By Rob Bricken in
Nerdery, Video Games
Tuesday, Dec. 29 2009 @ 5:00PM
I have no idea who made this odd and shockingly sentimental Super Mario video, but it's actually quite touching. It moves through Mario's whole history with grace and rather heart-warming music, and if I weren't such a horrible person determined to hate everything regardless of its quality it would have brought a tear to my eye. I just managed to avoid such an unseemly show of human emotion by reminding myself that to Goombas and Koopas, this is just an elaborate snuff film.
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SafetyDance101 said:
Sigur Ros just makes everything better. Awesome vid.
allagnar replied to SafetyDance101:
Hoppipola is the name of the Sigur Ros song, from album Takk....
SafetyDance101 replied to allagnar:
I know. I was just saying that Sigur Ros can compliment almost anything if used correctly
demoncat said:
nice video though think the gombas and koopas would look at it as a propaganda film by mario to try and under mine king Kopa
Geoff said:
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, *sniff*
No Mario 2, though. Either Mario 2, for that matter.
Double R said:
anyone know the name of the Sigur Ros song?
Supermarioman said:
Thanks for helping me remember just how glorious Mario Galaxy was.
GoalieBoy34 said:
Awesome vid. Good song choice, same one they used in the Slumdog Millionaire trailer. Mario deserves a cool reboot movie. Speaking of which, did anyone else see this fan made trailer for Power Rangers because its freakin awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irFLFpgyPTQ
Dan replied to GoalieBoy34:
Whoah dude that MMPR trailer kicks ass! If only it were real!! Very realistic though. Give the Rangers a reboot!
Stanwich replied to GoalieBoy34:
I got so pumped up to see this new Power Rangers movie then realized that it wasn't a real trailer. It was very, very well done. Excellent song choice, fluid clip editing and sick addition of other scenes like from transformers. This clip seriously needs to be expanded into a new Rangers movie.
I want to see some more trailers from this guy.
Anyone know if there are any out there?
LBD "Nytetrayn" replied to Stanwich:
Actually, most of that is real footage from the show. The majority of it is from the 15th anniversary episodes, "Once a Ranger." The parts with Tommy were from Dino Thunder episode "Fighting Spirit," where he has to face his past three Ranger incarnations.
Good stuff.
stupidchicken said:
@DoubleR - that would be Hoppipolla. Great song.
THE PR0F3550R said:
I puked at the awfulness of this video. Mario memory lane? For Bowser's sake it's a fucking videogame. The only thing I cried were tears of sympathy for the parents whose child put this travesty together. Isn't this more appropriate for a eulogy video-log?
Come on folks, the Mario franchise is one of my personal favorites, but this is the tribute it gets? WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS?!
Anonymous replied to THE PR0F3550R:
Wow Ease up on the Hatorade there Prof.
SpecterM91 replied to THE PR0F3550R:
I can't be the only one that read "BAAAAAAAAWWWWWW I R HARTLESS MUNSTER WIT NO SOUL N I HATE U 4 HOLDING SOMETING IMPURTANT FRUM UR CHILDHEWD CLOSE!!12!@11!!!!11!1!"
LBD "Nytetrayn" replied to THE PR0F3550R:
Why so serious?
Gareth replied to THE PR0F3550R:
How does it feel to have piss where your soul should be? You can go back to cutting yourself now.
Jon said:
Wow ease up on the Hatorade there prof.
Thatcher said:
Know why there's no Mario 2? Because it sucked. Both of them. The vid was awesome though.
LBD "Nytetrayn" replied to Thatcher:
No way, Super Mario 2 was awesome.
Chris Ward said:
Mario 2...it really was all a dream I guess?
Pete said:
Well Mr. Bricken. The fact that you can read through all that fan fiction and still feel feelings is a testament to your spirit, good sir.
Collar said:
I'm sorry, I think I have something in my eye. You go little fella, *sniff*
RageTreb said:
For some reason this makes me more teary-eyed the more I watch it. The first viewing I thought it was good, but I didn't tear up, but by the third viewing I had to wipe my eye.
God, I'm a dork. I blame the music.
Asat said:
No Bob Hoskins and no Mario from Donkey Kong Jr.? Those were the only Marios I even liked!
