@@ronaacode I'm thinking the same thing. He just needed to be holding the run/grab button as he flew into it (after it bounced straight up from the note block). Clearly he was not.
@@ronaacode I’m having Mario 3 level 6-5 PTSD from 8 years old, just at you mentioning this. I could not manage flying while carrying something for the life of me
The cape is objectively a much, much better powerup than the super leaf. Everything the leaf does, the cape does objectively better. The value of the leaf is that the ears and tail are _cute_ ! Full Tanooki Suit and its ability to turn you into a statue makes it a lateral move from the cape. "Worse flight, worse melee attack, but ability to become invincible and kill many enemies such as Thwomps by falling on top of them using your superior hardness"
He finally got it right, you mean. It's not a Tanuuki Tail. Only one SMB3 mistranslation called it that, the Japanese booklet calls it just The Tail and Raccoon Mario.
Yes, finally got it right is exactly what I meant and the entire point of the post. Can't tell you how many times I've said, "You mean raccoon tail" to Dave on the screen, and but he never seemed to hear me. Until now.
I think what we have to consider is the OG Tunuki was pushing the limits of the NES and many of the things they either couldn't do or fit into the game was revisited in SMW aka SMB4 which took advantage of new hardware. That's probably why the cape was made the way it was.
Dave, your take that the cape is much better than the tanooki tail is not controversial; the cape is the most OP power-up in this franchise. I say that as a totally unbiased Super Mario World speedrunner. 🤣
The only reason the cape was so powerful was because the level design in SMW didn't seem to want to account for the massive cheese that the cape allows for. If you look at cave levels or underwater, the cape becomes completely useless.
i pretty much exclusively have bad dreams, but within the past year i dreamed about Dave twice. both times we were in a beautiful open landscape with pretty colors, and both times he was driving a school bus. we drove over a bridge that was on the water, just driving on seemingly endless calm rippling sparkling water. they were really nice dreams. idk what they mean haha, i rarely dream about youtubers. but tbf Dave is one of my favorites. i guess my brain just thinks he is a good trustworthy guy, schoolbus drivers have to be. thanks for the rare good dreams! and all the laughs! much love to Dave and family
Easier to use, gives better height/longer distance if you master its advanced tech (P meter refreshing on the Super Leaf when you bounce on an enemy is a Mario Maker mechanic, not part of the original powerup), attack has a more generous hitbox, attack kills more things, and attack can be used in midair? Yes, the cape is objectively a better powerup by every objective measure. It should hardly even be a hot take. You might have an opinion that it leads to more fun or interesting challenges or, like me, just think the tail and ears are cute and prefer it even while knowing it's weaker.
@@ParodyKnaveBob Yeah, I had a brain fart there. The rest of that comment still holds up, but I realized about an hour after posting it that the leaf does let you attack midair (it's still a great powerup, just nowhere near as good for mobility or combat as the cape feather; likewise I'd never call a Ford Model T a bad car just because basically every car on the road nowadays is better).
mario 3 was my childhood game too! my dad was a very strict person, always said games are just a waste of time! and I remember mario 3 was so fun, that even my dad would wake up in middle of the night just to play the game, and so that nobody could see him play because he saw it as guilty pleasure! fun memories!
Count me in the SMB3 fan club. The super leaf was a great step forward in power-ups. I do prefer the Hammer Suit, but still love the raccoon suit AND the tanooki.
My “not so controversial” list of Mario games from best to worst 1. Odyssey 2. Galaxy 1 3. Galaxy 2 4. Bowser’s Fury 5. Sunshine 6. Mario 64 7. 3D World 8. 3D Land 9. Mario World 10. Bros. 3 11. NSMB. DS 12. Mario Land 2 13. Mario Bros. 1 14. NSMB Wii 15. Mario Bros. 2 16. NSMB. U 17. NSMB. 2 18. Mario Bros. Lost Levels 19. NSMB. Run
"Probably the most controversial thing I said was that I don't like the tanooki tail" Nah, the most controversial thing you said was that you don't like Shrek!
