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But the games we know and love today could easily have been very different.
From the creative choices behind the color scheme of Sonic s sneakers and the naming of the Final Fantasy series to the inspiration behind Princess Zelda s name, here are some of the decisions that shaped the world s biggest video games.
Mario wasn t always called Mario Jumpman resembled the landlord of the warehouse Nintendo was renting, Mario Segale. Nintendo
He s one of the most popular video game characters ever and the official mascot of Nintendo but Mario almost wasn t called Mario.
The Italian plumber was originally named Jumpman when Donkey Kong launched on the Japanese market. However, the makers wanted to broaden their horizons when the product launched in the US and thought about real names.
Marc Piscotty
In part two of the series
On Edge, we meet Dick Carleton of Breckenridge. He s watched the pandemic tear away at the social fabric of the town. On Edge is an ongoing online series on the growing mental health challenges in Colorado, featuring the work of more than 100 news organizations statewide.
Dick Carleton came to Breckenridge from Virginia when he was 24. He had a business degree from Virginia Tech, a ‘69 Volkwagen bug, $100 and three friends willing to share a crappy two-bedroom condo with no insulation. It was awful. It was glorious.
He was “full of rebel spirit” in a town of kindreds and so he never left. He grew up with Breckenridge, jumped into the restaurant business in ‘81, married Cathy, his wife of 27 years, had three kids, became a city councilman.
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BRECKENRIDGE | Dick Carleton came to Breckenridge from Virginia when he was 24. He had a business degree from Virginia Tech, a ‘69 Volkswagen bug, $100 and three friends willing to share a crappy two-bedroom condo with no insulation. It was awful. It was glorious.
Dick Carleton, 64, of Breckenridge is a Breckenridge Town Council member and owns two restaurants in Summit County including the Hearthstone Restaurant in Breckenridge. New rules in Summit County have allowed for 25% capacity at the restaurant during what is prime season in the high country of Colorado. Despite all the challenges of owning a restaurant in these times Carleton said he’s thankful to be surrounded by the mountains in Summit County as a way to find peace and escape during these tough times. | MARC PISCOTTY PHOTO