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@SoniXperias

Жыл бұрын

Love your videos!

@Cliffordlonghead

Жыл бұрын

First

@Cliffordlonghead

Жыл бұрын

LATE ON THE PINNED

@Cliffordlonghead

Жыл бұрын

@@SoniXperias CRIMINAL U ON THE BAD KIDS LIST FOR BEING A BAD KID

@Cliffordlonghead

Жыл бұрын

@@SoniXperias for Santa to give u presents delete your reply

Mario's early design in the _Donkey Kong_ arcade cabinet looks like the type of guy who would rather kidnapped someone and tied them on the train tracks. He's more of Waluigi before he even existed.

@billieleavenworth364

Жыл бұрын

It looks like a mix between Waluigi and Popeye, imo

@franciscop.garcia9931

Жыл бұрын

@@billieleavenworth364 makes sense because of the game use to being about popeye

@walrusadapter_nofake

Жыл бұрын

yeah. i totally agree with you man. he kinda looked like a waluigi

@El_Omar2203

Жыл бұрын

He looks like the kind of fiend who would trap someone in a cage and be the villain of a videogame.... wait a minute

@sophieheart2707

Жыл бұрын

And nowdays he just a hero plumber

Mario eating a mushroom to get stronger is like Popeye eating spinach.

@pixelshroom3413

Жыл бұрын

Yes, also combing the idea from such as Alice in Wonderland about mushrooms being magical.

@greeper7339

Жыл бұрын

Yup

@ksaweryiscoll82

Жыл бұрын

theory approved

@jaco8822

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense.

@jeffyp2483

Жыл бұрын

except mario is only hallucinating hes stronger while a koopa troopa gnaws his foot off.🤭

It amazed me how Mario used to looked like some scuffed up plumber and now looks like the embodiment of rainbows puppies and kittens.

@ValKob

Жыл бұрын

Love how you worded this lol

@nezzedmeg4856

8 ай бұрын

Yea

No one ever mentions that they swapped the overall and the sweater colors. That was always a significant change for me lol

@deepshikhagupta8326

4 ай бұрын

I watched popeye it is my favorite cartoon and olive oil is Popeyes wife

@mariajimenafigueroa233

2 ай бұрын

I prefer the sweater being red and the overalls being blue

the evolution of characters like this is so interesting to me

Kotabe is really a genius. He refined Mario so well, it was a huge improvement.

Mario’s core design remains the same as when he was initially created, which makes the smaller details important as the years went on.

@nezzedmeg4856

8 ай бұрын

Agreed

This man is putting so much effort into these videos and still uploading really frequently, I love it

@FeltBored

Жыл бұрын

@Merry Christmas 🌲 No one cares

@Unfazed1888

Жыл бұрын

I love the video, but I think he already covered this entire thing in another video…

@tylersmith9868

Жыл бұрын

Anything to avoid getting a job

Hope this is gonna be a new series, the Princess Peach episode will be a trip

@Mcoskii

Жыл бұрын

And don’t forget about Donkey Kong’s new design for the movie

@theskylandersmaster8914

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZyCpNl_mKysoKw.html

@rapidlyvids

Жыл бұрын

There already is one.

@Mcoskii

Жыл бұрын

@@rapidlyvids that one is from months ago, and since then, we’ve gotten a look at a new Donkey Kong design made specifically for the movie

@EnriqueMcQuade

Жыл бұрын

@Merry Christmas 🌲 What's with the Rick roll stuff?

Man, is Popeye the Sailorman really that unknown these days? I'm a 90s kid and I still knew him growing up thanks to Cartoon Network's re-runs of his classic shorts. He did for spinach what Bugs Bunny did for carrots, and even what Mario did for mushrooms. And he's got one of the most iconic theme songs. I wouldn't be surprised if Mario's mushroom power-up gimmick came from Popeye's power boost from eating his cans of spinach. Anyway, I'm sure grateful for his contributions to Mario's creation.

@tommyanomaly6193

Жыл бұрын

Those were the days when Cartoon Network was an outlet for vintage Popeye, Hanna Barbera and Looney Tunes shorts. By the way I was an 80s child and the Disney Channel in the 80s was the same way as at outlet for vintage Disney shorts and films.

