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To: Tell It Right
To me, Jumpman will always be a carpenter, not a plumber. LOL

You played the original arcade game, where he was in fact "jumpman". Very good! My father worked on the ColecoVision and told me about the Mario nickname that was passed areound internally before it became commonly used.
3 posted on 01/16/2025 1:38:32 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana
I remember when I learned that Atari was an American company, that they picked a Japanese sounding name so that they'd sound cool. LOL My first impression of a video game was the cabinet game Stunt Cycle by Atari. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/stunt-cycle


4 posted on 01/16/2025 1:45:51 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Mario was named after the landlord of the building that Nintendo of America had. He even looked like “Jumpman” so they used his name for the character.


5 posted on 01/16/2025 1:47:05 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain (A perfect storm. There will be no escape from what is coming.)
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