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Pauline (Mario)
is a fictional character from the ''Donkey Kong'' and Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' video game franchises by Nintendo. She was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and first appeared in ''Donkey Kong (game), Donkey Kong'' (1981) as the damsel in distress, being held captive by List of Donkey Kong characters#Donkey Kong (original)/Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong at the top of a large construction site. Concept and creation Pauline was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and other developers for the 1981 arcade game ''Donkey Kong''. She is the first female character in a video game with a speaking role, and is cited as a famous example of a damsel in distress in fiction. Originally, Pauline was known as and the game introduced her as Mario's girlfriend. The name Pauline was given after the then-girlfriend of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James (executive), Don James. It was then used in licensed products after the game's release (including a collection of figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario (franchise)
is a media franchise, produced and published by video game company Nintendo, created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and starring the fictional Italian plumber Mario. It is primarily a video game franchise, but has extended to other forms of media, including television series, comic books, a 1993 feature film, an upcoming 2023 animated film and theme park attractions. The series' first installment was 1983's ''Mario Bros.'', although Mario had made his first appearance in 1981's '' Donkey Kong,'' and had already been featured in several games of the '' Donkey Kong'' and '' Game & Watch'' series. The ''Mario'' games have been developed by a variety of developers including Nintendo, Hudson Soft, and AlphaDream. Most ''Mario'' games have been released exclusively for Nintendo's various video game consoles and handhelds, from the third generation onward. The main ''Mario'' subseries is the ''Super Mario'' series of platform games started with 1985's '' Super M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
