Super Mario Bros. Wonder vs. NSMBU Animation Comparison

[@Lunar994]

I won't call the old animations bad, but the new ones definitely have a lot more personality.

[@elistewart3170]

the old animations are bad for a Wii U game

[@RobotacularRoBob]

I won’t call the old animation “bad” either, but I will definitely call them bland / boring.

[@ottle_]

the pipe animations tho ooofff

[@sahaprocks7751]

⁠@@ottle_yeah now that old pipe animation sucked

[@tapion2511]

​@@elistewart3170That's probably because they've been reusing the animations from new super Mario Bros Ds.

[@D1TB01]

The animations got an upgrade, I absolutely love them in comparison to the old ones

[@iwantbellpeppers]

One thing I'm definitely gonna miss Is the older death animation

[@gameo7]

I absolutely love how it's stylized. It gives Mario so much more personality and even reminds me of his older games, like when he holds onto his hat while he's crouching

[@mspeter97]

It's not just the animations, it's the entire artstyle.

[@XP9724]

NSMBU definitely had some gorgeous backgrounds tho, but yeah everything is pretty much upgraded in wonder

[@MatchaFoxx]

@@playablemuseumThey’re not even close, what do you mean? 😂

[@cobinasaur]

@@playablemuseum It looks similar in still images, but it's more distinct when you zoom in or when it's animated. It's more cartoony, idk what other word to use.

[@MochaRitz]

​@@playablemuseumway better colors, softer shading, more detailed backgrounds, enemies that emote and actually look at you when you jump over them, etc. Nearly everything is a huge step up and looks way more distinct.

[@EdKolis]

The old style looks like a generic plastic looking 3D model. The new style looks halfway between that and cel shading.

[@Dinoyipi]

Love the glow-up on that Fire Flower power-up *NSMBU:* _Frozen in place_ *SMBW:* _Anime pose_

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@playablemuseumlet’s host a competition for nintendo fans trying not to be the most ungrateful people on the planet (no one won)

[@coledakers6127]

1:47

[@tomasmartinez6726]

One thing that I really like, and that I think is easy to miss, is that in Wonder Mario is facing the camera a bit more rather than staring straight ahead. We can see both of his eyes while he's running around

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

Mario is at a 3/4ths angle in Wonder, which makes him much more expressive. It makes a huge difference. You might notice in cartoons that a lot of the time the characters are at that angle often.

[@colonthree]

Mario 3 did this. :'3c

[@Vecleas]

Super Smash Bros Ultimate haved show the way

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

They emulate the spritework of 3 and World this way. Hell, they even bring back the animations he had in World.

[@Chriskywalker]

That was the most noticeable change. It’s akin to sprites, for example, in Super Mario World

[@Bogan360dude]

I only just realized how much chunkier they made Mario in Wonder lol. The animations are fantastic, you can tell the devs put a lot of love and care into making his expressions stand out.

[@Crispeaks]

He looks just a bit closer to his 64 Design and that’s adorable.

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

When he jumps he looks very similar to the smb2 box art

[@greatspaceadventure]

It’s an insanely rare occasion of a giant franchise making a concerted effort to de-flanderize their character designs. And for the most part, it absolutely works. This entire game is teeming with personality and moves in a way that is reminiscent of the old Mario & Luigi games, just charming and cheeky and vibrant, while bridging the gap between the classic Mario key art and Mario’s modern design. I don’t think we’ll fully appreciate the effect of this game on its franchise’s brand identity for months or even years-they’ve done such a bangup job with the visual style!

[@jacobs5546]

He must've eaten Lotsa Spaghetti

[@CrypticKnight10]

Never realized how weird Mario’s jumping animation looks in comparison

[@pineapplehead2730]

His fist gets bigger in the old animation

[@MochaRitz]

Yeah, pause at the peak of his jump and look at that silhouette. Absolutely bizarre posing going on with that model, I have no idea why that wasn't changed.

