SCAMMED BY MARIO: The mystery of the fake ads

Over the last year, Super Mario has been mixed up in a bizarre scam involving fake ads and strange mobile games. Today, I want to finally uncover the truth!
TWITTER: / thomasgdocs
PATREON: / thomasgamedocs
Big thanks to Andre from Mix and Jam! Check out his channel here: / mixandjam
I also want to note that I condensed a lot of his explanation down, so if any of it is incorrect, it’s down to me and not him!
CREDITS
• Level Up's video is co... [Extra footage of BW ad!]
• Mario and Luigi's Maze... [Level Up - Mario’s Maze Mayhem]
Stock Video of London Buses - George Morina @ Pexels
Classroom Stock Photo - Max Fischer @ Pexels
Old Man listening to music - Andrea Piacquadio @ Pexels
Other stock footage + images via Pexels
MUSIC
Logic and Trick - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney OST
Case Overview, End Credits - Layton Brothers Mystery Room OST
Other music via Epidemic Sound

[@HardSonicStorm]

Believe it or not, Falcon Game Studio stole several Level Up videos, at some point, we ( Team Level Up ) found the KZbin channel with all the ads, but I think they are deleted by now

[@SIG7Pro]

It could have been deleted the day after the ads came up lol I realized

[@bfcofficial17]

Yeah I knew that animated footage of Mario and Luigi were stolen from you guys when I saw the godforsaken ad.

[@RetroGameDays36]

Thank god they got deleted

[@Herlinawatimova2023]

Everybody gangsta until they steal Vsauce's mario farts video or the racist mario video

[@User-d6l6t]

Good

[@Pluike]

Who would’ve thought that Nintendo hadn’t made a full mobile port of a switch exclusive game.

[@ThomasGameDocs]

they fooled us all

[@TheOnlyBlancy]

@@ThomasGameDocs lol ikr

[@vertz1515]

It was in fact very annoying

[@TheOnlyBlancy]

@@vertz1515 yes

[@SIG7Pro]

Indeed

[@shinyxz9]

The clones have been around longer than Bob's world. My mom used to play a game called "Lep's World" a lot back in 2013-2014

[@chilicheese608]

omg i used to love that game years ago

[@vishal477]

i know that game

[@AnnoyingBastsardonSteam]

I liked it for some reason

[@davitkhachatryan3721]

Funnily enough, when I played it other people thought that it was Mario in a leprechaun costume

[@ryancoombs3677]

You’ve just unlocked a memory sir

[@RCGC480]

When I first saw the ad, I knew that the channel was kinda recognizeable

[@GallantArc302]

Level Up?

[@Ultimatedogfan]

@@GallantArc302 yes

[@CudesniVuk]

Level up !!!

[@alexanderking84]

Yeah usually people like that use level ups channel And sometimes dorkly

[@supersillystuffs]

Sometimes I got those ads on Level UP videos

[@cyberskelet0n]

In this video: Thomas discovers the world of r/crappyoffbrands

[@prestonjamesmercieca2096]

Lol

[@MailMainbutnot]

i thought that said thanos for some reason, guess i just read too fast

[@loganbuckley2010]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ_Cqot3nNp2e68

[@snoc7285]

redditor moment

[@silkic]

toomas the rank engine

[@Shakeno]

Is no one going to mention how the LevelUp video actually looks like what could be a fun coop Mario and Luigi game? :(

[@The_Reaper1011]

I know

[@rpgfanatic9719]

Which they've made twice over?

[@Not_an_expert7]

Yeah

[@Theunicorn2012]

ls no one going to mention how the LevelUp video actually looks like what could be a fun coop Mario and Luigi game? :(

[@marissawolff8491]

@@Theunicorn2012 Don't you have anything better to do in your life than to copy and paste someone else's KZbin comments?

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

4:48 The characters were original. So that's not baby Luigi turning into baby Mario after drinking a potion?

[@Simonaa100]

I was thinking the same thing aagh

[@choihayting5039]

I was also thinking the same

[@Lillianz2012]

Double team but it isn't double team

[@Patolagos]

Bob looks as original as Sonic recolors

[@kobeccishere]

Communist mario

[@riku4057]

"characters were original" ? bro thats literally baby luigi

[@AlphaDog26]

What anime is your profile pic?

