Mario is undoubtedly 1 of the icons of the video gaming world. He is immediately recognisable to millions of people (both young and old) around the globe and is now going into his 4th decade as a video games super star. It all started for the moustachioed Italian plumber in the arcade game Donkey Kong long ago in 1982. Since those early days he has starred in countless games on the NES, SNES and most recently the Wii. Super Mario Bros are enjoyed by people of all ages in just about every single country on the face of the planet. They have sold an incredible number of copies and have changed Mario into the cultural icon he is right now. The fantastic game play of Super Mario Bros Games has created numerous imitators but it has never been bettered. Since his very first appearance in the arcade game Donkey Kong to the most recent 3D adventures on the Nintendo wii Super Mario Bros and Mario games just keep getting better and better. These days Mario appears in full marvelous 3D thanks to the power of the Nintendo wii console and has attracted a entire new generation of fans. These days it is common for computer game characters to star in their own movies with films based on Resident Evil, Hitman and many others. Whilst every video game character these days seems to manage to get their own movie it’s worth keeping in mind that Mario was the first video games personality to appear on the big screen . The movie told the story of how Luigi and mario rescued Princess Daisy from the evil clutches of King Koopa and was a huge success all over the world. It’s really hard to say just just how much Mario has changed the world we live in. One of the things he can undoubtedly be credited with is bringing gaming to the attention of a much wider audience as well as creating a a love of games in millions of people.