Super Mario Galaxy - An Impossible Masterpiece
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Super Mario Galaxy accomplishes several impossible feats for a Mario game, with its non-stop creative game design revolving around space, and its surprisingly moving story that recontextualizes your entire adventure and taps into what I love most about stories of space.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
3:14 Development
10:20 Super Mario Galaxy
36:45 Super Mario Galaxy 2
45:20 Rosalina's Storybook and Conclusion
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David Sheff - Game Over (1993) ISBN 0-679-40469-4
Interview with Yoshiaki Koizumi on Super Mario Galaxy (2007) www.wired.com/2007/12/intervi...
Iwata Asks - How Super Mario Was Born iwataasks.nintendo.com/interv...
High Score (2020) www.netflix.com/ca/title/8101...
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IGN - Interview with Yoshiaki Koizumi (2007) www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/...
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Liam
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Can't wait to learn GerAman.
Duolingo is better
I love this but keep in mind, Quebecois French is different then France French!
Here it is. This is the video game that made child-me understand that video games are _art,_ and kickstarted my artistic journey. The bright colors, fun gameplay, and creativity drew me in, but the vastness of space, the soulful music, and the bittersweet story beats stayed with me forever.
Cringe
Shadow: Your cringe
@@jarlwhiterun7478 Nah, you're just projecting 💀
@@traviscunningham7062you're*
Man I wish I was as much of a d1 hater as this comment thread
This game soundtrack holds a special place in my heart. Me and my grandpa would listen to it on the way to school. It always reminds me of him.
That’s a really cool memory :-)
My grandpa and I*
@@jarlwhiterun7478 🤓
@@jarlwhiterun7478🤓
Your grandad sounds awesome
I'm not ashamed to admit, I cried during the last section of this video, and once Gusty Garden kicked in, I just about lost it entirely. I've not once regretted finding your channel, it's one of the best things to ever happen to me. If you do continue to make content in the coming years, I hope it's always like this video.
i was so touched by the bing bing wahoo that i had to tell my wife's boyfriend about it
me too, and i couldnt help but go back to galaxy after the video. i just recently finished it with 121 stars as luigi and its not as fulfilling going back to it now that ive done everything it has to offer multiple times, but going to the storybook and the star festival are some of the most emotionally impactful moments ive ever had playing a game. everything about super Mario Galaxy to me is just this beautiful arrangement of tried and true concepts with experimental works and this underlying feeling of personal triumph and acceptance through whatever it throws at you. there are times where the game slows down and isnt as fun as it was before, but it makes up for it by being so great as a whole. a game as amazing as galaxy may not exist for a while for me, but i think its honestly what opened me up to such an emotionally raw experience through video games.
Same. These games are just too good. I’m so glad me and many others got to grow up with Mario Galaxy and so many other games and shows and movies and all kinds of great things. We never knew how good we had it until many years later
@@j.2512 Yeesh, trolls aren't nearly as creative as they used to be, this is sad.
i will touch u lil bro. Slatt slatt on gangg skibidi fanum taxx@@themindfulmoron3790
When I was around 14-15, I was going through a period of crippling depression, I felt I couldn’t do anything right and was even contemplating suicide. My friend gave me his old wii games and this was one of them. This game saved my life as its moments of bliss kept me going day after day
That is the signs of a true masterpiece. Glad you are feeling better now.
Corporate children's media saved my life.
@@j.2512how cool and edgy! Just because it’s made by a corporation for profit doesn’t mean it can’t have genuine art behind it. And it doesn’t mean that someone can’t appreciate that art and make meaningful personal connections to it. Where does your logic stop? If a song stops someone from suicide is that just “audio made for monetary gain🤓”?
Honestly same
Jesus loves you. There's always a reason to keep going. He loves you so much He chose to die and rise again to save you from your sins. All you have to do is ask Him to and trust in Him as your Savior and LORD, and you will live with Him forever in paradise. He will never leave you nor forsake you when you belong to Him.
Romans 3:23-24
John 3:16-17
Romans 8:35-39
Luke 23:42-43
Deuteronomy 31:8
Isaiah 41:13
A misconception about the Rosalina’s backstory is that it was snuck in by Koizumi behind Miyamoto’s back. That is false.
What actually happened is Koizumi wrote the backstory in secret and then revealed it to Miyamoto later in Galaxy’s development. Miyamoto approved the backstory.
Facts! Also this video has proof:m.th-cam.com/video/gcjDBEJDSPA/w-d-xo.html
Is that not literally him sneaking it in behind his back? Like...
