Super Mario Bros. Z Series: All Fight Scenes

Ok someone already made a video like this one, but there were lack of transitions and has too much talking, especially for an all fights video. So I decided to fix these problems by adding transitions and have less amount of talking, hope you enjoy.
Super Mario Bros. Z is a sprite animated mini series created by Alvin-Earthworm. He remade episode 1 as he was working on the series reboot from scratch after episode 8 was released. He had a patreon involving the reboot but was later shut down by Nintendo. Fortunately, Alvin has recently started to continue working on the reboot in 2020. When he finishes the reboot, I might do the same thing with it like this video so I'm definitely looking forward to it.
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[@DemoGamerX]

Just to be clear about the music: I DID NOT add any music at all, all I did was ripping all episodes of this series and adding transitions. I don't know why there's music overlapping each other in some of the fight scenes but that happens on the original sources.

[@helladiscreet]

It's not your fault some people just don't know that SMBZ was originally viewed with flash rather than an mp4

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Oh, well that sucks...

[@helladiscreet]

What I was trying to say was, the music overlapping was probably a glitch with the swf file. Jeez I was bad at explaining things two years ago

[@gabe6090]

@@helladiscreet bro really had to elaborate 2 years later

[@helladiscreet]

@@gabe6090 lmao cause my og comment really makes no sense

[@dimichisanchez141]

These fight scenes were way ahead of their time. So fucking amazing. I really wish this show got the proper ending it deserved. I hope the creator is doing fine.

[@brauintendo2459]

Dimichi Sanchez i belive the creator had passed out....

[@itriggerpeople4433]

Unfortuantely he's removed all of his social media and dropped off the face of the internet. He had severe depression, was a middle aged virgin and hated his life... No one knows where he is now or what he looked like but I just hope he gets out of that dark place even though he's been trying for years.

[@OctavKitty]

I TRIGGER PEOPLE Oh. No contact at all? I remember Etika’s suicide had « struck a chord » within him. Hope he’s not gonna follow the same path.

[@itriggerpeople4433]

@@OctavKitty Nope, can't find him at all. The main place he used for talking to fans was twitter and that's long gone, his youtube channel has been abandoned and who knows where he's at except maybe family or friends. Though I think I remember him saying he had an abusive family but that could be speculation.

[@OctavKitty]

I TRIGGER PEOPLE Oh god I just checked on DA and Twitter, he’s gone since August... man, I don’t think this is going to end well. I didn’t hear anything about an abusive family, but he did say that his mother took care of him, even though it wasn’t enough. That’s just sad. He’s gone like that...

[@Orbzul]

God, Mecha Sonic was such a good antagonist.

[@cerismon5720]

Who knew a generic boss from sonic 3 Will turn into a homocidal death machine

[@roderickmacintyre707]

he was the best part of that game!!!

[@StormadowTheHedgehog]

He's got the voice of Cooler from DragonBall. In case you don't know Cooler, he happens to be Frieza's big brother.

[@PrestonK_Productions]

He's like a slasher villain but in an action setting. He slowly picks characters off one by one, and the main characters are mostly running away while searching for a means to kill him.

[@StormadowTheHedgehog]

@@PrestonK_Productions Like a bounty hunter?

[@drizzziit1]

It's enough to make a grown man cry...

[@charliefunk3309]

Cuz of nostalgia

[@Deltak001]

And that’s ok

[@solarisvulkan3897]

But not this man... get back in there

[@Jaydennn0001]

And that's okay

[@SaiyanTrey]

No lies detected 😩

[@chuggaaconroyrocks57]

Those attacks that have the two flashes before they launch are all iconic

[@revumas]

I love the flashes

[@BlizzyP039]

Originated from Street Fighter, those are called Super Attacks

[@SrMissileMonkey]

Mark Haynes was ahead of his time. Sucks he rose to popularity during the time when people didn't understand restraint and suffered for it. Hope he's doing alright.

[@SrMissileMonkey]

@@lucylu3342 oh I know. thanks tho

[@maori297]

Wait that’s his real name?

[@paperluigi6132]

He's active on Twitter ( I don't follow him cause I don't have an account), but his channel has been left untouched for 4 years (still subscribed to him for some reason)

[@shadowwolf1762]

@@paperluigi6132 All he does now from what I last heard is bad mouthing Nintendo. Of course, I don't really pay much attention to social media anyways so what would I know. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@charliefunk3309]

@@paperluigi6132 damn 4 years

[@chaotixthefox]

The 3 way battle between Mario and Friends, Koopa Bros., and Axem Rangers was a revolutionary fight. The dynamism, choreography, and environment interaction was all way ahead of its time.

[@LimaBr_]

and we have sonic not using its max speed like he did when the axem rangers black and yellow transformed into a ball

[@mikblues_146]

I think that was the biggest battle ever done in animation at the time, because damn, a 12 man brawl is something extremely difficult and it was made by a single guy with lots of free time

[@keethkeith1989]

i love how luigi is sometimes a coward but when it comes to protecting mario or if mario is in danger luigi is a total badass

[@mariosonic9153]

Sometimes, Luigi is more than a number 2.

