The Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

[@zacharymccoy7091]

I hope the Scott the Woz Encyclopedia comes out soon. The lore is getting really hard to follow.

[@moldomre4838]

Genuinely tho that'd be a cool Pixel Empire collab; while the board games are INSANE and truly amazing, I'd kill for an "encyclopedia" in the style of the Star Wars Visual Dictionaries for Scott's videos lol

[@jakepellegrino954]

There was the Scott the Woz Archive book in the charity bonanza and it was sorta similar

[@mrrfyW]

Thousands of pages long

[@tsunamiscientist568]

There is a wiki.

[@X.x.SwagMaster420.x.X]

There could be a blue border around every page

[@JsYTA]

Strange to think that Wario and Daisy are both Mario Land Characters. By pure technicality, Wario is more closely linked to Daisy than Luigi is.

[@deadfool179]

Whatchu tryna say👀

[@andreamarini9940]

Well they both wear yellow clothes so there Is also that i guess

[@JoshTheWoz]

I have a secret fetish Not related I swear

[@borgesbb277]

Luigi out there getting cucked😢

[@thegreygoblin5165]

Friggin nutty

[@okapi_q]

Fun fact: the English publication of this book plagiarized a ton from the fan-run Super Mario Wiki, and said wiki compiled a massive list of all of the incorrect info that made it to print before it had been properly edited on the site.

[@squadalaguydc]

This is really sad. The writer must've done it because he was only paid in peanuts.

[@noodleman4555]

That really sucks. What a shame.

[@startedtech]

​@@squadalaguydcbeing lazy is always an option too.

[@isavenewspapers8890]

What a perfect middle finger from the Super Mario Wiki, honestly.

[@Unnaturalflavor]

Damn that kind of sucks

[@thesuperbright]

What always suprises me is how natural Scott's sense of humour and timing is even in his unscripted, less edited content like this. It just shows how good Scott is at presenting information in a fun, engaging way.

[@JeskidoYT]

he was a theater kid of sorts for like 5 years

[@kd5751]

He’d make a great substitute teacher

[@sam_bibly]

i read this book when i miss my friends

[@Duraludon884]

Did not expect to see Ian Flynn's name in the credits! He wrote the Sonic comics for a long time and recently became an official writer for Sonic games! And I think I own this book! Either I never noticed or I just forgot

[@DareCloyd]

whew, was looking for a video on the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia just before this was posted.

[@RafaelScarpa]

I'm curious, that sounds like a joke comment. Is that true?

[@-deadmemelord07]

In case you're wondering, the games excluded in the last few pages are the edutainment games, which includes the Mario's Early Years and Teaches Typing series, as well as Mario's Time Machine and Mario Is Missing, also Hotel Mario They were literally that embarrassed about them, yet they included the small cameo in Earthbound. Nintendo has an insecurity, I see

[@holisticreviews]

Why be embarrassed about Mario Teaches Typing? It clearly works. How else could I submit this comment??

[@shyguy85]

Actually it's because those games didn't come out in Japan. Dr Mario 64 isn't there, because it didn't release in Japan. But Nintendo Puzzle Collection which includes DRM64 is. And that only released in Japan.

[@alexandercorbett1147]

I think it's more because Nintendo themselves never made those games, they just licensed them. They were made during an era when Nintendo was way more liberal with access to their IPs (as compared to now when they will just shut down anything made by fans no matter what). During the early to mid 90s, this was when those games, Hotel Mario and the CDI Zelda games, and the 1993 Mario movie came out, Nintendo had little to no say in what went on in those projects other than giving approval to the rights to use anything related to the IP and they were made by independent developers and publishers.

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Can I just say that the 2D Mario art is some of the best depictions of these characters. Genuinely love it to death

[@moosesues8887]

Dosent emphasize Mario’s thiccness 1/10

[@bbgncntrl]

@@moosesues8887actually Mario went through incredible amounts of thiccening plastic surgery during the mid 90s to show off his depth during the 3D era, ever since then he’s been providing unrealistic expectations for pudgy plumbers everywhere

[@Patodeagua213]

​@@bbgncntrlwe need a full video about mario thicc evolution

[@pokepwned]

Agreed, Scott’s idea to make an entire game in the style of the 2D Mario art had me drooling

[@MacenW]

​@@pokepwnedMario Wonder is pretty close. That game is gorgeous

[@bintobox]

51:55 BeatNES is the name of the electroplankton (shown in the footage) for anyone curious, it's essentially a very basic NES sample sequencer and one of the sound presets is Super Mario Bros, there's also one for Gyromite of all games as well

[@jsan2548]

Finally! All human knowledge I need in one, out-of-date volume!

