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'''Luigi''' is [[Mario]]'s younger, taller | '''Luigi''' is [[Mario]]'s younger, taller and more cowardly twin brother. Luigi has assisted and fought alongside his brother on many occasions. Throughout his life, he has lived in Mario's shadow, developing both cowardly and heroic tendencies. ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' marks his first appearance in a ''[[Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' arcade game. Originally a color swap of Mario, Luigi was created to facilitate a second player option. Since the two player mode was dropped from most ''Super Mario'' games beginning with ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Luigi had gained his own identity and personality. | ||
Luigi was born when [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] set out to create ''[[Mario Bros.]]''<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/mb-arcade The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 7-2-09)</ref> after being told Mario resembled a [[plumber]], a notion he wanted to officially establish.<ref name="ign">[http://games.ign.com/articles/833/833615p1.html IGN] (Accessed on 6-28-09)</ref> For this particular adventure, however, Miyamoto wished to incorporate a [[Wikipedia:Two-player video game|two-player mode]].<ref name="ign" /><ref name="tiam">[http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8624 The International Arcade Museum] (Accessed on 7-2-08)</ref>: Miyamoto's answer to ''Joust''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> stork-riding Player 2 was Luigi, Mario's green-clad younger twin brother with whom he could compete or cooperate. With 2-player mode in mind, [[Nintendo]] and publishing companies such as Atari gave Luigi immediate publicity, making him the star of multiple [[Promotional references|advertisements]] for the game.<ref name="mbcommercial">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSte8m4Da6A Commercial for Atari Mario Bros. featuring a live-action Luigi.]</ref><ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mania/a/print/mb-atari.jpg Print ad for ''Mario Bros.'']</ref> | Luigi was born when [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] set out to create ''[[Mario Bros.]]''<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/mb-arcade The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 7-2-09)</ref> after being told Mario resembled a [[plumber]], a notion he wanted to officially establish.<ref name="ign">[http://games.ign.com/articles/833/833615p1.html IGN] (Accessed on 6-28-09)</ref> For this particular adventure, however, Miyamoto wished to incorporate a [[Wikipedia:Two-player video game|two-player mode]].<ref name="ign" /><ref name="tiam">[http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8624 The International Arcade Museum] (Accessed on 7-2-08)</ref>: Miyamoto's answer to ''Joust''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> stork-riding Player 2 was Luigi, Mario's green-clad younger twin brother with whom he could compete or cooperate. With 2-player mode in mind, [[Nintendo]] and publishing companies such as Atari gave Luigi immediate publicity, making him the star of multiple [[Promotional references|advertisements]] for the game.<ref name="mbcommercial">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSte8m4Da6A Commercial for Atari Mario Bros. featuring a live-action Luigi.]</ref><ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mania/a/print/mb-atari.jpg Print ad for ''Mario Bros.'']</ref> | ||