When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works.

In it, Miyamoto discusses Mario’s origins, including the old enemy ideas Nintendo came up with.

Other than the turtle-like Koopas, “we came up with crabs and flies,” he revealed.

Mario stood on top of a wiggling warp pipe in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

At this point, however, the game’s iconic pipes still didn’t exist.

Thankfully, that’s when inspiration struck.

I thought: ‘I can use those!’

Mario odyssey screenshot showing mario standing with sentient forks

“I remember thinking, ‘this is a shrewd company!'”

Article image

Super Mario 64

Mario Smash screenshot showing mario walking near a giant wario head

Super Mario RPG Remake

Mario and Luigi in the boxart for Super Mario Maker 2

A screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey showing Mario throwing Cappy in New Donk City.

Mario Kart World screenshot showing a racer almost getting eaten by a dinosaur

Mario kart world screenshot showing DK, Toad, Bowser, Peach, Koopa, Mario, Yoshi, and Luigi lining up in front of a billboard

No Rest for the Wicked

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Ghost of Tsushima sequel Ghost of Yotei reveal trailer screenshot

A screenshot shows three Elden Ring Nightreign characters wearing Dark Souls armor sets

Hollow Knight

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2