Maybe you can see the name "Mario" from many places now. You may also know that you have played Mario in the game since a long time ago. Maybe you learned about Mario for the first time in Mori Higang, and the following Mario Brothers and Super Mario Brothers let you know his name.
Mario's image was born in 1981, and first appeared in the coin game Mori Higang. It is the protagonist controlled by players. At that time, it was different from today - a game often did not have a complete world view and character setting. Therefore, the protagonist in Mori Xigang had no name at that time.
In Mori Xigang, the protagonist has only one ability in most cases: jumping, except for moving horizontally from left to right and going up and down through a ladder. Therefore, he had a name of "Jumpman" at that time. The name "Mario" was acquired by him later.
With the development of the series, Mario's image has been constantly adjusted, but some of his symbolic features mentioned above have been retained - so are the elements in Mario's game. The content of each game is different, but the partners and enemies in different games are part of Mario's world view. Many characters may be the enemies who hinder Mario's progress in the checkpoint at first, but later they play an important role in the world view of Mario series, and even have their own games as the protagonists.
In Mario series, there may be no eternal protagonist and supporting actor. Each character is likely to take on more important responsibilities due to the needs of the game, and be developed and described. Different from many other works, Mario series may not have a particularly strict and rigorous setting and rules. Its worldview continues to expand with the development of the game, and new characters are constantly adding.
Take the "Super Mario" series as an example, Mario's ability will have certain changes in each game. For example, in "Super Mario", Mario can use the name F 50. Water pump of U.D.D; In Super Mario Galaxy, we can shake the handle to make Mario use spin attack, etc. Perhaps you will notice that although Mario's abilities exist to make the game interesting, Mario does not just "acquire" these abilities, but relies on the partners who appear as new characters.
From this point of view, Mario and all the characters in Mario series are born in the game and for the game. Both Mario and other characters exist to make the game interesting. It is precisely because of the existence of games as a form of entertainment that Mario can be loved by everyone. I also hope Mario can continue to accompany you and enjoy the fun of the game together.
