Super Mario vs Sonic the Hedgehog: Who’s the Best? – In celebration of Mar10 Day, Phil and Chuck are back with a new episode talking about… you guessed it, everyone’s favorite digital plumber, Mario! And hey, we couldn’t talk about Mario without also talking about his mirror in blue, Sonic!
The Japanese-created video game character Mario made his debut appearance in Donkey Kong in 1981, while Sonic was introduced a decade later in 1991. With a global monthly search volume of 6.7 million, Sega’s speedy Sonic the Hedgehog tops the ranking of the most searched for video game character. The mustached Nintendo plumber Mario comes in fourth at 2.1 million, behind Pikachu and Pac-man. But who is really more popular?
Grab a beverage and settle in your seat as we dive into the origins of Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog, take a trip down memory lane, and relive all those moments of fun playing 8 and 16-bit video games as we celebrate Mar10!
Video Timecodes:
0:00 – “Let’s-A Fight” [An Original Skit]
2:11 – Mario: the bread and butter…
4:57 – Super Mario Bros sells 40 million copies!
7:15 – Glitches, crashes, and sounds…
9:29 – Jump Man, the carpenter…
11:08 – Sonic the Hedgehog
12:47 – Codename: “Defeat Mario!”
14:54 – Muscle memory wins the day…
17:56 – Doctor Ivo Robotnik (aka Doctor Eggman)
19:24 – Console Wars: R.I.P. Sega
23:31 – Dreamcast