[@venomb1274]

That's what makes him such a great character

[@michaelkowal3230]

Too bad the last bit of Luigi being a badass isn't in this video

[@user-ld8lv5py7k]

@@mariosonic9153just like papyrus is number 2 for sans in undertale.

[@i_am_jarvistm7220]

This series got cut off way too short :/ What a nostalgia trip.

[@jump-mansclone214]

Yeah, I watched it on KZbin before I knew so much about Mario

[@yolandamccrary1074]

@Michael Miller Uncultured Swine alert

[@juliofigueroa2135]

I’ve been playing Mario since I was a toddler

[@fuegosonic93]

I used to watch it on fucking Newgrounds, and it was in Chapter 3 in that moment.

[@charliefunk3309]

I still watch SMBZ to this day

[@nullifytheshark2423]

I like to think that Sonic was always sandbagging when it came to his speed so the rest of the team could keep up. He hardly ever got hit and his reaction time was freakin’ insane. Not to mention that there were a few moments where he REALLY sped up.

[@PALWolfOS]

Sonic is the ultimate sandbagger It’s his greatest weakness, since it means he’s not accustomed to going all out. So his best feats tend to come in bursts At least, that’s how I see him in this series

[@hatmo1240]

Sonic is awesome especially when he transforms into fire sonic

[@howlnwolf3321]

NullifytheShark Mario was indeed faster than classic sonic in their time plus cape Mario is way to quick to control at times so I am not bragging but if any one could some what be a little slower but still kinda hanging in there with speed they all have the speed to do it well tails keeps up naturally Luigi can just do what Mario does so yea I always found sonic the speedy type and Mario the power type.

[@fuegosonic93]

@@howlnwolf3321 I always say that in terms of physical strength, Mario is stronger than Sonic, and Sonic is just faster.

[@howlnwolf3321]

fuegosonic93 exactly, I agree. I was just putting a fun fact that Mario was faster then sonic on their classic games.

[@tjdragneel5002]

This is how Mecha Sonic should have been in the actual games

[@suckerman7gm]

To be honest, Metallix (from Archie Comics) could have been a better replacement for Mecha Sonic. Since the reboot is dead, we lost the opportunity to see what new or old attacks would he have aside from the ray of annihilation.

[@jeremyknight9980]

@@suckerman7gm Is the reboot actually cancelled? I really wanted to know what that version of Metal Sonic is like since I've never read Sonic the Comic.

[@pastyIe]

Jeremy Knight Yeah the dude has chronic depression and wants to kill himself. I think this series has brought more harm .

[@jeremyknight9980]

@@pastyIe What really!? I'm sorry he has to go through that.

[@jeremyknight9980]

@@pastyIe Wait a minute! I just looked on his twitter and he's working on Episode 2 of the reboot right now.

[@MrTimy06]

45:43 That combo with Yoshi and Luigi is amazing. Mark really has a sense of the choregraphy.

[@zark5555]

That isnt mark

[@theeaglemaster388]

@@zark5555 Alvin Earthworm and Mark Haynes are the same person, just different alias.

[@seronymus]

It honestly made me tear up a bit it was so beautiful

[@riceandramen7177]

Fr tho and the part were they all use Luigi as a weapon

[@RacingSnails64]

He was honestly out of his mind!!!!! His fights were always so consistantly creative and cathartic.

[@somethinderpy2378]

Man, one thing I love about this series is how all the main characters have a certain fighting style and skill/power level and it remains consistent. Mario is the most experienced of the heroes. He's mastered the ins and outs of each of his powerups, knowing exactly how far he can push, say, cape feather's flight or fire flower's firepower. Not only that, but he always remembers his hammer and spin, and can use them for supporting his strength and speed as needed. Luigi is really good at playing support. He's not incompetent, being overall good with the same powerups as Mario has, but he uses them (or gets used) more in defensive ways or to help others. With Sonic, he uses a hammer to pinball him into enemies. In the ship hold, he stays in statue form and lets himself be used as a bludgeon until the perfect time to strike. Sonic is hands down the fastest character in terms of reaction times. He's really good at going with the flow, adjusting to whatever new attack or sudden shift easily. Split second openings are his usual targets and more often than not he manages to take advantage of them. Shadow is perhaps the strongest fighter on the heroes, but he doesn't play very well with others. He'll even attack his own teammates if they're in his way. But he has the strength to back it up, really. Chaos powers let him essentially dominate his area of the battlefield, so long as he has the power (or Chaos Emerald) to use them with. Finally, Metal Sonic is absolutely relentless. It's actually very straightforward: shoot at target, spin attack at target, take target's weapon and kill target. It's his straightforward approach that makes him a bit predictable and makes him get outmaneuvered several times. But he learns as he fights. So tricks like Yoshi's egg toss and tongue grab only work once on him before he can adapt to them.