Mario 3 was my immediate answer for "best game ever made" for several years during my childhood. Wasn't until OoT that it was finally convincingly dethroned (I think I had OoT before I had SM64 and ultimately I maintained OoT as my new GOAT even after SM64 came to town, despite loving SM64). IMO, the Raccoon suit was so novel at the time that its flaws were gladly overlooked. In 2023, it doesn't have quite the same appeal that it once did. And interestingly, I think the same is true of SMB3 as a whole. I'm at a point in my life where I dislike many characteristics of the game, and I have no desire to ever play it again. 90s "me" would be outraged.
@@ryancampbell8645 If you already think that, just wait until I start pointing out people's typos (like you saying "hand" instead of "hang"). That's when I REALLY get fun!
0:40 When want to fart, you fart with little extra something happening. Lol. Then there is Tanuki tail being overrated and boomers be like: skill issue..... Perfect comedy right there. :D
Dave is right the raccoon suit isn’t the best powerup fro sm3 the best one is the hammer bro suit where it can kill pretty munch anything, even the undead.
5:50 I think you had to take the shell, bring it up there and throw it where that track is. So you can bounce and beat the level. (I think that track is just a signal)
Yes, that is just a single line version of the standard throw indicator, similar to " ⼕ ". I'm surprised Dave has not seen them before. its indicating a shell surf. If you think of it like an arrow, the nub is the base and the nub-less end is the point to show direction.
Your current position on Raccoon Tail Mario is partly influenced by the fact that you currently live in a world where we've seen other flight power-ups, starting with the feather and balloon in SMW and continuing to advance in the 3D era. It would be hard today to evaluate the SMB3 power-ups from the perspective of when that game was new.
It's ok to be absolutely and unequivocally incorrect about the Raccoon suit. Best power-up ever because it turned Mario into an airborne plumber. Any other power-ups have that distinction? Hmm? 😆
Hey, it wasn't a very successful completion, but great uncleared levels episode! I just appreciate the fact that it is made for youtube instead of a recording where we aren't even acknowledged.
Despite being roughly the same power I always preferred tge cape to tge raccoon tail. The frog suite was pretty bad too, but you hardly used it at least. SMB 3 seemed to push the tail on most levels.
In my opinion I think SMW is better because it has more content and more replay ability because all the secrets and it has new abilities like the Spin Jump the Cape and Yoshi BUT SMB3 is a VERY close second so I completely respect your opinion (sorry if this message was long)
I agree that the Tanuki suit is overrated. Honestly, all the flight power ups are kind of dumb because they make level design worse in games where you can bring power ups to other levels.
Maybe you don't like the raccoon tail cause you're not good with it? C'mon! You're one of the best Mario players in the world! Practice, practice, practice!
hey dgr. I think you should do uncleared levels from 2019, not just the newer ones so you can join the ranks of thab and others to do your bit to leave no 2019 levels left uncleared!!
I can accept the SMB3 raccoon suit not being the best. It's easy to argue that SMB3 introduced flight, and SMW perfected it. But I do think that the raccoon suit may be better suited for puzzles where the cape is more suited for general flight. My only question is, do you hate the raccoon suit? If you don't hate it, I have nothing against you saying it's not your favorite.
I didn’t know that was a hot take. I think it’s pretty clear Super Mario World is the better game. But maybe I’m just biased because I overplayed SMB3 growing up
I agree that the super leaf is overrated, cape feather is definitely superior. The physics using the super leaf feel slow and you can't spam the tail like you can with the cape feather.
The track was there to push the booped shell to the note block allowing Mario, while equipped with the best power-up, to then simply grab the shell and carry up to shell jump to victory! You were tail-whipping it when you just had to grab it, and gooooo! To collect those gold deblums! 🪙
The cape is a lot of fun but it breaks so many levels because cheesing it becomes too easy. For that reason I think the raccoon feather is superior, though the nut is possibly even better. But yes, I love 2D Mario, and I grew up much more on 2D Sonic (and Ecco the Dolphin) but I did play and love Mario whenever I had access to it, and eventually I had a second hand NES and SMB3 in addition to my Mega Drive. If you want an unpopular gaming hot take… I had the choice of a Sega Saturn or a Sony PlayStation when I was 12, and I chose the Saturn, and _stand by that choice!_ There were so many amazing games exclusive on it like Panzer Dragoon and Gungriffon! I got to experience games that not many people did, and again while I liked PlayStation games and eventually got one second hand I will always remember the Saturn more fondly. In conclusion, Sega needs to release a Saturn Mini!
