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I too agree that the film really is Luigi's story in the end. And it was from the start--even in the super early draft scripts. The scene works either way, but if you do cut out Mario talking, cut it out completely.

I get what you mean, and I quite like it. I originally suggested quite the same thing... Actually, I've just now got a new idea: what if we start with a SMB sprite of Mario that walks up and hits the LightMotive logo, turning it into the Allied Filmmakers logo. He then walks off stage, returning fr...

I always thought of doing them both on one page, for the character and the actor that plays them. And then maybe I could have some links or something to SMB-related things pertaining to that actor, like their website, or like John Leguizamo has an autobiography where he mentions SMB, etc.

The SMW sprite would be perfect, as that was the most "recent" Mario game at the time of the film's release. And really, wouldn't it have been awesome to have had a flashback with Koopa taking over Dinohattan, wielding a flamethrower or something ? Oh, and IIRC, there's a really...interest...

That reminded me EXACTLY of the SMBSS opening. The whole "zoom in on a pixelated image of NYC" before entering the Mario's apartment. That part was great. And yeah, if possible, it would be neat to have a Mario sprite running into the background, jumping into an initially blank box--upon h...

I'm sure you're trying to be clever by referencing some obscure Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy thing or something, but in case you aren't, Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson) does that intro narration. What I'm suggesting is to overlay that scene, without Dan's voice and let Toad do the talking. Off ...

Wonderful suggestion. Perhaps I'll put it in the "Specials" section, name it "Character Profiles" or something, and put up some good images of them like you're describing. Off the top of my head, there's a good promo shot of Daisy that's on the back cover of the bootlegged score ...

Haha, it's amazing that this is the most requested thing to be taken out, the 16-bit opening animation. They could have worked that into the movie in other ways. Like having that guy on TV (the one luigi is watching) talk about the two dimensions. Dino and Humans. Much more subtle and less "in...

marioblaster wrote:Minor update:

I have listed my Devo Gun on ebay if anybody is interested.

Devo Ebay Link

UGH! What lucky-ass ended up winning it?

These are all great finds. I'm glad someone other than me knows about Anonymous Rex! When it first came out, I was totally like "Super Mario Bros. ripoff!" The "thwomp" guys look really cool too--they look kind of like the title characters, PLUS they fit in with some other of the...

The worst part of this whole thing: I have a gut feeling that if you do this, when you get completely done with it, a Blu-Ray version of the film will be announced

I'd love to see some of the stuff you dug up. And I've already come across some of the test-edits you did on YouTube; interesting stuff. And since you're asking for cut advice, I'll throw in my short two-cents. 1.) Remove the god-awful animated-opening prologue, replacing it with a simple black scre...

Mario and Luigi's last name being Mario was stated in at least one other media (I believe a comic/manga serial), but Nintendo doesn't really treat the Mario games with any sense of continuity. They like to leave things vague. Right. And I don't blame them for it, because the point of the games are ...

Yeah, so in Nintendo's current universe, Mario has no last name, was born in the Mushroom Kingdom, and, no offense to Charles Martinet, sounds like a complete weirdo when speaking. All the intriguing Mario "backstory" parts of the canon were a lot better in the old days, IMO.

Ah, I was wondering when mention of this little gem would turn up. The sad thing is, Super Hornio Bros. actually GOT a sequel.

Just keep in mind guys, we have 12-year-olds on the forum.

Wow! What a nice find there! That's just awesome...I am continually proven wrong every time something new is found about the film. And he even has a Mario hat on! LOL

ultimateemail5000 wrote:Here are some perview pics of the menus.

That screen says "BONUS DEATURES." Thought you should know

He e-mailed me saying he wanted to be every character, and he wanted the N64-to now, Mario voice. Anyone that would rather listen to anything more than five minutes of the Charles Martinet Mario voice is an idiot. It works okay in the games and really captures a nice, whimsical spirit, but if it's ...

ultimateemail5000 wrote:I dunno if you can do it, but can you make it where I post a youtube link and the video appears instead od a text link?

Success!

I'm pretty sure it was all done to differentiate the characters. I mean, when Mario games were first developed, Luigi was basically just the "Player 2." A carbon copy of Mario in a different color. They started giving him different attributes as the game series continued, like making him t...

Awesome story, Merritt. You're full of interesting schtuff. And Redstar--that "Region 2" cover art you've posted is a fan-made DVD cover; I vividly remember when some guy created it a few years back and I downloaded it and made my own box out of it. So it's not legit. However, see that DVD...

Nice! That's awesome dude. I'll have to see if I can catch it sometime. Makes me wish I had a DVR, lol. And yes, I totally agree about the "hard work and dedication" part of filmmaking--I've made a few fan-type films myself, and it took a lot. And don't worry about people slamming the movi...

As far as I know, there has only been one US DVD release. And it sucks. It's completely bare bones, and it's NOT optimized correctly for widescreen displays. The quality is the best available at the moment, however.

Request granted. Centered text enabled. This is cool, lol!

So, I was doing some PHPBB research, and I found out that I can add additional formatting-type stuffs to the forum. For example, we can now do text strikethroughs! That is stupid awesome! Cool, huh? Here's a link to a page with some other custom things I can add. If anything is of particular interes...

Of course--I have it. Definitely worth it if you can find it cheap. Lots of good behind the scenes info and pics.

Sunshine was okay. I played all the way through it. The last boss was great, but I just wanted to throw up every time Bowser Jr. reared his ugly head on screen. FLUDD was okay and the water effects were marvelous, but at the end of the day it really didn't feel much like a Mario game and had a real ...

Yes, the VHS screener has a "Behind the Scenes" featurette that I plan on converting. And with all the evidence I've managed to gather, there is a LOT of stuff that was cut. Mind-boggling, actually. And I'm sure there's a lot more that we don't know about yet.

The Super Mario canon went all to hell after Super Mario World. At least you can make sense of most of the Zelda games. At this point, I just try to go with it. And don't forget the Game Boy games, Wario games, Mario sports, and the RPGs! And I absolutely loathe Bowser Jr. He's up there with Nintend...

Unfortunately, if Nintendo can't find ample time to make their own games, I don't see them doing any film endeavors.

I'm sure some of you got this game. What do you think so far? I absolutely love it. The box. That's awesome. The game. That's even more awesome. I played through world 2 last night with a friend and it brought back so many old memories, and was like a mind-numbing new Mario experience. So what if it...

Awesome job, man! I'll come back with my full judgment when I watch all the parts, I'm about halfway through.

Totally awesome, dude! This is begging for a fan film, LOL. Anyways, great job. I can't wait to see the Thwomp Stompers completed.

Happy birthday as well. You're only a few days older than me!

Yeah, that suite definitely has unused music in it. Really beautiful piece, IMO.

I think it's an early reference that there is a "Wario" character in this universe...the gate attendant mistakes Mario for Wario, because he's his parallel dimension counterpart.

Yeah exactly. The dude has been pretty resilient.

I just read that Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He's apparently getting some special treatment for it, so hopefully he'll be okay. Gah, I wish stuff like this would stop happening to our Mario actors! Link: http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/Manager-Dennis-Hopper-has-prostate-c...

I totally agree. I kind of wish they would have gone that route in the original film, since the WTC was heavily featured/mirrored anyways. And I keep getting this picture in my head of a very nicely done re-creation of 1993, in terms of clothing and style and stuff. Very similar to how Watchmen port...

Thank god. I think what you were writing all along is exactly where you need to stay. It has a lot more artistic merit, IMO.

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