Bro why are you going around defending bad quality SNL sketches in your free time. Go do something fun. Thanks for the comments they really help the video out!
Fun fact that “Blue eyeshadow” is actually his sunken eyebags, in an art book he taunts Mario by pulling his eye bags down and sticking his tongue at him (which was drawn by kiyotake, Wario’s creator, himself), revealing that the blue rings around his eyes are bags. They are also supposed to be similar to Japanese Oni with their dark sunken eyes that give a grimace look
I believe that Wario deserves his own animated series at some point in the future. His personality and the situations he gets himself in is a fun, screwball cartoon that’s begging to happen! With Nintendo now willing to bring their IPs into extended media, perhaps one of these days we’ll see one.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn I imagine it would be something similar in style to the old Tex Avery and Bob Clampett cartoons and Ren & Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life.
A wario cartoon set in diamond city so that the rest of the wario ware crew can show up would be awesome, but i also want two specific characters beyond that: waluigi and captain syrup. If wario wants to be a big name, he needs a sidekick and a nemesis, and these two have already filled those roles in the past, so they would be perfect
Ya gotta love warios evolution. He went from a crazy derranged villain, to a regular dude who is sometimes heroic and always greedy. He's got his flaws, but he's not just evil mario anymore. I actually like him more than Mario. He's cool.
Your just lucky and blessed of course, which is mega awesome!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D As Wario is not really a villain he's just a anti-hero like El Tigre as the wicked binge magnificently explained this of course. It's just thankful that Wario has been around his better friends/ business partners making video games because Waluigi isn't a great choice for his best friend as he's villainous jerk to him, a bad influence, and he's better off without him too!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D
the "rich oil tycoon" look from super rush is so great I hope they continue to find ways to incorporate his greed/love of money into his visual re-designs. I can imagine him tipping his toad caddie one whole coin for lugging his gear around for 4 hours in the heat
Being like a rich oil tycoon (or more accurately, a horrible and typical CEO) is effectively Wario’s schtick now given he is long past being evil Mario and the Wario Land-like games are effectively dead. Heck, in a sense, new Wario games that weren’t one-offs or compilation games outside of Smash Bros. were also dead after Smooth Moves until either Mario Golf: Super Rush or Get It Together, depending if you count this towards games involving Wario or Warioware games.
Get It Together seems like a blast, but Wario's design is too simplified and I think Game & Wario still has the best artstyle... for the Ware franchise, at least. I think his grotesque nature peaked in Wario Land.
@@themc3140 Oh yeah I agree. It took a while to grow on me but I've grown to fully appreciate the new art style for the series. I just feel like Game and Wario's approach of trying to make it look more cutesy while sticking with the more inherently crude designs of the characters made it a lot less appealing in my eyes. It's weird really, because I used to love the art style as a kid.
I gotta say, the best Wario design imo is from Virtual Boy Wario Land. It's pretty much an improvement from the first game in everyway while still being visible in-game. I was kinda sad that you didn't include it tho :/
I think it's just because warioware was the characters big thing at the time of release. Makes sense really. If he'd been in Melee, Wario Land or World would've been the focus.
This video was SO much fun to make and I hope you enjoyed it. It's been a long time coming returning to character design videos like these but believe me, there are a lot planned. These will release sporadically, with other videos releasing inbetween. Thank you so much to hotcyder, who not only cameo'd but also provided me so much Wario Footage from his back catalogue. As explained in the video he has some quality Wario videos over on his channel, and I'm also cameoing in a video of his releasing this Friday, the channel deserves way more subs: ua-cam.com/users/hotcyder Also, I've set up some affiliate links, if you don't wanna go the Patreon route, still want to help out the channel and know you are gonna purchase some Wario games for Switch or 3DS: - Buy WarioWare Get it Together (Affiliate Link): amzn.to/3tje6jb - Buy WarioWare Gold (Affiliate Link): amzn.to/3zQiZTw
@@ArtistMarkFlynn yes but he’s has enough differences in each one to make a full video on especially Travis strikes again which is canon in the series so I think it’s possible
Well now that that's settled on the return of Character Design History, how about a design history on some of those who back up Mario or Wario, like Luigi, Princess Peach, Daisy, Toad, Waluigi, Birdo, or Yoshi, or (not to mention) even Bowser.
I love these Best Design videos. I get excited everytime I get the notification pop-up. No one else does these better on UA-cam. Thanks for all your hard work making them & keep up the great work!
