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How Old is Mario? The Many Mysteries and Myths of the Character’s Age – Den of Geek
The Super Mario Bros. franchise is now over 35 years old, but the answer to the question “How old is Mario?” is as confusing as ever.
In a 1990 comic called Family Album ‘The Early Years,” we see baby Mario as an only child for quite some time before Luigi is mentioned. This implies that Mario is several years older.
However, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island suggests that the two are actually twins who are roughly the same age. Again, that game raises a lot of questions about Mario’s age, but Nintendo has seemingly stuck with the “twins” explanation since then. Luigi has referred to Mario as an older brother in several games,…
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