@darthgoku90

Жыл бұрын

@@tommyanomaly6193 Yep, those were the days. Crazy how thanks to CN's original line-up I grew up watching the same classic cartoons that my parents and even my grandparents grew up on.

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

@btb0404

Жыл бұрын

you must repent for you have sinned! god will damn you to eternal damnation!

@draculastraphouse7863

Жыл бұрын

I was born in 93 and I never liked Popeye that much, it was okay, not good but not bad imo

I really love character design, so it's so cool to learn about the history of one of the most iconic ones out there!

Its so cool that every aspect of mario had a purpose, like the overalls, hat, nose and moustache that make him iconic

Forgot to mention Kotabe Swapped Mario's overall color from red to blue. That's something that always stood out to me about early mario designs. Who the heck wears red overalls?

@ThomasGameDocs

Жыл бұрын

I originally had a line about it in the script, but actually when I checked his early sprites and art are actually inconsistent, with blue sometimes on the outside and red sometimes on the outside! Kotabe definitely locked it in the current way round though!

@beauwalker9820

Жыл бұрын

I wore red overalls as a kid. I believe "Dennis the Menace" wore them too. Red overalls used to be common.

@jaco8822

Жыл бұрын

Same with luigi's green overalls.

@jamesmartin2063

Жыл бұрын

@@ThomasGameDocs do why doesn't mario's voice sound like it used to

@class444swr3

4 ай бұрын

Lou Albano’s Mario did at least

The original Mario artwork makes it look like he could be from the Popeye cartoon.

@BitchChill

Жыл бұрын

Weeb

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

@poweroffriendship2.0

Жыл бұрын

He looks like Popeye's evil counterpart.

@jaco8822

Жыл бұрын

@@poweroffriendship2.0 thats bluto.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

2 ай бұрын

That was because Mario used to be a Popeye expy

"It's a me, a-Mario" -Andy Dwyer for some reason.

@Mihdndo

Жыл бұрын

He is one of the many Mario’s.

I've been a hardcore Mario fan for 13 years. I haven't heard of Donkey Kong originally being a Popeye game until now, wtf.

@sonicfanboy3375

Жыл бұрын

I knew for like a year strange isn't it?

@shecklesmack9563

Жыл бұрын

I mean I’ve been playing Mario games for 25+ years and I didn’t know either

@theanimationboyofficail

Жыл бұрын

@@sonicfanboy3375 I LOVE YOU SONIC

Miyamoto originally called Mario Ossan, Japanese for "middle aged guy", it was the American localizers that came up with Jump Man.

@beauwalker9820

Жыл бұрын

Another unused prototypical name Miyamoto considered was "Mr. Video." He also got the name Mario from the American Nintendo workers too, as they got the name from the landlord of Nintendo's first warehouse supposedly. So they used the name for the demo screens in Donkey Kong Junior.

@SuspiciousScout

Жыл бұрын

@@beauwalker9820 I completely forgot about the Mr. Video name. I only know it cause it was in the description for Mario's trophy in Melee if I remember correctly.

@tasantana1174

Жыл бұрын

Jump man could not be used because of its copyrighted use by Nike.

@JaxTheEpic

2 ай бұрын

Jumpman was never used Mario was the name that Nintendo of America came up with Mario and it stuck permanently.

I can't imagine what he will look like if he changes again lol.

@gutsFunnyman

Жыл бұрын

I think that's proof of how iconic/good his design is.

@EdKolis

Жыл бұрын

It will be interesting to see if future Mario games make him look more like movie Mario or not.

@deanmoriarty6015

Жыл бұрын

i think he’s more or less perfected at this point. the recent renders used for promotions in the Switch era feels like the height of Mario’s character design. i can see characters like Peach continue to be fine-tuned though

@Freda_Productions

Жыл бұрын

I doubt any of the characters will get any significant changes ever again.

We live in a world where folks have to be introduced to Popeye…he’s fallen that much out of the mainstream

@CassiusStelar

Жыл бұрын

He was strong to the finich, so please eat yer spinach TmT

@beauwalker9820

Жыл бұрын

Shame the movie was cancelled, that could of reinvigorated the franchise. (Hey, worked for Peabody and Sherman for a bit.)