"I knew you would say no, so I did it anyways, it's already in there. We've been designing around it existing in the game."
And by the time it was revealed it would be too late to change course I would think???
@SchizophrenicMpd No. If he did sneaking in behind Miyamoto's back, he wouldn't know it.
iirc when Koizumi present the storybook. it's literally in a physical book and not implemented in the game. After Miyamoto approved the idea that they started on including it to the game.
@@PScoopYT that's cool, I didn't know that, do you happen to have a source on hand? If it was an interview or something I'd like to read it
@@PScoopYTI know about Koizumi presenting the story at parts when it feels ready to Miyamoto but I'm not sure about the physical book part.
I think Super Mario Galaxy is one of the few games that has made me cry. The story is beautiful and with that emotional music that accompanies it, it’s a tear jerker.
It's the only mario game to make me cry, it's my favorite Mario game, maybe my favorite video game, but my favorite franchise is Zelda and honestly I've cried for basically all the Zelda games except ocarina of time
Made it to the end of the video and I just couldn't fight the tears any longer. Mario Galaxy really is an experience.
Super Mario Galaxy is simply art itself.
To this day Galaxy is still up there as my favorite Mario game just everything about it from the orchestrated music, fun levels, space scenery and impact it had on me when I was a kid just makes it so unforgettable and will stick with me forever 🥹❤️
Agreed. I really feel it’s as close to a perfect game as has ever been made. Are there a couple of stages that aren’t amazing? Sure but there was never a point where I wasn’t enjoying myself immensely while playing it. And I’ve 100% it, like, 8 times or something.
Certainly more fun than following a dog around a stage until he sniffs out a moon for you.
Galaxy>64>Sunshine>Odyssey. I’m not counting Galaxy 2 because that game has similar gameplay to the first Galaxy.
Also I didn’t put 3D Land or World on my previous comment because they both aren’t really true 3D Mario games.
@@leeartlee915talking about Odyssey? There’s a dog in Odyssey? Do you mean Cappy?
@@traviscunningham7062
Galaxy>Odyssey>64>Sunshine
Or
Galaxy>64>Odyssey>Sunshine
Depends on the day.
This game has had such a profound impact on me… the second the Storybook theme started playing at 46:30 I was hit with a wave of nostalgia and basically immediately broke out into tears.
ME TOO! And when it got to Rosalina's mom being under INWAS hysterically crying and making weird noises kinda crying. Like balling like I couldn't stop
There’s just something about the silent sadness that makes the game so memorable. There’s a moment on the tutorial planet where you zoom out and see the Galaxy, almost like a quiet exhale telling you that you’re truly alone in this vast space, but also that there’s no rush to explore. It’s telling you to take your time and explore the beautiful things surrounding you. It’s sad because you know you’re all alone in space, but sometimes that’s the kind of sadness we need.
This is why Galaxy 1 is much more memorable than Galaxy 2.
@@traviscunningham7062 I agree. The storytelling really hit home
I still love Galaxy 2 though. It’s my second favorite Mario game.
This game will always have a special place in my heart, not just because it's the first game I owned for the Wii, but also because it introduced one of my favorite characters in the Mario franchise: Rosalina! Her story remains one of the most heartbreaking I've seen in any media.
Not just tear jerking for some 😂
Mario galaxy is an incredibly amazing game but I think you gotta experience more media
Jacob Geller has brilliant video on Super Mario Galaxy 1. How the environment, music, and story make the game's narrative incredibly strong and unique. The fact that a game can place you in this never-ending, unfeeling cosmos; yet feel quiet and personal at the same time. As much as I love Galaxy 2, it felt more like a "product" than Galaxy 1. A product with a lot of heart and soul, but it never quite tugged at my heart like Galaxy 1.
Such a good video
i think about jacob geller’s videos all the time, but that is the first one i watched, and it will always be the one that stays in my heart forever. he is such an excellent essayist.
@@kkaaiittlliinn One of my friends introduced me to him through that video, and I've been entirely hooked on him ever since
Love that video. If y'all are looking for another pair of retrospective videos on Galaxy, I can't recommend enough these videos by Sakka Says. First one is the retrospective on Galaxy and the second video he talks about Rosalina's storybook.
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I grew up with Galaxy 2, and didn't play the original until 2021. So, without the rose-tinted glasses and some maturity under my belt, I would still say Super Mario Galaxy is one of the closest games we have to perfection. The only word I could think to describe it, is bliss.
