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[@PixlPixel]

“Galaxy 2 is a retelling of Galaxy 1 with no story” Miyamoto I love you, but you’re killing me, man.

[@shape8198]

I don't love him. He's a hindrance and a hack. He's an old man who stole the credit for all of his "creations" and is way past his prime and is only ruining games at this point.

[@ChoPrinn]

@@shape8198 Finally someone who preaches something close to the truth instead of fellating the false god.

[@skibot9974]

@@shape8198 I don’t recall him ever trying to steal credit. It’s more the gaming public that mia credits him. He hasn’t directed a game since Mario Artist for the 64DD

[@shape8198]

@@skibot9974 Every single one of his "creations" had a co-creator that contributed just as much if not MORE than he did.

[@xscythe67]

Well duh, Galaxy 2 is not canon as it's a story loosely based on the adventure of Galaxy 1

[@spaceace9103]

I feel like a little story could go a long way in Mario games. For example Shovel Knight isn't the most story heavy game out there but the story it does have really adds to the experience

[@DragonNexus]

As much respect as I have for Miyamoto, his constant dislike of story in games needs to go away forever. Adding even simple story context to a Mario game, fleshing out the reasons why you're doing what you're doing, can add a lot of extra engagement to the game. It doesn't need to be a Metal Gear Solid style epic. The story we got in Galaxy was plenty. I like having a goal other than "Complete level, beat Bowser, acquire princess" That's what made Twilight Princess so good, IMO.

[@Mario87456]

It’s one reason why I look forward to him kicking the bucket since he is these days a stubborn asshole.

[@Playerofakind]

@@Mario87456 dude mario isn't meant to be story driven

[@Mario87456]

@@Playerofakind It would still improve the series regardless.

[@beanieboi7743]

@@Mario87456 what is wrong with you

[@spike120]

@@Mario87456 cool you're a horrible person

[@lf4227]

Can we PLEASE get the Rosalina storybook as a real, physical thing?? That would be amazing.

[@danielaguilarrodriguez1091]

And can we get it multilingual for Europe? I want it in French, but I live in Spain.

[@danielaguilarrodriguez1091]

And I do not want to do imports.

[@mattjindrak]

God please no

[@legoboy7107]

Yes I want that so bad!!!

[@JeskidoYT]

Probably for the 15th anniversary

[@btd0ja]

Miyamoto may be a genius, but he really needs to understand that people appreciate having new faces in their franchises

[@Playerofakind]

Tetris.

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Sonic

[@danton1]

@@Playerofakind what?

[@Playerofakind]

@@danton1 I am saying that Tetris has been the same for decades

[@danton1]

@@Playerofakind oh! I gotchu. To be fair tho- Tetris is a purely gameplay based game unlike Mario

[@MrGregoryMurray]

I don’t know why, but the idea of Kamek telling Mario to go to hell is the funniest thing I’ve heard all week.

[@brendanrisney2449]

Kamek's finally had enough of Mario's shit.

[@NaichiSendou]

The gender change for the spider king in the Spanish version is,most likely because spider is a female word in Spanish (la araña) so it may have felt more natural for the translators

[@powergannon]

I did think that the name sounds better with both words ending with a.

[@Kimarnic]

Rey Araña no suena mal xd

[@drivojunior]

Yeah I am sure that is the reason as well

[@c_brigante]

Exactly, what I don't understand is why did they change Rosalina's name to Estela

[@yuichikita6018]

@@c_brigante To be fair, Rosalina's name in the Japanese version is "Rosetta (ロゼッタ)", so the same could be said for the English version.

[@VincentEternal]

I’m honestly on Koizumi side when it comes to story. I would love it if Mario games had more interesting stories in the main series we did get a lot with things like odyssey but I would love a big story for the next game.

[@meintz7007]

An odyssey like game with a serious story is my dream.

[@bodacious117]

I feel like miyamoto holds back a lot of potential in Mario games

[@LagannDriller024]

It really makes me wonder what the mario movie going to be like since Miyamoto involved

[@ArcadeTheatre]

It's odd, because you would think that emphasis on gameplay AND story could coincide.

[@PC2000]

Amen to that. I love Miyamoto, but I hope he goes through with retiring in the next few years. Can you imagine a Mario game where Koizumi has the freedom to do what he wants without being held back by Miyamoto's restrictions? It's pretty dang exciting to think about.

[@Play_Dreams]

Why is Luigi always an afterthought? He should be playable in all 3D mario games.

[@ags8507]

because he is just green mario

[@vicecityrocks1]

@@ags8507 not true he has a whole unique backstory, personality, and even play style. Jumps higher in most games and is more slidey

[@ags8507]

@@vicecityrocks1 its a joke, m8

[@vicecityrocks1]

@@ags8507 yeah I was just joking too

[@GabePuratekuta]

But that's Green-stache.

[@LvlGenesis]

I absolutely love Miyamoto and his influence on gaming. But the day that he retires and lets Koizumi add more story in the Mario and Zelda series will be quite nice.

[@otaking3582]

Agreed. Mario and Link need to be allowed to actually speak.

