Super Mario : how Nintendo conquered America

304 Pages·2011·1.594 MB·English

by  Jeff Ryan

Super Mario
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Portfolio / penguin
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Copyright © Jeff Ryan, 2011
All rights reserved
[Full copyright TK]
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To Bill Rudowski
I'mma gonna win!
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Contents
Introduction: Mario's Inside Story 1
Part 1
Arcade Fire 7
1 - Baby Mario: The Birth of Nintendo of America 9
2 - Mario's Artist: Shigeru Miyamoto
and the Creation of Donkey Kong 19
3 - Mario's Brawl: The MCA Universal Lawsuit 33
4 - Mario's Early Years:
The Video Game Crash of 1983 45
Part 2
Super 8 57
5 - Mario's Island: Japan and the Famicon 59
6 - Mario's Sunshine: Super Mario Brothers
and the Nintendo Entertainment System 69
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viii x Contents
7 - Mario's Bomb: The Lost Levels 81
8 - Mario's Smash: Super Mario Bros. 3 89
9 - Mario's Brothers: The NES and the Game Boy 101
10 - Mario's Drift: Sega, the Genesis,
and a Very Fast Hedgehog 107
Part 3
Sweet 16 117
11 - Mario's Clash: The Sonic-Mario Showdown 119
12 - Mario's Galaxy: Spinoffs Galore 129
13 - Mario the Juggler: Mario Paint 139
14 - Mario's Advance: Nintendo's Discs 149
15 - Mario's Kart(ridge): Virtual Boy
and Other Three-dimensional Fun 159
Part 4
Third Prize Is You're Fired 173
16 - Mario's World: The N64 175
17 - Mario's Communication Kit: The Nintendo DD 185
18 - Mario's Melee: The Gamecube 195
19 - Mario's Time Machine: The Game Boy Advance 207
20 - Mario's Saga: Sunshine and Darkness 213
Part 5
Wii Are the Champions 227
21 - Mario's Revolution: The DS 229
22 - Mario's Princess: The Wii 239
23 - Mario's Party: Three Days in
the Life of Nintendo 251
24 - Mario's Legend: The Future of Nintendo 265
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Contents x ix
Thanks, Mario, But Our Notes and
Acknowledgments Are in Another Castle 277
Bibliography 281
Index 285
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