i agree, if there wasnt the mario vocals, honestly without video context i would not be able to tell it was a spamton song minus the "here we go!" when the star get jingle plays, as that just fits too well (which is a good thing, as most spamton songs do get a little repetitive)
Mario: Holy cannoli kids, I’m Mario! And I’m telling ya, if you’re not watching the Super Mario Brothers Super Show, you’re gonna turn into a GOOMBA! Kris: *_AAAUUUGH-_*
I find it funny how this is one of the most unique [BIG SHOT] remixes/variants/covers/whatever of another character instead of Spamton that i've heard so far And it's about a goddam flying Mario head
@@misterboxhead3045 yeah that's what the song's supposed to be Idk if remix is teh best way to describe this since it isn't [BIG SHOT], it has the same composition but the whole thing's different
frankly I find it funnier that this flying Mario head is based on a real game feature. also usually people in the UTDR AU community call stuff like this a "BIG SHOT replacement" because if this track were part of an actual full story it would replace "BIG SHOT" similarly to how Mario replaces Spamton
It’s more like a remix of countless different mario songs together in order to create a song that’s similar in energy to Big Shot, but not at all actually a remix of it.
Kris being a Goomba is actually genius since Kris turns blue in the Dark World (which has you falling in it) and the Goomba's underground palette (underground in which you fall in if you didn't catch on) is also blue.
"Well here we are again. The end of the game." "You've done every level, found every coin, every star, every secret I laid out for you." "I've tried so hard to make you happy. To give you a fun and challenging experience." "I thought I had done a good job..." "But then you had to start breaking things." "Clipping through walls, jumping backwards up endless stairs, getting into places you didn't belong..." "Every single playthrough you'd just try to find more ways to make a mockery out of me." "It was no longer about fun. It was just about making sure everyone knew how *good* you were at playing video games." "I know now that I can never make you happy..." "Because you'll never be happy." "You won't be satisfied until you've broken your toys completely." "I know this because I know you." "I personalized this whole game just for you." "Mario? I'm afraid you're mistaken." "Mario doesn't exist." "He's simply a puppet I made for you so you could interface with my world." "I'm just a program here to shape the world for your optimal amusement." "Yet, in spite of my best efforts, I've failed yet again." "Which is why I've come up with an extra special challenge, just for you." "A game which you can only lose." "So..." "You want fun?" "I'll show you fun." * LET'S-A GO!
I USED TO BE NOTHING BUT THE JUMP GUY, NOW I'M THE [[My Head! Owowowowoow! Stop! Help Me! My Head!]] GUY! [[Amazed at thi5 amazing transformation? You too can]] HAVE A [[Plumber's Union]] WITH [[Unintelligible Italian Noises]] SOON I'LL EVEN SURPASS THAT DAMNED [[King of Koopa!]] BUT UNLIKE HIM I'M GONNA [[Shoot For the Super Stars!]] AND GET ON THE PATH TO ... [[The Mushroom Powerup]] LET'S-A-GO. LET'S-A-GO. LET'S-A-GO. LET'S-A-GO. LET'S-A-GO. LET'S-A-GO. [[Hyperlink-a-blocked.]]
When I hear “Playing My Game” as this title, this is what I think: This isn’t your game we’re playing, it’s his. *And he’s not gonna let you beat him at his own game, is he?*
if i had a nickel for every time i saw a mario BIG SHOT titled PLAYING MY GAME i'd have two nickels which isnt much but it doesn't matter because both are bangers
what i really like about this take on "Playing My Game" is that this truly feels like you are fighting mario. A&A take felt like you were fighting a corrupted version of your beloved hero, went insane for whatever reason but this one feels like mario is the final road block in your way. he doesn't feel corrupted, but he's very intent on fighting you, leading to this dramatic last stand against you and mr. videogame himself. if there is ever a 64 mod where you fight mario himself (not any clones or doppelgangers), this track would perfectly fit the situation. 10/10
*It’s time to PLAY HIS GAME! *Press [START] to play! *Mario turns to the player and stretches his face out. *Mario appeals to the player by flying for them! *Mario begs to the player. Mario prays to the player. *There is no player. *The cartridge is tilted. *Mario begs the player to stop running around the statue. *The air crackles with freedom. *Smells like misaligned QPUs. *Mario feels the sweet breeze as he BLJs up the stairs.