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

@@otaking3582 ew no

[@atre5763]

Go away

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

yes cannot wait

[@thesupermayoreo]

Zelda is fine, not Mario

[@HQ_Default]

"One of Kamek's lines was drastically changed in the Chinese version." Me: Oh they probably had to change it because it translated to something confusing or offensive. I'm sure it's- "In the chinese translation, Kamek tells Mario to *Go to Hell."* _...oh..._

[@metroidnerd9001]

Especially strange because the Chinese version came much later, so they explicitly added that line in instead of it having been censored from the original Japanese release.

[@April84012]

If you do drugs, you go to HELL before you die.

[@legoboy7107]

YAY HAPPY E-RATED KIDS GAME!!!! :D

[@REALMARCHINADER]

Yep thats a threat

[@rugalbernstein5913]

@@April84012 kamek, mushroom kingdom's most infamous drug dealer.

[@OmoiSenpai]

Shoutout to Koizumi! I wonder if he could be able to get Waluigi back in the story!

[@MrNintendo36]

Even a new Wario game with Waluigi as a player 2 would be fine with me!!

[@JP-sd7di]

@@MrNintendo36 We can’t even get Luigi as player 2 in mainline Mario games anymore, unfortunately... I’d like to see that too

[@EvyDevy]

"Back in the story". Hahaha... Waluigi has only been in spin offs.

[@christopherhollow4906]

@@EvyDevy I was waiting for someone to mentioned that cold fact.

[@marioandtyler]

@@MrNintendo36 Funnily enough, Waluigi has never appeared in a Wario game and that's sad... maybe it has to do with the fact that Waluigi was made by Camelot (?)

[@roguestar9141]

Koizumi: attempts to add more lore Mario and Zelda fans: you are a good man. thank you

[@BF_Brix]

Miyamoto is the legend, but Koizumi is the hero

[@internetguy7319]

@@BF_Brix Miyamoto is "you don't wanna meet your heroes" sorta deal

[@Amyntheri]

There will always be an insane amount of respect for Miyamoto from myself and others but I feel the more I learn about him and his development choices in the past couple decades or so, the more frustrating it is to hear

[@mathyeuxsommet3119]

You cant really undertand how miyamoto is important without him Mario will fall in the same Trap has Sonic

[@LuckXvaati]

@@mathyeuxsommet3119 You keep repeating this, and I don't think anyone's buying it.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

I mean, I'm sure he contributes A TON of value to the projects he's involved in, but he sure does seem to have some very out-dated views (which isn't really a surprise, considering he's 68 yars old). On the other hand, paradoxically, he likes to shove novel gimmicks into games where they don't belong and don't work (Star Fox Zero). I don't know if the problem is that he has final say over these things and that he doesn't ever allow younger devs to do their own thing, or if he's just so revered at Nintendo that almost nobody dares to question him.

[@19Szabolcs91]

@@mathyeuxsommet3119 Except not at all. Some games such as Paper Mario 1-2, Sunshine and Odyssey, which Miyamoto had nearly no involvment with, are some of the best of the series. And Zelda is so creative and experimental ALSO because Miyamoto basically let it go and gave it to Aonuma.

[@19Szabolcs91]

@Porfirio Rubirosa Actually, a lot of these games, especially Metroid Prime and Ocarina of Time were are amazingas they were, because of other people's involvement. Still, I don't deny that Miyamoto gave us a lot of amazing stuff. Pikmin, too, btw. But Pikmin was also his last grat contribution. Almost 20 years ago. He lost his touch since then.

[@ben_sisko2149]

I really don't know how Miyamoto justifies that not having a story would make the gameplay better. Can they not have separate teams? it is as simple as making the gameplay mechanics first and then a story around them that're not intrusive, and Rosalina's backstory is an excellent example that it can work. But, Miyamoto is the genius, so...

[@vgaplus9382]

Rosalina story clashed with the main game. But I do believe if the entire game was well thought through with story in mind it could work

[@alfo2804]

@@vgaplus9382 How exactly can an optional bit of flavour text clash with a game about space platforming? The game never forces the story on you, and it's just the origin story of a character - having little to do with the events of the actual game.

[@vgaplus9382]

@@alfo2804 It's all about theming my friend

[@alfo2804]

@@vgaplus9382 Not exactly sure how a story about someone going to space to find a loved one clashes with the themeing of a game where someone goes to space to find a loved one, but okay.

[@unicronagent13]

It’s an old school mentality. Back in the ancient days gameplay greatly dwarfed story.

[@loona2n]

When’s SMG2: The Koizumi cut?

[@19Szabolcs91]

Honestly, this is why I want a Galaxy 3 with Koizumi given full reign, and Miyamoto haing absolutely nothing to do with it (like Odyssey).

[@19Szabolcs91]

@Porfirio Rubirosa Yeah, and Majora's Mask was also meant to be OoT 1.5 until Aonuma got his way to make it a full sequel. They should have allowed the same for Koizumi. That being said, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still one of my favorite games of all time. It's just crazy to think that it could have been even better.

[@King_Luigi]

@@19Szabolcs91 Originally Miyamoto wanted them to make, like, an "expansion" to Ocarina. The same basic game, but with remixed dungeons (a "2nd quest" if you will, like the 1st Zelda). Aonuma didn't want something like that as he felt the dungeons were already really good. That ultimately became what we know as the "Master Quest" version of OoT. He had more fun making totally new dungeons & eventually asked Miyamoto if he could just make a new game instead. He agreed... but only if it could be made within a year. (Miyamoto just, _really_ wanted them to get more use out of the Ocarina engine back then, since they spent so long making it.) That's the stuff that turned into Majora's Mask.