[@the64thcucumber]

"See, I always use outdated sources of trivia while studying; I mean, they were right at some point. It's the only way I know everything about the 33 states." - Scott the Woz, Game Show Games

[@mariotheundying]

This is why I always consider this official info outdated each time a new game releases or when some months pass, Nintendo could just change their mind one day after the book released and not bother to change it

[@firestarsantos7467]

​​@@mariotheundyingThat's a good way to look at it. The zelda books are well know for this sort of thing.

[@SkullJakob]

Scott being more knowledge than an encyclopedia is always entertaining

[@Akfamilyhome]

51:22 I had to do a double take on that lol, glad you liked that video!

[@myriadmediamusings]

The most I’ve ever been excited for a Scott Storytime since the Rex Mohs Cruci-Fiction Special.

[@absollnk]

THE WHAT

[@notveryniceatall]

@@absollnk Shouldn't you be doing your homework right now?

[@absollnk]

@@notveryniceatall ????

[@TheStuddMuffinMan]

The classic book that everyone kinda wanted but nobody ever actually got at school book fairs

[@twovulagaming]

I actually did, I got the paperback version.

[@MaxOakland]

Because it was expensive?

[@TheStuddMuffinMan]

@@MaxOakland yeah, it was like $30 if I remember

[@justin6581]

So I do not exist?

[@mariomaster101official]

I Got It

[@aweiz6265]

Scott's appreciation of the Land series is based, these definitely both deserve a modern remake

[@porsche911sbs]

Super Mario 3D Land is (arguably) the latest installment of that series

[@codyr.48]

Funny thing about the Super Mario World subtitle being Super Mario Bros. 4: that's actually what it is. For nearly all of its development time, it was called SMB4. It was changed closer to the end of development to SMW.

[@tommymaxey2665]

31:40 The red star should of totally been used in the bowser fight. Like instead of walking around that girant lava cylinder you could fly through it and avoid all the bullet bill. That would of been awesome

[@zantosender3348]

This book stole from a wiki. People on Mario Wiki were so excited for this book because there would finally be official names for articles with only foreign or outright made-up names. When the book came out, it had those same names and the writer admitted he just copy and pasted from a wiki anyone can edit.

[@JeskidoYT]

damn why did nintendo DROPPED the ball with this one??

[@odeada]

holy shit. thats so sad :(

[@kR-qj7rw]

That's pretty pathetic

[@SmokePudding]

Who wrote the book?

[@MAYITO1107]

The same company who resells you the same rom you can download for free. Classic Nintendo.

[@tytyger626]

That was the most legitimate use of the phrase "fun fact" I have ever seen. Only played Sunshine slightly (didn't own it), but wasn't till I saw F.L.U.D.D. mentioned beside a picture of E. Gadd that I even noticed a comparison. Aside from learning that, I just realized that both Luigi and Mario, in their respective GameCube games, used a backpack-like accessory.

[@rodomify7681]

Regarding the long jump in 2D Mario, we do get at small taste of what it would be like in Mario maker 2 (with the 3D World style). It would honestly be kinda nice if they added more of those moves which are still relegated to 3D Mario in Wonder, like the crouch jump going higher then a normal one..

[@TyGuy2462]

The higher crouch jump technically originates from Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA), and it’s actually returning in Mario Wonder as a badge ability

[@darioelsinapodo8448]

Fun Fact: There’s one version where there’s no advertising removal, and the actual part that can be removed is the yellow one, revealing a blue front with a drawing of Mario, Luigi and Peach

[@EpiclyEpicGamer]

mine just had a big ass fire flower png on the front

[@hwdrlkh]

I've got that one

[@Crosby2016]

This book gave me my first paper-cut. Everytime I see this book it gives me some baaaad memories.

