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Of course, we do not know whether the Nintendo programmers listen to their own video game soundtracks all day or put on completely different music for inspiration for rotating red tanks. However, a few heroes of rock music have obviously received their way into the Pixel worlds.
There are “Super Mario Bros. 3”, which appeared in Japan for the NES in 1988 (also in Europe from 1991), such as Lemmy Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Ludwig van Koopa and Wendy O. Koopa. They belong to a clan of seven siblings who act as the leader of the Koopa team under Mario-Bösewicht Bowser. They were originally even considered his children. Later there was also a cartoon series based on the events of the game.
The music background is of course immediately apparent: Nintendo bowed here in front of Lemmy Kilmister from Motörhead, Iggy Pop, Roy Orbison, Ludwig van Beethoven (who will also be happy to loan for gaming scores) and Wendy O. Williams from the Plasmatics.
The co-opaling-a Nintendo supergroup
A fascinating Supergroup once you let it sink. In addition to the allusions in the name, the character design was also adapted to the famous role models. Lemmy Koopa shows crazy behavior, has an insane look and often drives on a ball-as eccentric as the Motörhead front man. Roy Koopa has a casual but then very powerful attitude and, of course, wears sunglasses.
Nintendo later confirmed that rock stars and musicians were inspiration for the chaotic co -opalings, which appeared again in later games like “Mario Kart 8”.
While there are other examples for nerds (so -called Igipops, spiky hedgehogs in a level in “Super Mario Wold 2: Yoshi’s Island”), maybe the choice of Wendy O. Williams is most surprising. It is not completely free of young people. The Queen of Punk Excess brought the stages to burn as a front woman of the Plasmatics in the late 70s and early 80s. The band’s shows were legendary wild and rampant.
Rockstars also appear at the Nintendo classic “Pokémon”. Here there is an arena director named Lemmy and a Pokémon emotion with the title Elvis Pikachu. The yellow cult video game figure shows a cheeky hip swing.
In the April edition of the Rolling Stone (since March 28th at the kiosk and here To order) there is a list of the 25 best video games ever. In first place there is not “Super Mario Bros. 3”, but another Nintendo game.