[@riku4057]

@@AlphaDog26 owari no seraph

[@riku4057]

@• ѕ υ ɴ ғ l o w e r • i'm not rly an anime critic but i enjoyed it

[@Scoobydoo_shaggy4]

@•ѕυnғlower• love, Chunibyo, and other delusions is a great anime on Netflix

[@Ty-bj3oc]

yep

[@The-E-Base]

I saw the ad, and at this point MANY PEOPLE need to warn Level Up about this issue immediately.

[@Random-oy7vk]

Yep...

[@vidyasravanthiemani6774]

Yea

[@user-fb8lx6jj3b]

I did.

[@The-E-Base]

@@user-fb8lx6jj3b good.

[@Theunicorn2012]

I saw the ad, and at this point MANY PEOPLE need to warn Level Up about this issue immediately.

[@Kosmicd12]

I kept trying to close all the ads lol

[@ozi039]

hi kosmic

[@LaserDawg]

Hello, Kosmic.

[@youtubestudio2760]

Greetings, Cosmic.

[@UnknownPuppy_owo]

Hi Cosmic

[@Ultimatedogfan]

Nice kosmic, I hope those bootleggers don't steal your footage

[@Marlee_xo]

"scammed by mario" what if mario came to your door and scammed you

[@keeyandameen1688]

A magikarp is better than kyurem lmaoooooooooo

[@sauce5066]

I would say “yeah no I prefer sonic goodbye”

[@potatocatzz8772]

HELP KM LAUING SO HARD ITS LIKE MIDNIGHT LIKE PAST 3 AM AHHH

[@ZimVerse]

@@keeyandameen1688 Pack Up Your Stuff And Let's Go On An Adventure To Find Who The F**k Asked!

[@hackergaming8829]

@Prince Charming and Snowwhite Once Upon a Time inappropriate pfp

[@beetlebum007]

"I noticed a logo".. Not like someone in the reviews literally said the ads were ripped from level up... 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@shikabaneconga]

thats what i mean.. he drags it on for 10 more minutes to be like "guess who's video is it, its from level up, it was stolen" LIKE NOOOO MAN I DIDNT NOTICE

[@rotundmonibuv5103]

Lmao dude acting he was sherlock over here for noticing the most obvious details.

[@fishmage]

"I expected this to be a much more blatant rip-off of Super Mario Bros" *speaking over the most blatant rip-off of world 1-1*

[@ilovecairns5181]

No

[@henryrichard7619]

@Henriquez, Julian Is it the same 1-1 as in the video? Because that’s definitely somewhat different, and there have been even less shameless ripoffs

[@larryli6397]

@@henryrichard7619 it is just the same other then the art style and music

[@mujiescomedy279]

Every mainline game rips off 1-1 with their first level though 😛

[@Lillianz2012]

"Doing it's own thing" Boi they just changed what the items look like and the sprites and other things And added some details

[@jovanjovanovic9446]

When the mario ad came up I was screaming at the screen "BRO THAT'S LEVEL UP"

[@bettyunicorn6132]

Stealer

[@ilovecairns5181]

Betty Unicorn no

[@rexythet.rexfromjpreadabou186]

@@ilovecairns5181 if he’s talking about the ad, YES, THE AD STOLE.

[@ryoung8631]

Same fam

[@BluShiGuy]

(:

[@mdmackint]

Kind of late to the party here, but I just realised something. The button to open the app from the Play Store says 'open', but if an app is marked as a game, it should say 'Play'. Very small detail but I couldn't help notice.

[@GameGuyBenn]

Any “Level Up” fan, immediately recognizes the sprite animation

[@SPYROSTSABOURIS]

Yep

[@gavinthedeliveryman2635]

Yea

[@majaaaaaaaaaawith10as]

Yr

[@IdiotWithNo_S_key]

Yup

[@explosion6768]

how did you know

[@Pugs]

14:58 Every copy of Bob's World is personalized

[@deadchannel7879]

*ad plays* G A T O R A D E Z E R O

[@stikarto]

Bob's world clock widget is the one for me

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

Sorry to say this but as forced this "meme" is already, you guys really made it lose its meaning.

