Fun fact: The blue and yellow Toads in NSMB Wii have actual names. They are never mentioned anywhere in-game, nor in the manual, but their names are Bucken-Berry and Ala-Gold. They're nicknames given by the developers that me and my friends now just use as their actual names.

The other day I realized that Mario is probably homeless. He wakes up everyday running around in the same clothes, runs around in the sewers, beats up people for their money and what does he spend it on? Mushrooms.

The shake to spin with the propeller powerup on wii felt so natural.

The ridiculously hidden secrets in NSMBU were probably put in with Miiverse in mind, as it was encouraged to ask for help on Miiverse if you were stuck on something.

"You always do it by accident." No. No I do not. Every press of the X button next to another player is filled with nothing but malicious intent.

We can all agree that Wii's final boss with Bowser was one of the most epic Bowser battles in the series.

I'll never understand why the later games didn't bring back the Mario vs Luigi mode (9:45). It was such a great multiplayer game mode, they could have expanded it further.

The skeleton train level on wii is the most memorable in the series.

The DS and Wii version hit hard with nostalgia

The multiplayer on DS was perfect.

I remember spending so long in a level of world 2 of Luigi U looking for a star coin, just to search it up and find out that “oh hey you’ve gotta ground pound that random piece of unmarked ground that’s actually made of bricks” and I was like ._.

For Super Luigi U. The developers had impossible moments where the faster timer would make it impossible to finish a level, so they decided to have the timer count actual 100 seconds.

one thing i always assumed about the “plot” for DS was that the lightning that strikes the castle is actually from the world 7 boss, which is a lakitu

new wario u would be a really fun reverse mario game, going back to wario land roots but generally mixing up the new mario formula

18:37 I believe those three wheels are supposed to introduce the player to the triple flip jump, as you feel confident to run and jump on them, and as a kid i found it that way, so i think it’s a good way of introducing the player to a movement characteristic.

NSMB2 getting the respect it deserves is heartwarming, but now I'm excited to give NSLU a try!

17:42 The three main issues with completing the game are: - Player 2 - Player 3 - Player 4

It makes me mad how everyone calls those "small castles" when I call them towers because that is what they are 1 tower not a small castle.

Fun fact, Free for All is a mode where you try to kill your opponent to complete the level yourself so its says "Mario Finish" for example.

Another cool thing about the coins in NSMB2 is that it finally gives a reason to exist for the time limit. If you had infinite time, collecting many coins in a level wouldn't be as impressive. It doesn't seem very intentional as the game doesn't really play with the time limit regarding coins though, which would've been very cool. Like imagine one NSLU-like stage with only 100s but lot of places to go all field with coins but in many different way and where you have to really master the game and make the most optimal path to get a high score while still being fast enough to finish the stage, that would be a banger.

SilokHawk: Wii had an icicle cave so u had an icicle cave. My Brain: We had an icicle cave so you had an icicle cave.

No one: *Me spamming the A button after dying just to hear the horn noise*

45:45 When you ground pounded that "?" block you moved the top of that block down just a tiny bit with yourself immediately on top of it, meaning that you are no longer in entirely above the brown block on the right and the solid wall in the left. You got crushed in between the right block and the left wall as the two blocks were moving left since those blocks would've continued moving left til they went behind the left wall.

To explain why the global coin counter and little stuff like that I'll repeat some wise words I once heard: "Human like when number go up"

the DS version is an absolute masterpiece and was my childhood

I love how stealing and hijacking another mans yoshi are two different things

the "2nd player can place blocks" was actually the main reason I liked NSMBU best, though. I've always found the co-op in this series frustrating rather than fun - you're just getting in the way. But with NSMBU, my sister was able to support me via the gamepad and we beat the hell out of the game! Felt good to cheese levels with the bonus blocks. Also, the overworld was neat. I don't mind the abrupt transitions between themes at all, and I really enjoyed the way the hidden paths construct themselves and connect the world. We played the Luigi DLC and it was fun, too, but I honestly didn't feel any difference in the quality of level design. It was all just kinda "ok", like the series as a whole.

I get so nostalgic when thinking about NSMB Wii. I beat the game with my family, and it was a blast!

"Vine Like Dudes" "Sliding Penguins" THEY'RE CALLED BRAMBALLS AND COOLIGANS!

New super Mario bros DS will always have a special place in my heart

Him explaining new Super Mario Bros U: the most difficult challenges you will have in these games Impossible pack: 💀

10:29 - You telling me gambling didn't play a key role in your childhood? I owe Luigi so many coins

Tony was only trying to get a Yoshi that matched his character’s color. He picked up your blue Yoshi and left you with a pink one.

50:43 That Toad impression is pitch perfect.

