It’s hard to imagine a Super Smash Bros. game without Mario and (believe it or not) Shigeru Miyamoto was not originally excited for the idea of Mario getting beat up. But nevertheless, it worked out for everybody.

Just like most of the Mario spin-off games, Mario was never the greatest character to pick but he was never the worst one either.

A good character to pick that’s not hard to control nor does he have cheap little tricks.

And he’s definitely one of the few characters that will always be in every single Super Smash Bros. game, without a doubt.