[@DrKoneko]

I randomly looked at my copy of this on my bookshelf this morning and thought, "Scott the Woz probably has read that entire book like it's a novel." Because you uploaded this today of all days I still don't know if this is a dream or not.

[@sylvy16]

it’s probably a dream. keep sleeping child it will be ok

[@jollama]

You know that book is filled with plagiarized info right?

[@svcross-do]

Son please wake up we are worried about you

[@DrKoneko]

@@jollama no they actually got the info from my.ra

[@hwdrlkh]

​@@jollamaWhere are they copying it from?

[@iamjustjoshing]

I feel like Scott is a professor and I’m a student majoring in Mario Studies

[@mandreotti8320]

God, I would totally have taken that course in college.

[@trufreedom]

The original SMB was the culmination of everything that was thought to be capable of pulling off on the Famicoms original format, the cartridge. The end of the 'first' chapter ended up being the beginning for so many great things!

[@thatboiluigi4465]

Man, its good to see Scott enjoys books!

[@TeamSoraPresents]

Drinking game: any time you find a mistake, error, or plagiarized material in this book, take a sip. Not a shot, a _sip._

[@holisticreviews]

Just look at the bottle each time. You’ll be wasted soon enough.

[@X.x.SwagMaster420.x.X]

@@holisticreviewsYou could even just think about it and you’d probably still blackout

[@Pixelusually]

Just have the books mere presence around you and you're still gonna have liver failure

[@claudiobizama5603]

Even with water, you will end up dead by water poisoning

[@kev1619]

i died

[@ricardoediza2690]

Alt title: Scott reads The Bible

[@kip_c]

Scott makes sure to list this in his bibliography for every Mario video

[@trevordaviestheawesomeness2176]

I got this book from my sister for Christmas last year. It’s a really cool book. Learning what Nintendo had to say about the levels and such

[@johnclark926]

I wish they would release updated sequels every once in a while that accounts for stuff released after the previous one was published while also rectifying the plagiarism issues.

[@JeskidoYT]

money money moneyyyy is tough

[@firestarsantos7467]

​@@JeskidoYTYeah, but they can just reuse what they have and add like 10 or so pages of the new stuff and boom, more money with minimun effort.

[@traviscunningham7062]

5 pages for Odyssey, and another 5 pages for Wonder.

[@AdvancedGB2000]

I remember seeing this book in my book fair in 2017 the nostalgia hit hard with this one honestly

[@MysticNinTorres]

The massive book that goes through Super Mario’s history, filled to the brim with info related to the games and such. It’s such a cool piece of media for game collectors.

[@JJAB91]

A shame its full of errors and plagiarism though

[@RilGames.]

@@JJAB91 plagiarism = fan names are used apparently 🤷

[@hwdrlkh]

Shouldn't the fans be happy their names are used? I bet that if original names were used someone would complain because they don't like the name.

[@Hewer86]

​@@hwdrlkhin a lot of cases the names were just taken from other languages because there wasn't an English name, being used not because fans like them but because it's the only official thing they had to go off of

[@hwdrlkh]

@@Hewer86 fair enough

[@alyx4436]

I love how you put it about Mario Galaxy 1 & 2. "They are cut from the same cloth but offer something different". So true, it made me think of someone taking a sheet of fabric with a lovely tartan pattern and then they stitch together a scarf and a hat from the same cloth. Two different purposes but the exact same luxurious material and the exact same creator.

[@MertGert]

Thanks for reminding me that yes, my sister and I used to have this and no, I don’t know where it is

[@jollama]

It’s filled with plagiarized info

[@ChronoMoogle]

PSA: There's already a fanmade 16bit version of Super Mario Land for Super Nintendo in the art style of New Super Mario Bros. Bet you didn't expect this combination of words today!

[@Jawclamps]

I was never going to own this and now I don’t have to. Thank you Scott.

[@joeyravioli]

Thanks gorilla man guy

[@IDKisReal2401]

By the way, the reason Bowser looks so weird is because the original sprite from Super Mario World was miss colored, this was basically how he was supposed to look like

[@HitnRunTony]

I have the collector’s edition of this book and I’ve only ever skimmed through it, but thanks to this video, I don’t have to open it ever again.

