Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka Look Back on the Creation

Super Mario Bros. was first released for the Family Computer or “Famicom” game console. The real goal was to beat all of the levels and rescue the princess. It’s two legendary developers, from a legendary company, for a legendary game, in a legendary franchise. The games have often been accompanied by technological advances, such as the fully three-dimensional format introduced by “Super Mario 64” in 1996. The celebration also included a giant Mario with his own birthday cake and candles.

If only all of the coins you can potentially rack up with this Easter egg were actually worth something, this would be completely flawless.

Some of the illustrations show Mario riding a cloud and shooting coins in the air, but Miyamoto explained that he had to say no because the technology then made it too hard to pull off.

After Google users search for “Super Mario Bros” on the Web or mobile device, a question mark box from the game appears. Even its outdated graphics are charming; its music is as catchy as ever, and the level design is challenging but fair. From its release, it has become a global hit and sold more than 40 million copies around the world.

Super Mario Maker’s approachable take on level creation has earned almost universal accolades so far, save for one sticking point: that unusual nine-day waiting period between you and all the tools in the Mario making toolbox. Once you put a quarter into the slot, it suggested search topics for old arcade games including Pac-Man, The Legend of Zelda games and Frogger.

The most recent Mario game, Super Mario Maker, was released on September 11 and is projected to be one of the best selling Wii U games of 2015. Whether it’s from a mobile or your desktop browser, you’ll see a knowledge graph card donned with Mario’s signature question mark brick.