An Incomplete Mario Maker Troll Level History

7 Years, thousands of trolls, and even more laughs. See how these Mario makers took seemingly disparate design ideals from the depths of the trash and turned them into a proper genre. The Troll genre. We can see how the troll level goes from… just that, a troll, to a proper and engaging style of design.
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Gaming and the Golden Record
By @Chariot_Rider
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For My AusTROLLian Mates - Behind-the-Scenes Editor Showcase
By @Defender1031
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Getting over it (Spoilers?)
By @ErrantSignal
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Voiceover Provided by Ash Paulson!
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Index:
00:00 - Introduction
07:32 - Before Mario Maker
15:48 - The Super Expert Era
20:20 - Introducing Carl
23:50 - Elements of Super Expert
33:09 - Trust Issues
43:09 - The Worst Mario Maker Level
48:56 - Kaizo & Random Number: So Carl Me Maybe by GrandPooBear
55:59 - 7 Troly pices by Drac
01:00:33 - A Dish Best Served Mole'd
01:02:20 - Hot Carl! Community Feedback Edition by GrandPooBear
01:08:47 - Master and Commander by BarbarousKing
01:12:51 - Early Puzzles & Trolling
01:18:28 - Seanhip2
01:23:41 - Mole PaTROLL by SnickerD
01:29:45 - The Biggest Night of My Career
01:36:54 - iCay's Apologies
01:46:15 - Rollin' & Trollin' by DANtheTANK
01:56:44 - The Troll Level Design Contest
01:59:27 - The Super Expert Era Troll Review
02:24:57 - The Trollden Age
02:26:27 - Mansion Escapes & Trolling feat. PuzzleKing & Sam
02:32:26 - Larl does Everything Twice Twice by Symplectic
02:43:10 - Carefully Carfted Hot Carbage by Defender
02:45:53 - What's Up Doc? by Potatochan
02:47:00 - The CarlMoney Collab
02:53:23 - Carl's Psychological Castle by Jujustum
02:58:17 - Glitches feat. Slayer & Psycrow
03:09:06 - Speedrun Levels feat. DankDrew
03:18:05 - Music Levels feat. Alethes
03:22:30 - Once Twice Thrice Frice by HackaKat
03:30:47 - Carl's Psychological Plains by Jujustum
03:33:42 - Magikoopa Excavation Level
03:34:18 - Jeff's Failed Troll Experiment
03:35:33 - The Beginning of the end of Mario Maker (a.k.a. Mario Maker 2 Reveal)
03:38:08 - Trollden Age Troll Review
04:18:37 - CarlMoney Collab 2
04:22:01 - JC Me Trolling by burg
04:24:37 - Defender Time
04:29:36 - The Troll Guide is a Nightmare, And Here's Why
04:42:26 - Trollden Age Part 2
04:46:31 - Fishboned by Potatochan
04:56:54 - Jedi Wars 7: The Trolls Awaken by burg
05:01:16 - Potatochan's Tower of Trolls by Potatochan
05:03:10 - LUIGI HAS HAD ENOUGH by Wilfred
05:04:36 - The Red Room by Katz
05:09:10 - Hey Troll Sister! by Geek
05:10:27 - Please Just Do Better :)
05:26:48 - Symptoms of Stupidity by Stevo & Symplectic
05:31:05 - The Level is a Lie by AEtherPi
05:33:54 - For My AusTROLLian Mates by Defender
05:37:34 - Dummytown USA by Stevo
05:42:10 - The Fastest Troll in the West by BearWare
05:43:46 - LUL by Federico
05:49:02 - Rollin' & Trollin' 4 3/4 by DANtheTANK
05:51:01 - MYFIRST TRIL LEVRL byGigantTRex
05:53:51 - Carl's Trash Can by Shano19
05:58:37 - Double, Double, Troll & Trouble by ~Chichiri~
06:01:49 - "The Best Level Ever!" ;kappa; by Federico
06:03:54 - What lives Under The Bridge? by KingBling
06:06:59 - Rhymes with Fun
06:27:52 - thwomp suc by BearWare
06:31:00 - Part 2 Troll Review
06:52:11 - Troll Diversification
06:58:12 - Non-Suspicious Levels
07:05:11 - Carl is a Piece of...
07:13:09 - Carlmoney Collab 3-D
07:18:42 - crate suc by BearWare
07:21:16 - Always Trust the 50 Coin by KingBling
07:23:37 - Mario Drowns in Soup by Wilfred & SoupBowl
07:29:05 - NO by SoupBowl
07:32:02 - The Salt Mines by Shano19
07:35:16 - Feesh is still funny, geek by Kerzo
07:37:43 - Federico Trollogy
07:41:38 - All the Colors of the Painbow by BearWare
07:43:55 - The 12 Days of Geeksmas
07:51:24 - Deathless Levels
07:54:22 - Multiplayer Trolling feat. RenaldoMun
08:00:51 - Diversification Troll Review
08:18:55 - Trollwitz: FAIL to succeed by Defender
08:24:08 - Simple Trolls feat. Tutajkk & $hadekitty
08:27:43 - The Remaining Colors of the SoupBowl
08:33:10 - thwomp swallow by Bearware & SenatorBus
08:34:04 - Carl goes to Loss Vegas Norvada by Geek
08:43:41 - Super Abotun World
09:13:49 - Conclusion
Outro Song: Space Song - Peter Berkman
Motion capture recorded using Mocap Fusion

