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 For use in his arcade game ''Donkey Kong'', Miyamoto created a player character originally known during development as '''''Ossan''''' (the Japanese term for "middle-aged man"), then '''Mr. Video Game''' or '''Mr. Video''' and Jumpman.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20101009201546/http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol2_page4.jsp</ref><ref name=MrVideoGame>http://kotaku.com/5935721/super-marios-boss-doesnt-want-to-overdo-it-with-mr-video-game-and-wont-deceive-you-with-dlc</ref> Coincidentally, "Ossan" would be the name given to a Mario look-alike in the game ''[[Golf]]''. This character was given red overalls and a blue shirt in order to make the arms more visible as well as a cap and mustache, as hair and a mouth were impossible to animate on the arcade system.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109202747/http://games.ign.com/articles/833/833615p1.html IGN Presents The History of Super Mario Bros.]</ref> When the game was released in Japan, he was simply a nameless "player" (プレイヤー) in the Japanese arcade instructions and flyer. In the American arcade instructions, he was called Jumpman, but Nintendo of Japan asked Nintendo of America if it wanted to rename him during the Western localization. President {{wp|Minoru Arakawa}} and warehouse manager {{wp|Don James (executive)|Don James}} thought it would be funny to call the character Mario after the reclusive Italian American landlord of storage and company housing, [[Mario Segale]].<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2012/02/gamelife-podcast-episode-18/ Game|Life Podcast] {{wp|Wired (magazine)|''Wired''}}. (February 17, 2012). Retrieved April 21, 2023. Interview with Don James starts at 51:16.</ref><ref>Nintendo of America (June 15, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnu-EqVGRow&t=2m15s Arcade Archives Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2018]. ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>The Strong Museum (March 21, 2018). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSuHPEOopN0 Donkey Kong Thank You by Don James]. ''YouTube''.</ref> It was too late to replace the Jumpman name from the instructions, but the "Mario" name appeared on the {{media link|DK English Flyer.jpg|flyer}} that debuted alongside the game. In Japan, he became known as Mario with the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' Prior to this, the Japanese instructions for the [[Game & Watch]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' called him ''Kyūjo Man'' (救助マン, lit. "rescue man").
-While Mario was initially described as a carpenter, ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' subsequently changed his occupation after a colleague thought that he looked more like a plumber.<ref name="Game On 2.0">Game On 2.0 travelling exhibition. [[Media:Mario history Game On exhibit.jpg|The history of ''Mario'' feature]] discusses the origins of Mario's design, name and occupation as a plumber. Photo taken July 21, 2013.</ref> Miyamoto in a 2009 radio interview stated that he wanted to create a hero resembling an "ordinary odd-job man"; he did not like the idea of a perfect hero, preferring the idea of "ordinary citizens doing something really good for society," and would be "embarrassed" for making a perfect hero. He stated, "I like the idea of a middle-aged ordinary man doing something nice for other people."<ref name="2009 radio interview">GoNintendoRMC (December 8, 2009). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfgUiS6aXqY Shigeru Miyamoto discusses all things Mario]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 14, 2022.</ref>
+While Mario was initially described as a carpenter, ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' subsequently changed his occupation to a plumber because "the scenario dictates his role".<ref>[https://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1#.WazqRtPhpcA Q&A: 'Mario' creator Shigeru Miyamoto]. ''USA Today''. (November 8, 2010). Retrieved April 22, 2023.</ref> Miyamoto in a 2009 radio interview stated that he wanted to create a hero resembling an "ordinary odd-job man"; he did not like the idea of a perfect hero, preferring the idea of "ordinary citizens doing something really good for society," and would be "embarrassed" for making a perfect hero. He stated, "I like the idea of a middle-aged ordinary man doing something nice for other people."<ref name="2009 radio interview">GoNintendoRMC (December 8, 2009). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfgUiS6aXqY Shigeru Miyamoto discusses all things Mario]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 14, 2022.</ref>
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