Super Mario - Jeff Ryan [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
PART 1 - ARCADE FIRE
1 – BABY MARIO - THE BIRTH OF NINTENDO OF AMERICA
2 – MARIO’S ARTIST - SHIGERU MIYAMOTO AND THE CREATION OF DONKEY KONG
3 – MARIO’S BRAWL - THE MCA UNIVERSAL LAWSUIT
4 – MARIO’S EARLY YEARS - THE VIDEO GAME CRASH OF 1983
PART 2 - SUPER 8
5 – MARIO’S ISLAND - JAPAN AND THE FAMICON
6 – MARIO’S SUNSHINE - SUPER MARIO BROS. AND THE NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
7 – MARIO’S BOMB - THE LOST LEVELS
8 – MARIO’S SMASH - SUPER MARIO BROS. 3
9 – MARIO’S BROTHERS - THE NES AND THE GAME BOY
10 – MARIO’S DRIFT - SEGA, THE GENESIS, AND A VERY FAST HEDGEHOG
PART 3 - SWEET 16
11 – MARIO’S CLASH - THE SONIC-MARIO SHOWDOWN
12 – MARIO’S GALAXY - SPINOFFS GALORE
13 – MARIO THE JUGGLER - MARIO PAINT
14 – MARIO’S ADVANCE - NINTENDO’S DISCS
15 – MARIO’S KART(RIDGE) - VIRTUAL BOY AND OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL FUN
PART 4 - THIRD PRIZE IS YOU’RE FIRED
16 – MARIO’S WORLD - THE N64
17 – MARIO’S COMMUNICATION KIT - THE NINTENDO 64DD
18 – MARIO’S MELEE - THE GAMECUBE
19 – MARIO’S TIME MACHINE - THE GAME BOY ADVANCE
20 – MARIO’S SAGA - SUNSHINE AND DARKNESS
PART 5 - WII ARE THE CHAMPIONS
21 – MARIO’S REVOLUTION - THE DS
22 – MARIO’S PRINCESS - THE WII
23 – MARIO’S PARTY - THREE DAYS IN THE LIFE OF NINTENDO
24 – MARIO’S LEGEND - THE FUTURE OF NINTENDO
THANKS, MARIO, BUT OUR NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ARE IN ANOTHER CASTLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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Copyright © Jeff Ryan, 2011
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Ryan, Jeff, 1976 –
Super Mario : how Nintendo conquered America / Jeff Ryan. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN : 978-1-101-51763-5
1. Nintendo Kabushiki Kaisha. 2. Video games industry—United States. 3. Nintendo video
games. I. Title.
HD9993.E454N5767 2011
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I’MMA GONNA WIN!
THANKS, MARIO, BUT OUR NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ARE IN ANOTHER CASTLE 277
BIBLIOGRAPHY 281
INDEX 285
INTRODUCTION
MARIO’S INSIDE STORY
While Super Mario is a plumber by profession, exploration is at the heart of his stories. As with other distinguished explorers of Italian descent, such as Christopher