Honestly the raccoon tail is a lot more fun in more traditional style levels, not so much Mario maker levels. It would be a bit more useful if you could just hold the jump button to fly however
You love cheese, do you? 🧀 I am thinking about uploading a level full of cheese 🧀🧀🧀! There, you can cheese so much. You can even skip the whole level. And everything is made of cheese.🧀 It's a cheese paradise!
“Just because it isn’t very long doesn’t mean it isn’t incredibly hard” -DGR 2023
Beat me to it. Don't take THAT out of context...
Now that I think about it, this type of quote is also what Charles Boyle from Brooklyn Nine-Nine would say.
I love how he acted like he didn't 100% know what he had done there
That's what she said
"let's share that load together." -DGR 2023
5:44 Catch the shell, throw it at the track, bounce off of it, and win the level.
Easier said than done though, obviously lol
I think he didn't realize that you can carry items while flying with the tanooki tail lol
@@ronaacode could be the reason for the hatred of it haha
@@ronaacode I'm thinking the same thing. He just needed to be holding the run/grab button as he flew into it (after it bounced straight up from the note block). Clearly he was not.
Or as dr. Teeth says, easy done than said.
@@ronaacode I’m having Mario 3 level 6-5 PTSD from 8 years old, just at you mentioning this. I could not manage flying while carrying something for the life of me
The cape is objectively a much, much better powerup than the super leaf. Everything the leaf does, the cape does objectively better. The value of the leaf is that the ears and tail are _cute_ !
Full Tanooki Suit and its ability to turn you into a statue makes it a lateral move from the cape. "Worse flight, worse melee attack, but ability to become invincible and kill many enemies such as Thwomps by falling on top of them using your superior hardness"
Dave: "Why is this level rated expert?"
Dave two seconds later: "Oh."
i love when people say "it's gonna be easy" and then wham it's a hard kaizo level
1:51 "I'm about to say the most controversial thing I've said in my life"
I thought he was going to say "DGR Guarantee"
Holy cow! Dave actually called the raccoon tail a raccoon tail instead of a tanooki tail! Never thought I'd live to see the day...
Imagine Not Saying Super Leaf
and he says "Mario 3 lovers" like it's an insult XD
He finally got it right, you mean.
It's not a Tanuuki Tail. Only one SMB3 mistranslation called it that, the Japanese booklet calls it just The Tail and Raccoon Mario.
@@JNB0723 You are completely welcome to your opinion.
That said, your opinion sucks. An opinion I feel free to express as well. ;-p
Yes, finally got it right is exactly what I meant and the entire point of the post. Can't tell you how many times I've said, "You mean raccoon tail" to Dave on the screen, and but he never seemed to hear me. Until now.
Dear makers of hard levels, just add a checkpoint or two in there. It's tasteful and polite.
I think what we have to consider is the OG Tunuki was pushing the limits of the NES and many of the things they either couldn't do or fit into the game was revisited in SMW aka SMB4 which took advantage of new hardware.
That's probably why the cape was made the way it was.
Cape is better
Super leaf. Tanuki is a different power up!
I think they could have made it so you just hold a to fly but mashing was in fashion back in the day! They thought it was good game design 😑
Dave, your take that the cape is much better than the tanooki tail is not controversial; the cape is the most OP power-up in this franchise. I say that as a totally unbiased Super Mario World speedrunner. 🤣
The only reason the cape was so powerful was because the level design in SMW didn't seem to want to account for the massive cheese that the cape allows for. If you look at cave levels or underwater, the cape becomes completely useless.
@@chadd990 Ehh… watch any 96 Exit speedrun of SMW first before you say that… there’s way more cape cheese than you think even in water or caves
@@ronaacode oh ok, thanks for letting me know 🙄
Any time pal
kinda makes it worse imo.
