Back Page: An Interview With Luigi, The Late Mario s Brother And Business Partner
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It s raining hard in Brooklyn on the day we arranged to meet with Luigi Mario. Better known mononymously as Luigi , he s the brother in green and partner in crime to Mario Mario, who tragically died this week at the age of 35. He s running a little late, but we can t blame him - the last time he was out in public was for the grand state funeral of his only sibling.
We spot him, about to cross the road opposite the café where we agreed to meet. It s easy to tell that he s trying to keep a low profile, with sunglasses, a coat with the collar pulled up, and a plastic bag over his iconic green hat, but it s not working - the paparazzi are following him like a pack of dogs.
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What’s often forgotten is all the effort poured into the company s
home hardware while this was going on; expanding their capabilities, designing new storage mediums, creating specialised services and releasing exclusive titles that capitalised on the raw power and fresh opportunities lurking within the base console’s shiny new attachment. It was all very impressive with only one
slight drawback most of these accessories never left Japan.
Still, that’s never stopped Nintendo Life, has it? Join us now for a brief tour of Nintendo s home console add-on hardware, courtesy of the company that practically invented the half-step console upgrade.
There has been much about Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars that is worth celebrating. Over the past week, we ve taken a look at the game s origins, the world, the story, the stakes, the characters, the relationships, and the various ways it made history in the Mario series. For Nintendo, it successfully opened a brand new avenue for one of its biggest characters. For Squaresoft, it was one of the developer s first major successes in North America. A sequel felt inevitable. Unfortunately, it never wound up happening, because within the next year, Nintendo and Squaresoft would part ways.
Mario has been jumping and kicking around for a very long time at Nintendo. Though the iconic plumber was celebrated at Nintendo for 35 years worth of Super Mario Bros., Mario himself has been around even longer than that, and boy have he and his friends changed over the years. It’s Mario Day, March 10, and in honor of this special day, we’re going all the way back to the beginning to take a look at just how much Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom have shaped up over the decades since his first true appearance back in 1981. While this history contains many of the core entries, only some of the spinoffs will appear, notably those with relevance to the overall growth of the franchise. Nonetheless, join us in observing a selected chronological evolution of Mario and friends!
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