[@aussiehtc5635]

@@ElectroBlastLuigi No one cares.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

@@aussiehtc5635 How would you feel if Pincest and Bill Cipher memes get shoved in your face in every comment section?

[@dattromboneguy]

I love how one of the top comments in the Google Play Store even SAID that the footage was from Level Up lol

[@qxtr5853]

I think the changes are the type of thing that change when the Unity license runs out.

[@mduardo]

They could use an open source game engine and not being so greedy

[@mduardo]

@@resyntax True, bro I hate when people say Unity "has bad graphics" or "it's too simplistic"

[@mduardo]

@@ultraaatf Yep, they do

[@alicev1500]

@@ultraaatf When some people hear unity, they think of the really cheap and crappy games that use stock assets and such. I've noticed a lot of these quickly made unity games use the same default lighting and GUI, too.

[@Theunicorn2012]

I think the changes are the type of thing that change when the Unity license runs out:

[@MariusKvia]

I like how the bobs world death sound is classic mario death sound reversed

[@yadirahernandez6368]

It you

[@emirdervishi7813]

Hello trainer from the wii or champion thanks for the advice since I found it catchy

[@itskhalid_edits]

oh hi guy from hard fnf week

[@asheranderson1682]

YO WHY U SO GOOD AT WII OXING

[@Entrenched_Human]

OMG IS THAT MATT!?!!!!!?!!?!?!?!?!?

[@shikabaneconga]

literally cannot comprehend how a man who investigates for a living, couldnt figure out the community was bots and that the game couldve horribly infected his phone

[@bndsclout]

Well that sucks for him

[@Theunicorn2012]

literally cannot comprehend how a man who investigates for a living, couldnt figure out the community was bots and that the game couldve horribly infected his phone

[@ronalddavidrojas5795]

​@@Theunicorn2012you just copyed the first comment

[@champion_ofcloud-var]

​@@Theunicorn2012 are you a bot too

[@shreymi]

​@@champion_ofcloud-var literally cannot comprehend how a man who investigates for a living, couldnt figure out the community was bots and that the game couldve horribly infected his phone

[@Photo0021]

I saw these a ton last year. Hell, I still see them now every once in a while.

[@snowww333]

i still find mario maker 2 ads in mario maker 2 vids or other mario game vids :|

[@unclegrandpagaming165]

Man These ads were spammed everywhere back in summer man... it’s almost as bad as Raid

[@deez2037]

Thank God I have Premium so I didn’t get scammed lol

[@MatrixMoon-kc6gd]

0:58 a moment of silence for who actually pressed the skip ad button because they tough they saw an actual ad

[@RaineMcLean]

Here, right here

[@Theunicorn2012]

0:58 a moment of silence for who actually pressed the skip ad button because they tough they saw an actual ad

[@Brandon-sd7py]

​@@Theunicorn2012 you got better than copying a comment in he replies are you 3? 4? 5?

[@chuckecheeseminnesota]

@@Theunicorn2012 1 month old?

[@Theunicorn2012]

0:58 a moment of silence for who actually pressed the skip ad button because they tough they saw an actual ad

[@CerberusConstellation]

When I first saw the ad, the first thing I thought was "Hey that looks like the kind of animation Level Up makes"

[@Corridor3000]

It is....it was a straight up clip from one of their videos lol

[@something7836]

@@Corridor3000 He knew, he was saying at first he thought it looked similar to Level Up's videos.

[@klmalboro]

i saw that ad a while ago but at that time i watched level up so i was REALLY pissed about it

[@HexSaber]

I recognized the exact video lol

[@CerberusConstellation]

@@something7836 I use They/Them pronouns, but thanks for helping clear that up! (Don’t mind me, replying to a year-old reply)

[@powergannon]

“There was an app on my home screen that I hadn’t seen before. I pressed it.” Do you want to be isekaied? Because that’s how you get isekaied.

[@unstableturtleduck]

But does it come with a free Megumin?

