
However, time was running short, so he drew the game's original box art himself. During the development of Super Mario Bros., Miyamoto considered asking a manga artist or illustrator to do the art for the game. The earliest known design for what would become Bowser depicted him as resembling an upright Koopa Troopa with spines on his back, and fangs. For the later North American release of the game, which also introduced the anglicized spelling Koopa, the character was named "Bowser".

Miyamoto stated that they considered naming him either Kuppa (국밥), Yukke (육회), or Bibinba (비빔밥), which are all Korean dishes as they are known in Japanese. In concept art, he tentatively had the name 「ボス クリーパー」 ( Bosu Kurīpā, Boss Creeper), based on Shellcreeper. 2.49 Other appearances, cameos, and referencesīowser as drawn by Shigeru Miyamoto for the box art of Super Mario Bros.īowser was created by Shigeru Miyamoto as the villain of Super Mario Bros.2.44 Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros.2.42.5 Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.2.42.4 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.2.42.3 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.2.42.2 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.2.42.1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.2.32.3 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.2.32.1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.2.27.2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

2.24.12 Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher.2.22 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.2.15.9 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.2.12.3.1.1 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island.2.9 Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land.2.7.3 Super Mario World television series.