[@CrypticKnight10]

@@pineapplehead2730yea but even then the whole posing of it looks weird as hell. Especially near the legs where looks like he has one leg

[@Anonymous-yr7lz]

orewa monkey d luffy kaizoku oni naru

[@Alzter0]

​@@MochaRitz To be fair, NSMBWii and onwards have several different jumping animations for Mario

[@its_snowyVT]

Every now and then I still can’t even tell in Mario Wonder if they’re 2D or 3D models, the animation looks so good

[@its_snowyVT]

@@playablemuseum that was unwarranted lmao. I was just saying that the artwork is so good I can’t tell if they’re 2d or 3d. There’s no need for remarks dude

[@micahfurlow2624]

Btw ​to clarify, @@playablemuseum is trying to bait rage comments Move on and enjoy the game

[@hatti...]

​@micahfurlow2624 I just checked comment history and you're right, thanks for telling me I was about to actually talk to this clown

[@franciscovalenzuela4462]

@@hatti... Wait, you can see comments history?

[@goldenninja9053]

The new animations look so much better! Its actually filled with a lot of life.

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

The jumping on is my favourite. Love the SMB2 cover reference

[@kolpkii]

@@playablemuseum i’d rather have it more expressive than not imo

[@Banana807]

​@@playablemuseumbro i dont get how a game having more expressive animation is a bad thing

[@Comeonfhqwhgads95]

@@playablemuseumhave you ever played a 2d Mario outside of the new games? Especially Mario world and Mario land 2. To your logic, those don’t feel like Mario games either

[@micahfurlow2624]

(To clarify, @marceloxtree is trying to bait rage comments if you look through the comment section it definitely becomes more and more obvious)

[@JohnMartin-ll9cw]

Love how they made the nods to SMB3 and SMW in Mario’s crouch animation!😊

[@GamingBren]

Same with the running

[@MrMarioXP3648]

I noticed that too. Good catch! 😉 Edit: Yes they are such great and WHOLESOME winks, and nods to SMB3 and SMW. Another great way to celebrate the maturity, growth, and legacy of the mainline titles

[@Geneolgia]

It took some time but I'm glad they're embracing that 2D animation feel despite using 3D models and animating the game in a more 3/4 perspective like fighting games do, I hope more games have this style of motion in the future.

[@sinteleon]

It honestly reminds me of Arc System Works style of 3D animation, practically done frame-by-frame.

[@robynsun_love]

IMO the Spider-Verse films definitely have some role to play in popularizing this playful, dynamic art style.

[@nerusabermoth]

NSMBU just looks so lifeless in comparison…

[@jFar920]

NSMB really feels like the goal was just “NES Mario but 3D” with little innovation, which honestly was fine on the DS, it still was a bit of a downgrade from World in some ways, but was “new” (literally) and exciting, but repeat that 4 more times over 15 years and it gets stale. You gotta wonder if for a while they thought the simplicity of 2D Mario was why it was popular, I’m really glad they are reaching out more in both gameplay and visuals

[@SuperHyperRed]

Lifeless is just stretching it

[@cursedfl4mes645]

@@SuperHyperRed it’s really not. Nostalgia is blinding you

[@granzedora]

​@@SuperHyperRedit's true

[@jdmathews312]

NSMB (except DS) looks so lifeless in general

[@PWPictures67]

0:00: Jumping 0:06: Ground Pounding 0:12: Spin Jumping 0:17: Ducking 0:21: Walking 0:37: Running 0:50: Grabbing a Mushroom 0:55: Getting Hit 1:02: Losing a Life 1:10: Kicking a Shell 1:15: Entering a Pipe (Down) 1:19: Exiting a Pipe (Down) 1:25: Entering a Pipe (Up) 1:30: Exiting a Pipe (Up) 1:36: Entering/Exiting a Pipe (Horizontally) 1:46: Grabbing a Fire Flower 1:52: Throwing Fireballs 2:00: Wall Jumping 2:10: Sliding 2:15: Outro

[@GameXplain]

Adding to the video, thanks! - Jake

[@PWPictures67]

@@GameXplain You're Welcome. 😄

[@jumpmanfan-u6e]

HE FORGOT THE SKIDDING ANIMATION 😭 HOW DID HE FORGOT ABOUT THAT!?

[@PWPictures67]

@@jumpmanfan-u6e I didn't forget, it's part of the Running animation.

