The Never-Ending Universe of Super Mario Fan Games

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When Nintendo games just aren't enough, leave it to the fans and the over 20 years of fangame content to hold you over! From large scale to tech demos, from executable files to flash games, from excellent to super cringe, there are so many sides of Mario you've never seen until today.
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[@Angelwoof-s8v]

The Luigi fireball is supposed to reference the original mario bros game where red fireballs ricochet while green ones go across the screen

[@papaG6423]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who noticed this

[@JUSTANOTHERNINTENDOFAN]

STOP THE BS BOT

[@bonedude1286]

Fun fact: The Luigi model in SM64 was discovered exactly *24* years and *01* months after the original game released.

[@icecontrol1]

That day in 4chan was amazing, will never forget it

[@dropdmike75]

The prophecy told not of the year he would be discovered, but instead how long it would take to discover him

[@saphcal]

L IS REAL 24 01 i remember the day it was found. it was beautiful.

[@Cuprite1024]

Fate has spoken.

1 months?

[@NathanielBandy]

Damn 90 minutes

[@M64bros]

Ikr it's crazy!!!

[@mekonnen_melon]

NATHANIEL B !!!1!!1!1!!1

[@penguinman2233]

Ain’t you Nathaniel B?

[@TCSFilms]

Somebody stop this man! 🙃

[@williamdavidm.l6665]

Stretching it out past the 64 minute mark should be a crime.

[@Mikeystar45]

I am so honored... SO, so honored, to have my fan-game listed as one of your most favorites. Super Mario: All-Star Attack started out as truly a love letter to the classic Mario games. But if it wasn't for one guy in particular: Camtendo, none of this would've ever happened. We went from it paying homage to the classic Super Mario Bros. games, to it paying homage to just about every Mario platformer and RPG before the Switch era! It's quite crazy looking back and seeing how much has been accomplished, especially when I wanted to discontinue the project after just about all of the original members left in pursuit of other things. But, I carried on. And now look where we are. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANTDUDE!! 🌟😁🎆🎈🎊

[@bruceify]

Hey Mikey, I did check out the link for your game and noticed you are on hiatus. I just wanted to tell you that it's ok to take long breaks. I just hope that Antdude inspired you to get back into the project, but whatever you decide to do please take care of yourself and enjoy things.

[@FrazzDude_]

original owner of MX, and old director of mario 85 here means a lot to see you cover the project! i never expected MX to get this far haha

[@lpnp9477]

Are you Lucas

[@kiricappuchin]

Hey there champ

[@Denisinkgames]

Innocence did in fact get u fat

[@kirklinguinihoodinithecubo8525]

Being a niche little project doesn't get you far. WAHOO

[@animalrpgdev]

Thank you so, so much for the shoutout!! Everyone in the team has been freaking out over it, we're so happy to have been mentioned in a video like this!

[@blobfishwithaninternetconn6565]

Which game did y'all work on?

[@animalrpgdev]

@@blobfishwithaninternetconn6565 Hunter Chronicles, the Mario & Luigi inspired indie game! There's a kickstarter trailer for it on the channel ^^

[@animalrpgdev]

​@@blobfishwithaninternetconn6565 Hunter Chronicles: Tara and Vyn, the Mario & Luigi inspired Indie Game ^^

[@danielisgamer]

​​@@blobfishwithaninternetconn6565 looks like hunter chronicles

[@BenjaMage]

@@blobfishwithaninternetconn6565 Hunter Chronicles (the Mario & Luigi-inspired indie game).

[@TheMadHatter845]

32:31 Vaporeon was actually in smash land as a prototype Orcane for Rivals of Aether, the Vaporeon memes didn't happen until way after, Dan Fornace is one of the designers behind Rivals and was the creator of Smash Land, both characters even have the water puddle teleport

[@shadowsnake5133]

That's actually pretty cool, hopefully he sees this.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

He googled Vaporeon.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Still that cursed copypasta

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

No Vaporeon memes are actually pretty old. They definitly were around back then... I thought they did at least?

[@dawk7]

@@TopOfAllWorlds Nah. The copypasta is from 2018. Feels like it was yesterday though, huh...?