[@bupboi6412]

Yes

[@pokedude720]

Or form a contract with a demon.

[@FriskyD.]

Or.. get weird pictures? I guess? Never actually read that scp

[@CoryTrevorson4570]

persona 5 moment

[@frstwhsprs]

15:06 Bob, who developed a world clock: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@originaluseername]

IT’S NOT 2016

[@strawberri5781]

KATELYN SHELLOS it’s not 2017; no need to be rude.

[@memyselfandi1939]

@@originaluseername your point being?

[@thatturtlesdude6405]

This happened with among us too, with the “100 player” among us videos.

[@Yoshi-uw1bv]

omg yes

[@thatturtlesdude6405]

@@Yoshi-uw1bv woah it’s kirble himself (herself? Idk)

[@gamermapper]

With minecraft too with phoenix sc

[@yugoslavia2862]

Yea i saw the ad once and i knew they stole it

[@gamermapper]

We might say, they're the imposter.

[@honsinar4971]

plot twist : he is actually the falcon studio owner

[@FredsAbandonedChannel]

Mega plot twist

[@shadowsamboyo1355]

@@FredsAbandonedChannel hi pump

[@deez2037]

Which is what I suspected from the beginning lol

[@ti2184]

No

[@Familia__]

No hes not

[@500werewolf]

Gotta love how the first reviews you see are 1 stars but there are far more 5 stars then any other. Gotta love bot reviews.

[@retrocivinum]

Breaking news: human finds out about normal mobile advertisation

[@CharemTheShadox]

Having watched this video while expecting some unique reveal due to the way everything was framed and hyped up, I can attest I was also underwhelmed.

[@dacolib]

Its all about storytelling. Its a bit mundane, but still interesting

[@djwiggles2835]

I feel this way about a lot of Thomas’s videos. He hyped up a super simple and uninteresting premise and literally just talks about it with no added information or unique commentary

[@IceBlueLugia]

I understand why you guys might feel that way, and I agree to an extent. But the way he set up the story was interesting so I didn’t mind

[@djwiggles2835]

IceBlueLugia, the way I see it, there wasn’t any story there. It was just an attempt at dramatizing a really uninteresting phenomenon (in this case, extremely common mobile game ripoffs)

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Hmm, strange This Bob guy looks just like a certain Italian plumber with a sweet mustache

[@sawyerfuntimes]

First Reply

[@mariomario1849]

Ah yes, Giovanni! How dare they copy him...

[@fobby6933]

@@mariomario1849 he was going so well with that Rainbow Rocket thing

[@annigram]

Do you mean Mario? But didn’t bob come before? That ripoff!

[@BBWahoo]

your dad

[@chl_ca]

i'm actually surprised KZbin's never been sued for basically promoting scams, products violating copyright laws, or simply for false advertising

[@Theunicorn2012]

i'm actually surprised KZbin's never been sued for basically promoting scams, products violating copyright laws, or simply for false advertising

[@wigley7610]

@@Theunicorn2012?

[@jupiter2502]

The Day Thomas Discovered Off-brands.

[@redcap6476]

Big planet its here!

[@djweavergamesmaster]

The Day Thomas Discovered Off-Off-brands.

[@lmgamez6325]

Well well well... Who do we have here, Jupiter...

[@noidentity7873]

333 like

[@TheRoyceOfThemAll]

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[@weirdboi3375]

Bob's world: Becomes an independent game with copies of it flooding the play store Bob's world: suffering from success

[@barreldancer3505]

wat

[@mxke_.]

Leps world

[@Theunicorn2012]

Bob's world: Becomes an independent game with copies of it flooding the play store Bob's world: suffering from success

[@Brandon-sd7py]

​@@Theunicorn2012 imagine copying a comment in the replies

[@EnclavegovtofficialUSA]

​@@Brandon-sd7pyyou telling a joke, then the guy next to you saying it louder

[@TemporaryTemporary-y2j]

It wasn't uncommon in the Asian markets with those NES clone systems in the 90's to have cartridges with multiple games with misleading titles and hacked and modded ROMs. I remember first playing "Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu," for the NES as a "Mario" game. And also the "Kid Niki 3" modded game was labelled as "Stick Mario," and in both instances, the original characters were replaced in-game by Mario sprites/models. So to this day, I'm pretty sure there are some who believe that those were Mario game they had played in their childhood.