[@seamuslombardi2327]

@@GameXplain What Music is That?

[@DTgamer_Shiver-is-best-waifu]

1:15-1:46 Mario's new pipe animations always make me laugh. I love them.

[@DTgamer_Shiver-is-best-waifu]

​@@playablemuseumI kinda saw that transitions take a bit longer now that you mentioned it.

[@sahaprocks7751]

@@playablemuseum It’s like a millisecond of a difference. Stop trying to convince yourself that it’s better

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@sahaprocks7751nvm i agree

[@hatti...]

You can also ground pound into pipes like in Odyssey which almost instantly take you to the exit pipe if there's no loading zone

[@DTgamer_Shiver-is-best-waifu]

@@hatti... I also noticed that. I love it.

[@OmarRodriguez-pj3qy]

Ugh, I just love the little graphic animation that appears behind the characters for each power up. The Super Mushroom has a sort of explosive word bubble graphic, the Fire Flower has two Fire Balls when you grab one and I noticed that the Elephant power-up has an Elephant silhouette graphic. I love those details. So flashy and fun.

[@raphaelsorel6907]

They really stepped up on the animations in Wonder. Mario and co. have more personality than ever before.

[@doubleoof7907]

“New” Mario looks like a robot, while Wonder Mario looks like a fun little guy you could hang out with

[@mrcwillis6970]

Yeah I definitely prefer the new animations. NSMBU doesn’t have bad animation but wonder definitely has more to it and charm. ❤

[@kalmanta1824]

NSMBU‘s running animation was atrocious, I’m so glad they got rid of it.

[@alondraiee]

@@themc3140 this haha

[@Dw_Rinku]

I love the way Mario is in Wonder. Facing a bit more the camera, which allow much more expression over all

[@yoshi18super]

This is just fast food adverts vs reality

[@DonOtaku23]

The only animation I saw that I liked better on NSMBU is the death animation I never noticed how bad the warp pipe animations were lol

[@CPUGaming]

@@playablemuseum You keep posting this and each time it's stupid

[@Novemnth]

I totally agree. The death animation on NSMBU was better. Felt funnier and enjoyable, lol.

[@MagicPotato06]

​​​​​@@playablemuseumWhy do I see you replie on so many comments here? The animations are not bad, they are a straight up upgrade from NSMBU. Full of life, unlike NSMBU. If you consider them immediately childish just because of that, that's just stupid. They take maybe 0.5 Seconds longer, but if it takes that to have actual good animations, yeah. I take those extra 0.5 seconds. What do you want? The same boring lifeless outdated animations from NSMBDS?

[@hatti...]

​@MagicPotato06 this person is most likely rage baiting and i would recommend not interacting with them

[@Crowens]

Yeah can definitely get the death one, it's a much bigger get bent feeling seeing your guy do a dramatic flip like that, also funnier

[@AwesomeBrock]

To everyone saying that the NSMB games are lifeless and boring because of the animation, that doesn’t make sense. The voices are great, the levels are pretty creative and fun, and the animation isn’t too bad. Sure, NSMBU could have had different models like Wonder, but that doesn’t mean the other games are bland. Remember that the NSMB series started in the mid/late 2000s. It’s not like Mario in Galaxy or Sunshine looked all that animated either. Try playing the classic NSMB games again. You may have forgotten how cool they actually are!

[@rowenpugner3872]

I agree with you for the most part. It's all-too-easy for people to bad-mouth older things for not being as great as the latest thing. Doing so just indicates that person doesn't understand nor appreciate how progress works. That said, it's all just opinions anyway. It's unlikely to change the minds of others on such things unless/until they choose to do it themselves.

[@Zel912]

People saying like that never play Mario or just play Recent titles.

[@darthvidar-spiller5343]

The animation when Mario crouch really speaks out.

[@DavidBunnyan]

He like "I'mma crouched"

[@EddyGTV_]

Another thing not enough people are talking about is on joycons and pro controllers with HD rumble are the haptics. It feels so nice when Mario enters a pipe vertically and you can feel his legs wiggling as he squirms up the pipe.

