Episode Timestamps: Anime intro: 0:44 Episode 1 (Bowser's Return): 2:21 Episode 2 (Warriors from Another Dimension): 10:01 Episode 3 (The New Threat): 19:52 Episode 4 (Here Come the Koopa Bros.): 32:44 Episode 5 (Troubles on Yoshi's Island): 53:33 Episode 6 (Brawl on a Vanishing Island): 1:22:20 Episode 7 (Secret of the Pipe Maze): 1:49:26 Episode 8 (The Great Doomship Offensive): 2:47:21
Thank you so much Mark Haynes for creating something such inspiring for so many people, everyone will agree to say a huge thanks to you... I don't really know what to say but, thank you so much, it really had a impact on a lot of people! We all can say thank you, and to have fun while creating what you want now, and most importantly take you're time and have fun! By everyone who love you're work~
Shoutouts to all the fellow kids-now-turned-adults who grew up watching this, one of them being me. Welcome back Mark you absolute legend! We never gave up on you, and we'll be supporting you throughout the reboot and for whatever may come next! The hype is REAL!
I appreciate you for basically writing this out (as I am one of those kids-now-adults). This actually so hype and I dont get too hype nowdays lol :(( 🙃
Yeah, this series sure brought as the great series we know now. But SMBZ's return will be a great treasure to remember. A great legacy to be remembered in this decade.
Terrified and incredibly pissed. It had never even occurred to me that anything bad could happen to Tails before I watched this series. Miles Prower is a flying genius badass, and I didn't get to see him in this awesome series because that _bastard_ murdered him.
I gotta say man, we can talk all we want about the fight scenes but I think the writing, direction and just downright the resourcefulness of how Mark uses the sprites to tell the story is criminally underrated. He perfectly captures every characters personality and how they interact with each other and the audience. We couldn't have a better creator for such a series....
Absolutely, this is honestly the thing that has me so invested in the series. I love the fights for sure but nothing kills a fan made production for me faster than someone being out of character. But as you say, he nails them all, with great direction and creative animation to boot. I appreciate that I can get emotionally invested in this because it feels like it's really happening to the characters themselves.
@@Xackadee Well, Shadow was out of character. But luckily he realized this and decided to salvage it with the Rouge flashback. And apparently he'll make Shadow less edgy from the jump in the reboot.
@@SarahJerand You're saying that like it wasn't the plan the whole time. Given how much of this series he had planned out, it's likely he knew from the start why he was making Shadow that way. Plus, when it comes to Shadow, his personality is hard to pin down, depending on the adaptation.
Mark was ahead of his time when he made SMBZ. With the remake, he shows us that he still is. I won’t lie, the man is a genius and a wellspring of talent.
@@biggestboi9732 The original version’s files were corrupted, so Mark couldn’t continue it. Now he’s making the true vision of SMBZ he had with the reboot, which is still ongoing, but sprite animations are far from easy to make so they take time. Episode 3 *will* be released, we just need to be patient and wait.
It wasn’t even just the animation that made this ahead of its time. By 06, I don’t think there was another sprite animation that was a crossover of Sega and Nintendo that was as good as this series. The choreography of the fights, the story Mark planned and the villain being someone other then Metal Sonic and everything else about this series makes us great
Not really. This was a pretty common format... It's just that Flash being defunct makes Aftereffects harder to use. Look up Bunnykill, the original TOME, Homestar Runner, Animator vs Animation, Icon Wars...
Something that consistently impresses me about this series is how well Mark captures that Nintendo sense of humor in his characterization. It's the little details like having Kammy take a moment to scold her son for having a clean room that separates this series from other fan animations and could almost make you think this was a licensed series. I can't wait to see more of this in the reboot
Having finally watched the full series years later, and back to back, I have to say the Sonic side of the story is immensely underrated and underappreciated, because I feel when you focus on it you get to figure out the story Mark ORIGINALLY was trying to tell about crossovers and how unbalanced they are, specifically focusing on an scenario in which a Sonic character fought a Mario character. From a writers point of view this story is more than just an awesome fight fest full of fan-service, it tells a story of what happens when a threat that's way beyond an universe nature crosses it and single-handedly changes the status-quo by bringing it to its kneels. I don't think anyone has taken proper time to analyze the scenario these characters are in, and the pressure Sonic and Shadow are on throughout the entire series. Sonic and Shadow once in the Mushroom Kingdom are already carrying the weight of their whole universe as they failed it all thanks to Sonic's inexperience and Shadow's lack of preparation; Because of these factors Sonic's whole world was easily destroyed in matters of HOURS, not days, Sonic specifically states everything that lead to the destruction of their universe happened within hours. And within those hours Sonic's friends were haunted down one-after-another and mercilessly slaughtered before Sonic and even Shadow could face Mecha face-to-face. Mecha bodied everyone in Mobius just because he felt like it, taking pride in slaughtering Sonic friends as an evolution to his former purpose: being programmed to out-perform the strongest and naturally skilled creature ever born from Mobius, Sonic. This is the one sin Shadow can't forgive Sonic for. Had Sonic done his job and made sure not to mess around with Metal Sonic when he had the chance, properly destroying him, none of these events would've happened. Now that it was too-little-to-late Shadow had to think on the whim how to fix the mess Sonic had help create by sending the Emeralds to (assuming) the nearest dimension to that of their own. And as Sonic says, this would have worked as it would've sealed Mecha to be stuck in their dimension, ignoring he could store radiations of the emeralds in case he needed it, and making the issue WAY WORSE than it already was. This all worth nothing just because it sets the stage to how beefed up Mecha was already on his base form at Mobius, when he attacked in a whim for the sake of blood-thirst and nothing more. And it conveys Shadow's stance on the matter and how apathetic he is towards helping the Mushroom Kingdom beyond seeking the emeralds. It takes listening to his stance and ignoring his personal bias he has with Mecha to know he, arguably, is right throughout the entire series. It doesn't takes long to realize this after these events we're presented with the Mushroom Kingdom and already the series is thematically playing with the idea of what would happen when something so destructible crossed to somewhere so innocent as the Mario universe, as we see Mecha blast to ashes an innocent Goomba; Again, a Mario ENEMY against a Sonic ENEMY. Although you might think this analogy isn't meant to be taken too seriously, think exactly what happens in Episode 3 of the OG series. We have Mecha introducing himself to Yoshi to ask and then later on fight for the emerald Yoshi was holding onto, showcasing his power and how ridiculous it was, as opposed to Yoshi's cheer power nature and skill; A Mario CHARACTER put into a fight against a Sonic CHARACTER, with a result that ended as canonically-accurately as it could get, with Mecha almost killing Yoshi due to his raw nature, and how ABSURDLY rigged the entire fight is. This fight is what set Mecha as an actual threat for Mario, as through action he demands Sonic an answer as to what happened to him, and it is ONLY until then that Sonic FINALLY decides to give Mario full on context of what's going on. Once again, Sonic almost had gotten someone killed out of lack of proper preparations from the Mario Bros. part to the walking death machine that Mecha Sonic actually was. Something acknowledge by the series. Then you have the Chaos Emeralds. Not only in the Reboot do we see that under the possession of one of them Yoshi is able to put-on a fight although he lacks the same intellect as Mecha; In the OG series we see how saturday-morning villains such as The Koopa Bros. manage to one-shot Mario, Luigi AND Sonic and Shadow when they're able to tap into Chaos Energy through their special attack, which would seem dumb and a cop-out to end the episode on a cliffhanger, that until viewers get to see what Chaos Energy is able to do in Episode 6 as Red is able to blast HALF A MOUNTAIN with a laser powered in Chaos Energy; All of these instances being Mario CHARACTERS using Sonic POWER-UPS. In all of these instances we've only seen glimpses of what happens when a Mario character crosses a Sonic character, putting a huge contrast with their innocent or at least harmless enough nature as opposed to the, well, chaotic and unstoppable nature of a Sonic entity or item; But I think the moment that truly cements the idea in is when Mecha Sonic steps in during the Yoshi's Island fight as it is a night and day for how the fight had been going, and how it ended. If by this point you weren't taking him that seriously I assure you the way he ended that fight with a literal bang to Yoshi's Island, will. It is only by this point that the idea is cemented of how much of an apocalyptic threat Mecha Sonic is not just for the heroes but for the entire Mario universe, and that is kind of the point. What I love about this narrative is that Mark didn't bullshit his way into having the Mario characters actually being able to counter Mecha Sonic just because they too have an odd nature and unique skills of their own, and their own set of Power-Ups. Furthermore, it is an unbiased representation as to what would probably happen if Mario or Luigi or Yoshi fought a Sonic villain: They all end losing, at least on their own, because those dudes are on a whole other legue. ESPECIALLY MECHA SONIC. The reason why Sonic is in such a hurry of gathering the Chaos Emeralds meanwhile trying to help the Mario Bros. fix the issues brought by these is because he's constantly reminded his mistake led to his world's destruction, and HE KNOWS Mario's World is just as doomed. whereas Shadow already knows Mario's World was dead since the beginning because of the nature of the same; That's why he wanted Sonic to help him retrieve the Emeralds on their own, and keep a low profile, thought that's only being reinforced the more the series progresses as up until Episode 7 Shadow has already had it at progressing at a slow pace when Mecha Sonic is causing chaos and destruction at a fast rate; The Mario World had never faced anything like Mecha Sonic, they weren't even prepared for something this destructive. Mecha took down Mobius within hours, and Mario's World has only kept itself alive thus far because of how random the nature of this one is, with "Secret of the Pipe Maze" confirming this. The only reason Mecha hasn't been as fast as gathering the Emeralds as he was in Mobius is because Mario's World is literally built differently. And that nature of insanity has worked in favor of the Mario character thus far, at least indirectly. That said, even though The Mario Characters have done more than enough in helping retrieve the emeralds, Shadow is arguably right in that Mario, Luigi and Yoshi have been slowing down and getting in the way of fights, considering at most they slow down Mecha Sonic, as opposed to Sonic or Shadow that actually land hits on him. Shame that the OG series ended exactly in the point I feel The Mario Cast was starting to keep up with Sonic in terms of fighting. That said, based on what I've seen on the reboot I'm more than excited to see how far this idea is taken to considering how ingenious this story came to be. Mark didn't had to change ANYTHING about these characters and their origins to make them fit in a canon only to create a story where both could co-exist, it is their natural differences what solely served as a base to create an story about how unbalanced crossovers truly are and what it means when something so terrifying as Mecha Sonic faces against something as pure as Mario. It is that stake what, to me, makes the story stand-out all the more against other flash-based crossovers I saw growing up; Because at its core it tells the tale of how one mistake led to the destruction of one world, and it caught another on its fire. Now both sides are trying to rectify that mistake.
Interesting way to put it. I'm not sure if I would give that little credit to the Mario characters or something, but idk I'm not a genius at this sort of thing. Though honestly, with this narrative especially, yeah, you right, I can tell. Mecha is kinda a big fish in a comparatively small pond or something Idk, I'm probably not making much sense.
@@SadikiStGeorgeangemon44 If we're lucky. :[ I'm grateful for the Remake episodes...but I still wish Mario and the others can be saved from their fate at the end of Episode 8. :'[
There actually was a ninth part preview! I won't spoil it for you but Mark left a message with the preview announcing the original series's discontinuation
One thing I really liked about this series is that the individual Chaos Emeralds actually did something by themselves. In Dragonball, a single Dragon Ball was almost useless outside of being nearly indestructible. Even having six of the seven meant nothing if you couldn't get the final ball. By allowing individual macguffins to provide some sort of power boost, it made it more interesting to see them gathered.
When did this series come out? I never really knew about this series I grew up on Sonic: Amazon Unleashed and other random Sonic stuff on RUclips. Don’t think I ever saw any Mario.
@@samueldesta2151 SMBZ came out in 2006 and originally discontinued in 2009. A lot of people that watch this series most likely saw it on Newgrounds when they were 12 or younger, myself included. I picked up on this series when episode 4 was in the making.
The character and philosophy of Sonic and Shadow is absolutely NAILED in their Episode 8 debate. Shadow’s simultaneous lack of empathy and over-inflated ego allow him to reach the correct conclusion when looking at the big picture, but in a way that makes him a hypocrite due to how emotionally compromised he is. Many people like him because he’s “badass,” but people like him who pretend to be objective in the real world more often than not either have something wrong with them or have had their bright side beaten out of them by bad experiences. That’s why he’s receptive when Sonic calls back to his *emotional* experiences rather than logistics, because Shadow’s cold logic stems from having his foundation of positivity snuffed out by trauma. Naive idealists are born, but cynical pragmatists are *made.* Sonic, on the other hand, has his flaws in full consistent display as well. He’s the type of guy to think with his heart instead of his head, and the fact of the matter is this only worked because his friends(people like Tails, Shadow, Rouge, and Espio) picked up the slack in regards to his lacking judgment. His extreme sense of empathy, mercy, and charism are what draws people varied enough to cover up his shortcomings to him in the first place, so the argument that upholding morality even when it doesn’t make total sense is perfectly supported by his experiences. It speaks to his strength of character, strong sense of justice, and his downright stubborn attitude that he manages to maintain this outlook even after losing everyone he held dear. There’s something to be commended about him immediately picking himself up by his bootstraps even after everything he’s been through, but his lack of malleability shines when he has to take up any non-combatant role. Technically, all of this could’ve been avoided if he just ended Eggman the first time he was defeated instead of giving the villain free reign to make better and better enemies until Sonic finally met his match in Mecha Sonic. This is why SMBZ is still so beloved so many years later. It’s not just the amazing choreography, efficient use of limited sprites, and Dragon Ball Z sensibilities. It’s that Mark thoroughly understands what we love about all these characters and finds ways to seamlessly get them into situations where these traits shine. Not just in dialogue but in fights as well: we see Luigi discovering his own strength through playing co-op with others mid battle, Mario’s combination of dexterous platforming, extreme raw power, and high resourcefulness when it comes to terrain and items, Shadow’s op chaos abilities that make him shine above the rest as the only one truly designed for combat, Yoshi’s situational awareness in supporting literally everyone on the battlefield, and Sonic’s fast-paced hit-and-run fighting style which allows him to both dance around multiple enemies and finesse those who outdo him in raw power. TL;DR Nostalgia goggles came off, and this series is still great.
