Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto
The big green warp pipes populating Mario's world are just an accepted feature at this point, but have you ever wondered where they first came from? According to an old interview with series creator ...
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The Mario Series Has Pipes Because Miyamoto Saw A Pipe One Time On The Street
This wasn't the last time Miyamoto discussed the origins of Mario's iconic pipes. In 2009, he said in an Iwata Asks interview that he was walking through a residential area on the way home from his ...