What It's Like to be a Dr. Mario World Champion

3 time Dr. Mario Champion Packie returns to Columbus, Ohio in 2022 to try and earn his 4th title in the biggest Dr. Mario tournament in the world.
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Sappheiros - Dawn • ❰Chillstep❱ Sappheiros...
Dr Mario Fever soft pad remix
HOME - Mind • HOME: MIND
Tetris Music 3 Kalimba remix
HurricanTurtle - Winds • HurricaneTurtle - Wind...
Aries Beats - Night Ride • Aries Beats - Night Ri...
HOME - Hold • HOME - Hold
Caleb Mickus - World Record Pace • World Record Pace
Punch Deck - Music to Wear Fingerless Gloves To • Punch Deck - Music To ...
Aries Beats - Turbo Rush • Aries Beats - Turbo Ru...
AK - People • AK - People
HOME - Pyxis • HOME - Pyxis
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[@bobguy619]

Thanks for the love, @aGameScout. Blessed to be part of this every year. This tournament is gonna rock!

[@PandasPlayPlace]

😢why can I never get pinned

[@golden_rod]

​@@PandasPlayPlace are you packie619

[@jasonnikolic]

@@PandasPlayPlace Probably need to go win a tournament first, you realize you're complaining about Packie being pined over you right?

[@pi286]

Packie, I can do double frontflips on my snowboard, and do many muscle ups. But what I wish most is to be at the top of a games leaderboard like you. Your insane, bravo. All your hard work is paying off.

[@pi286]

Just finished the video.. Your an amazing human brotha.

[@TheRealestBubby]

I love the fact that this competition is dominated by two types of people, guy's who grew up playing Dr.Mario, were super good, and decided to pick it up again for the competition, and then there's people who are just scared of Tetris

[@sadasdafa]

normal people. fat people, and very fat people

[@mexicanreformist1522]

**Can't believe I watched a 28 minute video about competitive Dr. Mario World and liked it. Great video.

[@Garraffe]

Exactly my thougth. Speaks for the video

[@joeblow666666]

can confirm

[@KirbyFanDude]

Was not expecting all the people mishearing "I mean" to "me n' "

[@rompetiss]

This is how powerful E-sports is for community amongst people. I just watched a 30 min video on fkn Dr. Mario like what. And I rooted for Packie from his introduction. I love E-sports

[@highcommander2007]

back when my mum was alive, we use to sit and play Dr. Mario together. This was so shocking to me because it's the only game she would play. Later on she loved tetris spheres, but we had played Dr. Mario for sooooo many hours. Just good times.

[@Cooe.]

You had an NES in the UK? That sure wasn't particularly common. 🤷

[@TheTrooperMB]

@@Cooe. 1.5 Millions sold according to google. I'm french and my parents had one and i played the hell out of it!

[@Cooe.]

@@TheTrooperMB The NES was much more popular in mainland Europe than it was in the UK. Your "mum" confused me lol.

[@roozki808]

​@@Cooe.Thats 2 different guys in the thread if you didn't notice, so original poster is probably UK and the other is french😅

[@Cooe.]

@@roozki808 🤦.... Lol so you sir, are indeed correct... Thanks for pointing out EXACTLY where I got mixed up. 🤣 Growing up with an NES in say France or Germany in the late 80's/early 90's would have been WAAAAAAY more likely than in the UK, meaning whilst OP's post still confuses me a bit (maybe they were wealthy, as the NES was DEFINITELY still the more expensive & prestigious system in Britain, even if it wasn't the market sales leader), the reply now makes perfect sense. (The UK & South America are the only major markets in the ENTIRE WORLD where the Sega Master System outsold the NES. 🤷)

[@br1rocks]

I just attended my first Dr Mario tournament yesterday. It was a ton of fun to see it live and it won’t be my last one!

[@Cainb23]

this might be the only place ive ever seen that looks like a true judgment free zone.. it seems like no matter who you are or what you look like everyone is just there to have a good time and hope everyone else does too. super heartwarming, id like to attend one of these.

[@Terrackhimself]

I agree. I do no even play Dr Mario, but I'd bring some popcorn and cheer.

[@rodrigobarraza]

Weird enough, Dr. Mario is one of my favorite games that I've barely played. There is something so entrancing about it, like what checkers is to chess, Dr. Mario is to Tetris.@@Terrackhimself

[@Terrackhimself]

@@AtSkiy1987 LOL, the issue you bring up is the source of it's own problem. MAGA hat wearing people are already judging. They actively blame the problems of our country on everyone but themselves. They actively hate anyone that is not like them. They actively want to get rid of anyone not like them. So, in conclusion, in order to be judgement free, one must remain free of judgement. Not that I expect a Red hat to understand a single word in their bible they profess to love so much. God, Guns, and Hypocrisy.

