He's fat, wears overalls, and is a plumber. Not much of a hero if you ask me. It turns out that this stout little Italian man is one of video game's most famous heroes. Mario was born in 1981, a creation of Shigeru Miyamoto. His first ever appearance was in the game Donkey Kong, in which Mario didn't even have a name yet! Miyamoto simply called him "jumpman"
One must wonder why on earth Miyamoto called him Mario. After DK was released the President of Nintendo America, suggested that he looked his landlord at the time. …