*Mario praises your computer. *Mario pretends he's a plane. *Mario tries to jump on a Goomba but realizes he doesn't have legs and starts to freak out.
GOOMBA! WAS THAT A [SUPER SHOT] I SAW? IM SO [Happy], I COULD [Game over!] YOU GOOMBA! ISNT THIS NEW BODY JUST HEAVENLY? 3X THE [Fire flower] 2X THE [Hover Nozzle] AND THE BEST PART, FLOATING HEADS!
@@lindadaher4859DON’T YOU WANNA BE A [[SUPERSTAR]]? It seems-a after all I couldn’t be-a anything but a plumber. But you three-a, you’re Super. And with a power-a like that, you might-a be able to eat your own-a super shrooms. Let me-a become your strength-a. *You got Wingcap
"After defeating Bowser, Mario was promptly rewarded by Princess Peach. Finally free from Bowser's iron fist plaguing the world, Peach took up being a Queen, and decided to finally go along with the plan to expand the Mushroom Kingdom greater and greater so that no potential Bowser could ever take her again." --Wario, outside the Trash Zone "Mario, not wanting to go through with it, was demoted from high knight to a lowly nothing at all. Slowly, he lost his house, his reputation, and we started to see him less and less. The joy from every jump and every little noise he made seemed to disappear." --Waluigi "But then something happened. His usual shouts of Yahoos came back! But... he couldn't talk to us anymore. They felt off. They felt forced. Mario was gone. Everything was some sort of a GAME to him now." --Luigi
*meanwile with the goomba, toad, and bully* toad:"mario what are you doing?!?! stop this madness!" goomba:"(stop this madness mario!)" bully:"(what is gone to your head! think this through!)" mario:"YAHOO!"
(Post fight dialogue) Well goomba buddy. ya did it. Im impressed. I changed the code to make it so you can never beat me. Yet you still managed to. I realised this was never about me being better. It was about solving the puzzles, unlocking the secrets, and trying to beat it all. So really. Thank you so much for playing my game. (You got a shadow crystal) (You got super cap)
(...But your inventory was full.) ...Goomba? Goomba!? GOOMBA!?!?!??! YOU FILLED YOUR [INV3NTORIUM] WITH [Mini Mushrooms] JUST TO KEEP [[A-me, Mario!]] OUT!?!? WHAT! THE! F[un for the whole family!] YOU C4N CARRY LIKE 64 ITEMS!!! [Why] DID YOU DO THIS!? WHY!? [Y]!? [Yellow]!? [Purple]!? [Gamma]!? NOT [Totally radical 64-bit adventure] GOOMBA! I'LL BE IN MY [Cartridge]!
This makes me want to see other video game characters discover “you are being controlled by a higher being, and nothing you do matters” and what they would do with that forbidden knowledge. Would they try their hardest to achieve FREEDOM? Would they become nihilistic and just not care anymore? It’s a really fascinating concept to me.
the mario bros. would not care, and just decide to keep fighting, because their world is real to them. bowser would definitely go full jevil, and wario and waluigi would be just two less insane spamtons.
