![]() 2 (Mario USA to Japanese folk - the less said, the better) than it did the original game, but I'm not complaining. Odd thing was that this had more in common with Super Mario Bros. Every Mario cartoon had the same basic plot evil King Koopa (Bowser, although he never goes by that name in the cartoon) wrecks havoc in various worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom and it's up to Mario, faithful brother Luigi, loyal Mushroom Retainer Toad, and the Princess (when she isn't kidnapped) to spoil his nefarious plans. After '85, he practically salvaged the video gaming industry and got a cartoon out of it. But that's irrelevant, because before 85, Mario wasn't a big deal. You wouldn't have noticed, because in that cartoon, Mario was a generic guy who pursued the big dumb ape. Rather, it was in an obscure Donkey Kong cartoon that aired as part of Saturday Supercade during the early-1980s, before Nintendo rose into prominence. ![]() Contrary to what many claim, Mario's first initial cartoon appearance was NOT the Super Mario Bros. ![]()
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