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1. Captain Syrup

Leader of the S.S. Teacup in Wario Land, Syrup can unnerve and fool the evil Wario. She’s the Harley Quinn to his Joker. True love.

2. Dr. Ryuta Kawashima

Although he’s not quite a character, he is a real-life neuro scientist from Japan. The Brain Age game was his idea, which is why it’s his mug we see in the title’s ads.

3. Geno

A star-borne warrior from Super Mario RPG, Geno helped the Italian plumber restore order in the universe. Licensing issues with Square Enix has rendered Geno M.I.A. in titles such as Super Smash Bros.

4. Fawful

A baddie from Mario & Luigi with a taste for showmanship, this self-styled “lord” turns Bowser’s Castle into his own theater. His audience: the big turtle’s minions, of course.

5. Master Hand

The Master Hand was seen in the first Super Smash Bros., removing dolls from a chest and then bringing them to life. How does a disembodied glove manage to talk? It’s a mystery among mysteries.

6. Doshin The Giant

Though it received good reviews, this title, featuring the rubbery godlike being above, was released only in Japan and Europe in 2002. A remake featuring this guy could be a hit with the hipsters.

7. Count Bleck

Initially a villain in Paper Mario, this fancily dressed count becomes an important ally for the hero.

8. 9-Volt

He’s a mama’s boy who lives in Diamond City with his dog, Fronk, in Warioware, Inc. His specialty is making retro micro-versions of classic games like Super Mario Bros., and Animal Crossing.

9. Chargin’ Chuck

A type of koopa that prefers football gear, making him hard to beat. Mario has to jump on a Chargin’ Chuck’s head at least five times just to make a dent.

11. Midna

Remember when Beast turned into that normal-looking bland guy at the end of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast? Well, Midna transforms into a tall, woman-like being at the end of The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess. We prefer her like this.

11. Pauline

Mario never would have jumped over those barrels if not for this lovely lass being kidnapped by Donkey Kong. Mario and Kong became icons. Pauline was replaced by Princess Peach. She can now be seen assisting Mario in the Super Mini Mario World Theme Park, where Donkey Kong Jr. does the kidnapping.

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1. Captain Syrup

Leader of the S.S. Teacup in Wario Land, Syrup can unnerve and fool the evil Wario. She’s the Harley Quinn to his Joker. True love.

2. Dr. Ryuta Kawashima

Although he’s not quite a character, he is a real-life neuro scientist from Japan. The Brain Age game was his idea, which is why it’s his mug we see in the title’s ads.

3. Geno

A star-borne warrior from Super Mario RPG, Geno helped the Italian plumber restore order in the universe. Licensing issues with Square Enix has rendered Geno M.I.A. in titles such as Super Smash Bros.

4. Fawful

A baddie from Mario & Luigi with a taste for showmanship, this self-styled “lord” turns Bowser’s Castle into his own theater. His audience: the big turtle’s minions, of course.

5. Master Hand

The Master Hand was seen in the first Super Smash Bros., removing dolls from a chest and then bringing them to life. How does a disembodied glove manage to talk? It’s a mystery among mysteries.

6. Doshin The Giant

Though it received good reviews, this title, featuring the rubbery godlike being above, was released only in Japan and Europe in 2002. A remake featuring this guy could be a hit with the hipsters.

7. Count Bleck

Initially a villain in Paper Mario, this fancily dressed count becomes an important ally for the hero.

8. 9-Volt

He’s a mama’s boy who lives in Diamond City with his dog, Fronk, in Warioware, Inc. His specialty is making retro micro-versions of classic games like Super Mario Bros., and Animal Crossing.

9. Chargin’ Chuck

A type of koopa that prefers football gear, making him hard to beat. Mario has to jump on a Chargin’ Chuck’s head at least five times just to make a dent.

11. Midna

Remember when Beast turned into that normal-looking bland guy at the end of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast? Well, Midna transforms into a tall, woman-like being at the end of The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess. We prefer her like this.

11. Pauline

Mario never would have jumped over those barrels if not for this lovely lass being kidnapped by Donkey Kong. Mario and Kong became icons. Pauline was replaced by Princess Peach. She can now be seen assisting Mario in the Super Mini Mario World Theme Park, where Donkey Kong Jr. does the kidnapping.

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Mario will also "accept anyone at face value", apparently

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GungHo Online Entertainment America Inc today announced their attendance at this years PAX East, which takes place next week in Boston. PAX East marks the first time that gamers will be able to spend some hands-on time with two great puzzles RPGs for the Nintendo 3DS, Puzzle Dragons Z, an original spin-off of the classic mobile title, and Puzzle Dragons Super Mario Bros Edition. A Mario inspired take on the popular franchise. In Puzzle Dragons Z players can explore the land of Dracomacia whilst in the Super Mario Bros Edition, players team up with other mushroom kingdom inhabitants to rescue Princess Peach.

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1. It Wasn’t Originally Called The Legend of Zelda

Does The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy just roll off of your tongue? That was the name in Japan for the first game, but the shorter Legend of Zelda took hold instead.

2. Link Almost Had a Sword From the Start

As every Zelda fan knows, our hero meets an old man who supplies a cheap wooden sword, but that bit of the story was not included until late in the game’s development. Originally, our protagonist began his quest equipped with a weapon.

3. The Triforce Was Almost From the Future

Traveling back and forth in time became a staple of the series by the third game, which usually involves Link being a kid, and then a young warrior. Early ideas included a futuristic timeline where the Triforce pieces were made of microchips.