Always love the uncleared levels because it has an element of surprise.. versus for troll levels we know that there will be something fishy 😉.
and especially just normal fish
@@Z-a-c-h-a-r-y fish suc
5:50 That shell at the end... You have to bounce it AGAIN after it hits the wall, then you jump on it down there. ;-;
i pretty much exclusively have bad dreams, but within the past year i dreamed about Dave twice. both times we were in a beautiful open landscape with pretty colors, and both times he was driving a school bus. we drove over a bridge that was on the water, just driving on seemingly endless calm rippling sparkling water. they were really nice dreams. idk what they mean haha, i rarely dream about youtubers. but tbf Dave is one of my favorites. i guess my brain just thinks he is a good trustworthy guy, schoolbus drivers have to be. thanks for the rare good dreams! and all the laughs! much love to Dave and family
Would love to see the skipped levels cleared on the channel sometimes in the future. Great vid tho
Is the reason Dave says the cape is better, is because it's easier to use? 🤔🤣
Yes
Easier to use, gives better height/longer distance if you master its advanced tech (P meter refreshing on the Super Leaf when you bounce on an enemy is a Mario Maker mechanic, not part of the original powerup), attack has a more generous hitbox, attack kills more things, and attack can be used in midair?
Yes, the cape is objectively a better powerup by every objective measure. It should hardly even be a hot take. You might have an opinion that it leads to more fun or interesting challenges or, like me, just think the tail and ears are cute and prefer it even while knowing it's weaker.
@@RoninCatholicSmall point: SMB3's Raccoon & Tanooki Suits also let you attack mid-air.
He can have his opinion of course, but I'd to say that whether or not the Super Cape is better, I disagree that the Super Leaf is a *bad* power up.
@@ParodyKnaveBob Yeah, I had a brain fart there. The rest of that comment still holds up, but I realized about an hour after posting it that the leaf does let you attack midair (it's still a great powerup, just nowhere near as good for mobility or combat as the cape feather; likewise I'd never call a Ford Model T a bad car just because basically every car on the road nowadays is better).
Everyone is allowed their preferences, even if they are wrong 😂
I always love when I see you do another 0.00% video ❤
Honestly, I never thought I'd see the day where someone else prefers the cape
12:26-12:33 I feel like this part should of been edited out, but nice to see the raw DGR 😁
Loving the RUclips exclusive uncleared level series
mario 3 was my childhood game too! my dad was a very strict person, always said games are just a waste of time!
and I remember mario 3 was so fun, that even my dad would wake up in middle of the night just to play the game, and so that nobody could see him play because he saw it as guilty pleasure!
fun memories!
Saying “Hey that’s what I said” when someone is mimicking you is so funny.
"The game I played most between the ages 0-8"
"Look at this ma'am, your baby boy is beautiful"
"Do any of you have super mario bros. 3?"
This man has opinions on the internet! Get him!
Count me in the SMB3 fan club. The super leaf was a great step forward in power-ups. I do prefer the Hammer Suit, but still love the raccoon suit AND the tanooki.
@@JNB0723 For me, SMB3 just screams “haha, that’s too difficult for ya!”
@@JNB0723 Bad level design is prone to causing frustrating difficulty.
My “not so controversial” list of Mario games from best to worst
1. Odyssey
2. Galaxy 1
3. Galaxy 2
4. Bowser’s Fury
5. Sunshine
6. Mario 64
7. 3D World
8. 3D Land
9. Mario World
10. Bros. 3
11. NSMB. DS
12. Mario Land 2
13. Mario Bros. 1
14. NSMB Wii
15. Mario Bros. 2
16. NSMB. U
17. NSMB. 2
18. Mario Bros. Lost Levels
19. NSMB. Run
This was a great episode. I hope some people can clear these. They're gonna be pretty challenging though.
"Probably the most controversial thing I said was that I don't like the tanooki tail"
Nah, the most controversial thing you said was that you don't like Shrek!
Mario 3 was my immediate answer for "best game ever made" for several years during my childhood. Wasn't until OoT that it was finally convincingly dethroned (I think I had OoT before I had SM64 and ultimately I maintained OoT as my new GOAT even after SM64 came to town, despite loving SM64). IMO, the Raccoon suit was so novel at the time that its flaws were gladly overlooked. In 2023, it doesn't have quite the same appeal that it once did. And interestingly, I think the same is true of SMB3 as a whole. I'm at a point in my life where I dislike many characteristics of the game, and I have no desire to ever play it again. 90s "me" would be outraged.
You must be hella fun to hand out with
@@ryancampbell8645 If you already think that, just wait until I start pointing out people's typos (like you saying "hand" instead of "hang"). That's when I REALLY get fun!
