Level UP: Mario's Balloon Cruise

After defeating Bowser's Mega Submarine, Mario takes to the skies in his Hot Air Balloon!
But can he survive hoards of Balloon-attached enemies? 🎈
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[@mallorywilliams9577]

It's already been almost 1 and a half years and "Mario and the Rainbow Road Express" still hasn't been released!

[@antoniomunoz5956]

Yeah Level up when is it coming I’ve been waiting for a long time, where is it!?

[@skeleton819]

@@antoniomunoz5956 he likes ditching series for some reason

[@LuizGuilherme-kv9ww]

Goomba Revolution ep 3 too Mario Craft final ep too

[@FIGUREPLAYZ_YT]

Irk

[@manjulapatel1118]

When will mario and the rainbow road express realsed

[@DannyBPlays]

Nice to see you back, hope you enjoyed your time away and took care of whatever was needed, whether it was an extended vacation, or a personal emergency, or family or others that needed to be addressed

[@LevelUPAnimations]

Thanks DannyB, I'm definitely back now. I've been itching to make another giant maze video, but there's been a ton of fan made ones popping up everywhere. While it's cool to see others inspired by my work it's disappointing when those animators don't credit me for being the original series creator, and some even use my custom sprites without crediting me.

[@DannyBPlays]

@@LevelUPAnimations I always knew of one other channel that did maze videos but I was shocked when I did a search and saw 3 or 4 other channels doing near replicas of your maze videos

[@easttiger82]

Lol DannyB HI

[@ianfawknotson1800]

it is good to see you and even better it is good to see your not looking at hot garbage (yet)

[@fiery114]

@@LevelUPAnimations I have a giant maze idea for u, shy guy maze with Bowdo (Birdo + Bowser)

[@flyingaegislash6272]

6:49 this feels like an epic action movie

[@tiafrench81]

You're quite right, i'll admit, It is awesome

[@christopherneff1884]

@@tiafrench81YEAH YOU GOT THAT RIGHT

[@BUBBY-m8n]

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MARIO AND THE RAINBOW ROAD EXPRESS

[@MisaHepnerova]

ME 2

[@devenharmon564]

Me too when will it happen

[@kandmasamoah3025]

​@@devenharmon564if

[@GayNekoBoy]

@@MisaHepnerovame 3

[@TetRm]

And the God Mode Luigi Saga finale! And Mariocraft 5! And the Goomba Revolution 2! Edit: ok we have Mariocraft 5. But the series is still not finished, so the list isn't shorter at all.

[@Shady_Inktail]

Using the Cloudtop Cruise medley was an excellent way to make this feel like an adventure.

[@romodah3917]

After each video, this series feels more and more like an actual video game. I love it

[@RobRixxXOmegaXx]

Now I want him to really make a game

[@youmemeyou]

@@RobRixxXOmegaXx c'est train. 🚂🚋🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃

[@samuelbezerra6233]

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[@Gyatt660]

Bowser got three 🕞🕒 balloon 🎈💭 to get goombas learn to fight 5:06

[@StevenRottmannIII]

Me too. 😀😀😀😀😀

[@jorge_m-h4g]

4:23 that was actually brutal!

[@bukolaolaniyi-tayo9104]

YES! 4:24

[@NCXDKG]

Don't forget 8:30

[@mrjtrain7435]

Dorkly collab with level up?

[@NightShadow720]

I think what makes Level Up one of the best pixel video geniuses is how they capture every single video game moments from nostalgia. Awesome work, Level Up! 👍 👍

[@PhilBo-fp9mz]

Truly

[@PhantomStar1987]

Agreed! 👍😎

[@MarvinBretschneider.]

So true.

[@chasethemaster3440]

Facts

[@johnstevekujo1283]

Agree bruh

[@LuigiStrikeForceChaz]

2:42 Yeah, he's been told that before.

[@victorespisoler9117]

2:19 Goomba: Well. That was easier than I expected

[@christhebirb]

Don't you EVER stop creating! You're hands down my fav Nintendo animator, this was AMAZING!

