game established Mario as a plumber, the idea for pipes didn't come until later. Miyamoto said he was walking down the street in Kyoto one day and "saw a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall." ...

The big green warp pipes populating Mario's world are just an accepted feature ... and I saw a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall." Miyamoto shared a similar story in an 'Iwata Asks' interview ...

Then one day I happened to be walking through the streets of Kyoto, and I saw a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall.” the original mario bros. arcade game That fateful encounter totally changed ...