You'll Be Playing Mario When You're 80

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  • čas přidán 20. 04. 2024
  • Super Mario is Nintendo's icon and one of the world's most recognisable mascots. From the moment Mario was created, he's been the face of Nintendo. But why is Mario so popular?
    Join us as we take a nostalgic look at Mario's endurance and legacy across the ages. What makes him so special and why he endures when other famous characters slip out of favour.
    Mario is unique, not just in the gaming world, but in the business world at large. There has never been a company like Nintendo represented so completely by a single character. So chomp down that super mushroom and lets-a-go!
    🔵 WELCOME TO BIFFA + THE SPRITES 🟠
    Biffa loves Nintendo. Everything from retro Nintendo games for NES, SNES and N64 up to modern games for Nintendo Switch. Nothing Nintendo is off the table.
    With his pleasant and foul-mouthed alter-egos (Heav 'n' Hell) by his side, he overthinks the world of Nintendo games and consoles. Arguments always ensue with a fresh comedy twist. Fans of retro Nintendo video games especially can find a unique take on Nintendo topics. From Nintendo consoles to blockbuster gaming franchises such as Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda.
    #Nintendo #SuperMario #Mario #RetroGaming
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Komentáře • 143

  • @TheMack625
    @TheMack625 Před měsícem +91

    Playing Mario until I'm 80?
    Sounds good to me! I love Mario games.

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +19

      Heck. Why not 90?!

    • @TheMack625
      @TheMack625 Před měsícem +14

      @@BiffaTheSprites I don't see why not.
      Currently, I've been playing Super Mario games for 26 years. I have 107 in my current collection.
      There's no reason to stop playing Mario as far as I'm concerned.

    • @jumentoqueanima
      @jumentoqueanima Před 21 dnem +1

      ​@@TheMack625Awesome man! I'm following a similar Path, tho I've only been playing for 9 years since I'm not even 17 yet, haha.

  • @Mymy_64
    @Mymy_64 Před měsícem +99

    Mario is in a way is video game's Mickey Mouse, the difference between them is that Nintendo cares about their mascot and has him be what their company represent.

    • @marioboi323
      @marioboi323 Před měsícem +9

      Hatred to piracy and makes remakes overpriced ?

    • @Mymy_64
      @Mymy_64 Před měsícem +9

      @@marioboi323 Or just a company that values their properties alot and want to make games anyone and everyone can play?

    • @Tozito911
      @Tozito911 Před měsícem +1

      @@Mymy_64of course they would make their 35 year old games profitable and a 70 dollar dlc expansion exist. (fun fact: it already exists! its called mario 3d all stars and zelda tears of the kingdom!)

    • @marioboi323
      @marioboi323 Před měsícem +1

      @@Tozito911 TOTK (or nuts & bolts, as I like to call it) was only 60

    • @Mymy_64
      @Mymy_64 Před měsícem

      @@Tozito911 Like I said,"Values their properties alot".

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian Před měsícem +21

    If the video rings true, I'm glad that this great plumber will be here forever. Bring on 100 more years of Mario, I can take it >:D Incredible video!!!

  • @Ansel_G
    @Ansel_G Před měsícem +35

    'I don't want anyone from Nintendo touching me" 😭

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye Před měsícem +42

    They all raised some pretty damn good points. Mickey mouse is Disney but you don't really ever see him anymore. But you're always going to see Mario. Even back in the early '90s there was a poll saying that more kids recognize tomorrow than Mickey. That was in the early '90s. Imagine that now

    • @traviscunningham7062
      @traviscunningham7062 Před měsícem +4

      Whos Tomorrow?