[@ДенкаСтефанова-ю4н]

лаоски селдлдодод

[@TheBeast9417YT]

Therapist: Surprised Bowser doesn’t exist, he can’t hurt you! Surprised Bowser: 5:57

[@macromondo8026]

it's finally here! must admit part of me was afraid this series was forgotten, awesome to know it isn't so!

[@pyp2205]

I've been waiting months for this.

[@youmemeyou]

@@pyp2205 Bowser

[@youmemeyou]

@@pyp2205 ok

[@pyp2205]

@@youmemeyou what?

[@youmemeyou]

@@pyp2205 yeah nice!!

[@masterofdimensions7928]

i love your videos, Levul UP, but COME ON! Give us Rainbow Road Express! We've only been waiting THREE YEARS!

[@Hogan231]

RIP to Mario’s hot air balloon.

[@coolssh3979]

This feels like an actual Mario stage, as in the kind that you would find in the hidden world. Nintendo, hire this man!

[@felixmckinney7132]

I agree, hire this man right now big N.

[@raymundabagon3166]

Dude. Like just do it.

[@OdysseyKinsey]

This in a Mario game would be amazing!

[@BRD-Senpai]

nah man this isn’t 4k ultra hd enough to get hired over

[@OdysseyKinsey]

@@BRD-Senpai but he has great ideas, and his animations are amazing... "oh I get it it was a joke, hahahaha..."

[@mannofdober873]

*Gets 17 lives* "Imma gonna die horribly now aren't I?"

[@sphereoffice7789]

Level Up: I'm gonna force you to jump into the Zeppelin rotors.

[@johnyd.productions]

I honestly hate the fact that mario only ever gets away with just one life out of like 10 or more.

[@RITG-Goated]

Omg

[@RITG-Goated]

? No

[@RITG-Goated]

Level up: this is a good One Me: exactly

[@pyp2205]

Man it's been months since we've waited for this. Previously was the Mario Submarine video.

[@aidasuarez8598]

Thank you rescue me know

[@MoggyMike]

Been over a year since we've waited.

[@Paragon13]

I hate to say it, but we could wait just as long for the next part. Although it could very well be the next video.

[@pyp2205]

@@Paragon13 Well we'll see.

[@walidelsheshtawi4834]

Like mario

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

1:22: Life Lost #1 1:45: Life Lost #2 1:58: Life Lost #3 2:18: Life Lost #4 2:30: DANGER 3:50: Life Lost #5 4:08: Life Lost #6 4:11: WARNING 4:55: Denied 5:12: Life Lost #7 5:36: ANOTHER WARNING 6:06: Life Lost #8 6:20: Life Lost #9 6:29: Trolled 6:47: Power Up 6:59: Damage Taken 7:07: Life Lost #10

[@tomasreyes781]

8:44 Thomas and friends Hiro's whistle

[@tomasreyes781]

And Belle's bell

[@HeliumCityCartoons]

my cartoon character Vicky is the number 1 Thomas fan, but even she never noticed that

[@mayyiuleung7023]

Hear it in TTTE fandom

[@chromxrobinandcorrinxcamil9031]

What the fuck are these comments…?

[@leonelquintero9287]

​@@chromxrobinandcorrinxcamil9031 So long gay Bowser 😎

[@IamtheDEEPTHINKER]

My little brother absolutely LOVES this series!

[@charsonic1771]

I been waiting for this adventure can’t wait for more

[@PrestonPuffin]

Hey I remember U puting another comment on James_179.

[@johnyd.productions]

Same

[@charsonic1771]

@@PrestonPuffin that’s correct

[@kubabojarski8950]

Now this honestly makes me not as scared to get into a REAL hot air balloon fight. It looks pretty easy and fun!

[@mid-boss6461]

2:08 And that's where sniper thwomps come from.

[@tanamoxv2160]

The hype for rainbow road is real. When will we get it?

[@Tyray222]

This is so good it should be an official level

[@IvanFranco120]

Yeah,the train is already a thing in Newer, though.