[@LB-rg8gb]

Wonder is a present-day Super Mario World

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@playablemuseumthat’s the point, they’re trying something new. i bet if it was another nsmb spin-off y’all would complain but now that there’s something new you’re mad that it’s not like the original. ugh, there’s just no way to satisfy people sometimes 🤦‍♂️

[@famitronic9870]

I got to say, it feels nice to finally get a new game in a series that feels like a worthy improvement to a previous entry! Seeing the new animations Wonder has to offer always makes me happy 👍

[@montogomery478]

So much personality in the new animations I love it!

[@CatKat4008]

Old animations got the job done, new animations are just an amazing additional layer. Really shows how great the animators were, and how much time was put into every detail

[@veetree850]

I'm not saying it's the direct cause, but ever since the release of Into The Spiderverse in 2018 we have seen a change in 3D animation where animators aren't scared of being more experessive and cartoony. I was starting to get tired of every 3D project being like "Oh my god you can see the sweat molecules on his head." I'm loving this new trend and I'm hoping it's here to stay for a long, long time.

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

Oh it absolutely was the direct cause. That movie had a massive influence on today's animation.

[@hatti...]

This has been what I wanted from animation for the longest time. I'm really glad that movie made people see the value in it because in all honesty it was getting boring seeing everything try to mimic what I see in real life every second and nothing imaginative

[@traviscunningham7062]

What about the Lego Movie?

[@mmuu]

i love how tired he looks when he climbs out top of the pipe, its adorableee

[@MatchaFoxx]

The game feels so new, fresh, and expressive that ironically it reminds me way more of the classic games.

[@knuclear200x]

The way that his fist expands when he punches anything has always been peculiar to me, but I always understood it.

[@SALTYTOAD00]

Life (Wonder) vs. Lifeless (U Deluxe)

[@daguido742]

the crouch gives me mario world vibes. honestly the whole game has this mario world vibe to it

[@LuisGustavoSO]

Yeah, this is like the next SMW, which is a good path because that's still one of the best games of all time

[@hawk222]

Honestly, prior to this comparison, I never gave much thought to the animations, you know? Mario runs, jumps, goes down pipes, etc. when you control him and that was all that really mattered. After this, I think I might be a bit more attentive.

[@thebubsy3dgamer]

Expressive animations? In a MARIO GAME?? I'm not a Mario fan at all, but Super Mario Bros. Wonder seems really cool and fresh! Count me in this one.

[@JasLamArr91]

I love Wonder’s pipe animations. Especially when their legs dangle going up a pipe

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@playablemuseumdoesn’t matter, it’s only a little bit extra time. stop being a scrooge and enjoy the game otherwise. i like gaming myself but it never bothered me as much as it bothered you when i played it

[@DavidBunnyan]

​@@matthewlopetegui6204 What he says is valid. I do think a quick squash and stretch "schloop" and "pop" would have been better for timing. It gets annoying after a while, as nice as the animation is.

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@DavidBunnyan maybe it would if you were in a time strain or something, but it’s not that big of a deal to think about really

[@kyledinsmore9984]

The only animation where I still like the NSMB more is the death. The way Mario flings back and falls down is funny but I do see that they are going with a Super Mario World style

[@ghdesign_]

The pipe animations are night and day differences lol. NSMBU is just a static image

[@ghdesign_]

@@playablemuseum eh, agree to disagree I guess, the whole feel of wonder is more expression in animations, and the new animation has exactly that. So what if it takes half a second longer

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@ghdesign_i agree

[@superjumpbros64]

One thing is no multiplayer collision and no triple jump

[@PerpleX_Plays]

I never really noticed until that side by side comparison, but that 45° angle the characters in Wonder have add a lot of personality

[@auxisolano8025]

I’m glad when Mario dies his expression is like “oh crap, I messed it up” as opposed to the temper tantrum in New Super Mario Bros U

[@stevieboyXI]

Damn. Really shows how Wonder is on a whole different level.

[@patrickmurphy9470]

Proof that you don’t need 4K visuals and ray tracing to make a great game. These graphics are and animation are superb.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Wonder’s animation is beautiful!

