| SanAndreasX said: You are correct. He was called Bowser in the first SMB game ("Bowser, King of the Koopas.") People probably called him King Koopa mostly from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, where he was called King Koopa. Like most other entertainment companies, Nintendo has gone through periods of standardizing the looks and names of its trademarked characters. They didn't have the standards they do now for their IPs until the late 1990s, and until the 1990s, Mario didn't even have a standardized appearance like he does now. In Super Mario 64, the Princess's name was being transistioned from "Princess Toadstool" to "Princess Peach", which is her official name now. |
Well actually believe it or not Princess Peach was always named Princess Peach in the Japaness version. It is true she was named princess Toadstool in the English version. That is actually even stated on her wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess Peach. I've actually heard a lot of fans simply call her Peach Toadstool and people treat it as her last name. Though I don't think that has ever been referred in the canon. Then there is the Paulina debate as well of course. A totally different character or complete character overhaul?