[@Superstarshi]

Really appreciate mentioning our SMBX project! Though it's not out yet, we've been working hard to get a demo out as soon as possible!

[@___wye]

14:47 creator of A Plumber For All Seasons here - I'm super happy to hear it left a good impression! Hope you'll enjoy it when you give it a more thorough play too. :)

[@kotarol]

omg its wye hope smw in godot progress is good

[@hugocastilla3102]

Yours is one of the nicest looking SMW hacks I've ever played

[@FamicomCD]

Look ma-ma, we made it haha! 17:19 Thanks for covering our little hack, though briefly. :]

[@bertbready]

Your game looks awesome!!

[@nonpost]

ASM dev for SMBCD here, thank you so much for the mention! Kinda crazy to see someone I watched back in the day shoutout something that I had a part in building. We thank you all for your interest and support!

[@Silver-Nao]

where is the proof of it

[@officialteamsombie]

​@@Silver-Naoik this dude they are an ASM dev

[@Silver-Nao]

​@@officialteamsombieim serious.Wheres the proof.Like a link to the actual developers page

[@ryanclemons1]

​@Silver-Nao and how would he do that when youtube removes comments that have links in them?

[@ssg-eggunner]

all i can say is, you cooked 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RandomNICK]

So glad to have seen my old Mario fangame mentioned! I'm currently working hard on Aurascope and I can't wait to release it for everyone to play! Thanks for being awesome, Antdude!

[@cherryx2682]

Speaking as a beta tester, I can assure you that it is peak gaming!

[@unbeliekess8335]

IT'S SO GOOD

[@djyoshiman9448]

As the one responsible for Yoshi Gone MFGG, I am so sorry. As the one who made a part of the soundtrack for Psycho Waluigi and Psycutlery, I'm glad you shouted them out, and gave props to Luke's amazing history and the work they do. Thank you for that.

[@GuessWh0seBack]

just as a note, the pc port of mario 64 has nothing to do with the leaked source code and was a decompilation project that had been in the works for many years before the gigaleak

[@viola8422]

Is thats why its kinda a shobby port.

[@moomew64]

As a bonus note, 99% of the hacking community didn't want to touch the giga leak with a 50ft pole as it was a sure way to have Nintendo nuke your project from orbit lol.

[@ssg-eggunner]

@@viola8422 nah the reason why its so shobby is because it was a tad rushed, unlike ship of harkinian, so up to today we still dont have the graphics intepreter in complete form and lacks features such as framebuffer & 2cycle textures properly, aside that it suffers with scrolling textures a bit that means you can still get the original game accurately but you cant get rareware or kaze emanuar level of stuff modded in yet aside that using gigaleak only had pieces of unused code leftovers from sm64, not the full game

[@hugocastilla3102]

Oh really? I always thought that😅. The timing of the events was such a coincidence

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

55:38 so this an interesting case. The original story goes the developer was essentially under an insane amount of mental depression and lock down due to an accident that basically scared them for most of 2011-2016. While it is unclear a chunk of digging suggested something personal, like family related. They developed this game and in turn it's sequel mario the music box _arc_ as a form of therapeutic release as nightmares would be their inspiration. In fact as of this moment arc was discontinued due to... well... they expressed their worries and formed a circle of comfort. So yeah we have essentially mario trapped in a silent hill esc spencer mansions where nightmares are a common occurrence and can very much _kill you_

[@CorpseSyndrome]

To this day I continue to develop it as a therapeutics release, as of writing this I am in the hospital for an "attempt" And I have a lot of stuff to write for the game now.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

​@@CorpseSyndrome ...well damn. Thank you for backing me up on this...

[@aidanhammans9337]

@@CorpseSyndromeSo that’s the deal…

[@Zanderman2006]

​@@CorpseSyndrome your stuff is amazing however it sucks that you go through so much it sucks that Team Ari disbanded I hope you are doing better and I hope that you are doing okay get well soon your fans are all here for you

[@axelorca]

Thank you for mentioning Stellar Bonds in your video man! Super duper appreciated! We're cooking HARD behind the scenes and hope to create something everyone will enjoy :D

[@apozuu]

axel spotted

[@spanoguy2283]

You could say we're cooking up something fierce. DAMN RIGHT WE ARE!