Gotta love Ko Takeuchi art design though since WarioWare Gold he simplified the style of the Wario characters. Works really well on Rhythm Paradise but not so much for Wario still WarioWare Gold was really great hope Get it Together also is. And yeah really like The Shake Dimension artstyle the most it's just gorgeous to look at the details. Remember seeing and add of the game while zapping and for a second there thought Wario got an animated series which honestly will fit him just right it could be an adventure style series or an slice of life series or both mixing Land and Ware together. Land 4 pixel art is really good I just have one minor nitpick about it and is that Wario's shoes are fused to his overalls
When it comes to gameplay sprites, I wholeheartedly agree with WL4. Such creativity and detail with the amount of pixels they are given on that era of handheld devices. When it comes to character design, definitely prefer biker over overalls. It’s super unique, and I honestly hope they give you the option to use it in future Mario spin-offs as an alt. Wish they’d give Waluigi a unique wardrobe change as well in the future, just to really solidify his blooming personality that’s been emerging from recent games. Wonderful video!
Not sure if your a fan of no more heroes but the evolution of the main protagonist travis touchdowns design shows how his personality changes throughout the series
Yeah, I always appreciated the Shake It look. I’m a sucker for style like that. Also glad that nearing fall 2021 we are still hating Mario Kart Tour If you haven’t given it a thought, I find Rayman’s design evolution interesting. I don’t think he has too many looks but would still love to see your take on it someday :)
One thing people don’t know, Is the jacket’s logo on the back In Smash Brothers (“Hurry Up!!”) is EXCLUSIVELY on the jacket in Smash. If you go back to the Wario Ware series, you’ll notice- NO logo!
Wario and Donkey Kong are some of my favorite Mario characters. Compared to Mario, Peach and Toads they just have so much personality to them. Their games as well just have a lot of personality to them, and thankfully they both have fantastic gameplay to back them up. I really hope that Wario Land games get another day in the sun. I'd love to see more of the greedy beefcake treasure hunter anti-hero.
This is a really fun video! I'm surprised you didn't delve more into how his updated appearance has changed within the WarioWare series itself. There was a huge shift in art style going from Game & Wario to WarioWare Gold, with almost all the characters becoming significantly more simplified.
My favorite Wario design is the one used in 2014 and 2018's Smash Bros entries. Design is usual but with more realistic texture. Goes to BOTH his plumbing outfit AND his biker suit.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Found it :D 2001 Gameboy Advance Warioland 4 Game Advert ua-cam.com/video/tENhH1KEQQk/v-deo.html definitely felt inspired by crash bandicoot, had a soft spot for wario world too :P
I really hope they bring the Wario land games back, imagine if they made a Wario land game where you could play as Waluigi either like donkey kong country where you swap out on the fly, or by having two players playing at once. Waluigi deserves a chance in the spotlight.
I'm probably the only one that prefers his Wario Ware design over everything else. It's got a unique look and charm that doesn't just look like some Mario recolor. But I say this while also mentioning I greatly prefer Wario Land over Wario Ware. Edit: And everything Hot Cyder said too!
Wario is indeed the KING. Wario is just the Juggernaut of raw CHARACTER. Waluigi honestly just taints his legacy. It doesn’t make sense for Wario to want a Waluigi at all, we could’ve had someone from his own 2 series but no
If Nintendo ever made a Wario anime, they should take one of these two directions: WarioWare anime: just make a Kochikame version of Diamond City and his characters. I mean, Wario is practically Kankichi Ryotsu but in videogame form, so make him like Ryotsu. Wario Land: make it like classic Ducktales
Wario's definitely one of my favorite characters in the Nintendo pantheon, and I must say, my favorite design has to be Shake It. The whole game is just unbelievably gorgeous, and it exactly depicts the Wario in my head when I was playing the Game Boy titles as a kid. I do like the design from Warioware, but I am somewhat disappointed that the nose-picking flatulence-joke version of the character seems to have overwritten the "Boisterous greedy macho" Wario from the older games in the public consciousness
Surprisingly, the Virtual Boy Wario land is fun. It also has great sprite art. It is monoscale, but still looks great. Obviously if you want to play it, emulate, and set the palette to grey. It'll be easier on your eyes
Wario world was the best imo because it felt most lilke wario from the voice clips to how you defeat enemies and collect treasure. It made me love the character.