I personally like Shadow for his growth as a Character, that's also why I don't like many of the other Sonic Characters. Shadow has 4 games worth of Character Development while Sonic just changes personality on a whim in the games, and all the other characters either lack a consistent personality or had a finalized personality from the beginning. Shadow had his character develop over the course of SA2, Sonic Heroes, ShTH, and Sonic '06, until they scrapped all developed personality and pulled a Sonic with him and Knuckles.
@@zeroshadeslayer3000 Nintendo gives Sakurai a list of characters that can be characters, he then chooses which ones to make. This much is from the horse's mouth.
I would also like to go on record that waiting for the "I'LL CRUSH YOU!!!" line in both the text chat and voice chat? That's a moment I'll remember for the longest time. Godspeed, you wonderful bastards.
This series was made about 15 years ago and it's still the golden standard for sprite animation. Few on the internet have matched this level of quality.
For me one of the best part of this series is how true to character everyone is. This man used these characters better than the companies that own them.
I actually think shadow is bad in this series, he is too hot headed when the real shadow (SA2) is actually mentally mature after his character development. Also knuckles beats mecha sonic easily because canonicaly he beat mecha sonic with the master emeralds power at the same time. I also don't like the super over dramatic back story that sonic has for being way to uncanon. Sonics character is pretty good tho.
@@OlhoZe_ to be fair though, Shadow’s friends did die I always presumed that was the reason why he was so hotheaded in this series as he felt like he failed to save someone he loved and appreciated yet again. I’d imagine that he’d be incredibly upset and frustrated by it
This series was so much motivating and inspiring for everyone who watched it. It was so huge at that time, two universe that collide into each other, nobadoy had seen mario and sonic this way. This is a personal experience but, this series created so much ideas in my mind as a child... I wanted to create a game about this series, like making this series his own way to be played and be a part of the fights... It was a huge dream for me, and I always imagined battles ect... Creating different universes, using some of the most inspiring characters such as mario and sonic is something that will always make me dream Everyone have his own story about what this serie created in you're mind and feelings! Being able to imagine you're own scenarios using an already existing universe is awesome :) In reality, I just want to thank you Mark Haynes for creating such an inspiring work, and to wish you the best for the future I understand how hard it can be to maintain this serie I think everyone agree to say : thank you and take the time you need and most importantly... Make what you want to do! Sorry that's kind of an weird comment, but this is my thoughts that was in my mind that I wanted to explain :) (Sorry for the errors I'm not English native speaking!)
I, and many others, completely agree. It was the catalyst that sparked the imaginations of so many minds. Mario & Sonic crossover ideas have always been fun to think about, and I do hope one day the series' can see the light of such creativity without being related to the Olympic games lol
WAAAAIT! What if the animator that made Super Mario Bro's Z, Alvin Earthworm, and the animators who made Sonic: Two Worlds Collides, the people who did so at, collided and made one last movie that takes place after the series, although it never truely ended on English dub but I think it still did in a Spanish sub in some website but I'm not to sure but let's say it DID end still in a Spanish sub if there IS one, and the movie with the 2 actually revealing that the Sonics and Shadows from both things were the same Sonic and Shadow and that the Mario series is what happened before the movie to where Sonic and Shadow comes to Mario's world to ask for Mario and his friends' help to finding the Chaos Emeralds before Mecha Sonic to which they could say that Mecha Sonic was put into a forced shut down after whatever fight happened, if it actually ended with Mecha Sonic shutting down if not and it seems like he disappeared then ehhh they might as well say that he survived whatever fight that he'd have that'd ended up with him losing cause plot convince might as well to REALLY put in the DBZ theme although I'm just making this comment for ideas, to which would lead into Sonic: Two Worlds Collided and explain what did Sonic mean by Mecha Sonic being shut down and why would he be looking for the Chaos Emeralds specifically since it never explained it and if we were to go by game canon it'd still make no sense, although if others knows you're free to tell me, and the movie can take place after these 2 animation however-you-wanna-sum-both-ups to where Mario's team and Goku and Vegeta somehow ends up in Sonic's world to do something with the weird Black Orb thing and Chaos and Buu!
Finally can't wait to see Fire Sonic in all his badassery in 4K 60fps! And then hopefully in the reboot in the future. On a side note, I wonder if, with all the positive response to Fire Sonic, Mark is gonna try more power up combinations? Shadow with a metal mushroom, cape feather or invincibility star? Or maybe bring the power-ups from the sonic games? Elemental shields anyone?
I think why Fire Sonic worked so well was because of the suspension and anticipation. If Shadow or Sonic used more powers or use them frequently it would devalue it.
Dylan Ogega Don’t count on putting SMBZ in a box. Anything can happen after the Metallix saga. The Chaos Emeralds brought Sonic back to life in Sonic 06, the same year SMBZ started.
It's crazy to think that this series is so iconic that I actually remember the story in the different "arcs." Like "Oh bro the Yoshi Island Arc is so fire." type of thing.
God the Yoshi's island fight is crazy. Im so used to fight scenes in shounen being 1v1/2v1 centric with most of the main cast just sidelining/commentating. Having a massive team fight where everyone is throwing hands was such a change of pace. Some of the sequences where team mario and the koopa bros attack an axem ranger together and then either attack each other/use each other as a combo tool was amazing to watch. Really excited for the remaster.
Action moments: 10:45 Mario VS Bowser 27:30 Yoshi VS Mecha Sonic 49:22 Z Warriors VS Koopa Bros. 1:05:32 Z Warrioirs VS Yoshi Tribe 1:20:20 Z Warrioirs VS Super Koopa Bros. VS Axem Rangers X part 1 1:22:55 Z Warrioirs VS Super Koopa Bros. VS Axem Rangers X part 2 1:34:06 I'LL CRUSH YOU!!!!!!! 1:37:00 Z Warriors VS Super Mecha Sonic 2:09:37 Mario & Sonic VS Mecha Sonic 2:25:36 8bit Fight part 1 2:37:50 8bit Fight part 2 2:40:26 8bit Fight part 3 3:09:38 Boarding the Doomship 3:12:08 Fire Sonic 3:16:04 Mario VS Captian Basilisx
Here's All The Music Tracks That Mark Haynes/Alvin Earthworm Used In This Video Video Start 0:00 His World Crush 40 Version From Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) Super Mario Bros. Z: Intro - Released On July 4, 2007 0:45 MegaMan Axess Opening Japanese Version Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 1: Bowsers Return - Released On April 22, 2006 2:21 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 2:30 Super Mario World Overworld Theme 3:19 Bruce Faulconer (Dragon Ball Z) - Destruction 4:28 Viewtiful Joe 2 Music - Viewtiful Award 5:48 Super Mario Kart Race Start Music 6:23 Diddy Kong Racing Boss Music 7:56 Super Mario 64 Music Bowser's Message 8:05 Super Mario 64 Koopa's Theme 9:01 Super Mario World Final Boss Music 9:40 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 2: Warriors From Another Dimension - Released On May 22, 2006 10:02 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 10:11 Bruce Faulconer - Weird And Backwards 10:46 Super Mario World Final Boss Music 12:04 The Prodigy - Firestarter 13:24 Paper Mario N64 Music Bowser's Rage 13:50 Paper Mario N64 Music King Of The Koopas 15:54 Super Mario 64 Music Bowser's Message 15:57 Paper Mario N64 Music Bowser's Rage 17:36 Prodigy - Smack My Up 18:17 Unfortunate News - Metroid Fusion 18:49 Monster Introduction - Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 19:09 Mario Victory - Super Smash Bros N64 19:21 Approaching Danger - Metroid Fusion 19:33 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 3: The New Threat - Released On July 10, 2006 19:53 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 20:02 Super Mario 64 Music Inside the Castle Walls 22:15 Dragon Ball Z Frieza VS Spirit Bomb Part 2 Music 24:17 Paper Mario N64 Music Herringway And The Mayor 24:50 Yoshi's Island - Super Smash Bros Melee 26:19 Dark Samus Awaits From Metroid Prime 2 27:35 Kipling Plant - Blast Corps 29:04 Kipling Plant (Critical) - Blast Corps 29:41 Kipling Plant (Complete) - Blast Corps 29:49 Dark Samus Awaits From Metroid Prime 2 32:23 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 4: Here Come The Koopa Bros - Released On September 19, 2006 32:44 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 32:53 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga - File Select Music 34:05 Shenmue Music Daily Agony 41:17 Digimon Frontier - With the Will 41:45 Super Smash Bros Melee Music Captain Falcon Victory 42:09 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music E Gadd's theme 44:23 Mortal Combat Music Fatality 45:07 Super Mario World Music Map 2 45:33 Paper Mario N64 Music Koopa Bros Keep Cool 47:25 WWE Spirit Squad Theme 47:50 Paper Mario N64 Music Attack Of The Koopa Bros 49:22 Killer Instinct Gold - Gargos 53:12 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 5: Troubles on Yoshi's Island - Released On February 12, 2007 53:33 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 53:43 Trigun - Blue Summers 56:04 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music Warp Pipe 1:00:48 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music Special Item 1:01:36 Super Mario World Music Map 2 1:01:58 Paper Mario N64 Music Welcome to Yoshi Village 1:04:42 Paper Mario N64 Music Raphael the Raven 1:05:42 Matrix Reloaded - Teahouse 1:06:54 MDK Music Tribal Unity 1:07:37 Star Fox Adventures - Thorntail Grubtub Cave 1:08:57 Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island Athletic Music 1:15:12 Paper Mario N64 Attack of the Koopa Bros 1:16:21 Mortal Combat Music Fatality 1:16:43 Super Mario Land Arranged Fight Music 1:20:21 Texas - Back to Mad 1:21:43 MDK 2 Track 13 1:22:00 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 6: Brawl on a Vanishing Island - Released On May 27, 2007 1:22:20 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 1:22:29 Gwarhar Lagoon Music From Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 1:22:56 Texas - Back to Mad 1:25:17 Devil May Cry 3 Music Battle Music 2 1:28:24 Star Fox SNES Intro Music 1:30:58 Dark Samus Awaits - Metroid Prime 2 1:34:07 The Doomsday - Project Chaos (Sonic 3 & Knuckles Doomsday Zone Remix) 1:36:07 Unknown Title - DBZ Trunks Compendium 1:40:21 R-Type Delta Music Stage 6 Awakening 1:43:04 Sonic Adventure - Open Your Heart 1:44:45 Jet Force Gemini - Meeting Mizar 2 1:46:38 Wise Men's Theme from The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess 1:49:05 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 7: Secret of the Pipe Maze - Released On October 1, 2008 1:49:26 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme 1:49:36 Paper Mario N64 Bowser's Theme 1:55:00 Uncanny Laugh - Metal Slug 4 1:57:05 Vergil Afterwards - Devil May Cry 3 1:57:40 Super Mario World Map 2 Overworld Music 1:57:57 Super Mario 64 Haze Maze Cave Music 2:02:33 SMB1 Underground - Super Mario All-Stars 2:05:52 Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy Battle remix by Am i Evil 2:07:53 Tension - Super Metroid 2:09:49 Fierce Battle - Metal Slug 5 2:11:46 Dark Samus Awaits - Metroid Prime 2 2:12:53 Underwater - Super Mario Bros NES 2:12:59 Overworld - Super Mario Bros NES 2:21:52 Approaching Danger From Metroid Fusion 2:24:21 Robot Master Battle - Mega Man 3 2:25:36 Boss Battle Music from Sonic 2 (Master System/Game Gear) 2:27:17 Super Mario Bros. 3 World 8 Music 2:29:36 Tension - Super Metroid 2:31:32 Environmental Intrigue From Metroid Fusion 2:37:52 Mega Man 2 - Dr Wily Stage 1 Music 2:39:48 James Egger - Beautiful Monster 2:41:57 Speedy Comet - Super Mario Galaxy 2:43:57 Paper Mario N64 Mario's House Theme 2:47:00 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 8: The Great Doomship Offensive - Released On October 9, 2009 2:47:21 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues 2:47:32 Super Mario Galaxy - Under Attack 2:48:51 Hotel Mario Intro - Hotel Mario 2:50:03 Skies of Arcadia - Valua City 2:57:36 Super Mario World Music Map 2 2:57:57 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music E Gadd's Theme 2:59:48 Shooting - Mario Freaks Orchestra 3:02:46 Star Fox SNES Intro 3:06:15 Airship Theme From Super Smash Bros Brawl 3:11:17 Mortal Combat Music Fatality 3:12:24 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Crisis City Whirlwind 3:14:08 Super Mario Galaxy Danger Afoot 3:16:04 Show No Tears From Nemesis Theory 3:19:08 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme End-Credits 3:19:34 Gotta Go Fast By Chizzy Stephens From The Sonic The Hedgehog The Movie (2020)
I just found this after 13 years. I watched this in elementary and it honestly shaped my character a lot back then. This series had the story development (and in many cases, better fights) than most anime. Watching this truly is making me feel like a kid again. As a 25 year old artist, I can now see the immense amount of talent, passion and hard work that went into this series. On behalf of all of us, thank you Alvin! We love you!
In just 9 months Ep. 1 Reboot: 1 million views Original Series 4K Remaster: 3 million views It's crazy how I series made by one person can become this notorious across the internet
Top 10 SMBZ Moments I Can’t Wait to See in the Reboot: #10: Yoshi vs Metallix ✔️ #9: The Axem Rangers’ New Redesigns #8: Sonic’s Tragic Backstory #7: The New Episode 7 #6: Duel with the Koopalings #5: Fire Sonic #4: Basilisx’s New & Improved Reveal #3: I’LL CRUSH YOU!!! #2: Mario vs Mecha Mario #1: Episode 6’s Three-Way Fight!!! Seriously, though, this series has, and will forever hold a special place in my heart, and I am BEYOND happy Mark is back to doing what he does best. Let’s hope he continues to stay that way!
