Did you know that March 10th is Mario Day?<\/p>\n
Okay, this may be one of the goofiest \u201cholidays\u201d ever \u2014 but I\u2019m absolutely here for it. And honestly, it feels like something Lubbock would totally embrace, because Mario was a huge part of a lot of our childhoods.<\/p>\n
Of course, we\u2019re talking about Mario from Super Mario \u2014 the iconic Nintendo character who has been jumping across our screens for decades.<\/p>\n
So why March 10th?<\/p>\n
Well, the abbreviation Mar10 kind of looks like the word \u201cMario\u201d if you squint just a little. Yes, it\u2019s a little cheesy\u2026 but it\u2019s also pretty fun.<\/p>\n
Mario And Mario Day<\/p>\n
Gallery Credit: Nessmania<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf44 A Character Almost Everyone Played<\/p>\n
There may never have been a video game character as universally loved as Mario. It didn\u2019t matter if you were a hardcore gamer or someone who just picked up a controller occasionally \u2014 chances are you spent at least a little time guiding Mario through a world full of blocks, coins, and pipes.<\/p>\n
Personally, I can\u2019t even begin to count the hours I spent jumping on blocks, collecting coins, and diving down those mysterious green pipes.<\/p>\n
Mario has appeared in dozens of games over the years \u2014 sometimes in his familiar side-scrolling adventures, and other times in completely different kinds of games. Along with the classic platformers we all know, there was the wildly popular Mario Kart, the puzzle-style Dr. Mario, and a long list of other titles that helped turn him into one of the most recognizable characters in entertainment.<\/p>\n