[@msjay3489]

HI AXEL HI AXEL HI AXEL HI- (sorry for y'all seeing this in your notis)

[@Gunnarshots]

Mario 85?! I never thought I'd see Antdude cover this lol

[@raycraft93]

And a slight mention to mario madness too. That's insane.

[@Gunnarshots]

I just like that he did Mario fangames, I ain't to big on Mario's madness lol

[@scanchannel3259]

Surprised he didn't cover Toolate.exe as well. Would make for a nice Halloween special.

[@Feeeshmannnnnn]

they made an 85th mario game!!!

[@NewtubeWorldYT]

​@Feeeshmannnnnn what happened to mario 84?

[@stephenbeatty9856]

I would NEVER expect MX to be in a antdude video

[@spaceace9103]

So glad you shouted out Psycutlery and Aurascope they deserve all the love

[@Darkonius64]

23:00 Well i did NOT expect to see our SMBX episode Delightful Adventure Enhanced outright mentioned like that! Thank you and i hope you enjoyed it! And happy to see Flashback mentioned as well (of which i am the level designer of) Maybe one day we'll be able to rebrush it up and continue...

[@nicolaslucena8077]

0:55 that's because everyone's response usualy is "GOD, Nintendo, PLEASE, don't shut this down!!" Instead

[@KkTheMEMEpotato]

Fr

[@PrDrNintendo]

Both are overused jokes tbh

[@UltimateGamerCC]

sad but true.

[@BRD-Senpai]

@@PrDrNintendoistg nintendo fans have one joke

[@childhood9643]

I like how some fan games help the creators to improve their game creating and either start creating their own games or just join a company to create games.

[@Ashkihyena]

49:51 HeY tHeRe ChAmP! Vinny is having PTSD flashbacks right about now.

[@jtlego1]

The one creepypasta mario game that broke Vinny, just not in the way anyone expected.

[@mynamesnotshanekid813]

LUUUUUUUUCAAAAAAS!!

[@masonasaro2118]

🎵SuPeR MaRiO GaAaAAmESsSs🎵

[@jeffd.683]

*SAME AS IT EVER WAS!*

[@jtlego1]

"We seem to have encountered some space time anomaly-" [falls into pit] *"-ANOMALUSSY"*

[@SpongeMagic]

Fun Fact, the dev for the original SMBX would later go on to make TERRARIA. No joke.

[@darquezze306]

The guy behind Super Smash Land, Dan Fornace would end up making his own series inspired by Smash Bros called Rivals of Aether which is an amazing platform fighter with a retro look, and it even has a sequel in development and in beta testing (that you can watch right now) that's called Rivals 2, which is in 3D and has AMAZING animations. That's something you don't see much of in other platform fighters outside of Smash.

[@Toondude10]

49:24 Oh shit, one of my friends is one of the main developers for this game! Their Kickstarter is still up too!

[@NotBigSurprise]

a lot of times people say "this is probably older than you all watching this" for the first time, this is true for me ...by a few months

[@CorpseSyndrome]

54:23 Creator of (Mario) The Music Box here! Spot on with the "not your cup of tea" I don't imagine anyone taking the game seriously since it was a vent project with bits and pieces of symbolism and my life mixed into it.

[@matti.8465]

How do you feel about your vent project reaching such noteriety? It's not the first time I see a big youtuber talk about it.

[@Stormkyleis]

I don't necessarily feel like I'm the target audience either - I'm usually not into edgy and text-heavy stuff - but there's this morbid curiosity that drew me to play all of it (plus Arc) and it was such a fun ride. You're great.

[@idkany293]

Hope you're doing ok man.

[@tastethepainbow]

11:30 I'd totally watch you cover B3313 in full. Especially considering you seem to be playing a much older version and the full 1.0 experience (which is more than double the content you played) is much crazier.

[@masonasaro2118]

i’d argue that the unabandoned fork is the superior version. and i have absolutely no *shame* in saying that.

[@tastethepainbow]

@@masonasaro2118 Eh, I'd have to wait to see what A3 will bring to the table, but 1.0 and minor subsequent updates fixed most of the issues that 0.9 had and gave more fulfilling areas, imo.