This is huge. Even if a remaster, I still get to revisit all my favorite jokes and well written cast. Love you Mark, you're my absolute idol. Respect. Edit: Written well enough for my younger self. Still, definitely not inherently bad!
mostly well written, after going back and rewatching the whole series, both shadow and mecha are written a bit silly, but that's the charm I love about it
Orthus I never really thought the original writing was that bad. There were a few moments here and there that felt a bit ham-fisted, but for the most part, I thought he wrote the characters pretty spot on to their canon counterparts. I just hope the updated version of Sonic and Shadow will still keep their Adventure era personalities.
Dude, this like is like pure talent being able to animate this hard, coming up with a interesting/compelling narrative/story, staying mostly true to the source material, while also like being able to make it your own
Mark, thank you for this. Despite all the pain and stress you’ve talked about on social media that you’ve endured, you’re still dedicated to finishing this project that so many of us grew up on. No matter how it turns out, just know that first and foremost, we’re all happy that you’re doing better.
I also love how Shadow in Episode 8 was the smartest. As rude as his wording was, Princess Peach could wait entirely. Bowser’s intentions have never been to kill Peach, but kill Mario and Luigi. Sonic was blinded by his overextended sense of heroism and forgot that Mecha Sonic is the bigger threat, who needed to be taken down ASAP. With the Chaos Emeralds (all 7), there’s no need to worry, and they will be able to save Peach just fine, since there won’t be a living thing or machine that could stop Super Sonic/Shadow. Shadow made the right call. Egotistic or not, the top priority is to grab all 7 chaos emeralds and save both Mario and Sonic’s universes by destroying Mecha Sonic into mere scrap metal. Shadow’s only mistake is that by going alone, he exposed himself to the immediate detection of Mecha Sonic, who destroys anyone who does not use all 7 emeralds. Shadow is no match for Mecha Sonic.
SuperSpeed Bros yeah, and I understand the reasoning that the story was crafted like this in the first place. I’m just interested in knowing what the story would be like had they ignored Bowser’s trap.
Anouar Esn you are WAY underestimating Mecha’s power. Every bout he has merely toyed with the team, he has stated that in the series, and Shadow’s chaos abilities are already replicated and enhances tenfold for Mecha Sonic. He’s essentially holding off the inevitable, his own demise.
So I've had this playing in the local retro game store I work in since 2 o clock. You wouldn't believe the number of random customers (tourists even) that recognised it, and the other half wanted to know what it was.
@@lucidwithastar Don't worry. The younger audience will catch up soon as they grow older. So far I've watched episode 4-6 yesterday, and right now, it's already badass as it is! 😊
@@lucidwithastarI am 24 but I didn't even know this existed. I was messing around with Bluemaxima's Flashpoint and found it. Watched them all in 2 days. It was one of the best flash animations I have ever seen. I am glad I got to experience it. I could have gone my entire life without it but it's better late than never. However, comments like yours are stupid and illogical, what does it matter if people didn't experience it during their childhood? They can experience it in their adulthood, like I did and I enjoyed it all the same. Kid or adult, it doesn't matter to me. Experience is all that matters. You don't have to feel bad about people who didn't grow up with it, like myself. I don't need your false pity. My happiness isn't limited to my childhood because I know how to truly enjoy life. Hah! Perhaps you should try enjoying the present moment too instead of worrying about something that is gone for good.
Fight timestamps (since some people might want to see those): Bowser vs Mario: 10:45 Yoshi vs Mecha Sonic: 27:33 Main characters (-Yoshi) vs Koopa Bros: 49:22 Main characters (-Yoshi) vs Yoshi Tribe: 1:05:32 Main characters vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X (part 1): 1:20:21 Main characters vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X (part 2): 1:22:56= Mecha Sonic vs Axem Rangers X: 1:34:07 Main characters vs Mecha Sonic (Episode 6 fight): 1:36:49 Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic: 2:09:42 Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic in Minus World: 2:26:04 Main characters (-Luigi) vs Mecha Sonic in Minus World: 2:40:25 Assault on Bowser's Airship: 3:09:03 Mario vs Basilisx: 3:16:03
Fivoune I didn’t include that one because I didn’t consider it a fight. It’s 7 seconds long and is more a way to move along the dialogue, with Metal Sonic not even throwing a punch.
3:12:30 - 3:14:14 THAT is how you do an anime teamwork fight. Even all those years ago, take notes anime producers. fans were doing it just as well if not a hundred times better even then. The way each and every attack somehow flows into another even if it's from the another character using the powers they have in creative ways is just staggeringly amazing. then factor in it was a fan work and it's even more insane.
Yeah Mark's choreography in this series is incredible vtye moves flow smoothly and he has their fighting style different from each other, especially the moves referenced from other series, like when Sonic uses Ryu Tatsumaki kick and Mecha Sonic uses Akuma's finisher. Also the combo attacks are beautiful.
I love SMBZ so much. Everything about it is amazing, I would’ve loved to see an Episode 9 but a reboot turned out to be even better. Super nostalgic for this series :)
Me? I'm hyped for the remastering of the doom ship attack. That's the pinnacle of greatness imo. I love yoshi's island, but I think, on top of seeing the doomship episode remastered, getting to see what Mark had in mind from the start will be amazing!
@@lucinavonnolaran8728 IIRC Basilisx or whatever isn't gonna be used so that will change. They likely will encounter the Koopalings. I hope he still has the insane choreography of their teamwork aboard the ship as they all mow down an army though.
I came into this expecting the Brawl on a Vanishing Island to be the highlight of the experience, but I honestly loved the last dialogue between Shadow and Sonic. This whole series is great, but that moment of character was exactly what made me adore Sonic Adventure 2; Shadow is the most compassionate person, simply blinded by grief, and I'm glad the series didn't simply try to portray Shadow as needlessly edgy and unreasonably angry. I hope this comes back in the remake.
When I was a kid, I watched SMBZ as it was first being uploaded! I loved this series so much, and it's so important for the person I grew up to be, honestly. I remember that I was so hyped for the new episodes as they were being released, that I started playing some fangames of it, until I discovered that some of them were made by game maker studio, and decided to check the tool out. Over the years I came to realize how much I liked creating games, and I spent the next few years brainstorming stories and gameplay mechanics for imaginary games. And now, almost 10 years later, I'm a recent graduate in Game Design! And, strangely enough, you can trace it all the way back to SMBZ! I love this series so much, and I can only thank you for creating such a masterpiece, Mark! Good luck with the reboot!
Just saw a 3D remaster of the intro in my recommended, and I checked it out and was like “this is great”. So I just binged this whole 3 and a half hour long video, and let me just say, this was astonishing. This story began before I was even born, and it’s amazing how far it’s progressed! I’m gonna go watch the remasters now.
One of the best villains ever. Mecha Sonic is absolutely terrifying. Like when he shows up I am always afraid for everyone's lives. He's everything you want in a villain
Mecha Sonic is periodically resistant to Sonic's Hyper Form in Sonic 3&K, making him one of the most dangerous villains. Fortunately, it’s only a limited time invulnerability, so he eventually gets destroyed in Sky Sanctuary Zone.
Mecha Sonic's "I'LL CRUSH YOU!!" Has become Iconic in my eyes. The raw power on display and just how easily he destroys the Axem Rangers AND our heroes single-handedly makes him one of the best villains I've EVER SEEN
As I've gotten older, the quality of this series only becomes more evident. The animation and the choreography are on-point even today, the music choices are really great, the references to Mario and Sonic games mid-battle are handled perfectly, the references to other games are handled in a way that don't detract from the fights, and even though the dialogue (which was never the point anyway) hasn't aged beautifully, the story in general does a great job of setting up stakes. And not to mention, maybe the most unappreciated part: All the characters act impressively close to how they do in their own games, but Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi's characterization in particular is quite literally perfect. It feels like an official work of Nintendo. They act like they did when Mario and Luigi's characterization was at its peak in Superstar Saga, Partners in Time and Bowser's Inside Story. Just crazy how consistent that part always was. Also...episode 6 remains a masterpiece. Thank you for this series.
@@skeleton819 No it wasn’t. No one talks about SMBZ’s dialogue years later. They talk about the choreography and animation, both for how amazing and ahead of their time they were, as well as how true they were to the characters’ abilities and personalities.
@@skeleton819 It’s not the point of the series. No one talks about SMBZ’s dialogue years later lol. It serves a purpose but it’s not at all what draws people to the series.
Yeah just Thanos originated in the 60's while Mecha Sonic was in the 90's. I really do hate that death scene where he kills Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Cream to be honest.
Fight timestamps: 10:45 Mario vs Bowser 13:57 Metal Bowser 27:33 Yoshi vs Mecha Sonic 49:21 Team Mario vs Koopa Bros 1:05:32 Team Mario vs Yoshi Tribe 1:20:21 Team Mario vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X 1:22:57 Team Mario vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X part 2 1:34:07 Super Mecha Sonic vs Axem Rangers X 1:36:50 Team Mario vs Super Mecha Sonic 1:43:04 Mario and Sonic use Super Star 2:09:37 Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic in the Pipe Maze 2:26:04 Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic in the Minus World 2:37:51 Shadow vs Mecha Sonic in the Minus World 2:42:30 Escape from the Minus World 3:09:13 Assault on the Omega Doomship 3:12:20 Fire Sonic 3:16:03 Mario vs Basilisx
I'm probably commenting wayyyyy too late for anyone to see this but I want to get my thoughts on this series out there. When this series came out I wasn't older than 5. This was also around the time I first started using RUclips regularly. Since I didn't know how to navigate it very well I would watch the same videos over and over again. Somehow I found this series and something about it really clicked with me so I watched it many times. Years later I thought about this series and wanted to rewatch it but didn't remember the name so I just accepted that I wouldn't be seeing it again. That was until someone sent me the link to this video and my jaw hit the floor. I was super excited and clicked it immediately and began watching it. I don't remember much actual content in this series but I do remember how much I loved it as a kid. Thank you Mark for making a huge part of many people's childhoods.
well, who ever gave you that link must've had an idea that somehow involved you and sent you the link in the hope you'd feel happy finally getting to watch this incredibly funny series again
This was a huge part of my childhood, I watched it a couple of years too late (around 2012-2013) but I loved every second of it even when my knowledge of English was terrible back then.
@@pixy3266 What I'm saying is that future games they come up with won't be as epic and amazing as this, just the old usual rescuing Peach from Bowser scenario over and over and over. And they did shut down his Patreon a few years back. If I was the president of Nintendo, I would have talked with Sega to work on SMBZ games, after asking Mark for his permission and give him all the credit, of course.
@@DarkSteven17 yes! Sorry I think I didn't saw you're entiere comment I'm dumb. I agree that mario games are far different than anything Mark did, but mario isn't supposed to be this way I think. Mario have his own awesome universe, and I think we can't change it But it's true that for example smash is already way different than the friendly mario we all know, so something like SMBZ could be possible! But I don't think Nintendo will ever, because it can be too different or I don't really know... But what I know is that they don't work with other people often... The only real example of indie studio that worked on a real Nintendo licence is cadence of hyrule, but I still hope that they will be more in the future... But because Mark use the artwork and content of nintendo and other things like musics ect... Maybe it's like the modds and the fangame, they don't like that We are not Nintendo or Sega, but that will never stop us to dream and create our own worlds! Sorry for that kinda weird comment
Well, that battle will be changed completely. Most likely, they will fight either Koopalings or Mecha Mario at the location they fought Basilisx when reboot does that episode.
I just realized something after all this time. The Axem Rangers X "designs" are just the original heads of the Axem Rangers from SMRPG smelted on top of bodies from Mega Man Zero and Battle Network. Red, Black and Green are all Zero mostly because of the capes and also because of the slim build. Yellow is Guts Man from Battle Network because look at that hulking mass of a robot with the same "hammer". And Pink Is Roll from Battle Network because her idle stance is pretty much the same as Roll's in that game. I don't mean to poke fun at the designs because they're still really cool and all. It's just a realization I came by after all this time that I probably would have come by earlier on in life had I known how sprite animation works. It's from what I can tell all about sources and working with them to create the best scene you can. Which on a completely irrelevant note brings me to the episode 2 Bowser fight. You might have noticed that Bowser looks exactly like how he does in Superstar Saga. This was because Bowser's Inside Story wasn't out at the time. If it weren't for the "Rookie" Bowser sprites existing all Bowser could do was breathe fire. With this and a few Rookie sprites, Mark managed to ACTUALLY create a functioning Bowser fight with those sprites and some unique ones like the jumping sprite. Which I Fucking Love and Super Impressive for its time even though the fight itself isn't that great in comparison to the other fights in the series (which is thanks to a lack of SF3 Third Strike Super Flashes during slowdowns to really sell those hits).
That's cool to learn some of the history of the character designs. I never knew much about the axem rangers let alone where their sprites came from. I often have to take a moment to remember that this was created in the mid-2000s. Really ground breaking for its time. Thanks for sharing man.
I just realized this too while watching it. I recognized the bodies immediately because I'm a huge megaman dork but the heads I had no idea. It's nice to see that somebody else likes to pay attention to the small details!
@@mikblues_146 For looks? Unless if it were for the Nintendo DS, but for generosity, a digital application for Switch. As for writing? Yeah, I can totally see the Vegeta theme working for Ganondorf as he faces Bowser before the fight with Tabuu. And then Mario transforming into Fire Mario like a super saiyan while Gokus theme plays, as he and Pit fight the subspace army. That totally wouldn't be silly and out-of-place.