[@Schwarzorn]

So many mistakes noticed, and yet I'm barely paying attention as i assumble furniture. The festival _Yume Kōjō_ is *Dream Machine* in English, with _Dream Factory_ being the common fan translation. Similarly, _Famicom Disk System_ is incorrect and just an fan name for it (at least by English speakers) as it is always officially called the *Family Computer Disk System*, as the name "Famicom" was copyrighted by Sharp till sometime after the disk system came out. Then the two made a deal so Nintendo could use the name. The Super Mario themed named in Mother 2 is Japan-only. NoA changed them to Tyler, Holly, Sean, Aziz, Rover, bread, and gaming.

[@Silveraith]

55:00 Cool to see Ian Flynn on a Mario project! I can only imagine the project head saw how much he worked with Sonic's lore and history. Given how convoluted that series can get, I'd say it definitely qualified him for this.

[@HiroesX81]

I think 64 ages very well. Maybe not visually but its still fun as heck. Just recently saw maximillian play and beat it for the first time and he had a blast. Definetly still fun today

[@traviscunningham7062]

Agreed. It’s in my top five favorite Mario games.

[@thanatoast]

Having watched the Jan Misali video about how many Super Mario games there are, it's interesting seeing what Nintendo themselves consider a part of the series in comparison to what most people think are in the series.

[@skc4188]

The overall list from Nintendo isn't really that different from the list of games people acknowledge. The only major discrepancy comes from Super Mario Run, which was released after this encyclopedia

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Yoshi NES is one of my favorite NES games and I don’t know why. Something about it is so much damn fun to me

[@artifalse]

i like this channel for the natural speaking cadence and cool endearing energy. i like the woz for the skits and tongue in cheek yet in your face somehow humour though. so great to have both

[@TemporalZack]

As a "local Sunshine hater" I feel like I kinda have to talk about this. It's different for different people of course, but me not liking Sunshine has nothing to do with the completion bonus - in fact, when you've already completed the game, what kind of in-game bonus would even suffice when you probably won't even keep playing the game much after that, without starting a new safe file? To me, the satisfaction of finally getting everything done in a game is its own reward, and a postcard to signify it, while not very flashy, is still all I need to feel like my effort had been ackowledged. But the problem for me is that the path to get there is just filled with so many annoying moments that I just really am unable to bring myself to say that it's been an enjoyable experience. Well, some parts of it were, but other parts just really tested my patience.

[@chocolixo]

I like how they referenced Mario Clash, and the Mario sweater game for the Famicom but completely tried to erase the edutainment games from existence

[@DMacB42]

New Mario Direct: no thanks New Scott video exploring a book about Mario: HOOK IT TO MY VEINS

[@deanmoriarty6015]

8:40 i remember seeing happy meals as a kid with this art style for Mario Power Tennis and the Advance line. i love it so much

[@ThatMediaGuy150]

The long jump made its 2D debut in the 3D world style of Mario Maker 2.

[@maccamachine]

I love these type of videos they’re the best. I’ve looked through this book before it’s really cool

[@ego-lay_atman-bay]

Now I want a DSI just to get Nintendo DSI Metronome, and bring it to band and show it off for no reason.

[@edude0j9]

Love refreshing YT to find Scott's new video.

[@AbruptAvalanche]

29:19 It kinda already has made its 2D debut. You can long jump in the 3D World style of Mario Maker 2.

[@jamesmiller206]

I think the reason why super mario usa was ported back to japan was because doki doki panic was a promotional game for the yume kojo festival and nintendo did not own those characters so pretty much every mario 2 rerelease in japan going forward was super mario usa as nintendo doesn't feel it was worth bugging fuji tv to rerelease a game starring characters that were retired after the festival ended when they had a much cheaper alternative to keep the game alive. its similar to how every rerelease of punch out is the mr dream version and not the mike tyson version.

[@Crimson_Dragon01]

The Rosalina storybook would have been a great Club Nintendo reward. I'm shocked this book didn't have an interview with Miyamoto.

[@jollama]

It’s filled with plagiarized info

[@Moud_M]

​@jollama Wow I didn't know that, maybe you should spam this reply on 30 more comments. Thanks, you are really helping out, soldier.