[@masonasaro2118]

@@tastethepainbowthe ending blows though. what happened to the reveal that peach was the ai and losing all your stars? all thrown out in favor of what? *literally* shaming the unabandoned devs for not wanting to put up with chris’ (alleged) crap?

[@tastethepainbow]

@@masonasaro2118 1. That ending proved too difficult to implement 2. The majority of the "shame" references were removed, and I believe the remaining one will be removed in 1.0.3

[@spyr0guy]

@@masonasaro2118The two teams have made amends, and the one who refused was blacklisted from both. Can we stop this conflict now?

[@ArgentuTA164-2]

49:20 Yo, I'm the primary (and as of typing, only?) French translator on _Star Journey_ and we see you eyeing us. We're all super excited to be working on the game and just as excited to show everyone what we've been cookin'!

[@SourGummi1118]

“Brother. I love Mario.” -Antdude, 2024

[@langtonlion64]

Glad to see you were a fan of the Mario Drinks A Glass of Milk trilogy and Super Mario Bros. Dimensions! Wasn't expecting to see any of my games on here, honestly. Cheers

[@tonymuskrat1086]

You made peak

[@granthuebner9716]

Please, explain to the world. What were you cooking with Mario Drinks A Glass of Milk?

[@jootersblaccat]

@@granthuebner9716 I double this

[@langtonlion64]

​@@granthuebner9716The whole idea for the game came to me when I woke up one morning back in March 2019. I'm serious. Then I spent a week making the game a reality.

[@janko1]

I love mario dimensions its a shame he didnt talk about it more

[@haydnberthold9489]

Just a little fact since you mentioned Mario doesn't have a personality besides being jolly and good natured. I actually met Charles Martinet and asked him about the process of making Mario as a character. I'm going to paraphrase this, but he said he wanted to make someone that everyone could like and vice verse. To make a character that's unprejudice and unbiased. Someone anyone can get along with. Just a good guy. Although I agree Mario doesn't have a personality, the way Charles talked about his mind set made sense to me and it stuck with me ever since. It also explains how Mario can easily play a round of golf with his enimes and have a fun time with them.

[@Rediscool9]

Those same people who say “Mario has no character/personality” are the same people who unironically think Link is an actual character with a personality. 💀

[@Stoplookingathatistolethis]

​@Rediscool9 like the vid but God do I hate that Mario has no personality take

[@Rediscool9]

@@Stoplookingathatistolethis Same here, I personally hated that Mario movie take he had

[@dropdmike75]

the "*unintelligible*" from MX is actually "GET OVER HERE LUCAS!"

[@Doctortots]

Hey, so I'm one of the head devs behind Midas Machine (I did 99% of the graphics and level designs and what not). Glad you enjoyed the demo, I wish we could have finished, but as you said, life sort of got in the way, but it was a fun thing to work on at the time, and I'm taking what I learned from it to make a more original project.

[@friedpancakes266]

We knew Luigi was planned for 64 this entire time. It was stated in interviews that Luigi was planned from the beginning. Due to hardware limitations, Luigi's inclusion would have meant drastically scaled back level design. They chose to remove Luigi in favor of more complex levels. The gigaleak gave us Luigi's original model and texture

[@ssg-eggunner]

aside dealing with camera is hell they were planning on adding a mario bros arcade esque minigame where luigi would be controllable but they realized the n64 wouldnt come with a 2nd controller so thus luigi was scrapped

[@Wahloogeh]

for the record the version of midas machine shown here is actually out of date, there was a new demo released in a "mfgg time capsule" back in 2021. from what i remember there's just a few more levels added though, and it unfortunately doesn't seem like it'll ever be finished

[@TheMoney9999]

It's worth mentioning that Psycho Waluigi was made after Toad Strikes Back but before Toadette Strikes and that all three games were made by the very founder of MFGG, Thunder Dragon

[@PsychoCerax]

"Mama mia, here we go again" was lowkey a fantastic triple entendre (quadruple if you count Mario iconically saying "here we go!" in 64)

[@PollyPlushie]

Oh hey, thanks for spotlighting my game (Luigi Floating on an Egg Over The Sea). It's one I worked really hard on and I appreciate the nod! :)

[@finalmix4375]

"At the end of the day Super Mario" -AntDude 2024

[@Monobrobe]

“At the end of the day, Super Mario” Wow, what a profound statement.