Fun Fact: World 7 has a Lakitu in a dark grey cloud as the final boss, which heavily implies that they were the creators of the lightning that hit the castle in the intro cutscene

39:48 I remember finding that secret in 2 and being BLOWN AWAY bc I was so young that I hadn’t found game secrets before lol

6:52 “...and pumpkins that make an oddly realistic skull crushing sound.” *how it is you kno dis*

“THOU SHALL NOT HIJACK ANOTHER MANS YOSHI!” -SilokHawk 2020

"The challenges are the most difficult things you will see in a mario game" Nsmb 2 impossible pack: I'll pretend I didn't hear that

Back after Nintendo announced Super Mario Bros Wonder

This video is so rewatchable

You genuinly made me interested in Luigi u wow

NSMBDS will always be my favorite, because of how incredibly good the multiplayer versus was. Personally my favorite multiplayer gamemode in the franchise. Also bonus points for unique bosses and just generally good level design. Also, Luigi Poker is the best.

You didn't mention that the penguin suit makes you not slip on ice and also lets you slide around on your belly. It's pretty awesome!

45:57 There’s actually an explanation as to why you got squashed here. When you groundpound a block and it moves slightly down, Mario’s/Luigi’s hitbox goes down with it. And since you were close to that moving wall, it pushed you into the block that hadn’t been slightly lowered, as such pinning you and killing you.

NSMB can definitely do a lot to improve, but I like every game, they're always so awesome to play with friends and even by myself. Wish I played them more.

I remember my siblings took the the cover paper off most of our DS games so it was a roulette when you found a random, coverless game on the floor but finding New Super Mario Bros was always such a treat

When you said: “get your popcorn, your soda” I generally was surprised I actually had my popcorn and soda

I can't believe you din't even mention the special world for NSMB Wii, that had one of the hardest mario levels ever. Other than that great vid!

I’m genuinely surprised that I watched this whole almost hour and a half long video. I was expecting to skip a bunch because of how long it was but it was so interesting to see a whole breakdown analysis of these games. Good job making this, it probably took forever to make and edit. Keep up the good work! Edit: Grammar

Such an amazing video. I didn't get bored at all. Nice commentary and interesting points. Keep it up.

This video surprisingly showed up in my recommendations July 2nd 2022 and I'm so happy I saw it. Such an amazing perspective. I've played all of the games except for the 3DS one and now I'm curious about playing that at some point. Also I felt really certain right from the get go you would like New Super Luigi U the most even before getting far into this video.

Like it or not, Wii was an easy win for me. The game popped out so much and was unforgettable, and I just loved it. I know other New Super Mario games had more features and were better in some sort of way, but Wii has so many memories I love it.

Nabbit can take damage; however is hit box is broken allowing him to crouch cancel through all enemy types

Fun fact: Nobody loses a life if everyone gets into a bubble. It just ejects you out of the level. In fact, you actually demonstrated it on 17:24. It's a useful tactic to prevent losing a life if you're about to lose and everybody's already in a bubble

In reference to that last flow-chart, you have no idea how many times I 100%ed NSMB2… and I’ll freakin do it again xD Amazing video, love it

4:04 I always thought it was caused by Lakithunder, the boss of World 7.

3:58 In the intro, the storm cloud was probably Lakithunder, the boss from World 7, sense one of their attacks is striking down a lightning bolt from their cloud.

Watching this knowing Super Mario Bros. Wonder exists makes me so happy

There's one thing that you need to consider: each of these is someone's first Mario. The first couple worlds *have* to be basic, because they're the tutorial. That's also why they do one for each console (though 2 shoulda been a Wario Land, or at least had him as a playable character. I mean, it's all about getting filthy rich, ffs!)

I love Wii and DS, probably just nostalgia but after playing them all I’d still say I like Wii and DS the best.

"Thou shall not hijack another man's yoshi" lmao Can we get that on a t-shirt?

I rewatched this 2 years later and dam you are so good at explaining your thoughts

42:40 Maybe they could have taken the supermeatboy approach with them and make a world of ultra hard levels but with checkpoints about every screenwidth. Maybe even a time windback function at the cost of a life. That way you can actually use those hundreds of lives for something. Or maybe just simpler with a safe-state. Something like an official Kaizo world.

Chapters for Your Convenience: 0:00 Intro 1:11 New Super Mario Bros. (DS 2006) 12:45 New Super Mario Bros Wii. (Wii 2009) 33:28 New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS 2012) 47:44 New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U 2012) 1:07:36 New Super Luigi U. (Wii U 2013) 1:20:10 Ending

I just watched 1 hour and 23 minutes of this... *And I loved every second of it.*

13:10 I've seen countless of videos on Wii and I always had a feeling people had overlooked the Nintendo Channel. What I would like to point out also, was the fact that from there you could see just how many hours you had on all the games (Including Wii Shop Channel games!) you've played.