[@Tyray222]

@@IvanFranco120 yeah it is

[@wriddhimantheasian3496]

Level up normal videos: **The kid whos mom is holding him.** Goomba revolution: **The drowning kid** Mariocraft: **The skeleton on the ocean floor sitting on the chair.**

[@Unovakid24]

Goomba revolution and Mariocraft should be switched, but yeah it's getting hard to wait for more of those vids

[@macplayzvc2889]

We actually got MarioCraft 4 not too long ago, but honestly, I’m enjoying this series that he’s putting out right now with 9-10 minutes per vid.

[@Spandrkmv]

thik thik

[@aaronthemusician3894]

GOOD NEWS!

[@The_SLG3]

0:50 This should be a Mario Party minigame.

[@Shortsonic37]

Thank you to everyone behind the production for giving us this video 💋 💝💖❤️

[@thegrimmboss3852]

This has been a while since this video was released. Level up, I'm sure it's taking you a while to make the Rainbow Road Express video. Feel free to take your time. I'm sure it will come eventually.

[@theminecraftgang2525]

The moment we've all been waiting for. (Besides Goomba revolution part 2 that is)

[@MarvinBretschneider.]

This one is good, yeah, but I wait for the next "Mario Craft" part. (but LevelUP should take his/her time, because if you rush animating, the result is for the trash bin)

[@theminecraftgang2525]

@@MarvinBretschneider. Yeah, when Level Up takes their time, they turn out with something incredible like this.

[@Legithiro]

I feel like this guy could become the creative director for Nintendo and a new golden age of games would come out

[@ejej5507]

Imagine if this was a custom level in a new mario game for 2020/2021

[@supremestv]

Yes

[@sirbrine8364]

@Muscleman8562 bro that’s valid

[@MrPhantaze]

No way, but super mario maker 2 on the other hand...

[@KirbyMaster2005]

Something like an smbx level…

[@brainjuice6931]

dude this is amazing!!!! can't wait for the next part :D

[@roast-thekamenrider8591]

8:31 Let's g- *gets sliced*

[@jeffyjeffy6239]

He said it

[@austinmorrison6953]

If you somehow make a full Mario game based around these videos I’d download in a heartbeat!

[@yolo2407]

Welcome back, Level Up! As always, this is one of your best animations yet!

[@LevelUPAnimations]

Thanks! It's good to be back 😎

[@IFOGE-bj5fx]

@@LevelUPAnimations Hi

[@thibaultvallin8074]

@@LevelUPAnimations when rainbow express is going to drop

[@jeffreyconcepcion5750]

​@@LevelUPAnimationswhat day will you release mario and the rainbow road express?

[@saffipekalongan3271]

​@@LevelUPAnimationsmy day is good😊

[@FoxieTheWordCapitalizer]

4:00 Why Didn't He Use The Cloud? 0_0

[@Kaydenjames1028]

To be fair the cloud could run out while he was using it and then he would just fall to his death.

[@grimgrog]

For a creator who is already next level, this is above and beyond.

[@Rikamyt]

Over one year waiting for Mario and the Rainbow Road Express and I still watching all this epic animations while waiting, c'mon, you can finish it, you are the best animator in the world and if I have to wait one more year, I'll wait it without any problem if the final video is epic!

[@RS-tu3gh]

Wow!!!! That was so cool!! This could be a main series game

[@kornelbut]

Alan Becker and Level Up releasing masterpiece animations on the same day tho

[@ytw101]

4:35 ok i lost it on that death XD

[@potatoqueen5248]

Every level up video is amazing, but I think this may be my new favorite.

[@chessmode1716]

1:34 That was very close 😮😮😮

[@Bigboi79836]

7:28 pause when the lightning flashes and you can see the blimp in the background

[@jentajumpy]

7:29 Fuck

[@jeffyjeffy6239]

​@@jentajumpyHATERS

[@ArcRay20]

dang dude this one was quite the ambitious animation. the scale was magnificent, the use of Cloudtop Cruise's musics was a good choice for this. i was legit shocked at the flying space train from MK8's N64 Rainbow Road cuz i didnt realize it was even flying until it showed up at the end.

