Which came first, Apple or Mario?
Which came first, Apple or Mario?
Apple
1976 — 5 years before Mario
Apple came first, by 5 years. Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne founded Apple Computer Company.
Side by side
| Apple | Mario | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1976 | 1981 |
| Date | 1976-04-01 | — |
| Category | company | media |
| What happened | Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne founded Apple Computer Company. | Mario debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong. |
Apple
Apple was founded on 1 April 1976, a year and a day after Microsoft. Ronald Wayne, the third founder, sold his 10% stake back for $800 twelve days later. The Apple I was a bare circuit board sold for $666.66; the Apple II of 1977 was the machine that made the company.
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, Apple or Mario?
- Apple, by 5 years — 1976 against 1981.
- When did Apple start?
- 1976. Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne founded Apple Computer Company.
- 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)