4. There’s a Secret Second Quest in the Original Game

Dust off your old NES, boot up the game and enter Zelda as your name. You’ll find a secret quest with new challenges and dungeons. #ThingsYouWishYouKnewDecadesAgo

5. The First Zelda Game Is One of the Last, Chronologically Speaking

That’s not all! The first two games take place in an alternate universe where Link failed to defeat Ganon in The Ocarina of Time, which was released later. Follow? Of course you do.

6. The Ocarina of Time Almost Had a First Person View

That idea did float around for a while. But ultimately, the idea of a first-person game was scrapped because Nintendo feared gamers would hate not seeing Link. They were dead-on about that one.

7. The Japanese Version of The Legend of Zelda Came with Stickers!

So unfair!

8. Link Is Based on Peter Pan, Kinda

Link wears a green tunic, hangs out with fairies and has pointy ears. Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said in interviews that his team turned to Disney characters for inspiration.

9. Zelda is… Zelda Fitzgerald?!

The wife of Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald was named Zelda, and she indeed inspired Nintendo's most famous princess.

10. Robin Williams Named His Daughter After Princess Zelda

The late actor even expressed interest in voicing the villainous Ganondorf if a film was ever made.

11. Characters in the Ocarina of Time Were Inspired by Twin Peaks

A fan of David Lynch’s '90s television series, Miyamoto wanted Link to encounter a host of unusual, memorable citizens in the land of Hyrule. That explains the trip to Lon Lon Ranch and that weird masked guy.

12. The Original Prototype NES Cartridge is Worth More Than the Contents of a Treasure Chest

The shiny gold plastic NES cartridge was special at time of release, but a more mundane yellow prototype cartridge recently sold on eBay for a cool $150,000.

13. We Almost Had ZeldaCraft: Dungeon Building

Originally, the game was set to launch on floppy disks, so players could use the memory storage to create and share the dungeons they created. Once Nintendo decided on cartridges for the officially named Nintendo Entertainment System, that idea was ditched.

14. The Third Dungeon Map Is Not a Swastika

Each dungeon map means different things, and the third is an Eastern representation of good fortune, called manji in Japanese. Do not confuse it with the Nazi swastika, which reverses the points.

15. Link is (Usually) Left-Handed

It depends on the game, but most of the time he's a lefty. That gives him at least one thing in common with The Simpsons’s Ned Flanders.

16. Yoshi Appears in Majora's Mask (Sorta)

The happy mask dude, for reasons unexplained, has a mask of Yoshi in his wallet in the second Zelda game for the Nintendo 64.

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1. It Wasn’t Originally Called The Legend of Zelda

Does The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy just roll off of your tongue? That was the name in Japan for the first game, but the shorter Legend of Zelda took hold instead.

2. Link Almost Had a Sword From the Start

As every Zelda fan knows, our hero meets an old man who supplies a cheap wooden sword, but that bit of the story was not included until late in the game’s development. Originally, our protagonist began his quest equipped with a weapon.

3. The Triforce Was Almost From the Future

Traveling back and forth in time became a staple of the series by the third game, which usually involves Link being a kid, and then a young warrior. Early ideas included a futuristic timeline where the Triforce pieces were made of microchips.

4. There’s a Secret Second Quest in the Original Game

Dust off your old NES, boot up the game and enter Zelda as your name. You’ll find a secret quest with new challenges and dungeons. #ThingsYouWishYouKnewDecadesAgo

5. The First Zelda Game Is One of the Last, Chronologically Speaking

That’s not all! The first two games take place in an alternate universe where Link failed to defeat Ganon in The Ocarina of Time, which was released later. Follow? Of course you do.

6. The Ocarina of Time Almost Had a First Person View

That idea did float around for a while. But ultimately, the idea of a first-person game was scrapped because Nintendo feared gamers would hate not seeing Link. They were dead-on about that one.

7. The Japanese Version of The Legend of Zelda Came with Stickers!

So unfair!

8. Link Is Based on Peter Pan, Kinda

Link wears a green tunic, hangs out with fairies and has pointy ears. Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said in interviews that his team turned to Disney characters for inspiration.

9. Zelda is… Zelda Fitzgerald?!

The wife of Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald was named Zelda, and she indeed inspired Nintendo's most famous princess.

10. Robin Williams Named His Daughter After Princess Zelda

The late actor even expressed interest in voicing the villainous Ganondorf if a film was ever made.

11. Characters in the Ocarina of Time Were Inspired by Twin Peaks

A fan of David Lynch’s '90s television series, Miyamoto wanted Link to encounter a host of unusual, memorable citizens in the land of Hyrule. That explains the trip to Lon Lon Ranch and that weird masked guy.

12. The Original Prototype NES Cartridge is Worth More Than the Contents of a Treasure Chest

The shiny gold plastic NES cartridge was special at time of release, but a more mundane yellow prototype cartridge recently sold on eBay for a cool $150,000.

13. We Almost Had ZeldaCraft: Dungeon Building

Originally, the game was set to launch on floppy disks, so players could use the memory storage to create and share the dungeons they created. Once Nintendo decided on cartridges for the officially named Nintendo Entertainment System, that idea was ditched.

14. The Third Dungeon Map Is Not a Swastika

Each dungeon map means different things, and the third is an Eastern representation of good fortune, called manji in Japanese. Do not confuse it with the Nazi swastika, which reverses the points.

15. Link is (Usually) Left-Handed

It depends on the game, but most of the time he's a lefty. That gives him at least one thing in common with The Simpsons’s Ned Flanders.

16. Yoshi Appears in Majora's Mask (Sorta)

The happy mask dude, for reasons unexplained, has a mask of Yoshi in his wallet in the second Zelda game for the Nintendo 64.