The Evolution of Mario

Ever since I remember I have been playing video games. From the old Nintendo all the way to the Playstation 3 (PS3). Gaming has change so much in my lifetime alone and I'm only 20 years old. Some of the characters have significantly changed in the past couple of years. Lets look at the picture to the right. This is one of the earlier versions of Mario in the game "Super Mario Bros." for Nintendo in the 1980s. He barely has a face that can be recognized. Look at the clouds in the background; are they even moving? The graphics are terrible to modern day graphics but then they were the best thing since sliced bread. 

Now lets look at the same game in the early 90s.  This game to the left is called "Super Mario World." The graphics are a lot better. There is more detail to his face and hands, plus look at that honker of a thing he calls a nose. The clouds are a lot better. One could see this almost as a real world. It is still not in 3D but just wait.

This game looks like it took a couple steps backwards to some but it was the game next in line for development. The game to the left is named "Super Mario 64." Mario finally became 2D but what's up with his hands. They look like he wearing boxing gloves 24/7. I wonder how he picks things up. Their are clouds but it looks like the game before should be after this one. This game was released six years after "Super Mario World." No way Mario was going to be down for this count.

Well, Mario hasn't quite went 3D yet but here he is in 2.5D. In the game to the right, "New Super Mario Bros.", he almost looks like a real person; at least if people were to turn in to video games. His hands look like human hands. The clouds are a little off but you can't get them all. In this games he can do spins. The graphics look great. Mario and other games and characters like so have come a long way. The first game I can remember was pong. All that was was two sticks and a ball on a flat surface with only two colors. Some how people loved that. I would probably read the dictionary before I ever played that game. Hopefully in the near future, video games will be in 3D. We already have the TV for it.