[@TheKingOfApples100]

Spent 9 hours looking at the lizard in the background

[@PretzelBS]

This video transcends wanting to become a KZbinr. A nine hour fully edited documentary means all you wanted was to make the video itself

[@jodysgamingchannel9480]

see 3:09:07, just saying! ;)

[@TwoandaHater]

the last third really loses steam.

[@loganlewis1790]

​@@TwoandaHateroh no, only 6 hours are peak documentary. Whatever will we do

[@FreakAndGeek]

Amazing work!

[@driesvanheeswijk1633]

Amazing pfp!

[@ramaicatseye]

100th like

[@diceLibrarian]

Five Golden Swings :)

[@Gust3883]

It is a crime that a 9 hour video talking about the (somehow incomplete but still stupidly long) history of SMM troll level creations has only 4.4k views at the time on writing (1 week after the video was published). This deserves more.

[@eldra-Hey]

oh shit D: i didn't realize because i was so lost in the high quality of all of this. subbed and liked! this man deserves more attention!

[@PlGGS]

Just wait till the algorithm picks this up in a few years

[@MarioLuigiAndJr.]

​@@PlGGSI hope the algorithm works.

[@Gust3883]

@@bukem01 Put it on 2x speed or watch it during multiple days.

[@jewels3846]

Its up to 22k!

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Two multi hour Mario maker troll documentaries in two days? We are truly blessed

[@ded279]

i know right? I also was just last week thinking how troll levels would be a good video essay topic, and then we get 12 hours worth in 2 days lol.

[@adam100x7]

Best week of my life

[@adam100x7]

@whatthewhatthe9117 What's the best viewing order? I've now watched the intro of this one, and none of the other. is it better to watch the other guys video and than come back here. Or dedicate a week of my life to this video and watch the comparatively shorter 2 hour video as a chaser?

[@superl8296]

@@adam100x7 it doesn’t really matter which order you watch! the videos are surprisingly extremely different. i originally was writing a really long explanation of how because there is no accurate few sentence way to describe the difference between two VERY long videos but a long explanation might rob the experience. so the best way i can describe it would be: the other video is a “short” and sweet (it’s 3 hours) analysis on troll levels that focuses on the game design philosophy and how video games are art (it’s made by a game designer). it talks about the history as well but it’s less of the main focus. While this video is a very extensive deep dive into the history of said troll levels. It’s still talking about the game design! however less from the perspective of a game designer and more from a historian and fan! A important word in this comparison is “less” since there is still a lot of overlap. they are both very amazing videos

[@gregvs.theworld451]

What's the other one?

[@alloounou6900]

You know you're in for a good time when the chapter markers make the scroll line look like a barcode.

[@kRx1203]

This whole video is fantastic, but I think the funniest part is the delivery of "For example, this pit seems pretty hard to avoid." at 9:00:20.

[@thescout6063]

This is absurd. I don't know which part of the soulless algorithm to thank for out-of-the-blue recommending me this 9 hour long documentary with a 3d animated and seemingly motion-captured host, but wow. I feel like I caught a shooting star by just having witnessed this. I hope it's destined to go far, because the soul put into this is on a level I haven't seen in years. Thank you for making my life more interesting for the multiple days it took me to get all the way through this, and I hope to see more works from you in the future.

[@zetexfake]

finished this video. jesus christ, nine hours of high quality editing, insight, and research from a youtuber almost nobody has heard of. extremely impressive

[@danksquid3265]

Amazing video, I had been waiting a long time for something like this. One thing about the twice twice trick, though - Buckaroo would probably have deserved a mention, alongside Symplectic. Having gone back all watched through all MM1 troll videos (uploaded by Carl), I saw something I had missed/forgotten. In the video titled "Troll Me Baby One Mole Time", uploaded about 9 weeks before the "Larl does..." video, Carl encounters the twice twice as we know it - he goes through a pipe, hits a checkpoint and falls down to what looks like the start of the level. But he soon realizes it just looks like the starting room, because the key door now takes him to a completely new section/the rest of the level. So while Symplectic took twice twice to a whole new level (macro), it looks like Buckaroo came up with the original idea (he just used it in a much more limited fashion).

