When you think of computer games you don’t have to be a huge gamer to be able to know the name of super Mario, there has been quite a few super Mario games throughout the years and they have kept many youngsters and adults alike amused for hours on end.Mario is a fictional plumber who is Nintendo’s hugely popular mascot and has been for many many years,he has appeared in over 200 games which i believe is a record for any video game character and first appeared in 1983.Mario lives in mushroom kingdom and has repeatedly had to fend off the attempts by the evil Bowser to kidnap the princess,along the way he has come across several other enemies including Wario and donkey kong.
Most of the games are platform based with Mario as the lead but there have been other really popular Mario series such as the mario kart games which are racing based.In fact although Mario has been around for nearly 30 years now he is still appearing in games,there are 3 new super Mario games coming out this year including two on the DS.Mario was created in an attempt to produce a best sellling video game star and boy did they produce,Mario has been effective in selling over 200 million units which is a hell of a lot.Mario is famous for his power-ups which give him various powers depending on which ones he picks,the mushroom power-ups being among the most popular.If you look around on the Internet it is also possible to download super Mario games and some sites offer free online super Mario games which is a must if you haven’t the time or the energy to go out and search for them in the store.How long free super Mario games will be available for though is anyone’s guess.So sought after is the portly little plumber from New York that he even spawned a television series and a film.Not bad for an Italian plumbing game character.