    • @sixtysource
      @sixtysource Před měsícem +4

      @@traviscunningham7062my brain corrected tomorrow to mario and i was confused as to what you were getting st

    • @Sly88Frye
      @Sly88Frye Před měsícem +5

      @@traviscunningham7062 I'm on the go a lot so when I put messages down on my phone I use my voice to text. Unfortunately my voice to text likes to often make mistakes and in this case I didn't even notice. It's supposed to say Mario. How it got tomorrow instead is well I don't know. I don't know if I accidentally misspoke or if my voice to text was just being stupid again

  • @CHIPSNGRAVYTWICE
    @CHIPSNGRAVYTWICE Před měsícem +41

    The joke's on you. I always play as Luigi. 😂

  • @CakeKingYT
    @CakeKingYT Před měsícem +7

    From the first 30 seconds alone, I was like, wow I found another professional Mario video essay channel! Let me guess? 250K? 1M? 2? 3? 100M?!?! But no! *358?!?!?!* You, sir, are *CRIMINALLY* underrated omg

  • @BiffaTheSprites
    @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +79

    I say "Mario" 20 times in this video.

    • @Aras-eb7ch
      @Aras-eb7ch Před měsícem +9

      İ can say "Mario" 20 times: *Big breath* Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario *pant*

    • @Piano_Board
      @Piano_Board Před měsícem

      this comment has 20 likes

    • @K64TheMarioRecolor
      @K64TheMarioRecolor Před měsícem

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    • @Kirky_Playz_Games
      @Kirky_Playz_Games Před měsícem

      why do you not have 1m subs

    • @secretjazz93
      @secretjazz93 Před měsícem

      you did not say his name correctly one single time

  • @WiiFan-1300
    @WiiFan-1300 Před měsícem +5

    I like how the evil sprite is playing the devil’s advocate. Clever.

  • @pudimcomsal
    @pudimcomsal Před měsícem +4

    how does this channel haven't got any recognition yet?? this is quality content!!

  • @Tartubeman
    @Tartubeman Před měsícem +11

    I think the reason Mario's outlasted the likes of Sonic and Mega Man lies in his versatility. He's not immune to being in terrible games, but unlike Sonic whom if he's in a bad game, the brand suffers until the next game, there are so many Mario games on the market at any point in time, the damage one game could inflict, never outweighs the value another game is creating in the minds of the player.
    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe continues to pick up the slack for Mario Kart Tour, just for example.
    The new that Super Mario 3D Land and World picked up the slack for the blandness that was New Super Mario Bros. 2 and U, for another example. But even those games in weren't bad in a vacuum.
    Super Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars picked up the slack for the sports game like Mario Golf Super Rush and Mario Strikers Battle League.
    If Sonic Frontiers didn't do it for you, that's all you had until Sonic Superstars.
    If Crash 4: It's About Time didn't do it for you, well that's all you had, period.

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +4

      A fair point. And well made. Nintendo also do a better job of separating mainline Mario games from whatever else he was being slapped onto than Sega ever have with Sonic. Like you said, even in the "bad" examples, they were hardly poor games. But not the dizzying heights of mainline Mario.

    • @Tartubeman
      @Tartubeman Před měsícem +3

      @@BiffaTheSprites There are two kinds of creative forces in the industry:
      Type A whose ambitions are to do what's never been done before and change gaming as we know it
      Type B whose ambitions are merely to compete with A in the market place once A's gambit succeeds.
      Mario shines brightest when he spearheads a Type A game,
      But gaming mascots like Sonic only exist in the first place to compete with the likes of Mario.
      There was a mass extinction event for mascot platformers back when they all switched to 3D for no other reason than to compete with Super Mario 64. The only ones still with us now are the ones who survived.
      As much as Nintendo remains a Type A company, in recent years they have made Type A games outside of Mario. The likes of Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Street Pass Mii Plaza, Face Raiders, AR Games, Nintendo Land, 1-2 Switch, Nintendo LABO, Ring Fit Adventure, to name the few on my mind.
      On the Switch, Mario's really just competing with himself, and winning because by "himself" I mean competing with his Wii U library. Look at all the ports.
      As much as Mario was a Type A on the NES, N64 and Wii, Mario runs every risk of not living up to Type A ambition if they play it safe with him on the next console.

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +2

      Again, very good points. The next mainline 3D Mario game is going to be VERY interesting. Whatever it ends up being. Once you've done a world tour and gone into space it's difficult to know where he can head next. Then again, I've said that many times before and they always end up surprising me...