[@fallenone4108]

Just came by because Carl shouted this video out. Never expected to watch it but for some reason I sat thru the entire thing without stopping....... I think I have a problem. lol Was a fun trip down memory lane actually had forgotten about most of the levels. It was also fun to see the evolution of trolls. Thanks for making this video and being amazing enough to spend this ungodly amount of time doing research and editing for it. :D

[@EatMoreChikenOrElse]

Maybe a month ago I had a vague memory of 7 trolly pieces but couldn’t find carls video of it. Never thought this would be how I’d discover it again but as soon as I started getting into this I knew it would show up. That was SO mind blowing to me when it happened I remember laughing so hard

[@ashcoates3168]

Your persona/avatar/character is GREAT! You get so much emotion with just 2 eyes and hand gestures

[@warmCabin]

What strikes me about Best Served Moled is how _open_ it is. Modern troll levels shunt you from room to tiny room, while Moled has these expansive platforming challenges with weird secrets and backtracking. Of course I understand why. You need smaller spaces to exert more control, cram in more trolls, hide your troll magic, and streamline the trial and error process. But still, I kinda miss that vibe sometimes.

[@yaheg_maybe]

it's always great to hear people talk about the history of something that they're passionate about, and this comment is a letter of recommendation for the algorithm to start aggressively recommending this to every youtube user

[@TRGOTSVODS]

half asleep from my nightly meds, but just finally finished the video. have to give massive appreciation for all the effort this video has, but with so many others mentioning research and appreciated inclusions, i *especially* love the animation throughout the video. i have to imagine even just the sitting hand, eye, and "head" animations took a lot of work and time to make.

[@sicarius4749]

Interesting that it ends at Super Abotun World; I can tell that's when you started editing this beast of a video, as Year of the Guts made so many waves in the community. The introduction of hardlocks and a return to more brutal CP1's made huge waves in the community

[@mogullll]

it's crazy seeing such a well made entertaining video of this length, usually videos of great length sacrafice quality for quantity but I'm 2 and a half hours in and loving it

[@SpaghettyLuvsU]

Excellent video. It's incredible that there's no filler here, just well-paced and interesting analysis for _nine goddamn hours_ You're a madman, and you're a menace to my free time. Thanks.

[@cheese_vviz]

"Something something knowledge checkpoint something something Outer Wilds" Enough to make someone spit their drinks out in a comedically exaggerated way...

[@dddw.]

dude, when i played the video, my jaw DROPPED when i saw you had good mic quality

[@MeltEmber]

Wow, now THAT's an amazing documentary. I will keep watching and re-watching this for a very long while. How have I not seen this yet?

[@komocakeps527]

to this day nobody has made a frog suit getting over it level that is even more SIMPLE PLATFORMING

[@manwithabucket9166]

I feel as if there’s context behind this video that I don’t know about, and idk why but that kinda gives this video an air of mystery that I kinda dig. Like it feels as if this is a person who has an established video style and career and yet this is the first project on this channel. I also was shocked when I saw the view count on this because this felt like one of those videos that would blow up and yet the channel only has 900~ subscribers and the video only has like 30,000 views, which is crazy. I can totally see this hitting 1 mill at some point when the algorithm decides to show it to people

[@ZachStarAttack]

gonna make comments as I watch: 00:00 the galaxy ost fits so well and makes this intro much less boring.

[@RichConnerGMN]

did you die

[@ZachStarAttack]

@@RichConnerGMN idk i guess ill finish it today

[@ZachStarAttack]

also i made other comments,

[@SpaghettyLuvsU]

People say he's still watching to this very day. I don't know about you, but I take a bit of comfort in knowing that.

[@ZachStarAttack]

@@SpaghettyLuvsU Oh shit I forgot about this video

[@micahhonig1575]

Been working my way through this video over the course of several months. Just finishing now - what a journey and a phenomenal video. I’ve been watching Carl since he started posting KZbin videos and this took me back through so many good memories. Thanks for all your effort!