Yoo, another person who digs the WL4 design the most? Sweet. I can’t get enough of it honestly, it’s so deranged and sloppy but so powerful and stumpy. It’s THE Wario to me. Taking his brute strength to a new height, making him uniquely weird, and (something I understand why its gone but wish it came back in the designs) keeping the idea of him being a hilariously mutated caricature of Mario Man jumps and traverses the land on the same 2d plane as ol Mario, but he’s got half the grace and none of the class and you can’t help but love it very well done video!
My personal favorite Wario design is his Wario Land 4 sprite. Mainly, I like its striking color palette and expressive animations. My second favorite is his pre-rendered sprite for Mario kart 64 and Super Circuit.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Mhmm. lol I still have an old picture somewhere of my brother and I both looking at the gameboy color together back in 2000 when I was 3 :)
@@ArtistMarkFlynn oh, I wasn't saying it took a year as a bad thing or anything lol. Great video! Wario Land is my favourite video game series so this was fun to watch!
Oh I know you wasn't! Reading it back it did sound quite blunt 😂 I just have so many of these vids in the back of my mind it's just finding the time to do them!
I’m happy more people, like myself, are making more Wario videos again because of the new WarioWare game. And yes, Wario *is* the king of Nintendo characters.
I think ssbu warily was the best, because he’s just so proportionate and not stocky and none of his expressions are too overextended like in the other games. And he seems happy to be beating the hell out of people.
14:33 Hold the phone friend, how the heck was Wario heroic in Shake it? LMAO HE TOSSES THE PRINCESS LIKE A DISCARDED DOLL AT THE END he was only in it for the money, and he only got his comeuppance because Syrup is as greedy and tricky as he is. If at all, the only heroic Warios are from 3 and SPECIALLY 4, he helps Shokora escape and shares a laugh with her at the end before the kiss...
The Design team for Shake it have gone on to state that they really considered him to be a hero when developing the game, they attempted to make him more macho and play up to his masculinity ...They added those minor elements to his design to try and emphasise this, but of course, he's still Wario at the end of the day lol.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Hoh , I remember that interview, that was in counter to the "farting goblin" most people who only know Wario from Smash and spinoffs seem to take him for. It gets brought up pretty often for people who dislike the Smash version and miss Wario Land. I do agree Wario gets some goofier moments in 3 and 4, but in 4 in particular he's at his most macho too, taking out exercise gear, flexing and whatnot. EDIT: Going over the interview, in the very same thing they stat Wario is "so uncool he kinda becomes cool" and that he makes all sort of trouble and takes what he wants, which does not strike me as heroic in the slightest but... sure! Whatever.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn yeah but its the first time he is fully playable in 3d a small remark would have been nice XD That game doesnt get enought reconicion
I am just 4 minutes into the video but you had just spoken about his nose and I am surprised no reference was made given its resemblance to garlic which I think is purposeful as I believe I remember reading that garlic considered evil or something like that in the Japanese culture. Or I'm just talking out of my ass which is totally possible because I am not as smart as I think I am.
I don't absolutely hate it but do agree there's too much farting going on. I love that he has the little wario land shoulder barge but other then that the moveset is quite odd
For Wario land: Wario Land 3 was peak design and personality. He didnt display that arrogant attitude from Shake it. He got flanderized as soon as Wario World dropped and Sakurai turned him into a grossy character for Smash bros. (Only for sport spin offs games to copy afterwards) For Warioware: I say Twisted was peaked design for him and the WW cast. WW Gold just seemed.. like a chibi ish decline.
He looks great in Smash but personally I'm not a fan of the moveset. I don't really like how his specials were based on his perceived personality rather than moves from the actual games.
Lmao you just hate Elon, I had completely forgotten about that sketch. Rent free.
The sketch is from very close to when this video released I believe
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Never saw it until yesterday, it wasn't very funny but I'd blame snl for that more than Elon
I'd blame them but also him equally as much. He put himself in that position because he thought he'd look good, he didn't, he sucked. 😂
@@ArtistMarkFlynn He was supposed to suck, wario isn't a flattering character. Even then he still wasn't as cringe as you in this video lmao
Bro why are you going around defending bad quality SNL sketches in your free time. Go do something fun. Thanks for the comments they really help the video out!
Fun fact that “Blue eyeshadow” is actually his sunken eyebags, in an art book he taunts Mario by pulling his eye bags down and sticking his tongue at him (which was drawn by kiyotake, Wario’s creator, himself), revealing that the blue rings around his eyes are bags.
They are also supposed to be similar to Japanese Oni with their dark sunken eyes that give a grimace look
Yes! You are a genius. Thanks for this.
