Why is Super Mario so popular? - 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! The famous video game character Super Mario was created in the 1980s - and is considered iconic today. Rob and Georgina discuss Super Mario’s legendary status, while teaching you related English vocabulary. This week’s question: Many people remember Super Mario Bros. as being the first time we saw Mario, but he first appeared in another game – which was it? a) The Legend of Zelda b) Donkey Kong c) Pokemon Watch the video to find out the answer. Vocabulary iconic famous for being connected with something or instantly recognisable a flood of large amount of something in a short period of time cited referenced or noted boom short period of sudden growth unplayable not able to be played holds up standards or quality of something is still as good now as when it was made To download the audio and a transcript, go to: [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: Should fast food sponsor sport? Grime: Music from architecture ’I love my language!’ How can we make the web a better place? ​​ Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes! ​​ Coronavirus vs other pandemics ​​ #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #supermario #game #nostalgia