[@thebahooplamaster]

Super Mario maker doesn’t help things in that never ending regard

[@PrideEepy64]

32:45 Vaporeon

[@StafkiGTN]

Except for when the servers shut down

[@tropicalkitsune5131]

I was not expecting to see "AntDude learns about the Vaporeon Copypasta" in a mario fangames video.

[@Fuges]

1:12:57 it’s a reference to how the red and green fireballs work in the Mario bros. Arcade game

[@hubster3055]

6:09 My favorite part of the L is Real event is that Luigi's model was found 24 years and 1 month after the game's original release L is real 2401

[@donaghkelly1127]

Ikr it was so surreal at the time

[@S0meCrazyIdiot]

Eah, what’s going on hubster?

[@Laventory]

Hello Hubster.

[@madsssssssssssssss]

I love MX I'm so fucking happy to see him and also the mention of the Mario Madness fnf mod with him lmaooooo

[@crazymandanger9009]

2 year old spotted

[@madsssssssssssssss]

@@crazymandanger9009 I'm 20 lol

[@crazymandanger9009]

@@madsssssssssssssss forgot the 0 my bad

[@madsssssssssssssss]

@@crazymandanger9009 understandable, have a nice day :)

[@crazymandanger9009]

@@madsssssssssssssss damn this turned out weirdly wholesome. Nice day to you too random stranger on the internet

[@alessandrobozzi7085]

Man, what memories did you unearth. Blue Twilight DX was a DEEP cut, but then you brought up Forever, the obligatory Fusion shout-out, and even Super Mario War. Hats off to you.

[@ShadwSonic]

"Psycho Waluigi" Yeah, that was a fun one! "...the guy made a new game for free." Wait, what? Okay, gotta look up this "Psycutlery" now!

[@maldonadoluis3458]

Yes! Fun fact: there was a demo that released three years back, and I ended up playing it out of my enjoyment for ThunderDragon's games. Suffice to say, the full thing is a BLAST.

[@fryguy9704]

Alright. Got my popcorn and Pepsi. Blanket because it’s cold. Headphones because why not. And recliner because I want to feel comfortable. *TIME TO WATCH AN ANTDUDE VIDEO!*

[@Boxish]

Fun fact: The dev behind Super Smash Land is Dan Fornace, one of the main guys behind Rivals of Aether and Rivals 2. Rivals of Aether also has a whole stage dedicated to Tower of Heaven.

[@therealflorpepic]

And the modding community for rivals LOVES making super smash land versions of other modded characters

[@GSPScorp]

*50:48** He’s saying “GET OVER HERE LUCAS” or at least I think*

[@maldonadoluis3458]

1:16:47 You have no idea how happy I was when you mentioned Luke Tarlowe (A.K.A, ThunderDragon) and his projects. Psycutlery deserves a lot more attention for how fantastic its design, gameplay and world are executed, along with being influenced by the creator's MFGG roots, cosiderably Psycho Waluigi. (Its even the whole reason there wasn't another ThunderDragon game until just earlier! This was being developed for 9 years after the release of Toadette Strikes: TSB2!) 1:24:24 Man, BowserTech was the true start of Mario FanGames Galaxy, and of ThunderDragon himself. I'll admit, for something that was out all the way back 1998, it was REVOLUTIONARY. Mario Quest and MQ2 were the cream of the crop.

[@edwardgyt_revived]

I can already tell how many people will be surprised when MX is in a Antdude Video/Thumbnail

[@heitorsant1759]

1:12:57 they gave luigi those because in the original arcade mario bros the red fireballs bounced around, while the green ones went straight

[@Lucas.pcport85]

49:51 yoooooo thanks for including me in this video hel yeah

[@secret_society5850]

being a mario fan is the greatest, just perfection on almost all aspects of

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

Excellent video as always, but my man, a new video on SM64 romhacks is LONG overdue. Its the most active and impressive area of fan made Mario content you cant put it off forever.

[@joyconboyz1409]

The PC port of Mario 64 was decompiled by fans, not the Gigaleak. That would be illegal.

[@JohnSmith-wv5km]

🤓

[@apaltado]

this!!

