Table of Contents
Introduction: Mario's Inside Story 1
Part 1 Arcade Fire 7
1 Baby Mario: The Birth of Nintendo of America 9
2 Mario's Artist: Shigeru Miyamoto and the Creation of Donkey Kong 19
3 Mario's Brawl: The MCA Universal Lawsuit 33
4 Mario's Early Years: The Video Game Crash of 1983 45
Part 2 Super 8 57
5 Mario's Island: Japan and the Famicom 59
6 Mario's Sunshine: Super Mario Bros. And the Nintendo Entertainment System 69
7 Mario's Bomb: The Lost Levels 81
8 Mario's Smash: Super Mario Bros. 3 89
9 Mario's Brothers: The Nes and the Game Boy 101
10 Mario's Drift: Sega, the Genesis, and a Very Fast Hedgehog 107
Part 3 Sweet 16 117
11 Mario's Clash: The Sonic-Mario Showdown 119
12 Mario's Galaxy: Spinoffs Galore 129
13 Mario the Juggler: Mario Paint 139
14 Mario's Advance: Nintendo's Discs 139
15 Mario's Kart (Ridge): Virtual Boy and Other Three-Dimensional Fun 159
Part 4 Third Prize Is You're Fired 173
16 Mario's World: The N64 175
17 Mario's Communication Kit: The Nintendo DD 185
18 Mario's Melee: The Gamecube 195
19 Mario's Time Machine: The Game Boy Advance 207
20 Mario's Saga: Sunshine and Darkness 213
Part 5 Wii are the Champions 227
21 Mario's Revolution: The DS 229
22 Mario's Princess: The Wii 239
23 Mario's Party: Three Days in The Life of Nintendo 251
24 Mario's Legend: The Future of Nintendo 265
25 Mario's Misfortune: How Nintendo Survived 2011 277
Thanks, Mario, But Our Notes and Acknowledgments are in Another Castle 293
Bibliography 297
Index 301