in his own right. Mario would soon star in a game with his name, the multiplayer-focused Mario Bros. The game helped define aspects of the series such as an emphasis on platforming and Mario's superhuman characteristics.

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  • Mario as a character had his origins in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. In that game, he was a hero who had to save his friend, Pauline, from the seemingly villainous Donkey Kong, an escaped ape. The game was a major success, spawning multiple sequels focusing on Donkey Kong, who would become a major Nintendo franchise in his own right. Mario would soon star in a game with his name, the multiplayer-focused Mario Bros. The game helped define aspects of the series such as an emphasis on platforming and Mario's superhuman characteristics.
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  • Mario as a character had his origins in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. In that game, he was a hero who had to save his friend, Pauline, from the seemingly villainous Donkey Kong, an escaped ape. The game was a major success, spawning multiple sequels focusing on Donkey Kong, who would become a major Nintendo franchise in his own right. Mario would soon star in a game with his name, the multiplayer-focused Mario Bros. The game helped define aspects of the series such as an emphasis on platforming and Mario's superhuman characteristics. Mario's most important appearance, undoubtedly, was in 1985's Super Mario Bros. These games combined early platformers like Mario Bros. with a larger scale rarely before seen in console games. Super Mario Bros. would sell over 40 million units on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since then, the Super Mario subseries has helped define every major Nintendo system, either as 2D or 3D platformers. The Mario franchise has extended to encompass a variety of games in various genres. Mario Kart is the most popular racing franchise in video games, Mario Party is a popular series of party games, there are two major Mario RPG series, and Mario has also appeared in a number of sports, puzzle, and many other games.
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