Why doesn't Mario look like he used to?

Over the last 40 years, Mario's design has changed a lot! In Donkey Kong, Mario looked like some kind of strange, middle aged man who HATED gorillas; now he's much younger and friendly looking. So, why has his character design changed so much? Let's find out, as we answer the question: Why doesn't Mario looks like he used to? PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Donkey Kong Development - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii/Volume-1/1-Mario-Couldn-t-Jump-At-First/1-Mario-Couldn-t-Jump-At-First-210699.html - https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/09/10/miyamoto-tezuka-interview.aspx - https://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/miyamoto.script/index.html - http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1#.XoqxJNNKiUs - https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1443284433268666368/photo/1 (scanned by The Gaming Historian) Donkey Kong USA Art - http://www.boxequalsart.com/donkeykongreviewpage.html Mario Segale Image - https://www.technologizer.com/2010/04/25/mario/ Super Mario Bros - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii/Volume-1/4-Letting-Everyone-Know-It-Was-A-Good-Mushroom/4-Letting-Everyone-Know-It-Was-A-Good-Mushroom-210863.html Yoichi Kotabe - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-DSi/Volume-8-Flipnote-Studio-An-Animation-Class/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug-1049383.html - https://twitter.com/toadforsmash/status/1355465774807330820/photo/1 Mario 64 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A25Ab7RyUPs - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/migs-2007-nintendo-s-koizumi-on-the-path-from-garden-to-i-galaxy-i- (write up of above video) CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlUEJXaxfY (Footage of Mario Bros)