[@hywelroberts1653]

Technically the rainbow road Express isn’t from space it’s just somewhere hidden in the sky

[@toasterstrooder8628]

This is genuinely one of the most creative and fun fanmade animations for Mario - or any Nintendo game, really - that I've seen in a while! I love all the ways that the core idea gets explored.

[@OmegaYeet123]

Finally the greatest channel ever is back, I love this channel and it content....and speaking of content I absolutely loved the mario craft and goomba revolution videos

[@IvanFranco120]

Woah, Clan down! 😯

[@leahgowen6329]

Only ogs will remember mario craft

[@jindrichpilecek3991]

I love puzzles inside the big balloons and always wonder: Does somebody create all the mazes or do they arise in the Mario's world on their own? :)

[@jaimejimenez8858]

Oh my goodness the enemies never stopped comin’! Thank goodness for all those 1-UPs 🍄 great stuff! Can’t wait to see the next episode!

[@jaimejimenez8858]

LadyLeomon

[@eddycabreja3332]

2:27 how well interpreted

[@ajburrr]

Level UP needs to work for Nintendo

[@guillermogazanol1729]

Good idea 👍👍👍👍

[@buckaroo64]

This needs to actually be a game lol

[@TKSP4449]

0:07 Well, technically Mario didn't really take down Bowser's submarine. He abandoned it and Mario just went after him.

[@kirbyfreakyt4695]

Oh man, at the end there... All those Goombas are going to make for quite the 1-up bonanza from just bouncing on their heads. Mario should also take a bit more care of his 1-ups. Getting to 1 every time probably isn't too healthy. Especially since Bowser seems to be stepping up his game and more consistently bringing Mario down to 1. He's gonna have to use a Continue!

[@Roblitzo]

8:32 “Let’s a g-“ *buzz*. I laughed WAY too hard at that. 🤣

[@supremestv]

Mario dies

[@allweather-beauty]

You mean 8:31?

[@CinemaNikolay]

Да

[@quirkycookie8372]

I love these videos so much its so cool to see 8-bit mario animated like this so fluidly with all these original stories and ideas providing a fresh take on the mushroom kingdom characters. Petition to see Nintendo make this into a fully fledged show?

[@kiddbusiness]

I absolutely love Level Up's work!

[@a.conner6565]

2:53 lol. the Goomba fell down

[@LevelUPAnimations]

I'm actually making a full video of what happens to the goomba that fell

[@a.conner6565]

Cool. I can’t wait to see that video😀

[@Zwyrx_Hgqfyggz]

You can tell nelly did game design in every one of his videos and it just makes us want more every time.

[@mistermanthe4th]

Man, these episodes take so long to get made, but every time they do it's always worth it. Not only that, but each one expands the mechanics of the world this takes place in. For example, this was the first time Mario's ever used a powerup in the episode based videos (outside of the 1-up mushroom). It's also now canonical that popping a balloon in this universe sounds like the Bloons TD pop sound clip, which is a more satisfying than serious note.

[@BedrockManYT]

Damn level up should get hired by Nintendo to make ideas for actually levels like this

[@CrazyChameleon5712]

it's been a year and the rainbow road express hasn't come out yet. also i think the train looks like the one from one of the mario party games. but i'm just guessing.

[@gozogo1233]

Mario kart train

[@ОлесяКостецкая-б6д]

Яв

[@aidanrobbins8723]

If you're a true mario fan, you can tell the music is Cloudtop Cruise from Mario kart 8 deluxe

[@Abdullah-mon]

I’m happy it finally came out

[@elijahleapart2573]

finally its coming out in 2023

[@fqiryal]

i’ve been waiting for this since mario’s ship cruise B)

[@jjgaming471]

Hey Level Up. I wanted to say this is my favorite video you’ve made so far! Everything looks so clean, the storm clouds looked so nice. Very high quality and would like to see more ! 👍🏻

[@MisaHepnerova]

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL ITS GONNA BE THE MARIO AND THE RAINBOW EXPRESS

[@Okasankar]

start soon on Mid-November 2024!