Such a huge part of 2000s fandom Internet/Newgrounds getting the remaster it deserves. Congratulations to you, Alvin, and the whole remastering team! Good luck for Episode 2!
Part 1: Hedgehog Blood Part 2: Yahoo Tendency Part 3: Chaos Crusaders Part 4: Crazy Noisy Bizarre Mushroom Kingdom Part 5: Golden Mushroom Part 6: Stone World 3 Part 7: Steel Hog Run Part 8: Mariolion
*It's been 15 years since the original series has created! Time flies fast!* The first time I remember watching this series on RUclips was in 2008. At first, I do not know why the title of this series has the Z on it until I have finally realised that this series has many similarities to Dragon Ball Z because of the unforgettable sound effects including Super Saiyan and the abilities of each character have. However, I didn't watch the entire Dragon Ball Z series and know what it's about although I have already seen or heard of it. This series is the greatest thing I've ever watched back then. The fighting sequences are very intense and epic!
"It's the series that started it all and inspired a whole new generation of artists and animators." i can attest to this. you made me want to animate like you, as well as many of my old friends. i can't say that i continued it but i know of people who did. Thank you for all the good times.
A subtle touch I quite like is the fact that the side villains use more kid-show-ish language "I'll destroy you!" "I owe him a knuckle sandwich!" but Mecha Sonic spares no expense coming up with the most disturbing descriptions of his intentions "Charred remains" "Mutilated carcass" Makes him stand out as the bigger fish.
"Brawl on a Vanishing Island" - even the title sounds fantastic. Echoing others here, I seriously cannot wait to see the potential remake of that little story arc. If it were to largely copy the original fight's choreography and interactions, I'd be more than happy.
HOT-FREAKIN-DAMN, this came out of nowhere! This is gonna be a huge Nostalgia-Overload, so consider me hyped af for this. Thanks Mark, we really don't deserve this, but boy howdy am I glad we get it anyway!
@@djcrimsonsunbird3607 Except I don't have a Twitter Account, so anything that's on there I have absolutely no clue about. Also, good job on being way too literal at reading /s
I just discovered this recently, and it's amazing. The animation is fantastic, the characters are totally enjoyable, and all the comedic moments get me to genuinely crack up laughing. Watching this will be three hours well spent!
This is like the cliffhanger of all internet cliffhangers. A fight that's gonna have to survive an entire reboot for us to see how it ends. I hope "Alvin" keeps it!
Yeah though some Hispanic fans tried to continue/finish the series in his absence over the years. I'm not sure if they somehow got access to the offical script, or if they improvised it though. I remember i tried watching some of it out of curiosity to see if the writing seemed as good as "Alvin" or Mr. Mark would have it. I knew the fan animation wouldn't be desirable, but it didn't seem to have the same midas touch in writing either. Nevertheless I didn't want to risk getting the plot spoiled by bad animations, so I banked on the idea that he would return. Not long after that he decided to reboot the series which is really cool, so now there will be some changes.
@@thereisnotryv1971 No. The reboot's 3rd Episode is still in development. The reason Mark decided that Basilisx should be cut from the series was due to his power to turn people to stone. It also was part of the reason why the 9th episode from the original series was never made in it's entirety. It would be kind of hard to bring Sonic and Yoshi back from being turned to stone, since only Luigi had the Tanooki suit to revert himself back to normal. That, combined with his insane multi-year burnout he experienced made it impossible for Mark to continue the "Mecha Sonic Saga" with the same quality standards as the previous episodes. Mark now is working on the "Metallix Saga" reboot.
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Episode Timestamps:
Anime intro: 0:44
Episode 1 (Bowser's Return): 2:21
Episode 2 (Warriors from Another Dimension): 10:01
Episode 3 (The New Threat): 19:52
Episode 4 (Here Come the Koopa Bros.): 32:44
Episode 5 (Troubles on Yoshi's Island): 53:33
Episode 6 (Brawl on a Vanishing Island): 1:22:20
Episode 7 (Secret of the Pipe Maze): 1:49:26
Episode 8 (The Great Doomship Offensive): 2:47:21
Mark Haynes please pin this
Episode 9??
Thank you so much Mark Haynes for creating something such inspiring for so many people, everyone will agree to say a huge thanks to you...
I don't really know what to say but, thank you so much, it really had a impact on a lot of people!
We all can say thank you, and to have fun while creating what you want now, and most importantly take you're time and have fun!
By everyone who love you're work~
And the short part of the episode 9?
Pls dont disable live chat :(((
DBZA ends and SMBZ returns.
A soul for a soul.
Nazo Unleashed is coming back soon too
This.
I’d say we got the better deal
Equivalent exchange
@@aguyontube3805 ayyyyy nice reference
Shoutouts to all the fellow kids-now-turned-adults who grew up watching this, one of them being me. Welcome back Mark you absolute legend! We never gave up on you, and we'll be supporting you throughout the reboot and for whatever may come next! The hype is REAL!
@Apollo525 I appreciate your paragraph comment.
@@Luigi_Mario_1997 I appreciate you appreciating me
I appreciate you for basically writing this out (as I am one of those kids-now-adults). This actually so hype and I dont get too hype nowdays lol :(( 🙃
I appreciate you all appreciating each other in the comments
I love you
This series aged like fine wine, the inspiration for an entire generation of animators and the source that made Cooler's voice Mecha Sonic's voice
Yeah, this series sure brought as the great series we know now.
But SMBZ's return will be a great treasure to remember. A great legacy to be remembered in this decade.
Damn, now i want to drink some wine and some MArio Maker 2 3.0 levels
this aged like fine wine but my wife aged like a jug of milk
RIP Akira Toriyama, without you we would not have this
Crazy his influence
Beauty, pure beauty
OGs were terrified of Mecha Sonic back in the day.
FACTS
Terrified and incredibly pissed. It had never even occurred to me that anything bad could happen to Tails before I watched this series. Miles Prower is a flying genius badass, and I didn't get to see him in this awesome series because that _bastard_ murdered him.
Ahh 2012...
The OG ultra instinct
@@CharlesUrban and Big he murdered Big the best sonic character
Oh and knuckles you can't forget him 😔
Even 13 years later, Episode 6 is still one of the greatest pieces of animation I've seen.
Same can be said about Episode 8’s cliff hanger
3:12:10 Fire Transformation
Remastered
That's an overstatement.
@Arturd I’m more talking along the lines of flash movies which is what SMBZ is.
I gotta say man, we can talk all we want about the fight scenes but I think the writing, direction and just downright the resourcefulness of how Mark uses the sprites to tell the story is criminally underrated. He perfectly captures every characters personality and how they interact with each other and the audience. We couldn't have a better creator for such a series....
Absolutely, this is honestly the thing that has me so invested in the series. I love the fights for sure but nothing kills a fan made production for me faster than someone being out of character.
But as you say, he nails them all, with great direction and creative animation to boot. I appreciate that I can get emotionally invested in this because it feels like it's really happening to the characters themselves.
@@Xackadee you're a genius!
@@Xackadee Well, Shadow was out of character. But luckily he realized this and decided to salvage it with the Rouge flashback.
And apparently he'll make Shadow less edgy from the jump in the reboot.
@@SarahJerand You're saying that like it wasn't the plan the whole time. Given how much of this series he had planned out, it's likely he knew from the start why he was making Shadow that way.
Plus, when it comes to Shadow, his personality is hard to pin down, depending on the adaptation.
@@Xackadee Really neither of us know if it was planned from the start.
Mark was ahead of his time when he made SMBZ. With the remake, he shows us that he still is. I won’t lie, the man is a genius and a wellspring of talent.
Is the series still going on or did it end like dbza no disrespect
@@biggestboi9732 The original version’s files were corrupted, so Mark couldn’t continue it. Now he’s making the true vision of SMBZ he had with the reboot, which is still ongoing, but sprite animations are far from easy to make so they take time. Episode 3 *will* be released, we just need to be patient and wait.
@@teleportedbreadfor3days thank God I really enjoy this series
I hope so
@@teleportedbreadfor3daysand how many episodes SMBZ was Originally going to have?
The fact that some animations today look like this if not worse really makes you understand how ahead of its time this animation was.
It wasn’t even just the animation that made this ahead of its time. By 06, I don’t think there was another sprite animation that was a crossover of Sega and Nintendo that was as good as this series. The choreography of the fights, the story Mark planned and the villain being someone other then Metal Sonic and everything else about this series makes us great
Not really. This was a pretty common format... It's just that Flash being defunct makes Aftereffects harder to use. Look up Bunnykill, the original TOME, Homestar Runner, Animator vs Animation, Icon Wars...
or they're just starting out
@@amilueur regardless I'm pretty sure this took a good bit of original pixel art. That's the impressive bit.
@@yogsothoth915 Actually, they just use Mario and Luigi Superstar & Paper Mario sprites.
Something that consistently impresses me about this series is how well Mark captures that Nintendo sense of humor in his characterization. It's the little details like having Kammy take a moment to scold her son for having a clean room that separates this series from other fan animations and could almost make you think this was a licensed series. I can't wait to see more of this in the reboot
If he ever finishes Ep 2...
@@amylee9092 episode 2 is halfway done, all that's left is the yoshi and metallix fight scene. Which is estimated to take a longer while.
You knew how good this guy was at showing emotion with those sprites when a non-english speaking kid understood the whole story
I confirm!
Brazilian here, i can confirm.
@@_Antaro_ Eyy, Como yo, we!
@@_Antaro_ qué pasó, weeee?!
Venezuelan here, definitely agreed
Having finally watched the full series years later, and back to back, I have to say the Sonic side of the story is immensely underrated and underappreciated, because I feel when you focus on it you get to figure out the story Mark ORIGINALLY was trying to tell about crossovers and how unbalanced they are, specifically focusing on an scenario in which a Sonic character fought a Mario character. From a writers point of view this story is more than just an awesome fight fest full of fan-service, it tells a story of what happens when a threat that's way beyond an universe nature crosses it and single-handedly changes the status-quo by bringing it to its kneels.
I don't think anyone has taken proper time to analyze the scenario these characters are in, and the pressure Sonic and Shadow are on throughout the entire series. Sonic and Shadow once in the Mushroom Kingdom are already carrying the weight of their whole universe as they failed it all thanks to Sonic's inexperience and Shadow's lack of preparation; Because of these factors Sonic's whole world was easily destroyed in matters of HOURS, not days, Sonic specifically states everything that lead to the destruction of their universe happened within hours. And within those hours Sonic's friends were haunted down one-after-another and mercilessly slaughtered before Sonic and even Shadow could face Mecha face-to-face. Mecha bodied everyone in Mobius just because he felt like it, taking pride in slaughtering Sonic friends as an evolution to his former purpose: being programmed to out-perform the strongest and naturally skilled creature ever born from Mobius, Sonic.
This is the one sin Shadow can't forgive Sonic for. Had Sonic done his job and made sure not to mess around with Metal Sonic when he had the chance, properly destroying him, none of these events would've happened. Now that it was too-little-to-late Shadow had to think on the whim how to fix the mess Sonic had help create by sending the Emeralds to (assuming) the nearest dimension to that of their own. And as Sonic says, this would have worked as it would've sealed Mecha to be stuck in their dimension, ignoring he could store radiations of the emeralds in case he needed it, and making the issue WAY WORSE than it already was.
This all worth nothing just because it sets the stage to how beefed up Mecha was already on his base form at Mobius, when he attacked in a whim for the sake of blood-thirst and nothing more. And it conveys Shadow's stance on the matter and how apathetic he is towards helping the Mushroom Kingdom beyond seeking the emeralds. It takes listening to his stance and ignoring his personal bias he has with Mecha to know he, arguably, is right throughout the entire series.
It doesn't takes long to realize this after these events we're presented with the Mushroom Kingdom and already the series is thematically playing with the idea of what would happen when something so destructible crossed to somewhere so innocent as the Mario universe, as we see Mecha blast to ashes an innocent Goomba;
Again, a Mario ENEMY against a Sonic ENEMY.
Although you might think this analogy isn't meant to be taken too seriously, think exactly what happens in Episode 3 of the OG series. We have Mecha introducing himself to Yoshi to ask and then later on fight for the emerald Yoshi was holding onto, showcasing his power and how ridiculous it was, as opposed to Yoshi's cheer power nature and skill; A Mario CHARACTER put into a fight against a Sonic CHARACTER, with a result that ended as canonically-accurately as it could get, with Mecha almost killing Yoshi due to his raw nature, and how ABSURDLY rigged the entire fight is.
This fight is what set Mecha as an actual threat for Mario, as through action he demands Sonic an answer as to what happened to him, and it is ONLY until then that Sonic FINALLY decides to give Mario full on context of what's going on. Once again, Sonic almost had gotten someone killed out of lack of proper preparations from the Mario Bros. part to the walking death machine that Mecha Sonic actually was. Something acknowledge by the series.
Then you have the Chaos Emeralds. Not only in the Reboot do we see that under the possession of one of them Yoshi is able to put-on a fight although he lacks the same intellect as Mecha; In the OG series we see how saturday-morning villains such as The Koopa Bros. manage to one-shot Mario, Luigi AND Sonic and Shadow when they're able to tap into Chaos Energy through their special attack, which would seem dumb and a cop-out to end the episode on a cliffhanger, that until viewers get to see what Chaos Energy is able to do in Episode 6 as Red is able to blast HALF A MOUNTAIN with a laser powered in Chaos Energy; All of these instances being Mario CHARACTERS using Sonic POWER-UPS.
In all of these instances we've only seen glimpses of what happens when a Mario character crosses a Sonic character, putting a huge contrast with their innocent or at least harmless enough nature as opposed to the, well, chaotic and unstoppable nature of a Sonic entity or item; But I think the moment that truly cements the idea in is when Mecha Sonic steps in during the Yoshi's Island fight as it is a night and day for how the fight had been going, and how it ended. If by this point you weren't taking him that seriously I assure you the way he ended that fight with a literal bang to Yoshi's Island, will.
