Mario Corso, nicknamed Mariolino (born August 25, 1941 in Verona), is an Italian former football player and coach. He was a famed left winger, who was notable for his consistency, intelligence, pace, and stamina, and is regarded as one of Italy's greatest wingers. He was also renowned for his accurate distribution, crossing ability, and wide passing range, which made him an effective playmaker; he was also gifted with outstanding technique, close control, and dribbling ability, and he was also an accurate free-kick taker. His nicknames included "Mandrake" and "God's Left Foot" due to his beautiful free kick technique and crossing ability.
Corso is mostly remembered for his highly successful club career at Inter, and was a key member of Helenio Herrera's La Grande Inter side. He has also represented the Italy national football team on 23 occasions. He later served as a coach for Internazionale and other teams, winning the B group of the 1987–88 Serie C2 campaign with Mantova.
Mario (Japanese: マリオ, Hepburn: Mario, [ma.ɽi.o]) (English /ˈmɑːrioʊ/; Italian: [ˈmaːrjo]) is a fictional character in the Mario video game franchise, created by Nintendo's Japanese video game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as the company's mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center upon rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. His younger brother is Luigi.
The Mario franchise is the best-selling video game franchise of all time. Over 210 million units of the overall Mario series of games have been sold. Outside of the Super Mario platform series, other Mario genres include the Mario Kart racing series, sports games such as the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series, role-playing games such as Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario, and educational games such as Mario Is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine. The franchise has branched into several mediums, including television shows, film, comics and licensed merchandise. Since 1995, Mario has been voiced by Charles Martinet.
Mario is a 1984 Quebec drama film, set in the Magdalen Islands, directed by Jean Beaudin and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Mario (Petermann) is a 10-year-old autistic boy who is mute and hard of hearing. He has an 18-year-old brother whom he admires greatly. One day, Simon (Reddy) becomes involved with a woman and, as a result, their relationship becomes strained. Mario finds himself without his brother and his parents who are always watching over their island during the tourist season.
Several television series were produced that were based on the Mario series of video games, developed by Nintendo.