[@theadmin7580]

4:11 "There are no stolen art or sounds." Me:But the *jump sound?*

[@dontnesswithme9]

“For the most part, it seems to be doing its own thing.”

[@noelbayna8472]

SHUT SHUT

[@originaluseername]

ok but WHY IS THERE A “ME:”

[@eteled6312]

@@originaluseername Because.

[@originaluseername]

@@eteled6312 *_SO_* *_WHY_* *_EVEN_* *_HAVE IT THERE_* *_IN THE FIRST PLACE_*

[@spearpanda8016]

Even if it wasn’t a scam, and it wasn’t scammed by all those other games at the end, I think it did have some copies art assets from another Mario ripoff named “leps-world,” which had the same jist. I only remember Leps world specifically because unlike other Mario clones, this was pretty original

[@HyperrealisticLuigi]

Somehow leps world got on the switch

[@someone428]

*why do i feel nostalgia-*

[@Theunicorn2012]

Even if it wasn’t a scam, and it wasn’t scammed by all those other games at the end, I think it did have some copies art assets from another Mario ripoff named “leps-world,” which had the same jist: I only remember Leps would specifically because unlike other Mario clones, this was pretty original

[@duckii1703]

I hate it when game companies steal youtuber’s footage for their own ad. I once saw an ad for a “sticker maker” app, when the add was footage of a TicTocker using Procreate!

[@Skippyxlxlxl]

I want to see a Bob's world speedrun.

[@catkingdoms503]

Same

[@gofitc5620]

I can do it.

[@supersaiyanmario4265]

Sadly, you move very slowly In the game and there is No run button.

[@B121AN1]

When your knockoff gets its own knockoffs Falcon Games: "No, this isn't how you're supposed to play the game"

[@marciko]

The ad that you clicked on was a fragment of mario animations youtuber: Level UP(or an entire team!) Me after watching to 5:32: Oh, you figured it out by yourself

[@ragemuffin7427]

“It’s not-a-me!” -Mario

[@penguify4399]

WAHOOOO

[@imgoingtohavenightmaresfor1422]

*Explodes*

[@imaginary341]

On the Nintendo switch

[@tales_zero_miles]

@@imaginary341 always has been [pulls out gun]

[@meeskollenhof]

Thomas has such a nice and calming British voice

[@thatoneannoyingkid2450]

I agree

[@gillianmulligan1788]

I agree 2

[@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet]

Bri’ish

[@cadefilms4072]

@@gillianmulligan1788 I agree 3

[@Emerald83Kitty]

facts

[@festivevacancy]

I love so much this videos of you triying to enter the rabbit hole of corporate mobile game industries making false ads to make people play their games, it's so intriguing

[@thefollower2933]

This game actually has a "big brother" it's called Lep's world. The only difference is that it's much better than Bob's world. Though it still steals levels up's videos.

[@littleman7514]

Didn't Lep's World come out 8 years ago?

[@thefollower2933]

@@littleman7514 yes, it only started stealing a while ago.

[@ComixProductions]

Leps world is really good though. I think the first game compared to the second and third is trash but Leps world 2 and 3 are the best

[@sethseth001]

I remember playing Lep's World 3 back in 2014 on my iPad, I had a wholesome childhood.

[@ComixProductions]

@@sethseth001 oh yeah me too

[@ScottTheWoz_]

I reported a earlier version of this ad on amino, it was literally just the Level Up animation

[@notanalt4364]

Isn't it funny how nintendo copyrights any video with gameplay or music in it without their title in it but they just ignore the people literally copying their game

[@Theunicorn2012]

Isn't it funny how nintendo copyrights any video with gameplay or music in it without their title in it but they just ignore the people literally copying their game

[@lexii712]

“Nintendo doesnt do mobile versions of their games” Pocket camp:

[@liengandriod55]

No Nintendo don't make straight Port of their games.