[@youngtruthspitta3655]

Good look just imagine if sonic and Shadow fused against Mecha 🗣️🔥🙏🏽

[@chazerulez]

Didn’t mention Yoshi’s fighting style, so I’d like to give my own analysis on it. He tends to be a bit of an all-around type of fighter. He doesn’t excel in one specific area, but instead is well versed in all sorts of areas. He isn’t the fastest, but has been seen to be able to keep up with some very fast characters. Not only that, but he’s good at using his surrounding and abilities given to his advantage. Of course, there’s his egg throws and tongue grab, but he also tends to use outside sources if available-like Luigi when he was in a shell or statue. I think his skill shows a lot better in the remake, where he seems to hold his own for a while in a one on one versus Metallix before the chaos emeralds got involved.

[@cbbblue8348]

​@@chazerulezYoshi also pretty good at baiting attack and counter attack back, alot of his attack are grab and shooting projectile back to enemies.

[@JoshyCool96]

That's totally right! I liked the descriptions of combat style.

[@gamehhh012]

The detail, the intensity, the choreography, the CONSISTENCY. This series was packed with so much love from, ironically, someone that was suffering from the inside. Bless Alvin for this, for the memories, and for the hope that someday, he will be a content creator of his own and can incorporate his GENIUS into a new property.

[@yocarter9221]

There is a reboot

[@sonomni]

The guy was the inspiration for Monty Oum

[@ohyeababyluigitime]

Fire Dude where !!?

[@tinyshoe1279]

@@ohyeababyluigitime since apparently you live in a cave, Alvin is remaking the series again. He already made episode 1

[@CelestialPheonixKing]

@@tinyshoe1279 but no episode 2, my guess hes suffering again.....😭😭😭

[@jean-lucduchatellier8459]

27:45 *I Still love that part 9 years later*

[@hax_m76]

I like how this series was so ahead of its time that it was like the baseline for sprite animation today

[@Mark---W]

Shadow was kinda Op. in the show just like I remember. They kept his power scale pretty accurate, also with the other characters as well.

[@joshdog1797]

Pizza Passta the only thing that always confused me as a kid was why it seemed as though sonic is unable to use chaos control. the battle on space colony ark where sonic used chaos control to escape being shot into space was even mentioned at some point in smbz. i could only assume it was because he once said (in one of the games) that he’s overall against using chaos control and would rather never do it if possible, and maybe sonic in smbz is still feeling that way.

[@joshdog1797]

i was also always waiting for shadow to take off his rings

[@louiseechoes]

@Pizza Passta Shadow was made with the power to manipulate and control chaos energy even from one emerald, it's second nature to him.

[@SuperPianogirl123]

It’s worth noting that during the giant Yoshi Island fight, Shadow even get hit once until 28:07

[@aydentolive71]

@@SuperPianogirl123I swear shadow had enough fr

[@Solid_Bocchi]

i remember little old me trying to find ep 10 so bad didn't know what happened to the creator back then hope he is doing well now

[@charliefunk3309]

I'm sure he will be alright

[@azurda7483]

He's currently busy continuing the reboot!

[@Solid_Bocchi]

@@azurda7483 oh the hell for real

[@Wexpros]

Nepgya Hollow you can search it as mark haynes, he already uploaded the first episode

[@Solid_Bocchi]

@@Wexpros oh wow thanks

[@hotrod_hornet]

Fire Flower: * exists * Sonic: *Cowabunga it is*

[@davek7289]

did you mean mario?

[@Xorevre]

@@davek7289 43:30

[@hyperstargaming6150]

Sonic seems like he would have been an insane level of overpowered in comparison to when Mario uses them. Bro popped off with the fire flower, I hope that the future episodes that Alvin Earthworm makes in his reboot broaden this part of Sonic absorbing the Mario power ups.

[@finalhazard883]

This series was THE BEST, and it is really nostalgic watching this again.

[@nathanpion5600]

Was?it still is dude.i haven't seen anything top this series yet the only thing to ever come close is smb the legendary warrior

[@finalhazard883]

@@nathanpion5600 You're absolutely right.

[@Secret-ts8vn]

@@nathanpion5600 And heroes of stars

[@Koolkamjam_KKJ]

This is exactly why we need a Mario and Sonic adventure game, not an olympics game every few years or so. So much potential being wasted on the olympics.

[@suckerman7gm]

Everyone feels the same way. But sadly, Nintendo FUCKIN' DISAGREES. Look at the recent Mario platformers made by Nintendo. They are the same OLD SHIT over and over again. Princess gets kidnapped, Mario has to save the world with Luigi and 2 Toads, he has to beat Koopalings, Junior and Kamek and Bowser at the end. And always, I mean always, the final boss is Bowser being a giant monster. You can make Giga Bowser as the final boss of one of them; but no, Nintendo must be too friendly towards the young age and their parents won't let them buy a game with a ferocious and blood-thirsty Bowser as the final boss. Sure, they added Boom Boom back and it was good since he was long forgotten, but I feel like he's milked a lot like Koopalings as well. Maybe we could fight all Koopalings at the same time which NSMB2 could have done, but instead, they are more asserted into an obstacle rather than a boss itself. When we fans try to do something like this, Nintendo copyrights us and takes away everything we make. Seriously, Sega has allowed its fans to make a game that would fuel the nostalgia within the fans' souls and it was a massive success, yet it was also modded a lot. But Nintendo doesn't accept these kind of concepts. Until Sonic Mania's release, I loved Nintendo more than Sega, but after Mania's release, Sega is now my favourite boy. Nintendo can continue make their old and nostalgia-hungry fans cry like a baby meanwhile satisfying the cringy 6-year olds who are obssessed with shitty games like Fortnite.

