Hundreds gather to celebrate video game star Mario
Families poured into Crosstown Concourse Saturday, March 8, 2025 for the Mario Day celebration. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
If you lived or worked at Crosstown Concourse or just wanted to visit one of its many food options Saturday, you might have found yourself a bit frustrated.
That’s because it was the concourse’s third annual Mario Day, a day set aside for fans of the video game character that debuted more than 40 years ago in the original Donkey Kong stand-up arcade game.
Hundreds — perhaps even as many as 1,000 — packed the concourse atrium Saturday. Many of them, both kids and their parents, were dressed as characters from the massive video game and movie franchise.
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Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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