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===''Mario Bros.''=== | ===''Mario Bros.''=== | ||
[[File:MB Sewers.png|250px|thumb|left|The | [[File:MB Sewers.png|250px|thumb|left|The sewer system in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Mario Bros.'']] | ||
According to Shigeru Miyamoto, ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' takes place in the sewers of New York,<ref>Porges, Seth (October 19, 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20091022053804/https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4334387.html Exclusive Interview With Nintendo Gaming Mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto]. [http://www.popularmechanics.com/ Popular Mechanics]. Retrieved November 25, 2009. "''When we first created Donkey Kong, I kind of looked at him as your average, everyday foolish guy. The setting of that game was a construction site, so I kind of matched him with the setting of the game, and decided in that game that he was a carpenter. And then when we made the original Mario Bros. game, that was the first game that had pipes in it, and the enemies would come out of the pipes into this dark area and Mario would try to hit them and knock them out. Looking at the setting of that game, it had the feeling of an underground New York sewer system. And so with the pipes and the idea of it being an underground New York sewer system, I thought what kind of guy would be there working on the pipes? A plumber! So rather than saying Mario was a plumber, really it was a matter of what's his role in the game and what's the setting of the game and kind of occupation would put him in the setting to be doing what he's doing.''"</ref><ref>Snider, Mike (November 08, 2010). [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1 Q&A: 'Mario' creator Shigeru Miyamoto]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved March 25, 2016. "''As a kid, I was a big comic fan and I liked foreign comics as well. So I drew some characters that had more western type features with a little bigger noses and what not. Now with Mario, I think with Mario Bros. we had a setting of course that was underground, so I just decided Mario is a plumber. Let's put him in New York and he can be Italian. There was really no other deep thought other than that.''"</ref> although Atari manuals state it takes place in the [[Warp Pipe|water pipe]]s of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s [[Mario Bros.' House|house]].<ref>"''Mario the carpenter and his brother Luigi{{hover| |* [2600/5200]}} are hopping mad! The water pipes in their house are blocked with{{hover| |nests of [2600] / pesky [7800/8-bit]}}crawling creatures. If the two brothers can’t get rid of them{{hover| |, [5200/7800/8-bit]}}they’ll never take a bath again!''" - ''Mario Bros.'' Atari game manual, first page.</ref> | According to Shigeru Miyamoto, ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' takes place in the sewers of New York,<ref>Porges, Seth (October 19, 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20091022053804/https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4334387.html Exclusive Interview With Nintendo Gaming Mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto]. [http://www.popularmechanics.com/ Popular Mechanics]. Retrieved November 25, 2009. "''When we first created Donkey Kong, I kind of looked at him as your average, everyday foolish guy. The setting of that game was a construction site, so I kind of matched him with the setting of the game, and decided in that game that he was a carpenter. And then when we made the original Mario Bros. game, that was the first game that had pipes in it, and the enemies would come out of the pipes into this dark area and Mario would try to hit them and knock them out. Looking at the setting of that game, it had the feeling of an underground New York sewer system. And so with the pipes and the idea of it being an underground New York sewer system, I thought what kind of guy would be there working on the pipes? A plumber! So rather than saying Mario was a plumber, really it was a matter of what's his role in the game and what's the setting of the game and kind of occupation would put him in the setting to be doing what he's doing.''"</ref><ref>Snider, Mike (November 08, 2010). [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1 Q&A: 'Mario' creator Shigeru Miyamoto]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved March 25, 2016. "''As a kid, I was a big comic fan and I liked foreign comics as well. So I drew some characters that had more western type features with a little bigger noses and what not. Now with Mario, I think with Mario Bros. we had a setting of course that was underground, so I just decided Mario is a plumber. Let's put him in New York and he can be Italian. There was really no other deep thought other than that.''"</ref> although Atari manuals state it takes place in the [[Warp Pipe|water pipe]]s of [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s [[Mario Bros.' House|house]].<ref>"''Mario the carpenter and his brother Luigi{{hover| |* [2600/5200]}} are hopping mad! The water pipes in their house are blocked with{{hover| |nests of [2600] / pesky [7800/8-bit]}}crawling creatures. If the two brothers can’t get rid of them{{hover| |, [5200/7800/8-bit]}}they’ll never take a bath again!''" - ''Mario Bros.'' Atari game manual, first page.</ref> | ||
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===''Super Mario Odyssey''=== | ===''Super Mario Odyssey''=== | ||
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[[File:SMO Metro Moon 35.png|250px|thumb|left|The | [[File:SMO Metro Moon 35.png|250px|thumb|left|The sewer system in ''Super Mario Odyssey''{{'}}s New Donk City]] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the location of | In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the location of New Donk City is inspired by New York City. Its skyline backdrop also resembles Manhattan. The developers stated that the building designs were inspired by [[Donkey Kong (game)#Development|old-fashioned]] Manhattan, New York City.<ref>The Art Of Super Mario Odyssey, page 178 "Old-fashioned building inspired by Manhattan."</ref> | ||
The [[Construction Site (Super Mario Odyssey)|Construction Site]] resembles the New York City [[Construction Site]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong | The [[Construction Site (Super Mario Odyssey)|Construction Site]] resembles the New York City [[Construction Site]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. | ||
The [[Underground Power Plant]] resembles the New York City Sewer System from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''{{ | The [[Underground Power Plant]] resembles the New York City Sewer System from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
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===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ||
{{rewrite-expand|section=yes|Incorporate info from the New York scenes of the movie}} | {{rewrite-expand|section=yes|Incorporate info from the New York scenes of the movie}} | ||
[[File:TSMBM Mysterious Sewer System.png|250px|thumb|left|The | [[File:TSMBM Mysterious Sewer System.png|250px|thumb|left|The sewer system in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']] | ||
The [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] commercial that was released to promote ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' establishes that the business is based in Brooklyn, and also serves Queens. The Manhattan skyline can also be seen in their commercial very briefly. | The [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] commercial that was released to promote ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' establishes that the business is based in Brooklyn, and also serves Queens. The Manhattan skyline can also be seen in their commercial very briefly. | ||
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