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Mario's distinctive look is due to technology restrictions in the mid-1980s. With a limited number of pixels and colors, the programmers could not animate Mario's movement without making his arms "disappear" if his shirt was a solid color, so Mario got overalls. They did not have the space to give him a mouth. As a result, Mario has a [[mustache]]. They could not animate hair. Due to this, they used a cap to bypass these problems. Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto has also stated when interviewed that Mario wears a cap because he finds it difficult to draw hair, the same reason Mario and Luigi have mustaches.
When Mario was first conceived, he looked more or less as he does today: a stocky, 26 year-old<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/ssbm_j2e.shtml]</ref> man with a trademark hat, brown hair, black mustache and overalls who is 155 cm (5 ft, 1 in) tall<ref>http://kotaku.com/186665/five-foot-tall-mario-statue-for-sale The Japanese poster says "Life-size Mario!!"</ref>. He normally wears blue overalls on top of a red shirt, but such was not always the case. Originally, he wore red overalls on top of a blue shirt - almost exactly the opposite of what he wears now. The Famicom version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' was the first game to depict Mario with blue overalls and a red undershirt (Although on the boxart he was depicted entirely in blue); however, it was ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' that standardized today's blue overalls-on-red shirt outfit. (Due to color limitations, the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' has neither in-game; Mario wears a brown shirt with red overalls). Mario's outfit rarely changes, though he is known to change it on occasion if the situation calls for it. For example, in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario wore short sleeves instead of his usual long sleeved shirt, and could even forgo this entirely in favor of a more tropical shirt design worn over his normal shirt, which he always wore with sunglasses. When Mario appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', his clothing was much more realistic than it was in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', Mario has brighter colors and less details to his overalls compared to his appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Mario from his ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' appearance is depicted with darker blue overalls and bigger eyes than in his current appearance based from the one in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. He has a slightly darker skin, and his ears are also rounder. His overall straps are longer as well, and his cap is less round. The shape of his face is also less defined, with less prominent cheeks.
Mario has brown hair (although the DiC cartoons sometimes depict it as black), with three swooped up bangs. There are two flips at the top and four at back of the head. Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi's hairstyle have very similar traits. Mario's mustache was shown to be black, but more recent artworks depict it to be very dark brown. Mario's mustache also has six bumps on the bottom. Like most other Nintendo characters, he has light blue eyes.
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Mario is the hero of Mushroom Kingdom, but he is also a plumber. He is a guy who likes to jump and has an Italian accent. He commonly wears brown shoes, blue overalls with two golden buttons, a red long sleeved shirt and white gloves. He has a black mustache, but he has reddish brown hair. His catchphrases are "It's a Me, Mario!, "Oh Mama Mia!", and a bunch of other sayings. He has a red cap with his initial (M) on it, which is also his logo. Since the 1980's, he has repeatedly defeated Bowser , who constantly takes Princess Peach hostage. After all, Mario does have a crush on her... His brother is Luigi as mentioned above.
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