[@PlushChie]

That isnt a mobile version of any game, its a completely original game

[@Vitallor]

Mario kart world tour:

[@moonflight5781]

And Mario kart tour

[@tinymicrowave6821]

Fire emblem Pokemon Mario Mario kart

[@thefnaffan8181]

It’s funny that you can literally see that one of the reviews said the ads were stolen from LEVEL UP

[@davidmolin8944]

I remembered when the ads came out and I was like"oh my goodness they stole level up's videos how dare they!!!" So glad they got what they deserved

[@redcatjack]

Me who uses adblock: Oh no... Anyway!

[@vriskaserketontheps5]

Except these are all mobile ads which are more finicky to block.

[@raphplays_MKT]

@@vriskaserketontheps5 KZbin vanced.

[@mommailim9616]

@@raphplays_MKT Is there an app for it tho

[@DawnMacaron]

@@vriskaserketontheps5 Which adblocker is it free

[@Occultastic]

I still get those ads but for older Nintendo titles (talking about NES and SNES mario games). Strange that KZbin recommended this to me.

[@noisykestrel]

This channel is slowly turning into is the UK version of Nick Robinson

[@satanael_el]

i thought the same lol

[@retrosquid4438]

We gotta travel to Japan again

[@gooolixx]

bro i never thought but it basically is now lmaoo

[@CinnamonRolz240]

@@solstice_day4920 well, maybe he can try going somewhere else instead of Japan

[@mateololero4091]

"So i booked a ticket to japan"

[@Julia-lg8dt]

The ace attorney references always catch me off guard

[@dxl___]

same

[@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet]

The most notable one is the sound effect

[@惑星土星]

Ikr XXXD Tom also has The great Ace attorney on his phone

[@Robinnezz_Ofc]

0:56 this is actually a youtube animation of level UP!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Martin Luther: That's BS, this whole thing is BS. That's a scam, F the ads. Here's 95 reasons why

[@magicjello4633]

Hi pls don’t nuke America

[@klulikxd]

@@magicjello4633 We nuke him first 😎

[@vertz1515]

let’s put this in the history books now

[@WillitDoesMusic]

Lol Bill Wurtz

[@JaredtheRabbit]

A man of culture that I see everywhere

[@andreablack1516]

Yeah, I tried it and my identity didn't get stolen! Such a scam!

[@marbleb33s]

I see plenty of these for Pokemon, it's so funny to see different Games mixed together in these ads.. as if someone wouldn't realise that they are fake.

[@hieveryonemynameiskermit4109]

"Mystery of fake ads" Dude I got an anti vaping ad before the video

[@stupidgoomba7587]

Hold up is it you again? From that bathaniel nandy video

[@barreldancer3505]

@@stupidgoomba7587 you mean lonely goomba

[@multiple249]

@@barreldancer3505 no longer lonely, I’m here

[@multiple249]

Hello my brudda

[@hieveryonemynameiskermit4109]

@@multiple249 Its another one of me

[@aussiehtc5635]

Only Ace Attorney fans would know some of the music, SFX, etc. (Also im talking about the video)

[@KayKay-ms4le]

Too bad we never got another game nor did the dai gyakuten saiban games get translated officially by capcom for a western release{same with investigations 2}

[@aussiehtc5635]

@@KayKay-ms4le ik. Capcom should really release a western version of investigations 2. It would be fun to play, and would make Capcom big money, its a win win!

[@x-rax716]

i heard the rise from the ashes forensic music and great ace attorney in his home screen. didn't know much else though.

[@x-rax716]

@@aussiehtc5635 yeah i agree.

[@aussiehtc5635]

@@x-rax716 perhaps someone should make an english translation, or is there already one?

[@whatTFisThis]

I never saw these ads, what i saw instead was fake Minecraft and fake Pokemon games, and ripoffs or both, literally almkst every ad was one

[@SpookerstheSpoo]

Thomas Game Docs: "Yes, this is a rip-off." Me: *HMMM INTERESTING, REALLY???*

[@MrEnte3000]

3:33 Sounds a bit like he's saying: "I've stooled for long enough."