[@ArcRay20]

oh, so Galaxy 2 is Miyamoto's version of story telling for the first game. in which we BARELY see Rosalina and she isnt explained at all.

[@keynanmartinez]

It also has one of the most Saddest Video Game Moments ever with Rosalina Storybook.

[@unicronagent13]

Miyamoto seems to have this old school mentality that games should only have gameplay and not story elements.

[@thegamer5367]

Ay, i rly liked rosalina and her story, a shame they didnt use her after smg. (outside mario party characters and stuff.)

[@meaninglez100]

"Or that Mario 64 made Miyamoto question his son's intelligence" Gosh, you only bring it up with every Mario fact video

[@sausage5488]

Cause its hilarious. Miyamotos just bad father.

[@Playerofakind]

@@sausage5488 questioning your child's intelligence doesn't make you a bad parent

[@iamalwaystired]

@@Playerofakind No but openly publicly saying it when you are a world wide popular figure does make you a bad parent. Nothing like telling the world your child is dumb when millions will read it.

[@Spintechfilms]

It just reminds me that there are more reasons i dont like Shiggy

[@alw2839]

@@iamalwaystired His son probably got and might still get bullied for it.

[@TheMeGuy1]

Miyamoto's insistence on taking away story elements from Mario games is such a horribly bad take. I've played and enjoyed most mainline Mario games but never considered myself a fan like I do other game series, and I've realized it's entirely because of this insistence on keeping the games devoid of story elements which can make people more invested in the characters and world. It always just feels like I'm playing a video game with Mario rather than letting myself have a suspension of disbelief to get immersed in the world. Galaxy 1 will always be better than 2 in my eyes simply because of its heavy immersion.

[@kyoku1982]

I liked Galaxy 2 better. Honestly it made the sappy story from 1 feel unnecessary. I enjoy good storytelling in games as much as anyone but sometimes overemphasis on story does ruin what could have been a good game (like Metroid Other M).

[@reenans2860]

@@kyoku1982 tbh other m would have been bad regardless.

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

That's honestly why I enjoy Sunshine. While the main story isn't anything, I like the fact that all the NPC's have their own little stories that progress throughout each episode. It makes it fun just talking to the NPCs and seeing what they have to say. I recall stuff like in the first level, that mother with her kids will throw you because she's annoyed at her kids and after a while in a later episode she's like "You just enjoy getting thrown, don't you?" and a similar thing happens in the hotel where a female pinata starts thinking you are going in the ladies room on purpose. It doesn't have to be Metal Gear Solid as one comment here already said, but just a little story can make me feel more invested than just going from point A to B.

[@King_Luigi]

@@kyoku1982 As far as the main Mario platformers are concerned, I don't think a single one of them has an "over-emphasis" on story. Or hell, even a "normal emphasis". Odyssey was probably the closest to something like that so far, but they also let you skip any major cut-scenes from the start. How does giving a single new character a short bit of backstory (which is _completely optional_ to see by the way) lead you into talking about an "over-emphasis on story" being a problem? Like, where is that statement even coming from? We're not asking for some huge rpg-like story here, just.. fucking.. _something!_

[@kyoku1982]

@@King_Luigi All I ask of from main series Mario is some good platforming gameplay. I'm sorry I made you cry because I found adding some tearjerker backstory unnecessary. If every Mario game started having some sap trap thrown in it would quickly become a joke and I'm glad Miyamoto put a limit on it.

[@tomsmurf4225]

Koizumi: *breathes* Miyamoto: I DON'T REMEMBER ASKING YOU A GODDAMN THING

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

I find it hilarious that a fat Italian plumber has a more interesting life than pretty much all of us. He literally went into space to fight a turtle.

[@Densester]

Oh the joys of minimum wage :']

[@phillipdufoe2436]

Apparently, Mario can breathe in space...

[@ubermaster1]

Meanwhile the highlight of my entire life was when I won $50 in the lottery...

[@ChuckyMarks]

The one thing him and Pennywise can bond over.

[@mixmaster1042]

@@phillipdufoe2436 Mario is one of the star children so thats probably why he can breathe in space

[@4Legacy]

I honestly thought Rosalina was making me build up power for her to consume, and that she was going to be the final boss.

[@1116dennis]

Miyamoto's insistence in this solely gameplay-centric ideal is seriously a hindrance and is counterproductive for the medium. It's like in his perspective, the idea of having good gameplay whilst it still managing to have narrative depth is just not possible--that they are simply mutually exclusive. However, the reality of it says otherwise as embracing the storytelling capability of games would only serve to add more depth and give meaning to its gameplay. In fact, having narrative depth or the possesion of meaningful theme goes well in the act of preserving a game, as with it focusing on the meaningful experience it can provide--no matter how much certain gameplay convetions ages--as long as it has this focused vision, the rich experience a game is trying to convey will stand the test of time. This is the reason why games like Majora's Mask where despite admittedly having certain aspect of it aging terribly, like with its controls and various quality of life features it lacks, is still revered in its strong narrative theming and proper utilization of games' storytelling capabilities as a medium of art. It's just that, certainly, not all games needs to be so frivolous and perhaps pretentious as to take on the moniker of art. It is absolutely fine to choose to tackle the image of games as just glorified toys meant to deliver fun and fun alone. But even so, to be so actively against the quality of games being art like how Miyamoto is adamant about is simply just that--ignorant and a little bit foolish.

