Super Mario Bros. Z

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:50 am

I'm apparently several months late to the party but this is unreasonably exciting to me so I don't even care.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/668690

this is a revival of Super Mario Bros. Z

a Mario/Sonic crossover animation with shades of Dragon Ball Z

it was a big deal on Newgrounds in like 2007

it's kinda dumb fan fiction or something

But this was a big deal to me when I was like in 4th or 5th grade (and the animation is legitimately VERY high quality for this sort of thing; a lot of work was obviously put into it)

like WHOA

It kinda died after episode 8 I think but now there's a reboot

and I'm not joking

I am unreasonably excited

Alagirez · Postby **Alagirez** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:59 am

I'm just opened it and a lot of people gave it 5 stars omg
I will play it
was that game approved by nitendo?
I hope newgrounds will add smbx
(tbh I usually visit the audio section than the game section at NG)

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 4:27 am

It's not a game, to be clear, it's a flash animation. That's why I put this in Sandbox instead of Video Games. And no, it's not official in any capacity, it's just a fan production.

aero · Postby **aero** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:11 am

Bowser's Kingdom was way better, despite SMBZ having way more energy it. I mean seriously I was expecting a Monster energy drink logo at the end of that intro.

Also this now a general Mario flash nostalgia thread.

Ecruteak · Postby **Ecruteak** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:21 am

I remember this! I never got too into watching it, and I watched about three or four episodes. It's nice to reminisce about old stuff I saw on Newgrounds. Though, I think that Mario's Castle Calamity was better.

Trace · Postby **Trace** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:20 am

Man, im really happy they revived it, when i was like 7, me and my brothers always kept on watching it and were waiting for episode 9 which.. wasnt gonna happen at that point..

PersonNamedUser · Postby **PersonNamedUser** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 1:26 pm

I remeber watching this when I was like 9 or 10
I was waiting for episode 9 to release but it never came out and I thought it wouldn't ever be recreated, I'm glad someone's working on a remake.

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 1:51 pm

^
It's the same guy, Alvin-Earthworm, producing the remake just so you know.

Trace · Postby **Trace** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:43 pm

Pseudo-dino wrote:^
It's the same guy, Alvin-Earthworm, producing the remake just so you know.

really? it didnt seem like it to me, im kinda stupid sometimes. although i dislike how he made mario and luigi talk, instead of how he did it in the previous ones.

Fuyu · Postby **Fuyu** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 5:51 pm

Man, everything looks so nice and detailed in comparison to the original episode. I can't wait to see the revived versions of 2 through 8 ... what am I even saying? I can't wait for Alvin to release episode 9! Thanks for bringing up this lost gem's revival Pseudo!

Black Mamba · Postby **Black Mamba** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:06 pm

WAIT ITS GETTING REBOOTED??!!!??

This is like Mario Dragonball Z for those who were unaware.
Episode 7 was like an hour long. The gang blew up multiple locations including Yoshi's Island, the Underground, -1, and various other locations. Pretty solid show. Can't wait for the reboots.

Superiorstar · Postby **Superiorstar** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:35 pm

It came back to life a month ago, this was my childhood back when I was in elementary school and I'm glad to see it come back 6 years later.
maybe Alvin will finish it this time.

Zeldamaster12 · Postby **Zeldamaster12** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:22 am

Oh man I remember this series. I used to watch it years ago. I was disappointed when I saw that the series was put to a halt, so it's great that Alvin is reviving it.

MistakesWereMade · Postby **MistakesWereMade** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:22 pm

AeroMatter wrote:Bowser's Kingdom was way better, despite SMBZ having way more energy it. I mean seriously I was expecting a Monster energy drink logo at the end of that intro.

Also this now a general Mario flash nostalgia thread.

Comparing Bowser's Kingdom to SMBZ is like comparing Rick & Morty to Avatar: TLA

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:37 am

That's a really good comparison actually

and the animation quality in SMBZ was way higher quality either way.

Rare · Postby **Rare** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:18 pm

Nien wrote:
AeroMatter wrote:Bowser's Kingdom was way better, despite SMBZ having way more energy it. I mean seriously I was expecting a Monster energy drink logo at the end of that intro.

Also this now a general Mario flash nostalgia thread.
Comparing Bowser's Kingdom to SMBZ is like comparing Rick & Morty to Avatar: TLA

^This

I already knew about this when he started reviving it and making it. He has a Twitter account where he does updates and screenshots.
FUN FACT: Alvin-stated that Epidode 6 or 7?(the one when it was 8-bit and right after Yoshi's Island) is going to have a different story and as well as the episodes after that because when he looked back at it he didn't like it.

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:24 am

That was episode 7, I think. Yeah, I also heard he was removing the super soldier guy, Captain Basilisk or whatever. He was cool but I can understand removing him; he didn't add all that much to the plot to be honest.

aero · Postby **aero** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:56 am

Nien wrote:
AeroMatter wrote:Bowser's Kingdom was way better, despite SMBZ having way more energy it. I mean seriously I was expecting a Monster energy drink logo at the end of that intro.

Also this now a general Mario flash nostalgia thread.
Comparing Bowser's Kingdom to SMBZ is like comparing Rick & Morty to Avatar: TLA

I don't it's THAT much of an apples to oranges comparison. SMBZ was over the top for a Mario animation. There's another series (Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom I think it's called iirc) which striked a better balance than even Bowser's Kingdom. I mean sure these are three different series going for different things, but you have to acknowledge that they're not all in a vacuum and that there's a huge disparity in quality between them.

MistakesWereMade · Postby **MistakesWereMade** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:13 pm

AeroMatter wrote:
Nien wrote:
AeroMatter wrote:Bowser's Kingdom was way better, despite SMBZ having way more energy it. I mean seriously I was expecting a Monster energy drink logo at the end of that intro.

Also this now a general Mario flash nostalgia thread.
Comparing Bowser's Kingdom to SMBZ is like comparing Rick & Morty to Avatar: TLA
I don't it's THAT much of an apples to oranges comparison. SMBZ was over the top for a Mario animation. There's another series (Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom I think it's called iirc) which striked a better balance than even Bowser's Kingdom. I mean sure these are three different series going for different things, but you have to acknowledge that they're not all in a vacuum and that there's a huge disparity in quality between them.

Except you can't functionally compare 2 series of completely different genres. That's the reason why there's different categories for entertainment awards.

Saying you like one better is fine, but you can't really compare comedy to action.