[@suckerman7gm]

@Phoenix Mason It is true. It seems that Nintendo lost its element of badassery after Super Paper Mario. That game was amazing in terms of story, but it was also dark on some levels. Guess after that, Nintendo chickened out and didn't risk it to make a game with an impactful story ever again. Their "new" platformers have the same old plot. Nintendo has made many characters in Paper Mario franchise and %99 of them are forgotten. Seeing those characters again in modern games would be amazing. But anyway, we are just blabbering around and Nintendo will keep remaking the NSMB games like 1000 times. Maybe Bowser has some cool ideas to share in the future, who knows? (Not the King koopa, the one who replaced Reggie)

[@frost_sprite]

I mean, we have Smash bros. Brawl and Ultimate, but those don't count since the two literally don't interact at all.

[@whaleping]

Frost Sprite lol, did Smash 4 get erased from your mind?

[@frost_sprite]

@@whaleping Smash 4 doesn't have a real adventure mode.

[@usainbolt6555]

I think it's clear that this guy was way over his time. The spryte animation and the fight scenes is still amazing. I hope he is doing fine

[@usainbolt6555]

@Arc Fitness Jeff that's a reason to download Twitter now

[@charliefunk3309]

I don't think so cuz Nintendo took down his patreon account (I have no idea why Nintendo do that though)

[@suckerman7gm]

@@charliefunk3309 Well, it was taken down due to copyright. Nintendo is really going dominant on this as they took down numerous fangames and other minor animated series because of this.

[@gavinphoenixballesteros3080]

43:43 Ngl this made my mind explode like a nuke! Just the idea of Sonic using the Fire Flower was crazy so to see this was a dream come true. This series was legendary!

[@hakaishinvaldez3619]

@Gavin Phoenix Ballesteros You have NO IDEA 🤩🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PrestonK_Productions]

I LOVE how Super Mario Bros. Z uses its fight scenes to tell you about the characters. Mecha Sonic's cold, calculated brutality gets across the complete lack of humanity in the hateful machine. And something I always love is when Mario fights Mecha Sonic. In my opinion, aside from Shadow and Sonic, Mario is the one who fights most vehemently against the walking natural disaster that is Mecha Sonic, and that says a lot about him as a character. Shadow and Sonic both have personal vendetta against Mecha Sonic, but Mario fights Mecha Sonic with almost the same passion despite having no history with the robot. He throws himself against this villain from another world with everything he has. It really showcases and bravery and devotion to doing what's right that's shown in the games with how he traverses so many dangerous areas to save Peach. It's just a brilliant way to make Mario seem so heroic despite hardly ever saying a word throughout the series.

[@PrestonK_Productions]

@redloiyu654jay Thanks!

[@faby6515]

Alvin gave Shadow a better character development than how Sega did

[@flashlightpaul1432]

Seems like you forgot about SA2, Heroes/Shadow, and 06.

[@someonesomeone7423]

Nah that’s a lie, I love this series but I honestly hate how he made shadow too edgy. To the point where I can’t stand him. In the games he’s still edgy but he’s more bearable.

[@mariosonic9153]

You're talking about the 2010s.

[@crapcase3985]

@@someonesomeone7423 sorry, know this is an old comment but just wanted to add in something. Shadow has lost everything he cares about a 2nd time and just wants to kill mecha sonic, he's lashing out and is acting out of character because he doesn't know how to cope and feels like their only focus should be killing mecha sonic. Sonic even comments that shadow is one of the most compassionate people he knows and asks what mecha sonic took from him as that's the only thing that could make shadow revert back to his old self.

[@TikoLeak-vt3tu]

I thought Archie Shadow had better character development.

[@flarky6465]

Can we appreciate how there are 50 MINUTES WORTH IF ANIMATED FIGHT SCENES?!

[@samquik]

As much as I appreciate new series like Super Mario Bros GT, none of them ever quite capture the hectic energy of SMBZ battles such as 25:46 and 27:51. Something I miss

[@suckerman7gm]

Sure, there are many animation series that try to create the same adrenaline and energy as SMBZ did, but let me tell you this: SMBZ was a different kettle of fish. The series had so much potential like there were so many planned arcs and we would see a tournament arranged by Metallix just like Cell did. Even after Metallix's death, there were so many enemies like Smithy and maybe Wart and allies like Rosalina and Geno planned for aftermath of Metallix Arc. Sadly, Nintendo's being of too careful and securitive about Mario's rights put this train out of its tracks.

