I investigated a Mario SCAM last year. Now it’s back…
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Last year I investigated some strange FAKE Mario adverts on UA-cam, advertising a game called Bob's World. Even though the game looked like Super Mario Bros, it had noting to do with Nintendo! Today, I'm looking into the game's sequel, Bob's World 2!
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Check out my first Bob's World investigation! • SCAMMED BY MARIO: The ...
MUSIC USED
DISTRUST - Danganronpa
Investigation - Layton Brothers Mystery Room
Box 15 - Danganronpa
End Credits - Layton Brothers Mystery Room
Closing Argument - Danganronpa - Ігри
The “F” on his hat is for Failure
True
I thought it stood for feddy fabear
I thought it stood for "fuckoff" to Nintendo.
maybe "fun is used to rack in millions"?
Considering how brutally Nintendo comes down on people I'm surprised they appear to do nothing about this.
Especially when the game is monetized.
Seems they only give a shit when the people making it aren’t backed by money
It's probably because those guys are in China. Even Disney had its theme park ripped off there with a chinese copy, and they can't do anything to sue them.
@@glidershower That's very likely the truth.
You cannot sue anyone for making a game of the same genre, the only thing that could be asked for deletion would be the ads, but they're most probably hired to an external or even a fake company.
One of the situations where Nintendo being litigious would be good for society. No doubt they could sue for deceiving people into thinking it's a Nintendo game, especially with reviews that outright state they thought it was a Nintendo game.
Why these continue to exist is down to two main reasons, firstly how different countries deal with copyright laws, and secondly because these people aren't in the business of game development, they are in the business of copyright law; for the big companies like Nintendo hey know exactly how far they can push their legal limits and get away with it, and when it comes small channels / creators they blatantly steal from, they have enough money to fuck them over in court.
Yea like Nintendo is to focusing on fan games that don’t even make money but these are making more money then any copy ever!
They cant since they arent using anything relats to mario sure theres the simlar design and the way the game is but there is nothing at all say this guy is mario
@@Baker_memes If design or marketing creates confusion between the advertiser’s product and an owned IP, especially in order to benefit from the reputation of the owned IP, then that would be a legal violation of the IP.
@@PiercingSight well write a strongly worded letter to Nintendo then. Report it on Google play then. Do all the things you can, nothing will happen.
There's a reason this still exists and they even managed to make a sequel. It's not that simple. Their business model is literally copyright infringement, they know how it works better than you which is why they've managed to exist for years without getting things taken down and keep spewing this shit out. They know the loopholes, they know the gray areas, they are covered and even if one gets taken down they have a million other games to keep them afloat
It's all so normal to me now. I don't even have a smartphone yet I see scammy games like this everywhere through UA-cam and so on. Like 99% of mobile games are just scams imitating popular games, and are rushed and filled with ads and microtransaction. It's awful.
Having privatedns and ublock has made me so unaware of ads 🤣
And wanna play Super Mario Run Its Still Avalable on Playstore until Now
Hmm
why don't you have a smartphone yet
@@knuclear200x I won't ever have one probably, because I don't want to.
I can't wait for the highly anticipated sequel "Bob's World 3" where you have to watch an ad each time you want to jump.
Unless you buy the jumping pack of course. Only 9.99$ for 25 ad free jump!
EA will be proud
Bob's World 4: Every input = Ad. There is also No ads microtransaction that costs only 49.99$!
Bob's world 5, walking bring up a add, unless you BUY THE JUMP PACK FOR ¶¶.90
Help me 😶🌫️
bobs world 6, you have to watch an ad to watch an ad.
You also have to buy a 69.99 dollar gamepass to buy $100 ad free for jumps only gamepass
Does anyone else find it weird that Nintendo shut downs entire rom websites and fan games for "copyright infringement" but hasn't even acknowledged the existence of these games.
These game dosent use anything relats to mario thats why the only thing that relats to mario is the way game is and the design
Also alot of the games that are shut down are usually loved by fans and sometimes make them look bad.
Because OneSoft is in China. Even Disney tried to take action when their theme parks were copied but they couldn't sue Chinese companies for that.
