Super Mario - Low Poly (Evolution of Characters in Games) - Episode 1

In 1996, Nintendo blew gamers minds and released the latest iteration of the Super Mario franchise, featuring a fully 3D world that would set the tone for every 3D platform to come. We were also introduced to a version of Mario we'd never seen before, made of polygons, rather than pixels.

Mario has changed a lot since Super Mario 64, but, just how much? I think it's time we get reacquainted. This is Low Poly!

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[trulyinfamous]

Man, I never knew how high quality the graphics the GameCube is capable of. To think that a 4000 polygon model was around in 2001.

[thebegottenwarrior]

Kids when the guy says you have to be over five feet to ride the rollercoaster: 2:10

[jesx]

11:19 dads when their soccer team is about to score.

[Nyxael]

Meanwhile, Mario's "cutscene" model in Super Mario Odyssey has a whopping 26, 000 tris, which is a massive upgrade.

[Doom_master]

As a 3D modeler and animator myself. I find this fascinating. I really enjoy looking into how game devs make their models. It helps me understand new methods of creation.
Also as a brief note, at 15:50, you mentioned they would swap out Mario's faces. While I can't prove it, there's a possibility you are correct still. I think they actually used the faces as "Morph Targets". A method of animating where you have a "Destination" model (All the faces) for the main model to "morph" into.
Without going too much into detail, they would adjust a slider or value and keyframe out the animation of Mario's face morphing into one of the targets for efficient animation. As they adjust the value/slider, the polygons/verts would slowly move to match the morph target.

[lizzerdwizzerd]

Me: Mom can we get Mario?
Mom: No we have Mario at home
Mario at home: 3:19

[thatsmedorian]

15:59 me picking how to express when talking

[Noxyfied]

is it just me or low polygons look so appealing for some reason, I don't know why I think I just like the low poly models

[AStartShow]

Hey guys, Andy here,

I really hope you enjoy the first episode of a new series. This is something you’ve probably never seen on Youtube, so I’m really hoping you learn something or get some entertainment out of it. Son of a Glitch returns next week!

Please like and share this video around, I want the new series to do well. Post a comment on things you like to see in Low Poly too, and I’ll see what I can do!

Thanks for the support guys!

Andy (A+Start)

[Gregory_Swan]

Therapist: Tall Mario isn't real, he can't hurt you.

Tall Mario: 2:10

[Splitzblue]

14:23 I love the way Andy explains this model. It's so damn funny.

[BoundaryBreak]

Amazing new show sir! Nothing like it. Fun to watch. I'd endorse this to no end

[duckrachnidguy]

17:27 when you walk into the Men's room and its filled with teenagers singing the Halo theme

[leahevehumphries]

Therapist: Wario Mario isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Wario Mario: 15:00

[armchairrocketscientist]

I'm interested to see how Legend of Zelda meshes look...

[bitbytes]

Like how you had to explain what a triangle is

[detgamingyt]

11:20
Mario: my eyes are gonna fly for you! *_B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R_*

[creepersonryestudios]

You've heard of "A+Start's Low Poly", now get read for "B-Select's High Pixel" which counts the amount of pixels and the color palettes of your favorite characters.

[CommissarMitch]

3:00
You missed a thing.
When Mario is flying, he streches out his hands fully.

[gayluigi]

Honestly, i wanted to see the Mario head from the Mario 64 title screen.