User:Nintendo101

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Casual Nintendo historian. Otherwise an artist and a field ecologist. Bio degree. I've had an account here since 2012.

I wrote the character sections for Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Super Mario Odyssey. I contributed much of the article for Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Sunshine.

I have been a fan of Nintendo since a very young age. My first Mario games (and three of the first video games I ever owned) were Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Super Mario 64 DS, and Mario Kart DS. These games were good company for a young kid who moved around a lot and had difficulty keeping long-lasting friends.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I sequentially played some of my favorite games in the Super Mario series to 100% completion. This includes, in order, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and Super Mario Odyssey. It's been really fun! These are great games, and I always wanted to marathon a series like this before but never had the time. It has been interesting to see where the series began and where it has ended up. The design philosophies, the characters, the art directions, world building, level design, narrative, etc. All good stuff. It might be fun to write something about it some day.

My favorite video game character is Yoshi.

For assets I have uploaded to the wiki, I suggest viewing them here.

Sandbox for current project

Prerelease

  • Shiggy first mentions that there will definitely be a game for the Revolution during E3 2005 (I think - double check any earlier mentioning, maybe in Japan, though Ninty tends to do initial press announcements in English because their largest sale demographics are in the west)

Reception

  • warmly recieved, considered the best Mario game in years
  • People almost immediately entered the camp of this game being excellent, and folks seem to have largely stayed there over the years, if anything its reception has only gotten more positive
  • Not everyone loves Star Ball and ray surfing

Sales

  • 5th best selling console game (across all consoles) in 2007, but achieved greater lifetime sales than the other four in subsequent years (I think)

Awards and recognition

  • IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, Yahoo! Games, EDGE
  • AIAS, BAFTA, GameInformer, Nintendo Power, TV Asahi
  • Guinness World Records is currently mentioned, but GWR is a for-profit organization, not a passive recorder of records and Nintendo could have bought that record for promotion. Hmmm...
  • I recall its success over Call of Duty 4 at BAFTA was framed by some as an "upset" or at least a surprise, based on then contemporary market trends for video games; look into that - is that just retrospective?
  • Has SMG won any more contemporary awards?

Controversy

  • The French thing - anything else out there? Maybe track down sources for Phantom Hourglass and Sticker Star

Legacy

  • heavily influenced subsequent 3D Super Mario games, especially SMG2, SM3DL, and SM3DW - but also SMO
  • Rosalina would be incorporated into subsequent ensemble/spinoff games, Nintendo's marketing, have a direct presence or homage in subsequent main series games, and would become a largely beloved character
  • Captain Toad would rise in prominence and be playable in his own title; distinguished from the Toad in coming years
  • Lumas and Toad Brigade would also become less frequent but consistent elements
  • Space-themed portions in subsequent ensemble/spinoff games would often incorporate allusions to SMG

Themes

  • One of the only (if not the only) Super Mario game to be recognized for having a narrative theme; most prominent theme regularly recognized is one of loneliness

Things to read

Notes and references

Key artwork and wallpapers

  • Box artwork

    Box artwork

  • Splash artwork before an atlas of the world

    Splash artwork before an atlas of the world

  • The Odyssey in flight

    The Odyssey in flight

  • Artwork of Pauline

    Artwork of Pauline

  • Postcard of Pauline

    Postcard of Pauline

  • Artwork of the New Donk City Festival

    Artwork of the New Donk City Festival

  • Artwork of the New Donk City Festival

    Artwork of the New Donk City Festival

  • Artwork of the Cascade Kingdom

    Artwork of the Cascade Kingdom

  • Artwork of the Cascade Kingdom

    Artwork of the Cascade Kingdom

  • Artwork of the Metro Kingdom

    Artwork of the Metro Kingdom

  • Artwork of the Seaside Kingdom

    Artwork of the Seaside Kingdom

  • Artwork of the Snow Kingdom

    Artwork of the Snow Kingdom

  • Wedding announcement poster (preliminary version)

    Wedding announcement poster (preliminary version)