[@arcadeautumn8008]

that "the camera" at 3:32:05 got me good, that's such a good lil gag

[@orangepeelpls]

After finishing this whole video I can only say I love it. I agree that it would be lovely to have all of the history in one place, especially if it could be as high quality as this overview has been. There's definitely some trolls I didn't see that have stuck with me especially. The dry bones shell has so many creative trolls and I love it. I also think that the troll where you're dropped onto a ''fake'' skull platform from a door and launchers get moved by a track below to create the illusion the skull platform is moving until the player realizes and jumps off is absolutely fantastic. I've never played mario maker, but have followed carl especially since quite early on, and definitely watched even all his old smm videos once or twice, so I could relate to you on a lot of what you mention here of being sort of an outside viewer of this community. I really admire the work put into this, and I'd love to know more about what you think of the recent troll scene, like super wagon world. Some of the best shit I've ever seen lmfao

[@ladyzola2096]

I watched the whole thing in one sitting and it didn't even feel that long. Thank you for your substantial research work. I am quite late to the party and only recently discovered this community and my heart yearns for it but having missed so much already is kinda sad. At the current time with mm1 phasing out, and especially during the time when the pandemic hit I really would have loved to witness this sooner. certainly it would have turned those bleak days into something enjoyable.

[@an_asp]

You got me to watch almost nine and a half hours of documentary about something I already knew about, so I think this is high praise??? Also, seeing how far back in time your date cutoff was is terrifying, just for the window into how long this must have taken. Nice job!

[@whynotanyting]

I've always liked to imagine the "liquid levels" as having a curtain to hide the mechanisms. Especially moreso that the liquid falls when you clear the level, revealing the hidden mechanisms. Kind of like a reverse curtain close at the end of a play.

[@noradseven]

Good video, on the defender guide I always think of the thought of the adage, you need to know the rules before you can break them. Also funny when I hit the end of the video and history ends in 2022. It's crazy how far trolls keep going even now.

[@RaveWolfTheSwede]

This has genuinely been one of the most intriguing and genuinely fun videos to watch over the last while. I LOVE longform content like this and I appreciate all the work that goes on before, during and after it, the amount of hours and the sheer commitment is not just remarkable, but that in and of itself is amazing, and the sheer willpower to do something like this that took so long to make. Here's to hoping you can continue making stuff you want about what you want, and Ill happily look forward to what else you make. The only thing Im curious about is honestly what kind of troubles or issues making a project like this entails, it must've been grueling to some degree and must've felt like you wanted to quit several times Im sure. Like, how does it feel to have something so grand as a 9 hour long like this, the good and the bad? Either way GG my guy! ... Or rather, my floating animate hat...?

[@TheDeathKing]

This video is a masterpiece! I know every single level in this video and have watched Mario Maker content since day 1! So many layers and so many efforts for long-term making are in a single troll level and it blows my mind every single time. I would also want to say all those creators are amazing people. I made a level and asked for help from KingBling, which was a superstar for me and they were so nice and kind I can't ingonre this side of these creators as well

[@RibomRibom]

Just finished the first hour and I'm taking a break. THIS IS SO AWESOME. As a Carl's fan and troll level audience, I always thought the evolution of troll meta in SMM has its own logic and would be a great and interesting topic to break down in a historical perspective, but it requires tons of work, and here I found your video essay. Hooray.

[@archeknight]

This is honestly one of the coolest video essays I've ever seen. I wish you the best on your future endeavors my dude.

[@wademccormick254]

Awesome work. I remember discovering Carl's Mario Maker videos many years ago, and they are still something I also look forward to seeing in my feed. My personal favorite troll was not mentioned. I don't remember what level it was, but it's the one where everything is lit by POWs so it's not obvious that it's a dark level. The player runs and does a big jump and a pipe appears out of nowhere for an incredible forced entry. My jaw dropped when I first saw it and I thought it was a glitch. I also love the roller coaster of emotions that is the ending of "For My AusTROLLian Mates". My favorite level is Carl's Trash Can. It was great to revisit all these years of levels.

[@noyoucorn]

wow. You already had me with the title saying "INCOMPLETE history" and the length of the video being over 9 hours long. And then the video itself was just produced with such a high quality, I had to keep watching. (I took breaks inbetween, don't worry)

[@RadioactiveBluePlatypus]

Not a lot beats the feeling of seeing someone stream your troll map and falling for your favorite troll.

[@Jobexi17]

That was incredible. Thank you for putting in so much effort. This is one of the most comprehensive video game histories I've ever seen. I think there would be great value in supplementary updates as things evolve, and would definitely watch, if that were a thing you chose to do. Stellar work.

There is definitely no excuse for Nintendo banning bug-using levels WHILE NOT FIXING THE BUGS. If they don't want glitches to be used, they can just patch them out!

