10-03-2010, 06:09 PM
![[Image: mario300_narrowweb__300x392,0.jpg]](http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/09/12/mario300_narrowweb__300x392,0.jpg)
I needed to make this thread! You can't have a Sonic the Hedgehog thread without a Mario thread! No, it's not criminal or anything... but almost, almost! This is not going to be a definitive or comprehensive about our favorite Italian plumber.
![[Image: jumpman.jpg]](http://adventures.ngenres.com/screens/250/jumpman.jpg)
Mario started out as Jumpman in Donkey Kong. The object of the game was to go through 4 levels in order to save the princess (not Princess Toadstool/Peach), I forgot her name. Anyway you may play it here: Donkey Kong Game - MostFunGames.com
![[Image: Super_Mario_Bros._NES_ScreenShot1.jpg]](http://www.consoleclassix.com/info_img/Super_Mario_Bros._NES_ScreenShot1.jpg)
Mario got his big break on the Nintendo Entertainment System. He starred in Super Mario Bros. This pretty much catapulted him to superstardom and the rest is pretty much history.
![[Image: 372208-225_metal_mario_large.jpg]](http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/14993/372208-225_metal_mario_large.jpg)
I like Mario. He's an awesome dude. However, Sonic is the best. He's faster, better and much more hip than Mario.