Which came first, Amazon or Mario?
Mario came first, by 13 years. Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong.
Side by side
| Amazon | Mario | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1994 | 1981 |
| Date | 1994-07-05 | — |
| Category | technology | media |
| What happened | Jeff Bezos incorporated the company in Washington state. | Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong. |
Amazon
Amazon was incorporated on 5 July 1994, originally as Cadabra, and the website opened in July 1995 selling only books. The 1994 incorporation date is used here because it is the company's own founding date; if you mean the shop, 1995 is the answer. Either way it predates Google by three or four years and eBay by about a year.
Mario
Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1981, credited as Jumpman, four years before Super Mario Bros. of 1985 made him a household name. He wears a cap because animating hair at that resolution was impossible, and dungarees because they made his arm movements legible against his body — the design is entirely a consequence of an 16×16 pixel sprite.
Common questions
- Which came first, Amazon or Mario?
- Mario, by 13 years — 1981 against 1994.
- When did Amazon start?
- 1994. Jeff Bezos incorporated the company in Washington state.
- When did Mario start?
- 1981. Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)