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

[@doktorichtofen]

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

[@buzzco3811]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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]

(:

[@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?

[@RocksAreEverythingInTheEnd]

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?

[@dattromboneguy]

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

[@RCGC480]

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

[@GallantArc302]

Level Up?

[@Ultimatedogfan]

@@GallantArc302 yes

[@realcudesnivuk]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@DiaryofaWimpyKidfan15]

@@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

[@Adam_slay_1010]

"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]

@@LovelyLadyLocks inappropriate pfp

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@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?

[@user-yz6rw3si3e]

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.

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@kuksuger]

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!?!!!!!?!!?!?!?!?!?

[@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

[@yeetiminguspro3438]

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

[@andrewt.5567]

Just stumbled into your channel today. Good stuff! Also, thanks for mentioning level up. They also have content I enjoy. Another channel did similar skits but so many were just pokemon, which does not do it for me.

[@koallante]

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

[@koallante]

@@jamescricketson9464 really don’t care g.

[@jamescricketson9464]

@@koallante don't reply then

[@malcolmali915]

​@@jamescricketson9464im pretty sure its royalty free music

[@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)

[@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

[@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

[@ALDONueve]

Good thing i was subbed to Level Up back then.

[@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

[@7hestraywolf505]

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

[@7hestraywolf505]

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

[@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!

[@peachjuice7756]

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

[@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:

[@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

[@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

[@ihavemovedmychannel5221]

Nintendo: we dont do mobile games Mario run: am I a joke too you?

[@OdaKa]

Mobile ports

[@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

[@AverageSynth]

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

[@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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[@thefnaffan8181]

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

[@julianstechsation]

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

[@JBqui08]

same lol

[@B121AN1]

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

[@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 :|

[@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)

[@derpy7801]

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

[@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.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

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

[@Sawyer1234]

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

[@user-st7cn1ge8d]

This inspiried me to watch the video! Its great and so are his other videos and i recommended you watch it

[@Michael-52]

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

[@Michael-52]

@Pomeranian Girl ♀️ lol youtube is weird like that lmao

[@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_*

[@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

[@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

[@glitchymariobrothers4487]

i love level up's chanel!

[@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]

[@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.

[@305-RTV]

One time, I was playing a pet game, then I had to watch a Bob’s world ad that was using real footage from the game and the Super Mario Bros. 3 main Overworld theme,but the ad was SUPER SLOW.I played the ad, but I got stuck at a pipe.I had to play the game’s playable ad to get a few items.

[@novaisel279]

Your videos are great!

[@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

[@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

[@stephenmckenzie4997]

I love level ups channel it’s so cool

[@TimboSlice083]

I just downloaded a few Bob’s world games to my iPhone. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@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

[@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

[@user-yq8mm4vi5u]

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

[@Barneys69Ruiz]

I just found a channel that uploads reels of them playin this bobs world game and i was like thats really close to super mario and so i loooked it up and now im here

[@ShrimpNation1]

Your videos calm my anxiety

[@ScottTheWoz_]

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

[@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

[@zeikjt]

13:52 Honestly, I wouldn't consider the name the nail in the coffin. I'm sure plenty of devs start a project with the name of some other existing media that they'll use as inspiration without any intention of making a full-on rip-off.

[@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 💀

[@redcatjack]

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

[@mychannelisdiedbyyoutube9632]

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

[@raphplays_MKT]

@@mychannelisdiedbyyoutube9632 KZbin vanced.

[@mommailim9616]

@@raphplays_MKT Is there an app for it tho

[@DawnMacaron]

@@mychannelisdiedbyyoutube9632 Which adblocker is it free

[@SpookerstheSpoo]

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

[@cubeheadexists]

I wanted to make a video about this. (I'm a Level UP fan) But I'm not old enough. So thank you for making an exposure video! ü

[@ellegaard_k]

Lep’s world was literally my childhood alongside Super Mario 64. It’s nice to see something similar to LW.

[@andreablack1516]

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

[@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

[@Robinnezz_Ofc]

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

[@Claraclowns]

This nintendo video is really good . Once I watched it for the first time it was really good . KZbin is lucky to have such a good video

[@smellthel]

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

[@virtualfishtank6077]

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

[@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.

[@drewmassengale7]

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

[@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

[@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

[@mirroredarmy]

Thomas’s voice is so soothing

[@gonzo642]

WOAH your a detective, great piano player and Epic KZbin! Thats Pretty Cool man :)

[@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

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

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

[@type_4410]

Hey I remember these, this was literally the time I wanted to get Mario Maker 2 for my switch but was just too damn lazy So i tried to find one free for mobile, but alas, i failed, Then I came across this ad, but I was smart enough to know that the website was a scam. I still get these ads even in 2021, but it’s died down quite a bit.

[@ILoveQazaqstan]

It stopped completely for me

[@kevinwong_2016]

@@ILoveQazaqstan I never got one but I do get other scam ads with malware links

[@sittinglilyfrog6400]

I watch Level Up, AND I LOVE HIS VIDEOS!!!!!!!

[@japhreal]

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

[@plushvideos5701]

What happened to Thomas happened to me

[@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

[@woodchuck_tutorials_and_st5798]

I keep seeing those Bobs World ads using clips from real Mario games, the one I see the most is a clip from Super Mario Bros U Deluxe!

[@boomers181]

I love level ups channel!

[@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

[@carlosmp1520]

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

[@mateololero4091]

"So i booked a ticket to japan"

[@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

[@pepearown4968]

I specifically remember seeing these a lot for SMM2. Also, I think a bunch of bootleg Minecraft ads plaqued the KZbin adscape for a while, too. Pretty sure those had rather obnoxious music.

[@SheikKhairulAnwar]

Yes

[@eshannaveedachmadi7051]

I have watched level up until my parents stop me, the video is very mysterious I like it!😁