    • @jonathankitsos1291
      @jonathankitsos1291 Před měsícem +1

      Sonic is better no matter what

    • @ssg-eggunner
      @ssg-eggunner Před měsícem

      ​@@jonathankitsos1291 The Sonic Forces, Sonic 06, Sonic Chronicles, Sonic Colors Wii, Sonic Lost World on the Table:

  • @Martiganz_
    @Martiganz_ Před měsícem +14

    This channel is such a hidden gem

  • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
    @TheSmart-CasualGamer Před měsícem +3

    Mario is in a weird position, as he's somehow basically the mascot of an entire genre of media. Like, who is the mascot for films as a whole, or music as a whole (I would argue it's Darth Vader and Elvis), but Mario is a far more cut and dry answer than either of those.

  • @LogansVHSChannel
    @LogansVHSChannel Před měsícem +4

    mate your channel is so underrated! the editing on your videos is brilliant!

  • @wantedasylum1091
    @wantedasylum1091 Před měsícem +4

    I'd say 2007 was when Mario peaked, we got Mario Strikers Charged, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Paper Mario. That was a point when Nintendo were at their most versatile, and most ambitious.

  • @FlickWith
    @FlickWith Před měsícem +1

    the existential horror of knowing mario is still the same even when you're 80

  • @UltraGamerAustin
    @UltraGamerAustin Před měsícem +5

    This is quality content yet, CZcams treats us underrated content creators poorly with the algorithm. Keep it up and represent the underrated content creators. I’m subbed

  • @Kirky_Playz_Games
    @Kirky_Playz_Games Před měsícem +3

    naw im not playing mario till im 80 im playing him when im 99999999999999

  • @Elgi72
    @Elgi72 Před měsícem +1

    Then Mario is 100 Years old and Video Games as a whole. Then I am old.

  • @jboyathegamer
    @jboyathegamer Před měsícem +2

    Ill keep playing mario forever till the day i die

  • @Yoyomatboo
    @Yoyomatboo Před měsícem +6

    This is such an underrated channel... I love this keep up these videos !

  • @ssg-eggunner
    @ssg-eggunner Před měsícem +1

    This reminds me that mario might enter the public domain in 2076, at that point i will be like 69 years old

  • @mrsuperheatran2794
    @mrsuperheatran2794 Před měsícem +10

    If I'm 80 and they still haven't remade Mario 64 DS with proper controls then I should be legally obligated to demand them to do it.

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +4

      You'll more likely be playing the Super Mario Odyssey 16K Remaster by then. 😂

  • @Geneo-en5km
    @Geneo-en5km Před měsícem +4

    This is one of the greatest things ive seen pop up on my youtube feed in a long time! Your great on every aspect! Expect ya to be big in no time!

  • @HedgehogAdventurer
    @HedgehogAdventurer Před měsícem +2

    also super Mario maker has given me a new appreciation for the Nintendo level creators

  • @dankryst
    @dankryst Před měsícem +1

    I always saw Nintendo being the Disney of video games and rareware being the Pixar during there glory days

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem

      I'll be talking about Rare a lot in the future. Watch this space!

  • @Chubby_Bub
    @Chubby_Bub Před měsícem +1

    Unlike the other companies, Nintendo does things the old-fashioned way and focuses on their employees, branding and products rather than just maximizing quarterly profits. Their business methods may baffle us at times but they always deliver.

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem

      They also have shareholders who seem to value and understand this.

  • @rhapsody2612
    @rhapsody2612 Před 26 dny +1

    Sounds good! Ill be playing Mario, Pikmin and Sonic till the day I die

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před 26 dny

      That's probably how you'll die!

    • @rhapsody2612
      @rhapsody2612 Před 26 dny +1

      @@BiffaTheSprites Thankfully that wont be for decades, lol

  • @Natsuki64ddlc
    @Natsuki64ddlc Před měsícem

    "or even link" the master sword powerup from mario maker 2:

  • @gengar9nn
    @gengar9nn Před měsícem +1

    how do you have only 415 subs??? this is incredible!!!

