The Origins of Luigi Winning by Doing Nothing

[@peng_wii_knee]

The two clips at the beginning showing Luigi winning by doing nothing belong to: 1. Mugg1991 2. Nintendo Unity

[@AGZhark]

Mugg, the same person who did those Smash 64 TAS’es over 10 years ago that I used to watch during covid?

[@syu_ra]

​@@AGZharkmugg is a TAS legend

[@MineCrapSteve]

I've already commented thos in a few places, but I'm putting it here for extra visibility: Actually, the first LWBDAN video on YT was uploaded by KlydeStorm on the 11th of October 2009 - 1 month and 1 day before NSMBWii's initial release date in Australia. Source: "Minute History of Luigi Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing" by Snooplax: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6rPm2iIrs6abLs

[@lindsayshanks7555]

This information should probably be a pinned comment, if not added to the description, imo

[@ScottKatieWaldal]

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!

[@truebino]

Honestly Nintendo really cooked with those replays. I loved watching them.

[@gpman6937]

Yep they were so creative and weren’t just hint videos. Some of them were almost speed runs too

[@moji3812]

Yeah

[@Speariture]

Nintendo are really good at their games

[@Green_Bean_Machine]

Agreed

[@LilKulture]

I miss it

[@DragonStudioReviews]

Used to love watching those luigi wins by doing nothing videos

[@Elixia47]

Yeah me too

[@Fabian_TheProYT]

Same (I think, I don’t have a great memory lol)

[@moji3812]

Same

[@ki_y1729]

I still love

[@glacietheglaceon5584]

Same

[@KoolTimYT]

The replays are so cool because we all know actual multiplayer would never actually be that well synchronized and cooperative.

[@juliodaguy]

I mean, I imagine most players would assume that your chain of points (and eventual 1-UP) would end by being in Yoshi's mouth!

[@chromulus2225]

These videos gave me and my siblings lots of fun and after watching them we would play games of protect the toads and try and see who could use the afk toads as the best weapons

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

Nathaniel Bandy mentioned this in his Triggered video on this game. Something like: "Okay, Mr. Hint Movie 1-3, there has never, and *will never* be multiplayer this well synchronized!"

[@jesusmendoza297]

@@chromulus2225that actually sounds like fun. I really want to try that with my brother now.

[@dr.popples1584]

You should see some of the kaizo coop levels beat in Mario maker, crazy synchronization and cooperation it’s kind of wild

[@kuni2330]

The interns got really bored at work.

[@DienerNoUta]

not really... this replays on New super matio bros wii were made by a group of fans that were pro at Mario 2d games. Nintendo paid them to do them and included it on the game

[@jeremyzapsmash]

lool

[@usagifang]

Luigi: Hold on, guy. I gotta use the bathroom. Everyone else: Let's play hot Luigi.

[@meechmushrooms]

HOT LUIGI 😂😂 that's perfect!

[@DJ_DubieWubie]

LMAOOO THAT'S GOLD

[@heldon7951]

Lol I love that

[@j1o3]

Lol

[@pokeriolu]

But but... luigi is already hot

[@Dyynarev]

luigi is the only one who can win by doing nothing, hes built different

[@Venex-qc1lq]

Mr president, prepare for transport🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🔫

[@_Epidemic_]

Luigi Mario 2024 🇺🇸

[@Nathan-mu1pz]

​@@_Epidemic_ he wouldn't even have to campaign, he would just win

[@edgytoucan3444]

@@Nathan-mu1pz I’d take Luigi any day

[@Pepper2B]

@@edgytoucan3444😏

[@edgytoucan3444]

@@Pepper2B AYE YO AYE YO NUH UH IM A LESBIAN

[@rod9049]

those mario bros wii videos made by nintendo are genuinely a marvel to watch

[@Kurobi黒日]

If you look closely at 0:49, you'll see that Luigi IS doing something. He's holding down the Jump button for extra height.

[@TheToppestOfNeps]

i thought he got the extra height because blue toad jumped into him

[@Badger1610]

​​@@TheToppestOfNepsthink they mean after that, when he reaches the pipe then gets eaten by pink yoshi. Looking again, appears he also holds for the first goomba after getting spit out by green yoshi

[@therealNoobSaibot]

Shhhhhh don't ruin it

[@od3stroyer771]

​@@therealNoobSaibot 🤓

[@mrgamewatch9635]

@@od3stroyer771?

[@noushinshafagh9924]

They knew Luigi is the king! Edit: Because of 1k likes, i will sub to you, Penguinie!

[@Mentallyillluigifan]

Correct

[@aaronsandoval7684]

Of skill?

[@Mentallyillluigifan]

@@aaronsandoval7684 no like the king of the kingdom

[@aaronsandoval7684]

@@Mentallyillluigifan the kingdom of skill?

[@Mentallyillluigifan]

@@aaronsandoval7684 does bro know what is a king

[@lelenny7725]

The players in those replays are absolutely cracked

[@anthonytierney5074]

I REMEMBER SEEING THIS!!!!!! This was litterally one of the coolest things back when I was a kid and playing the game non-stop. Thanks for bringing back this cool memory!

