It was this fateful day in 1985 that Nintendo released Super Mario Bros to the world. Well twenty-five years down the line and over 200 game appearances later, everyone's favorite Italian-American plumber is still saving peach, beating bowser and generally just kicking ass. Thus, Mario has been forever immortalised as the founding mascot for the console video game.
Unsurprisingly the mushroom kingdom crusader has built an epic fan-base, stretching over numerous gaming consoles and genres. From the best-selling platform games to racing, role-play, fighting and sports, there's a Mario for everyone!
What better way to pay hommage on this silver celebration than by handing over to the YouTube generation. So without further ado, here's our top 5 YouTube tributes to the one and only super Mario.