[@Yang_Mulia]

5sec background music can get auto copyright claim from youtube, and this fake ads can pass youtube is beyond me

[@virtualfishtank6077]

Thomas: *Opens up Bob's World* Bob's World: SWO

[@japhreal]

I never trusted bob’s world ever since I knew about it.

[@plushvideos5701]

What happened to Thomas happened to me

[@qinn1996]

It's funny how some people assume getting viruses upon clicking on a youtube ad. I don't think youtube would host ads that led to a virus and neither would Google playstore as that could obviously culminate in them getting sued over it by victims of such a scam. So what remains is stolen material which definitely should be pursued much more eagerly and aggressive, especially now that it has become weirdly common for mobile game ads to show entirely different game footage from what the game actually offers. So remember kids: If Nintendo made a new mobile game you can expect the Nintendo logo to be shown and a much more compelling and professional trailer. Also, a youtube ad would probably not be the first source for you to learn about a Nintendo mobile game. I'd generally suggest to not use your phone as a gaming device -it sucks.

[@kevinwong_2016]

Nope saw a ad that instructed to to download viruses on your phone last week 💀

[@smellthel]

When I saw the screenshots of the ads, I clicked the skip ads button.

[@mailman7]

Really strange that the Bob's World Engineer Moderator changed his surname from "Trần" to "Nguyễn". Even weirder he reversed the order, the 1st was Sur->First like most country the other was the America way. There are 3 possibilities 1. This is the same guy who changed his name (why?) 2. The devs are probably Vietnameses, as we know China is the God of Bootleg and we mostly dispute them (Pokemon Elf) 3. This is a different guy who is also an enginneer.

[@kevinwong_2016]

Racist

[@Trilltendo64]

The music selection in this video is impeccable it really gives you a noire style investigation vibe and its very fitting. The Phoenix Wight music is the icing on the cake. I really need to catch up on viewing your vids.

[@jamescricketson9464]

Yeah he's copied it off another KZbinr

[@Trilltendo64]

@@jamescricketson9464 really don’t care g.

[@jamescricketson9464]

@@Trilltendo64 don't reply then

[@malcolmali915]

​@@jamescricketson9464im pretty sure its royalty free music

[@londiebrondie]

Oh no! it’s Mario’s hacker cousin, Nario!

[@triggr3]

Oh no not Nario!

[@saturnthenoob6728]

Nario!?! Oh no....

[@ifardedveryloud420]

No, not Nario Its oiraM

[@quickshark9536]

5:45 I have watched level up and I remember that ad seeming familiar and then I knew that it was the exact video

[@Grimdrums22378]

I love how i got one of those mario scam adds as i was watching, and i clicked, but i did not download, because it was on a website, not a play store

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

Plot twist: *This is secretly an ad for Level up.*

[@potatobearsmo]

now bob's world has among us characters. They must really want downloads.

[@alienxotic5028]

sussy baka

[@matrixorialold]

Hmm.. maybe we need the amogus memes to pop in.

[@symmetricksambigrams]

sus

[@scorn-52]

Level Up Is One Of My Favorite KZbin Channels Ever. The Fact That That Site’s Ad Stole Their Content Upsetted Me

[@scorn-52]

@Pomeranian Girl ♀️ lol youtube is weird like that lmao

[@andreablack1516]

The ad for Bob's worked is from a creator called level up, he's a really good animator

[@Slimeman2point0]

You beat me to it lol

[@GmNdWtchr96]

He talks about it later in the video.

[@awesomefortnite]

indeed

[@clamdove3292]

you didn't watch the whole video, did you

[@andreablack1516]

@@clamdove3292 well... I did after I posted the comment

[@CyanicCore]

When I saw the ad you played, my first thought was 'that looks like a level up maze.' I only recall Bob's world-type software with genuine ads of itself, so maybe at some point they had a slightly less devious strategy?

[@Theunicorn2012]

When I saw the ad you played, my first thought was 'that looks like a level up maze.' I only recall Bob's world-type software with genuine ads of itself, so mabye at some point they had a slightly less devious strategy?

[@CyanicCore]

@@Theunicorn2012 Why did you copy me?

