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Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
The ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary was a celebration of the ''Super Mario'' video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto. The series began with the release of ''Super Mario Bros.'' on September 13, 1985, and has since spanned over twenty games appearing on every major Nintendo video game console. Through a series of leaks initially reported by ''Video Games Chronicle'' in March 2020, plans revealed that Nintendo originally planned to celebrate the anniversary earlier in 2020; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the anniversary was postponed to September that same year. The anniversary was announced in a Nintendo Direct on September 3, 2020, and ran until March 31, 2021. Nintendo released numerous ''Mario'' titles for the Nintendo Switch during the anniversary. New games included '' Paper Mario: The Origami King'', ''Super Mario Bros. 35'', and '' Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'', while re-releases included ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario 3D World + B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomba
Goombas , known in Japan as , are a fictional mushroom-like species from Nintendo's ''Mario'' franchise. They first appeared in the NES video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' as the first enemy players encounter. They have appeared outside video games, including in film, television, and other media. They are usually brown and are most commonly seen walking around aimlessly, often as an obstacle, in video games. They were included late in the development of ''Super Mario Bros.'' as a simple, easy-to-defeat enemy. The species is considered one of the most iconic elements of the ''Super Mario'' series, appearing in nearly every game in the series, and is often ranked amongst the most famous enemies in video games. In 2009, Crave Online described it as the series' "everyman". The video game incarnation has been made into several plush toys. Concept and creation Goombas were introduced in the video game ''Super Mario Bros.'', and were the last enemy added to the game after play tester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Origami King
''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' is a 2020 action-adventure role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. It is the sixth game in the ''Paper Mario'' series, which is part of the larger ''Mario'' franchise. The story follows Mario and his friends as he sets out on a journey to prevent the Mushroom Kingdom from being transformed into origami. To do so, Mario must free Princess Peach's castle from five decorative streamers that extend across the kingdom. ''The Origami King'' features cross-genre gameplay, blending elements of action-adventure, role-playing (RPG), and puzzle games. Controlling Mario, the player explores a large overworld and fights enemies in a turn-based style that uses a ring-based puzzle system. In combat, enemies are scattered on a circle stylized like a dartboard separated into four rings and additional columns. The player can rotate the rings horizontally and vertically to organize the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto And Kōji Kondō (cropped 2)
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings of the name include: *江詩 - "estuary , inlet, poem" *隆 - "prosperous noble" *喬士 - "high, boasting, samurai, gentleman" *峻 - "high, steep" *崇史 - "adore, revere, chronicler, history" *孝 - "filial piety, serve parents" *節 - "moral courage, integrity" *傑 - "hero, outstanding" Takashi can also be written in hiragana and/or katakana: *タカシ (katakana) *たかし (hiragana) People with the name *Takashi Abe (阿部 隆, born 1967), Japanese shogi player *, Japanese rugby union player *Takashi Amano (天野尚, 1954–2015), Japanese photographer, aquarist and designer *Takashi Aonishi (青西 高嗣), Japanese music artist *Takashi Asahina (朝比奈 隆, 1908–2001), Japanese conductor *, Japanese volleyball player * Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, born 1972), Japanese singer and comedian *Tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Nintendo World
is a themed area at Universal Studios Japan, and under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Singapore and the upcoming Universal's Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort. A result of a partnership between Nintendo and Universal Parks & Resorts, the area is based on Nintendo video game franchises, primarily the ''Mario'' franchise and its various sub-series. A creative partnership between Nintendo and Universal was first announced in May 2015, with construction of a dedicated Nintendo-themed area confirmed for Universal Studios Japan and both American locations the following year. Construction began on the Universal Studios Japan area in June 2017. Following several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic the land had its grand opening at Universal Studios Japan on March 18, 2021. Super Nintendo World is currently under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood and will have its grand opening there on February 17, 2023, and will also be built as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of Kenner, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, and Wizards of the Coast, among others. As of August 2020 over 81.5% of its shares were held by large financial institutions. Among its products are ''Transformers'', '' G.I. Joe'', ''Power Rangers'', '' Rom the Space Knight'', '' Micronauts'', ''M.A.S.K.'', ''Monopoly'', '' Furby'', ''Nerf'', '' Twister'', and ''My Little Pony'', and with the Entertainment One acquisition in 2019, franchises like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks. The Hasbro brand also spawned TV shows to promote its products, such as '' Family Game Night'' on the Discovery Family network, a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery. History Hassenfeld Brothers Three Polish-Jewish brothers, Herman, Hillel, and Henry Hassenfeld, founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi's
Levi Strauss & Co. () is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's () brand of denim jeans. It was founded in May 1853 when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. Although the corporation is registered in Delaware, the company's corporate headquarters is located in Levi's Plaza in San Francisco. History Origin and formation (1853–1890s) German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss started his trading business at the 90 Sacramento Street address in San Francisco and then moved the location to 62 Sacramento Street. In 1858, the company was listed as ''Strauss, Levi (David Stern & Levis Strauss) importers clothing, etc. 63 & 65 Sacramento St.'' (today, on the current grounds of the 353 Sacramento Street Lobby ) in the San Francisco Directory with Strauss serving as its sales manager and his brother-in-law, David Stern, as its manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lego Group