[@RenaldoMun]

This is so awesome! So glad multiplayer got acknowledged in it. It is so true that there has been some multiplayer trolling since the beginning of multiplayer. I remember seeing clips of "everyone gets the flag except the person who hits the on/off" only to have the three selfish players die and the kind player win. I can give a broad overview to fill in a few gaps on multiplayer trolling for those interested below... After seeing Carl's snow level that had the stun lock, I got an idea to use that at the end of a level and force players to crawl in slow motion- creating a photo finish. I tested this many times with Chichiri. I completed the level and then it just sat there never to be played. Chichiri messaged me 6+ months later when Juz decided to get a group together to play some troll/toxic levels. I sent the level to Juz. They were shocked to have an actual troll level designed for multiplayer. It was that play session of Juz that really got multiplayer trolling to happen. Soup had a troll level they played and the session went amazing (Juz's laugh is awesome!). I had stopped making levels and given up on trolling when Chichiri had messaged me. Now, I got back into building and created another level, and the level featured in the video (specifically for Juz). Juz never played them as he burned out on Mario Maker, but randomly in Dan's chat one day Carl showed up and they jumped in some of the multiplayer troll levels I had made. Following this moment, I connected with Trixtan, Defender, and Box to create a multiplayer troll guide. We discussed how to make a quality level that works for multiplayer. What psychology was present in players and even included contraptions to help. The principle mentioned in the video is key- simple trolls usually do not break and players are going fast enough they still miss things. Trixtan then held the only ever multiplayer trolling contest (I put in 5 entries...the same as all the others combined). Even though it is doable, most creators have not done much multiplayer. Sadly, getting enough testing to make sure everything works is near impossible. With that said, a few other creators have done some multiplayer (peregrine, Soup, Daftlife, and BOX). Also, shout out to all the testers who made any of these levels possible. They suffered through so many broken and impossible levels- RX7Man, Cannibal Turtle, Theorymon, Luqueto, Peregrine and Chichiri.

[@Multiroester]

I needed something to watch while watching the LOTR Trilogy, thanks man

[@SpaghettyLuvsU]

Your efficiency is admirable

[@Weeb_Goblin]

This is an amazing video. I'm only around 25 minutes through, but I'm loving it.

[@Mooskym]

This is an amazing, comprehensive video of the troll and C/Larl history. It's amazing, I know I've seen most of Carl's videos over the years, but not all of them, yet I've seen each and every level (and world) featured in this video, with perhaps a few of the very early ones missing, and it brought so many memories and laughs 😆 This is a chunky video, it took me, no joke, over NINE HOURS to watch all of it! (it took me about 3 days of watching it in sections, which is over 9 hours. So...) Also, where's Carl's hard-lock? I mean, there were a lot of things that I thought of that weren't mentioned throughout the vid, but I think ending such a massive endeavor with Larl forcing people to close the game entirely is a must.

[@stewpit391]

Finished this video over 2 days and I must say it’s probably one of my favorite videos of all time. I remember being fairly young and wanting a Wii U for Christmas. You know what bundle I got? The Mario Maker bundle. In fact Mario Maker was probably what made me want the Wii U so much in the first place. I seldom saw the troll side of Mario Maker until Mario Maker 2. Both of these games, with all their issues, gave me so many fond memories that can never be replaced, and I didn’t really know how deep-rooted that was. Even if I can’t recall specifics, that love for the game is still there. Thank you to the community and you for making this video.

[@DannyBPlays]

I can't even begin to watch this with it being 9 hours, it's kind of crazy another troll-related history video came out right around when yours did and it's 3 hours and IT seems longer than necessary. I only hope that your time and effort pays off, 9 hours of ANY history video must have taken weeks or maybe months

[@ZachAdams926]

His effort certainly pays off. How’s part 26 coming?

[@thornels]

The hbomberguy reference cracked me up. Amazing video!

[@DudeNamedDrew]

3:16:14 oh hey that’s my level

[@majestic5127]

Thanks for giving me an oddly specific yet fascinating video to watch for an entire week.

[@TwoandaHater]

I think an origin thing you might be missing is the Patrick Klepek v Dan Rykert series, where Dan made specifically 'mean troll levels' for Patrick in 2015.

[@TwoandaHater]

no Japanese or really any asian country featured.

[@frimi8593]

With regard to your comment on Nintendo banning glitch levels, I still would say that Nintendo is massively in the wrong, banning levels that have even minor glitches, even ones that one might assume are features such as the incredibly common launcher elevator and pipe stack from smm1. What’s worse is that a creator can get their account fully banned for putting out a glitched level. I honestly don’t think any even remotely influential person in the community would have an issue with it if these levels were just shadow banned (made impossible to find through means other than having the level code itself). While some people do take issue with the idea of Nintendo being anti-glitch at all, that was really never the issue. It was the overly harsh punishment they would lay out

[@jodysgamingchannel9480]

I get where he's coming from though, in regards to the meta. If you want to "do anything", just go make romhacks. I don't disagree that Nintendo is still way too harsh. Imagine if they hired more developers to fix bugs instead of lawyers to sue people, what a wonderful world it would be!

