Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto
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Super Mario Creator Reveals Why He Added One of the Franchise’s Most Iconic Features
In a newly unearthed interview, Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto revealed how he came up with the idea to add pipes to ...
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Did you know the iconic Super Mario pipes came about by chance?
This seemingly small and ordinary detail sparks an idea: what if pipes could be used to make the enemies reappear in a logical and visually interesting way? This chance encounter would lead to the ...
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The Mario Series Has Pipes Because Miyamoto Saw A Pipe One Time On The Street
This wasn't the last time Miyamoto discussed the origins of Mario's iconic pipes. In 2009, he said in an Iwata Asks interview ...
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Shigeru Miyamoto Interview Reveals Unique Origin For Key Mario Mechanic
Another older interview featuring Shigeru Miyamoto has been unearthed, and this one reveals how the Mario franchise came to ...
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Mario: Biggest Traditions In The Series
While the Mario series has changed a lot over the years, they have always managed to retain a few key traditions that fans ...
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5 Memorable Moments from the Donkey Kong Country Series
With the incoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Techopedia looks back at five memorable moments from the series ...
I have to admit: I already feel the Nintendo Switch 2 is a let-down – Reader’s Feature
A reader is concerned at the Nintendo Switch 2 leaks so far and worries that Nintendo will be forced to play things safe in the new generation.
It took 490 days, but the Super Mario Bros speedrun world record is now 4 frames better – and just 18 frames away from literal perfection
Super Mario Bros. speedrunner Niftski is continuing to push the game ever closer to perfection. 490 days after setting his ...
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Let’s Delay All the Games—But Only if Game Companies Do This Too
Shadows for the second time today. Let's go ahead and delay every videogame while we're at it--but only if the industry fixes ...
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Nintendo Switch Online's Best Classic Games (January 2025)
Nintendo Switch Online offers players a trip down memory lane with must-play classics like Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, and ...
After 12 years making custom Super Mario 64 levels, dev helps build an N64-style platformer whose demo sold me in seconds
Kero Quest 64 plays a lot like Super Mario 64. The main character shares pretty much Mario's entire moveset, right down to the fine details of the long jump you get from crouching and leaping, or the ...