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Mario Characters
The ''Mario'' franchise is a media franchise created by Nintendo. Nintendo is usually the developer and publisher of the franchise's games, but various games are developed by third-party companies such as Intelligent Systems and Nintendo Cube. Games in the ''Mario'' franchise primarily revolve around the main protagonist Mario and often involve the trope of Bowser as the main antagonist kidnapping Princess Peach, with Mario then rescuing her. Many characters have goals or plot arcs that vary between series; for example, the ''Luigi's Mansion'' games focus on Luigi ridding a haunted building of ghost-like creatures known as Boos, and Wario stars in Wario (series), games that center around his greed and desire for money and treasure. The franchise began with ''Donkey Kong (arcade game), Donkey Kong'' in 1981, where Mario, Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong, and Pauline (Nintendo), Pauline originated. Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto built them off the base of cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomba
Goombas (), known in Japan as and originally Little Goomba, are a fictional species from Nintendo's ''Mario'' franchise. They first appeared in the NES video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' as the first enemy players encounter, part of Bowser's Army. They have appeared outside video games, including in film and television. They are brown mushroom-like creatures with long black eyebrows, a sharp underbite, a tan stem, dark brown feet, no limbs, and are most commonly seen walking around aimlessly, often as an obstacle, in video games. They were included late in the development of ''Super Mario Bros.'' as a simple, easy-to-defeat enemy. The species is considered one of the most iconic elements of the ''Super Mario'' series, appearing in nearly every game in the series, and is often ranked amongst the most famous enemies in video games. In 2009, ''CraveOnline'' described it as the series' "everyman". The video game incarnation has been made into several plush toys. Concept and cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
