Super Mario Brothers Street

Lockstep

Spain names streets after video games.

I want to move to Spain.

The future residents of a new Spanish neighborhood say they are the first in the world to name their street after the Super Mario video game character.

Onlookers sporting fake black mustaches cheered. A Mario mascot danced. And a violin and cello duet performed the catchy theme song from the popular Nintendo game as the suburb in Zaragoza, northeast Spain, unveiled "Avenida de Super Mario Bros" Saturday.

But the cartoon plumber character, who turns 25 this year, isn't the only one who will be honored by residents of Arcosur, which is still under construction.

Other planned roads in the neighborhood include streets named for "Sonic the Hedgehog," "Space Invaders" and "The Legend of Zelda."

Video games won out over more traditional options in an online poll that residents used to pick their street names, said Antonio Almudi Miranda, president of the Arcosur neighborhood association.

"We are people who grew up living with video games. We know them very well," he said. "I'm 25. I'm the same age as Mario."

The government-sponsored Arcosur project aims to build more than 21,000 residences for people ages 20 to 35 who are buying their first homes, he said. Construction began last year.

A dozen of the development's streets will be named for video games, Almudi said. Names of musical composers and Spanish monuments will grace the neighborhood's remaining 46 roads.

Super Mario's street is nearly a kilometer long and will have hundreds of homes on it, Almudi said -- and his will be one of them. The English and math teacher said he's looking forward to living on a street named after someone his students will recognize.

Residents are proud to have Super Mario represented in the neighborhood, he said, and grateful that their street signs will not feature names of war heroes or violent characters.

At Saturday's festivities, representatives from Nintendo handed out prizes in honor of Super Mario's 25th anniversary, Almudi said.

But there's also a serious side to the publicity stunt, he said. Future residents hope increased media attention will pressure the government to finish building the neighborhood on time -- by June 2012.

"We wanted to make noise and show that there are a lot of us who are in this neighborhood," he said. "We want our homes now, because we are many young people and we have been waiting."

Once it's constructed, more than 60,000 people are expected to live in the neighborhood, Almudi said.

"The majority of us are lawyers, police officers, engineers, businessmen, teachers and hard workers of all kinds," he said. "Surely we have a lot of plumbers."

Biggins

kickoutthejams wrote: »

I want to move to Spain.

Your not on your own with that thought.

Kimono-Girl

that would be such a cool address!!!

Lockstep

I'd prefer Legend of Zelda street but Sonic Street or Super Mario Brothers would be great.

ChunkyLover_53

Name a street after an overweight magic mushroom addicted Italian plumber who is cruel to animals.

Yeah, good call society.

Princess Peach

I. NEED. THIS. ADDRESS.

Saila

a street fighter street would be good too, in the dodgy part of town of course.

Saila

Saila wrote: »

a street fighter street would be good too, in the dodgy part of town of course.

no actually mortal kombat would be a much better one for there.

Dwaegon

I wanna live on Solid Snake Boulevard!

melekalikimaka

pappa rappa the rapper lane ftw

orourkeda

I want to live on championship manager avenue.

Duke Nukem terrace would be a most desirable location also

Augmerson

Zombies Ate My Neighbours Way.

orourkeda

Tetris Towers

ChunkyLover_53

Resident Evil House

Doubt too many charities would call in there.

Princess Peach

Brainwave!

When you own a house, you can just name it whatever you want.

I think I'll just live in Hyrule please.

Or the Mushroom Kingdom....

Thankfully I have a long time before I can afford a house to make these decisions

Sinfonia

Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge...Drive

Lockstep

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