Zikedown: New Super Mario Bros. - World 6

[@vel_cube]

me and the homies waiting for the world 7 zikedown 😔

[@sullivans2004]

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[@NexusKirin]

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[@somerandomguyonyoutube2278]

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[@mystic64984]

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[@ulti.matt04]

We need world 7 it’s been a year!!

[@shadrawdragon6560]

I don't know why but I am addicted to these breakdowns of the SMB worlds level by level, concept by concept. Good stuff!

[@jackcrowley3136]

NSMB had really tight level design, that many of the later games felt lacking. Perhaps it was the limitations of the small screen, but almost everything presented to the player felt fairly introduced, while I distinctly recall Wii and especially Wii U often relied on large jumps or platforms with odd physics across gaps for difficulty, which failed to play to the mario gameplay loops strengths. So honestly, I think this level design review really highlights the amount of clear thought went into the decisions that went into this game, *very* purposeful.

[@menemy4700]

I know why I am:Official Mario game levels deserve to be analyzed. firstly I saw a Mario level analyzing video is in Game Design Toolkit, but it's only one level. Then I keep finding a level-by-level 2D Mario design analyzing series, finally ZoomZike meets my needs.

[@calebsawyer0719]

Someday in the very near future, you should make videos with Worlds 7 and 8.

[@vizardonator8571]

@@calebsawyer0719He still hasn’t unfortunately

[@LilCosmosYT]

Man I miss this world breakdown series of smb, I wish he finished world 7 and 8, it's really good

[@MatthewCampbell765]

With the whirlpool in 6-5, I think the "hint" it gives you is that there's a ceiling above it and a bottomless pit below it. In other words, the only direction it *can* take you is down.

[@FranXiT]

Oh boy, I sure love this series about New Super Mario Bros! Can't wait for episode 7, I'm sure it's coming very soon!!!

[@jayleaf23]

19:58 I think the blocks were there to block people from getting the star coin by just walking from behind, (going under the part where you slide through the block and just retrieving it from the other side) and the blocks breaking was to let whoever actually got the star coin progress. It’s just there to make people actually do the challenge instead of just letting them walk around. It definitely would’ve been better if those were blocks you deactivated yourself after you got the star coin, either through a switch block or a normal P-switch, but that seems to be the intended purpose

[@Evil69]

In other words, anti-cheese

[@epicboomshine6595]

If you look really closely at the end of 6-Castle, you’ll notice the faint shadow of the floor where the Star Coin is. It’s still really well hidden, but not entirely without a hint.

[@jt6356]

The real hint is the block you jump over, as you can distinctly see the top of the moving block from the top platform

[@raph.404]

I don't think that would very visable when playing on an actual DS though

[@bakubread9308]

Guys i think he must have lost his DS. Don't worry I'm sure he'll track it down sooner or later just be patient

[@TTB08]

sure hope so, its been a year

[@bakubread9308]

@@TTB08 He probably left it at his aunt's house, lost between couch cushions maybe? He probably only goes there once every few years so we just gotta be patient

[@TTB08]

@@bakubread9308 okay, the wait is quite worth it tbh

[@garhd]

dont worry zoomzike just emulate like me!!! 😄👍

[@glo_bin]

I love the mountain worlds in the NSMB series, they look so good

[@PaintedCreeper]

Always loved this world as a kid. Got weirdly scared by there being two tower levels; and played the lakitu level over and over again. So nice that Luigi would dismantle the monty military complex in this world, he's a true people's hero, our Comrade Luigi Mario

[@tripplordofinconvenience9953]

The Chain Chomp level was my favorite

[@WiiFan-1300]

Don’t get things twisted; Luigi ain’t a commie.

[@ashleycd6487]

@@WiiFan-1300 You sure?

[@peenywallie]

@@ashleycd6487 See: NSMB2

[@KingYoshi93]

I've always had mixed feelings about how the devs dealt with mountain worlds. I like the variety of themes but I really liked the mountain levels so I wanted there to be more of those in this world. At least we got three of them (plus W8-7). I believe Wii only had two mountain levels and 2 didn't even have a mountain world!

[@ToyTimeKing]

NSMB2 should have gotten rid of those stupid mushroom and flower worlds for a mountain one ngl

[@KingYoshi93]

@@ToyTimeKing Oh yea, those worlds really were something... Laziest world map designs ever.

[@ABitofEpicness]

At least we got more mountain stages in NSMBU

[@DaynNight1234]

There is a mountain world in the wii game In fact the whole mountain world is you climbing up a mountain to reach the castle.

