left and right arrow keys = move up arrow key = climb ladders space = jump Avoid barrels and Flamey Save Pauline
Nintendo's flagship character was created by Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto, who joined the company at the age of 24 after graduating from college in Japan. Mario first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong as Jumpman and became an instant celebrity during the period when more than 60,000 arcade machines were sold.
