Searchlight Books The World of Gaming The World of Mario Bros Buffy Silverman Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Chapter 1 FROM JUMPMAN TO MARIO You press a button and Mario races across a brick platform He nears an enemy Goomba a small mushroom like creature You tap another button and Mario jumps He lands on the Goomba and flattens it Video game fans around the world recognize Mario's moustache and red hat
People played Donkey Kong at places such as arcades and restaurants DONKEY KONG 1981 NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC Mario is one of the world's most popular video game characters But he wasn't always the star of his own game He first appeared in 1981 in an arcade game called Donkey Kong You put coins in an arcade machine to start a game
