For kids and adults alike, there is a lot of fun that can be associated with Action Figure Collecting. Many kids are not aware of what these simple toys can be worth years down the road. Often they are interested in collecting them only to say that they are the only (or at least the first) kid on the block that has the entire collection. One of these is the Mario figures, which when released were prized for their "bragging rights" potential, today they are among the most popular and much sought after lines in the entire market.

Yes, kids have their priorities when it comes to collection action figures, adults on the other hand are often times concerned with having the entire set for a much different reason. They see the monetary value of having the entire collection, including and most especially, those hard to find pieces that were ...

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In the gaming world, no other video game character knows the feeling of being in the shadows of a better known brother than Luigi. Luigi, for those who do not know this character, is Mario’s (of Super Mario and Mario Bros.) younger brother. At first glance, however, one would not have to second guess who Luigi is because he has been wearing the Mario family trademark overalls since he was introduced into the gaming industry.



Luigi’s older brother, Mario, is the main protagonist in the Mario series of video games, while Luigi serves as the loyal sidekick. He first appeared in the game Mario Bros. in 1983, which was a 2nd player option for the video game. After other versions of the Mario Bros. video game, like Super Mario Bros, Super Mario World, and Super Mario Bros 3, Luigi was still available to play, but he no longer ...

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Mario is a best known as the protagonist of the eponymous video game that has been around for a number of years already. As a video game character, Mario has evolved over the past few years, and has even managed to star in various platforms other than the video games.



Mario was conceptualized by Shigeru Miyamoto when he was making best-selling video games for Nintendo. After the creation of Sheriff, that was not able to be as successful as Pac-Man, Miyamoto was able create a video game that featured Donkey Kong, Pauline, and Jumpman (the original name of Mario). Although he was named Jumpman at first, he was originally named "Mr. Video," and was a character in almost all of the games that Miyamoto created. Like most characters, Mario was based on other characters. In his case, Mario was based on Fujio Akatsuka and Osamu Tezuka.

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