Isn't that some sort of offensive symbol to taunt people in Japan?
@@marioandtyler Why do you think the character that does it is Wario?
@@GamerTowerDX Look at the original comment, I think I remember that image where Wario did it.
Which art book? I need it.
I believe that Wario deserves his own animated series at some point in the future. His personality and the situations he gets himself in is a fun, screwball cartoon that’s begging to happen! With Nintendo now willing to bring their IPs into extended media, perhaps one of these days we’ll see one.
Would love to see that for sure!
@@ArtistMarkFlynn I imagine it would be something similar in style to the old Tex Avery and Bob Clampett cartoons and Ren & Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life.
A wario cartoon set in diamond city so that the rest of the wario ware crew can show up would be awesome, but i also want two specific characters beyond that: waluigi and captain syrup. If wario wants to be a big name, he needs a sidekick and a nemesis, and these two have already filled those roles in the past, so they would be perfect
@@dededeletethis9940 Ashley I imagine could be done in a similar manner to Raven from Teen Titans. She already kind of reminds me of Raven.
A Wario anime with the style of Shake It
I love how in the main series Wario's pretty much alone, but in WarioWare he has several friends who unironically like being around him.
Yeah clearly the Mario squad have no taste
Well it’s about time somebody mentioned Wario’s sleeves being rolled up or not. The world needed more info on it direly.
Ya gotta love warios evolution. He went from a crazy derranged villain, to a regular dude who is sometimes heroic and always greedy.
He's got his flaws, but he's not just evil mario anymore. I actually like him more than Mario. He's cool.
Yeah he's a great character. Better than Mario imho
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Let's face it Mario is boring.
He’s a better villain than Bowser for sure.
@@Smfsableye debatable
We haven't had a game where he is a villain to Mario in such a long time
I have been craving Wario content recently. Why is it when I want something specific I get it on UA-cam almost immediately?
You are a blessed Caravan of n00bs
Your just lucky and blessed of course, which is mega awesome!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D As Wario is not really a villain he's just a anti-hero like El Tigre as the wicked binge magnificently explained this of course. It's just thankful that Wario has been around his better friends/ business partners making video games because Waluigi isn't a great choice for his best friend as he's villainous jerk to him, a bad influence, and he's better off without him too!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D
Here:
ua-cam.com/video/dRCNHDD-XDU/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/k4hsALUWv04/v-deo.html
the "rich oil tycoon" look from super rush is so great I hope they continue to find ways to incorporate his greed/love of money into his visual re-designs. I can imagine him tipping his toad caddie one whole coin for lugging his gear around for 4 hours in the heat
Lmao that'd be great
Being like a rich oil tycoon (or more accurately, a horrible and typical CEO) is effectively Wario’s schtick now given he is long past being evil Mario and the Wario Land-like games are effectively dead. Heck, in a sense, new Wario games that weren’t one-offs or compilation games outside of Smash Bros. were also dead after Smooth Moves until either Mario Golf: Super Rush or Get It Together, depending if you count this towards games involving Wario or Warioware games.
Wario and his friends have always looked so much cooler than the Mario cast
Hard to disagree with you there!
I strongly agree with you
Get It Together seems like a blast, but Wario's design is too simplified and I think Game & Wario still has the best artstyle... for the Ware franchise, at least. I think his grotesque nature peaked in Wario Land.
@@themc3140 Yeah, honestly. I don't think it's bad but it looks too clean I think the artists style changing contributed to it
Game & Wario have the worst art style in the series
I think the series’ artstyle was changed to be more in line with what Rhythm Heaven has, since the two series are made by the same people, iirc.
Didn't realise that!
@@themc3140 Oh yeah I agree. It took a while to grow on me but I've grown to fully appreciate the new art style for the series. I just feel like Game and Wario's approach of trying to make it look more cutesy while sticking with the more inherently crude designs of the characters made it a lot less appealing in my eyes. It's weird really, because I used to love the art style as a kid.
It was a major revelation when I realized that Mario Power Tennis was the last time Wario has worn long sleeves ever
No time for sleeves
“Sometimes you gotta get all Wario on somebody, right?”
- Nintendo of America Twitter Account, 31st of May, 2014
Great quote!
I know he’s not technically Nintendo but I would love to see one of these videos but for Snake
I definitely want to do a Snake episode. It will come eventually at some point.
Indeed
Metal Gear Solid is my favorite game franchise
I call the new Mario Golf attire, "John Daly Wario."
Great name 😂
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT! Genius!