[@frimi8593]

@@jodysgamingchannel9480 I still don’t totally agree with that either tho tbh. While from a player-side perspective super glitched levels might seem identical to romhack level stuff, there’s still a massive gap between the two. And I’m my view there’s not much difference between utilizing certain glitches vs stretching certain features as far as they will go. For instance, from a player side perspective that isn’t super familiar with smm mechanics there’s probably no difference between broken track glitches and abuse of entity limits. And since the argument from level meta is exclusively a player/viewer-perspective one, there needs to be a line that you draw from what’s acceptable and what’s not with regards to something an average play might encounter in endless and get confused by. To me drawing that line the thing being a glitch rather than an exploit seems arbitrary. Modern cp3+ setups with red coins are entirely glitch free but will still confuse an average player who’s unfamiliar. In fact, although we don’t see it much in the meta, they can actually be used to make levels that are impossible to clear from checkpoint. To me that is FAR worse than anything an smm2 glitch can get you. When you start getting to level of smm1 with the black hole glitch I start to agree more that it might as well be a romhack, but even then it still feels as though players are just stretching the maker tool they’ve been given as far as they can manage and if that’s unrecognizable from glitchless gameplay than that could be just as much a testament to how far players can stretch the limits of this tool. There have been romhacks that are praised for doing things with their tools that would make them unrecognizable as a romhack and they tend to receive praise for stretching the limits of what’s possible in their own box, I don’t see why we can’t do the same for Mario maker. At the end of the day it’s basically a matter of taste, but one in which I feel the anti-glitch perspective is a bit arbitrary when considering how much you can already do without glitches that would be considered outrageous if done with glitches. You can literally make the flagpole disappear with a magikoopa. That’s a feature, but imagine if it were a bug, it would be considered game breaking

[@DesTr069]

5h30 in, and this is so freaking cool. I’ve been watching Carl since the early Mario Maker 1 days, so to see these levels again feels almost nostalgic. So much has changed, makers have come and gone, but we can still all laugh at the simplistic beauty of a hidden block stopping someone right in their tracks. Can’t wait to finish this amazing history recap :)

[@xidyl200]

This is me 7 hours in on the video. I've been engaged the entire way time I have been watching. One of the best and most in-depth video essays I've ever seen. Well done, I am so excited to see any more videos that come out in this channel!

[@modestMismagius105]

god I love ridiculously long video essays on niche topics, this was fantastic my experience with mario maker was entirely limited to getting the 3ds version, being upset that I had to unlock all the interesting stuff to build with through the "story" mode or whatever it was, getting stuck on one of the levels therein, and then never playing it again ._.

[@Floor5683]

Took me about 2 weeks but I watched the whole vid and enjoyed every second of it! This is truly one of the most impressive videos on the entirety of KZbin with its sheer quality combined with the monstrous length. I’m looking forward to your future content! Keep it up ^^

[@orangepeelpls]

I've basically been wondering when someone would make this video. So awesome, thank you for the amazing amount of effort put into this.

[@life-destiny1196]

The one thing that would have perfected this video would've been some troll in the last 10-20 seconds or so, but I don't even know what that would look like. You can't tell me putting a joke ending towards the end of a nine-plus-hour documentary about a type of trolling would've been anything but incredible, though. Well done.

[@Sauraen]

We got the rug pull a few minutes in that we were watching stuff reflected from the golden disc in the 3D virtual world he's inhabiting. I was wondering if there was going to be a second one at the end. We did get lizard reveal though.

[@morganlak4337]

An incredible video, proud to say i watched the whole thing with my full attention (took a week)

[@iexist1300]

This is an extremally good video. You were too harsh on yourself throughout most of this. Its not just the length that makes it impressive, but you put in alot of reaserch and effort into making every moment enjoyable. Do you think you will ever make a video on the banned wagon? If not, ill still watch your videos.

[@solarsailor973]

Wonderful video! If you have the time to answer a question, since you've seen so many levels, do you know the level/video that started the "Spike" meme? (SPIKE in big letters above a pit, with a different twist waiting at the bottom, such as the spike enemy, a spike top, a skewer, etc.) I've been trying to figure it out for months and I haven't found it.