It is only by this point that the idea is cemented of how much of an apocalyptic threat Mecha Sonic is not just for the heroes but for the entire Mario universe, and that is kind of the point.
What I love about this narrative is that Mark didn't bullshit his way into having the Mario characters actually being able to counter Mecha Sonic just because they too have an odd nature and unique skills of their own, and their own set of Power-Ups. Furthermore, it is an unbiased representation as to what would probably happen if Mario or Luigi or Yoshi fought a Sonic villain: They all end losing, at least on their own, because those dudes are on a whole other legue. ESPECIALLY MECHA SONIC.
The reason why Sonic is in such a hurry of gathering the Chaos Emeralds meanwhile trying to help the Mario Bros. fix the issues brought by these is because he's constantly reminded his mistake led to his world's destruction, and HE KNOWS Mario's World is just as doomed. whereas Shadow already knows Mario's World was dead since the beginning because of the nature of the same; That's why he wanted Sonic to help him retrieve the Emeralds on their own, and keep a low profile, thought that's only being reinforced the more the series progresses as up until Episode 7 Shadow has already had it at progressing at a slow pace when Mecha Sonic is causing chaos and destruction at a fast rate;
The Mario World had never faced anything like Mecha Sonic, they weren't even prepared for something this destructive. Mecha took down Mobius within hours, and Mario's World has only kept itself alive thus far because of how random the nature of this one is, with "Secret of the Pipe Maze" confirming this. The only reason Mecha hasn't been as fast as gathering the Emeralds as he was in Mobius is because Mario's World is literally built differently. And that nature of insanity has worked in favor of the Mario character thus far, at least indirectly.
That said, even though The Mario Characters have done more than enough in helping retrieve the emeralds, Shadow is arguably right in that Mario, Luigi and Yoshi have been slowing down and getting in the way of fights, considering at most they slow down Mecha Sonic, as opposed to Sonic or Shadow that actually land hits on him. Shame that the OG series ended exactly in the point I feel The Mario Cast was starting to keep up with Sonic in terms of fighting.
That said, based on what I've seen on the reboot I'm more than excited to see how far this idea is taken to considering how ingenious this story came to be. Mark didn't had to change ANYTHING about these characters and their origins to make them fit in a canon only to create a story where both could co-exist, it is their natural differences what solely served as a base to create an story about how unbalanced crossovers truly are and what it means when something so terrifying as Mecha Sonic faces against something as pure as Mario. It is that stake what, to me, makes the story stand-out all the more against other flash-based crossovers I saw growing up;
Because at its core it tells the tale of how one mistake led to the destruction of one world, and it caught another on its fire. Now both sides are trying to rectify that mistake.
This is a really well-put together analysis and review of the series, thanks for writing this!
so tldr, its peak
To summarize: Mario’s batshit insanity of a world and Sonics existential threat every week villains make a really fun combo
The war and peace of RUclips comments.
Interesting way to put it.
I'm not sure if I would give that little credit to the Mario characters or something, but idk I'm not a genius at this sort of thing. Though honestly, with this narrative especially, yeah, you right, I can tell. Mecha is kinda a big fish in a comparatively small pond or something
Idk, I'm probably not making much sense.
Episode 8’s ending is the biggest cliffhanger blue ball of all time.
Bet we bout to see episode 9 someday
@@SadikiStGeorgeangemon44 If we're lucky. :[ I'm grateful for the Remake episodes...but I still wish Mario and the others can be saved from their fate at the end of Episode 8. :'[
There actually was a ninth part preview! I won't spoil it for you but Mark left a message with the preview announcing the original series's discontinuation
@@Bamboozl3r so I won't be finished...? Well my day is beyond ruined.
@@masterskellington92 that just means it’ll look better when he gets around to animating it this time.
Remastered Battle on a Vanishing Island is going to be sheer Heaven for the eyes
It was heaven before the remaster. I can’t wait to see it remade.
My favorite chapter
Uff
I love how that one is just unanimously considered the best episode
Honestly I'm trying to see the mecha sonic vs sonic fight and the 8 bit fight from episode 7
It doesnt matter how many times i hear this one line.
"I´LL CRUSH YOU!"
Even after all this time i cant stop rewinding to watch it again
Time stamp please.
Christian Wright 1:34:07
F G I still get chills when he says that
“I’LL CRUSH YOU!”
Bites Za Dusto time
What about “I’ve let you live long enough!”
One thing I really liked about this series is that the individual Chaos Emeralds actually did something by themselves. In Dragonball, a single Dragon Ball was almost useless outside of being nearly indestructible. Even having six of the seven meant nothing if you couldn't get the final ball. By allowing individual macguffins to provide some sort of power boost, it made it more interesting to see them gathered.
I can’t wait to see Mecha Sonic say “I’LL CRUSH YOU” and destroy the Axem Rangers in 4K
I love you for this❤
@VGF64 and now some people can watch it with surround sound speakers lol
give it a bit
M.M Productions Thanks
IT'S COMING
"I'll CRUSH YOU!!" in hd is more then I can handle.
yeeeesss
I will have spare underwear on standby for the inevitable mess in my pants
ButrzV2 got a spare spare by any chance?
1:34:20 for whoever wants to get crushed
Don't forget "Monster? I'm not a monster. I'M A GOD!!!!"
*This series aged like fine wine*
Watch it from time to time again, and u are fckn right!
Nostalgia in three hours! Only for the price of having internet and a device to use it!
When did this series come out? I never really knew about this series I grew up on Sonic: Amazon Unleashed and other random Sonic stuff on RUclips. Don’t think I ever saw any Mario.
@@samueldesta2151 SMBZ came out in 2006 and originally discontinued in 2009. A lot of people that watch this series most likely saw it on Newgrounds when they were 12 or younger, myself included. I picked up on this series when episode 4 was in the making.
@@ryans-archive Lol no
3:12:07 Calling it now, THIS was the inspiration for Fire Donkey Kong in the new Mario movie.
The character and philosophy of Sonic and Shadow is absolutely NAILED in their Episode 8 debate. Shadow’s simultaneous lack of empathy and over-inflated ego allow him to reach the correct conclusion when looking at the big picture, but in a way that makes him a hypocrite due to how emotionally compromised he is. Many people like him because he’s “badass,” but people like him who pretend to be objective in the real world more often than not either have something wrong with them or have had their bright side beaten out of them by bad experiences. That’s why he’s receptive when Sonic calls back to his *emotional* experiences rather than logistics, because Shadow’s cold logic stems from having his foundation of positivity snuffed out by trauma.
Naive idealists are born, but cynical pragmatists are *made.*
Sonic, on the other hand, has his flaws in full consistent display as well. He’s the type of guy to think with his heart instead of his head, and the fact of the matter is this only worked because his friends(people like Tails, Shadow, Rouge, and Espio) picked up the slack in regards to his lacking judgment. His extreme sense of empathy, mercy, and charism are what draws people varied enough to cover up his shortcomings to him in the first place, so the argument that upholding morality even when it doesn’t make total sense is perfectly supported by his experiences. It speaks to his strength of character, strong sense of justice, and his downright stubborn attitude that he manages to maintain this outlook even after losing everyone he held dear. There’s something to be commended about him immediately picking himself up by his bootstraps even after everything he’s been through, but his lack of malleability shines when he has to take up any non-combatant role. Technically, all of this could’ve been avoided if he just ended Eggman the first time he was defeated instead of giving the villain free reign to make better and better enemies until Sonic finally met his match in Mecha Sonic.
This is why SMBZ is still so beloved so many years later. It’s not just the amazing choreography, efficient use of limited sprites, and Dragon Ball Z sensibilities. It’s that Mark thoroughly understands what we love about all these characters and finds ways to seamlessly get them into situations where these traits shine. Not just in dialogue but in fights as well: we see Luigi discovering his own strength through playing co-op with others mid battle, Mario’s combination of dexterous platforming, extreme raw power, and high resourcefulness when it comes to terrain and items, Shadow’s op chaos abilities that make him shine above the rest as the only one truly designed for combat, Yoshi’s situational awareness in supporting literally everyone on the battlefield, and Sonic’s fast-paced hit-and-run fighting style which allows him to both dance around multiple enemies and finesse those who outdo him in raw power.
TL;DR Nostalgia goggles came off, and this series is still great.
This comment put my thoughts and more into words don't know how you pulled it off lol
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Automáticamente eres gracioso
@@thecriticalghost4626 no se si es sarcasmo pero ¿gracias?
I personally like Shadow for his growth as a Character, that's also why I don't like many of the other Sonic Characters. Shadow has 4 games worth of Character Development while Sonic just changes personality on a whim in the games, and all the other characters either lack a consistent personality or had a finalized personality from the beginning. Shadow had his character develop over the course of SA2, Sonic Heroes, ShTH, and Sonic '06, until they scrapped all developed personality and pulled a Sonic with him and Knuckles.
It’s a tragedy that they still keep Shadow as an assist trophy in Smash Ultimate, otherwise we could have completed the SMBZ squad.
Its been over a year since the Nov 1st Direct and im still sad about it. Such a golden opportunity wasted.
I agree my man but Sakurai makes the rules. Oh and Nintendo too I guess -_-
@@zeroshadeslayer3000 Nintendo gives Sakurai a list of characters that can be characters, he then chooses which ones to make. This much is from the horse's mouth.
I at least compromised via a shadow mii brawler.
And a Mecha Sonic mii gunner
Austin Robertson
Clever one. Didn’t know there was a Shadow Mii costume in Smash.
Shadow spoke for all of us when he said, "It's good to be back."
And how right he was. It's good to see this back after all these years.
I would also like to go on record that waiting for the "I'LL CRUSH YOU!!!" line in both the text chat and voice chat? That's a moment I'll remember for the longest time. Godspeed, you wonderful bastards.
@@BlisteredBlood monster? I am not a monster. I AM A GOD
I think I missed the edginess of Shadow in these series. Makes me kinda think of Sonic RPG. Good times
BlisteredBlood bruh
OH MY GOD I KNEW I WASNT CRAZY I KNEW THIS SERIES EXISTED AND I FINALLY FOUND IT AGAIN!!!
and its been rebooted!
There’s also a reboot, too! Make sure to check it out as well as the official SMBZ Discord server! discord.gg/smbz
I’m in the same boat, I watched this when I was a kid and loved it and didn’t remember what it was or where I watched it.
This series was made about 15 years ago and it's still the golden standard for sprite animation. Few on the internet have matched this level of quality.
Completely agree with this!
For me one of the best part of this series is how true to character everyone is. This man used these characters better than the companies that own them.
Shadow is actually not cringe
Sonic’s not stupid and Shadow’s soccer ball to kick around
@@ASOtheprO last I checked shadow doesn't care much for sonic as for sonic this series never portrayed him as stupid
I actually think shadow is bad in this series, he is too hot headed when the real shadow (SA2) is actually mentally mature after his character development. Also knuckles beats mecha sonic easily because canonicaly he beat mecha sonic with the master emeralds power at the same time. I also don't like the super over dramatic back story that sonic has for being way to uncanon. Sonics character is pretty good tho.
@@OlhoZe_ to be fair though, Shadow’s friends did die
I always presumed that was the reason why he was so hotheaded in this series as he felt like he failed to save someone he loved and appreciated yet again. I’d imagine that he’d be incredibly upset and frustrated by it
This series was so much motivating and inspiring for everyone who watched it.
It was so huge at that time, two universe that collide into each other, nobadoy had seen mario and sonic this way.
This is a personal experience but, this series created so much ideas in my mind as a child...
I wanted to create a game about this series, like making this series his own way to be played and be a part of the fights... It was a huge dream for me, and I always imagined battles ect...
Creating different universes, using some of the most inspiring characters such as mario and sonic is something that will always make me dream
Everyone have his own story about what this serie created in you're mind and feelings!
Being able to imagine you're own scenarios using an already existing universe is awesome :)
In reality, I just want to thank you Mark Haynes for creating such an inspiring work, and to wish you the best for the future
I understand how hard it can be to maintain this serie
I think everyone agree to say : thank you and take the time you need and most importantly... Make what you want to do!
Sorry that's kind of an weird comment, but this is my thoughts that was in my mind that I wanted to explain :)
(Sorry for the errors I'm not English native speaking!)
No, don't apologize. I feel the exact same way.
I, and many others, completely agree. It was the catalyst that sparked the imaginations of so many minds. Mario & Sonic crossover ideas have always been fun to think about, and I do hope one day the series' can see the light of such creativity without being related to the Olympic games lol
@@thevoid8114 Duuude, me too! I am tired of seeing two adventuring heroes cross worlds to just participate in Olympic sports.
WAAAAIT! What if the animator that made Super Mario Bro's Z, Alvin Earthworm, and the animators who made Sonic: Two Worlds Collides, the people who did so at, collided and made one last movie that takes place after the series, although it never truely ended on English dub but I think it still did in a Spanish sub in some website but I'm not to sure but let's say it DID end still in a Spanish sub if there IS one, and the movie with the 2 actually revealing that the Sonics and Shadows from both things were the same Sonic and Shadow and that the Mario series is what happened before the movie to where Sonic and Shadow comes to Mario's world to ask for Mario and his friends' help to finding the Chaos Emeralds before Mecha Sonic to which they could say that Mecha Sonic was put into a forced shut down after whatever fight happened, if it actually ended with Mecha Sonic shutting down if not and it seems like he disappeared then ehhh they might as well say that he survived whatever fight that he'd have that'd ended up with him losing cause plot convince might as well to REALLY put in the DBZ theme although I'm just making this comment for ideas, to which would lead into Sonic: Two Worlds Collided and explain what did Sonic mean by Mecha Sonic being shut down and why would he be looking for the Chaos Emeralds specifically since it never explained it and if we were to go by game canon it'd still make no sense, although if others knows you're free to tell me, and the movie can take place after these 2 animation however-you-wanna-sum-both-ups to where Mario's team and Goku and Vegeta somehow ends up in Sonic's world to do something with the weird Black Orb thing and Chaos and Buu!
