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Mario/Donkey Kong/Bowser
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:47 pm
Why did Nintendo choose Bowser to be Mario's main opponent and not DK, when DK/Mario were the original enemies?
Random video game thought. DK seems to be a better boss in almost every way
Random video game thought. DK seems to be a better boss in almost every way
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Posted on 8/29/13 at 2:51 pm to Buckeye06
You could also ask why is Mario rescuing Princess Peach instead of Pauline, the damsel from Donkey Kong, in Super Mario Brothers.
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
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.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 3:03 pm to DrSteveBrule
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I don't think they initially knew how successful the franchise would be.
Probably this too. I don't think they knew they were making the most iconic video game characters of all time in that moment.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 3:12 pm to DieDaily
quote:I thought he was rescuing Princess Daisy in the original Mario Bros.?
You could also ask why is Mario rescuing Princess Peach instead of Pauline, the damsel from Donkey Kong, in Super Mario Brothers.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 4:14 pm to Scruffy
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I thought he was rescuing Princess Daisy in the original Mario Bros.?
The damsel in Donkey Kong was just called "Lady" and was renamed to "Pauline" years later. In similar fashion, Mario was originally called "Jump-man."
There was no damsel in Mario Bros. The goal was to simply kill all of the enemies on the level.
The damsel in Super Mario Bros was Princess Peach, as you know. I think Daisy was introduced in Super Mario Land for the original Gameboy. The main antagonist in that game was some sort of alien in a UFO, if I remember correctly. Whatever happened to that guy??
Posted on 8/29/13 at 4:20 pm to Buckeye06
Maybe Mario and DK decided to go tag team and DP that princess arse?
Bowser wouldn't share, so now we have to race karts.
Bowser wouldn't share, so now we have to race karts.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 4:42 pm to DieDaily
quote:I'm talking the original Mario on NES and Gameboy. At the end of each level, it would end up not being her. I thought that was Daisy.
There was no damsel in Mario Bros. The goal was to simply kill all of the enemies on the level.
Posted on 8/29/13 at 7:28 pm to Scruffy
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I'm talking the original Mario on NES and Gameboy. At the end of each level, it would end up not being her. I thought that was Daisy.
That's why I was confused. "Mario Brothers" is an entirely different game than "Super Mario Brothers." "Super Mario Land" was the Gameboy game and was also an entirely different game than the other 2.
To recap:
Mario Brothers: No damsel / princess
Super Mario Brothers: Princess Peach (where she wore a white dress and had red hair for some reason, see image below.)
Super Mario Land: Princess Daisy
Posted on 8/30/13 at 6:33 am to DieDaily
I think it was the current DK's grandfather who was the barrel thrower.
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