Yeah it's weird, I played galaxy 1 at launch and i still think it's one of the best games ever, but you could argue galaxy 2 was better in a lot of ways. They are both so good i always have a toss up between them lol
I love both games but I’m biased towards the first game. Is that okay?
@@traviscunningham7062yes
Scott the woz did a video on it called "10 years of bliss". I agree it's the perfect word for it
I think both Galaxy games are fantastic. Doesn't matter which is better. Although I do like Galaxy 2 an little bit more.
Galaxy is one of the few games that can bring me to tears every time I even think about the story and the ending. It's just that good.
What about Sonic Unleashed?
@@traviscunningham7062 Haven't played
@traviscunningham7062E h. Sonic Unleashed isn't that good if I'm being honest. Not bad. Just not as good as Galaxy or other Sonic games like Generations.
This game is just purely my childhood, brings me melancholy just hearing the soundtrack.
Thanks for the video man.
You know what’s funny? I was out of college when this game came out and it conjures similar feelings of nostalgia for me and that’s NOT common. Nostalgia is typically reserved for stuff from your childhood.
It’s truly the perfect blend of beautiful, fun, and imaginativeness.
@@leeartlee915 college didn't teach you the word imagination? Only kidding man 😆
@@ledgy69 imaginativeness. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses.
W profile picture too
@@mcrsmash8319 fellow Arkham enjoyer
27:13 he's not wrong, I swear this is legitimately the most difficult part of the entire game 💀
The more I hear about Miyamoto, the more I think the guy is more insane than he is genius. Nintendo is just an excellent collection of developers and programmers. This is even more true for me after Tears of the Kingdom.
Let’s not go crazy. Does Miyamoto have his eccentricities? Sure but most geniuses do.
And people forget that one of Nintendos most story driven games, Pikmin, was the brain child of that guy. Literally, without him, there would be no Pikmin (among many, many other things).
when he dies Nintendo will turn into another Ubisoft or Konami lol
@@j.2512no, Nintendo has been cultivating plenty of creative people that already carry on with miyamoto mostly advising and overseeing for years. Meaning he isn't making must of the decisions on details.
The thing that makes Nintendo nothing like the others, aside from miyamoto, is they don't let the bean counters control anything.
They are always looking to challenge themselves. Miyamoto has some great successors there.
@@waltermh111 Their corporate philosophy seems to be kinda old school. And they have enough clout and respect for it to work constantly.
Make a good product. Sell a good product. In many ways, that is what they almost always try to do.
I'm sure they look for profit endeavors in many ways, yet they are absurdly protective of the intellectual properties and tend not to take the short game industrial approach like a more quarterly profit oriented video game company often chooses to (cough cough EA, whoever).
Look at how long it took them to make another Mario movie after that cocaine and lsd infused 1990's disaster of movie lol.
Nintendo is to Japan what the Bald Eagle is to America lol. It will never go extinct. They are a national treasure from the Japanese perspective. They are like Honda or Kawasaki or something.
LMAO true
My guy came back from Tears of the Kingdom to bless us with peak
And it’s about the best game of all time ❤️⭐️
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41:15
This is the first time I’ve ever actually seen someone give this level the praise it deserves. Even as a kid, I was always coming back to this level purely for the atmosphere and the whole journey of it! The bit where you almost run out of breath was always fun, and I would sit there for minutes at the very end of the level. How they just cut out the music (which is an amazing track) at the end and just let you look at that beautiful sun is just so perfect. That feeling that I felt all those years ago at the end of the level: I still feel it. And I’m so glad you felt it, too.
I chatted about that one in my walkthrough of the game as being my favorite because it has an atmosphere and concept unlike any other. They truly nailed the concepts they had in mind for it!
Even though Galaxy's moveset is pretty limited and levels are pretty linear, there's a surprising amount of sequence breaks and skips you can pull off if you take advantage of the spin. My favorite chain of moves is a triple jump/long jump into a spin, then into a wall jump, then into one more spin to get on top of a platform that you were intended to get to in another way. That and the wonderful level design keep me coming back to this game time and time again.
Luigi basically breaks the entire game wide open too. So many shortcuts, gravity hops, and jumps that only he can make, it's insane.
Galaxy was one of the first games I ever beat and it's one of the reasons why I have such a strong connection with my family, it made me aware of mortality at a very young age. Despite that, it remains my favorite game of all time, it planted the idea in my mind that the universe is so vast that anything could be possible, the game itself got me into game design and game development, and as I've grown older and I'm getting ready to move out in the near future, it made me appreciate all the bonds I've forged over the years.