[@Playerofakind]

Who tf plays mario for story?

[@jlev1028]

@@Playerofakind People who are tired of 35 years of "Oh no, Bowser kidnapped the princess, go save her!"

[@Playerofakind]

@@jlev1028 hey hey hey my guy it's in 3d this time and mario has a living hat

[@Playerofakind]

@@jlev1028 bro mario had to save fairies and became a furry and peach wasn't kidnapped in this game

[@famoussession7426]

Were you speaking english in the last paragraph?

[@Pitrek1113]

2:42 - how to scare 3D Allstars away

[@phillipdufoe2436]

That explains why it's not on Switch...

[@SchmergDergen]

Shiva R Sunshine wasn’t for the GameCube.

[@danielaguilarrodriguez1091]

That is why I am stuck with my physical copy for Wii bought in 2015. It still is AWESOME on my 2011 RVL-001 Wii.

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

Miyamoto is awesome but his stance on sotry in games is annoying and seems really obnoxious to deal with.

[@atre5763]

Uh oh a paper mario fan

[@Dreadjaws]

For real, though it seems to be way worse in Zelda. Mario games are fine with a minimalistic story, but Zelda games have an insanely rich lore, and Miyamoto's constant messing gets annoying when he outright refuses others to pursue some great ideas.

[@IfOUGHTpIRANHAz]

But the story they put in Galaxy clashed so much with the tone of the rest of the game. Miyamoto knows his creation better than others.

[@supermariohack3218]

@@IfOUGHTpIRANHAz Well, Super Mario Galaxy is for the most part another joyful and colorful platformer, but it does also have some more serious moments, like at the beginning of the game and i never really thought that it clashed all that much with the rest of the game.

[@alfo2804]

Miyamoto has some fantastic ideas and general game design wisdom, but he can be a bit of a stubborn ape (heh) sometimes - leading to many poor decisions that harm some games.

[@PanchoRosenfeldt]

"...Or that Mario 64 made Miyamoto question his son's intelligence" never gets old.

[@masterofdoom5000]

Hearing Miyamoto stomping out the story so adamantly in Galaxy 2 just rubs me the wrong way, he weakens the experience with shit like that.

[@VicHD]

Biased Miyamoto: The mind of a genius, yet with the personality of a spoiled child. If he does not get his way, you will feel his wrath.

[@sausage5488]

Maybe he's autistic

[@derTangram]

@@sausage5488 sounds more like narcissism

[@DoubleJT1234]

9:47 I’m always questioning Miyomotos intelligence actually.

[@Tayce_t]

Things like this is why I cant wait for someone other than Miyamoto to start taking charge

[@ben_sisko2149]

"Araña" is a female noun in Spanish. I guess that's why the went with "Reina Araña" instead of "Rey Araña".

[@danielaguilarrodriguez1091]

Is this Benjamin Siskoo from Tradu-France.com?

[@GabePuratekuta]

@@danielaguilarrodriguez1091 Nope, that's the Emissary.

[@phosphorus4]

femININE noun

[@tonymitsu]

Spider is also a feminine noun in German but it's still called "die Königsspinne" the (feminine) king spider and it doesn't make it sound weird

[@danielaguilarrodriguez1091]

@@tonymitsu In Spanish, Rey Araña would not sound that bad either.

[@Kortexual]

Galaxy will always be one of my favorite games.

[@thesupermayoreo]

The sequel will always be my favorite

[@mystcat3]

@@thesupermayoreo He said Galaxy Series indirectly, because both are very good games

[@jordancooney6817]

This may not be official, but I've always seen the reason for Galaxy 2's story as this: At the end of Mario Galaxy 1, if you examine Rosalina's dialogue, you can gather that the Galaxy reset itself, and thus the events of the first game were canceled out by itself. She also said that "the cycle never repeats itself in quite the same way." I always viewed Galaxy 2 as the cycle repeating itself, but slightly different. Only Mario and Rosalina remember the events of the first game.

[@Nosretep]

Miyamoto is honestly a huge hindrance. He learned absolutely nothing from Galaxy's 2 lack of story backlash.

[@Playerofakind]

I don't think mario should be story driven Odyessy does it right

[@powergannon]

It’s weird for me because I thought the story was the best part of Galaxy 1, but I also think Galaxy 2 is the better game. It’s hard to imagine a best of both worlds scenario.

[@PC2000]

Yeah, I'm replaying Galaxy 2 right now, and it's amazing how neutered and less epic it feels compared to the original. I mean, it's still an amazing game gameplay-wise, but still...

[@GlitchCityMissingNo]

man, i have memories of climbing that bell hill map with the arches and musical notes scaling up to the top. i was at a walmart and i was 7. it was so magical

[@medoli900]

Just a little correction, the All-Star version of Galaxy is partly emulated. The CPU stuff is recompiled, but all other stuff, like GPU and audio, is emulated through the Hagi emulator.