[@Jimsonez]

48:08 *Leo Pointing Meme* thank you for the kind words! Cant tell ya when part 2 will be done (maybe by the end of the decade???) But anytime I see someone enjoying part 1 it encourages me even more.

[@ReddFiveOhOh]

1:24 "some guy i read about on Encyclopedia Dramatica" oh boy we got a winner here

[@PrideEepy64]

1:27:32 At the end of the day, super Mario

[@FatTundra64]

I’m hyped for the future of these fangames I feel like rainbow stars is the greatest Mario fan game and has SO MUCH potential !!! (Also this is probably the first person I’ve seen in a while to actually attempt to look at Mario 85 with a slightly positive view . Thank you Mr.Ant)

[@GMDTheOnyxGuyEizzX]

16:08 Fun fact: this bootleg is a reskin of a Rescue Rangers knock-off titled "Squirrel King". . . . Also I actually had it and played it as a kid, how (maybe) fortunate

[@OfficialChavis97]

"Broher. I love Mario. Like, the gameplay and the modding community, not so much the guy, like, d..don't make this weird." _- AntDude_

[@benial]

For a little extra background on X2, it's actually a mod built on top of the older fangame Super Mario Bros X. The original SMBX was made by Andrew Spinks, who went on to create Terraria afterwards using experience from working on it. For most of its history before X2 it was only a level and world map editor with the ability to swap sprites, so a lot of the more impressive things being done with it now are relatively recent given how old the engine itself is.

[@silveramyknux241]

1:21:08 What you most likely didn’t know was that Doki Doki Panic started out as a Mario game before becoming a licensed game. And then was reverted back into a Mario game.

[@FlawlessGames9228]

Woah. An hour and a half of Red Luigi fangames!

[@mrdrcommenter]

The fact that I started getting into MX, and antdude posts a video about him… just, at a loss for words right now.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I’ve been definitely waiting for this one! Also I would sell my soul to combine Super Mario Bros Crossover and Mushroom Kingdom Fusion with Newer DS, Wii or Super Mario Bros 3Mix. Also regardless of whether or not you feature Undertoad Mission Luigi, I still recommend checking out Undertoad. It’s a fun webcomic, especially when it gets to the Snowdin equivalent. Has a great soundtrack as well! Like one of the tracks, Chimp Chase, mashes up Cranky Kong’s theme with Super Mario World’s Athletic and it goes hard.

[@DynaZ.3dsx]

1:12:57 Luigi's Fireballs work like that because thats how fireball's worked in the original Mario Bros arcade game

[@CrimsonMoonM]

And here I thought this were one of those video compilations that's all the rage these days. Leave it to Antdude to drop one and a half hour of brand new fangame goodness out of nowhere!

[@user-bb2op9he1x]

there is this one demo called Epic Paper Mario that is a sequel that combines TTYD with super paper mario its a 2d platformer with actual turn based battles, it also has partners check it out!

[@evilchild1851]

1:01:42 Your browser caused Jelly Mario to work like… that.. other browsers actually perforn better with the game, since theres meant to be collision with Mario and the environment

[@EngineerOfChaos]

One of my favorite Mario Flash Games is Bullet Bill 2. A game where you play as a Bullet Bill and have to manuever in an endless runner style with your mouse. It's really great.

[@markeyiszra]

I remember i play Mario Forever so much back when i was a kid,i didn't know it was a fan made back then,i thought it was official from Nintendo.

[@Wario_Guy]

We all know Jelly Mario is the goat of all time though.

[@AstroBladeZ]

Facts over here you're speaking on my wavelength

[@JohnSmith-wv5km]

They predicted the sound off badge from wonder

[@raydaks6383]

That DOS Mario game is not a bootleg , it’s a fan game made as a test for a game engine that creator used in his own games

[@raydaks6383]

There is a great video about it , but it’s in Polish only sadly

[@MrBonessss]

Mario: *starts invading other games* Shovel Knight: Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle shall be legendary!

[@kirindas4691]

Thanks for the video! Probably doesn't fit here since it's a romhack, but I think you would like "My QLDC level" that won the 2023 QLDC contest. Super Mario World romhack, platforming on the world map.