I gotta say, the best Wario design imo is from Virtual Boy Wario Land. It's pretty much an improvement from the first game in everyway while still being visible in-game. I was kinda sad that you didn't include it tho :/
Don't be sad 😢
Virtual Wario Land's adventurer outfit is drippy as hell
I’ve always preferred his plumber design to his biker design, kind of wish they used his plumber design as his main alt in Smash Bros
At least its in there in general!
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Yeah so that’s good at least
I agree, it's a bit odd it's not the default. Smash bros usually uses the most iconic design for the default. No disrespect to the biker thought.
I think it's just because warioware was the characters big thing at the time of release. Makes sense really. If he'd been in Melee, Wario Land or World would've been the focus.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Sakurai said that he wanted a mix of Wario Land, Wario world and Wario Ware.
Is always sad to see games with stellar 2D animation fail :(
Port it! Port it! Port it!
Wario Land: Port It!
Coming to Nintendo Switch on 6/09/2023
Pls
This video was SO much fun to make and I hope you enjoyed it. It's been a long time coming returning to character design videos like these but believe me, there are a lot planned. These will release sporadically, with other videos releasing inbetween.
Thank you so much to hotcyder, who not only cameo'd but also provided me so much Wario Footage from his back catalogue. As explained in the video he has some quality Wario videos over on his channel, and I'm also cameoing in a video of his releasing this Friday, the channel deserves way more subs:
ua-cam.com/users/hotcyder
Also, I've set up some affiliate links, if you don't wanna go the Patreon route, still want to help out the channel and know you are gonna purchase some Wario games for Switch or 3DS:
- Buy WarioWare Get it Together (Affiliate Link): amzn.to/3tje6jb
- Buy WarioWare Gold (Affiliate Link): amzn.to/3zQiZTw
Can you do Travis Touchdown from No More Heroes
... Hasn't Travis always looked the same?
@@ArtistMarkFlynn yes but he’s has enough differences in each one to make a full video on especially Travis strikes again which is canon in the series so I think it’s possible
I've only played the first nmh but I'll deffo have a look at the others!
@@ArtistMarkFlynn cool
Well now that that's settled on the return of Character Design History, how about a design history on some of those who back up Mario or Wario, like Luigi, Princess Peach, Daisy, Toad, Waluigi, Birdo, or Yoshi, or (not to mention) even Bowser.
I'm deffo doing a few of those at some point!
And I would LOVE to see how they turn out.
See you there!
i love the early official designs of mario and wario, the rounded outlines, the colors, the wario haircut when he is in his tiny form, its perfect
I love these Best Design videos. I get excited everytime I get the notification pop-up. No one else does these better on UA-cam. Thanks for all your hard work making them & keep up the great work!
Man making me well up over here. Thank you.
Gotta love Ko Takeuchi art design though since WarioWare Gold he simplified the style of the Wario characters. Works really well on Rhythm Paradise but not so much for Wario still WarioWare Gold was really great hope Get it Together also is.
And yeah really like The Shake Dimension artstyle the most it's just gorgeous to look at the details. Remember seeing and add of the game while zapping and for a second there thought Wario got an animated series which honestly will fit him just right it could be an adventure style series or an slice of life series or both mixing Land and Ware together.
Land 4 pixel art is really good I just have one minor nitpick about it and is that Wario's shoes are fused to his overalls
When it comes to gameplay sprites, I wholeheartedly agree with WL4. Such creativity and detail with the amount of pixels they are given on that era of handheld devices.
When it comes to character design, definitely prefer biker over overalls. It’s super unique, and I honestly hope they give you the option to use it in future Mario spin-offs as an alt. Wish they’d give Waluigi a unique wardrobe change as well in the future, just to really solidify his blooming personality that’s been emerging from recent games. Wonderful video!
Not sure if your a fan of no more heroes but the evolution of the main protagonist travis touchdowns design shows how his personality changes throughout the series
Interesting... Genuinely didn't know Travis had changed?
The GameCube era look is definitive for me.
The wario from power tennis gives me life lmao. Too funny in that game. The intro is so great.
Yeah, I always appreciated the Shake It look. I’m a sucker for style like that. Also glad that nearing fall 2021 we are still hating Mario Kart Tour
If you haven’t given it a thought, I find Rayman’s design evolution interesting. I don’t think he has too many looks but would still love to see your take on it someday :)
He's coming 🤗 sometime soon I hope
@@ArtistMarkFlynn 🤠👍🏽
@@ArtistMarkFlynn u mean Mario Kart Tour? He was already in, he was in Tokyo Tour during 2019
No I mean a rayman video lol
One thing people don’t know, Is the jacket’s logo on the back In Smash Brothers (“Hurry Up!!”) is EXCLUSIVELY on the jacket in Smash. If you go back to the Wario Ware series, you’ll notice- NO logo!