[@friedducks]

11:03 I've 100% completed this game more than a couple of times and never knew about that strat

[@partystar91]

I have always liked mountainous video game levels. I guess it's why I have a soft spot for World 6 in these NSMB games (except NSMB2 because it's weird)

[@MarchonRubem]

Nsmb2 mountain theme is barely used, only one level of w5 have mountains and another level that I can't remember They should have made w6 like half-mountain and half-sky instead

[@TT-rl7pu]

25:04 If take that upper route, you _can_ see how the top row of ground tiles has the same design as other open floors in castles, whereas a solid wall stretching above the screen wouldn’t have those light gray bricks at the top, which I think is enough indication, really.

[@zoomzike]

While I see your point and actually noticed it myself, it'd be harder to see on a small DS screen, which also has glare that our monitors don't have as much of a problem with. It feels more like an oversight rather than a tell.

[@bakubread9308]

for the bit at 24:45, for me personally the fact that you can get that high and see the top of the moving concrete, along with the top part of the "ceiling" is more than enough evidence for a secret. I haven't played this game since I was a kid and genuinely don't remember any of the star coin locations, but just looking at that screen I instantly had the urge to jump up there

[@serenitymoon4432]

3:48 I disagree, I think the fact that it's a thin and tall sandpit in the middle of mostly level sand pits makes it stand out enough, and the fact that there's no other things to get up there draws your attention to why it was place there makes it stand out enough that players would want to explore it.

[@zoomzike]

I could find multiple examples of mechanics throughout the game standing out in quirky ways like this so I don't feel like that's enough justification to directing a player towards this route, _especially_ when you consider that they'll die if they're wrong.

[@datbanan2717]

​@@zoomzike while i agree that the mechanic of sand hiding a warp zone like that should be more telling, i think the solution said in the video involving a pipe would just ignore that mechanic they were trying to show off in the first place, being the sand pit warp zones i think a better solution could be something like a black fade in the sand pit to drive home "hey this sand pit isnt like like the others". perhaps if it was possible they could have also placed coins over the sand but also inside the pit itself so there was a reward to exploring what could be down there

[@playahwon]

Monty Tank has to be the coolest boss in the New Soup series. Not only does he build on a mechanic from his world, the rotating blasters, but you have to adapt your strategy to nail the final hit. Even his death animation is unique and cool!

[@mmx3374]

It’s been 9 months, where’s the World 7 video?

[@nickk3077]

25:10 So, you would have preferred that they gave a bit of an indicator that there was a star coin up there, however, I actually kinda like obscure little secrets like this. I love that feeling of accidently stumbling upon a secret in a video game!

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

I really hope this isn't the end of the series. World 7 has some really cool levels in it. I'd really like to see you cover it. Oh and world 8 exists I guess...

[@ABHyt]

25:22 the part where you miss the star coin, the ceiling appears to be darker indicating there's a walkable path there.

[@enderallygolem]

It's also interesting that you can see the top part of the above moving concrete when it's at the lowest point. If you couldn't walk above it there wouldn't be a reason for that cut off, so it's a pretty good hint that jumping over works

[@Mcl_Blue]

While you make a good point about players thinking the whirlpool might shoot them up due to their experience with the tornado, there's also a good indication to think otherwise: there's a ceiling above the whirlpool, meaning *nowhere to be shot up to,* and there's a pit underneath it, meaning *somewhere to be sucked down to.*

[@Mortablunt]

Thank you so much for this series. This is the best intensive crash course on game design on KZbin. I marathoned them all nonstop today, and I was heartbroken to discover there are no more. Very well, I plan to take the lessons from this and apply them to my Mario Maker levels. I hope someday you finish the last worlds. My sub is more than well earned a hundred times over. Stay awesome.

[@megame5573]

16:40 In the desert, there is solid ground under the tornado, underwater, there is not

[@marcellocatalfamo5453]

It's not likely something you'd catch without a direct comparison, but the tornadoes which lift you up rotate counterclockwise, while the whirlpools which suck you down actually rotate clockwise. It's a little hint to show you that they have opposite functions. I think you're mostly supposed to intuit the whirlpool's deadly nature given that it's above a menacing hole in the floor, though.

[@Techno_2301]

ZoomZike its been two years, PLEASE SERVE US, WERE HUNGRY, WERE STARVING OVER HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joshslater2426]

Please finish this series ZoomZike. It’s been very entertaining and it would be great if we could see all of the levels analysed.