@TheVoicesOfTheBeyond

Жыл бұрын

And the funny thing is, Mario would never have existed without Popeye.

@princestellabrown7430

Жыл бұрын

@@beauwalker9820 don't you bring that movie into this, that was also a great movie😃

@Mikebumpful

Жыл бұрын

The pre-war Popeye theatrical shorts are peak Golden Age of Animation treasures! They must not be forgotten!

It's really crazy how much the red plumber's design has changed over the years, with the movie design being the most _interesting_ one of them all...

@finnishfatboi809

Жыл бұрын

@animewaifuthehip-hophead8849 *Mental Disability Noises*

@finnishfatboi809

Жыл бұрын

Meh, movie Mario is a lot more colorful but that’s all they really changed. His voice tho.

@jerelminter

Жыл бұрын

@Anime Waifu The Hip-Hop Head You cared enough to post a comment.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

2 ай бұрын

CGI Movie Mario looks cute... CGI Movie Luigi on the other hand(some)...

Mario's textures are getting more detailed and realistic with each new console generation. You can see some strands of hair on his mustache and hair, and his overalls constantly appear more realistic.

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

@ValKob

Жыл бұрын

@@bannah6400 Mario dies over and over again for our sins

How have people not questioned on why Mario could be either a plumber or carpenter? Nice video, by the way :)

Good video Thomas! A suggestion is to make a video about why Princess Daisy doesn’t look like she used to. Because she has changed through the years😊🌼

@1685Violin

Жыл бұрын

Thomas didn't even make a video about Daisy's voice. I wonder if it's because of lack of information.

@morayfrye

Жыл бұрын

@@1685Violin He was planning to on a poll but Sonic won the poll

@1685Violin

Жыл бұрын

@@morayfrye Oh. I didn't know there was a poll.

“Hes taller, skinnier” The mario hes describing: big round Belly

That is so weird that you made a video about this exact topic I’m freaking out right now. So like 2 days ago when I was in computing class at lunch at me and my friend are just hanging out when he notices these classic video game posters including donkey kong and it has the old mario design and he asks “why does mario look like that it’s so weird” I had to explain to him that donkey kong came out before they had chosen the more reckoning design. What a weird coincidence.

Old Mario looks more like the type of guy to DO the kidnapping, rather then save somebody from one

0:05 yyooooo THATS the first Mario design??! I’ve always seen this design on a pizza box from a pizza restaurant. 😱

@keealex4027

10 күн бұрын

Was it Pizza Hut

I really wish they had used his model from Mario + Rabbids for the Mario Movie, I think he looked his absolute best in that game

@AnAnonymousPenguin

Жыл бұрын

I'm assuming you're talking about Rabbid Mario

@CassiusStelar

Жыл бұрын

@@AnAnonymousPenguin no, hes talking about mario mario's model from that game, it's like the odyssey one but more expressive and with softer colors

@L0rdOfThePies

Жыл бұрын

@@AnAnonymousPenguin i hope so

@Quinhala11

Жыл бұрын

Nah

@AnAnonymousPenguin

Жыл бұрын

@@CassiusStelar Yeah don't worry I understand, I was just joking

Popeye, Speed Racer, and Astro Boy are concepts that continue even now Mario, Captain Falcon, and Mega Man. It's weirdly beautiful how while nothing is truly original, it's its own spin on everything.

I thought you made this kind of video but probably because i’ve seen this topic before, I am just happy to see this information talked about to this day on your channel.

Love these vids, keep up the great work!!!

You know why I like your channel? Unlike other channels you have much more inside info and footage that most people don’t know about!

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

Жыл бұрын

Take that, Modern Siiroth

I grew up in Kent, Washington, about 30 minutes from Redmond. On the way to way to the mall from our house, we would constantly drive by the M.A. Segale business park. They would even be a sponsor for Kent Parks Baseball. To learn all these later that the name Mario was taken from there, mind blown.

*Amazing* video! Love your videos! Keep up the great work!