[@ttvnapk1n_]

i got a little emotional reading this comment. lol it was during the "hall of fame speech" and it was literally "all the trophies in the world mean nothing without you guys." and it was just beautiful lol

[@rodrigobarraza]

@@AtSkiy1987 As a Canadian/Peruvian, why would I care about some hat? Go naked if you want!

[@uefets]

Saw a post on reddit linking this video. Great stuff! Didn't expect to be so enthralled by a Dr. mario documentary. Seems like you guys have a great community. Cheers and good luck with future events!

[@LaPoubelle42]

I love the sportsmanship between opponents in this tournament. This is a great community to be a part of.

[@tytris]

Love all of these event videos. The events these communities have are always so fun and these videos really make me feel like I'm there. Thanks as always, Scout.

[@tapewormrage]

All these guys who are absolutely beasts at the game humbly pointing to everyone else “That guy is super good, I’m afraid of him!”. Heartwarming competition.

[@RandomTeq]

It's that time of the year where aGameScout gets to shine! Looking forward for your documentary on the 2023 CTWC

[@bailydekker9377]

I’m not typically into these types of communities. But I was glued to this video. Seemed like a ton of fun.

[@aliengenie8896]

This is a little pedantic, but the junk drops in Dr. Mario are not entirely random. Every time pills and junk are done falling, the game checks for clears, first looking for horizontal clears from left to right within each row, starting with the top row. It then checks for vertical clears, top to bottom within each column, starting with the leftmost column. The color of every clear is then stored in an array of 4 bytes so it knows what colors were involved in the combo, and in what order. Packie's combo at 2:07 involves a simultaneous blue-red clear (the blue gets detected first, because it is on the left), followed by a yellow clear. So the ordering of the junk drop from left to right is guaranteed to be blue-red-yellow, which is exactly what we see drop on Crimson's screen. The only variable is where the leftmost junk pill drops (the other junk pieces always drop a fixed distance away from the previous piece, depending on how big the combo was). That part isn't *technically* random but it may as well be. That part is based on what the frame counter is when the junk starts raining down. So f Crimson took an extra frame to drop her pill, the junk drops would have been shifted on column to the left. Another frame after that, and the blue pill would have dropped on the leftmost column, etc. Funnily enough, that means if Packie were playing 1/60th of a second faster at 13:22 , he would have been eliminated from the tournament.

[@briandemodulated]

This turned out to be a totally riveting, touching video! So glad I watched the whole thing. Well done!

[@shaunhaskin5218]

this is one of the best youtube videos ive ever watched. im not even really into this game that much, played it for the first time a few months ago but man this video was absolutely amazing. what a great community

[@iheartskeeder5830]

Packie is so fun to watch, he comes alive under pressure which makes for great matches!

[@KINGOFNYDOESEVERYTHING]

lmaoooo he comes alive under pressure 😂😂 playing a video game 😂😂

[@davidc7597]

@@KINGOFNYDOESEVERYTHING You're chatty for what? You're a grown ass man sitting in your house opening trading cards. No clue why you would even open your mouth lmaooo

[@leekmuynuts139]

your comment has 0 value judging from your profile picture. @@KINGOFNYDOESEVERYTHING

[@ActuallyReid]

Awesome video. The storytelling here is on point. Can’t wait to see more Dr. Mario gameplay 🙌

[@prodbyANT]

I cannot help but notice Packie constantly coughing into his right hand and then shaking his opponent's hand immediately afterwards.

[@somebonehead]

Oh dang, now that you mention it.

[@MrAsystole]

your channel is BEAUTIFUL brother , just found and im in love binge watching everything , respect

[@wingfryer]

2:41 Oh wow, my article. I remember being scared and excited when DrMC posted it on their Social Media page.

[@wh7eface3bg60]

Me and my cousin also had a baby????

[@aGameScout]

he said "I mean, my cousin also had a baby"

[@nathnolt]

I like how 1 / 4th of the comments are about that 1 statement

[@hayesblake]

My thoughts exactly! It’s “my cousin and I” 😂

[@superbadisfunny]

Banjo plays 😂

[@teh_hippo]

I heard this too haha

[@StyxByrd]

It is so lovely to see everybody having fun and respecting each other.