  • Wedding announcement poster

    Wedding announcement poster

  • Official Twitter illustration of the Cascade Kingdom

    Official Twitter illustration of the Cascade Kingdom

  • Official Twitter illustration of the Metro Kingdom

    Official Twitter illustration of the Metro Kingdom

  • Official Twitter illustration of the Seaside Kingdom

    Official Twitter illustration of the Seaside Kingdom

  • Official Twitter illustration of the Luncheon Kingdom

    Official Twitter illustration of the Luncheon Kingdom

  • Official Twitter illustration of the Bowser's Kingdom

    Official Twitter illustration of the Bowser's Kingdom

  • Official Twitter illustration of Mario and Cappy

    Official Twitter illustration of Mario and Cappy

  • My Nintendo wallpaper promoting its release in October

    My Nintendo wallpaper promoting its release in October

  • My Nintendo wallpaper promoting its release in October

    My Nintendo wallpaper promoting its release in October

  • My Nintendo wallpaper of the splash artwork

    My Nintendo wallpaper of the splash artwork

  • My Nintendo wallpaper of the splash artwork

    My Nintendo wallpaper of the splash artwork

  • My Nintendo wallpaper of the atlas

    My Nintendo wallpaper of the atlas

  • My Nintendo wallpaper of the atlas

    My Nintendo wallpaper of the atlas

  • My Nintendo wallpaper of 8-Bit Mario in various outfits

    My Nintendo wallpaper of 8-Bit Mario in various outfits

  • My Nintendo wallpaper of 8-Bit Mario in various outfits

    My Nintendo wallpaper of 8-Bit Mario in various outfits

  • Collage of postcards

    Collage of postcards

  • World atlas, featuring a cameo of Isle Delfino

    World atlas, featuring a cameo of Isle Delfino

  • World atlas

    World atlas

  • World atlas

    World atlas

  • Illustration released for the game's first anniversary (2018)

    Illustration released for the game's first anniversary (2018)

  • Artwork released for Mario Day (2019)

    Artwork released for Mario Day (2019)

  • Wallpaper of the New Donk City Festival post by Tencent (2019)

    Wallpaper of the New Donk City Festival post by Tencent (2019)

  • My Nintendo wallpaper released for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary (2020)

    My Nintendo wallpaper released for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary (2020)

  • My Nintendo wallpaper released for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary (2020)

    My Nintendo wallpaper released for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary (2020)

Locations

Mario and Cappy

  • Splash artwork

    Splash artwork

  • Mario throwing Cappy

    Mario throwing Cappy

  • Mario and Cappy

    Mario and Cappy

  • Mario and Cappy

    Mario and Cappy

  • Mario and Cappy

    Mario and Cappy

  • Mario and Cappy

    Mario and Cappy

  • Mario and Cappy using Toy-Con VR Goggles

    Mario and Cappy using Toy-Con VR Goggles

  • Mario capturing a Goomba

    Mario capturing a Goomba

  • Mario

    Mario

  • Mario (Wedding Outfit)

    Mario (Wedding Outfit)

  • Mario, Princess Peach, and Bowser in their wedding outfits

    Mario, Princess Peach, and Bowser in their wedding outfits

  • Mario (Wedding Outfit)

    Mario (Wedding Outfit)

  • Mario (Wedding Outfit)

    Mario (Wedding Outfit)

  • 8-Bit Mario

    8-Bit Mario

  • 8-Bit Mario

    8-Bit Mario

  • 8-Bit Mario (Black Tuxedo)

    8-Bit Mario (Black Tuxedo)

  • 8-Bit Mario (Sombrero & Poncho)

    8-Bit Mario (Sombrero & Poncho)

  • 8-Bit Mario (Swimwear)

    8-Bit Mario (Swimwear)

  • 8-Bit Mario (Explorer Outfit)

    8-Bit Mario (Explorer Outfit)

  • 8-Bit Mario (Snow Outfit)

    8-Bit Mario (Snow Outfit)

  • 8-Bit Mario (Chef Outfit)

    8-Bit Mario (Chef Outfit)

  • 8-Bit Mario (Wedding Outfit)

    8-Bit Mario (Wedding Outfit)

  • Cappy

    Cappy

  • Cappy

    Cappy

  • Cappy with Mario's moustache

    Cappy with Mario's moustache

  • Cappy

    Cappy

  • Cappy

    Cappy

Captured forms

Non-playable characters

Enemies and obstacles

Bosses

The Broodals

Kingdom bosses

Items and objects

General

Power Moons

Regional coins

Stickers

Concept art

The underlying text is conjectural or descriptive. With the exception of the animated storyboards, artwork is listed in the order they appear in Sakai et al. (2018).

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