The only Sonic games I actually knew when I saw SMBZ was Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic Colours, like that's it.
1:25:13 That mountain getting destroyed and the music transitioning to divine hate is one of my favorite parts of the whole series.
Agreed, and that episode is my best episode
Finally can't wait to see Fire Sonic in all his badassery in 4K 60fps!
And then hopefully in the reboot in the future. On a side note, I wonder if, with all the positive response to Fire Sonic, Mark is gonna try more power up combinations? Shadow with a metal mushroom, cape feather or invincibility star? Or maybe bring the power-ups from the sonic games? Elemental shields anyone?
I think why Fire Sonic worked so well was because of the suspension and anticipation. If Shadow or Sonic used more powers or use them frequently it would devalue it.
ThatMetroidGuy ‘Tis True
But if Mario used a Wisp in the next Saga after Metallix...
Dylan Ogega Don’t count on putting SMBZ in a box. Anything can happen after the Metallix saga.
The Chaos Emeralds brought Sonic back to life in Sonic 06, the same year SMBZ started.
I CAN'T BELIEVE :D
Unrealistic, they are in mushroom Kindgom. Not Mobius. So only The Characters and The Emeralds are from Mobius availble
I’ll miss pressing space bar to advance the text boxes. Good times.
Hearing the clackity tap of that big button.
But I think all the episodes are still up on Mark's Newgrounds.
EksSquared Yeah, but they’re now reduced to .mp4’s.
*Spams space bar during pipe maze episode*
@@Pixelcraftian On newgrounds, the sidebar on the left has a link to view them in flash format. (though it doesn't seem to load for me)
The original Flash versions are on BlueMaxima's Flashpoint as well.
It's crazy to think that this series is so iconic that I actually remember the story in the different "arcs." Like "Oh bro the Yoshi Island Arc is so fire." type of thing.
fr bro the yoshi’s island episode is insane
Fr
Oh let’s not forget about fire sonic an original character episode 8-9
It's so iconic right? But the episodes end in dumb story telling fashion.
ya the yoshis island battle is so good for sprites
God the Yoshi's island fight is crazy. Im so used to fight scenes in shounen being 1v1/2v1 centric with most of the main cast just sidelining/commentating. Having a massive team fight where everyone is throwing hands was such a change of pace. Some of the sequences where team mario and the koopa bros attack an axem ranger together and then either attack each other/use each other as a combo tool was amazing to watch. Really excited for the remaster.
Action moments:
10:45 Mario VS Bowser
27:30 Yoshi VS Mecha Sonic
49:22 Z Warriors VS Koopa Bros.
1:05:32 Z Warrioirs VS Yoshi Tribe
1:20:20 Z Warrioirs VS Super Koopa Bros. VS Axem Rangers X part 1
1:22:55 Z Warrioirs VS Super Koopa Bros. VS Axem Rangers X part 2
1:34:06 I'LL CRUSH YOU!!!!!!!
1:37:00 Z Warriors VS Super Mecha Sonic
2:09:37 Mario & Sonic VS Mecha Sonic
2:25:36 8bit Fight part 1
2:37:50 8bit Fight part 2
2:40:26 8bit Fight part 3
3:09:38 Boarding the Doomship
3:12:08 Fire Sonic
3:16:04 Mario VS Captian Basilisx
You forgot the most hype scene at 3:12:08
@@Komodo772 I included it as part of the Boarding the Doomship but guess I'll add it, thx for the heads up
Ill' Crush You? :(?
legend
49:22 actually
“So what kind of anime do you like?”
“It’s complicated...”
it isn't anime though
@@lapplandkun9273 That's the joke.
@@MadGamer55100 but we consider it as one
Except Anime is short for Animation so.... yeah. But this isn't a work from Japan which usually coincides to what we mean with Anime.
@UC9ebfBwof-NJRmHkKvj_xeA r/woosh get a fucking life maybe go outside and touch some grass you joke ruining fuck. Cringe
Here's All The Music Tracks That Mark Haynes/Alvin Earthworm Used In This Video
Video Start
0:00 His World Crush 40 Version From Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)
Super Mario Bros. Z: Intro - Released On July 4, 2007
0:45 MegaMan Axess Opening Japanese Version
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 1: Bowsers Return - Released On April 22, 2006
2:21 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
2:30 Super Mario World Overworld Theme
3:19 Bruce Faulconer (Dragon Ball Z) - Destruction
4:28 Viewtiful Joe 2 Music - Viewtiful Award
5:48 Super Mario Kart Race Start Music
6:23 Diddy Kong Racing Boss Music
7:56 Super Mario 64 Music Bowser's Message
8:05 Super Mario 64 Koopa's Theme
9:01 Super Mario World Final Boss Music
9:40 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 2: Warriors From Another Dimension - Released On May 22, 2006
10:02 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
10:11 Bruce Faulconer - Weird And Backwards
10:46 Super Mario World Final Boss Music
12:04 The Prodigy - Firestarter
13:24 Paper Mario N64 Music Bowser's Rage
13:50 Paper Mario N64 Music King Of The Koopas
15:54 Super Mario 64 Music Bowser's Message
15:57 Paper Mario N64 Music Bowser's Rage
17:36 Prodigy - Smack My Up
18:17 Unfortunate News - Metroid Fusion
18:49 Monster Introduction - Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
19:09 Mario Victory - Super Smash Bros N64
19:21 Approaching Danger - Metroid Fusion
19:33 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 3: The New Threat - Released On July 10, 2006
19:53 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
20:02 Super Mario 64 Music Inside the Castle Walls
22:15 Dragon Ball Z Frieza VS Spirit Bomb Part 2 Music
24:17 Paper Mario N64 Music Herringway And The Mayor
24:50 Yoshi's Island - Super Smash Bros Melee
26:19 Dark Samus Awaits From Metroid Prime 2
27:35 Kipling Plant - Blast Corps
29:04 Kipling Plant (Critical) - Blast Corps
29:41 Kipling Plant (Complete) - Blast Corps
29:49 Dark Samus Awaits From Metroid Prime 2
32:23 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 4: Here Come The Koopa Bros - Released On September 19, 2006
32:44 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
32:53 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga - File Select Music
34:05 Shenmue Music Daily Agony
41:17 Digimon Frontier - With the Will
41:45 Super Smash Bros Melee Music Captain Falcon Victory
42:09 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music E Gadd's theme
44:23 Mortal Combat Music Fatality
45:07 Super Mario World Music Map 2
45:33 Paper Mario N64 Music Koopa Bros Keep Cool
47:25 WWE Spirit Squad Theme
47:50 Paper Mario N64 Music Attack Of The Koopa Bros
49:22 Killer Instinct Gold - Gargos
53:12 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 5: Troubles on Yoshi's Island - Released On February 12, 2007
53:33 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
53:43 Trigun - Blue Summers
56:04 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music Warp Pipe
1:00:48 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music Special Item
1:01:36 Super Mario World Music Map 2
1:01:58 Paper Mario N64 Music Welcome to Yoshi Village
1:04:42 Paper Mario N64 Music Raphael the Raven
1:05:42 Matrix Reloaded - Teahouse
1:06:54 MDK Music Tribal Unity
1:07:37 Star Fox Adventures - Thorntail Grubtub Cave
1:08:57 Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island Athletic Music
1:15:12 Paper Mario N64 Attack of the Koopa Bros
1:16:21 Mortal Combat Music Fatality
1:16:43 Super Mario Land Arranged Fight Music
1:20:21 Texas - Back to Mad
1:21:43 MDK 2 Track 13
1:22:00 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 6: Brawl on a Vanishing Island - Released On May 27, 2007
1:22:20 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
1:22:29 Gwarhar Lagoon Music From Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
1:22:56 Texas - Back to Mad
1:25:17 Devil May Cry 3 Music Battle Music 2
1:28:24 Star Fox SNES Intro Music
1:30:58 Dark Samus Awaits - Metroid Prime 2
1:34:07 The Doomsday - Project Chaos (Sonic 3 & Knuckles Doomsday Zone Remix)
1:36:07 Unknown Title - DBZ Trunks Compendium
1:40:21 R-Type Delta Music Stage 6 Awakening
1:43:04 Sonic Adventure - Open Your Heart
1:44:45 Jet Force Gemini - Meeting Mizar 2
1:46:38 Wise Men's Theme from The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
1:49:05 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 7: Secret of the Pipe Maze - Released On October 1, 2008
1:49:26 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues Theme
1:49:36 Paper Mario N64 Bowser's Theme
1:55:00 Uncanny Laugh - Metal Slug 4
1:57:05 Vergil Afterwards - Devil May Cry 3
1:57:40 Super Mario World Map 2 Overworld Music
1:57:57 Super Mario 64 Haze Maze Cave Music
2:02:33 SMB1 Underground - Super Mario All-Stars
2:05:52 Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy Battle remix by Am i Evil
2:07:53 Tension - Super Metroid
2:09:49 Fierce Battle - Metal Slug 5
2:11:46 Dark Samus Awaits - Metroid Prime 2
2:12:53 Underwater - Super Mario Bros NES
2:12:59 Overworld - Super Mario Bros NES
2:21:52 Approaching Danger From Metroid Fusion
2:24:21 Robot Master Battle - Mega Man 3
2:25:36 Boss Battle Music from Sonic 2 (Master System/Game Gear)
2:27:17 Super Mario Bros. 3 World 8 Music
2:29:36 Tension - Super Metroid
2:31:32 Environmental Intrigue From Metroid Fusion
2:37:52 Mega Man 2 - Dr Wily Stage 1 Music
2:39:48 James Egger - Beautiful Monster
2:41:57 Speedy Comet - Super Mario Galaxy
2:43:57 Paper Mario N64 Mario's House Theme
2:47:00 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 8: The Great Doomship Offensive - Released On October 9, 2009
2:47:21 Dragon Ball Z The Saga Continues
2:47:32 Super Mario Galaxy - Under Attack
2:48:51 Hotel Mario Intro - Hotel Mario
2:50:03 Skies of Arcadia - Valua City
2:57:36 Super Mario World Music Map 2
2:57:57 Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Music E Gadd's Theme
2:59:48 Shooting - Mario Freaks Orchestra
3:02:46 Star Fox SNES Intro
3:06:15 Airship Theme From Super Smash Bros Brawl
3:11:17 Mortal Combat Music Fatality
3:12:24 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Crisis City Whirlwind
3:14:08 Super Mario Galaxy Danger Afoot
3:16:04 Show No Tears From Nemesis Theory
3:19:08 Dragon Ball Z Conclusion Theme
End-Credits
3:19:34 Gotta Go Fast By Chizzy Stephens From The Sonic The Hedgehog The Movie (2020)
You deserve more likes
Fire Dude i Should Yes This Comment Took Me 4 Hours to make
Salute for going out of your way to make this
@@jocoolshow thanks
Its a shame only 40 likes why ppl dont like this comment
I just found this after 13 years. I watched this in elementary and it honestly shaped my character a lot back then. This series had the story development (and in many cases, better fights) than most anime. Watching this truly is making me feel like a kid again. As a 25 year old artist, I can now see the immense amount of talent, passion and hard work that went into this series. On behalf of all of us, thank you Alvin! We love you!
this series definitely shaped the internet too. Almost every sprite fight you see will be based heavily on smbz’s fighting. Its beautiful
In just 9 months
Ep. 1 Reboot: 1 million views
Original Series 4K Remaster: 3 million views
It's crazy how I series made by one person can become this notorious across the internet
Doesn't Notorious mean famous in a bad way? 🤔
@@Laiser n- I- no.
well it was a hit back in the days
@@sluigi yes it literally does
and yet to this day imo it stands as one of the best animations on the internet
Top 10 SMBZ Moments I Can’t Wait to See in the Reboot:
#10: Yoshi vs Metallix ✔️
#9: The Axem Rangers’ New Redesigns
#8: Sonic’s Tragic Backstory
#7: The New Episode 7
#6: Duel with the Koopalings
#5: Fire Sonic
#4: Basilisx’s New & Improved Reveal
#3: I’LL CRUSH YOU!!!
#2: Mario vs Mecha Mario
#1: Episode 6’s Three-Way Fight!!!
Seriously, though, this series has, and will forever hold a special place in my heart, and I am BEYOND happy Mark is back to doing what he does best. Let’s hope he continues to stay that way!
i really just spent 6 minutes trying to say "Basilisx's" out loud LMAO
He said that basilisx won’t be until a later saga, and there won’t be a pipe maze in epsiode 7
MelodicLemons oh don’t worry I know
The Kirb-Crew oh ok was just making sure lol
@@MelodicLemons I think what he meant with Episode 7 was that he was pumped to see Boo's Mansion replace the Pipe Maze.
This is huge. Even if a remaster, I still get to revisit all my favorite jokes and well written cast. Love you Mark, you're my absolute idol. Respect.
Edit: Written well enough for my younger self. Still, definitely not inherently bad!
mostly well written, after going back and rewatching the whole series, both shadow and mecha are written a bit silly, but that's the charm I love about it
"well written" even Mark himself said he did a shotty job at writing it. He now has help so it will be easier
Orthus I never really thought the original writing was that bad. There were a few moments here and there that felt a bit ham-fisted, but for the most part, I thought he wrote the characters pretty spot on to their canon counterparts. I just hope the updated version of Sonic and Shadow will still keep their Adventure era personalities.
Fatty0666 I don’t want to see Sonic like he is in ANY property from the last ten years for this.
Dude, this like is like pure talent being able to animate this hard, coming up with a interesting/compelling narrative/story, staying mostly true to the source material, while also like being able to make it your own
what source material
Mark, thank you for this. Despite all the pain and stress you’ve talked about on social media that you’ve endured, you’re still dedicated to finishing this project that so many of us grew up on. No matter how it turns out, just know that first and foremost, we’re all happy that you’re doing better.