[@Cyndillquil]

Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing has been around for way longer than 5 years.

[@smasher3261]

That's right. It started at smash 64

[@syu_ra]

i uploaded one of these videos on one of my old accounts in like 2012 lol

[@MineCrapSteve]

Not only that, the first LWBDAN video on YT was uploaded by KlydeStorm on the 11th of October 2009 - 1 month and 1 day before NSMBWii's initial release date in Australia. Source: "Minute History of Luigi Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing" by Snooplax: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6rPm2iIrs6abLs

[@avantesma1]

​@@smasher3261 Smash 64? I thought it started with Mario Party.

[@smasher3261]

@@avantesma1 yeah sorry you are correct. My sources are a bit outdated so I was missing info.

[@Mars_the_lemon]

Luigi deserves princess treatment

[@Dexuz]

I thought the origin was the Mario Party 2 video, 14 years old.

[@dombomb64]

Yeah, same.

[@slowpoke_r]

It is, but it became popular again like 5 years ago

[@MineCrapSteve]

You're absolutely right. Not only that, the first LWBDAN video on YT was uploaded by KlydeStorm on the 11th of October 2009 - 1 month and 1 day before NSMBWii's initial release date in Australia. Source: "Minute History of Luigi Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing" by Snooplax: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6rPm2iIrs6abLs

[@ToastGreeting]

​@slowpoke_r like 5 years as in 7-9 or do you still feel like it's 2020

[@gobbo1917]

I like how Nintendo is asserting that this man luigi, is a literal object rather than a person.

[@anthonyoliver418]

This is next level winning by doing nothing, he is being supported in a way that not only gets him lives but also all the collectables.

[@marcruss]

That segment was really cool I remember watching this back when I played super Mario bros Wii

[@NyquilHQ]

I remember watching this as a kid and wishing I had 3 other friends to play the game with lmao

[@Dripple]

"Sir, we need to beat this level with 4 players but Jerry got sick"

[@KrisCrosss]

The Luigi player: 🗿

[@blazingdragon6232]

Ah yes The luigi does nothing lore 😂

[@dieeinzigeente386]

Luigi is too tall for this game

[@wyattclapp8653]

The amount of teamwork this takes lol, I could never do it with my fam frfr

[@Titan_op-1]

“Get down Mr president!!” Ah moment

[@nateno8965]

You will never understand how many levels I did as Luigi in this game carrying Mario throughout the level cuz my cousin had to go take a shit

[@SaberKittyZero]

"Never moves left or right." Literally as they're moving right to throw Luigi the opposite direction.

[@lemomannmusicproductions4074]

Holy shit, that goomba combo was CLEAN as fuck

[@hroland]

That is honestly really impressive

[@dropdmike75]

5 years ago? I've seen Luigi wins by doing nothing since before that

[@erdensonic1520]

pov:what happens when you are searching for your controller, or gone to the bathroom for too long

[@supernastja_art]

Luigi: *now I know how meatball feels*

[@justinbeechey232]

I carried my son through this game many times

[@jesusochoa5350]

I remember one replay where they kept killing him off to progress, and at the end, he's the only one who gets the flagpole at the end. It was great.

[@rubiosouto4830]

That shit was so smooth wtf

[@lil_toxi-8165]

I feel Like that would make a fun e-sports competition where a Team of 3 has to coordinate 1 Person that does literally nothing through different Levels and the Dummy Person Changes every Stage so everybody gets to play

[@yamigekusu]

Every time a new Mario Party is released, I look forward to a new Luigi winning by doing absolutely nothing

[@MickPizzerolls1987]

I like to think they just do this whenever luigi’s sad

[@chickenbruh27]

When your friend is in the bathroom but you want to beat the level

[@BrainDeadXX]

I loved these videos they were awesome

[@crimsonamogsus7351]

I always loved those replays

[@LuWeegeee]

I can’t think of a funny joke about how I’m luigi so imagine I said something funny

[@Some_Electric_Boi]

LMAO

[@LuWeegeee]

I just realised I said nothing funny and won likes

[@AntiFurry394]

Luigi got traumatized by yoshis eating him 😂

[@mrtango55]

"bro i swear he's at 1hp"

[@Potable_scent]

Luigi literally carried and got carried while getting carried by players carrying luigi

[@Mr_OrangeYT]

THERE IT IS, A MARIO PARTY REFERENCE, JUST WHAT I WANTED

[@DrDoritosRMLG]

5 years ago, i imagined 2016, damn.

[@HedgehogZone]

I loved this video!

[@Jordan-c3r]

They were seriously goated games to pull that off

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

Luigi death stare was another good one 😂

[@stevenbarba6016]

When bro is afk but you promised him youd win

[@PtylerBeats]

Holy… that clip from 2009 looks like something someone would come up with using a TAS lol it’s feels so unnecessarily precise

[@speedude0164]

I remember being blown away by this replay as a kid. Funny to realize it actually started one of the most well known Mario trends.

