Mario

The Iconic World of Super Mario Brothers

Mario, Luigi and Yoshi figurines

The gaming industry as we know it wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Nintendo. After the 1983 video game crash, Nintendo brought the home console scene back to life when it released the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Mario Bros. in 1985. After over three decades, Super Mario is still famous among … Read more

The Interesting History of Legend of Donkey Kong

Nintendo amiibo toys of characters of Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong along with various characters from other franchises

It all began in the 1980s when Shigeru Miyamoto first started working for Nintendo. He had planned to produce a Popeye game, but Nintendo’s licensing agreement fell through. Jumpman (soon to be Mario) and Donkey Kong are two new characters created by Shigeru. The name Kong was inspired by the film King Kong, … Read more