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem

      Some questions may never be answered. But do I have one more...? 🙏

    • @gengar9nn
      @gengar9nn Před měsícem

      @@BiffaTheSprites maybe

  • @EverythingFromNothing.
    @EverythingFromNothing. Před měsícem +4

    I love this channel

  • @Mr.BrainMatterOfficial
    @Mr.BrainMatterOfficial Před měsícem +2

    Sonic slipped up years ago, you still see him around!

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +1

      I think Sonic slips once every couple of years!

    • @teresamongao3504
      @teresamongao3504 Před měsícem

      ​@@BiffaTheSprites sonic fangames are a thing

    • @Mr.BrainMatterOfficial
      @Mr.BrainMatterOfficial Před měsícem

      @@BiffaTheSprites true, but still after the adventure games he had either bad or mixed games

  • @eu2axolotl
    @eu2axolotl Před měsícem +3

    i love this channel so much

  • @Wubwubfubfub12345
    @Wubwubfubfub12345 Před měsícem +4

    I’m already 80 and was told I have a week left to live. I’m going to spend my time ignoring family and playing Mario.

  • @fireflowerfilms2010
    @fireflowerfilms2010 Před měsícem +1

    We’ll be seeing Mario forever.
    Dude literally turned the tables around and made sonic his bitch.

    • @blinkowarner3117
      @blinkowarner3117 Před měsícem +1

      Tbf that wasn't hard since most of Sonic's games suck.

  • @Nick-up5wv
    @Nick-up5wv Před měsícem +3

    And this; dear comments section, is why Mario will ALWAYS be better than Luigi and I'm willing to die on that hill!

    • @traviscunningham7062
      @traviscunningham7062 Před měsícem

      Excuse me? Mario and Luigi are equally great.

    • @Nick-up5wv
      @Nick-up5wv Před měsícem

      @@traviscunningham7062 Nah. Mario is better. That's why you chose a Mario icon over a Luigi OR Mario Bros icon.😉

    • @LimeLoaf
      @LimeLoaf Před měsícem

      Yellow toad better ngl I'm actually edging to yellow toad rn

    • @blinkowarner3117
      @blinkowarner3117 Před měsícem

      They are the Mario BROTHERS. Not just one. They're equal. You don't need to pit them against each other. They're a team!

    • @Nick-up5wv
      @Nick-up5wv Před měsícem

      @@blinkowarner3117 Right. That's how Batman and Robin are too... except who's clamoring to see Bert Ward? Face it Mario COULD be solo. Luigi has his own Mansions, but Mario has a hotel, land, world, Galaxy, and Odyssey. Luigi should STOP riding Mario's coattails.🤣

  • @kkob1733
    @kkob1733 Před měsícem

    This video feels like one of those old VHS documentaries.

  • @krishnavashisht1421
    @krishnavashisht1421 Před 27 dny

    Nintendo won't die anytime soon. There company has been at it for a long time. No way Mario will be gone!

  • @yoshi18super
    @yoshi18super Před měsícem +1

    Such a good video, the red guy is so funny

  • @davigamer4569
    @davigamer4569 Před 26 dny

    You're god damn right

  • @AnonimanPiotr
    @AnonimanPiotr Před 23 dny +1

    I was there at 500 subs.

  • @jonathankitsos1291
    @jonathankitsos1291 Před měsícem +3

    Sega does what nintendon't >:)

  • @tixium3471
    @tixium3471 Před měsícem

    oh my gosh you're the kurzgesagt of mario

  • @nateskate999
    @nateskate999 Před měsícem +7

    mario isnt mario without charles voicing him, now he just feels like sonic

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem +5

      This hits hard.

    • @Nick-up5wv
      @Nick-up5wv Před měsícem +2

      No. Unfortunately Mario has had Captain Lou Albano, Chris Pratt, Charles' newest replacement, and random Japanese people voicing him. Like this guy said Mario will ALWAYS be Mario.

    • @nateskate999
      @nateskate999 Před měsícem +1

      @@Nick-up5wv in case you didnt understand what i said, he feels like sonic because now he has multiple voice actors

    • @Nick-up5wv
      @Nick-up5wv Před měsícem +1

      @@nateskate999 OK. But the SPIRIT of Mario shall ALWAYS remain, REGARDLESS of whom voices him; which is what I meant.

