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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Rob.
And I'm Georgina.
Now, Georgina, you recently mentioned in one Six Minute English program about NFTs and that you had a collection of Pokemon cards when you were younger.
Yes, I did, and I still can't find them.
Why should you bring that up?
Well, Pokemon started out as a video game series that turned into anime movies and trading cards, among other things.
And in this program, we're talking about a video game character that is iconic,
a word which means widely known and recognized.
That character's name is Super Mario.
Ah, I spent many hours of my childhood playing with Nintendo Super Mario or his rival Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog.
Now, these days, video games are everywhere and people of all ages enjoy playing them.
There's also competitive e-sports events where gamers compete for what are often considerable amounts of money.
Yes, and there are also streamers that appear on platforms like Twitch and YouTube who have become celebrities in their own right.
Talking about celebrities, I have a question about the famous character we're talking about in this program.
Many people remember Super Mario Brothers as being the first time we saw Mario,
but he first appeared in another game, which was it.
Was it A, The Legend of Zelda, B, Donkey Kong, or C, Pokemon?