[@marcosgalvis3498]

@@suckerman7gm that was for the reboot though. SMBHotS comes close to what SMBZ but recently I've been having mixed thought on Asylus work like I don't know why I have this thoughts when I like the series but after some episodes following the original episode 3, still not understanding why he bothers remaking some episodes (like c'mon, episode 8 or 9 was good as it was why change), the fights stopped being original and on an then take scenes of other series and put them in the fights, being the Episode 11 an entire rip off of Goku vs Beerus in the anime with them on space and pulling dragons out of nowhere with the Racoon power ups

[@suckerman7gm]

@@marcosgalvis3498 No, they were already planned for the original series, but due to him letting go, they were gone. He planned to bring them back for the reboot, but now Nintendo fucked him up. Also, Asylus has other projects which cause him to not prioritize SMBHotS as much as he wanted to. That series has a great storyline and breaks the traditions of these series by making them happen after the recently released game's events and such. But that series has made it to where the spinoff series like Paper Mario never happened. That is the aspect I love about the series.

[@shadowwolf1762]

@@marcosgalvis3498 My guess is that he wanted to make them better and smoothed out the episodes andalso make them better in terms of story. The one episode I remember he remade was the one where Fawful debuted in. We could tell it was fawful because he said his name in one of his flashbacks, so Asylus remade it so that we wouldn't know it was Fawful until the very ending of the episode or just after the flashback. He made some goofups within the episodes or something in the episodes weren't just right to him and he ended up changing it, not by much, but enough.

[@mastrsonic375]

Same

[@ConfettiBerg]

One of the first series I ever watched on KZbin back when animation was dominate, people posted Gmod sfm vids and KZbin was more free and allowed more freedom to do whatever you want. I wish someone would take this series and try to finish as a tribute to Alvin. Wherever he is.

[@darklava270]

There’s always Super Mario GT which is reboot

[@ogre4964]

This was started on new grounds actually

[@astra3766]

Hes doing it himself

[@jagerzaku9160]

He uploaded episode 2 of the reboot

[@seronymus]

This comment is more true than ever

[@FaysalIsGoated]

I miss SMBZ man. If only Nintendo didn’t come after Mark Haynes, then he would’ve surely finished the series.

[@suckerman7gm]

Yeah, this series had so much potential. Not only the fanmade animations, Nintendo tries to end the fangames that have a creative storyline, bosses etc. and tries to stick our skulls into the same old crappy plot which was there since 1985: Princess gets kidnapped, Mario has to defeat Bowser, rinse and repeat. Only differences are sometimes Mario has allies like Luigi, Toad etc. and Bowser has allies. Nothing else is changed. And making it modern doesn't make it any better. Unless they bring back some other guys like Geno and Mallow and add some other minor villains which also have some effect into the story like Wario Bros, they won't be A+ for me.

[@frost_sprite]

It's been said many times before, and I'll say it. Mark made a Patreon for SMBZ, and Nintendo doesn't like it when people try to profit off of fan projects. So they took the Patreon down, but Mark can still make and continue SMBZ. He just can't make money off of it. I hear Mark's depressed, so he obviously won't want to do it NOW. But maybe, in the future, we'll get the ending to the series that we truly deserve.

[@FaysalIsGoated]

Frost Sprite what are the chances that we’ll even HEAR FROM Mark again about this series?

[@frost_sprite]

@@FaysalIsGoated Sadly, extremely slim. Or it may be. I haven't done my research, but I hear that part 1 of the reboot (which is basically the whole reboot) has a link to his new Twitter page, where he's "active".

[@azurda7483]

@@FaysalIsGoated He's making it right now

[@customarymaniac4002]

Can We Talk...About How Literally Everyone Used Statue Luigi As a Weapon?

[@raimyonlinewarrior236]

shadow hasn't, yet...

[@aydentolive71]

@@raimyonlinewarrior236shadow has sonic as his weapon as seen here 28:00

[@donb.7390]

man, you can tell that Mark just got better and better as the episodes progressed. Such a good series.

[@jadestep9624]

I don't want to sound like that typical Nostalgia magnet...but...ugh. This was one of those series that made original KZbin years so much fun. It's was about ENTERTAINMENT and not BUSINESS. The days where the vast majority of the average public could just make things that they wanted to out of fun without having to fear of getting sued or having a huge part of their life destroyed because of a corporation that feels the need to destroy someone who doesn't stand a chance against them financially in any sort of way. The times were it wasn't filled with Petty drama or lack of care from lazy creators who just rely on me or things that are straight-up clickbait and actually creative. Where everybody is just trying to play it safe and doing the exact same thing at the next 1000 people next to them. No adds, no "exclusive" bulls!t, no censorship, NO EXCEPTIONS. Just people who wanted to show off their creativity. This series was amazing I remember my friends relatives and neighbors alike who are all Mario or Sonic fans would all be crowded around the computer and just watching intensely. Getting hyped by the fights and plot twists. Ahh, Good times.

[@SrMissileMonkey]

Looking back, the Basilix fight is my favorite fight scene ever devised. Mainly cause of one detail. His use of Stone Luigi. Villains using loved ones and allies as leverage against the heroes is nothing new *by far* but what makes this different was the fact the action *NEVER. STOPPED.* Basilix saw an opportunity (however dirty it was) to gain the upperhand. As soon as he picks up Luigi, he taunts Mario then before Mario strikes would put his brother up before the exchange to make him hesitate. Its a really simple action (that too had been done before but not as much) but the fact that this moment is done in fluid animation and the action not stopping, as well as that moments like this would've been broken up by dialogue it was a super refreshing take on this cliche. Absolutely blown away when i first saw this years ago.