    • @MonkeyMod
      @MonkeyMod Před měsícem

      @@BiffaTheSpritesfr

  • @NateTheGnat
    @NateTheGnat Před měsícem

    Jokes on you. I'll be dead by then.

  • @jumentoqueanima
    @jumentoqueanima Před 21 dnem

    Of course I will! Mario games are fun!

  • @SonicFanDan21
    @SonicFanDan21 Před měsícem

    Mario is jumpman

  • @PLASBEZ
    @PLASBEZ Před měsícem

    Doubt i'll ever reach that age

  • @annacollier1931
    @annacollier1931 Před měsícem

    Can someone please give me a link to the music at 2:22?

    • @BiffaTheSprites
      @BiffaTheSprites  Před měsícem

      czcams.com/video/TL-kakxrLzo/video.html Someone has uploaded it here.

  • @superfirey4624
    @superfirey4624 Před měsícem +1

    bbut i play pt (pizza tower)

  • @zavierrex
    @zavierrex Před měsícem +2

    I thought this channel has well over 100K subscribers because of how good the quality of the video was. This channel is so underrated!

  • @LongTailCat3
    @LongTailCat3 Před měsícem

    im not going to be 80

  • @WiiFan-1300
    @WiiFan-1300 Před měsícem

    Nothing wrong with that

  • @TCperry
    @TCperry Před 23 dny

    Jesus loves you!

  • @crashban4t.f.s.b783
    @crashban4t.f.s.b783 Před měsícem

    Best selling video game franchise? No. Pokémon is.

    • @avocadeous
      @avocadeous Před měsícem +1

      That’s not actually true, but I don’t blame you for getting confused because the title itself is a bit misleading
      Yes, Pokémon sells more as a franchise, but the title of “best selling video game franchise” goes to Mario because that title is only counting the sales of the videogames themselves. Mario has sold 873 million units compared to Pokemon’s 480 million.
      Pokémon has the title of best selling media franchise because that factors in everything else, such as the merch, TCG, Anime and Movies, but in terms of pure Videojuegos Mario clears, which is why he has the title

    • @crashban4t.f.s.b783
      @crashban4t.f.s.b783 Před měsícem +1

      @@avocadeous Thanks for letting me know.

  • @AndyToons64
    @AndyToons64 Před měsícem

    I already knew that

  • @Caosespacial257
    @Caosespacial257 Před měsícem

    Nintendo uses branding to induce nostalgia on the consumers, this is manipulation and it's unethical.

    • @minipz9thebastfiiter509
      @minipz9thebastfiiter509 Před měsícem

      and they take down fan games and force smg4 to go do a redesign

    • @yespetahirememberthetime89
      @yespetahirememberthetime89 Před měsícem

      ​@@minipz9thebastfiiter509The smg4 redesigns weren't because of them, as Mario and Luigi would've had to been redesigned or straight up erased. The cast was just redesigned to sell merch.

    • @minipz9thebastfiiter509
      @minipz9thebastfiiter509 Před měsícem

      @@yespetahirememberthetime89 welp this comment aged well

    • @yespetahirememberthetime89
      @yespetahirememberthetime89 Před měsícem

      @@minipz9thebastfiiter509 what aged well?
      they look exactly the same.
      And if you say that it's because no more Mario models, SMG4 has the Mario models in his google drive (implied because he still has the OG pack and because there are drive links spread around)

    • @ssg-eggunner
      @ssg-eggunner Před měsícem

      Not exactly unethical, but I really hate that nostalgia even exists because it makes looking at the older games with a critical look more difficult

  • @Zackerath
    @Zackerath Před měsícem +1

    Some friendly advice: you're videos are better without the sprites. Jumping between your director-like narrator and the squeaky voices of the sprites is a jarring experience and I very nearly stopped watching entirely.
    I really did enjoy your comments, but your sprites seem too childish and annoying for me to want to watch another video.
    Anyhow, wish you well. Good luck with your channel!

  • @michaelsegal3558
    @michaelsegal3558 Před měsícem +1

    How about the first live action Mario movie from the 90s that flopped?