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Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto
The big green warp pipes populating Mario's world are just an accepted feature ... the idea was inspired by a real-life pipe the designer just happened to see while wandering around Kyoto.
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The Mario Series Has Pipes Because Miyamoto Saw A Pipe One Time On The Street
A newly unsurfaced and translated interview reveals more information about how the Mario franchise's iconic pipes came to be, and there is a pretty simple explanation for it. Mario creator Shigeru ...
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Super Mario Creator Reveals Why He Added One of the Franchise’s Most Iconic Features
From the very beginning, pipes have been a major part of the Super Mario franchise. Not only do Mario and Luigi use them for travel purposes, but they also can spawn dangerous enemies for the ...