The 11 choices that forever changed our favorite games

The Italian plumber was originally named Jumpman.
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From character names to genre changes, the most popular video games hide interesting origin stories.
Lara Croft was initially a supporting character while Mario was once called Jumpman.
From "Metal Gear" to "Mortal Kombat", these choices forever shaped the world's favorite video games.
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It's a struggle to imagine a video game world where Mario isn't called "Mario" or Lara Croft isn't th