I want to move away from my home country, and the amount of things I have to do for it feels a little overwhelming at times, but there's something about Galaxy 1 that makes me want to go out and motivates me to go through with my goals. I hope I can make something just as impactful as this game one day.
Man, anytime I’ve ever heard of anything related to Mario Galaxy, I can’t help myself but cry, this game came to me at, now that I’m much old enough to realize, a very lonely time in my life, and the story, gameplay and most importantly the soundtrack, THIS SOUNDTRACK. Wow. This game will forever Have the highest place in my heart, and for anyone who hasn’t played this game, please do, you shan’t regret it.
Super Mario Galaxy has been my favorite game of all time since it’s release in 2007. I have replayed it countless times, and I cry multiple times every play through. This game has and continues to tug at my heart strings like no other.
I think Miyamoto did take out a pretty big chunk of the story though? Which honestly checks out given that some parts of the game are a bit confusing.
Yeah, this game lacks the focus Galaxy 2 has.
@@Thirteen13551355galaxy 2 has basically no story at all though?
@@Thirteen13551355its cheating to say this when it has basically no story lmao
@@MichaelManning15 Neither does Galaxy 1, but what bits of BACKstory 1 has would be in the way of Galaxy 2's masterpiece pacing.
@@supershot9729 It's cheating to say it's more focused when it's more focused? You say so yourself, there's no story, which to me is better for a game series where the story has never, for a moment, been interesting at all.
The Galaxy games are up there with my absolute favorite games of all time. Galaxy 1 has some of the most beautiful music I've heard in any media
This is my favorite game of all time. What a beautiful blend of otherworldly joy and surrealism this whole experience is, with an otherwise dismal loneliness feeling… inspiring. Drip Drop Galaxy is my personal favorite example of this- especially due to the music. I love all of the strange one-off anomalies such as tennis ball planets, asteroid belts laced with silk pods, and checkered cages around clumps of boundless antimatter.
Galaxy 2 is an absolute delight, but it feels… TOO consistent to me for some reason. For Galaxy, it truly felt like cryptic visions in the dev’s heads that even they couldn’t fully rationalize adorned every corner of the universe. I’m working on a game that takes quite a bit from Galaxy, mostly this excitement of strange floating ecosystems in their own little zones of nothingness, so I thank you for giving me even more understanding behind what made this all click so much with child me in the first place!
My top 3 games - 1. Super Mario Galaxy, 2. Undertale, 3. Hollow Knight
As you can see, SMG is also my absolute favorite game of all time. Everything about is is absolutely perfect. The music - I've listened to it on loop way too many times, yet it never ever gets old. The graphics - I mean, it looks amazing. Also, the Lumas are cute. The gameplay - infinitely fun. The story - I cry every time.
I've played this game so many times I've lost count. I have both the Wii and Switch versions, both of which I've beaten many times. Even just thinking about this game gives me deep emotions. No other game can do this. Super Mario Galaxy is just a flawless game - perfection at its finest.
It has been at least a decade since the first time I played the game. What I wouldn't give to go back in time and play it "for the first time" again. Some of the best, most memorable moments of my childhood were just playing this game. SMG is more than just a game - its an essential part of my memories, of my life.
To the developers of this game, thank you for the countless emotions and memories that you've given me. This may be one of the finest pieces of art ever made.
Super Mario Galaxy is one of the first video games I ever played. It was also one of the first video games that had an emotional impact on me, I remember vividly when I first read Rosalina’s story and crying my eyes out. Back then I didn’t understand why I felt sad reading it due to…being 5, but recently I replayed Mario Galaxy (I’m 20 now) and again I cried my eyes out. This game was what showed me that video games could be more then just a fun pastime, they could bring out genuine emotion and have a real impact on you , that they’re works of art. To this day, even after having played hundreds of games of different types and genres, Super Mario Galaxy still sits near the top of the list as one of my favorite games of all-time!
The way I SOBBED just listening to you summarizing the Rosalina storybook :’) somehow that story never stops hitting
Literally just 100%ed this for the first time after not touching it for years. Thank you for this dude.
Same here
I'm so glad that a friend of my mum brought me and my family a Wii cause if not I would never of experienced this masterpiece during my childhood, easily one of my favourite games of all time.
*have
one of mom's johns
Galaxy 1 is my favorite game of all time, and nothing will ever top it.
The point you made at 52:47 is exactly why I credit this game for getting me into game development: it inspired me to bring this kind of joy to other people.