[@SakuraAvalon]

The reason the Japanese Mario Bros cover art looks so weird, is because that was done by Miyamoto. Later, they brought in a professional artist, and with Miyamoto's oversight, they created the Mario designs you see to this day.

[@bluedemonslayer1]

I’ve had this thing for a few years now!

[@plushdragonteddy]

it’s so interesting to me that scott is having this realization about how long-standing the mario art style is. i’ve always thought of it as the historic/traditional mario art style, the one they’ve always had but that’s been slowly modernized over time and isn’t used as frequently now, and yet scott is looking at this old art like “wow it’s so modern and current!” i think scott and i are around the same age, so i’m not sure what’s causing the discrepancy. maybe it depends what title you started with? neat

[@PotionMaster21]

My mind be at ease when Scott the Woz uploads

[@highwayvigilante]

Farrrk the Mario/Wario Land games were my jam back when I was a youngin and I needed a break from Pokemon. Played em all. Same with Mario World on GBA. All classics

[@Zolerian]

That Luigi render in Galaxy isn't made for Galaxy. If you see the description of the image that is in the wiki that Scott showed, it says that it comes from Mario Party 8. So it was just Mario Party 8 art reused for Super Mario Galaxy for some reason. That reminds me of how the Toad artwork from Mario Party 6 is used for New Super Mario Bros. where literally no Toad other than Toadsworth appears in it. Just search whatever Nintendo press kit around that time and you will eventually encounter the one for NSMB, and see that it has that Toad artwork slipped in there for some reason.

[@arin4395]

rlly awesome n fun to look through !! thank you for sharing w us , Scott !!

[@caleb5780]

That was fun. I'd love to see a video on the Hyrule Historia

[@robotortoise]

Electroplankton's manual confirms the inspiration for the Beatnes stages are, in the following order - Super Mario Bros., Kid Icarus, NES Collection, and Robot. So yes, it features Mario by name!

[@andrewallstar2719]

new scott’s stash video we won so hard

[@ArmedReject]

7:47 just noticed the timeline of releases also tells you what page number each game is which I think is also a nice touch

[@nintendomhour]

17:50 Bob-Ombs actually debuted in Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA), not Mario 3

[@louisfernandezleija69]

Yess!

[@KrisMagicPunch]

its funny how Nintendo will acknowledge damn near anything in the "all games" section Except for Hotel Mario and the edutainment games. I mean for Hotel Mario and a few of the edutainment games you could argue they don't count since they're not on Nintendo consoles but what's Mario is Missing and Mario's Time Machines' excuse other then Nintendo hates them?

[@RyeTheGoblin]

Next episode of Scott’s Stash: “A Look Into Scott’s Junk Mail.” Would actually watch that, I feel like he’s got stuff to say about it.

[@happaxgamma]

10:00 His shirt and overalls' colors are switched. This can also be seen on the cover for Super Mario Bros 2. (USA), The SMB1/Lost Levels sprites in Super Mario All-Stars, and the DIC cartoons.

[@aldelpiero93]

i have this beacouse the italian state was giving free books and this was avable in a store and i got it realy cool and realy beefy book

[@missplayer30]

Good thing that they consider the Mario Land series canon. It justifies the existence of Wario and Daisy as mainline characters and where they came from (unlike Waluigi).

[@Dman25]

I've got a paperback version of that book that I got at a school book fair at the end of middle school! I was just poking through my bookshelf and flipped through it the other day!

[@Rhyme_Time]

Wow, I was actually considering picking this up just a week or so ago. Wild to see this upload

[@FinchZeKey]

I have this book! I love how you’ll really talk about anything!

[@jollama]

It’s filled with plagiarized info

[@traviscunningham7062]

I don’t care about plaregism.

[@jollama]

@@traviscunningham7062 Bro admitted to having low standards and can’t type for shit 💀

[@Aidenstar216]

I remember getting this book for christmas one year. I specifally remember looking at the artwork and not much else.

[@perfectpasta3155]

I would be so down for an updated version of this game that fixes up some stuff and covers the Switch era of Mario(which I know isn’t entirely over at the moment but it is winding down)

[@Ironhide16]

I really enjoy these types of videos, it feels like we are just having a conversation with Scott.

