The OTHER Mario Movie [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

TRM

06-23-2003, 07:10 PM

Hello Everyone,

I stumbled across this the other night.

http://www.pelleas.net/hm/26.shtml

I've been hearing a few rumors since then, that a recording of this video had been floating around on Kazaa and other P2P systems. Anyone have this? Anyone know anything about it, or not? Thanks.

ubersaurus

06-23-2003, 07:13 PM

I've been looking for a recording of this for a long while, computer file or actual VHS, and found nothing more then a single black and white screen shot that was in Famitsu magazine. I'd kill to see the film in its entirety, and kill again to see it subbed.

dave2236

06-23-2003, 07:20 PM

Is it an animated mario movie? Cover art looks cool.

I'd also kill a couple of people to see it.

TRM

06-23-2003, 08:15 PM

@ubersaurus (great saurus): You still have that black and white screenshot? I would love to see it. I would love to see the actual movie too, just like you.

"After doing an extensive research quest, I found out quite a bit about the "lost" Mario movie. It was directed by a man named HAKA, a popular Japanese director. It was released July 20, 1986. It was actually quite a popular movie in Japan. It was about 60 minutes long, and had Mario rescuing the princess.
While no one ever gave an official reason as to why it did not make an American release, the guesses are because of the sexuality and racism that is considered ok in Japan. You can actuallyfind the movie off of EBAY, or a P2P file program. Such as Kazaa, Grokster or Morpheus. I got mine off of Kazaa and it is pretty decent. I burned it to DVD."

http://www.classicgaming.com/tmk/mailbag_030415.shtml

RetroYoungen

06-23-2003, 11:15 PM

I just started looking for it on KaZaA and I haven't found anything yet. How big was it, what was the quality? I found Mario Bros. Super Show episodes and some other commercials and stuff, but nothing on this flick.

ubersaurus

06-23-2003, 11:42 PM

picture away
http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=844705

TRM

06-23-2003, 11:43 PM

@RetroYoungen: Sorry, I have no idea the size or quality of this. I was looking for it myself the other day, and to no avail.

@ubersaurus: Thanks for the image. That really has me curious now.

Charlie

06-23-2003, 11:53 PM

This has be curious too... if the movie came out in 1986, then why is there a catapiler from Super Mario World in it. Very curious indeed.

Of course, I'm not the least bit intrested in a movie that is only in Japanese. No sir. *starts looking on Kazaa*

Anonymous

06-24-2003, 12:05 AM

There is some mysterious vortex into which certain Japanese movies fall into. They NEVAR return.

would somebody please tell me they've heard of Tamala 2010 so I can stop thinking that I'm crazy?

TRM

06-24-2003, 12:22 AM

It seems that the movie name is actually "Super Mario Brothers: Peach Hime Kyushutsu Daisakusen"

kobunheatforum

06-24-2003, 10:24 PM

Yep.

When I lived in Kanazawa, I found it in a video rental store - for rent, not for sale, sadly. But I did make a copy of it. That copy is sitting in Connecticut right now, and I'm in Kyoto, so I can't get at it.

Glad to know there's a (subbed?) version of the film making the rounds - it's VERY rare even in Japan (there was no consumer VHS release, I believe, just laserdisc). It's not exactly a classic, but for the time it probably made a lot of little kids happy.

And that's the title, yes. When we brought the movie back, my friend's girlfriend (now wife) looked through the bag and said, "Why did you rent... The Great Plan To Save The Peach Princess???" We had to hastily explain what it was...

kobunheatforum

06-24-2003, 10:26 PM

Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the movie is the final fight with Bowser. Mario grabs him by the tail and spins him around and around, then flings him into oblivion - predating Super Mario 64 by a full ten years.

ubersaurus

06-24-2003, 10:43 PM

You must get that copy you made onto the internet like you wouldn't believe ;p

TRM

06-24-2003, 11:57 PM

Yes you must dude. When do you get back to the states?

hydr0x

06-25-2003, 05:29 AM

give it to us... .SOOOOON :help:

Mayhem

06-25-2003, 07:32 AM

Caterpillars? Swinging Bowser by the tail? Looks like Nintendo might have used some license there to include bits of the animation in their games ;)

gamergary

06-25-2003, 11:19 AM

Please get this on the internet so somebody can sub it.

zmeston

06-25-2003, 11:31 AM

Caterpillars? Swinging Bowser by the tail? Looks like Nintendo might have used some license there to include bits of the animation in their games ;)

Sounds vaguely similar to Boba Fett, who appeared in the animated bit of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special before crossing over to The Empire Strikes Back.

Ah, to return to the days when Star Wars didn't totally suck.

-- Z.

ubersaurus

11-12-2003, 06:28 PM

Bump.

Anything new on getting that VHS copy encoded onto the net?

Hell, if anyone can even hook me up with an unsubbed version online, I could probably get it subtitled.

Balloon Fight

11-12-2003, 08:32 PM

I would also love to know where to find this at. If anyone has it on Kazaa let everyone know. We NEED to see this. I never knew there was another movie even made, so i must see it. X_x

Dragoon

11-13-2003, 12:41 AM

This is how bowser looked, in a cel from that movie,

http://img139.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/2/6/9/kai_uri-img600x450-1067868806rimg0054.jpg

ubersaurus

11-13-2003, 01:23 PM

That's at once the gooniest Koopa and the sweetest I've seen.

Now I need to see this more then ever.

