{"id":2063,"date":"2015-09-09T11:49:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2015-12-03T15:33:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T20:33:06","slug":"infographic-making-mario-the-creation-and-evolution-of-mario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2015\/09\/09\/infographic-making-mario-the-creation-and-evolution-of-mario\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic &#8211; Making Mario: The Creation and Evolution of Mario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What follows is\u00a0a rather nice infographic for Nintendo&#8217;s iconic Mario, courtesy of <strong>HalloweenCostumes.com<\/strong>. Personally, I&#8217;ve always found classic pixel art far more beautiful than most rendered or polygonal images, and I think this particular infographic is a great illustration of that.<\/p>\n<p>I particularly love the personality found in the <strong>1983<\/strong> Mario from one of my favorite two player simultaneous games, <em>Mario Bros.<\/em> In contrast, I find the <strong>2002 &#8211; NOW<\/strong> image rather sterile. This infographic is no doubt in celebration of the imminent release of the amazing looking Wii U title, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FxQsid\" target=\"_blank\">Super Mario Maker<\/a>, one of the few games on the platform I&#8217;m genuinely looking forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you&#8217;d like, you can read more about Mario and the classic Nintendo platforms in a couple of my books, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FxQExT\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vintage Games<\/strong>: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FxQTJu\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vintage Game Consoles<\/strong>: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time<\/a>. Of course, we also talk about Mario and Nintendo in our film, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Nie94u\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gameplay<\/strong>: The Story of the Videogame Revolution<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gameplaymovie.com\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1O1cyBS\" target=\"_blank\">DVD<\/a>). 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