Mario Segale, inspiration for Nintendo’s Super Mario, dies aged 84

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Mario Segale, the alleged inspiration for the incredibly popular Nintendo character Super Mario, has passed away at the age of 84

The legend goes that in 1981 Nintendo of America was renting a warehouse in Tukwila, Washington, the landlord of which was named Mario Segale. At the time, Donkey Kong was just about to be released and the video game character Mario was still known as Jumpman