[@TheTehnigga]

I"m here for the lore

[@FireyBrazilfnfhhpayFan]

0:51 Sky Chase Zone (Nintendo Edition) 2:39 Sky High Or Hill Top (Nintendo Edition) And it's not a mountain 6:44 Sky Base Zone (Nintendo Edition)

[@Jreyes4127]

......(?)

[@brondstoneco130]

EPIC❗❗😍👍✨🌟🌟🌟

[@TricBrosStudios]

1:46 Shiny, yet *deadly* coins…

[@WesleyVancil]

It's been 2 years and the Rainbow Cruise episode STILL hasn't been released

[@enricoretrogamer]

When the world needed him the most, he returned!

[@obi1ben392]

*Level Up is slowly bringing us back to the Goomba Revolution* Keep on animating!

[@TreyIsAwesome2009]

3:14 Pixelated cartoons 4 kids Edit: Later at 4:25 and 8:32: (that was crazier than I expected)

[@D4RK_LE4F]

I wish all of you a great Rest of the Day ^^

[@TobyConger]

Holy crap, this was AMAZING!!

[@th.long2013]

It's already been almost 3 years and"Mario and the rainbow road express" still hasn't been released!

[@celtc7875]

4:55 D'oh!

[@celtc7875]

@dorinewilkinson8220 2 month

[@MageOfDarkness69]

Homer Simpson: D'oh!

[@kenosultan3240]

Can't wait for the next part! Love these!

[@adcgdsin9320]

6:57 Nice Newer Super Mario Bros Wii reference

[@Burstroom]

God Cloudtop Cruise fits this so well.

[@leahluostarinen]

yes it does

[@kennycarter5682]

2 years later and we still dont have that train that was forshadowed...

[@sceptotl604]

YES! the moment we have been waiting for! thank you level up. hope your episode 2 of goomba revolution is going well.. stay safe!

[@draco4569]

And episode 6 of MarioCraft.

[@bonegamerthecyndaquill7181]

Goomba: “Well that was easy” Mario: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 13 more times, and I’m the idiot.”

[@ianfawknotson1800]

2:52 why do I have a feeling that one goomba who fell might make an impact later on🤔

[@lorienmyers7643]

What kind of an impact? An impact on the plot, or an impact on the ground? 😉

[@ianfawknotson1800]

@@lorienmyers7643 maybe both 😅

[@Vlyg11]

Goomba revolution impact

[@Magooli11]

I’ve never seen a better animator than than this guy

[@maxikle]

Another great video! Thanks for it! Also: *Bloons sound*

[@frostyblade8842]

This was incredible and one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I'm so incredibly impressed

[@LevelUPAnimations]

Glad you liked bud 😁

[@frostyblade8842]

@@LevelUPAnimations You're very welcome dude, you're an Inspiration to us all. Keep up the great work

[@squidnugetgaming5180]

This needs to actually be a game lol

[@L1M.L4M]

6:20 Those are some nice cloud sprites

[@erenyeager5249]

2:45

[@erenyeager5249]

2:33 balloon burst

[@erenyeager5249]

2:31

[@erenyeager5249]

2:30 balloon burst

[@lauziyi5728]

Imagine an actual air level like this

[@EntergeticalakaBot]

This is cool but when they actually counted how many 1-ups mario got I loved it

[@pogchamp1740]

This would be an amazing Mario party game

[@urmomryleigh4597]

This has to be the best level up video ever. This feels like it could be a champions road like level. It has epic music, lots of challenges, several sections, a whole 9 minutes long. I could go on about how well done this episode is. I would love to see more videos like this one. Have a good evening.

[@Og_BlueToadFan913]

5:37 NOOOO BLUE TOAD!!!!

[@klas-6]

I liked the subtle use of reminding us that this was still SMB Mario so when he lost his Acorn Suit, he wasn't Super Mario but immediately went back to Small Mario.

[@beterbomen]

It's been over a year, and we still haven't seen anything of "Mario and the Rainbow Road Express". At least, I don't think we have...

[@Nate2010]

When mario gets struck by lightning he starts speaking simlish apparently. That's canon now.