@whatafoolbelieeeeves

Жыл бұрын

@Merry Christmas 🌲 we have NOT been waiting so long for that video

I found your Channel last Week and can't Stop watching your Videos ^^ Keep up the good Work 👍🏻

Old Mario: 1940s Italian plumber stereotype New Mario: a child with moustaches

@ChristopherSobieniak

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much.

I have no idea why you get less views now, your videos are still as awesome as always

@joshgrissom465

Жыл бұрын

Video just released

I did enjoy the whole thing thank you great job!!

Some very interesting information you provided here! I really enjoyed it!!

4:15 he actually called him Mr video. "Jump man" and "little Mario" were the names used in marketing

Great video! Answered a lot of questions I had.

Oooh I would love to see more videos like this, looking at the evolving designs of classic video game characters (maybe Pac-Man or Donkey Kong next?)

Great work! Loved it! :)

Hey Thomas. Thanks for continuing to make excellent content.

A lot of changes were made trough the years, Mario changed, Pauline was replaced by Peach and DK was replaced by Bowser

11:58 in fact those Designs will be used to make the 3 Mario cartoons which are: Siper Mario Bros Super Show, Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World. Created by DIC

Mario looked like he was sick in 1981…

7:19 The way it's cropped makes Mario look dead in a puddle of blood And it looks like Luigi was either the one who killed him, or wants vengeance for his fallen brother.

DOES NOBODY NOTICE THE OVERALLS AND SHIRT SWAP COLORS ALL THE TIME IN THE OLDER DAYS? WHAT THE HECK

I was born in 2002, I first saw Mario when I was a kid in 3D. When I kept seeing the Sonic the Hedgehog trailers I was like "I wish they would make a movie about Super Mario Bros" when I saw that trailer, I wanted to see it so bad, but my mom didn't want to see it in the theater. When we saw it on Peacock, I made her play it, she ended up liking it and I loved it

Mario is an immortal cultural icon no matter how guido he does or does not look.

It took me forever to realize that Mario's overalls used to be red, and his long sleeve shirt was blue in his older games, because I'm so used to the long sleeved red shirt with the blue overalls from the current Mario games.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

2 ай бұрын

I prefer the red sleeve shirt and blue overalls

Most characters age with time, Mario gets younger with time

@mariajimenafigueroa233

2 ай бұрын

Suppostly, Mario is 25

So basically, for a while Mario was Waluigi in red clothes

I think the reason why mario doesn’t look like he used to is because he got a design change

@supermarionoobs2639

Жыл бұрын

Whoa, really?

@enzo1673

Жыл бұрын

@@supermarionoobs2639 yeah it’s really hard to comprehend

@thealmightycrisprat

Жыл бұрын

I COULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED thx :)

@enzo1673

Жыл бұрын

@@thealmightycrisprat no problem

You didn't mention Mario in the Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong cartoon segment that aired in 1983/84 which I believe was the first time we saw Mario in animation format and was voiced by the Legendary Peter Cullen! Mario in that cartoon looked young like he was in his 20s or early 30s!

@beauwalker9820

Жыл бұрын

And DK the big ape also had a legendary voice in it, Soupy Sales. A name that may be unknown on us younger generations, but apparently he was very popular in children's TV for decades in the old days. Another fun tidbit was there was an episode that tied into the DK3 arcade game, and is the only time we ever see Mario and Stanley (the obscure protagonist of DK3, and the G&W game "Greenhouse") at the same time.

Mario becomed a rubber hose character when going to America, thats pretty cool to see mario if he was a cartoon from the 30s

New video idea: why doesn’t Thomas Game Docs look like he used to?

Nice video. Grew up with Mario, and am graphic artist myself, so very cool to see the development of the characters

This is so awesome ... liked it 😊

This was an excellent video!

Great video! By chance, in your research, did you ever find out why they switched the color of his coveralls from red to blue? I always wondered about that.

You missed the first game to include Mario's final form. It was Super Mario RPG, in which his modern 3D model was converted to a sprite. Check it out, it's N64 Mario as a SNES sprite.