[@daisukedoi9284]

Koizumi is truly one of the better producers at Nintendo at the moment. I will never understand and always hate how Miyamoto tries to make the series as stale and stagnant as ever. Makes me sort of glad he's often taking lesser roles

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

Miyamoto is far past his prime and clearly thinks it’s still the 1980s. He needs to be fired now!

[@QyfieK]

@@GatorOne-in7hk I don’t know about fired, but at least taking a less involved position

[@wyattpeek429]

@@GatorOne-in7hk not fired, just retired

[@vgaplus9382]

@@wyattpeek429 The Japanese don't really retire

[@wyattpeek429]

@@vgaplus9382 oh

[@SyncYu]

It is really sad to see Miyamoto seemingly have a passion to shut down almost everything that is related to story. The "heavy" story elements like the story book or dialogues did not take away anything from the game or it's gameplay and only added stuff. Not to mention that the story book is entirely optional. And then there were "light" storys like the evolution on the penguins to become the best racers in the cosmos or Captain Toad and his crew exploring the galaxies for research. On your first playthrough you might miss ALL of this but there is a lot to appreciate upon closer inspection. Once again I want to stress that this didn't take anything away from the core game at all. These story elements were sadly missing in Galaxy 2 and don't get me wrong, I really really like Super Mario Galaxy 2, it is an amazing game, but the story elements, both the heavy ones like Rosalinas past and the light ones like the storylines of Captain Toad, the Pengiuns, the Bees etc., gave Super Mario Galaxy 1 it's strong identity, which to this day very well may be the still unmatched Magnum Opus of Mario Storytelling among the Mainline 3D Mario Games. I respect Miyamoto as a creative but I can't wrap my head around, how he can possibly be so narrow minded and blind, when it comes to these things and yes, I know that these are really hard words to describe it, but critique must be straight-to-the-point and this is a topic I am really passionate about. If your gaming franchise isn't driven by the story, it doesn't mean you should basically do no story at all. When playing Mario Games today, my desire for some sort of a story rarely get's satisfied. Mario is a franchise driven by gameplay and this is perfectly fine, but Mario Galaxys story did not shift the focus away from the gameplay, it just gave the game more ground to stand on and some things extra to discover for players, who don't just play the game but want to discover worlds and characters within the game. I was so happy, when I saw, how Super Mario Odyssey tried to put more emphasis into a story, even if it's rather simple compared to Galaxy. They created tension within the world and actually a good chuck of the story, like Mario trying to secure the wedding ring from being stolen by Bowser in the Sand Kingdom, is optional. Mario Odyssey might have kinda a weird pacing, when it comes to the story sense, but it took steps into the Super Mario Galaxy 1 direction by introducing subtle story-elements and moments of tension into an otherwise simple story but not taking away from the most important part of Mario: The Gameplay. All thanks to Yoshiaki Koizumi and Miyamoto this time giving the team more freedom in this sense. Once again I respect Shigeru Miyamoto. He has a hand for gamedesign and his hand for creating good gameplay experiences lead to some of the most enjoyable games in the history of gaming and set a standard for many games afterwards, but his approach to story is so minimalistic, that it is really saddening upon closer insprection. When Miyamoto hands the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom over to someone, I hope it is Yoshiaki Koizumi. I think Yoshiaki Koizumi understands, that gameplay is the driving force of Super Mario but you can incorporate a story without hurting the gameplay to create tension and hook the player even with the most basic storyline. Thanks for this video DYKG. Super Mario Galaxy is my most favorite game of all time and I love that you highlighted the story aspect of the game and the games that came after, since it is something I (as a soon-to-be-author) am really passionate about and stories in Mario Games get overlooked very easily.

[@mattjindrak]

It's actually really funny and satisfying

[@JT5555]

I feel like miyamoto's hatred of story is a mix of 1. a unwillingness to change the way he's always done things and 2. Just flat out arrogance that his games don't NEED story,because people will buy it anyway.

[@Dreadjaws]

I fail to see why "Baron Brrr" would be a reference to Aaron Burr and not, say, Raymond Burr (who was from Canada, aka the Cold Kingdom) or why it would be a reference to anyone named "Burr", considering that Brrr is merely the expression one makes when feeling cold. I feel some people just love to reach for references where there are none.

[@VMan776]

I fail to see how "Baron Brrr" could be anything _but_ a reference to Aaron Burr considering they're spelled and pronounced nearly identically (two letters swapped for spelling, an extra "b" sound at the beginning).

[@reNINTENDO]

I mean, in terms of pronunciation there is literally a one letter difference between the two names. I doubt the reference is trying to have any deeper meaning in its own right, but I'd put money on it still being a reference.

[@WildSableye]

I first thought it was a reference to "Barren", thus he's both barren and cold.

[@Dreadjaws]

@@VMan776 But why? It's not like the character is in any way similar. It's not like he belongs to a series of characters that are all named after vice presidents. It's not like he's modeled after Burr. It's far more likely that the name similarities are simply a coincidence (with the ridiculous amount of different names in history all over the world, any character you name is bound to sound similar to an existing one).

[@PC2000]

@@VMan776 Or it could just be coincidence.