[@YourGenericToaster]

Damn Luigi is freakin cracked

[@MUKUTA-vw7ij]

Actually in the hammer intro of luigi doing nothing he was actually mashig so hard it wasnt registered

[@doomse150]

Nintendo really were doing gdq tas runs before gdq was even a thing.

[@CyborgMenace3k21]

this is why mario games rarely have bugs, the coders actually playtest the game at a high level

[@legogame06]

The combo continuing after getting spit out of Yoshi’s mouth is a really cool detail!!

[@goats4life323]

I didn't really grow up with alot of Mario but I have so many memories of watching the hint videos from that one pink gossip stone in skyward sword...kinda sad they removed in HD but I don't think anyone actually used that thing...

[@Le_T_moche]

Those New Super Mario bros Wii videos were really interesting, I loved watching these videos on my Wii when I had nothing to do

[@MarioMastar]

Nintendo: "i'd like to remind you the real year of Luigi was 2009. It just took a few years for everyone else to notice."

[@UltraVioletLite]

these feel less like Hints and more like developers absolutely flexing their skills on us

[@g.o.g_tgset4375]

This feel like that one friend who just joined you guys when your all already at endgame and had to carry him to base lol

[@josh335]

Those videos were the best, and this was one of my favorites. First favorite was the from the first underground level where Mario slides under the slot he has to crouch under

[@cammycool]

One of my fav replays, worth all my coins 🗣️

[@masonmartin6743]

I actually remember watching all of those videos and thinking they were some kind of secret techniques semi hidden throughout some videos whic there are really core memory unlocked honestly

[@FzeroVaporeon]

These are why I remember calling speed-running "super skills"

[@Brawlmall]

Tbh the nintendo workers are really good not dropping him once

[@derpaderpy4931]

POV: You go AFK but your friends are true homies

[@Exogone]

What ingame footage Nintendo leaves for community: funny replays and challenges Valve: *INTERLOPER*

[@Gooberengine]

When the crew realizes that Luigi had enough bullying:

[@Absorr]

Dude, I remember that video!!! 😮 You unlocked a memory in me

[@Cris_P_Bacon926]

I wouldn’t be surprised if that level was designed with this intention in mind.

[@Andy-u7p]

I remember watching this being like “I’ll never get enough Wii remotes for this “

[@Marley_Martlet]

I remember watching this whole thing, I was flabbergasted!! Too bad I had no friends to play with

[@RGBS69]

Ok, now I understand the origin of Luigi's LevelUP animations winning doing absolutely nothing

[@casongriffe]

These videos are the only time we see Luigi gets any W's in his entire life

[@rhyla5719]

I imagine this is what it's like to get kidnapped by your kinda loony friends but you're honestly too scared to move lest they get... ideas.

[@f.f5771]

This is better team work than 90% of NFL teams

[@DUVADE301]

I DID IT! after the pipe with the plant, the star coin and the 2 goombas, luigi holds 2 to jump higher and get catched by yellow toad!

[@Dolceandgabana]

I watchd every last one of those 😂 they were awesome.

[@LoveatFirstHike]

I actually remember these videos from ‘09. I never got that good at Mario games lol

[@flamelordx8612]

Didn’t think I’d see people play “ultimate Luigi” today but here we are

[@naturalaura5258]

wow, yeah! I remember this. Back in my DSi Days. Good times

[@pantumaka89]

some of the superplays in mainline 2d mario games are really cool to watch

[@biscuitstix_]

holy shit, that takes some talent. if these were real people doing this, I wonder how many takes it took them to get that perfect run?

[@videopar9750]

I forgot about this video! I wish there were more videos like these in the other mario games where we can just watch the developers play the game

[@synifx]

Carrying Luigi with vore is insane af.

[@YoutubePizzer]

5 years ago? Bro. Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing is ANCIENT

[@SRBR18]

“Lazy why to win ahh” trick

[@robbieh_07]

I used to love watching the Hint Movies as a kid.

[@GalladeEnjoyer]

That's how me and my brother played when one of us weren't in the room.

[@Lamario862]

I remember finding this video sometime in 2017 - 2019, but I never knew Nintendo made it!

[@chanz9402]

The replays: *all players in perfect unity* My team: *somehow all bubbling at the same time*

[@benolae]

I have a memory of my sister gaslighting me into thinking this was a video of her and her friends playing

[@GTB_PR00]

When you need to make a game trailer but you only have 3 people that works in the department 😂

[@qwertflipnote]

bro really said go with the flow

[@xavisolis-ki4fi]

What happens is that Luigi is a super powerful being that changes matter to always be able to win with the need to stay still, in conclusion lol

[@Lars_Ziah_Zawkian]

Luigi being vored over like the yoshis were a pack of velociraptors playing with their food is crazy 💀

[@felixkranken9675]

im sorry but VORED??

[@Lars_Ziah_Zawkian]

@@felixkranken9675 tell me. What happens when something is inside a yoshi's mouth for too long? HE SWALLOWS. Which means they tossing ouigi around is akin to dolphins playing with fish by tossing them to each other....