@@ElectroBlastLuigi why?
@@unluckydaniel3986 Likely due to different laws China has compared to other countries.
Nintendo: Upset for someone pirating a game from 2005
Also Nintendo: *Not giving Onesoft a FREAKING lawsuit*
I have the feeling OneSoft is a racketeering front made by Wario, since he got tired of waiting for Nintendo to give him a game for the Switch, lolz.
are you aware of warioware: get it together?
@@bigpipy9760 It’s time Wario gets another platformer, he hasn’t gotten a major one since 2008
Ah yes, the totally fair and balanced world where most people have to work hard to stay in a decent situation while a few shitheads can just make lazy copies of video games and get very rich that way
ikr, smh
exactly, it's so depressing
Makes u feel real dumb someone is legally doing all this.
Very rich doesn't even cover it. Imagine if they made jsut 5 bucks per person playing their games by watching ads (and they def made more). Thats a billion dollars right there....
Agreed. Usually I support any corporation who “sticks it to the man”, but this is just bullshit …
The “F” on the hat might stand for “Falcon”
As in the game studio
"SHOW ME YOUR MOVES!"
@@poweroffriendship2.0 stealing footage from level up and spamming ads!
@@joshuamayo5282 and somehow making major profits with that!
Or fail
falcon my ass, it stands for failure no matter what they say
Games like these work because they target a casual audience or really young people, since they aren’t as aware about the scams these games do. Also deceptive ads are so common, and this is just one if the millions of examples out there.
*rise of kingdoms*
No no, you should shame them for that. This soulless bullshit takes away revenue from people who actually work hard and put passion into making apps for a living and further ruins - for want of a better term - the meta of monetising mobile games.
I whole-heartedly agree.
You didn’t watch the original, they STOLE a video for downloads
I don't think what they're doing would be considered "earning" a living. Scams are not real work and should be shamed. Also I bet they're underpaying their employees
I always feel scam money are illegal money
@@Baker_memes it is
employees??
That means Sonic Speed Simulator and Gamefam (the ones who made it) are scams.
Wow, GameFAM really sell their name.
I can’t believe Nintendo is strict about people uploading the soundtracks of their games, but is perfectly okay with this.
Yeah, Nintendo really needs to figure out fair use. They're focusing all of their time on flagging down music and fangames, and letting actual copyright misuse continue.
The fact that Onesoft and Falcon are making a microtransactible game is scummy. It was bad enough when they stole Level Up's animations.
The fact that Level Up dosent know about it I think and even if he reported them for stolen contant maybe nothing will happen because they different background so it count as "different" contant but I dont know
If he doesn’t do anything about it, then Nintendo might though. They did it with lep’s world once, and they might do it again.
@@_Clivey Well, I'm pretty sure Level Up doesn't Make money off of the animations while The game doesn't give credit, and makes money off of their ads (which are stolen from Level Up).
@@_Clivey I don't think level up has known about this, also supporting on patreon is optional, but I can see what you mean, but they don't give credit to him
@@_Clivey Patrons aren't built into youtube. They're more like donations.
It's ironic how nintendo doesn't care about this, but when someone makes a Mario fan game that it took around 6 years to complete and with no monetization, nintendo goes full crazy
Thats just f***** up
Thats just f***-** up
Remember when Nintendo nuked a Peach [REACTED] game that took over 8 years to be created.
I dont Even play or like [REACTED] games,but come on,It took the developers over 8 years to create!But for some reason,shitty Mario ripoffs stay on the market without facing legal issues
@@geblordofchaos2965 thats Exactly what It was,i Just said REACTED because UA-cam has awful guidelines and i dont wanna get shadowbanned
@@userlolcom holy sh*t maybe nintendo was right once
M A Y B E
7:58 They are scammers and they are contributing to the putrid decomposition of the game industry. I wish they were banned from the play store
I love how Nintendo takes down music, fan projects and games yet not this actual ripoff of Mario is still up after two years…
im convinced the people at nintendo arent even human and dont know how to properly run a company
Well, legally, they can't. they can only take down when someone is using there characters, but Parody characters I don't think they can.
they could maybe take down the commercial though.