[@timothyparham5064]

Sad that it was cut to a cliffhanger. Honestly any possibility could have happened, though it's sad to see the project be scrapped.

[@SrMissileMonkey]

@@timothyparham5064 ik i miss it man.

[@AwesomeGamer-om4hm]

@@SrMissileMonkey Nintendo did the exact same thing in Subspace Emmisary when Bowser used a trophified princess (either Peach or Zelda) to halt Mario's attack on him.

[@SrMissileMonkey]

@@AwesomeGamer-om4hm i remember that. It was cool then as well. Like i said, it's nothing new. The difference is, that Bowser moment, isn't this moment.

[@starboom7730]

Fire Sonic was the best thing that happened in my childhood. Seeing Fire Sonic mods in Generations and other games never ceased to make me smile

[@sinsakura4436]

I remember as a kid, I used to watch this at school on the computers. The other kids and teachers actually liked what they saw and I got away with it cause of how good this series was. Lol

[@katokarii]

I remember Fire Sonic's moment being the most hype shit ever. This is my childhood mannn

[@Yami_Soryu]

Mecha sonic is amazing, i cannot describe how threatening and how amazing of a villain he is

[@RacingSnails64]

Indeed. I love how the heroes always put up a good fight and even get the better of him in certain small instances, but he always comes out on top and they always have to run away. He's such an overwhelmingly powerful and intimidating threat. He's also verbose and articulate and single-minded on top of that. It all works together and makes him such a perfect antagonist. From a *fan project!!*

[@sodacitynative1983]

This is was the first series I got into. My best friend show me the first episode and I was hooked. I hate it got cut short because every episode was 🔥

[@TheRaziz321321]

Dude! Same here!

[@MetalMania343]

Except 7, it sucked.

[@jammimagine2124]

Keston Langley omg I thought I was the only one who thought that episode was terrible XD

[@brocksamson212]

17:40 is what we are here for ladies and gents

[@ryannakao7265]

6:55 *breaks the fourth wall*

[@lapaladejuan2833]

Literally XD

[@ssjstorm1969]

Long live Super Mario Bros Z!!!

[@itsyaboiblack1347]

The fight choreographies are one of the best I’ve seen in fan animations, mad respect

[@Shion-kun]

17:35 we all know this is one of the best fighting scene

[@96blocks]

36:24 He actually used *both* Sonics’ 8-Bit sprite! Usually people just use his 16 bit sprite

[@MarioBoy64527]

26:26 that moment where he cut his head off and crushes it was insane and i love it

[@Mr_Wholegrain]

The combos Sonic does where he spin dashes and one of the bros hits him with a hammer were always funny to me cause surely that must hurt for Sonic.

[@AlwonDomz]

17:39 The ORIGINAL tournament of power.

[@MarioSMG64]

This series was a big part of my childhood, I would actually base my action figures off of SMBZ instead of the games themselves. I'm so glad Alvin is continuing the reboot, hopefully this time it gets finished!

[@junkiiramen]

Fire Sonic was the most hype thing they added, too bad it just ends at episode 8

[@danarchyX5]

Mark Haynes did an excellent job on this series. I remember just being a 5/6 year old kid and just watching my two favorite video game characters of all time fighting the big bad Mecha Sonic. Thank you Mark Haynes for making my childhood full of nostalgic memories.

[@sntzdtoxins]

Can we talk about how good these guys are, especially mario since he is an (kinda) old plumber

[@Plasmariel]

old? 26

[@Plasmariel]

Especially Sonic, since you know, he's a 3 foot hedgehog

[@sntzdtoxins]

Plasmariel 26?

[@Plasmariel]

@@sntzdtoxins 26 in smash, 24 in canon

[@sntzdtoxins]

Plasmariel i thought he was older

[@hyper9984]

Has someone noticed how Shadow is the strongest member of Mario's team? I mean he only gets overpowered by Mecha Sonic and those who use the Chaos Emeralds. Also, notice how Sonic and Mario make the best duo ever, super epic.

[@randomgirly20]

I remember this flash was on a website (I think it was called drennor but I could be wrong) my classmates were watching it on the computer and when I was finally able to watch the series for my self the excitement, the fights, the story, and characters had me so pumped and happy. it was the best thing I have ever seen back then. now coming back as an adult and watching the series again, it did not fail to hit me with the same adrenaline. love this series so much. always holds a special place in my heart

[@yoshi_chuck05]

These fight sequences were like I and my brother’s with our plushies and toys. Good times

[@JoySlip]

If you guys loved this series as much as me or anyone else reading this, head to @alvinsmbz to check out his twitter! His friend recently started a GoFundMe for Alvin to pay for his medical bills! (Mental and therapy.) he could really use the community’s help with raising the money he Doesn’t possess. Thank you all :)

[@joshstephen877]

Oh don’t mind me, just revisiting my child hood And sadly finding the creator is going through hard times. Hope he can pull through

[@shooterrichardson4714]

My question is WHY TF DIDN'T THEY CONTINUE WITH THIS SERIES?! IT WAS SO GOOD...