[@Flux3on]

This is my _absolute favorite_ world in NSMB. The variety of platforming and the variance in styles in a lot of the levels is just so nice to look at and play and I've been so excited to see you upload this vid :)

[@BorntoYeet]

He's never going to make 7&8

[@lashee6573]

I hope the world 7 video is going good. I doubt its currently being worked on but it’ll come out eventually. No rush though, do what you want with your time Zike.

[@matheuscrobelattti8126]

03:43 this reminds me of the second star coin from 2-5 in NSMBWII, is so rediculous that u had to fall in a random pit to find it

[@geothepoly]

I never realized the level numbers correspond to the world themes, really cool detail for the main route's 2nd to last world Also W 6-6 a banger level

[@bobbob1876]

For the last Star Coin that can't be seen after the concrete crushers-- You can *barely* see the shadow of the floor tiles from below. It's incredibly subtle, but it's there!

[@Cloudeefella]

Still waiting for that World 7 analysis video. It’s my favourite world by far

[@drfardnerd5596]

Let's name these levels shall we? World 6: Dangerous Mountains 6-1: Blast Top 6-2: Up and Down Waves 6-Tower: Spiky Tips Tops 6-3: Nature Side 6-4: Tense Ledges 6-Tower-2: Tall Toll Tower 6-5: Whirlpool Lopps 6-6: Mountain Expedition 6-Castle: Obsta-Castle 6-A: Dusty Cracks 6-B: Way Cool

[@Tribow]

25:12 I remember when I played this level, I noticed that I could see the edge of the moving stone platform on the ceiling, which indicated to me that I could land on it. It felt so rewarding to find the star coin that way, but I do agree that if they showed the star coin was there before you entered the door that would make for a great hint for those who missed it.

[@zoomzike]

Friendly reminder about June Zoom's 4th Rule: "Upload time goes by the Pacific Time Zone" HD version still processing lol

[@ChaosJelly]

Hey man the audio is bugged or something cause it's not playing

[@zoomzike]

@@ChaosJelly Refresh in a minute or two and it'll be good, vid's still processing on KZbin's end

[@ChaosJelly]

@@zoomzike yea it's all fixed now, can't wait to watch love your vids👍

[@MariogamingMario]

@@ChaosJelly I think that might be a problem on your end or KZbin’s end, because I’m have kinda of a similar problem but the other way around where my screen would just go black but the audio continues

[@christophergrim3rdchannel610]

Can't Wait For You To Zikedown World 7!

[@john-paulhenderson5844]

Dude, I just wanna say that this was a great series. NSMB was the first game I’ve ever owned, and the first game I’ve ever finished. It’s my definition of nostalgia and I always go back to it whenever I feel down bc it reminds me of my childhood. Around the time this video was uploaded, life really sucked for a while, and your video helped me feel better, as well as your vids on the other worlds. Please finish with World 7 and World 8. You’re really good at what you do, bro!

[@misterzygarde6431]

I remember playing New Super Mario Bros Wii first where most mountain levels had the standard overworld theme play. So when I played New Super Mario Bros later, I remember being surprised that it played the Athletic theme instead along with it also bringing in other world themes like Beaches, Deserts, Forests, and even Snow. It was legitimately my favorite world in DS looking back though I wish they introduced Monty Moles as regular enemies instead of just having that one Monty Mole pilot a tank as a boss.

[@Xonarag]

6-6 was my favorite level as a child. When you are mini the cannon pipes shoot you much further so the end pipes were a lot of fun for me.

[@nichasatummyache2510]

These spiral mountains have been and forever will be my favorite Mario world location. Shame we dont get more of it

[@R0botic_gam1ng]

can’t wait for world 7 and 8

[@lightbrand_]

didn't think I'd be so hooked to this series breaking down the entirety of nsmb but you make it really entertaining, it also makes me appreciate the game a whole lot more, looking forward to world 7 which is easily the wackiest in the game

[@sullivans2004]

Sucks that we STILL haven’t got a World 7 video….

[@warioland523]

Now that Mario Party 7 strategy video is complete can you do World 7 of this analysis?

[@GoldDragon20]

This place was really fun, had a lot of good levels. Nothing really overshadowed it in later games either.

[@seannaboy]

Can't wait for World 7!

[@KnightEclipser]

Saw a Mario movie ad before this video. Fitting, right?

[@fnafonfire3704]

I don’t know why I kinda wish that world 6/mountain/rock world in all nsmb games had it’s own theme, kinda like the world maps.