[@makarylli1]

but not normal mario style

[@hugochan2821]

Can’t wait for the new super Mario bros wonder for the switch successor. There is so much potential in this new art style, gameplay. It took reference from the raymen music level, Celeste jelly level, donkey Kong country tropical freeze level, while giving us Mario bros quality level design. This is like the celebration and evolution of new super Mario bros game. Still, I think donkey Kong tropical freeze is the better plat former. Still, super Mario bros wonder is really fun too, and should not be missed out.

[@mii-its-a-nerd]

Wonder's easily better, but I think people overexaggerate when saying that the New Soup games look like garbage. Like, bro, you want a 2D platformer with 3D models that does look like crap? A copy of Sonic Colors Ultimate is waiting for you in the bargain bin.

[@Comeonfhqwhgads95]

Sonic Colors Ultimate’s models aren’t THAT bad

[@wonow7674]

Crazy it took this long to add ANY animation when Mario goes down a pipe

[@K.A.R.Gaming]

only thing NSMBU did better was the death animation. I love seeing mario do a full ragdoll backflip 💀

[@toadette4x]

I love how exprecive everybody is in the new game + the animations look less stiff and more fluid, this game is gonna be awesome 💙.

[@rogersasanka3408]

The new animations kinda resemble more, Super Mario World

[@XT_NighTraiN]

I will say that I still like the death animation more in the old games.

[@mistorbear]

someone already said something like this but: the nsmbu animations are okay, but smbw's anims have far more charm, you can tell mario's personality just by looking at them

[@elsamuraiguapo]

It was really about time considering how well this franchise sells. Animations of this level could have been done 20 years ago

[@elsamuraiguapo]

@marceloxtree maybe not a portable but a home console yes. Not talking about graphics details talking about the character animations, which plenty of games have been doing for decades.

[@swapnilgohil7280]

@@playablemuseum gamecube had the power this might've been possible

[@Space97.]

​@@playablemuseumyou have no life 😂😂😂

[@nahuelamonte9991]

⁠@@playablemuseum you actually used rofl in 2023… as if your arguments weren’t bad enough

[@kuzuthunder1964]

@@playablemuseumSega Saturn, a console released almost 3 decades ago has games that are as well animated as mario wonder if not better. I like Mario but lets face it Nintendo has been 2 decades behind for so long, we are basically conditioned to get happy with the minimal amount of improvements on their franchises.

[@chamaquense]

my god the upgrade so beautiful, thank you for the video

[@kobbsy7441]

The crouching in this game is such a goofy animation and I love it

[@dr.donkey5427]

NSMB series was always some "we have Mario at home" tier stuff. Just looks like mobile schlock in comparison to Wonder.

[@AdventuresAwait123]

I think they finally realized we care about the character animations vs just the level designs

[@MattNotFat]

The new animations give off a super Mario world vibe.

[@Fleef]

i think this is a great example of how wonder really takes the mario 2d platformers to the next level - it's not that the old platformers are bad (new super mario bros on the ds is one of my favorites), but that wonder just has so much more personality. even in the little movement animations, it feels less like mario as a vessel for the player and more like a character within the world (things like looking before he exits pipes, how he spins when he powers up, etc). that's the biggest strength of wonder - how incredibly creative it is, and just how distinct and full of personality it is. one of my favorite games this year by far

[@cowmanjoe]

It looks a lot more like an old mario sprite especially with how their face never changes its angle in relation to the camera, nsmb is just 3d mario awkwardly crammed into a 2d game

[@TwitterVS]

Mario finally developed emotions lol

[@traviscunningham7062]

Sunshine and Galaxy’s endings:

[@leahluostarinen]

why do u say that

[@Dezlite]

0:00 You didnt include the two other jump animations for NSMBU. Mario has three different jumping animations in NSMBU, and they even look different when he faces the other way due to perspective.

[@RoobeeMoonstone]

I love how they actually have a pipe animation now and its not just him sliding into it

[@jordanwhite352]

After seeing what they could do with 2D, I'm now really excited to see the next 3D Mario game. Like holy crap if they do this type of development, but for 3D Mario we couldn't literally like. See Mario win an award for animation.

[@sinteleon]

Pretty tough competition this year considering just how many amazing games were released.