Now I'm just imagining Myamoto smoking, sitting in a barrel in a corner at Nintendo, rambling about trees while everyone tries to figure out what's he thinking about
Modern-day Diogenes
Greatest video game of all time. Hits every single mark you want for a video game right on the bullseye. It is beyond a video game. It is one of the greatest art forms. It is a true masterpiece!
Rosalina's atorybook ans the music accompanying it have never failed to make me tear up. Always loved this game but that particular part of it always hits close to home.
Great video for a great game.
Yeah, never expected a Mario game to include one of my favorite videogame stories that gets me choked up every time. Big help from the incredible music during Storytime too, of course.
Gusty Garden Galaxy invokes so many emotions for me. Mario Galaxy is my first and forever favorite Mario game. The vast world, the absolutely incredible soundtrack, Rosalina’s heartbreaking story. It’s beautiful and fun and lonely all at the same time, and I love it.
Space games have always had a special place in my heart. The music in space games are just unmatched. Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 will always be my #1 game of all time.
I’ll never forget the experiences I had playing this game when it first came out. The level design and the music made me immersed in the game that is still one of my favorite games of all time. Each time I revisit it I find something new to appreciate about it and you talked about all of those details perfectly.
Mario Galaxy 2 is easily my favorite in the series. I never get tired of that game
The first time I played Super Mario Galaxy, I borrowed it, and the guidebook, from a friend. About a week later I had to return the book and game to my friend and I knew that I had to buy it. So I scraped every penny that I had, at the time, and went to Target and bought it for $20. It was hands down the best $20 I ever spent. I spent HOURS exploring the game and between the guidebook and Chuggaaconry's Super Luigi Galaxy play-through, I memorized the game from front to back before even completing it. Between the level design and music, the game sucked me into the point where I would forget to pull a chicken out of the freezer for Mom, or lie about homework being done so I could go back and keep playing.
The first time I discovered the story element, my older sister was watching me play. After the first two chapters of the story ended I wanted to go back and grab a few stars I knew that I had missed. My sister pried the controllers out of my hands so we could continue the story. Any time I woke up early or stayed up late into the night, I would tell her that I was playing and we would go back and forth completing levels and watching the story unfold.
Nintendo released several games on the Wii that defined my childhood and helped develop me to be who I am today. Super Mario Galaxy was by FAR the game that made the most impact. I hope that when my children reach the age that I was, at the time, there is a game of a similar caliber that helps define who they will be in the future and that I will be wise enough to see it, and let them enjoy it so it becomes a fond memory of their childhood as Super Mario Galaxy was of mine.
Thanks for this video Liam.
This was the game that got me through an existential crisis. Everything about it is just so beautiful, I honestly think I owe it my life. The ending, watching everything begin again, different this time, moved me so much it helped me out of that slump. I'm still scared what comes after this life, but this game brought me peace.
"Mario Galaxy is a game about loneliness."
Yeah, and not just loneliness. It's about what you do to deal with loneliness. Do you run and jump and reach to try to connect with your special one? Do you snatch and grab and and cling to things and force them to give you the attention you crave? Do you gather up those you can and guide them and help them know they don't always have to be alone?
I think someone is digging a bit too deep here lmao
@@supershot9729let 'em cook
@@supershot9729a bit, but it's nice to think about
@@supershot9729 Mario. Child Rosalina. Adult Rosalina. The three questions in order.
@@Rot8erConeX Not quite. Mario (Run and jumps to reach). Bowser (Snatch, forces them for attention). Rosalina (Creates a haven for the lonely).
Wow, truly a testament to how *solid* this game is, and to your incredible essaying, by just watching this video I was flooded with nostalgia and memories of my favorite mario game. This game is absolutely beautiful, and every SECOND is a fun one.
Every other mainline Mario game opens with some level of excitement. Fast music, bright colours, right into the action
Galaxy however, it takes a step back. It says "hold on, look at this" and shows you the beauty that is the endless nature of space. The music is slow, quiet, contemplative; it makes you think
Once you've had your fill, it then slowly brings you back to the explosive intro we are all used to
That, among other things, is why this fame is a masterpiece
I really really hope we keep getting more Mario retrospectives because I love these and would love to see 3d land/3d world get covered
this video is incredible :) awesome stuff
Not even gonna ask why you aren't in the bits side of TH-cam.