I've always wondered if Diamond City is a part of the Mushroom World. Would Mario have been able to go there in Odyssey?
Wario and Donkey Kong are some of my favorite Mario characters. Compared to Mario, Peach and Toads they just have so much personality to them. Their games as well just have a lot of personality to them, and thankfully they both have fantastic gameplay to back them up.
I really hope that Wario Land games get another day in the sun. I'd love to see more of the greedy beefcake treasure hunter anti-hero.
Yeah it's wild how little character some of the main cast have! Wario and Luigi are easily the stand outs for me.
This is a really fun video! I'm surprised you didn't delve more into how his updated appearance has changed within the WarioWare series itself. There was a huge shift in art style going from Game & Wario to WarioWare Gold, with almost all the characters becoming significantly more simplified.
My favorite Wario design is the one used in 2014 and 2018's Smash Bros entries. Design is usual but with more realistic texture. Goes to BOTH his plumbing outfit AND his biker suit.
Yeah smash does those designs great
Gotta believe it. Even the darker tones to them in Brawl.
Wario land 4
Ooo I need to track that down!
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Found it :D
2001 Gameboy Advance Warioland 4 Game Advert
ua-cam.com/video/tENhH1KEQQk/v-deo.html
definitely felt inspired by crash bandicoot, had a soft spot for wario world too :P
Love it! Man that era of ads was so creative. Miss it.
God I adore Wario, Diamond City, and everything WarioWare. The whole universe is so good.
I really hope they bring the Wario land games back, imagine if they made a Wario land game where you could play as Waluigi either like donkey kong country where you swap out on the fly, or by having two players playing at once. Waluigi deserves a chance in the spotlight.
When you said "context sensitive", I had a flashback to Conker's Bad Fur Day.
I did when writing it! lol
I always loved the switch to short sleeves. It made him feel a lot more casual than Mario.
Came through Hotcyder's channel, instant sub, love the concept for the video and it didn't disappoint. Also, great taste, agree with the #1 pick.
Hotcyder just keeps on giving! Cheers for the sub and kind words dude.. I'll actually be in his big video on Friday!
I love Wario so much. This video was a ton of fun!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Biker Wario is the best Wario Design. It gave him identity far from mario's shadow and the color scheme is so appealing to the eye.
I'm probably the only one that prefers his Wario Ware design over everything else. It's got a unique look and charm that doesn't just look like some Mario recolor. But I say this while also mentioning I greatly prefer Wario Land over Wario Ware.
Edit: And everything Hot Cyder said too!
Virtual boy warioland:Am i a joke to you?
Too much red
Wario is indeed the KING. Wario is just the Juggernaut of raw CHARACTER. Waluigi honestly just taints his legacy. It doesn’t make sense for Wario to want a Waluigi at all, we could’ve had someone from his own 2 series but no
The Gameboy 6 golden coins Advert will always be my fav Wario!
If Nintendo ever made a Wario anime, they should take one of these two directions:
WarioWare anime: just make a Kochikame version of Diamond City and his characters. I mean, Wario is practically Kankichi Ryotsu but in videogame form, so make him like Ryotsu.
Wario Land: make it like classic Ducktales
Wario's definitely one of my favorite characters in the Nintendo pantheon, and I must say, my favorite design has to be Shake It. The whole game is just unbelievably gorgeous, and it exactly depicts the Wario in my head when I was playing the Game Boy titles as a kid.
I do like the design from Warioware, but I am somewhat disappointed that the nose-picking flatulence-joke version of the character seems to have overwritten the "Boisterous greedy macho" Wario from the older games in the public consciousness
I reckon we will revisit Wario Land some day. I hope so at least.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn me too, for sure. You mentioned a Shake It HD for Switch and I would absolutely buy that in a heartbeat xD
They just need to find a balance between Mocho man Wario and funny stinky man Wario.
@@waffleman8053 I'm hoping so 🤞
Surprisingly, the Virtual Boy Wario land is fun. It also has great sprite art. It is monoscale, but still looks great. Obviously if you want to play it, emulate, and set the palette to grey. It'll be easier on your eyes
Yeah the red was too much for me when I glossed over the sprites 😅
Wario world was the best imo because it felt most lilke wario from the voice clips to how you defeat enemies and collect treasure. It made me love the character.