[@I-have_phonophobia]

@@CyanicCore maybe shes learning to type

[@julianstechsation]

2:00 “Four month long journey” This video was recommended 4 month later to me 😂

[@JBqui08]

same lol

[@YTSirBlack]

Back then i discovered that the game had for ad some stolen footage that shows some gameplay of New Super Luigi U

[@shinyprisma6085]

I saw one of the ads actually had a "ProsafiaGaming" Logo in the corner at 0:34 that is a popular gaming channel.

[@babymariochannel8087]

@hell nø dude he does let’s plays also

[@eukarya_]

@@babymariochannel8087 And videos such as "Every Mario Kart track ever" and things like that.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

​@thanos asparagus monkey condom gamimg And milked mods/hacks

[@peachjuice7756]

Oh wow I was suprised to hear mystery room ost playing during this video. You got good taste man

[@petelovagssecondaccount5291]

You sound like someone who has never seen a mobile ad in their whole life

[@Yoshinator]

Seriously, this video was a waste of time.

[@mapytrix3982]

Yes indeed

[@mommailim9616]

@@Yoshinator Its for entertainment what do you expect then

[@rl3d2008]

He has KZbin Premium. One day he just cancelled his subscription. (No way to prove that this is right)

[@Wubbzy8]

No, this informs us that you can not always trust ads.

[@thefollower2933]

Bob's world is basically what if Lep's world dependent even more on mario

[@prestonjamesmercieca2096]

I used to love leps world

[@thefollower2933]

@@prestonjamesmercieca2096 and do you still love it or not?

[@8i23h2bn]

not even a fan of mario or nintendo but i've been watching this guys entire youtube channel this whole week

[@Theunicorn2012]

not even a fan of mario or nintendo but i've been watching this guys entire youtube channel this whole week

[@nindroidtheories8489]

I love the use of the Mystery Room music here! Makes it feel much more mysterious lol

[@Magitek1112]

Yeah, I immediately recognized the Mystery Room music. That game really is quite underpreciated.

[@HexSaber]

Ace attorney too!

[@FreakishSmilePA]

"Today I want to tell you about this really weird scam that I found completely by accident" Thomas' drained bank account: 👀

[@drewmassengale7]

BTW, LevelUP is a GREAT animator and youtuber. It's defiantly worth it to subscribe.

[@plummantella6757]

this looks like a game id play at school

[@Bob9999YT]

1:11 The OG Video Is By A Animator Called Level Up

[@issisaliasyt275]

He mentioned that

[@sm3dwnftwofficialsaveukrai289]

Shigeru Miyamoto: Don't do mobile ports during this KZbin ad.

[@Q-Squid]

I remember seeing one that just had an unedited random section from a DGR video that I had just watched like, the day before. Like, all the sound and even his voice was just in the ad.

[@giovannieich7487]

0:29 Random footage of KZbin in the United Arab Emirates.

[@lilyyt2339]

HAHHAHAHA Also, هل تتكلم العربية؟

[@LexiLunarpaw]

@@lilyyt2339 no sadly i only speak English and it sucks... i want to be able to speak Japanese...

[@NoGoodNameHelpPLZ]

@@lilyyt2339 اي

[@anotheridiot4598]

3:48 that sound.... is from megaman! i think is from the third one... is from when you absorb the robot master's weapon (not the coin one, that is from the original super mario, obviously)

[@ReReCoil]

it took you this long to discover Level Up? damn you have been missing out

[@HexSaber]

True

[@milquetoast7618]

Loved the layton brothers: mystery room music in the video. That game is pretty cool if you haven't played it! (tbh it's actually nothing like a professor layton game it just shares a name)

[@funkinxvocaloidfan6345]

Level up is such a talented 8 bit animator he did not deserve his work being stolen

[@celinaaleyda3911]

That first ad where you can download Super mario maker 2 on mobile was actually a virus.

[@keithmorrison8373]

Did it take it to a fake website or did it automaticly install it

[@celinaaleyda3911]

@@keithmorrison8373 don't know because its been years since I first saw it and I never did it because I knew it was a scam.

[@allistairhock9825]

The first ad you actually explained was a start of a LEVEL UP (youtuber, I put them in caps) video.