Hey Liam. I don’t know if you’re reading this but…I just so happened to have stumbled upon this video and I’m going to be honest with you…I don’t think I’ve ever seen your channel before until now and my goodness…am I ever more grateful to have witness it. See I want to take the time to say thank you. Thank you so much for this video. You’ve made me cry. I don’t know how you did it but everything you’ve just explained resonated with me as a whole when it comes to this beautiful masterpiece of a video game unlike anything else I’ve ever seen before. This game means so much to me. So so much. It essentially represents my childhood. Sometimes I’ve even tried to have myself question and realize as to why that was case because I always knew this game was really special. I just didn’t fully understood why. That’s where you came in with this unbelievably well crafted explanation as I had mentioned previously and honestly…I don’t know what to say except…thank you because it makes so much sense now.
In a way I guess you could say Mario galaxy saved my life. Crazy how such a silly concept can bring you so much joy in times of darkness. Thank you Nintendo, and thank you for making this video about such a beautiful game.
Galaxy 1 will always be one of my favorite games of all time. The atmosphere, story, music and level design is just amazing. Great video, as usual! Have a wonderful day. 🍄✨⭐🌔
This was the best single-player game I could've ever started with, and playing it more and more as I've grown up, the story and atmosphere has carried more and more weight.
listening 2 ur thing on the development, its kinda interesting, in a way, galaxy 1 vs 2 can almost be seen as "koizumi vs miyamotos visions for mario galaxy", one with its story providing so much of what makes the game great (while also kinda being a lil restrictive as a platformer), the other fully embracing the mechanics whilst having a much simpler story
Mario Galaxy was one of the staples of my childhood. This game has everything: music, gameplay, fun narrative. It’s pretty much my perfect Mario game.
What’s your favorite Sonic game?
I grew up with the wii and both of the galaxy games have a place in my heart.
Personally, everytime I open the wii I gravitate towards the second game. I can always find peace within myself everytime I play it.
Super Mario Galaxy feels like one of the most impactful pieces of media I've experienced in my life, for many reasons of course, but mainly I think about how Rosalina's storybook is one of the few things that causes me to cry, even knowing the conclusion already
this does a great job explaining what it is to the extent that's possible, it reminded me of why I enjoyed it so much after many years of just remember there were some stars I had too much difficulty getting past ever since I beat the game as a kid
The two Mario Galaxy games are by far my favourites. I remember playing both of them multiple times to completion with all the green stars as a child. It never ceased to be fun. Also, unlocking and playing as Luigi was great.
Few games will ever make space feel as lonely as mario galaxy, this was my childhood game, and i still play it to this day, awesome video dude ^~^
This game is so aesthetically pleasing, I love the darker themes of the environments and the bright neon colors they contrast with! Also, everyone who plays this game must play it with socks on (and other Mario games, for extra coziness!) The Star Festival is my favorite part. 😊
You should try A Hat in Time. It’s a immersive 3D platformer that takes things from the first 3 3D Mario games.
@traviscunningham7062 I'll give it a try of course for you 😊
I don’t know how, but I always come to tears when someone reads the library story. It’s beautiful and I’m an emotion wreck lmao
Well, wasn't expecting to cry again with Rosa's story 👍🏻
This is my favorite 3D Mario game. It’s beautiful. Dunno what else to say
46:29 I was not expecting to be jumpscared by that song. It brought me to tears 😭
Every time someone mentions the emotional story of Mario Galaxy I think to myself “it wasn’t that special right? It probably only feels special because it’s something we aren’t used to in a Mario game”
Then I hear Rosalina’s storybook and see the ending cutscene again and I remember just how amazing it is.
It’s hard, I want to know more about the book and possibly even a game or movie based on the events of it and see how Rosalina became like an immortal omnipresent space goddess. But then I think about both it and Mario Galaxy 3 and think “do we need it?” It was all done so well is it really worth risking the legacy left behind for something that COULD better and enhance said legacy but at the same time could also be a big mistake and retrospectively ruin it. I know Koizumi can do it but I’m not sure if Miyamoto would let it. I just need a new emotional Mario game
Comparision between the two Galaxy games:
Gameplay: SMG2
Galaxies: SMG2
Power-ups: SMG2
Story: SMG (with one bonus-point for storybook)
Difficulty: SMG2
Replayability: SMG2
Stage settings: SMG2 (way more creative variations)
Atmosphere: SMG
Music: Actually a tie but giving it to SMG since it invented most of it
Final Reward: SMG2
Legacy: SMG
Graphics: Tie
Structure: SMG2
GOAT: SMG2
(SMG 5,5 - SMG2 9,5)
I was pleasantly surprised to hear the first song in the video as World 3 from Galaxy 2. One of my favorite tracks from the two games.
