He was also given white gloves, so that the player could see his arms moving on screen. ĭue to hardware limitations at the time, Shigeru Miyamoto dressed Mario in bright red overalls and a blue shirt to contrast against the in-game backgrounds. The second theory says that there was a family-owned restaurant nearby Nintendo of America offices called "Mario and Luigi's", however this is only true for Luigi. After a resolution was brought between the two, fellow Nintendo employees chose to name the character Mario after him as they physically had a striking resemblance to each other. The first one is a heated argument ensued between Nintendo's warehouse landlord, Mario Segale, and the president of Nintendo at the time, Minoru Arakawa. There are two possible theories why Mario was named as such. Fan theories have suggested that Jumpman may actually be the father of Mario, however it is confirmed that Jumpman and Mario are the same character, and Cranky Kong, formerly known as Donkey Kong Sr., is also the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong. Mario first appeared in 1981, in the Donkey Kong game for Arcade, as a carpenter named "Jumpman".
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