Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto in the early 1980s while he was developing Donkey Kong, Nintendo's breakout arcade hit.

What is the Definition of Bluto? Bluto is an outlaw villain character from Popeye the Sailor Man. But that knowledge might not help you solve this one. Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle ...

BLUTO (rolling Popeye into a sphere and bouncing him like a ball): Nothing. In fact, I love spinach. It adds a delightfully astringent edge to beans and also to salads.