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Mario

Mario

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A series of video games starring a plumber with a red hat
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɛrioʊ/
: Mario
  • My favorite video game is Mario Kart, which is always a fun way to race with friends.

We got three games, Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros and Super Smash Bros.

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Examples

  • Though clarity is one of Super Mario Galaxy 2's greatest strengths, so is variety.

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  • Which of these is not a Mario Party mini game?

  • OK, we should set an actual date to actually do our Super Mario World stream.

  • I would want to be in Mario Sunshine.

  • I'm like, oh God, Super Mario, when will we come back?

  • Can you imagine a Mario game that is taken into the third dimension?

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  • And people would start to expect that new Mario and Nintendo games would release on iOS too.

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  • We got three games, Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros and Super Smash Bros.

  • Of course, these weren't the only major Mario games that were canceled or retooled before their time was due.

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  • Ever wonder what Super Mario Bros. would have looked like had it been a game on the Atari 2600?

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Surface Forms

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Etymology

Mario the game series takes its name from the main hero, the plumber Mario, because he is the central character of the games. That's why when people say Mario they can mean the whole franchise or a single game about that character.