If you grew up around the same time as the Mario Bros. game was first released, then you probably know about these little bits of trivia rarely discussed by Nintendo or admitted by the characters themselves. If you’ve loved Super Mario since you were a child, these top 10 super trivia are details you should never leave home without!

10. Mario and Luigi’s family name is Mario.

Of course, why else would the two be referred to as the Mario Brothers if their family name wasn’t Mario? According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the brothers’ family name is Mario, which makes Mario’s full name as Mario Mario and Luigi’s as Luigi Mario.

9. The first part of the game series occurred in the sewers of New York.

Long before Mario met Yoshi who eventually brought him to Yoshi’s Island and to the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario and Luigi found his enemy crabs and turtles in the pipelines and sewers of New York; after all, Mario and his brother are both plumbers.

8. Yoshi must eat 30 melon fruits before finishing a level.

We all know who Yoshi is but did you know he has to eat 30 melons before winning the level? Those yellow fruits which you can find in the game are Yoshi’s favorite food and about 30 of them are scattered through the level. You should also try to avoid peppers, Yoshi’s most-hated food.

7. Since Miyamoto found it difficult to portray a mouth and hair once Mario has been programmed into the game, they gave Mario a hat and a moustache instead.

This is perhaps Miyamoto’s smartest idea since creating the entire Mario story. They felt it was too difficult to portray his hair and mouth once Mario has been shrunk into a small, playable character, so, to save themselves the struggle of having to draw his hair and mouth, the creators gave them a hat and a moustache.

6. Yoshi only knows two words: “Nintendo” and his own name, “Yoshi”.

Yoshi is often considered a silent character in the game series but his rather limited vocabulary consists of only two expressions, his own name, Yoshi, and his creators, Nintendo.

5. Princess Peach is the oldest female video game character ever!

Princess Peach, the reigning princess of the Mushroom Kingdom is the oldest female video game character which is also playable.

4. The Koopa Kids are named after popular celebrities.

The creators of the game series had celebrity favorites too so they named the Koopa Kids after them. Ludwig Van Koopa was named after Ludwig van Beethoven, Roy Koopa after Roy Orbison, Iggy Koopa after Iggy Pop, Lemmy Koopa after Lemmy from Motorhead, Morton Koopa Jr. from Morton Downey Jr. and Larry Koopa after Larry King.

3. Princess Daisy is Luigi Mario’s girlfriend.

While Princess Peach is considered to be Mario’s girlfriend, Luigi’s better half is Princess Daisy.

2. Mario is not just a plumber; he has been a doctor, a carpenter and even a a golfer.

Mario has succeeded in becoming one of the most popular video games and not to mention, one of the busiest characters too. He has appeared in over 250 games and has become a racer, a doctor, a golfing pro, a carpenter, an actor, among several other roles.

1. The Super Mario Bros. was produced into a movie a long, long time ago.

But good ‘ol Hollywood could never give justice to popular video games, no one remembers the movie anymore or perhaps, those who saw it tried to forget about it. Listen, Hollywood: please don’t turn classic video games into horrible movie spin-offs!