Great video! How do you feel about the upcoming movie though?! I've been excited by the trailers so far, i think the little things i could nitpick wouldn't really ruin the experience of the Mario movie for me! Though i'm still kinda hoping we get some of Mario's classic jump sounds or screams as some kind of easter egg! xD

Sorry I'm four minutes late. I got distracted by a Luigi FIFA commercial

@coltonk.3086

Жыл бұрын

SAME I loved that one!!

Very nice video 🙂 keep up the great work 👍

Wow…..I didn’t know that Mario’s design were also contributed by famous artist and animators. Shows how much of a big deal it was back then. That’s pretty neat trivia.

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

Yesssssssss, i've waited so long for this!!!!!!

absolute FIRE BRO!

I didn't realize the previous iterations of Mario were designed by different artists! I like your interpretation of the different styles. Of course everyone knows the most iconic design, but something about Cabarga's version... I know it will stay in my heart.

The switch from Mario wearing a blue shirt and red overalls to a red shirt and blue overalls really messed me up as a kid, as for a long time whenever I tried to recall from memory what Mario looked like, I’d always fail to remember which was which. It wasn’t until _much_ later in life that I realized that it depended on the game as to what colors he wore.

@ThomasGameDocs - How come they reversed his original color design?? In the beginning he had Red Overalls & Blue Shirt..... Then for some reason they swapped it to Blue Overalls & Red Shirt. I haven't been able to find any specific reason why they swapped the colors.

The first picture of Mario he showed when he ask if we could recognise him. That was Mario’s dad

Always interesting videos never give up.

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER VIDEO ABOUT CHARACTERS THAT DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY USED TO.

Love you Thomas!

Everybody gangsta till Mario turns into an oversimplified logo

The initial Popeye cartoons were made in the 30s and 40s, saying that Leslie Cabarga worked in cartoons in the same era is pretty much... well... incorect... he wasn't even born until 1954. He did write a book about Fleischer Studios though, which was the studio that made the Popeye cartoons. Maybe that's where you got confused?

Great video!

loved it, thx 😊

Fun fact:when the old Mario design was created for donkey Kong they used the same color design for the super Mario bros super show

Original mario looks like he’s going to steal Christmas from whovile

4:39 glad there was a professional artist to polish up the sketch

Super Mario brings me a lot of joy and comfort. I have a nephew close to my age and when we were kids, we'd play Mario together on Gameboy, then on DS. It was a lot of fun!

Biggest fan love ya keep it up

4:41 I've been looking for video game characters with black curly hair

Would you be interested in make one of these videos on Wario? He’s had a lot of interesting tweaks to his design over the years (plus the major change for his WarioWare appearances) and I think it could make for a fun video.

My First Time Watching You Today! Im New Learning About Gaming Docs.

I didn't even know he was that old (1981).

He eventually swapped colors on the sweater and overall as well. The first Mario had red overall and blue sweater. A subtle change.

Mario was serving Waluigi vibes 6:18

The one with the long hair looks a lot the one that Captain Lou Albano played in the 90s.

I really like this video it's really interesting how certain things about a characters design can make or break a character and become instantly iconic and recognizable take mickey mouse for instance also another most recognizable character on the planet his head and ears and pants and shoes being instantly recognizable to everyone. Stuff like this I find really fascinating so thanks for the video👍I would love to see more like this like one for sonic even I already know the history for most of these characters bit I think it would be cool for other people to know too

Awesome and the progress and changes nintendo is making is unbelievable nowadays!

Mario was called Mario in Donkey Kong's USA Flyer and Nintendo always had the rights to Popeye for Donkey Kong it is just due to limitations they couldn't get any of the characters to look right.

Awesome new video! :D

Apparently the fanon is that jumpman is Mario and luigi's grandfather or great uncle or something along those lines. The linchpin of this seems to be an obscure reference to jumpman in Mario's Hotel, the ancient and not that good cgi game that came out around the same time as wand of gameleon.

@bannah6400

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

Mario is such a great icon. He's as iconic as Mickey Mouse and yet his creation origins are connected to Popeye the sailor man.

I say even that very first ‘pixelated’-Mario still looks much more like the current one then those first two ‘drawings’ that came right after it 😄