[@bend7726]

The guy that made these original episodes has been through alot. For example back when episode 8 originally came out, the author mentioned he was going through a period where he felt so burned out to continue the series while developing episode 9, and he also had problems with severe depression. Episode 8 came out in 2009 and he announced the cancellation of the project in 2012 and released some very early footage of what would have been episode 9. He did eventually announce a reboot of the project in 2016, where a remastered version of episode 1 was released, however he then proceeded to go on another 4 year hiatus but I can't remember the reason for this. He then returned yet again in 2020/2021 where a remastered version of episode 2 released, and since then, nothing else has happened. There was also a period where nintendo forced him to take down his patreon due to SMBZ having licensed copyrighted characters which again brought him to an all time low and I'm pretty sure he almost cancelled the reboot again after it happened. Bringing us to today to my knowledge, he is still working on this and hasn't cancelled the reboot, but at this point, the guy's been through so much crap over the years and still gets harassment from people today on twitter which he was also lashing out at often. Honestly I don't think the guys mental state has improved all that much so I personally don't believe this will ever be finished. Hopefully that gave you some insight into what happened with SMBZ and why it was originally cancelled.

[@MarioBoy64527]

25:40 mecha sonic's most badass line

[@ivrydice0954]

Man these fights make sonic look cooler than the games do.

[@yoeski2587]

Lamine Dosso Imagine making Sonic better than SEGA themself😂

[@trev1418]

40:50 this is pure fire

[@ILikeSoda229]

25:08 27:39 35:03 Are all just Filled with Energy, Passion, overall Excitement and Hype Also “Maggots like you don’t deserve to be Alive Near Me” God Damn.

[@tariqthomas8275]

Man, this fan-made series brings back memories. It’s a shame the creator of Super Mario Bros. Z didn’t finish it😢

[@fayspaniel1604]

His patron was closed no thanks to Nintendo making them take it down which caused some problems for the creator fortunately hes okay but i think hes done

[@RelatosDeUnReploid]

He is back :)

[@fayspaniel1604]

@@RelatosDeUnReploid is he?

[@fayspaniel1604]

@@RelatosDeUnReploid whats his new channel?

[@fayspaniel1604]

@Zachary Cardoso whats his new channel?

[@rainbowman2184]

Even to this day the fight scenes are still freakin amazing. This series was legendary...

[@ellmillions]

Crazy how the original series technically is a bad end for the characters lol

[@suckerman7gm]

Yeah, Mario was on the edge of death by Basilisx's hands. Luigi, Yoshi and Sonic were petrified. Shadow was against Mecha Sonic, and according to the plot, Shadow was going to lose anyway. So, he would either die or suffer alone. Stuffwell was only there, but most likely he would be destroyed and the 5 Emeralds he had was going to be in Bowser and Eggman's hands.

[@josaete2297]

@@suckerman7gm luigi actually unpetrified himself with the tanookie suit, so there was still hope

[@suckerman7gm]

@@josaete2297 Well, what if Tanooki Suit negating the petrification deus ex machina didn't happen? It was a bad end for the heroes after all. That Episode 9 preview is technically not canon in terms of plot. It was just the current plans for that episode jumbled on because people kept pushing Mark to make Episode 9.

[@hyper9984]

@@suckerman7gm My guess is that the only way to revert the petrification is to kill Basilisk (like Dabura on DBZ). Luigi can put up a fight against Basilisk but I doubt he can kill him, so I really don't know how that would end. Maybe Luigi cures Mario and they fight together and they would have a greater chance to kill Basilisk. However, Shadow is doomed. There's no way I can possibly know what would happen to him. Although, he does have some Chaos Emeralds of I recall correctly, so maybe he's gonna use them against Mecha Sonic, who knows.

[@suckerman7gm]

@@hyper9984 All Emeralds were in Stuffwell. Also, your guess was technically used in a fan animation. (Mario beat Basilisx, and the others were unpetrified)

[@brandonmariomanfanxd]

I don’t see anybody talking about how amazing the battle of Captain Basilisx vs Mario was! When he finished Mario off and said “you’re mine!” That legit gave me chills.

[@CoachPickles88]

Whoever made all that is a god a pixel animation😮😮😮

[@stupidrelaoded]

It's crazy how much better Mark had gotten just during the original run. And also how much better he's gotten since. If he keeps going like intended...the hype is real

[@Mark---W]

What made this series so good? The fight scenes and the stories were well thought out and have a good direction with the plot and power scaling was good also.

[@grenadesblows719]

That battle between the hero’s, koopa’s and the rangers is genuinely one of the best group battles I’ve ever seen.

[@bookid1581]

Man I remember young me binge watching these and constantly asking myself "where's the next episode?" Hope the creator is doing alright

[@suckerman7gm]

He is, and the Reboot Ep 2 is in the works.

[@Sven-vy5cu]

Im excited on how these fights will turn out on the reboot.