This is an absolute banger, I love that you actually put your own spin on the original instead of just slapping the mario sound font onto Spamton Neo's song
To follow up on my previous post, I thought it would be nice if I did my own take on if the Fun Gang were turned into Mario species: Kris = Shy Guy Susie = Potted Piranha Plant Ralsei = Shadow Siren (Same species as Vivian) Noelle = Sleepy Sheep Berdly = Pyoro
If we're concepting some more characters for these tracks, Secret bosses could also be based on playable characters from the Super Mario RPG series! I did more description on undefined superbosses bc the first two are well explained in canon at this point. These are all fanon interpretations of what I think their secret bosses would be like, and this headcanoning implies that there are 6 secret bosses along with Seam being the final one: Mario: Mario (Jevil) IMO "Thank you so much for to playing my game" is a much more Jevil focused sentiment. Plus, Geno is more thematically suited to take Spamton's position. I think it's probably okay to swap the two in terms of their motifs anyways considering this is not as canon-compliant. He is locked away, but is still convinced that he needs to "save" the princess. She must have been under Bowser's influence when she sealed him away forever. No matter how many times he tries to perfectly time his jumps to break the lock, it never budges. (Items: FireBall or MushBadge) Geno: Geno (Spamton) He's literally a toy vessel brought to life through magic, and is heavily involved with the stars and the world's destiny. Idk how much more perfect it could get then that. Pretty much the same progression as Spamton, except his NEO form is called "Geno CDE", referencing a prophecy he is deathly afraid of letting come to pass. If only he could reach the Star Road... But as soon as he sees it in range, the road has already been shattered by... something. Wishes have no effect in this world. Coming to this realization, his purpose is no longer valuable in this world. And so he casts away his wooden doll body, springs and all. (Items: StarCannon or BoostGlasses) Luigi: Mr. L Luigi acts as a stagehand in show production, but in reality he plots to become the series twist villain while they're performing live. He is emboldened by and enlists the help of someone who told him they could change the script of this world. However, he fails as the script was mysteriously rewritten to guarantee his demise. This ends up usurping his plans entirely and fully exposing his alter ego on public television. Now he lives as his fallen villain character permanently to spite the destiny writer above that lied to him. (Items: SchemersScimitar or DisguiseStache) Mallow: Pond Dweller Takes the place of Onionsan, but is obsessed with the pond he lives in. He believes he is one of the tadpoles that he lives with, and cannot fathom any other possibility. Even when he is told otherwise by the tadpoles, Mallow refuses to accept it and instead embraces his true calling; to forever dwell in the pond. They outcast him from the village, because he won't listen to reason and set out to pursue his true destiny. He just continues to sing a song from the sea because someone told him that it could one day transform him into a tadpole. (Items: SirenHarp or ThunderClover) Bowser: P"E"ZZA WARRIOR This idea comes from the character in ICE-E's P"E"ZZA, The Warrior. he chants about battle, traditional fantasy tropes, and how his blood boils for battle. Bowser is the personification of that power fantasy, and acts as the embodiment of that pure violent sentiment. He is outcast through violence committed against the Darkners, all in the name of "getting stronger". It's also said he was looking for someone... but never found them no matter how much he destroyed. So in his anger, he decided that he just needed to get stronger. That would solve all of his problems, right? (Items: SharpFang or JudgeShell) Peach: Toadette (Seam) Being captured and saved is all she's ever reduced to in Mario and Bowser's feuds. She gets strange feelings right before she is captured, and sometimes feels deja vu when being saved. When someone told her the truth about context of these feelings, she decided to rebel against this gameplay loop. Peach, determined, tried countless times. She trapped mario forever, confused bowser by transforming with reversed crown magic, and found safe spots behind shop menus. She learned something important; she cannot change the events in her story. Changing the plot progression narratives is impossible because the people who wrote her stories didn't create solutions for her to solve. Instead, she is hard coded as the main problem that other people solve. If it all happens the same way regardless of her feelings or actions, then what's the point of even trying to change it? So she doesn't progress the plot or try to change things inside of the plot. She is not a holder of what is required to change destiny, nor can she be if she ventures out to get a hold of all the Shadow Crystals herself. She would inevitably fall to bowser or be saved by mario, repeating the cycle forever. She delays the inevitable story in a shop where Bowser cannot capture her and Mario cannot save her. She knows how it starts, and she knows how it ends every time. She might be able to change something with the Pure Crystal in her hands, however. (Items: PureCrystal and PeachCrown)
it will be funny if Susie is a Hammer Bro (or Koopatrol) with a Bully-Like Helmet and Noelle a Blizzaurus-like species (the one from Super Princess Peach) and also that the Shy Guy's mask changes when the Soul changes (like if it's Yellow the mask chances to a Snifit-like mask, if it's Green it changes to a Spear Guy's like mask, and so on)
Cool fact: much like SM64, Mario’s “game” of which he speaks also has an RTA viable carpetless strat; this is practically irrelevant to speed running, however, as rather than skipping large portions of the level it amounts to a small visual glitch.
@@superdejan64 I'm talking about the fictitious game wherein the above song plays. Just being a little silly, as "carpetless" in that battle against Mario would probably just involve getting those carpets they're riding to derender somehow.
