Hiroshi Yamauchi wanted a launch title for the Game Boy that prominently featured Mario, as he believed in the statement "fun games sold consoles". [26] Super Mario Land was designed without the help of Miyamoto, a first for the series. [26] The game uses completely different elements to pair with the small screen due to the Game Boy's portability. For example, instead of rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser in the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario is instead rescuing Princess Daisy from Tatanga in Sarasaland. Mario was designed with line art. [103] [104] Neither an extravagant bush style like the Walrus or a trim Clark Gable, this is usually the starter mustache for those new to the facial hair game. The Natural is really for everyone because it has no rules. This is the style of those who want to express their masculinity in an unfussy and unstated way. Dali Hollingshead, Anise (February 21, 2006). "Two New Titles Announced For Nintendo DS". GameZone. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014 . Retrieved December 28, 2008.

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The first appearance of Mario in media other than games was Saturday Supercade, an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions in 1983. [ citation needed] The 1986 original video animation Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! features Mario (voiced by Toru Furuya) as the protagonist. [174] [175] The animated series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! features a live-action series of skits that stars former WWF manager "Captain" Lou Albano as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi. Mario appeared in a book series, the Nintendo Adventure Books. The other two animated series, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, star Walker Boone as Mario and Tony Rosato as Luigi. Mario has been the protagonist of various role-playing video games (RPGs), beginning with Super Mario RPG on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The developer of Super Mario RPG, Yoshio Hongo for Square, liked the character Mario and believed he would fit well in an RPG format. He discussed the idea with Miyamoto, and according to him the meeting went well. [139] The game was a critical and commercial success, and led to two other spinoff RPG series starring the character, Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi. Of the two series, the Paper Mario is the only one still currently running with Paper Mario: The Origami King in 2020, as the company behind the Mario & Luigi series, AlphaDream, went bankrupt in 2019. [140] Now, instead of focusing on what’s there — the hat, the mustache, and the overalls — take a look at what’s not there. Mario doesn’t have a mouth or a lot of hair.Kohler, Chris (June 27, 2008). "Q&A: 90 Minutes With Miyamoto, Nintendo's Master of Amusement". Wired. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010 . Retrieved July 30, 2010.