Same. 🌌
I remember when i lived with my grandma waking up, eating cereal and walking into my basement to play super mario galaxy when i was 5, i am still only a teenager now, yet i still find it so nostalgic and the game means so much to me, this video really brings back memories from living with my grandma, i miss her.
I seriously don't know what I would do without Super Mario Galaxy. I can't imagine myself without it, because I can only imagine myself with it due to the fact that it's so impactful.
Just realized he’s covered all three games in 3D All Stars.
The ending made me tear up. It was very lovely. I have played the first game many times and on subsequent playthroughs I have tended to skip the story elements.. but man does it hit
i have this urge to time travel to the mario 128 event to tell a journalist or reporter 'this... what you're seeing, is not ready yet. only in the next generation will a masterpiece using this tech be released. it will be remembered as such for the next decades, and possibly longer.'
Said journalist will probably call you crazy, and then remember your words when Pikmin releases. Be confused because this is the same gen, and also while Pikmin is good it doesn't get remembered as much as you'd led them to believe.
And then this game releases on the Wii, and your words would likely not resonate until the developers themselves talk about Mario 128.
I really didn't think I had strong memories of Galaxy. It's not even my favorite Mario game, and I don't think about it often, but... I guess I forgot how much of an impact on me. When the storybook music started playing and you began telling Rosalina's story, especially around the end, tears started rolling down my cheek, and I don't really know why. It was like they belonged to someone else, like version of myself that I'd forgotten. Maybe the game means more to me than I thought...
Mario Galaxy reminds me of one piece of media above all else that I can't imagine didn't directly inspire it in some ways: The Little Prince
Babe, wake up. New liam triforce video is out
I often wonder how the developers of the game would feel to know about how heroic they are to us and how impactful their work is
Its so cool to me that not only does this video show me why im valid in having this be my favorite game of all time, but also show me a new perspective and make me realize I never actually finished reading through Rosalina's storybook. Everything from the telescope onward was new to me and makes this game have so much more of a heartfelt core that makes me love it even more.
Amazing video, thank you for making this.
Super Mario Galaxy will forever be my favorite game of all time. I remember being 7 years old when this game came out. I was so hype even got the collectors edition Mario galaxy tree ornament. This game then was a masterpiece and as a 24 year old now it still is the same masterpiece that i grew up with. People can say they prefer 2 and that's fine but everything about Mario Galaxy 1 is something the gaming industry will never experience again. You had to be there.
Exactly
100% agree
Both are 10/10
I love the story in Mario Galaxy but I love the levels in Mario Galaxy 2
Galaxy 1 is the full package. Galaxy 2 was focused on pure game design.
I remember playing this game when it launched in 2007. I was 7 years old. Im 23 now and i still have both my Wii and my copy of Mario Galaxy. Every playthrough is as wonderful as the first.
*Now do 2D Metroid Retrospective...please.*
I have a feeling that Liam didn’t play those games during his youth and therefore doesn’t have the same connection with those titles. It’s a problem of a lot of younger gamers: a lack of appreciation for the OG games.
It's my favorite game ever made, by far, bar none. It came out right around when I turned 19, and I was battling a pretty vicious depression that was sapping me of my joy and energy. The fact that the game was such a beautiful meditation on sadness, loneliness, and loss really spoke to me. This was especially true because my first video game memory is of Super Mario Bros. 3 and I grew up with Mario games as my real bread and butter. It's hard to express what the fusion of music, gameplay, visual spectacle, and oddly melancholy tone (offset with typical Mario quirkiness and fun) does for me, but it's deeply therapeutic and meaningful. All from another game about a silly little plumber rescuing a helpless princess from a turtle dragon monster!
fantastic video as always , Liam , thank you very much !! galaxy will always hold a special place in my heart , such a spectacular experience !
For my first try at the Freezeflame purple comet, I had 99 (or maybe it was 97) purple coins, then jumped down from the peak to the little spire with a purple coin on it, ground pounded, missed, and died.
idk how you do it everytime but every video you make is beyond words please make more videos just seeing the games the grew up on being explained in words that i couldnt be explained in and honestly could make someone emotional its kinda poetic
I was just watching your other mario retrospectives and when i saw the notifacation it felt unreal !!!
This is the greatest video game of all time, still 16 years later I still think it is, the greatest video game of all time. And still, I find it underrated on social medias
I love both games, they are amazing, 1 with its story and GGG. I tend to like 2 more because of the small detail of the Luma appearing in 2 when playing with another player. Also as Liam had mentioned the Throwback stages ( get it ) especially Throwback galaxy ( The jazz composition is so majestic in that game ) it made me cry the first time I reached it. I wish people would mention multiplayer a little more but that's just my opinion.
