Original: In the television series and film , Mario and Luigi are originally from Brooklyn , New York . Little is known of Mario 's childhood , though the infant version of Mario , Baby Mario , first appeared in 1995 in Super Mario World 2 : Yoshi 's Island , and has often appeared in Nintendo sports games since that time .
Simplified: In the television series , Mario and Luigi are from Brooklyn , although Super Mario World 2 : Yoshi 's Island says he was born in the Mushroom Kingdom .