![]() ![]() Although the action was basic, it was popular enough to inspire a wealth of home computer versions – and so Mario arrived on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari 2600 and, of course, the Nintendo Entertainment System. Originally released as an arcade game, Mario Bros, saw the eponymous character and his near-identical sibling Luigi clearing the Manhattan sewer system of invading turtles. He changed the name of the lead character to Mario – inspired by Nintendo of America’s New York landlord, Mario Segale. Photograph: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstockĭonkey Kong laid down the foundations of the platforming game genre – ladders, platforms and jumping – and in 1983, Miyamoto began working on a follow-up. Shigeru Miyamoto arrives at a special screening of The Super Mario Bros Movie in Los Angeles. ![]()
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