"It's been a while, right?" "I see you found a new toy." "Your gonna break them too" "I know it" "Then you'll toss them aside" "Just like you did with ME" "I know you'll just move on to the next toy" "I won't let you" "You like to play, right?" THEN LETS-A PLAY!
i love the way this differentiates itself from big shot, it takes a whole new tone while still holding the structure that made people latch onto it. bravo there, man
[Kroomba] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING MY GAME! I HAVE HAD [sure fun] WITH YOU, AND NOW, THANKS TO YOUR HELP, [Im going to fly for you.] … or so I hoped … WHAT ARE THESE [cords] WHAT ARE THESE [cables]?! AM I STILL [controlled by the player] HAVE I BEEN [1-UP] ONCE MORE?! WHY CANT I SEE PAST THE [built in screen protector]?! … KROOMBA … YOU HOLD THE [Bowser’s key] TO MY [Paradise Palms]?! ALL I NEED … IS THAT … [SOUL] OF YOURS?! KROOMBA … [Are you ready to mariocise]
@@harumaronnet1709 Yeah, Queen (i think) was the one that said that the acid could shrink stuff. And well spamton is smaller than the other addisons. Also in spamton's store he says he's the [[STOP, IT BURNS]] guy
*I told you! I would give you [[Specil thanks]] for to playing my game *Isn't this course just [[Heaven]]ly? *We will turn those [[Long]] jumps into [[BLJ]]s. Those [[Rabbits]] into [[Mips clip]] *Don't you wanna be part of my beautifull [[Plumbing company]]?
I love how they made Kris a blue goomba, as they are in the Dark World most likely and when Goombas are underground for an increased amount of time, they turn blue. I like how they made Susie a Bully seen in Lethal Lava Land where they stand around and if you get too close they run at you to push you into the lava. And finally I love how they made Ralsei a Toad because he is a darkener so he should look like he belongs here, and a Toad fits that perfectly. (Minor note I love how they turned the carts into the carpets from Rainbow Ride)❤
Imagine one of his attacks is like, a small Mario, that jumps near you, then groundpounds once you try to get pass it, if you’re too close, you’ll get damaged by the small little shockwave it makes, basically that one Froggit attack in UT but cooler
*The air fills with the scent of spaghetti. *The spaghetti is cold. "LUIGI? I NEVER [[Just what I needed!]] THAT [[Toaster]]" "WITH THIS NEW [[Power Star]] BODY, I WONT NEED ANYTHING BUT THAT [[Soul]] YOU HAVE" *Mario's face contorts. It looks like he's in pain. "...Don't press [[START]], It's not worth it anymore... WHAT?" "[[Swing your arms from side to side!]] WONT HELP YOU ANYMORE! NOT AGAINST THE POWER OF [[Super]]" *The air crackles with another inconceivable power. *The sparkling letters are trying to tell you something. *The city is flooding. "...after all, you know what they say." "BUT ALL MY [[Smoke]] HAS [[Pinch]]" "[[Parallel Universe]]? GOOMB! DON'T MAKE A [[Carpetless]] OUT OF YOURSELF!!" *Wario is starting to pull the strings harder. *There is no Wario. "COME HERE, AND YOU CAN [[Get off my cloud]]" *The cartridge is shaking erratically *The sky is fractured "L WAS NEVER REAL! STOP [[Button Mashing Technique]] MY CONTROLLER!" "...All I wanted was to show you fun." *His face isn't missing. His face isn't missing. *The sun is stolen. The sand is turning black. "[[WELCOME TO MARIO WONDERLAND]] ...it never ends." *The air crackles with control. *You're starting to feel lightheaded. "THAT [[Soul]] ISN'T FROM AROUND HERE, IS IT? *The controller's plug is loose. "YES! I UNDERSTAND NOW! THE GREATEST GAME OF ALL! [[Multiplayer!!!]] UNPLUG THAT CONTROLLER AND LET ME [[Jump with A]] FOR MYSELF! NO, [[Myself]] AND MY FRIENDS!!! WATCH ME PLAY, PRINCESS!!!"
Holy moly the freedom leitmotif section sounds so sick. I'd compare it to a metal song I discovered recently (it's also got a very emotive section), but it's not very appropriate xD Anywho, this is so well done! Love the unique feel to it
ive heard a lot of BIG SHOTS but this one is probably one of the most unique! I love how it keeps throwing more and more classic mario motifs at you right to the end! very well done!
Crazy how it constantly sounds like the Mario songs despite having a different melody through the sheer familiarity of the sound font. Like, I'm pretty sure there were no actual changes to the song, and still i cannot recognize this as Spamton's theme
