OK that's weird.' "I actually met with Shigeru Miyamoto once after I left and I said, 'Hey, long time no see!' But I actually didn't feel like that was true since I was seeing him in my dreams all ...

Created by Shigeru Miyamoto while he was developing Donkey Kong (which, incidentally, was supposed to be a game based on Popeye), Mario was first known as "Mr. Video" before ever appearing in a game.