3:30 Big reason the DS and Wii NSMB games sold so well is because they had install bases that were 150 million and 105 million respectively. Where as the 3DS had half that and the Wii U had 1/10th or even 1/15th of that on top of people being sick of the series

“The worst level is 8-4” *Mayro would like to know your location*

I actually grew up with NSMB2, I’m glad someone finally appreciates it. I’ve probably put more hours into coin rush than any other NSMB game, and it even sparked my love for speedrunning. In fact, it’s the first game I ever attempted to speedrun, I believe the fastest run I had was 36 minutes. Sure it’s nowhere near a fast time, but sure, why not.

45:47 I actually think I know what happened, it looks like that block you hit was sliding towards the wall, and since when you ground pound a block it lowers you a bit, I think you got lowered just enough to where the block next to you squished you as it was sliding closer to the wall

This is probably my favorite video in this entire site. Its so well edited and I enjoy coming back to it from time to time. The way you give your thoughts on all the NSMB entries is very entertaining to watch and listen to ^^

YES! I finally found someone that respects NSMB2! That one has always been my favorite! Thank you for the video, it rocked! 👊🏼

Timestamps for anyone who wants to skip around Nsmb 1:16 Nsmbw 12:46 Nsmb2 33:30 Nsmbu 47:45 Nslu 1:07:37 Also wii is the best cuz it spawned the greastest hack ever (also coin battle was cool )

A great example here of why SMW is so great. I first played it 30 years ago and have played it a few times since. I never knew you could go through the lake as shown at around 52 minutes in the video!

No way i watched all of this u deserve a sub you kept me entertained the whole way

So many memories from these four games. Nsmbwii was literally the first videogame I ever played as a kid.

Me: NSMBW is by far the best NSMB game! Also me: *proceeds to agree with almost all of silok's points and criticisms towards the game*

Petition for him to update this video for super mario bros wonder

At one point I figured out that NSMB Wii had a limited number of setups for the item game and was able to figure out exactly how to get all the items every time. I don't know how I figured it out, but I did it enough to know the patterns. When I played multiplayer, I always tried to tell people exactly what to do cause I actually knew somehow.

DS is probably the best, but I also love Wii because I played that the most as a kid

“Most of the music is reused!” _shows castle level, one of the only themes that changed_

there was a less than a second pause after discussing underwater darkness levels in U and i appreciated it. epic comedic timing

I guess I represent the minority who actually enjoyed the boost mode of the U version, me being the one on the game pad. There were 3 other players, who, arguably, were less versed with these games than me, so for me it was a change of pace and they had the chance of actually doing stuff. Not to say I didn't hinder them with the platforms by accident ever... With Wii version it was more common for them bubbling up in difficult parts and me clearing the obstacle.

the new super mario bros ds overworld theme fricking slaps

In the Australian version of NSMBW, the free-for-all mode was calĺed free play, I think that name fits a lot better

15:00 very true, this was my first mario game (I had a DS Lite, but didn't have mario bros on there) and it was a ton of fun, especially the penguin suit was funny to me as a kid I never had any issues with the A button though? neither me or my friends. I get the frustration if you accidentally press it a lot but it pretty much never happened as far as I remembered

This vid hyped me for wonder

I started watching and only when i was 40 mins in did i realise it was an hour and 20 mins long ?! 😂 kept watching and u really took everything into consideration. Its made me rethink some of the nsmb games 🤔...

Actually yah I would say that Namco Museum is is my favorite DigDug game.

The shell is in 3d world if you press either a bumper or a trigger (I don't really remember which one) while you're running and holding a shell

This video is super good I have watched this video so many times over 2 years you should do this for the 3d marios

NSMB DS: was good for the time, tarnished by the follow ups NSMB Wii: was basically the same thing but for a home console and with a few added gimmicks NSMB U: basically the Wii one but in HD and with a new power up Luigi U: actually brought something interesting to the series with the shorter and harder levels NSMB 2: C O I N S A R E E V E R Y W H E R E P L E A S E S E N D H E L P

I can't believe I watched this whole thing without ever getting bored or sleepy. What a great video.

I've only played the ds version and I remember absolutely loving it. The 2 player mode was so fun!

The Wii U one had a level where you had to hit buttons on timers to keep the floor there and it was my favorite new Mario level I’ve ever played

Am I the only one as a kid who never even thought to question the story from the NSMB on the DS. Like lightning hit the castle out of no where

45:44 I know what happened, as you ground-pounded the block, it dipped down, making the block next to it read as squashing you, since they were sinking into the wall

After seeing this video three years later, I am so thankful for the announcement of super Mario Bros wonder

I like that the Wii title added an OP mechanic where if multiple players ground pound in unison it activates a pow effect, most people could see it in use if you ever revisit peach's castle, it's not explained anywhere else but a cute little gimmick to add more life to the co-op, and like I said completely overpowered, but yeah