RetroYoungen

11-13-2003, 01:34 PM

This is how bowser looked, in a cel from that movie,

http://img139.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/2/6/9/kai_uri-img600x450-1067868806rimg0054.jpg

Dude, that's fuuuuuunnnyyy! He looks like a mix between a spiky turtle, that dumb jock from high school (we all know him), and the stoner in the back of the class. lol

ubersaurus

11-13-2003, 10:51 PM

Here's some more pictures from this lost classic...
http://roryhoy.4t.com

Allow me to reiterate-I needs this movie. I've found someone willing to subtitle it if I can find it online or get a copy encoded onto the net. I'm making this my current mission, because I have little else to do and Mario is awesome.

Flack

11-13-2003, 11:12 PM

I can encode a VHS into an MPG, if anyone comes up with the tape.

Jasoco

11-14-2003, 02:47 AM

I have noticed one thing really strange.

I have an old school folder from the late 80's...
http://stephanie.local/files/pedomario/full.jpg

Which has a lot of the same exact drawing style of this image:
http://www.pelleas.net/hm/poster-mariobrothers.jpg

It's very strange. Coincidence. Weird. Funny.

Anyway, someone MUST GET THIS ON THE INTERNET!

And make sure it's a STANDARD format. No obscure AVI shit, please. And NO Real if possible. Unless it's good quality and ony if it's to make it smaller.

TheRedEye

11-14-2003, 10:55 AM

Not that weird, considering that's the label art for every version of Super Mario Bros. that's not American.

Dirty Tiger

11-14-2003, 11:04 AM

Why do some people feel the movie is "RACIST"?

Jasoco

11-14-2003, 11:05 AM

I think it looks weird from that one screenshot. With the two toads. It looks like they're his slaves and he's in India or something.

I MUST SEE THIS FILM!!!!

ubersaurus

11-14-2003, 12:56 PM

I asked kobunheatforum about it, but he doesn't have the resources to copy the tape for me..so unless someone in that vicinity wants to help copy the tape, we're back to square one.

Looking online, all I've really found out is that it was a promo film for Super Mario Bros. 2j. And that Luigi has the goofiest color scheme on earth :P

The real question is, if and when this project is finished, where could copies of the film be set up on the net? It's a 60 minute movie, so thats not gonna be a tiny file. About all I could think of is having it on kazaa and on IRC.

Anonymous

11-14-2003, 02:12 PM

I'd be willing to host a bittorrent file and seed for a week or so while people grab and redistribute it. That would probably be easiest for DP folks in general.

ubersaurus

11-14-2003, 04:15 PM

Well, that takes care of everything except actually getting the movie :frustrated:

I've been hunting kazaa, but no luck...I'm thinking of looking around on direct connect (someone suggested to be of checking the rainbow heaven somethingawful anime hub for info), but I've got no effing idea how to run that thing. Maybe I'll fiddle with WinMX.

Last option, of course, would be finding someone in japan and sending them on a wild goose chase to every single japanese rental shop they can find to see if any of them have the video.

Jasoco

11-14-2003, 05:04 PM

I'd be willing to host a bittorrent file and seed for a week or so while people grab and redistribute it. That would probably be easiest for DP folks in general.Do it! I use BitTorrent and would love to see this thing.

kainemaxwell

11-14-2003, 05:20 PM

BitTorrent never works right for me and my dial-up. :(

Jasoco

11-14-2003, 05:22 PM

BitTorrent never works right for me and my dial-up. :(Don't worry. Once it gets on BitTorrent, everyone can mirror it.

Hell, I'll host it if it's not too big as well.

Whoever has the file, what format is it in and is it small? Please don't be a sucky format. Please..

kainemaxwell

11-14-2003, 05:25 PM

This is how bowser looked, in a cel from that movie,

http://img139.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/2/6/9/kai_uri-img600x450-1067868806rimg0054.jpg
"Duh, me Bowser kidnap pretty Princess and make wife."

And BT hardly works right for me on my pc, even with alot of users (if I'm even using it right).

Jasoco

11-14-2003, 05:31 PM

Well, I'm using a Mac on Cable in OS X and haven't had one problem with it. I've gotten every file I've attempted to download.

Though, my browser doesn't do it automatically, I just download the .torrent file to the desktop and open it and it downloads really fast. I had to open the correct ports first. But I've had no problems thankfully. So gimmie a link and I'll go at it!

kainemaxwell

11-14-2003, 05:35 PM

Well, I'm using a Mac on Cable in OS X and haven't had one problem with it. I've gotten every file I've attempted to download.

Though, my browser doesn't do it automatically, I just download the .torrent file to the desktop and open it and it downloads really fast. I had to open the correct ports first. But I've had no problems thankfully. So gimmie a link and I'll go at it!
How have you done that?

Jasoco

11-14-2003, 05:45 PM

Well, I'm using a Mac on Cable in OS X and haven't had one problem with it. I've gotten every file I've attempted to download.

Though, my browser doesn't do it automatically, I just download the .torrent file to the desktop and open it and it downloads really fast. I had to open the correct ports first. But I've had no problems thankfully. So gimmie a link and I'll go at it!
How have you done that?

Well.. not sure how you do it in Windows, but on my Mac, I go to Sharing and Firewall prefs and open ports 6881 through 6889 and it downloads faster.

As for installing, OS X needs no installation. I just dragged the app to the Apps folder and it associates *.torrent files with it automatically. I double click the downloaded file and it starts the download.

I've never done it in Windows so honestly, I can't help much more than that.

ubersaurus

11-14-2003, 06:19 PM

Apparently, it gets better...there's a 3-part SMB3 OVA series, wherein fairy tales were retold with Mario characters-Momotaro, Rumpelstiltskin, and Snow White.
info from http://smbis.nescentral.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26

Jorpho

11-14-2003, 08:11 PM

Bowser vaguely resembles Donkey Kong, I'd say.

I wonder if the artists for the American series looked at these movies at all?

BrAInDeD

11-15-2003, 01:53 PM