[@Clemphim]

These guys are awesome! I come from smash as a tournament organizer for the last 10 years so i always love seeing another community get together as a family and enjoy the thing they love. Shoutouts to the doc mario community -A smash doctor mario main :)

[@metropolis10]

Loved this recap! Super cool to learn about other scenes.

[@crispchaos]

The competitive scene for this game looks like its filled with such an awesome group of really nice people. This was a great video!

[@rokyo401]

Man, the semis and the final were super sick in 2022! And I love both swong and Packie! I really hope that one day, they'll get Atalito over there from Turkey to join one of these events!

[@oh_rhythm]

i got a huge wave of nostalgia from this video, not because of all the retro stuff, but because of how great the people are. the attitude on everyone here is top, the way i feel it was before something changed around 2017

[@SakanaKogane]

I did not know anything about Dr. Mario and this is awesome! The community is so cozy and wholesome

[@hayesblake]

“We wouldn’t be here if you were an asshole” - love that

[@fwubs8298]

Just watched this before boarding my first flight to Ohio, I'm unbelievably excited for this weekend!!!!

[@obscuremusictabs5927]

wow, you put a lot of work into this video. thanks.

[@TheOldtimer01]

watched the whole thing. Amazing tournament. love watching these close moments

[@Delysicx]

I teared up watching this. Such a crazy outcome in the end of the tournament and the amount of respect. So wholesome with that ending too.

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

damn son, where'd you find that this video was epic. i always liked dr.mario, never knew it got a tournament

[@swongstrong]

Scout, a masterpiece as always! The storytelling, the videography, the memories, all top notch, and can't wait for it all again! 2023 is BEYOND hype. Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces!

[@sarahh2072]

Never thought I'd watch a 30 minute video about a game I could never figure out but here we are

[@tsotighguy]

I've never played a single game of Dr. Mario World in my life, but this vid was fantastic to watch! Kept me engaged the whole time! Excellent work! Just got an Anbernic RG35XXplus, so def gonna add Dr. Mario World to my must-play list!

[@444thatssevenfours4]

Man everyone here just looks like they're having a great time

[@shalom8858]

Fun watch. I had no idea there was a Dr Mario scene.

[@KhairulAnwar-mp8lo]

Would love to attend these conventions in the future. Thanks for covering it!

[@angc214]

This brings back memories. My best friend and I would play Dr. Mario late into the night. Every time garbage dropped we would yell curse words at each other enough to do a Marine proud. Then we grew up, got married, and had kids. Adult responsibilities and keeping language clean in front of the halflings.

[@appointmenteer]

congratulations to swong!!! this was awesome to watch, great job swong, scout, and everyone!

[@dannyfinesse6614]

This video makes me want to hop into the Dr. Mario scene lmao😭. Also big congrats to swong, seems like a really good stand up dude👍🏽

[@swongstrong]

It's only because there were no chairs for us... So I had to be stand up. 😂

[@jaygames6926]

Packie seems like a nice guy and very passionate but i just couldnt get over the fact he kept coughing in his hand and still shaking hands and hugging people. I hope they had hand sanitizer nearby lol

[@Jmpmaster83]

This is my game, memories of playing Dr. Mario with my mom, it was the only NES game she would play apart from Bubble Bobble.

[@NancyNixon-v2u]

It's amazing to think that Dr Mario has been around for almost as long as Tetris, but the competition scene for it apparently is just majorly blowing up now.

[@Enderman0415]

what a heartfelt community

[@stupid__aminal]

"i did not ask, i just grabbed a chair and sat down" Lmao

[@-Prestoned-]

0:30 What in the world is homeboy in the yellow beanie doing?! They allow that on stage? 😆

[@yean4573]

i love dr. mario, and i've been wanting to compete for ages. I'll be at a world championships someday for sure! thanks for this doco scout! Easily your best one, I hope you continue to improve.

[@ETSPT]

The Jonas Neubauer of Dr. Mario

[@jasonnikolic]

I just enjoy the passion. Everyone here rocks.

[@Ryderdu91]

"Me and my cousin also had a baby" he says it so casually i wasnt sure i heard it right 😂💀

[@biffboffo]

I played this a lot in the college dorms in 1992. Our floor was pretty into it, since there was no internet just yet.

[@savage_octagon]

Thanks so much for this video, Scout!

[@Ramseyfox]

These videos are always incredible! Thank you so much for yet another amazing spotlight into our nerdy corner of the world. ❤💊

[@GDNachoo]

Dude i've never seen a more chill community

[@chewface]

0:58 "Me and my cousin also had a baby..." Wait, what?

