Nintendo Owns the Kremlings: Squashing a Myth

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Except Matt's theory disregards a crucial character from the Jumpman Era:

Pauline.

Pauline, Mario's one-time girlfriend, captured by Donkey Kong and rescued by Jumpman. Sure, maybe she's actually Super Mario's mother. But if that were the case, the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series shouldn't be playing out in nearly the same way that it is. Pauline, DK, and Mario are all there, all adults, and all approximately at the same level of biological development. You could say that the Mario in MvDK is actually Jumpman, but... well, all the recent games with Mini Toys featuring other Super Mario-era characters puts that one to rest. The only other explanation is that the MvDK Pauline is actually the child of the original Pauline, and possibly the sister of Mario & Luigi... but that's just twisting things to conform to Game Theory's interpretation.

As far as the games indicate, Jumpman is Super Mario, and Pauline is the same Pauline we've known for thirty years.