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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

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)

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.

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.

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.

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..

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

That's a really good comparison actually

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Why not?