I wish I had a way of properly playing that game today 😢
The wario design from strikers charged's artwork is great
Ah yes my favorite Wario costume: Vegeta
I see you know your Wario's well
Yoo, another person who digs the WL4 design the most? Sweet.
I can’t get enough of it honestly, it’s so deranged and sloppy but so powerful and stumpy. It’s THE Wario to me. Taking his brute strength to a new height, making him uniquely weird, and (something I understand why its gone but wish it came back in the designs) keeping the idea of him being a hilariously mutated caricature of Mario
Man jumps and traverses the land on the same 2d plane as ol Mario, but he’s got half the grace and none of the class and you can’t help but love it
very well done video!
Thanks!
Awesome video as always Mark. I'd love to see Fox McCloud in this series!
@9:45 That diagram of all the Wario sprites is so cool.
Head to the spriters resource. This stuff is fascinating lol
Would be great to see the Shake Dimension, and lots of other games appear on the Switch - especially as it has motion controls.
Now do one about yourself.
Which rendition is Mark Flynn's best self 🤔
Next, you should pick a design out of all Wario's different apparence in the WarioWare microgames cuz that can go pretty wild lol
I would never finish 😂
0:32 holy crap I didn’t know lie-berals existed in the UK
this is a video about frickin’ wario not your confused hatred for Elon
9:01
Yeah it really is beautiful
My personal favorite Wario design is his Wario Land 4 sprite. Mainly, I like its striking color palette and expressive animations. My second favorite is his pre-rendered sprite for Mario kart 64 and Super Circuit.
Epic profile pic
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Thanks, I'd call it "chad Wario," but that'd be redundant.
Wario is the true Chad so just call it Wario Wario
Another reason to love Japan, they made Wario!
waaaaaaaa
Wario Land 3 is the first game I ever picked up at the age of 3 and it's still the best game I've ever played :)
Banging game! What an amazing first game to play, I had some awful tmnt game on the NES lol
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Mhmm. lol I still have an old picture somewhere of my brother and I both looking at the gameboy color together back in 2000 when I was 3 :)
Waluige next please also amazing video and great choice to choose wario his my favorite character along with Luigi,waluige,and bowser.
Waluigi, poor man's wario 👀
FANTASTIC video! Love it!! Subbed. 💜
His best design is the one on the gameboy game boxes. The original design is my personal favourite though.
I requested this last year, happy it exists now.
I will pretty much always get to requests, it just may take time.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn oh, I wasn't saying it took a year as a bad thing or anything lol. Great video! Wario Land is my favourite video game series so this was fun to watch!
Oh I know you wasn't! Reading it back it did sound quite blunt 😂 I just have so many of these vids in the back of my mind it's just finding the time to do them!
Something I’ve never understood about Wario: is he even capable of fully closing his mouth?
i prefer the Warioware look because the first time i saw Wario was with the original Warioware mega microgames on the gba
I hope we'll see a Wario Land comeback...
Btw nice analysis, I look foward to check your other design videos, especially the FF7 ones
Check em out man there's tons of em! Hope you enjoy. Trying to get the channel back to regular vids
I’m happy more people, like myself, are making more Wario videos again because of the new WarioWare game. And yes, Wario *is* the king of Nintendo characters.
"Waluigi gets a lot of hype but let's face it... H e W a s N e v e r R e a l."
I think ssbu warily was the best, because he’s just so proportionate and not stocky and none of his expressions are too overextended like in the other games. And he seems happy to be beating the hell out of people.
"Cyan blue eyeshadow"
That's because he barely gets enough sleep. He's supposed to look sickly too.
Yeah someone else pointed the eyes out. Makes much more sense!
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Loved the video and enjoyed the previous "Best Design" videos. Hope it becomes a normal segment. : )
“A W, or an upside Mario logo, however you look at it.”
Which is, of course, a W.
Yes
I love the first apparition
Ah, a true man of culture, greenhorne forest wario's true theme
Absolute banger of a theme
master of disguise feels like a fanmade flash game
Lol yup. I can't believe that it is a wario game.
Who else wants Wayforward to take over Wario Land like Mercury Steam has for Metroid?
