Luigi Vs Mario - Difference And Comparison | Diffen

L to R: Luigi, Mario and Yoshi action figures

Creation

Mario was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto during the development of Donkey Kong in 1981. He was originally known as “Jumpman,” but was renamed Mario to settle a dispute with the landlord of Nintendo of America’s warehouse, Mario Segale.

Luigi was created for the game Mario Bros in 1983 as a character that could be controlled by a second player. His name was inspired by a pizza parlor near the US Nintendo headquarters in Washington, called “Mario & Luigi’s.”

Mario and Luigi Characters

Mario is a short, chubby Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. He has a large nose and a mustache. He wears red overalls and a blue shirt, along with white gloves and a red cap featuring the letter “M,” which was added to avoid animating his hair.

Luigi is Mario’s younger fraternal twin brother. He is taller and thinner than his brother, with blue overalls and a green shirt and hat. He is seen as nervous and timid, but generally good-natured.

Abilities of Mario vs Luigi

Mario’s main skill (reflected in his original name) is jumping, which he can use to cross obstacles and crush enemies. He can also use various power ups, including a Mushroom (which allows him to grow larger), a Fireflower (allowing him to throw fireballs), and a feather (which allows him to fly).

At first, Luigi’s skills were identical to Mario’s. However, beginning in Super Mario Bros. 2, he developed the ability to jump higher and farther than his brother, although his movements were less precise as a result.

Enemies

Mario’s main enemy is Bowser, who repeatedly kidnaps Princess Peach. His other rivals include Donkey Kong and Wario.

Luigi has the same enemies as Mario, as well as an evil alter-ego named Waluigi.

Games

Mario has appeared in over 200 games since he was first created in 1981. His first appearance was in Donkey Kong, and he has since appeared in several platform games, as well as various multiplayer games, including racing games, puzzle games and sports games, and educational games. His first titular game was Super Mario Bros., on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Luigi first appeared in Mario Bros, and was first available as a primary character in Super Mario Bros. 2. He has been the main character in three games: Mario is Missing, Luigi’s Mansion, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.

Reception

The Mario series is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, with over 200 million copies sold as of 2009. Both Luigi and Mario's characters were well received.

Reception for Mario

Reception for Luigi

Nintendo Power listed Mario as their favorite hero. GameDaily listed the "unlikely hero" as one of their top 25 video game archetypes, citing Mario as an example. Creator Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that Mario is his favorite character out of all that he has created. Mario was voted the most popular video game character in Japan in a 2008 poll. Mario was 4th on UGO's list of the "Top 100 Heroes of All Time" CNET listed Mario #1 on its list of the "Top 5 video game characters".

Nintendo Power listed Luigi as their fifth favorite hero. GameDaily listed the "neglected guy" on its top 25 video game archetypes, and used Luigi as an example. GameDaily listed Luigi's Poltergust 3000 from Luigi's Mansion as one of the top 25 Nintendo gimmicks. UGO Networks ranked Luigi at #16 on their "25 Most Memorable Italians in Video Games" list, ranking him over Mario himself. Luigi was listed as the best sidekick in video games by Maximum PC and Machinima. IGN ranked him at #2 on their top 10 list and WhatCulture listed him at #5 on their top 20 list.

The Evolution of Mario Bros.

Here's a look at how Mario and Luigi have evolved in the past two decades with Nintendo's Mario Brothers franchise:

References

• Wikipedia:Mario
• Wikipedia:Luigi
• Mario No Longer a Plumber - Twitter