[@zanmolecules4105]

Even though I’ve beaten this game 100% 4 times, I’m still watching this series

[@DatAtDawn]

25:00 while you don't see the star coin you can see that the bricks at the top right are actually a bit darker than the rest which is hints to the secret star coin

[@DatAtDawn]

Although possibly hard to see on a ds screen

[@user_Z-]

I love how you always call out the unfairness of a lot of the hidden star coins. I was never able to find the majority of them as a kid and when I played NSMB Wii I had to look up a star coin guide on youtube in like 2009 just to find them all and get to World 9

[@borb6158]

This series is so cool. It hit me with so much nostalgia just like Monty mole’s tank

[@diabolicallink]

If I realized that he never finished I probably wouldn’t have watched the first 6 parts

[@whiteninji352]

I can’t wait for World 7 to release at some point. It has my favorite boss in the game and some of my favorite levels

[@shawt4454]

Im addicted to these

[@Barberfrog]

This world's Monty Mole fight is *to this day* my favorite Mario boss fight and one of my favorite boss fights in gaming period,

[@digplayz5740]

THE BEST WORLD WITH THE BEST THEME TUNE

[@kabxksb]

World 6 was my favourite as a kid, and I replayed 6-6 WAY too much. I perfected it so much I could have played it blindfolded XD I dont know why I was so drawn to it, maybe it was the mountain theme, the platform challenges, the only Chain Chomps in the game, the tornado/whirlpools, or the Monty boss, but I love every second of it ♡

[@thecriticalghost4626]

Maybe world 7 was just the friends we made along the way

[@minirop]

25:20 if you pay attention, you can see the small darker line that is technically a hint of the star coin. Other hint is that you can see the top of the moving block showing you can jump over.

[@EpicGamerThomas1]

I recently found ur channel and i've just been binging all ur videos! Keep up the great work! I also love how u changed the aspect ratio in this video to match the aspest ratio of the game. Idk why but I really love that touch!

[@splitsee2526]

Wow, I love the fact that you greet me with a video in the middle of the night, what I needed since I will probably not go to sleep until tomorrow because of this 90 degree heat

[@yoshibrothers9982]

I wasn't even aware that 6-6 had a secret 1-UP Mushroom area. The spot at which you would even notice it is so unassuming. Goes to show that even after 16 years, there are still little things like that which can be discovered by the average player.

[@MrMariosonicman]

the thing about the tornado and whirlpool to consider, is one is above land that you would normally stand on, and another is above a bottomless pit in the ocean, which in turn gives the player a chance to think if theres a reason that it is above a bottomless pit compared to before. tho having air bubbles getting sucked down wouldnt be a bad thing to show. or better yet, place coins at the very top of it so players are more likely to go for it, and if they get sucked in, they have plenty of time to button mash to stay alive.

[@foxy927blades6]

Zikedown world 7 when

[@marixsunnyotp3142]

I can't wait for World 8. Despite "sadly" haven't played the game, the music and the first volcanic enviornments in 2d Mario games never fail to charm me

[@awkwardfreakinperson7936]

Why haven’t you played it?

[@marixsunnyotp3142]

@@awkwardfreakinperson7936 I don't have NDS and I am busy

[@awkwardfreakinperson7936]

@@marixsunnyotp3142 L, you should play it eventually

[@marixsunnyotp3142]

@@awkwardfreakinperson7936 bruh

[@TixtheGoAnimator]

When is world 7 coming out for this game? It has been over a year and a half! Can u please make a part 7 for this?

[@goinapemode]

Glad people are still making content of this game, its the smaller things that make big ones!

[@BUGFlower413]

guys i think we should watch the previous video with the mini mushroom to unlock the seventh

[@p0gamerhdgames6]

Another nostalgic video to watch while in a line in Disney World!

[@user_Z-]

This and World 8 are my favorite. It was so visually unique to me as a kid compared to mario games from years before

[@presidentrevelle3391]

Usually I can’t sit through a KZbin video that is 30 minutes long. But somehow I was able to sit through each of the videos in this series. I enjoyed them much because I have a ton of nostalgia for this game and because ZoomZike does such a good job of analyzing each level. I agree with pretty much all he’s said. Can’t wait for World 7. Definitely one of my favorite worlds from this game.

[@supermaximglitchy1]

those blocks explode when you collect the star coin a water level in a previous world bloopers spawn when you collect a star coin as well I wish there were more things that activate when collecting something in this game

[@stevesteve7442]

I always thought that the mega mushroom was the only way to get that star coin in 6-3. I never would have thought that the moneybag was the real solution.

[@rottengem]

i like how theres a secret area in this world hidden enough that he actually didnt include it in the video

[@neversparky]

Still got nostalgia memories of repeatedly taking the mini mushroom into 6-2, was always fun to be able to walk along with the changing water level!