@@moppupaws no they just legally cant
flashbacks of the huge copyright claim
@@AzamMujahidProductions
GilvaSunner?
When I saw a notification of this video. I knew it was about that Mario rip off called "Bob's World".
@don't be surprised oh no it’s a spam reply
@don't be surprised pff like anyone would care about it... BOT!!!! Beat this ratio!
When it comes to those "Mario bootlegs" that copied off Mario's success, I think _Lep's World_ is a platform game that is considered to be compotent and legit compared to other trashy rip-offs out there.
One of the leps word game even had a diffrent story
It's you! Hello Mr. Friendship.
Lep’s world was legit a fun game
DUDE YOU’RE EVERYWHERE BUT NOBODY ACKNOWLEDGES IT.
That game was peak back then
I don't know what is sadder. Googal allows this garbage, or the tens of millions of simpletons who are fine with these subpar games full of adds.
Both
It's both unfortunately. What is even sadder is the fact that the ads of the Mario rip-off games are currently there to this day, but in a form of a One Piece character crying.
Ah yes! My father's friend, Bob! He is great and he made his own world named Bob's World! Great person 👍👍👍
Lol why this is 20 likes
@@someonenamedgreen dont know
bob is so awesome that he not only have one world, but also have a second world
This comment really gives off three-aliens-in-a-human-suit vibes, along with your profile. I love it.
The worst part of this whole thing is that OneSoft keeps getting away with this scam. As Nintendo keeps turning a blind eye from it. Meanwhile, many legitimate fan game and rom hack creators, who are only making their fan projects for free to express their fandom and love for their favorite Nintendo franchises are getting slammed and being wrongfully accused of doing things that they didn't do and only real scammers like OneSoft are doing. Here's this ridiculous scenario in a nutshell:
*Nintendo Fan:* "[makes an innocent fan game or rom hack out of pure love and fandom for Nintendo]"
*Nintendo:* "Hey! That's illegal! Don't do that! C&D!"
*OneSoft:* "[uses other companies to run and fulfill their whole scam operation, fooling other companies into thinking they making legit games, using the Super Mario name for project names and stealing LevelUP's videos for ads, fooling everyone into thinking their downloading a Nintendo game, infringing Nintendo's copyright to Mario]"
*Various Fans:* "[Fooled by OneSoft's scam]"
*Thomas Game Docs:* "[Makes videos about the scam]"
*Nintendo:* "OneSoft's a company with lots of money using our Super Mario IP without our permission?! Nah! We see nothing wrong with that!"
Iwata would be very disappointed in the Nintendo of today. If he were still alive and running the company today, he wouldn't stand for this.
I would make a cool fan game with pure heart, but don't wanna get sued. And meanwhile, some ####heads copy a fake monetized game and guess what? Cool, nothing wrong with that!
Damn, I always wanted to play a game where you could play as the third Mario bro.
Imagine a super Sponge bros...
now i know why its called smb
sir luigi, mario, and bob!
As a wise man once said, after seeing ads for a mario ripoff:
*oh shit, here we go again*
Give back my children
@@Saver310 no
@@Saver310 they will never leave my basement
@geb no swearing
He isn't wise man, he swears
10:07 I like how you referenced the closing argument scenes in danganronpa thh
But why would the 'other' scammers try and copy Bob's world? Why copy a scam that everyone knows is a scam? Surely you only need one game? If they're so bad, why do SO MANY people STILL have them downloaded?
Because they're targeting children (and their parents) who don't know any better.
For why there are so many apps for basically the same game with only slight variations I reckon that's due to them having one idea (make a Mario clone that's just different enough to get away with copying Mario but not too different so it still fools people) and multiplying it instead of wasting time to making a completely different game each time.
As for why there are so many versions well that's just a case of increasing odds since, these game would be quick to push out especially after making the first game and, if you release 100+ of the same game instead of just 1 you greatly increased the odds of a person finding the game one the play store feed and, playing long enough to click an ad or two or actually spend real world money on the game.