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Well said
So this is the official chanel?
Wait so has it been completed or he’s working on it as we speak?
Matthew Adu-Larbi after all these years it’s finally making a comeback????? Yooooo I can hardly wait wtfff
I also love how Shadow in Episode 8 was the smartest. As rude as his wording was, Princess Peach could wait entirely. Bowser’s intentions have never been to kill Peach, but kill Mario and Luigi. Sonic was blinded by his overextended sense of heroism and forgot that Mecha Sonic is the bigger threat, who needed to be taken down ASAP. With the Chaos Emeralds (all 7), there’s no need to worry, and they will be able to save Peach just fine, since there won’t be a living thing or machine that could stop Super Sonic/Shadow. Shadow made the right call. Egotistic or not, the top priority is to grab all 7 chaos emeralds and save both Mario and Sonic’s universes by destroying Mecha Sonic into mere scrap metal. Shadow’s only mistake is that by going alone, he exposed himself to the immediate detection of Mecha Sonic, who destroys anyone who does not use all 7 emeralds. Shadow is no match for Mecha Sonic.
Just maybe them going to the Doomship would result in a much more complex storyline, had the series continued.
SuperSpeed Bros yeah, and I understand the reasoning that the story was crafted like this in the first place. I’m just interested in knowing what the story would be like had they ignored Bowser’s trap.
HyperStar Gaming doesn’t eggman could told him about mecha sonic
You think Shadow can't beat Mecha? I think he can hold off for a bit. Shadow has 1 Emerald i believe so he should be stronger no?
Anouar Esn you are WAY underestimating Mecha’s power. Every bout he has merely toyed with the team, he has stated that in the series, and Shadow’s chaos abilities are already replicated and enhances tenfold for Mecha Sonic. He’s essentially holding off the inevitable, his own demise.
I think I speak for everyone when I say this is one of the most exciting events of the *_century,_* because this series is honestly amaZing
Christopher Moon haha I caught that
Hey Chris
Please stop commenting
@@Alex_36 what the hell??? How about no
Sup chris
The fact that we probably won't ever get to know the climax to this and how many epic battles including the finale would have turned out.
Bro believe in something! He has to continue this!!
@@soccerjr18he is with the reboot
Super Mario Bros. Z : The series that every sprite animator looks up upon.
Not everyone.
@DamnMerasmus That's even more upsetting people like you think that about them, then. 😂
Mr Lang's work on the Castle Calamity collab was pretty high tier
legit this man makes smbz and alot of mario/sonic fan animations exist, THE MAN RETURNS AND BRINGS IT ALL BACK TO FKING LIFE AGAIN
@Kyle Spendiff-smith Nah, they're living their best life. You guys live under a rock haha.
When you realise you were born in the right generation
Little Pez yeah but we’re rethinking that now
XNorthEast agree
Kevin N k
Yes ikr I was like this year is gonna be great....
World war 3
Covid-19
Any other stuff I cant name
The super saga
So I've had this playing in the local retro game store I work in since 2 o clock.
You wouldn't believe the number of random customers (tourists even) that recognised it, and the other half wanted to know what it was.
There are some things that unite people more than we think.
@@leirbag1595 aparently Mario beating up a bunch of koopas is one of those things
Legendary
Super Mario Bros. Z is the perfect definition of "If you're not watching it, then you're missing out"!
exactly
I genuinely feel bad for the younger audience that didn’t grow up with this. Yeah I know how cliche that sounds but MAN
@@lucidwithastarDon't worry, I made do with some later sonic shorts volumes and super mario castle calamity (on youtube)
@@lucidwithastar Don't worry. The younger audience will catch up soon as they grow older.
So far I've watched episode 4-6 yesterday, and right now, it's already badass as it is! 😊
@@lucidwithastarI am 24 but I didn't even know this existed. I was messing around with Bluemaxima's Flashpoint and found it. Watched them all in 2 days. It was one of the best flash animations I have ever seen. I am glad I got to experience it. I could have gone my entire life without it but it's better late than never.
However, comments like yours are stupid and illogical, what does it matter if people didn't experience it during their childhood? They can experience it in their adulthood, like I did and I enjoyed it all the same. Kid or adult, it doesn't matter to me. Experience is all that matters. You don't have to feel bad about people who didn't grow up with it, like myself. I don't need your false pity. My happiness isn't limited to my childhood because I know how to truly enjoy life. Hah! Perhaps you should try enjoying the present moment too instead of worrying about something that is gone for good.
1:34:04 Here's a replay button for one of the most iconic scenes across the entire internet.
I’ll CRUSH YOU!!!
Haven't seen this series in years amd still somehow knew exactly what you were talking about before even hitting the timestamp.
do you know what song that is?
@@noneofyourbusiness4133 Project Chaos - The Doomsday
@@revolesto4151 Or doomsday zone remix, you’ll find it the same way I did.
The cliffhanger that killed the internet
Thx for telling me I will now cry
@@Aquacoil *Still cries*
well at least the part of ep 9 he actually animated shows how mario lives
@@Edant i forgot what happend
@@spongebob8445 want me to run it down?
I will literally pay this man to finish this series. It was such a huge part of my childhood
He has a Ko-Fi Page that I can Link to you
ko-fi.com/markhaynes
This and final fantasy sonic were heaven
You can! Support him on patreon and Ko-Fi
@@owenr-m4619 He reopened a patreon? I know he was talking about it on Twitter but don't know if he did.
Same bro especially if u were born in the 02 or 2000s period 🔥🔥🔥😁👌🏾
Congratulations on making something so iconic, even the official Sonic comics quoted it!
REALLY?
@@karashitakafuji yeah, Mecha Sonic screams “I’LL CRUSH YOU” in the IDW Sonic comics, in Scrapnik Island
@@TheDailyBugleJ3 THATS SO FRICKEN COOL
@@karashitakafuji IKR
this interaction made me smile lol
Fight timestamps (since some people might want to see those):
Bowser vs Mario: 10:45
Yoshi vs Mecha Sonic: 27:33
Main characters (-Yoshi) vs Koopa Bros: 49:22
Main characters (-Yoshi) vs Yoshi Tribe: 1:05:32
Main characters vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X (part 1): 1:20:21
Main characters vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X (part 2): 1:22:56=
Mecha Sonic vs Axem Rangers X: 1:34:07
Main characters vs Mecha Sonic (Episode 6 fight): 1:36:49
Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic: 2:09:42
Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic in Minus World: 2:26:04
Main characters (-Luigi) vs Mecha Sonic in Minus World: 2:40:25
Assault on Bowser's Airship: 3:09:03
Mario vs Basilisx: 3:16:03
Thank you very much.
To one SMBZ fan to another
Demitri Turner cheers!
These are the best anime fights I've seen
2:37:45
Fivoune I didn’t include that one because I didn’t consider it a fight. It’s 7 seconds long and is more a way to move along the dialogue, with Metal Sonic not even throwing a punch.
3:12:30 - 3:14:14 THAT is how you do an anime teamwork fight. Even all those years ago, take notes anime producers. fans were doing it just as well if not a hundred times better even then.
The way each and every attack somehow flows into another even if it's from the another character using the powers they have in creative ways is just staggeringly amazing. then factor in it was a fan work and it's even more insane.
Yeah Mark's choreography in this series is incredible vtye moves flow smoothly and he has their fighting style different from each other, especially the moves referenced from other series, like when Sonic uses Ryu Tatsumaki kick and Mecha Sonic uses Akuma's finisher. Also the combo attacks are beautiful.
I love SMBZ so much. Everything about it is amazing, I would’ve loved to see an Episode 9 but a reboot turned out to be even better. Super nostalgic for this series :)
I love it too
Yeah
1 year late for this one bud, but in all seriousness, this series was, and still is one of the best series I've watched.
I would love to see another series with a great fight coreography and animation such as SMBZ
me to
50:38 Luigi and Sonic’s team work was legendary 🤣🤣
Ryu's hurricane kick had me lmao 🤣🤣
Ikr 😂❤
Who’s hyped for all the Yoshi Island scenes
I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED IT
Yoshi island arc
The one I remember the most
Me? I'm hyped for the remastering of the doom ship attack. That's the pinnacle of greatness imo. I love yoshi's island, but I think, on top of seeing the doomship episode remastered, getting to see what Mark had in mind from the start will be amazing!
@@lucinavonnolaran8728
IIRC Basilisx or whatever isn't gonna be used so that will change. They likely will encounter the Koopalings. I hope he still has the insane choreography of their teamwork aboard the ship as they all mow down an army though.
I came into this expecting the Brawl on a Vanishing Island to be the highlight of the experience, but I honestly loved the last dialogue between Shadow and Sonic. This whole series is great, but that moment of character was exactly what made me adore Sonic Adventure 2; Shadow is the most compassionate person, simply blinded by grief, and I'm glad the series didn't simply try to portray Shadow as needlessly edgy and unreasonably angry.
I hope this comes back in the remake.
I feel like over time he just turned into a Vegeta clone, luckily Mark salvaged his character.
@@SarahJerand mark did said during the stream that he plans to change shadow character a little because he feels he did it a little too edgy
@@carso1500 Awesome, I love how he's willing to improve the series even though he could get away with simply rehashing
There's a remake coming??
@@MalikM-VGM-Rand Ep 1 is already out lol
When I was a kid, I watched SMBZ as it was first being uploaded! I loved this series so much, and it's so important for the person I grew up to be, honestly. I remember that I was so hyped for the new episodes as they were being released, that I started playing some fangames of it, until I discovered that some of them were made by game maker studio, and decided to check the tool out.
Over the years I came to realize how much I liked creating games, and I spent the next few years brainstorming stories and gameplay mechanics for imaginary games. And now, almost 10 years later, I'm a recent graduate in Game Design! And, strangely enough, you can trace it all the way back to SMBZ! I love this series so much, and I can only thank you for creating such a masterpiece, Mark! Good luck with the reboot!
Just saw a 3D remaster of the intro in my recommended, and I checked it out and was like “this is great”. So I just binged this whole 3 and a half hour long video, and let me just say, this was astonishing. This story began before I was even born, and it’s amazing how far it’s progressed! I’m gonna go watch the remasters now.
One of the best villains ever. Mecha Sonic is absolutely terrifying. Like when he shows up I am always afraid for everyone's lives. He's everything you want in a villain
"I'LL CRUSH YOU!" Is so cool
nightlypiano41 even though the line originated from cooler it honestly fits mecha sonic more
He just gets me extremely paranoid I mean, he could probally kill off a main character any time now
Mecha Sonic is periodically resistant to Sonic's Hyper Form in Sonic 3&K, making him one of the most dangerous villains. Fortunately, it’s only a limited time invulnerability, so he eventually gets destroyed in Sky Sanctuary Zone.
It’s too bad the cannon sonic games sold him short , he’s such a bigger threat here
Mecha Sonic's "I'LL CRUSH YOU!!" Has become Iconic in my eyes. The raw power on display and just how easily he destroys the Axem Rangers AND our heroes single-handedly makes him one of the best villains I've EVER SEEN
Jimanky Gaming ikr
Plus that was just him in semi super form. I would hate to imagine how he would be with all seven.
He did some nice fatalities there
Just watching that scene. it's awesone
As I've gotten older, the quality of this series only becomes more evident. The animation and the choreography are on-point even today, the music choices are really great, the references to Mario and Sonic games mid-battle are handled perfectly, the references to other games are handled in a way that don't detract from the fights, and even though the dialogue (which was never the point anyway) hasn't aged beautifully, the story in general does a great job of setting up stakes.
And not to mention, maybe the most unappreciated part: All the characters act impressively close to how they do in their own games, but Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi's characterization in particular is quite literally perfect. It feels like an official work of Nintendo. They act like they did when Mario and Luigi's characterization was at its peak in Superstar Saga, Partners in Time and Bowser's Inside Story. Just crazy how consistent that part always was.
Also...episode 6 remains a masterpiece. Thank you for this series.
the dialogue wasnt the point?
@@skeleton819 No it wasn’t. No one talks about SMBZ’s dialogue years later. They talk about the choreography and animation, both for how amazing and ahead of their time they were, as well as how true they were to the characters’ abilities and personalities.
@@gasparguruoftime5475 dialogue is part of the personality, plus it forwards the story
@@skeleton819 It’s not the point of the series. No one talks about SMBZ’s dialogue years later lol. It serves a purpose but it’s not at all what draws people to the series.
@@gasparguruoftime5475 you still cant just say its not the point. Drawing people to it or not its literally a primary part of many series and movies
Damn forgot how hard this went…hats off to you smbz creators for making my childhood
Can we just appreciate the kickass combo moves on the doom ship offensive?
We always do
Always loved basilix vs mario, favorite fight just hated how it was ended
Mecha Sonic was the OG Thanos.
Thanos came out first in the 1960's and Mecha Sonic came out in the 90's!
@@doubleaura8259
Huh
I'm sorry if it was meant to be a joke, it's just true!
@@doubleaura8259 oh yeah you're right lol
Yeah just Thanos originated in the 60's while Mecha Sonic was in the 90's. I really do hate that death scene where he kills Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Cream to be honest.
Fight timestamps:
10:45 Mario vs Bowser
13:57 Metal Bowser
27:33 Yoshi vs Mecha Sonic
49:21 Team Mario vs Koopa Bros
1:05:32 Team Mario vs Yoshi Tribe
1:20:21 Team Mario vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X
1:22:57 Team Mario vs Koopa Bros vs Axem Rangers X part 2
1:34:07 Super Mecha Sonic vs Axem Rangers X
1:36:50 Team Mario vs Super Mecha Sonic
1:43:04 Mario and Sonic use Super Star
2:09:37 Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic in the Pipe Maze
2:26:04 Mario and Sonic vs Mecha Sonic in the Minus World
2:37:51 Shadow vs Mecha Sonic in the Minus World
2:42:30 Escape from the Minus World
3:09:13 Assault on the Omega Doomship
3:12:20 Fire Sonic
3:16:03 Mario vs Basilisx
The combos on the axem rangers, Koopa bros and basilisx fights are awesome
Nice Timestamp fights!
whats the music for shadow vs mecha sonic in the minus world?