[@HauntingSriracha]

10/10 An amazing summery of everything trolly that has come to be from the Mario Maker community

[@HauntingSriracha]

In all reality, I have some critiques, but considering it took me a week to watch the video, I assume those are better warranted elsewhere Regardless of any critiques I would have, however, it's clear that you put an immense amount of work into this project, and I'm sure everyone that's come by appreciates it! ❤

[@sdsign4229]

As a fellow troll lover that doesn’t own either Mario Makers, I’ve been trying my hand at troll levels in Levelhead, and most certainly making trolls is much harder than it looks. However, I feel like I’m slowly getting more of a grasp on the art and having new appreciation for it the more I try, and I’m happy to be a part of building a troll meta here in this game.

[@alvarostockle]

Carl is definitely the most important individual in the troll community. He may not be the most influencial, but he showcased so much, and every time he creates, he revolves the whole community! I had a five days family travel and I started watching the video in the bus and finished it hours before coming back, so this particular travel will be always marked by this video. Thank you for your amazing job!

[@faereman]

I think the earliest instances of troll levels in Mario Maker that I can think of were the infamous "evil Ross levels" that were basically featured day one on the Game Grumps channel. Difficult, rough around the edges, funny and filled to the brim with Kaizo blocks. Pretty much everyone knew about Ross's levels back in the day, which most likely inspired a lot of players to make (often hot garbage) troll levels of their own.

[@tinointheskytp6942]

Started watching the video little over a week ago and proud to say that now I’ve watched every single second of it, great work👏

[@ZachStarAttack]

5:04:09 gotcha, i guess i gotta make a 9 hour vid on just one trolls history

[@tentacherri]

This is one of the best produced and most interesting videos ive ever seen, kept me hooked for the entire 9 hours

[@DaWhiteTyger]

The best part of the ending, was when "Japanese Creators (I'm Sorry!)" flashed on screen. I KNOW THIS PAIN! Wish we could credit them... in some way, form or fashion. :salute:

[@DesTr069]

Holy crap I made it into the video! But in a very subtle way… I got the first clear on a Seanhip puzzle back in the day, and my (real) name appears in the info Carl has at the top of the screen related to the level he’s playing. An hour into this, I have to say, amazing work. I can’t wait to get into the real troll levels :)

[@adam100x7]

I miss that info bar

[@lokiswager]

Wow, I'm surprised that you don't have more subscribers. This video is excellent, in visuals, scripting, scope, and editing. I've never played Mario Maker and I dislike 2D platformers but I was mesmerized by this video and entertained for the entire runtime. Kudos! I wish you much success in your youtube career, you certainly deserve it! I'll definitely be sharing this video with my friends.

[@laeyein]

this is absolutely amazing, your dedication is incredible and your narration and editing is spot on!!

[@jefa3524]

Took me 8 days but watched it all! I am not a very big Carl fan, however how you did this is amazing. Such a trip down memory lane and a great SMM history lesson.

[@travisbmagic]

GrandPooBear's play of 7 Troly peices was the first troll level I ever saw, and still maybe my favourite Mario Maker moment ever, unbeatable

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

Omg yes, when he died to the podoboo and went through the entire level again made it beyond perfect

[@mauricioalonso2157]

@@poiewhfopiewhfyou unlocked some memories, I need to watch that again, I can't believe that was the funniest shit ever back in the day.

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

@mauricioalonso2157 haha im glad

[@vjay4297]

TLDR : It's just a HISTORY OF CARL/LARL sagan42 playing TROLL.

[@stoplight2554]

the use of the motion capture gloves and well rendered 3d hat, ect are something i havent seen before in this video genre, super cool!

[@ZokariVirek21]

MASTERFUL editing, especially for the Macro/Micro section

[@th4t1dud3]

Loved it bro. Took me a couple weeks to get through but constantly looked forward to finding free time to load this up.

[@sevb_]

I can't believe I just watched an over 9 hour video and enjoyed every second of it. Incredible

[@cheese_vviz]

280 subscriber KZbinrs just casually dropping videos with thousands of times more work than KZbinrs who have thousands if times more subscribers.

[@GKoopa]

this seems like a great place to ask, so: did i completely imagine this, or was there a terrible 20 second level carl played called "thwomp suc" where the whole thing was a couple off screen thwomps that kill you, which then incited the creation of the now more famous thwomp suc? I distinctly remember something like this, and it also being the reason why people kept trying to bait carl into playing it, but i've never again found the video where the supposed original thwomp suc came from, if it ever existed in the first place, and it's been killing me for the longest time lol

[@Sauraen]

Thanks for making this! In the spirit of meta, the only thing I want to say about this video is that I think you should avoid the risk of having this style of video define your channel / internet presence. If you end up telling yourself that nothing you could make would be worthwhile unless it's a multi-hour documentary, you'll burn yourself out.