As for why people play this crap it's because many parents get a child a cheap tablet instead of a family game console or movies to distract the child (which is also the reason for ElsaGate becoming a thing half about decade ago) and casual gamers who don't know a lot about gaming but probably own a phone so they decided this is what they want to dedicate their free time to.
I just watched this video and left to check out "level UP", clicked on the first video and got a Bob's world ad that used super mario bros footage, but instead of mario, the player was a red among us figure.
*Look how far they've gone just to get people to download the game*
"the Bob's World iceberg".
Now there's an idea for a 4 hour video...
I unironically want to see it tbh
Depressing fact: Bobs World has above 10 million downloads. Despite being a free game Bobs world has 10% of 100 million. The amount of sales of the Nintendo Wii itself
Yeah, a direct Mario ripoff stealing clips from Level Up and filled with ads from something they stole has 10% of Nintendo's used to be bestselling console before the Switch.
Not only that, but they even surpassed the numbers sold for THE PS2 '"155 ps2s were sold!"' having 55% more downloads than the numbers of the bestselling videogame console in the world!
Not depressing at all. Many mobile games have more downloads than consoles sold.
@@PiroKUSS Yeah, but you know this studio is extremely lazy and making a literal living off of fake Super Mario games?
They steal footage from Level Up and try to make people think its a Nintendo game or a entirely new Mario game
@@obamamii2042 It's still not depressing, though.
I wouldn’t be surprised if most people downloaded, played a level or two then never touched it again
@@obamamii2042 Not depressing at all
Music choice is absolutely on point this video. Had to double check when I thought heard Mystery Room music.
I'm not entirely sure on this, but I've been told time and time again that the reason most companies can't do much about scammy ads or clear theft, is because a lot of these things come from China and supposedly in order to sue for that sort of thing while involving Chinese citizens, you have to go to China and endure the court struggle there instead
But again, I'm not sure on this
It would be interesting to look into
There is also the fact legally cant sue them no mario characters been used or anything relats to mario just the way the game is other than that they cant
@@Baker_memes A lot of these knockoffs ARE extremely close to mario in character design, not all of them and never 1:1, but specifically the one in Bob's world 2 is.. ooh boy
@@ellioteel your right about it
@@ellioteel but at the end of the day it can be over looked and make it coincidence and make it as if its a different person but who knows
onesoft is based in singapore & the developers are based in vietnam... where did you get china from
Thomas: When we try to open that gift, an ad plays
UA-cam: That's my cue
Fun Fact: Bob's World Stealing Animation Works From A Indie UA-cam Animator Named Level UP
Yes I Commented Before He Showed Level UP Channel.
@@MrBallerinakaka he siaded that in onhdtr video
@@alexanderdahms4001 stork
literally watched the first video last night your timing could not be better, thanks again for a great vid!!
One soft and Falcon game studio are partners in crime. They make horrible copies of just about every single game you could imagine. One of their worst copies was of Friday night funkin'.
I wont be surprised if they’re the same company using a shell company/alias
Edit: after looking both of them up, they both in fact, have the same exact address and not surprisingly, based in Singapore (which is well known for bootlegs and lack of copyright laws)
I love that you used Danganronpa music throughout this. It makes it feel like a hilariously stupid but brilliant class trial against a Mario ripoff
OMFG you did a final statement lmao
Should have been ace attorney, an actually good game
@@velvet2925 Do you actually not have anything better to do with your life than yelling at people online for having different interests and opinions than you?
@@explosivenecklace8516 yeah
@@velvet2925 Damn, at least you admitted it lmao
Nintendo: "Ah, I got a lot of money from all these lawsuits on fan games. Now they won't make fan games without my permission again."
OneSoft in a faraway land: "think again, Nintendo! I made fan games and you will never find them, they're very well hidden and I will keep milking money."
Clones of a clone? That's absolutely insane! It seems like the F on the protagonist stands for "Forever" since it seems like the bob will never stop.
I'm surprised that they added so much stuff you have to pay for and so many advertisements, since Nintendo would sue them for SURE.
Also, I assume they switched protagonists, I (personally) don't think an "F" instead of a star, and being red instead of green would be the same protagonist.
Ahh yes. bobs world I remember I downloaded it like 4 years ago
Was it GOAT?