Lego A/S (trade name: The Lego Group) is a Danish toy production company based in Billund, Denmark. It manufactures Lego-brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks. The Lego Group has also built several amusement parks around the world, each known as Legoland, and operates numerous retail stores. The company was founded on August 10, 1932, by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The name ''Lego'' is derived from the Danish words , meaning "play well". In the first half of 2015, The Lego Group became the world's largest toy company by revenue, with sales amounting to , surpassing Mattel, which had in sales. History The Lego company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter whose primary business of producing household goods had suffered due to the Great Depression. Initially producing wooden toys, the company later developed a system of interlocking bricks. Manufacturing of plastic Lego bricks began in Denmark in 1947. After a fire in the woodworkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lego Super Mario
Lego Super Mario is a Lego theme based on the platform game series ''Super Mario'' created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. It is licensed from Nintendo. The theme was first introduced in 2020. Since its release, the Lego Super Mario theme has received generally positive reviews. Overview The Lego Super Mario theme was the result of the collaboration between The Lego Group and Nintendo for the 35th anniversary of the 1985 game ''Super Mario Bros.'' The sets are essentially a mix between a Lego set and a video game, where people can build real life versions of 2D Super Mario levels, including grasslands, deserts and Bowser's Castle. The key part of the theme is the interactive Super Mario figurine. Unlike traditional Lego figurines, the Mario figure is large and electronic, with the eyes, mouth and chest use an LED display. Another key feature of the figurine is the scanner on the bottom of the Mario figurine, and Bluetooth connectivity. The scanner uses colors or mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Game & Watch Games
The list of '' Game & Watch'' games released by Nintendo, includes format and date of release. Several were collected and re-released as ports for the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' series for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. They were re-released in the '' Nintendo Mini Classics'' series in the late 1990s. Digital recreations in DSiWare were released for Nintendo DSi in 2009 (2010 internationally) and for Nintendo 3DS in 2011. Series ''Silver'' ''Gold'' ''Wide Screen'' ''Vertical Multi Screen'' ''Horizontal Multi Screen'' ''New Wide Screen'' ''Table Top'' ''Panorama'' ''Super Color'' ''Micro Vs. System'' ''Crystal Screen'' ''Color Screen'' Untitled special models Games ''Ball'' ''Ball'' (originally known as ''Toss-Up'' in North America) was released in the ''Silver'' series on April 28, 1980. It is the first ''Game & Watch'' game, and is a single-screen single-player game. In Game A, the player tosses two balls in the air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Levels
''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' is a 1986 platform game developed and published by Nintendo as the sequel to ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1985). The games are similar in style and gameplay, with players controlling Mario or Luigi to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. ''The Lost Levels'' adds a greater level of difficulty and Luigi controls slightly differently from Mario, with reduced ground friction and increased jump height. ''The Lost Levels'' also introduces obstacles such as poison mushroom power-ups, counterproductive level warps, and mid-air wind gusts. The game has 32 levels across eight worlds and 20 bonus levels. ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' was originally released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System as ''Super Mario Bros.2'' on June 3, 1986, following the success of its predecessor. It was developed by Nintendo R&D4the team led by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamotoand designed for players who had mastered the original. Nintendo of America deemed it too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game & Watch
The Game & Watch brand ( ''Gēmu & Uotchi''; called ''Tricotronic'' in West Germany and Austria, abbreviated as ''G&W'') is a series of handheld electronic games developed, manufactured, released, and marketed by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, the product derived its name from it featuring a single game as well as a clock on an LCD screen. The models from 1981 onwards featured an alarm in addition. The series sold a combined 43.4 million units worldwide, including units in Japan and overseas. It was the earliest Nintendo video game product to gain major worldwide success. The units are based on a 4-bit CPU from the Sharp SM5xx family that include a small ROM and RAM area and an LCD screen driver circuit. Origin and design Game designer Gunpei Yokoi had been head of Nintendo's Research & Development division in the 1970s, designing physical toys and games until the 1973 oil crisis, after which the market waned for these products. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Mario Bros
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game ''Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for the Famicom in Japan. Following a limited US release for the NES, it was ported to international arcade game, arcades for the Nintendo Vs. System, Nintendo VS. System in early 1986. The NES version received a wide release in North America that year and in PAL regions in 1987. Players control Mario, or his brother Luigi in the multiplayer mode, as they traverse the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa (later named Bowser (character), Bowser). They traverse side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling stages while avoiding hazards such as enemies and pits with the aid of power-ups such as the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman. The game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka as "a grand culmination" of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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