Ye may as well
I’d like to see Waluigi in a Warioware game
It's kind of crazy that he hasn't! I do kinda like that it has an original cast though.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn
But it wouldn’t hurt to also have Waluigi and Captain Syrup join the cast
Now I need a review of all Wario vehicles
His car is INCREDIBLE
Well, if paper Mario these days had nearly the charms as WWLGIT thennnn
Wario’s a perfect character design by a Japanese game designer has been popular ever since
He's great!
Warioware gold Is the best artstyle for warioware genre, besides the og style. Wario land Shake it wario is probably my favorite. He's sexy
Is picking every design for Wario an option?
... I'll allow this
Please Nintendo gimme back super mario land 2 Wario. He just looks so fucking chaotic. Like a greedy goblin man.
LOL. The eyes man, the eyes of a maniac.
Mario and Wario. Why not Luigi next? He’s changed quite a bit.
Deffo want to do luigi and bowser at some point. Maybe not yet though.
whats the song at the beginning?
Greenhorn Forest - Wario World
What he said ^
@@Spooktato Thanks man
Yes throw that shade on 🅱️lon 🅱️usk !
Going for the jugular
14:33 Hold the phone friend, how the heck was Wario heroic in Shake it? LMAO HE TOSSES THE PRINCESS LIKE A DISCARDED DOLL AT THE END he was only in it for the money, and he only got his comeuppance because Syrup is as greedy and tricky as he is.
If at all, the only heroic Warios are from 3 and SPECIALLY 4, he helps Shokora escape and shares a laugh with her at the end before the kiss...
The Design team for Shake it have gone on to state that they really considered him to be a hero when developing the game, they attempted to make him more macho and play up to his masculinity ...They added those minor elements to his design to try and emphasise this, but of course, he's still Wario at the end of the day lol.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Hoh , I remember that interview, that was in counter to the "farting goblin" most people who only know Wario from Smash and spinoffs seem to take him for. It gets brought up pretty often for people who dislike the Smash version and miss Wario Land. I do agree Wario gets some goofier moments in 3 and 4, but in 4 in particular he's at his most macho too, taking out exercise gear, flexing and whatnot.
EDIT: Going over the interview, in the very same thing they stat Wario is "so uncool he kinda becomes cool" and that he makes all sort of trouble and takes what he wants, which does not strike me as heroic in the slightest but... sure! Whatever.
Farting Goblin 😂
Im surprised that his first 3D adventure wasnt mencioned.
Super mario 64 Ds.
I summed that era up in one go really as he basically is the same accross many many years and games lol
@@ArtistMarkFlynn yeah but its the first time he is fully playable in 3d a small remark would have been nice XD
That game doesnt get enought reconicion
I don't like 64 DS much if I'm honest lol don't hold it in that fond regard!
I do like the Super Rush constumes.
It's a shame the game itself isn't the best.
I may be biased, as the artist/designer, but the Wario Hallway Design is the best Wario Design.
PLEASE give us a Shake Dimension port on Switch, Nintendo. That game deserves a second chance and I will scoop it up day one.
I need it, seems the perfect time with all the wii ports.
@@ArtistMarkFlynn Agreed!
I got to listen to Wario say Mamma Mia again👏🏿😂
Wario land shake it is godly.
Underrated gem
I am just 4 minutes into the video but you had just spoken about his nose and I am surprised no reference was made given its resemblance to garlic which I think is purposeful as I believe I remember reading that garlic considered evil or something like that in the Japanese culture.
Or I'm just talking out of my ass which is totally possible because I am not as smart as I think I am.
That would make sense considering how often they actually talk about garlic lol
I remember listening to Design Dorks, and they slammed Wario's moveset in Smash Bros. What's your take?
I don't absolutely hate it but do agree there's too much farting going on. I love that he has the little wario land shoulder barge but other then that the moveset is quite odd
Question: What if I don't have any life savings to give you?
We'll just have to cry together
For Wario land: Wario Land 3 was peak design and personality. He didnt display that arrogant attitude from Shake it. He got flanderized as soon as Wario World dropped and Sakurai turned him into a grossy character for Smash bros. (Only for sport spin offs games to copy afterwards)
For Warioware: I say Twisted was peaked design for him and the WW cast. WW Gold just seemed.. like a chibi ish decline.
Wario aka hyper American mario
fatter, greedier, dressed more like people of walmart
however Wario bears his literal arms instead of a gun
What’s the song at the start called
He looks great in Smash but personally I'm not a fan of the moveset. I don't really like how his specials were based on his perceived personality rather than moves from the actual games.
I like that his charge looks similar, but yeah too much farting lol