[@mguymario]

16:48 there is a fan remake as a homebrew title on the snes called New Super Mario Land witch uses the New Sup art style

[@chriscanul4075]

I got this for Christmas when it came out. What a cute book!!

[@jollama]

It’s filled with plagiarized info

[@EpicTkoWko]

@@jollamaMe when I read the top comment on the video and feel like I need to regurgitate the exact same pointless phrase to anyone who doesn’t care:

[@thebe_stone]

i got it at a comic shop a couple months after i got my wii u with 3d world. i remember playing 3d world with the book on my lap pausing the game to look at all the new enemies i would find in game in the book.

[@glitchy_weasel]

Quite an impressive book, love the theming. Thanks for showing this to us, Scott!

[@Picoz245]

33:27 Same with tanooki suit mario and tanooki mario wihout suit

[@renefigueroa6309]

My sister got this for me a while back for christmas. It's really cool seeing Scott look through something I have.

[@jollama]

It’s filled with plagiarized info

[@vurvo574]

⁠@@jollamaIt just uses fan-made names for obscure characters from the Mario Wiki. The translator thought it would be better to use names English players would be familiar with as opposed to the Japanese ones. Nothing else in it is plagiarized so I wouldn’t call it “filled with plagiarized info”

[@EEvtg]

For a while, the Mario Land games were NOT considered "Mainline" by Nintendo...partially because they were "spin-offs" on handheld and "a step back", but mostly because they were developed by R&D1 WITHOUT series creator Miyamoto...instead they were led by his old boss Yokoi! In some ways, this meant Daisy never got true recognition until Wonder...since at the time it was released, Land was not fully recognized. Has Wario ever been truly recognized mainline?🤔 Also, interestingly, Yoshi's Island IS considered mainline by Miyamoto, but not Nintendo.

[@EEvtg]

Also it's dumb that games like "RUN", or re-releases like "U Deluxe" are mainline, but Yoshi's Island (or 64DS) aren't lol. There's not much rhyme or reason to it. You could argue that Super Mario Land 3 (and the virtual boy Wario Land) play more like Super Mario Bros than 2/USA does!!

[@dikamag]

didnt knew about that book, cool

[@MuffinKirby27]

Papa Scott, may we hear more stories told by the fire?

[@ramonmujica3193]

I got this book but I don't have a magnifying glass powerful enough to read it.

[@desh206]

I don't collect videogame books but this was something that i need it to have and i got it in 2018 and i really enjoy going through every page.

[@phorchybug3286]

Mom just randomly gave me this for christmas.

[@happaxgamma]

23:06 This is like considering Yoshi's Story as Super Mario Bros. 6 because Yoshi's Island had the subtitle of being a sequel to Super Mario World, which was presumably subtitled as Super Mario Bros. 4 in Japan.

[@snazzyissnazzy6816]

10:24 scott made my day wit this one

[@904funny]

The crazy obscure trivia at the end was the coolest

[@pianoplayer2147]

Super Mario Galaxy is also my favorite game! It’s just so good!!

[@gabejva6071]

Scott’s Stash for President

[@jasonlarson386]

SMB 25 anniversary edition also works with component cables, while the original on vc doesn't.

[@Kingbobman69]

Fun drinking game: Go read the Minecraft books and take a shot every time you read information that isn't somehow outdated. Then drive home.

[@RawrX32009]

INSTANT DEATH

[@nativerambler9818]

I have this book, love it

[@chubomikz7104]

Take a shot every time Scott mentions how he doesn't like New Mario U. I don't think even he realizes just how much he repeats that same opinion, among others. If you're up to date on Scott's Stash, you'll notice so many recurring talking points. That he doesn't like New Mario U, how Nintendo started free-to-start games to shut up investors, how Nintendo released the Circle Pad Pro to shut up people complaining about a second 3DS analogue stick, Nintendo trying to sell an entire console with the Mario 30th anniversary amiibo, he was the first American to work on Sonic, etc.

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

Most likely records these in bulk, thus having the same things on his mind.

[@dogexe]

most sane new super mario bros u fan

[@masonasaro2118]

His mother's very proud