[@AmanDoesStuff]

It was an absolute joy to come back to this game to write on it. I forgot just how much variety there is in Galaxy; I don’t COMPLETELY mind having a little less freedom to explore, if it means I get to ride a manta ray, clean up space debris with bombs, roll around on a golden ball and fly around as a bee.😁

[@dachking6657]

Umm...dang China. “Enjoy your flight” just wasn’t enough, huh? I’m still just trying to process that the phrase “Go to Hell” is canon in Mario

[@Qbe_Root]

In French, Kamek says "crash on the ground and suffer"

[@dachking6657]

@@Qbe_Root Wow

[@zjzr08]

Isn't the phrase mostly used in Japanese media, although I think it isn't seen as vulgar there.

[@Zero_de_Nova]

In german its just "go back on the hard ground"

[@amirgarcia547]

I have to hand it to my boy Koizumi since having an actual fleshed-out story is what makes Super Mario Galaxy so special to me and why I prefer it over the first one. Not that Mario games need an epic and impressive story or anything, since they most certainly don’t, but it just felt like an added touch that I didn’t know I needed but still elevated the series to heights it hadn’t reached beforehand. Miyamoto’s a great game designer and all, but making Mario Galaxy 2 go back to a basic and bare bones Mario story was a big mistake and honestly just borders on lazy. Maybe in the 80s and 90s, games could get away with this, but in the modern era his mindset just seems to be severely dated and only stifles creative freedom, which’s why I’m actually glad Koizumi ended up helming Odyssey while Miyamoto only really served as a producer instead.

[@Hynotama]

Looking through the comments section: "I wish Mario had more story." Opinionated youtubers and Sonic fans who grew up with Sonic Colors: "Sonic's stupid friends, amirite?" or "Sonic shouldn't take himself too seriously. He should just shut up and run fast!".

[@cybercop0083]

But Sonic Colors is exactly that. It has only Sonic and Foxy. And it's back to back hoots and hollers. Why would the opinionated Sonickers complain?

[@FlutterGuy121]

Miyamoto may be a genius when it comes to fun game mechanics, but a well designed story keeps the player engaged. I know now why i never finished Galaxy 2.

[@phillipdufoe2436]

For some reason, me playing Mario games or watching them be played makes me want to live longer. Probably because they're all colorful and it makes me happy.

[@gabonav4888]

This game Is really my all Time favorite, the atmosphere Is amazing and is the game that introduce me to gaming

[@Isaac_Estudillo]

I don't think I've ever seen Koizumi without the Cappy hat.

[@HyperHunt621]

He was Cappy-less when he showed off the Joy-Cons’ HD Rumble back in 2017.

[@elfiebranford9330]

Koizumi talking about story in a Mario game really brought a smile to my face. I know that Miyamoto is vehemently anti-story in Mario, but I feel that Galaxy really wouldn't have the amazing cinematic feel that it's so known for without the Lumas' backstory, and it makes the end of the game hit you even harder in the feels as a result.

[@tylerhughes9090]

We need Yoshiaki Koizumi needs to work on the next Paper Mario game, bet he would also add party members too !

[@combatking0]

I had hoped there'd be a 9GB mini game featuring Toad, but there just wasn't that mush room.

[@zaydc.6461]

I just got to 100% yesterday, what a coincidence.

[@HarrisonWeber21]

Lol, I 100%’d Mario 64 yesterday

[@carlrygwelski586]

Damn congrats boys. I have been playing Ace Combat 6 and Ultimate NES Remix

[@Hayden_O]

I did the same last week! I had such a good time revisiting it, it had been years

[@TurboSphinx22]

I got 100% a week after sm3das came out

[@kassandrax2322]

I played it again yesterday, when this video came out.

[@gamesboy123able]

SMGalaxy: about the Galaxy and lumas SMOdissey: about a fucking wedding!!!

[@sayzar9474]

Big agree with Koizumi’s take on story telling. I can’t stand Miyamoto’s insistence on minimal stories.

[@atre5763]

I can't stand people blindly hating Miyamoto

[@sayzar9474]

@@atre5763 i don’t hate Miyamoto lol

[@atre5763]

@@sayzar9474 Ok, but it FEELS like people want to hate on Miyamoto for arbitrary reasons.

[@MuninnCrow]

I wouldn't call it 'blindly' when it's literally for the very straightforward reason that he's responsible for removing story elements from Nintendo franchise games. This is not a theory, he's said so himself. I don't feel as strongly as 'hate' for him, but it's definitely because of him that I've stopped playing some of their series, because without a story for structure, I just have no interest.

[@Playerofakind]

@@MuninnCrow it's a children's franchise why do you expect story?

[@wylerXL]

I love Super Mario's lore. Although we always get the same premise, the adventures are truly memorable.

[@Gemarald]

7:45 is comedy Gold, i was genuinely surprised and i would be lying if i said didn’t actually laugh.

[@brendanrisney2449]

For how great Miyamoto is, he seems stupidly confident that video-games (or at least his) shouldn't have story in them.

[@zentendoxn8955]

No one’s gonna talk about Kamek’s unexpected Chinese dialogue? No?! Okay, then.

[@rafags2987]

I am now realizing Miyamoto may be the reason why Princess Daisy, Waluigi, Toadette and much more Mario characters are left in the dust and he prefers to add colored toads instead. I can imagine him saying this, following his philosophy: “you can have the same game experience either playing with Daisy or with a green toad”. Man, Mario lore has so much potential and at this point I think is being wasted because of him. I want so bad to see Sarasaland and Daisy in a Mario main series game again.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

Wish Miyamoto would stop getting in the way of one of my favourite parts of playing games. He's a core reason I don't like Paper Mario any more and it sucks.

