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Title: Mario Segali
Post by: Trainman on August 10, 2003, 02:04:04 AM

For people who don't know who Mario Segali is he is where they got Mario's (the plumber,of course) name. He is the landlord for Nintendo's warehouse in Japan. When Donkey Kong came out someone at Nintendo said that "Jumpman" looked similar to Mario Segali so the name stuck. Also the landlord was Italian, hence Mario is Italian. (For more info on this go to TMK's History of Mario page.

What I want to know is what Mario Segali really looks like. Also, more info about his age, etc.. Deezer, TMK staff, or anyone else know more about Mario?

My Quote: "Yesterday, when I''m smaller.... I wanna fight that Mario the day before yesterday."  

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: TEM on August 10, 2003, 05:30:42 PM

This is the most uninteresting topic ever.
Nothing personal.

Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: Trainman on November 06, 2003, 10:36:01 PM

Ok, I'll try this again. Does anyone have any info on Mario Segali?

"Oh, I''m such and idiot." "I don''t wanna live to see the day the Earth screws up." ~Trainman

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: Hope(N Forever) on November 07, 2003, 01:58:06 AM

How could anyone know any info on Segali if he was just a simple landlord for a big company's U.S. branch?
Besides, the Super-Mario-Naming-Event happened way back in 1981!

I am a pure Super Mario lover!!
...and in no point in the future will he ever be abandonded by me!
I will even drawn the best Super Mario comics ever to exist!!

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: Trainman on November 07, 2003, 05:24:50 PM

Tell me more about this "Super-Mario_naming-event" if I'm wrong then.

"Oh, I''m such and idiot." "I don''t wanna live to see the day the Earth screws up." ~Trainman

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: Hope(N Forever) on November 10, 2003, 04:52:42 AM

For one thing, Trainman, Mario Segali was not in Japan, he was in the U.S.!
That's the only mistake you made...

Furthermore, it was former president for Nintendo of America, Inc. - Minoru Arakawa - who renamed "Jumpman" to Mario, based on the fact that Miyamoto's character looked a lot like their warehouse's landlord, Mario Segali, who was also an italian-born from Brooklyn!!

I am a pure Super Mario lover!!
...and in no point in the future will he ever be abandonded by me!
I will even drawn the best Super Mario comics ever to exist!!

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: WarioLandMan on November 10, 2003, 11:44:11 AM

Actually, there are alot of books on Nintendo history. I just finished one awhile back called Game Over. It focuses on a lot of the history of Nintendo of America. It talked about Mario Segali. Unfortunately, I don't remember much on that part. I'm not sure if the book is still in print. I managed to find my copy in my town library.

It''s-a me, Wario. And I''ve come to take a bite out of Mario''s fame!!!

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: Wheel_kirby on November 14, 2003, 11:51:56 PM

I wish my library had books like that!

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An 1857 pioneer- "Oh you hush! if god made it then it shouldnt hurt me!" *Eats a mushroom* The next day he died of poisoning...

Title: Re: Mario Segali
Post by: Markio on November 15, 2003, 12:07:43 AM

Yay!  Wheel Kirby is back!

Within your power is the power within.

Edited by - Markio on 11/14/2003 10:08:05 PM