Why?
@@mookymookymooo because I was like 8 or something
After looking at onesoft's library, I think there's a lot more to be looked at than just their Mario clones. Moreover, at least from what I've seen, there seems to be two onesofts
"there seems to be two onesofts"
The irony.
Then one day Onesoft will just buy Nintendo out of the blue from the ad money they raked in. "We are the real Mario now!"
I doubt that as Microsoft once tried to buy nintendo but failed.
BRO THESE VIDEOS ARE SO GOOD LIKE I CANT COMPREHEND IT ITS AWESOME KEEP UT THE AMAZING WORK
Your videos are always high quality and fun to watch!
I love how Nintendo can ignore this but gets mad at fan games and people using their music legally and fair use.
@Schlugel ?
For real, like what the frick
Can’t wait till we get the real Bobs World 2 in the US. Bobs World: the lost levels.
You meant Japan?
The Danganronpa music straight away is literally almost triggering LMAO but I really loved it throughout the video, especially during the closing argument!
Great video as usual!
The long awaited sequel not that we deserved but the one we needed.
@don't be surprised FINALLY I DON'T CARE
Late by 49 seconds and there’s already 49 likes!??! You content is the best my man 👍 keep it up
172 at 3 minutes. XD
One like for second
The scam goes beyond Mario. I've seen nearly a dozen games stealing sounds, music, art, and sprites from command and conquer games as well as age of empires
The Danganronpa investigation music in the background. This was an awesome video
YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
Mario: I am Super Mario and this is my brother Luigi and this is my pet Yoshi.
Bob: Hello I am Bob this is my brother Frank and here is my pet horse named Michael.
I really like that some of these scams/clones are ACTUALLY original with their ideas, just similiar in core to Mario. Take Moy's World for example. It has unique enemies, worlds, skins for your Moy, and other good stuff which signifies they ACTUALLY put time into these, just not all of them.
Nice video, especially like the DR tracks playing in the background
This is probably one of the few instances where Nintendo should take action
I’ve ben getting these ads called: “Evertale.” It’s like a pokémon undertale mix.
Oh THOSE ads. Ugh. Evertale's ads are so...so fucked
2:27 copying mario franchise wasn't enough. That piranha plant looks just like chompers from plants vs zombies.
Imagine someone literally pointing out every single evidence to Nintendo that OneSoft is manipulating people using Mario's IP to run multiple fake apps and making lots of money with this scam, and after everything showed to them they say: "Unbelievable! We better sue that Level UP guy for uploading Nintendo content without our permission!"
The timing with your ad was great
Yo the video was so interesting !! I fricking love mario and ur chanel!!
Believe it or not, there's even a 3D version of this game which rips off the New Super Mario Bros. games! I'm not kidding!
It's mentioned in the video
Aaaa
It's mentioned in the video
“Nintendo does not make mobile ports to their games”
Mario Kart:
I don’t have such weaknesses
Dr Mario: Wait for me! I also have a mobile game and thus diagnose myself with mobile games
I love watching your videos, and I really love the danganronpa investigation background song :D
I actually started watching level up after I watched your last video about this, great find :D
new thomas game docs video! my day has just been made 100 times better
Good video can't wait for the next one
I got an ad 1/4 of a second before he started to say that an ad played after trying to open the gift. That's probably the most perfectly timed ad I have ever seen!
I remember in2020 that a lot of those ads also used to use video from another UA-camr I was subscribed to, blue television games. It would throw me off because I would go to watch one of his videos and thought for a minute that I must have seen it before because I didn’t realize at first that it was an ad using footage from one of his previous videos. I also remember that he mentioned those people were using it without permission.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re also bilking the advertisers too. You know, one guy with a hundred cell phones all running the game at once and watching every single ad possible.
This is my Bob’s world theory: The ads represent Bob’s delusions throughout his life. All he wanted to do was be like all the other games, but he couldn’t change who he was. Unable to cope with being a clone, he trapped himself in an endless loop, the ideal reality, Bob’s World 2. I’m not sure where you are Bob, but you changed all of us. Thank you.