Cape really ruined the tail. Cape does everything tail does, but better. Easier control, infinite flying, invulnerability.
I hate Dev Cheese. They just suck. People who make hard levels just don't have to experience the pain they make which is illegal.
3:37 OK DAVE NOW YA HAVE DONE IT😡 (insert harsh criticism here) I REST MY CASE 😤
"Very very few people have ever pulled off the double-fisted... Tuduh duh de muh." 😂 The title checks out. Exposing naughty...
0:40 When want to fart, you fart with little extra something happening. Lol.
Then there is Tanuki tail being overrated and boomers be like: skill issue.....
Perfect comedy right there. :D
That throw indicator track has never faced so much hate in his life lol
Dave is right the raccoon suit isn’t the best powerup fro sm3 the best one is the hammer bro suit where it can kill pretty munch anything, even the undead.
5:50
I think you had to take the shell, bring it up there and throw it where that track is. So you can bounce and beat the level.
(I think that track is just a signal)
thats what i thought too
Yes, that is just a single line version of the standard throw indicator, similar to " ⼕ ". I'm surprised Dave has not seen them before. its indicating a shell surf. If you think of it like an arrow, the nub is the base and the nub-less end is the point to show direction.
@@Dingleberry2013 he's seen them before.. but sometimes it is stupid and then he thought it was not an indicator but was used to carry something
Your current position on Raccoon Tail Mario is partly influenced by the fact that you currently live in a world where we've seen other flight power-ups, starting with the feather and balloon in SMW and continuing to advance in the 3D era. It would be hard today to evaluate the SMB3 power-ups from the perspective of when that game was new.
9:37 "but... This looked like the old plan..."
It's ok to be absolutely and unequivocally incorrect about the Raccoon suit. Best power-up ever because it turned Mario into an airborne plumber. Any other power-ups have that distinction? Hmm? 😆
It’s alright not to be correct shrew. Ever heard of the ice flower?
1:43
Thats what she said😂
I have to agree with Dave on the tonoki suit. I think it's one of the more boing power ups.
5:07 Imagine loving Mario (number)CouldntBeMe
1:38 again it’s been so long since we seen the “famous last words” tombstone
I wanna make a level that looks hard yet possible, but it’s not possible
And then I’ll use a very well hidden dev exit
Today's Episode of Dave leaving uncleared levels uncleared.
You have to hold the shell after you bounce it off the music note and bring it to the track and shell jump off that.
Bro looks like a human Mark Zuckerberg 🤣
Hey, it wasn't a very successful completion, but great uncleared levels episode! I just appreciate the fact that it is made for youtube instead of a recording where we aren't even acknowledged.
9:06 That scream---
im so mad he didnt check for a dev exit in the red pipe in the first level
8:24 AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Ragequit inducing death. ;-;
8:35 YOU DIDN'T!!!
8:43 why... o_O
9:05 PFFHAHAJJAHAHAHHAA...
I am clipping that. :D
9:45 Thats what...
This is the video where Dave gets canceled in the SMM2 community 😂
4:30 the cape feather is basically the same as the tanooki suit
Haven't watched your vids in a while, but really good content. Keep it up!
Despite being roughly the same power I always preferred tge cape to tge raccoon tail. The frog suite was pretty bad too, but you hardly used it at least. SMB 3 seemed to push the tail on most levels.
“Is it a crime to think that [SMB3 is not great]?” Yes. Yes it is.
1:43 thats what she said
Of course you are going for the Pokémon quest theme at the ending. I played this game
I think you would make a good actor. You right there saying "No,No" & biting your finger nail good acting. Right at 8:15 mark.
I enjoy watching these videos as they are short and sweet but I also like watching Twitch because it is unedited but is also longer
Agreed. Super Mario world is also my favorite Mario game
SMB3 is better than World IMO. Sure, SM World introduced some cool things, but something about SMB3 just sets it apart.
In my opinion I think SMW is better because it has more content and more replay ability because all the secrets and it has new abilities like the Spin Jump the Cape and Yoshi BUT SMB3 is a VERY close second so I completely respect your opinion (sorry if this message was long)
So I love the Raccoon suit but here’s a fun fact, people can have different opinions on an issue and still peacefully coexist.
I think you have to pick up the shell and do a shell jump where the track is.
