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re: Mario/Donkey Kong/Bowser
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:54 pm to DieDaily
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:54 pm to DieDaily
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You could also ask why is Mario rescuing Princess Peach instead of Pauline, the damsel from Donkey Kong, in Super Mario Brothers.
I almost put that in here, but he even becomes friends with DK in later games...I just don't understand why they thought Bowser was a better villain, and if they did, why put DK in the original
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Posted on 8/29/13 at 3:01 pm to Buckeye06
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I almost put that in here, but he even becomes friends with DK in later games...I just don't understand why they thought Bowser was a better villain, and if they did, why put DK in the original
Well, I think Donkey Kong was originally supposed to be a game very similar to the Popeye arcade game that was popular at the time. Miyamoto didn't want the player fighting another human (like Bluto), though, so he changed it to an ape, drawing inspiration from King Kong.
Mario was in the Mushroom Kingdom for Super Mario Brothers, so Miyamoto probably wanted a new damsel and new antagonist for this more whimsical environment. I'm just guessing, though.
This post was edited on 8/29/13 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 8/29/13 at 3:01 pm to Buckeye06
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I almost put that in here, but he even becomes friends with DK in later games...I just don't understand why they thought Bowser was a better villain, and if they did, why put DK in the original
Probably because the mario lore was just taking off at the time and Nintendo wanted to try a different villain to keep it fresh.
I don't think they initially knew how successful the franchise would be.
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