[@Mswordx23]

Miyamoto: "Clearly, gamers want crappy or no stories! That's why Link's Awakening is praised so much--wait..."

[@alexanderharrison7421]

So they actually recompiled Galaxy 1 for 3DAS They actually put in a smidge of effort

[@PC2000]

One thing I didn't care for in Galaxy 2 is how they included more blue skies in different "galaxies." Made the game seem a lot less space-y than the first. Kind of hurt the aesthetic, IMO. Why am I not surprised that was yet another Miyamoto mandate?

[@user-sq6hn8yk6p]

The only job Miyamoto should have is green-lighting games. That's really the only thing he's good at nowadays.

[@gcharocks]

In my opinion, Galaxy 1 was so much more memorable than Galaxy 2 because there was that epic story.

[@lilbonsly]

Koizumi; Adds story which adds Rosalina who becomes a fan favourite main stay to the series Miyamoto: No Story, New Super Mario Bros 6 times

[@traviscunningham7062]

Booo to Miyamoto! BOOOOOOO!

[@Plasmacat1]

Miyamoto is an anchor against progress in Nintendo and has been since the WiiU.

[@TheBlackKid3398]

I actually prefer the beta "You Got A Star!" theme. Even though it's just a remix of a previous theme.

[@REALMARCHINADER]

It's way to grand and celebratory for just a single star

[@Jtmissile]

Is there a remix of it somewhere?

[@thepoobandit2850]

God Mario galaxy looks SO GOOD when it’s emulated. Basically as good as odyssey

[@Ratstail91]

Re: The mushroom that crashes the game... I'm so glad even Nintendo has that problem lol. There's a hidden Lollipop (a collectable) off screen in my game, because the end-of-level doors were badly coded but I couldn't fix them without breaking the first level. #gamedev

[@Jack-gj3gf]

this game was my childhood. you really took me back...

[@bluevelocity9166]

So I’m gonna assume Miyamoto didn’t have much involvement in the Mario RPG’s if he’s still sticking by that story rule?

[@19Szabolcs91]

Exactly. However, he DID have involvement with the 3 new Paper Mario games. Which is precisely why they are terrible (Sticker Star and Color Splash at least, I havent played Origami King).

[@silverboltscrapper]

@@19Szabolcs91 i heard Origami King's story is actually incredible, but I haven't played the game either

[@bluevelocity9166]

@@19Szabolcs91 Oh yeah he did. Can’t say much about origami king myself as I haven’t played it either.

[@lucylu3342]

English Kamek: Have a nice day, sorry for the inconvenience. Chinese Kamek: _Eat shit, Mario._

[@vustvaleo8068]

Italian plumber IN SPAAAAACEEEEE!

[@Punnyb8]

So Galaxy 1 was them stepping out and Galaxy 2 was basically Galaxy 1 but if Miyamoto had full control

[@HigherQualityUploads]

I'm hoping the next 3D Mario game doesn't have Miyamoto's involvement at all.

[@heroessquad2019]

🎵ONLY A GIANT HEAD! HOW HE IS NOT DEAD?🎵

[@37Dayzzz]

Thanks to Koizumi, Rosalina is now in the main Mario group!

[@aboxyguy]

Really glad about the new dev's we've been getting for games like odessey, such a nice blend of story and gameplay. I dream of a day Paper Mario can recieve a similar treatment. the producer was influenced my miyamotos philosophy and it shows, and not in a good way

[@mc.gemstone]

Kinda a shame we didn't get a new story in Galaxy 2 but at least Odyssey did have one so hopefully we will see more of that in the next mainline Mario game.

[@itzpeanut9904]

nintendo put a fat dude in space and made one of the best games of all time

[@kyubeyz_7062]

The nod to Aaron Burr with the name Baron Brr is so obvious I don’t see how anyone could not see that connection tbh.

[@thalandor46]

As much respect as I have for Miyamoto, his take on Galaxy's story is just awful. The emotional hook from Galaxy's story is easily my favorite thing across both games, and it did absolutely nothing to detract from the gameplay. And then along comes Galaxy 2, which I didn't even notice was trying to retell the Galaxy story, because it was done so horrendously. It's so frustrating to imagine what could have been...

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

Hey! It is Dazz from The Spriters Resources and VG Facts! I really loved them back then.

[@Kajichuu]

I appreciate what Miyamoto has done for Nintendo but he is REALLY holding them back now with archaic ideals, your Average child these days handle ipods and tablets, im pretty sure Mario games are never gonna be as complex as Miyamoto fears for "anyone" to handle, which has been his main argument for keeping Mario so simple, he wants Mario accessible to everyone of all ages, kid, teens, adults but the demographic of minimal intelligence has risen, no one will ever find a mario game "Complex" anymore, you wanna know complex? Elite Dangerous, Eve online, Game of fucking Thrones. Yea, Miyamoto needs to chill or retire and let the fresh talent take the wheel, Mario Galaxy was great and then Galaxy 2 was just "Go Save things! no story lul, oh but we added Yoshi so... 60 bucks please. :> " lol thank goodness i never brought Galaxy 2, it certainly would have been a rip off with Miyamoto demanding less story and more simplified gameplay. :/

[@JustAPaperface]

I mean, look what he did to paper mario, after super paper mario,he wanted it do be more "simplified' which basically removed the story and any unique Characters, everything is a toad now

[@thesupermayoreo]

@@JustAPaperface the mainline Super Mario games not having stories is fine, however with a spinoff series which story is the main focus and that is tampered with is what is really a problem.