[@goldenlightning8842]

Dude the later fights in the show are already down right gorgeous once they are remade I'm gonna literally have a seizure from how gorgeous they're gonna be I'mma have to watch it in chunks cause my heart and brain won't be able to take it in all at once I still get hyped from the fights here to this day seeing them made now would kill me 😂

[@nyxisbestboi]

We gotta give props to Yoshi tho, with how powerful base Mecha Sonic was and he was able to not only survive but but a semi decent fight speaks levels

[@62swordsmen]

The thing about Super Mario Bros. Z is that it's aged SO WELL! Even the fights still look good to this day, yeah the first few episodes wasn't the best animations. But they still had heart and charm and Mark REALLY went above and beyond with the animations. And the battle on Yoshi's island is still one of the best animated fights I have ever seen and the animation just gets better in the later episodes. And with the reboot and the new animations the re-animated episode 2 that just recently came out. It really makes you appreciate how far sprite animation has come and how it can still be amazing even in 2021

[@manuelarchila405]

*THE BEST BATTLES🔥🔥🔥*

[@AlphahawkA25]

I just realized the song after Mario gets the first fire flower is called “firestarter” Good choice

[@Mario-iv1rl]

maaaan i used to love this series...

[@jamiegioca9448]

I'll always love these parts where the villain loses whatever it is that was giving them the edge and the hero makes sure to let their opponent know that when they're through with the villain, they'll be nothing but fucking molecules

[@mightyso9281]

Shadow and Yoshi are probably my favorite characters

[@julianconcha7641]

If there were youtube and monetization back in the day this dude would have been up there I'm telling you

[@bend7726]

I don't think so. Nintendo would have been onto him a lot sooner if he was making money off these animations for using those characters alone as that would be a infringement of copyright.

[@tristintaylor8155]

The crew vs Yoshi, crew vs turtles vs axem, and fire sonics debut are iconic

[@elementallobsterx]

31:46 as soon as he put his hands in that position I shed a tear of awesomeness😂

[@elbulbasaur2344]

ILL CRUSH YOU

[@jayjayplyz3942]

27:13 akuma's finishing move

[@austinmorrison6953]

The intensity, energy, the editing, these are some of the greatest fight scenes I have ever seen in my life! And these are from early 2000’s sprite animations! Alvin was way ahead of their time when they made these!

[@LordTRex]

it gives me memories from how this fights are

[@joestarjo5891]

37:03 Mario: *1 on 1 Bitch*

[@SobiTheRobot]

I love that the fight scenes from the original run take up an *hour* of screentime, and Mark did it all with FLASH. In a time when Newgrounds couldn't even handle hour-long uploads! They actually had to update the site JUST so he could squeeze in Episode 7 (I think).

[@xemgoa9512]

It sucks that AlvinEarthworm discontinued the series after the introduction of Capt. Basilisk. If it's being continued in some way, i'd like to see what continuation there is after this. Atleast, by a fan that can keep it to the original design and format Alvin had his. ... Man I feel old, this brings back my childhood memories.

[@arfank199]

The fight on the airship is so iconic

[@Thenewkrookkud]

To call this series ahead of its time would be putting this masterpiece too lightly.

[@problempixel-ian2663]

Imagine of we had more things like this back then.

[@blovett0814]

Fire Flower Sonic is just so iconic 🔥

[@goldenlightning8842]

Dude watching this as a kid Mecha sonic was so unbelievably terrifying like I had high hopes he was gonna kill all of them because he was just so insanely strong that every character feared him even being near not to mention he mopped the floor with the current big time villains in a matter of minutes in the most brutal way possible like breaking reds shell the turning the whole damn island into just a burnt husk also not to mention his fight with our Yoshi was just so painful to watch he stomped his into the dirt at high speeds and slingshot his tongue this show really made Mecha the scariest thing ever even now when I play sonic 3 and knuckles again I see that guy and just know he has so much untapped potential

[@rosePetrichor]

Alvin really 'got' what made sprite animation good. bc you can't really make sprite fight scenes like regular animation, the characters can't move smoothly in detail, individual moves probably have like 3 frames of animation. So you really have to get creative with the flow of the fight itself, the pacing and the back-and-forth. Alvin got it *perfectly.* everything is fast paced and characters fly in and out of frame and use their momentum to flow into attacks, but it never feels too fast to follow; you know if Mario got knocked off screen to the left he'll come back in from the left or the top for a counterattack. it all works *SO WELL*

[@bmonq]

Rewatching this for what feels like the 15th time. This man literally brought us a masterpiece. The choreography, the humor, the editing, the timing. Respect to the OG. HOPE HE IS WELL

[@lordrambo7898]

Even after all these years these fights are still great & fun to watch

[@MultiMetar]

Jesus, the choreography reminds me so much of the quality put into the Sonic RPG/Final Fantasy Sonic X games.

[@omegaknight6421]

I feel like the fight with Mario and basilisx is underrated That's all I really had to say, comment over.

[@Aflay1]

We went from Metal Bowser to Fire Flower Sonic. All I can say is, this series didn't just look good. It was genius.

[@CelestialPheonixKing]

Play this at higher speeds but not the highest one. Its so amazing that way

[@NerfKaiZer]

You're right!

[@jagerzaku9160]

1.25 speed is amazingly good