Genuis
But thats just a theory a game theory
@@kdkat5879 Thank you.
Right when you said "When you try to open this gift..." I got an add lol
5:45 I got an ad immediately before you said that an ad starts. Fitting.
Nintendo sending copyright notices to music channels that upload their music but does nothing about these makes Nintendo a pretty bad company
Nintendo to fan games that are looking good: i don't know what it is, i don't know why it is popular and claimed good, all i know, is that i must kill.
Nintedo to bootlegs: you passed vibe check. we wish you success.
Love that perfect ad placement "if you try to press in that gift" cuts to ad lol
An OG game: *has a level similiar to Mario Bros 1*
Nintendo: *So you chosen death*
Bob's World 1/2: *are a Copy of Mario Bros*
Nintendo: *I sleep*
The sequel we needed
2:43
how DARE this "nintnendoo" company blatantly rip off the glorious masterpice known as Bob's World 1 & 2 with thier inferior "Supper maryio run" thing!!
ikr!!!!
How could have they done that
2:50
Just take note that all of these "Clones" are made by the same company that made Bob's World
(he points it out in 8:40)
I think this explains all these mobile game ad scams, they've been going around since I think 2019 or 2020 started, where they will not only steal videos from a bunch of different people, but also make up what you think the game looks like and how the game operates, when in reality, the game isn't like that, there are alot to come across, they aren't harmless, they're just there, and they'll always pop up
This is one of the scummiest things I’ve ever seen. I hope Nintendo sues the hell out of Bob’s World and its creators.
I think using level up’s content isn’t right.
and now that’s it’s back…
*here we go again*
Exactly.
Level up should take legal action and sue those Who stole his work for a shitty Mario ripoff ad.
Animation takes time and effort to make,and its quite clear Level Up does put a lot of patience in those videos,as they are really well made,soo its unfair someone Is stealing his works for a crap scam game
Yea
I love how when he said “and if we try to open that gift” an ad popped up on UA-cam well at least for me
Bruh this was super super smooth: When Princess Peach Said HEY I have a gift for u! Then When U Clicked An Ad AN Ad APPAERED Right AT ME! Bruhhhh
im gonna go insane if i hear onesoft one more time
onesoft
onesoft
onesoft
Scama Mia (get it. it's a pun!)
lol
This may be off-topic but I have been enjoying your video’s and explanations. I’d love to see more and more of your videos, specifically the ones involving the changes in the voices of video game characters. I hope to hear more of you talking about these pertaining to characters such as Wario, Waluigi, or any other video game character that may or may not be a part of the Super Mario franchise (btw, I dunno if the characters I’ve said have had any changes with their voices, knowing how their current voice actor is Charles Martinet, the voice actor who still voices Mario for the Mario games). Thank you and keep making videos that I would describe as comforting and just really cool.
I've love how an ad plays right when you talk about ads
Ah, yes, last year, 2020
I love how nintendo is so willing to come after fan games made completely for free, but does nothing about this blatant rip off that has probably already made millions.
This is the first time I've watched the first part of something at the time it came out, then watched the second part once again at the time it came out.
Thx i love seeing 3 ads in a row
These kind of games are the only instances where Nintendo would in the right for taking them down if they did.
Omg definitely probably first am I right
I remembered bobs world, I played it for about 3 days, beat world one, and quit. Then it disappeared. Almost exactly after you figured out about it, I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE IT STILL EXISTED!! And the sequel seems like it’s a lot more like super Mario games, I only clicked the ads because it showed the level up videos we (me and my brother) saw. And I thought it was official Nintendo, and once I clicked it, I saw bobs world.
I really appreciate how he timed the UA-cam ad to play when he opened an ad in game, very well done lol
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Edit : 1st comment now don't say 1st
Good job
congratulations
BAD JOB NO ONE CARE CRIMINAL BOT CHEATER
@@TheOnlyCreatch NO BAD JOB
WHO THE FUNK REPORT ME FORVNO REASON!?
Literally just watched the bobs world video and this came out. Perfect timing.
Danganronpa music makes this video much better >:))
love ur videos Thomas, greetings from Chile
The first bobs world video was the first i watched from you wow!