Software Game & Trick

Mario
Mario in Super Mario Galaxy
Game series	Mario
First game	Donkey Kong as "Jumpman"
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Designed by	Shigeru Miyamoto (Donkey Kong) Yoichi Kotabe (Super Mario Bros. series) Shigefumi Hino (Super Mario World)
Voiced by (English)	Video games Ronald B. Ruben (1991-1997) Mark Graue (1994) Charles Martinet (1995-present) Television Peter Cullen (1983-1985) "Captain" Lou Albano (1989-1990) Walker Boone (1990-1991)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Video games Charles Martinet (1995-present) Anime Toru Furuya (1986)
Live action actor(s)	"Captain" Lou Albano (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show) Bob Hoskins (Super Mario Bros. The Movie) Takashi Okamura (Hot Mario Bros.)

Mario (マリオ, Mario^?) is a fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto who serves as Nintendo's mascot. He is arguably the most recognizable video game character of all time. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Though originally only appearing in platforming games starting with Super Mario Bros., currently Mario appears in many genres of games, such as racing games, puzzle games, role-playing games, fighting games, sports games, and many others.

Mario is depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom, where he is regarded as a hero; he is best known for constantly thwarting the plans of the evil King Bowser to kidnap Princess Peach and subjugate the Mushroom Kingdom. He is well known for his plucky personality, enthusiasm and spirit in the face of enemies, unexpected physical agility, cooperation with his brother, Luigi, and his close relationship with Princess Peach whom he has repeatedly saved. He has an evil doppelgänger by the name of Wario.

As Nintendo's mascot, Mario is one of the most famous characters in video game history,^[1] and his image has become synonymous with video games. Mario games, as a whole, have sold more than 285 million units, making the Mario series the best-selling video game series of all time.^{[citation needed]} Outside of the platformers with which he is traditionally associated, Mario has appeared in video games in different genres, including the Mario Kart racing series, Nintendo's arcade sports games (such as the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series), and Nintendo's series of Mario role-playing games. Outside the original games, television shows, film and comics, he spawned a line of licensed merchandise.