The events leading to Luigi 's creation began in 1982 , during the development of `` Donkey Kong '' , where the Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto had created Mario ( then known as `` Jumpman '' ) hoping that he would be able to recast the character in a variety of roles in future games .
The events leading to the creation of Luigi began in 1982 , during the making of `` Donkey Kong '' . The Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto had created Mario ( who used to be `` Jumpman '' ) hoping that he would be able to present the character in many different pars in future games .