[@Gateway2000Mousepad]

Been really enjoying all of the content here been very nice to just watch and chill out too for an hour or 2

[@tuck8192]

Hey Zoomzike, nice vid, in the 6-2 you mentioned Wet Dry World and i though it would be cool if you did a similar series like this but instead with each Mario 64 level and its stars

[@MCarlos15]

Fun fact: If you activate the challenge mode and try to get the third star coin in this world's castle, you will get trapped and forced to restart the level.

[@ForktheSquirrel]

If you haven’t noticed at 16:35 you can see a Cheep Cheep struggling against the whirlpool

[@awesomeguy2009]

Easily my favourite world in the game. Feels the most unique out of the rest of the worlds lol

[@Prs722]

With 6-Castle there is kind of an indicator for the 3rd star coin that you glossed over and said. The concrete blocks clearly have a white bit on top. With the 2 moving blocks with the upper leading to the star coin, observant players would notice notice this texture and think to take a look.

[@GrismerMusic]

Just got into this series and I love it! Can’t wait for World 7!

[@notsogreatsword1607]

These are my favorite right now. Just fantastically delivered detailed video game goodness. Zikedown EVERYTHING. Specifically Super Mario World!

[@mmuu]

i never realized that world 6 is a combination of all of the worlds before! it makes it feel like a final test of the stuff you've learned so far, (before the final final test of world 8 and the final final final test being the final castle) oh, and another detail i like about this world is the boss, on top of it just being cool, it also calls back to the rotating bullet bill blasters from the 6-1,

[@BorntoYeet]

God I LOVE this series.

[@flouride]

these videos are so freaking well made. i love it, especially the little details like the video matching the aspect ratio of the game. black bars on the sides won’t make it feel as nostalgic. ily zoomzike

[@ninjagoon817]

World 6 was when the game got hard for me as a kid. Even when I came back to replay the game to 100% a few years ago I found it still somewhat difficult. I feel like world 6 was done better in later games like nsmbwii where there are more mountain based theme gimmick levels. Thats not to say I think this game has a bad world 6, far from it I just found it lacking compared to the others. Levels like 6 - 1, 6 - 6 and especially 6 - 4 are really creative and unique that are super memorable in this game. Having chain chomps show up again is awsome and the drilling segments in 6 - 6 are really fun and addicting. You know I don't really remember there being that many levels based on the previous worlds. I remember in the later games it was more like the unlockable levels being throwback world level, while the majority of the world would revolve around its theme. The castle stages were indeed an increase of difficulty without being cheap. The difficulty curve really showed up in this world showing that things are to be crazy from here on out. Good Job zoom, can't wait for the next one. Edit: oh ya and the boss is super fun and cool to fight. I remember him being the most unique in the game.

[@Nick-lo8ls]

Just woke up and a new episode comes out, very nice, thank you ZoomZike

[@autafic]

I don't remember this being so difficult. How did I even beat this game as a kid?

[@TehDompie]

The sinking sand pit in 6-A is a reference to Mario Bros 3, where you can do the same trick in world 8. The layout of the secret rooms is even similar

[@rubberglovesandwich9889]

Wow you made a lot of clever points in this one

[@zoomzike]

You're pretty fast at watching videos

[@rubberglovesandwich9889]

@@zoomzike I just see the game so differently.

[@PaintedCreeper]

@@zoomzike just built different, watches on 4 time speed smh

[@Frrixy]

20:12 Probably so you couldn't get to it through the other way But it does looks cool so they succeeded in that regard I also find it interesting that, for this game, they had to make two "penultimate worlds". Since W7 is optional. I'll see what you have to say about W7 since I don't really remember it, but it's something to keep in mind while taking a look at W7. 24:31 "in a slow and *fair* way" he says as he dies in the most unfair way possible.

[@varietychan]

19:27, you forgot to mention if you have a mini-mushroom that right pipe blasts you right into a star coin

[@symphonic7585]

YESS I love this series so much, I really hope to see more of these with other new super Mario bros games

[@Arda-qd7cy]

Still waiting for World 7 😔

[@fernando98322]

4:10 I don't agree with this point, I think the secret is well telegraphed. This game as solid warp pipe placement to guide you to secrets. In this case, the lone yellow pipe you come out from is a telling of a secret underground room, especially since the next yellow pipe in the level leads to the 3rd Star Coin. And notice how that secret room exits you on the leftmost pipe, telling none of the others on the right lead to the secret room connecting to the lone yellow pipe. This is where you have to realize on your own this lone quicksand column that looks like a pipe formation, is higher than the rest of quicksand and it's separated by rocks formations leads to the secret. One of the best Star Coins in the game