I agree that the Tanuki suit is overrated. Honestly, all the flight power ups are kind of dumb because they make level design worse in games where you can bring power ups to other levels.
Cape is absolutely a better powerup, and Mario World is the best Mario game. Good takes Dave 👍🏻
Double pits to chesty, omg memories unlocked 🤣
The racoon and tunuki suit are the best powerups
I completely agree with Dave when he says that the tanooki leaf is a bad power up
Super leaf
The tail is for those who prefer a challenge, the cape is for those who prefer style over substance. Just my 2 cents though.
Yes, indeed, the Tanooki is very overrated. Musc prefer the Cape.
Uncleared levels are actually troll levels
Dave’s just jealous he isn’t a playable character in Mariokart
Last game watching Cozy drop that Rick out of order and cost 20 power on the panther... It hurt my panther loving soul.
Maybe you don't like the raccoon tail cause you're not good with it? C'mon! You're one of the best Mario players in the world! Practice, practice, practice!
hey dgr. I think you should do uncleared levels from 2019, not just the newer ones so you can join the ranks of thab and others to do your bit to leave no 2019 levels left uncleared!!
DGR's precision is very precise
T'was a rough episode, but an enjoyable one.
1:43 woah woah woah pause
My hot take is that my favourite 2D Mario game is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
I can accept the SMB3 raccoon suit not being the best. It's easy to argue that SMB3 introduced flight, and SMW perfected it. But I do think that the raccoon suit may be better suited for puzzles where the cape is more suited for general flight. My only question is, do you hate the raccoon suit? If you don't hate it, I have nothing against you saying it's not your favorite.
unsubbed for "raccoon tail" power-up hate. jk :)
I didn’t know that was a hot take. I think it’s pretty clear Super Mario World is the better game.
But maybe I’m just biased because I overplayed SMB3 growing up
I'd love to see someone clear the Dune level, it's a great idea and design
Trash talking about SMB3? Boo this man. Except for that, great content.
Bro DGR with normal hair? I never thought I would see the day
18:04 - Given both of our familiarity with Lost, I just couldn't help but share this: ruclips.net/video/_8GM7E_XitY/видео.html
🙂
I agree that the super leaf is overrated, cape feather is definitely superior. The physics using the super leaf feel slow and you can't spam the tail like you can with the cape feather.
Any Mario game where you can touch a Thwomp without dying, is worse than Mario 3.
Dave out here with the hottest takes
The track was there to push the booped shell to the note block allowing Mario, while equipped with the best power-up, to then simply grab the shell and carry up to shell jump to victory!
You were tail-whipping it when you just had to grab it, and gooooo! To collect those gold deblums! 🪙
SMB3 = SMW
They are just as good in different ways since they are better at different things imo
No worries Dave. T0 is still out there. They could handle what you can't. ;)
While I still like the Super Leaf and love SMB3 (fite me), I find the Tanooki Suit and Hammer Bro Suit to be better power ups.
8:11 turns into Plankton.
The cape is a lot of fun but it breaks so many levels because cheesing it becomes too easy. For that reason I think the raccoon feather is superior, though the nut is possibly even better. But yes, I love 2D Mario, and I grew up much more on 2D Sonic (and Ecco the Dolphin) but I did play and love Mario whenever I had access to it, and eventually I had a second hand NES and SMB3 in addition to my Mega Drive.
If you want an unpopular gaming hot take… I had the choice of a Sega Saturn or a Sony PlayStation when I was 12, and I chose the Saturn, and _stand by that choice!_ There were so many amazing games exclusive on it like Panzer Dragoon and Gungriffon! I got to experience games that not many people did, and again while I liked PlayStation games and eventually got one second hand I will always remember the Saturn more fondly. In conclusion, Sega needs to release a Saturn Mini!
Honestly the raccoon tail is a lot more fun in more traditional style levels, not so much Mario maker levels. It would be a bit more useful if you could just hold the jump button to fly however
You love cheese, do you? 🧀 I am thinking about uploading a level full of cheese 🧀🧀🧀! There, you can cheese so much. You can even skip the whole level. And everything is made of cheese.🧀 It's a cheese paradise!
I've been waiting for 8 years for someone to do a "1-1" level but it's actually 8-4 because 1-1 has been done to death.
i agree about the tanuki tail thing