[@ravenebony2267]

​@@playablemuseumDid some 3d console step on your puppy when you were a child?

[@micahfurlow2624]

​@@ravenebony2267naaah hes trying to bait rage comments You can look through the comment section and it becomes pretty obvious Though it would be interesting to see an actual person with this kind of take

[@Spider-Complexion]

Nintendo is looking back at NSMBU thinking, “THERE IS NO PASSION, THERE IS NO VISION, THERE IS NO AGGRESSION, THERE IS NO FUCKING MINDSET, IN THIS MARIO GAME!!”

[@RedTHedge]

I've never understood why the entire Mario community suddenly hated the NSMB series. I know everyone loved it and nobody found the artstye ugly or unnappealing until Wonder released.

[@PianistTanooki]

Nobody ever "hated" the New Super Mario Bros. games, but they were very clearly seen as "lesser" games compared to the 3D Marios like Super Mario Galaxy. One set of games had more thought put into its presentation and overall game design, the other was very just keeping the lights on at Nintendo. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first 2D sidescroller that actually had the same attention to detail as the 3D series… actually, even more so. The game spent a much longer time in development than any 3D Mario released up to this point, and it shows. That's why people are shitting all over New Super Mario Bros.… because compared to Wonder, New Super Mario Bros. looks so basic, primitive, and lifeless. tl;dr: People never hated New Super Mario Bros., but compared to the 3D games, they were always seen as the B or C-tier Mario games.

[@artagle_14]

The way he gets the mushroom power up 0:50 when it’s slowed down you can see his mouth is closed which makes it look like he ate the mushroom. I’m in LOVE with these animations.

[@Smabverse]

Mario looks so lifeless in NSMBUD 💀

[@sonerkamer2678]

I mean tbh, we didn’t care about it when it came out. At the time it had great graphics and Mario looked fine. Now that the new game is out and it is so expressive, you really want to compare a lot of details.

[@VirtuaVirtue]

​@@sonerkamer2678but everyone complained about the game being lifeless back then too

[@ptanker9236]

@@sonerkamer2678People definitely complained about the NSMB series being bland and lifeless when it came out, the worlds, levels, characters, etc. It’s just that you’re right with only the little details in the characters.

[@Quadraxis]

Whoever made those animations deserves a raise.

[@spaalonebabuguuscooties]

this like actually makes every other new series mario game look unfinished

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@playablemuseumor perhaps actual mario fans who like to see different art styles

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@micahfurlow2624 how am i rate baiting?

[@micahfurlow2624]

@@matthewlopetegui6204Oops, I pinged the wrong guy, you're good my dude I'll correct the comment

[@micahfurlow2624]

@@playablemuseum dudes rage baiting hard hoooly

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@micahfurlow2624 oh it’s ok, it happens

[@lofi_njb]

Never realized how odd of a jump Mario does in the nsmb games. Looks nothing like the iconic jump. Edit: the one shown first specifically

[@nicklasph]

It’ll be hard saying goodbye to the classic look we’ve had since the GameCube and DS, but the new game feels like a 90s game somehow. Already feels like a classic

[@flouserschird]

A 90s game? Hmm I don’t know, it feel more like a 2020’s game to me.

[@saulol8587]

That's because most of the sprites resemble the first games' sprites and old art before the 3D era came in! :0

[@r.c.c.10]

I think New Super Mario Bros. was perfect for its time. Animation-wise it was the normal step. Although it's true that the fourth game could have changed a bit more. Anyways, it's more simple than Wonder, obviously, but not necessarily much worse; Wonder is just overly expressive.

[@tylerb.gaming762]

I love the 2D look they are going for it looks so cool

[@Pumacundoonma]

new animations are so good they make the old ones look terrible even if they aren't

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@playablemuseumthe old ones aren’t terrible but it’s an improvement nonetheless

[@JesseFea]

I love how now we have new pipe animations, the old ones don't even look like an animation before he just stands there as if the pipe just poops mario's

[@rowenpugner3872]

Many pipes *do* have poop running through them, so that makes sense in a way.