@@skeleton819 Dr. Wily's Castle - Mega Man 2
@@IBeforeAExceptAfterK awesome thank you
1:34:18
The Most Iconic Line In History
AND ITS OFICIAL NOW MY BOYYYY, (in the last comic of idw mecha sonic say it)
@@juandiegosotoibarra5963 YEEAAAAAAAAAAH BABY THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm probably commenting wayyyyy too late for anyone to see this but I want to get my thoughts on this series out there. When this series came out I wasn't older than 5. This was also around the time I first started using RUclips regularly. Since I didn't know how to navigate it very well I would watch the same videos over and over again. Somehow I found this series and something about it really clicked with me so I watched it many times. Years later I thought about this series and wanted to rewatch it but didn't remember the name so I just accepted that I wouldn't be seeing it again. That was until someone sent me the link to this video and my jaw hit the floor. I was super excited and clicked it immediately and began watching it. I don't remember much actual content in this series but I do remember how much I loved it as a kid. Thank you Mark for making a huge part of many people's childhoods.
aw, glad you could find it
well, who ever gave you that link must've had an idea that somehow involved you and sent you the link in the hope you'd feel happy finally getting to watch this incredibly funny series again
This was a huge part of my childhood, I watched it a couple of years too late (around 2012-2013) but I loved every second of it even when my knowledge of English was terrible back then.
Same. Funny how I'm 23 today and I end up where I started
absolutely the same mate
Lol same, I watched it when I was 11 and I didnt understand shit about english. Now I'm twenty and ready to read every single conversation
Same
Same boat here gentleman
Any other villain: “I’LL CRUSH YOU!”
me: “...yea aight.”
Mecha Sonic: “I’LL CRUSH YOU!!”
me: *gulps*
Totally
@@CaptainCoolzCT- Cringe ass kid
@@averageman4873 hes probably 7. Let him do his thing.
Average Man wooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
@@averageman4873 Turbo Mecha Sonic was the full name of the SMBZ version of Mecha Sonic
I can't believe how close I was to understanding the whole show as a spanish kid with no english skills.
I adore this show.
Who else agrees that nintendo shouldn’t have taken down his patreon and stuff, this man is truly a legend. Cant wait for this remastered version!
Sadly, the people of Nintendo don't even have the guts to follow in this legendary man's footsteps.
@@DarkSteven17 damn I didn't knew Nintendo was against his work... Did they really shut down his patreon? This is terrible...
Pixydis well that was back in the day where Nintendo were very strict on copyright
@@pixy3266 What I'm saying is that future games they come up with won't be as epic and amazing as this, just the old usual rescuing Peach from Bowser scenario over and over and over.
And they did shut down his Patreon a few years back.
If I was the president of Nintendo, I would have talked with Sega to work on SMBZ games, after asking Mark for his permission and give him all the credit, of course.
@@DarkSteven17 yes! Sorry I think I didn't saw you're entiere comment I'm dumb.
I agree that mario games are far different than anything Mark did, but mario isn't supposed to be this way I think.
Mario have his own awesome universe, and I think we can't change it
But it's true that for example smash is already way different than the friendly mario we all know, so something like SMBZ could be possible!
But I don't think Nintendo will ever, because it can be too different or I don't really know...
But what I know is that they don't work with other people often...
The only real example of indie studio that worked on a real Nintendo licence is cadence of hyrule, but I still hope that they will be more in the future...
But because Mark use the artwork and content of nintendo and other things like musics ect... Maybe it's like the modds and the fangame, they don't like that
We are not Nintendo or Sega, but that will never stop us to dream and create our own worlds!
Sorry for that kinda weird comment
Friend: So what are you doing this weekend?
Me:
"I fear no man... but... that thing...."
*Mecha Sonic*
"It scares me!"
Mecha Sonic vs Herobrine death battle
Exactly what I thought when I first watched this when I was 7. I’m almost 20 now.
@@DoktorYoungblood we're all adults now. Kinda hilarious to think that the years went so fast. Life's extremely being rushed....
👎
*D I n k l b e r g*
So nice to see this nostalgic gold again!
The Axem Rangers x Koopa Bros x Heroes fight is still one of the best sequences in flash animation history.
So luigi was supposed to turn back using the tanooki suit, then join Mario with defeating Basilisx and saving the others, according to Mark himself.
Well, that battle will be changed completely. Most likely, they will fight either Koopalings or Mecha Mario at the location they fought Basilisx when reboot does that episode.
@@suckerman7gm They're going straight to the Koopalings, if I remember correctly. After that is Mecha Mario.
Somehow I remember watching this
@@suckerman7gm basillix will come back or he is vanished from the series?
This was a non canon episode
I just realized something after all this time. The Axem Rangers X "designs" are just the original heads of the Axem Rangers from SMRPG smelted on top of bodies from Mega Man Zero and Battle Network. Red, Black and Green are all Zero mostly because of the capes and also because of the slim build. Yellow is Guts Man from Battle Network because look at that hulking mass of a robot with the same "hammer". And Pink Is Roll from Battle Network because her idle stance is pretty much the same as Roll's in that game. I don't mean to poke fun at the designs because they're still really cool and all. It's just a realization I came by after all this time that I probably would have come by earlier on in life had I known how sprite animation works. It's from what I can tell all about sources and working with them to create the best scene you can.
Which on a completely irrelevant note brings me to the episode 2 Bowser fight. You might have noticed that Bowser looks exactly like how he does in Superstar Saga. This was because Bowser's Inside Story wasn't out at the time. If it weren't for the "Rookie" Bowser sprites existing all Bowser could do was breathe fire. With this and a few Rookie sprites, Mark managed to ACTUALLY create a functioning Bowser fight with those sprites and some unique ones like the jumping sprite. Which I Fucking Love and Super Impressive for its time even though the fight itself isn't that great in comparison to the other fights in the series (which is thanks to a lack of SF3 Third Strike Super Flashes during slowdowns to really sell those hits).
That's cool to learn some of the history of the character designs. I never knew much about the axem rangers let alone where their sprites came from. I often have to take a moment to remember that this was created in the mid-2000s. Really ground breaking for its time. Thanks for sharing man.
I just realized this too while watching it. I recognized the bodies immediately because I'm a huge megaman dork but the heads I had no idea. It's nice to see that somebody else likes to pay attention to the small details!
Thanks for pointing this out. Now they look extremely weird and uncanny to me.
I WAS WONDERING HOW HE GOT A TALLER VERSION OF THOSE AXEM SPRITES
"Good to be back..."
Shadow the hedgehog in Yoshi's Island
He means having the power of a chaos emerald has made him powerful again lol. Yes he has never been to Yoshi's island.
@@fandomguy8025 Seriously...?
@@fandomguy8025 no, he's been there before.
@The Ram Lop Studios r/wooosh
51:04 damn I love that sequence and it's cool seeing Mario and Shadow fighting together
The best flash animation series.
Hey Richtofen hahaha
Vamos por tu alma Densi🤠
@@nochtrollsegundoh3220 debemos matarlas, matarlas con fayia
FACTS
Nope. That honor still goes to Homestar Runner (dot) com and always will.
But this is maybe a good 2nd or 3rd place.
The secret of the pipe maze episode legitimately scared me when I was younger and I have no clue why
Psychological horror of being stuck in a negative space
Eesedesesesrdt Superjoshuabro Probably the fact generations have been trapped there
Legit, that and "The day the Death Egg fell" were the darkest parts of this story
Imagine if the Subspace Emissary cutscenes were like this.
that would be THE shit
@@phanton4305 Absolutely, i would pay for that
What do you mean? In terms of looks or writing?
@@CornaOnTheCob Both maybe?
@@mikblues_146 For looks? Unless if it were for the Nintendo DS, but for generosity, a digital application for Switch. As for writing? Yeah, I can totally see the Vegeta theme working for Ganondorf as he faces Bowser before the fight with Tabuu. And then Mario transforming into Fire Mario like a super saiyan while Gokus theme plays, as he and Pit fight the subspace army. That totally wouldn't be silly and out-of-place.
1:26:07 I was always impressed by this save by shadow as a kid! It was a nice surprise given that he’s not usually a team player
I’m so glad I live in the timeline where this exists
Who isn t?
Its a price you pay for everything bad there is
Such a huge part of 2000s fandom Internet/Newgrounds getting the remaster it deserves. Congratulations to you, Alvin, and the whole remastering team! Good luck for Episode 2!
I am DEFINITELY setting a reminder for this. DEFINITELY.
234SuperSimi SAME
@@RobbyMac64 Yeah
@@234SuperSimi Its good to see you here Simi, I'm setting a reminder as well
@@LightGod45 Same, good to see you here too! I remember you from Sonic Overtime.
Sameee tho
Rest In Peace Toriyama.
R.i.p
Part 1: Hedgehog Blood
Part 2: Yahoo Tendency
Part 3: Chaos Crusaders
Part 4: Crazy Noisy Bizarre Mushroom Kingdom
Part 5: Golden Mushroom
Part 6: Stone World 3
Part 7: Steel Hog Run
Part 8: Mariolion
@Davi Vaz Dos Santos I think it's a JoJo reference. "Chaos Crusaders" tipped me off.
"stone world 3" lol good one.
Looking forward to giornos theme getting dropped in the remake during an intense battle
bruh that's not even the name of part 4.
'Chaos emerald is unbreakable'
Bing Bing Wahoo Toad Town
*It's been 15 years since the original series has created! Time flies fast!*
The first time I remember watching this series on RUclips was in 2008. At first, I do not know why the title of this series has the Z on it until I have finally realised that this series has many similarities to Dragon Ball Z because of the unforgettable sound effects including Super Saiyan and the abilities of each character have. However, I didn't watch the entire Dragon Ball Z series and know what it's about although I have already seen or heard of it.
This series is the greatest thing I've ever watched back then. The fighting sequences are very intense and epic!
Don't worry, Dragon Ball Z is epic!
I like Super Mario Bros Z most.
@@jessicahoxha320 yeah!! alongside Nazo Unleashed, SMBZ , are the greatest fan animations evee
@@localdude2979 it got Mario and Sonic: Worlds in Danger too.
@@jessicahoxha320 Hell nah, worlds in danger is like an spinoff, nothing beats SMBZ
"It's the series that started it all and inspired a whole new generation of artists and animators." i can attest to this. you made me want to animate like you, as well as many of my old friends. i can't say that i continued it but i know of people who did. Thank you for all the good times.
im still a kid (13) and im growing up watching this. it really proves how timeless these things are.
A subtle touch I quite like is the fact that the side villains use more kid-show-ish language "I'll destroy you!" "I owe him a knuckle sandwich!" but Mecha Sonic spares no expense coming up with the most disturbing descriptions of his intentions "Charred remains" "Mutilated carcass" Makes him stand out as the bigger fish.
"Brawl on a Vanishing Island" - even the title sounds fantastic. Echoing others here, I seriously cannot wait to see the potential remake of that little story arc. If it were to largely copy the original fight's choreography and interactions, I'd be more than happy.
HOT-FREAKIN-DAMN, this came out of nowhere! This is gonna be a huge Nostalgia-Overload, so consider me hyped af for this. Thanks Mark, we really don't deserve this, but boy howdy am I glad we get it anyway!
It was announced on Twitter a few days ago
@@djcrimsonsunbird3607
Except I don't have a Twitter Account, so anything that's on there I have absolutely no clue about.
Also, good job on being way too literal at reading /s
That's not true, 3 days ago he reuploaded episode 1 of the reboot.
I just discovered this recently, and it's amazing. The animation is fantastic, the characters are totally enjoyable, and all the comedic moments get me to genuinely crack up laughing. Watching this will be three hours well spent!
Someone: *Has emerald*
Mecha Sonic: Is for me?
Someone: no
Mecha Sonic: *D I D I S T U T T E R*
🥺
👉👈
Correction:
Mecha Sonic: is for me
Man, whenever I see Mecha Sonic, he reminds me of Megatron’s warrior skills, combined with Unicron’s evil, and TF Prime Soundwave’s handling a fight
@@wsd7814 I L L C R U S H Y O U
Episode 6 remains possibly the finest sprite animation I've ever seen even all these years later.
This is like the cliffhanger of all internet cliffhangers. A fight that's gonna have to survive an entire reboot for us to see how it ends. I hope "Alvin" keeps it!
Yeah though some Hispanic fans tried to continue/finish the series in his absence over the years. I'm not sure if they somehow got access to the offical script, or if they improvised it though.
I remember i tried watching some of it out of curiosity to see if the writing seemed as good as "Alvin" or Mr. Mark would have it.
I knew the fan animation wouldn't be desirable, but it didn't seem to have the same midas touch in writing either.
Nevertheless I didn't want to risk getting the plot spoiled by bad animations, so I banked on the idea that he would return.
Not long after that he decided to reboot the series which is really cool, so now there will be some changes.
The Basilix was gonna be cut from the reboot so the battle wouldn't continue
@@FumanyuX you use past tense. Has the reboot been offically killed?
@@thereisnotryv1971 No. The reboot's 3rd Episode is still in development. The reason Mark decided that Basilisx should be cut from the series was due to his power to turn people to stone. It also was part of the reason why the 9th episode from the original series was never made in it's entirety. It would be kind of hard to bring Sonic and Yoshi back from being turned to stone, since only Luigi had the Tanooki suit to revert himself back to normal. That, combined with his insane multi-year burnout he experienced made it impossible for Mark to continue the "Mecha Sonic Saga" with the same quality standards as the previous episodes. Mark now is working on the "Metallix Saga" reboot.