[@thesupermayoreo]

I never knew you felt so strongly about story in a Mario game. I mean the first game in 1985 had such a rich compelling story that even the 1986 sequel took it a step further and made it much deeper, right?

[@gamingnubs7628]

@@thesupermayoreo story in a mainline game is worthless as most people dont care and just skip it. Gameplay is the key part. I dont want to sit around and watch Mario become Game of Thrones levels of stupidly complex story. I just want to play some videogames and not care about story.

[@vgaplus9382]

Remember what happened in sunshine

[@isleling5191]

Yes my favorite video game in the inter Galaxy I really appreciate adding the story element it's one of the main reasons I love the game so much

[@NanaKyoto]

So..adding some inches to Rosalina's height made her into a heavyweight? That almost makes too much sense.

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

She wouldn’t fit into a middleweight kart or bike. Just look how crammed Bowser, Donkey Kong and Waluigi are into the karts in Mario Kart DS. It looks downright painful.

[@kemalerdemsahin410]

First Galaxy's story wasn't even that long but it was a fresh start for Mario series. Rosalina's story was a side content so Koizumi and his team decided to make a story for who prefers to experience and that was really fine.

[@iPlayBoyNo1]

MIYAMOTO, RETIRE ALREADY! I want more story in Mario and Zelda!

[@atre5763]

Fuck off!

[@RukoshiSensei]

I want more story too

[@iPlayBoyNo1]

@@RukoshiSensei wo doesn‘t? Miyamoto is surely a King for inventing the best IPs in videogame history... but he is way too conservative und stays the same... richer stories in Nintendo games would be heaven! PLEASE.

[@RukoshiSensei]

Apparently Detective Joshua doesn’t, they “shut down” any comment related to story or their precious daddy Miyamoto

[@ZidanexGarnet]

@@atre5763 Make me

[@reNINTENDO]

While I enjoyed Galaxy 2, I honestly prefer 1 because the story and continuity made it more memorable. I'm not expecting a great narrative out of a Mario game, but Galaxy 2 just slapped one on and it felt like some weird retcon that implied Galaxy 1 never happened.

[@heydude4193]

Honestly miyamoto has lost his touch and it’s time for him to stop having so much influence. I don’t need a masterpiece story in Mario, but the best zeldas have been plot heavy and I’d argue stories that are more than just “hurt dur peach gone get her that’s it” would improve Mario greatly. It’s fine to have that trope, but there’s so much more you can do with it. Miyamoto feels less like a visionary nowadays and more like someone stuck in an era that’s over. Plus all his new ideas have mostly been wack, like star Fox.

[@MoonPrincess28]

Ironically, the giant change in SMG2 might be the main reason why I didn't like it as much as the first. I really liked Rosalina and her ship. And the traveling to different galaxies was cooler.

[@lucylu3342]

I'm thankful for what Miyamoto gave us with Mario and Zelda, among other things, but jeez, he really hates any form of stories doesn't he? Even to the point of pretty much going "No, Mario cannot have partners and Bowser must be the main villain" for Paper Mario Sticker Star, which isn't even a mainline mario game..

[@tracyndiyob162]

i really hope koizumi is made in charge of mario's narrative as galaxy 2(actually remember hearing originally donkey kong,link and the pikmin were going to be in it which i'd love to see as i feel we need a non super smash bros. nintendo crossover.) could've used a bit more of it and miyamoto really holds the series back with lazy,"outdated" decisions like that(especially with the new super mario bros. series at times very bare tone and how it really among other things hurt paper mario's direction trying to make it into that for no good reason.) and really the series should have more story(at least fun moments like the gamecube sports games which give the characters charm and other developer's decisions like making princess peach playable in 3d world when she was going to be lazily kidnapped again which definitely needs to stop and have her and others like princess daisy being playable in super mario run which should stick in future games.just have it be "bowser causes trouble" since mario party does that a lot.)as a game with a simple plot can still have fun moments in cutscenes. still find rosalina originally being princess peach's relative pretty interesting and her story considered being made into an actual book.:3

[@TheGtxbeast]

Araña in many Spanish speaking regions can be seen as a euphemism for "lady parts" so they like changed it to emphasize that it's specifically a spider

[@coreytrevor1920]

Miyamoto being proud of killing any chance of a story is some wild stuff

[@andreou5711]

3:15 Odyssey does not have more Story Elements than Galaxy 2. Or at least, not by much. It’s hardly a compromise.

[@jlev1028]

I disagree. While the overarching story is another "Bowser kidnaps Peach" only this time with a planned wedding, every level in Odyssey adds to the picture whether by an important item being stolen or a confrontation with Bowser or his allies. In the Galaxy games, most of the levels have no plot relevance.

[@ajfrommillay3766]

"Dummy NPC isn't real. He can't hurt you." Dummy NPC: 6:02

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Don't worry, he'll protect us 6:05