[@jerrod7361]

I never liked the art style or animation on the Wii/Wii U titles. They felt like everything was approved by corporate, like they were too clean on everything. Wonder is hopefully a step in the direction where we see more different art styles and just flavors to 2D games

[@LordLemmysLabs]

I love that the crouch is based on Super Mario World! That makes me so happy!

[@Gazing-09]

The new ones feel like a hand drawn cartoon, which is endearing to me

[@DeirdreBernal99]

These animations look pretty cool because Mario is being watching classic cartoons and anime for his movements and facial expressions.

[@sytbaconman]

Near the end of the ground pound animation Mario's eyebrows clip through his hat

[@gomugoat]

Mario never fails to fill me up

[@mirage1049]

AYO

[@digitalgamer457]

I feel that.

[@strangefishman7635]

wh... what?

[@gomugoat]

​@@strangefishman7635That isn't a double entendre, it means exactly what you think it means

[@paullucci]

He bringa da meat

[@giulytsme]

I'm SOOOOO glad Mario now kicks the shell again instead of throwing it!

[@sirspaghetti289]

NSMB animations were made with a technical purpose, while SMBW animations are made with an artistic purpose.

[@Julio3324]

Man look at those nsmbu backgrounds and compare them to Wonder. People who say Wonder looks like NSMBU definitely need their eyes checked lol.

[@vanceviggiano8551]

The smooth, stylized expression captures all of the classic whimsical wonder that is Mario! One thing I notice--Mario's right leg, when he's jumping and it is straight, look a little short in comparison to the left. It's only for a portion of the jump--does anyone else agree? Also, there's an interesting plastic-like quality to the characters when they are in a dark background (@ 1:25). I'm just crazy haha it's a beautiful game!

[@repetitivethinking]

why does marios jump look like grand dad 7

[@XenoXerosiX_SpX]

I like the Fire Mario Transformation lol that lil spin he does is 🔥🔥🔥

[@tunnel77xx32]

I dont get how people are saying that NSMBUD's animations look bad. From my understanding the whole point of the NSMB games was that it was supposed to mimic the the original 4 (technically 5 since im including lost levels) mario games but in 2.5d. For what its worth it did a great job replicating that. I will agree that after Wii they did decide to play it a little too safe and didn't try anything new, but since they're all in the "NSMB" category they wanted to keep the the style consistent. Which is why i think Wonder is so different because they wanted to expand upon those games and make some new altogether rather than just a "NSMB3". What's great about Wonder is that its not trying to establish its self in that 2.5D world, its trying to EXPAND upon what its predecessors already accomplished and i think thats what makes this game so magical and beautiful. Wonder is like what sm3 and world was to smb1 and 2.

[@RacingSnails64]

Wonder's crouch animation is hilarious. That bulbous nose 👃

[@mazenelsoukkary5706]

Wow imagine another 10 years I don’t even know how it could get any better

[@Koopalings5640]

I really love the Wonder animation now..

[@Themorning_coffee]

I like how in Mario bros U when going in a pipe Mario just floats in and out

[@jonathanwade3882]

Like in any other previous 2D mario game. Including the 3D ones 🙄

[@ThisMrMister]

I think what makes the new animations greater is that you can see Mario's facial expressions based on whatever he does because he's almost always facing the camera. Mario Bros U Deluxe had mario facing sideways so he doesn't move with as much emotion.

[@mariomythes2807]

Those new animations look so clean, they’re definitely a upgrade. Not that the old animations were particularly bad but there is just so much detail put into the new ones, take for example that running animation where Mario’s legs turn into blur and the new animations for picking up Power-ups

[@mariomythes2807]

⁠(@@playablemuseum) To each their own, I like it 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@matthewlopetegui6204]

@@playablemuseumit’s a cartoonish style for a reason, have you ever played a sonic game in your life?

[@karunyagopan]

I hope more Mario games in the future try new styles like this one did, a hand drawn 2D Mario would be a dream come true.

[@AlejandroValenzuela]

One thing I liked about the jump animation and noticed immediately, is that it looks *exactly* like Mario is depicted jumping in his first games. (Think, Mario Bros. 2 "USA" version)

[@flouserschird]

I like the new animations and art style honestly