Such a fantastic and thoughtful retrospective!
Thanks for covering the music and what feelings they illicit in depth. These games were the first time I understood the variety of things music can make you experience. I pursued a music degree pretty much because of these games and years later with a lot more knowledge of the music the games are still a delight and somehow are more impactful than they were years ago.
Enjoyable as always Liam. Thank you for the dedication to these!
The best game ever made, mario galaxy series is a masterpiece. Both mario galaxy 1 and 2 for me. SO nostalgic as well. I love super mario
As a kid I first experienced this game by watching my Dad play it after I got home from school. The brilliant storytelling never really stuck with me as I was 3 when it came out, but as I played it throughout my childhood it started to make sense to me. Losing my great-grandma when I was 8, who was my best friend, put me in a spiral of depression. Rosalina's story of loss and acceptance threw me when I played it again last year. This game doesn't just survive on nostalgia, it still holds up as a great game, and I still enjoy playing it.
Looking back at my childhood and how much I love this game, I can't help but cry. The memories it brought me, the emotion behind the loss in Rosalina's story, the warmth behind how childlike the Luma's are... It all collects into a masterpiece.
I love how much Nintendo references Galaxy nowadays. With Rosalina and Lumas being characters in games like Rabbids and Super Mario 3D World, it's fun to see characters from your childhood live on in the childhoods of the current generation.
While I don't play Rosalina in games like Mario Kart or smash, she always has a place in my heart as one of the most beautiful, poetic characters nintendo has put out.
Her character is a symbol of loss, getting over that loss and becoming a better person because of it. It feels as if her entire character design is to teach the player that it's okay to cry, to mourn, to miss someone... But it also hammers the idea of acceptance into the minds of every player. Yes, you'll feel lonely. Yes, you'll lose people. Yes, nothing truly lasts forever. But the beauty of what you have in the moment is amazing.
Mario Galaxy is more than just a game, it's a poetic journey in which you explore the ideas of loss and loneliness, only to come out the other side stronger than you were before.
This game made my childhood. And I hope that Galaxy 1 & 2 live on in the hearts and minds of those who played it.
And to my great-grandma, Sybil. Playing this game as an adult, experiencing the same journey of loss, loneliness and acceptance... It's made me realise that those 3 things are not all life has to offer. Levels like Gusty Garden Galaxy are prime examples of how joy, colour and life are what come after.
I'll never forget the Joy you brought me, the loneliness that came with losing you, and the joy that came after as I remember you.
In conclusion, this game helped me out of depression at multiple stages of life, and I will never, ever forget it.
Hell yeah new video and about one of the best mario games ever. I remember my first time playing it as a kid and being so amazed by its worlds. I loved the beach worlds so much I used to just swim around and mess with the penguins there’s just a certain vibe to this game that feels so cozy to me now. Good memories of having my dad help me with some of the bowser fights I’m glad I got to grow up with a game like this.
It's my childhood game. I love it so much.
Mario Galaxy, Breath of the Wild, Galaxy 2 and Tears of the Kingdom have so many parallels. This video has made it so evident
another idea they really only used once was defeating an enemy for a key. It's only used in the tutorial level and then forgotten until Super Mario Galaxy 2
still have this game for my original white wii. dont think i ever beat it but the memories it holds within me will never be forgot
But, but… why not? I must know why you’d never beat it.
@@leeartlee915 probably got stuck on a hard level. i was a child
@@ellanut8 Hmmm, okay. Fair enough.
I’ve been looking forward to this, my favorite game of all time
Agreed.
Those cutscenes with Luma's theme, bith at the beginning, book, and ending always makes me cry.
One of my favorite things of this game is how is so linear yet since you're in space they manage to make it feel open world
This game will forever be known as one of the greatest
At least for me
I'm surprised you didn't like the ray surfing and ball rolling levels, I found them really enjoyable and wanted more of them. I was disappointed with how few levels used those mechanics.
Same, I feel like one of the few people on earth who didn't have a problem with the motion controls.
That dang IR pointer though... Didn't like only being able to play this game at night
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I’ve never, in all my years of playing, turned the camera in this level at all, so this caught me off guard😂
Me and my now wife used to play this game together as children. For our anniversary I recreated the storybook that Rosalina reads to the Lumas. Mario Galaxy is one of the most fundamental elements of real magic that underpin our relationship. We both cry when we hear the music that plays during Rosalina's readings.