[@GenesisRockwell]

I literally had to pause the video and immediately started scrolling down the comments to see if anyone else caught that. 😭💀

[@MartyAlaniz]

Love this! hope 2023 gets the same amazing recap! well done

[@lurkwave]

me and my cousin had a baby is literally the quote of 2023

[@stansmith8003]

He and his cousin had a baby, I want to see Dr Mario deliver that one

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

Not me not realizing all of this was going on 2 hours south of me until it was actually happening..

[@aGameScout]

Still time to show up! It’s a 2 day event

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

@@aGameScout the possibility of getting there might be one thing, but between travel and potential lodging expenses (bc a lot of driving all at once is hard for me..ik 2 hours might not be a lot for many, but for me it is, and doubling that in one day is even worse..), as well as just work, it's kind of a hard thing to just drop a hat and go do.. I'll try to keep track of the stuff for next year though

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

I had no idea people would've cared enough about Dr. Mario to host events of this size and it seems like a lovely community.

[@SkoomaChugger]

love seeing communities thrive like this. keep on gaming brothers and sisters!

[@FingalPersson]

im happy that games have given so much joy to people. :)

[@PR4DE]

Never new about Dr. Mario, now I want to play. What an amazing video! I felt so heart warmed by the people in it.

[@az8557]

Very entertaining! And the people from the community looks humble and chill

[@Dude-etiquette]

Big shout out to the people behind the scenes that make this event so amazing

[@thesansthatasked]

0:59 (Sweet home alabama starts playing in the backround)

[@SweetBean92]

1 minute in and I had to replay that interview because I heard "Me an' my cousin just had a baby" O_O

[@victorr860]

I heard the same, isnt that what he actually said :?

[@chrisbidwell895]

I should be in bed, but I had to watch scout's recap. I can't wait to see everyone tomorrow!

[@ryanwasoba6207]

nice MBV shirt, by the way

[@chrisbidwell895]

thanks! @@ryanwasoba6207

[@jeffreystone8974]

This is really cool to see! A lot of times retro game communities are full of younger players, and it is interesting to see new strategies develop in competitive play, But this game is still full of people my age playing the game the way I remember it being played. and it's just amazing to see who on the playground would actually grow up to be the best player of us all!

[@BhbtheRock]

Wonderfully editied! Ive never played this game, but i may have to watch!

[@reporeport]

love your channel!!!!

[@billybob-wx2re]

epic video haven't played dr mario since i was a kid

[@doublejazz]

The vibes are next level wholesome in this community wow

[@basilisk5040]

were not gonna talk about him saying he and his cousin had a baby at 0:58

[@Inexpressable]

he says 'uhh i mean my cousin also had a baby'

[@scottn322]

My brother and I always played on our NES standing, to the point where if we game together even now we still stand.

[@KublayKahn]

"Tetris for Jeff!" ....oh wait wrong game

[@1El1]

What a great people, what a great community! Really enjoying watching this!

[@ecrowe21]

I think ive stumbled onto the wholesome side of KZbin. Nice

[@Shaolinjake08]

Incredible to watch! Well produced mini doc and what an awesome community for such a great game.

[@Cueya]

Very awesome coverage

[@ShineDawg]

I am so jealous, I wish I was part of a community like this. All the best

[@Hanible]

"Me and my cousin also had a baby" nice!

[@lbb2212]

Perfect video to get me excited for my drive down to TORG later today :)

[@naedolor]

It's so cool to find your tribe in life...

[@GamingWithRabbit]

the cousin thing got me

[@SuperKamikrazy]

going up to someone immediately after they won and saying you bet against them is wilddddd lmao

[@brimmed]

This actually looks like a lot of fun. I've never even played Dr Mario but seems straight forward enough that anyone could play, and community looks very inviting

[@D.W.G.]

I don't even play this game (or really any game) but this video was very well put together.

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

“Threw down a fat log” Say no more, I’m absolutely in love with

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

Don't know how you made me care about this but you did and it was fun!

[@WeWhoSurvived]

Yo im floored 😭 This is fire. So intense!

[@robthomas9936]

Standing and playing reminds me of when my dad would stand and play this game for hours every night back in the early 90's.

[@tuckerm138]

Another amazing video David! You make every thing I love so captivating for the masses! I love what you do and can’t wait to run into you again at the next Tetris event ❤

[@dirty56ace]

I could never get the hang of this game back in the day. Im sure now I would be able to but not when I was a kid.

[@RedshirtTheory]

Amazing vid. I’m gonna go next year