Casa Brutus December 2025 Issue (Feature: Super Mario Bros. And Design)

SUPERMARIOBROS. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with Super Mario Bros.! The secrets behind the 40-kilobyte masterpiece. Released on September 13, 1985, "Super Mario Bros." celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, selling approximately 40 million copies worldwide and creating a huge boom as the best-selling game of all time. Since then, Mario has evolved with each new console release, and the series has sold over 450 million copies. What is the story behind the birth of Mario, who ushered in the golden age of gaming and became one of the world's most recognizable icons? We conducted an in-depth interview with his creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo. From the secrets of the pixel art design born out of the constraints of a mere 40 kilobytes of ROM capacity, to valuable development materials and the evolution of Mario, we thoroughly dissect the world of Mario from a design perspective!