[@witheredworkshop8323]

Its such a fascinating story to know how many fangames for Mario exist! And i LOVE that you mentioned MX. MX is my absolute favorite mario creepypasta, right next to the MARIO creepypasta as well. It does suck that Nintendo isn't very supportive of many fangames, instead taking them down, like Pokémon Uranium edition, Project M, and Super Mario Dolor, and we just hope that these amazing fangames stick around for long enough for us to check out and enjoy.

[@griffonsarcade]

I'll come back and watch this later; I had to stop at the 37 minute mark so I could drop everything and play Modern Modern Chef for a few hours.

[@ThisIsCSDX]

Ant: We don't see people go "hire this man" in the Mario fandom like we do the Sonic fandom. Ant 40 minutes later: **mocks Mario fans that do exactly that and rightfully so btw**

[@Alex-95-Gaming]

Holy crap, Blue Twilight. I remember playing this game after classes, but I could not remember what it was called. The Pumpkin King and King Boo I remember moreso, and I think also Giga Bowser at the end?

[@Megapig9001]

Touhou’s probably the only one that surpasses Mario for Fangames since you’re allowed to sell Touhou Fangames for money

[@jameslawrenson1208]

As long as Antdude doesn't go full Caddicarus and stop making videos focused on a single game. He can go down as many Nabbit holes as he wants.

[@Zayn-tg7tu]

Man you're videos are just so much fun to watch keep up the amazing work

[@tohomoko5120]

i would absolutely love to see more videos in the same vein, exploring other franchise’s fangames! this video turned me on to a lot of amazing mario content and honestly i was hook from the get go. so cool to see all the projects people have been putting out over the years. regardless, keep up the amazing content!!! loved all ur videos since i was literally a kid. ty ant dude :)

[@KoolTimYT]

Seeing KZbinrs like Vinny and AntDude coming across Mario '85 is definitely a pleasant surprise lmao

[@maskofthedragon]

Seeing Mecha Sonic MK2 and that Mario render for the weed edit back-to-back Truly ahead of it's time!

[@RyanBeardy]

So cool to see these website and your video by extension preserving these older fan games! I remember putting so much time into Super Mario 63 and trying to remake Princess Peaches castle in the level editor. I also played Mario with portals back when I got my first laptop! So many memories being unlocked. Also having a "best" version of a beloved game is really important to me, so I love seeing modders be the stand outs in making what we would only be dreaming of seeing like with Mario 64!

[@Satanic0verl0rd]

I CANNOT BELIEVE MX IS IN AN ANTDUDE VIDEO! I LOVE MX

[@Snick_porcupine]

Dude, polygon donut, planet clue, AND antdude uploading on the SAME DAY?!!

[@ArtemisAYO]

Ah, a fellow fan of all of the above!

[@chromacattios]

voice of the mascot for super mario bros. CD here !! thanks for mentioning the project! was a treat to see that pop up

[@inkling457]

55:30 You may or may not already know this, given you're the one who scripted the video and did the research. But the reason Mario is there, among anime characters and in a horror setting, is because this is the passion project of someone who was clinically depressed. Mario was their comfort character, and so they write him in different scenarios to get through tough times. They weren't planning on releasing this game to the public at all, but their family said they should share it with people! And thus, the world was blessed with Mario & the Music Box.

[@Pyrodiac]

Ah, yes, Sonic Robo Blast 2. If I could go back in time and ask you to NOT include SRB2 in your Sonic Fangames video so I wouldn't find out about it I would. Long story.

[@Cheesetendo]

The coolest part about Super Mario Bros X and X2 is that the engine was made by the creator of Terraria who made the included episode The Invasion 2, it's so cool to look at as a massive fan of mario and terraria. I actually just found it recently before this video dropped.

[@thatoneXman]

Heck yeah, Psycutlery mention! As someone who's grown up with Luke's games, it was a joy to find out he made an original project, and that it came out so GOOD! If you like any of the games Luke Tarlowe (previously Thunder Dragon) made, I can assure you that you will LOVE Psycutlery!

[@gregzotter6189]

Now, let's see "Waluigi Smashes a Glass of Milk" and we're all set.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Well dang… that’s a lot of Mario fan games!

[@ingothasnolife8040]

1:18:10 Aurascope mention yay :D!!! 🗣📣