Auto Mario (自動マリオ) (2007)

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Automatic Mario videos are game-play footage of customized MOD levels from Nintendo’s classic franchise Super Mario World. Usually created by fans using Super Mario ROM editors, gameplay in Auto-Mario MODs is seamlessly prearranged by the design of each level and rarely requires input from the player. However, there are other types of Super Mario MOD levels that can be played manually. In short, they’re fan-made videos created for the sake of entertainment, sometimes accompanied by anime music that synchs up with the sound effects in the game (see below for examples).

Origin

  • The earliest example of Automatic Mario on YouTube can be traced back to 2007, titled "Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 March of the Minis! Custom-made Stage: Little Mini Mario (マリオVSドンキーコング２　ミニミニ大行進！　自作ステージ: じどうミニマリオ) and uploaded by a user named sonomamario. The video shows Mini-Mario (a toy version of Mario featured in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2) moving across the stage and completing the level with the aid of various tools and barriers alone.

  • While NND’s wiki entry gives credit to fan bases overseas for development of early Super Mario MODs, Auto-Mario videos became immensely popular on Nico Nico Douga. The earliest version of Auto-Mario debuted on NND on June 9, 2007 and its populary peaked during early 2008.

Derivatives

There are other variations of Auto-Mario, including Hold-B jump mode or synchronized with music using Auto-Mario Sequencer. *[NEED VIDEOS]

May 13, 2008: X-Day on Nico Nico Douga

To many NND users’ dismay, majority of Mario-related content were bulk-deleted on account of copyright infringement in May 2008. This incident became known as “Auto-Mario Wipeout” or “X Day” among NND users who protested this decision. But as it is often the case with other video-sharing communities, most of these videos have been restored by other users since then.

Pre-music Synchronization

Soon after the initial uploads, many videos came to follow it on Nico Nico Douga and Youtube.

Music Synchronization

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31 Comments

Rofle Coptere
Oct 11, 2009 at 10:26PM UTC , Rofle Coptere wrote:

big difference between a fad and a meme.

Jostin Asuncion
Oct 12, 2009 at 03:25AM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

@ Rofle

Well, like Chris stated somewhere else on the site, all memes are fads but not all fads are memes. The question we’re all probably asking is, “Is this fad a meme?” To that, I say yes.

I say this because this meme has strayed from the original idea of having to control Mario to get from point A to B, getting as much points as possible, to the point of having him get from point A to B, not caring for number of points, as long as he gets there without a single sign of effort being used to do so from the player. Also, it has evolved even more from that aspect to musical synchronization, and that idea’s extremely far from what Mario was originally made for. So, meme it is.

So, with that being said, let’s go to another subject. I see that this has been placed under “Researching”. May I be so kind as to ask you admins what more needs to be researched here so I may help for the betterment of this article?

CharlzXD
Oct 12, 2009 at 11:58AM UTC , CharlzXD wrote:

I reckon this is cool.

a fair few people have had a crack at it, not to mention its funny as shit and ingenious

Tomberry
Oct 14, 2009 at 12:46PM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

I don’t know if this can qualify as a meme. Anyway, there’s no word to describe the awesomeness of the first video.

Stuart Twentythree
Oct 14, 2009 at 07:56PM UTC , Stuart Twentythree wrote:

Nah. this ain’t a meme in no way shape or form.

But that doesn’t mean thats fuckin awesome.

someone put some time and effort into those

Jostin Asuncion
Oct 14, 2009 at 08:37PM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

How can people not consider this an internet meme? It’s a recontextualized idea that’s been subject to parody and imitation and it is also something that has gone viral on the internets. Also, if you think only one person did this, you are way wrong. Dozens of people have done this on the web, especially on NND.

Tomberry
Oct 14, 2009 at 09:06PM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

Actually, you clearly state the recontextualisation with many examples of automatic Mario videos in wich the game completes itself a level without the player even touching it but I think it lacks some Music parodies examples.

So, I’m contributing some:

Hope it helps.

Tomberry
Oct 14, 2009 at 09:17PM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

Part1:
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Part2:

mona_jpn
Oct 20, 2009 at 07:14AM UTC , mona_jpn wrote:

The first Automatic Mario video was posted on NND on June 28, 2007 (JST).
Auther’s name on NND is “noe”. And he/she is bakazawa.

Music Synchronization started in 2007. It’s not 2008.
First music synchronization video is here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNnAPBMF38Q
The original video was posted on NND on Aug 4, 2007 (JST).

After this video was posted , many followers started to make video by same method.
So, this is the origin of music synchronization.

