Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mario was never officially from Brooklyn.
The retro games never made it clear. But thanks to American marketing, fan assumptions, comics, cartoons, and both Super Mario Bros. movies, the idea stuck. Which placed him in New York by design.
This video uncovers the full history of Mario’s in-game origin and how Nintendo gradually rewrote the story over time.
Welcome to Lore Lord — my new series exploring the myths, lore, and lost history of gaming’s biggest icons.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Mario Is from the Mushroom Kingdom (Lore Lord Episode 1)
01:09 - Why Everyone Thinks Mario’s from New York
03:53 - Yoshi’s Island: The Game That Revealed Mario’s Origin
06:24 - "New York" in Mario’s Universe
07:55 - The Mario Timeline (So Far...)
🎮 Follow for more deep dives into retro gaming lore, Nintendo history, and the surprising backstories behind gaming’s biggest icons.
#Mario #Nintendo #mariolore
Credits:
Super Mario Odyssey Gameplay - NintendoMovies
Music:
Super Mario World - Donut Plains
Super Mario Odyssey - Steam Gardens
Super Mario Sunshine - Noki Bay
Super Mario World - Castle (Hip Hop Remix) - youtube.com/watch?v=gg87xEtnZiQ&ab_channel=BradyKnapp%28BKnapp%29
Paper Mario - Welcome to Yoshi's Village
Yoshi's Island - Flower Plains
Super Mario Odyssey - New Donk City
Super Mario World - Athletic
Mario was never officially from Brooklyn.
The retro games never made it clear. But thanks to American marketing, fan assumptions, comics, cartoons, and both Super Mario Bros. movies, the idea stuck. Which placed him in New York by design.
This video uncovers the full history of Mario’s in-game origin and how Nintendo gradually rewrote the story over time.
Welcome to Lore Lord — my new series exploring the myths, lore, and lost history of gaming’s biggest icons.
FOLLOW on X/Twitter ► twitter.com/MentokThe
FOLLOW on Instagram ► instagram.com/therealmentok
FOLLOW on TikTok ► tiktok.com/@theprophetawakens
FOLLOW on Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/thementok.bsky.social
JOIN our Discord! ► discord.gg/phSMq7n
Chapters:
00:00 - Mario Is from the Mushroom Kingdom (Lore Lord Episode 1)
01:09 - Why Everyone Thinks Mario’s from New York
03:53 - Yoshi’s Island: The Game That Revealed Mario’s Origin
06:24 - "New York" in Mario’s Universe
07:55 - The Mario Timeline (So Far...)
🎮 Follow for more deep dives into retro gaming lore, Nintendo history, and the surprising backstories behind gaming’s biggest icons.
#Mario #Nintendo #mariolore
Credits:
Super Mario Odyssey Gameplay - NintendoMovies
Music:
Super Mario World - Donut Plains
Super Mario Odyssey - Steam Gardens
Super Mario Sunshine - Noki Bay
Super Mario World - Castle (Hip Hop Remix) - youtube.com/watch?v=gg87xEtnZiQ&ab_channel=BradyKnapp%28BKnapp%29
Paper Mario - Welcome to Yoshi's Village
Yoshi's Island - Flower Plains
Super Mario Odyssey - New Donk City
Super Mario World - Athletic
