/vr/ - Retro Games

*marble-blocking intenstifies*

>>6519238
it was one of the few objects shown in official Mario 64 art

Can we talk about Mario lore and how it changed over time? Not necessarily the "canon" lore from the manuals, but rather what could be inferred from the games themselves.

Mario is an Italian-American middle aged guy from Brooklyn. He keeps getting all sorts of weird jobs until one day he is hired by a demolition company (Wrecking Crew). This leads him to work on a construction site, when suddenly a huge gorilla escapes from the zoo and kidnaps Pauline, Mario's girlfriend who had come to see him. Mario saves her and gains the nickname of "jumpman". He eventually becomes a plumber to assist his brother Luigi, who is having trouble cleaning the sewers because there are strange turtles and other creatures coming out of the pipes. During this job, they find a magical pipe to the fantasy world the turtles came from. Mario wanders this kingdom and learns of the princess' kidnapping, so he decides to save her with the help of magic mushrooms and flowers, having gained confidence in his skills after his past encounter with Donkey Kong.

SMB1 is arguably the only game that takes place entirely in the mushroom kingdom, which is divided in 8 small zones with a castle each, all built by Bowser. The environments include underground sewers, water zones, the tops of giant mushrooms, bridges, etc. This is the mushroom kingdom.

>>6302662
it was interesting. it was even featured in promo art

>>5950630
realtime corruptor

>>5084595