Brad Kim
Oct 20, 2009 at 05:14PM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

this is really cool. i checked out niconico’s wiki page & turns out Mario-related MODs and videos were bulk deleted by the host for copyright issues. The scope of Automatic Mario is way beyond that of a fad, it’s a nico nico meme at the least.

Jostin Asuncion
Oct 20, 2009 at 09:53PM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

@ mona_jpn

Thanks for the correct info. It’s strange that I didn’t find that video on NND.

@ Brad

That’s what I’ve been saying. Auto-Marios are a meme. I’ll fix the article up a bit now using Mona’s info.

Brad Kim
Oct 20, 2009 at 11:30PM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

yeah i added some info i came across during research. up & cofirmed.

mona_jpn
Oct 21, 2009 at 12:10AM UTC , mona_jpn wrote:

The original Auto-Mario on NND is here.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm529389

First Music Synchronization Video’s name is “でっていうマリサは大変なものを盗んでいきました (-Dette-Yu Marisa ha taihenna mono wo nusunde ikimashita- : Dette-yu Marisa stole a precious thing)”.
This video was deleted on May 13. 2008. Here is a tomb.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm761460
Reuploading One is here.
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4704399

And No Japanese feel “X-day accident” as scandal. The articles on NND’s wiki are usually exaggerated like uncyclopedia. So you would be better not translate articles literally.

If you have any question, please ask me. I’m Japanese.

Brad Kim
Oct 21, 2009 at 01:02AM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

Riiighttt, i totally got the tone of uncyclopedia, but didn’t think to rephrase while translating. would you be interested in building an umbrella article for Mario MODs in general (and other major NND memes)? i’ve been “google translating” nico pages from japanese to korean & it’s worked surprisingly well so far, but could def. use help from native interpreter!

mona_jpn
Oct 21, 2009 at 01:38AM UTC , mona_jpn wrote:

OK, I’ll try it.
But I’m not good at English.
Please give me a time.

Brad Kim
Oct 21, 2009 at 02:42AM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

Sounds good, please feel free to make any suggestions for our growing collection of Japanese memes. And welcome to Know Your Meme-

Tournesol
Oct 21, 2009 at 04:28AM UTC , Tournesol wrote:

Like what a lot of people said, this isn’t a meme. Its’ freakin’ awesome, but it’s in no way shape or form a meme. A meme is something beyond a fad, imo.

Jostin Asuncion
Oct 21, 2009 at 04:42AM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

Well, a fad is something that’s only popular for a short period of time right? Check out this graph, I’d say that that rise means that this won’t be dying in a while:

Tournesol
Oct 21, 2009 at 09:50PM UTC , Tournesol wrote:

In a way, a meme is something you use to reply to a poster online. Things like LOL WAT or MOOOOAAARRR or FFFUUUUUU (aka rageguy) are memes.

Then again, there are the De-Motivators and Courage Wolf and Pokeparents, and you don’t really use those as ‘replies’, but I hope you understand what I’m saying.

Tomberry
Oct 21, 2009 at 10:08PM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

Tournesol, 4chan’s memes aren’t the only existing memes online.
Besides, half of them aren’t big enough to be considered Internet memes.

Brad Kim
Oct 21, 2009 at 10:38PM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

Familiar with response videos on YouTube? Not everyone uses this feature, but this idea is implied without being said when we talk about video memes. I think the same can be applied to popular memes on Nico Nico.

Steven R.
Oct 30, 2009 at 03:20AM UTC , Steven R. wrote:

This is the hardest game ever.

Bonryu
Nov 02, 2009 at 09:00PM UTC , Bonryu wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz0PaPpmGa8&amp;feature=related

because I don’t know how to encode youtube. .

MasterLink
Nov 12, 2009 at 01:10AM UTC , MasterLink wrote:

this is pretty cool

Rigid11494
Nov 17, 2009 at 10:42PM UTC , Rigid11494 wrote:

Can someone PLEASE tell me the name of the song in the video at the very top of the page?

Jostin Asuncion
Nov 17, 2009 at 11:11PM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

@ Rigid

The song is called “Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga”.

There’s an article for it and its derivatives too right here: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kumikyoku-nico-nico-douga-組曲『ニコニコ動画』

MistMaker
Dec 01, 2009 at 11:47PM UTC , MistMaker wrote:

Automatic Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen

Brad Kim
Dec 03, 2009 at 03:08AM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

@MistMaker

one of the best!

Afrodisiac39
Dec 09, 2009 at 04:07AM UTC , Afrodisiac39 wrote:

Watcher
Dec 09, 2009 at 04:46AM UTC , Watcher wrote:

Look 2 posts above yours…

MistMaker
Dec 17, 2009 at 05:14AM UTC , MistMaker wrote:

Ha ha FAIL

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