[@stoic_rose]

it took me about two days and one morning to finish this video, and it kept my attention the entire time. usually with long videos like this, it just becomes mush at one point, but the way you presented everything kept me engaged. really phenomenal video, cant wait to see more from you !

[@sush1alt]

Just finished. I almost feel bad using a masterfully edited 9-hour documentary as background audio while I did work, but man was this a great listen. Thanks so much for this :D

[@clankka]

I'm going to be watching purely to see if I'm in the video at all. OK fine that's not the only reason. This looks like a beast of a video tho, looking forward to watching it over the weekend lol.

[@Sady845]

My level made an appearance to explain MM1 fake-outs but I'm pretty sure that's it. You can always see if your in the final credits :-) I've watched the vid even though I probably missed some big chunks that interested me less (thank God for the chapter system)

[@smoceany9478]

only watching for the lizard in the background idk what the fuck a mario maker is

[@cabanochi1936]

It’s 3AM and I finally finished this after watching about an hour a day for the past week or so. I was so pleasantly surprised by someone’s else’s vast knowledge of this community showing up on my feed and so in love with how you portrayed the community here. I got excited seeing seven stupid pieces, carls psychological plains, master and commander, all the classics. Legit this was my avengers. I think you had a marvelous script too. I loved your setup up about choosing this game for Sagan’s choice of media, and especially how that connects back to our Carl. Thank you for giving me a stroll down memory lane! Also my favorite joke was there only being one #DGR level. On point music that made me laugh😉

[@thornels]

Thank god, I just finished Infernal Rambling's video and didn't want to go to bed yet. This is perfect!

[@ziwuri]

I can't imagine how long this took to make. I really appreciate the effort you put into it. I'm about halfway through right now and I'm kind of shocked at the consistently high quality of editing and introspective writing. I feel like if I clicked on a random part of the video and watched for 15 minutes, the quality would be equal to if not greater than the average commentary video I watch.

[@BikdipOnABus]

Took me about three days to get through this video. The fact that it didn't take longer should speak to how much I enjoyed it. I think I've watched every one of Carl's troll level videos, and they're among my favorite content on youtube. This was a great look back at all the great moments over the years. It's kind of amazing how iconic some of them were, like how simply playing the SMW underwater theme immediately conveyed exactly what level you were about to talk about. I'm a bit conflicted on the glitch argument. I think some amazing levels have been made with them, but I do agree that breaking the game's rules sort of goes beyond the spirit of the idea of a troll level. The current levels being made are so complicated and absurd that I genuinely have no idea how people can conceive of them. Here's hoping that Nintendo makes a Mario Maker 3 when the next system comes out and we can get another reset and take the meta in a different direction.

[@DTMP]

I'm mildly surprised you didn't go into Geek's Yeenis a bit more - especially with the complicated use of Entity Limit that makes what is effectively 10? checkpoints possible. maybe you did talk about Entity Limit though and I just forgot. some mentions about Super Wagon World also would have been nice as well (but might be understandable to be absent depending on how long you spent on editing this video). nevertheless, this is a pretty thorough documentary that I must commend you for the dedication and time spent into making this.

[@UnderGame]

This has to be one of the best videos I've seen. Took me 3 days to watch it all and while I dont agree in some topics, I found this video to be very entertaining, informative and fun to watch! Thank you for covering the history of this amazing community, I'll be waiting for your new videos

[@_TeddyCore]

This was amazing, you’re amazing! The quality of research, scripting and editing required to make a 9-hour long video engaging and digestible is not a simple trick to pull off. You made it seem easy.

[@erierierierierie]

easiest 9 hour video to sit through in my life

[@pcdjrb]

Thank you for your work. As another outsider and long time watcher of carl and many other mario maker creators i can definitelly say i share all the same feeling of joy towards this comunity. Amazing video, keep up the great work.

[@Zack207]

5 and a half hours in, and I have so much admiration for the amount of time and care this must've taken you. Really great work! Edit: I finished the video and it's a masterpiece, good shit

[@funnysillyclown]

Holy cow. This has been in my watch later since it came out and I finally gave it a go because of some deep bouts of procrastination (not for anything important I swear) and man was it worth it. The quality was so good throughout and (almost) every little tangent and explanation and gushing felt like it elevated the experience even higher. The amount of love in this is so wonderful and I wish there were more things like it on this platform. It also introduced me to your other videos so.. yay!

[@lyde73]

Loved this! What a trip, so many levels I had missed :D My favourite troll has got to be the F snake xD

[@James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

this is so good!! thank you for making this!

[@dukedragon28]

I think after about 10 sessions and 2x speed I got through. And holy cow what an insane video. The effort, the detail. the jokes, all just perfect