#  @thomasgamedocs Thomas Game Docs
Thomas Game Docs posts on YouTube about nintendo, gaming, $7974t, games the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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### Social Influence
**Social category influence**
[gaming](/list/gaming) #6349 [social networks](/list/social-networks) 6.96% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 6.09% [countries](/list/countries) 4.35% [finance](/list/finance) 1.74% [stocks](/list/stocks) 1.74% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.87%
**Social topic influence**
[nintendo](/topic/nintendo) #144, [gaming](/topic/gaming) #2175, [$7974t](/topic/$7974t) #127, [games](/topic/games) #1753, [super](/topic/super) #1786, [super mario bros](/topic/super-mario-bros) #102, [mario kart](/topic/mario-kart) #63, [switch](/topic/switch) #456, [kart](/topic/kart) #144, [history](/topic/history) 9.57%
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"What's the LEAST popular Mario game Which Super Mario game is the LEAST popular Well to find out I created a survey where people could rank each Super Mario game and in this video well look at the results Today well find out which Mario game is the most popular and which one is the least popular MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS Super Mario Land Footage https://www.youtube.com/watchv=X2VUrfFhqTs Super Mario Land [--] Footage https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gCRsGXwlfms New Super Mario"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-eDI3ooFpeI) 2022-08-22T15:27Z 630K followers, 4.2M engagements
"The symbol Nintendo banned from Mario games There's one simple hand gesture that Nintendo banned from every single Mario game for over [--] years. Here's why. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/translation/36353/shigeru-miyamoto-speaks-an-interview-between-itoi-and-miyamoto-from-1999-part-4-shigeru-miyamoto-speaks-about-his-vision-of-the-future-five-years-from-now CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ieempdIVK0c 3d world footage -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8s3-Lyj5ffo) 2020-07-24T10:29Z 630K followers, 2.6M engagements
"The Mario voice actor who damaged his voice PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Evita performance via Rory Connolly Go check out the full performance if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=G0m6J5428ls SOURCES/CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yqCfiDlig7c (Kenny James + Jen Taylor talks about Kenny losing his voice) 13:02 - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rRV7BT8Ur_U (Kenny James + Samantha Kelly talks about more specific details regarding losing voice (earlier in video) and favourite game 29:44) -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dn4tKNKWgFc) 2021-07-13T17:34Z 630K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Why Donkey Kong looks different now For years Donkey Kong's iconic character design barely changed. Then in [----] we were introduced to the new DK In games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza the character looked totally different barely recognisable So in this video I'll explore why Nintendo decided to change Donkey Kong's design and why this new look debuted two years early in the Mario movie PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-I08nx8pHH4) 2025-12-17T18:03Z 630K followers, 322.2K engagements
"How Nintendo created their weirdest game Tomodachi Life PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=pr3Ofr3286w Tomodachi Life wedding footage via @CrystalDreams - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cwS86joAqeI Mii Channel footage via Morningshark - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fKj-80W0rtg Super Mario Odyssey minigame footage via Paranoia's Dungeon - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=eFnXu85HTIg Hamtaro footage via LiptonPlus4 SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-jrZg2CYQY0) 2025-03-31T19:16Z 630K followers, 277.5K engagements
"When Nintendo accidentally used FAN ART in their game Nintendo often use other companies for plagiarising their games. But on rare occasions Nintendo has done the same thing Art or writing copied directly from FANS has made its way into the Mario Pokmon and Super Smash Bros series In this video I'll be talking about [--] times Nintendo has accidentally copied fan-art and fan created content PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs CREDITS Thank you to Ragaraja Plays for allowing me to use this"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0BMKAH8iliE) 2024-10-10T21:27Z 630K followers, 507.8K engagements
"They STOLE $10000 of Amiibo from Nintendo In [----] hundreds of rare Amiibo were stolen from Nintendo. But how did this happen And where did the Amiibo go Let me tell you the story of the day $10000 of Amiibo vanished into thin air PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.gamesradar.com/someones-stolen-all-games-splatoon-amiibo-seriously/ - https://web.archive.org/web/20150717171105/https://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/lorry-transporting-splatoon-stock-has-been-stolen/0150087 -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8XLqOya8kS4) 2021-01-12T18:00Z 630K followers, 765.4K engagements
"When's the next Mario game coming Everyone thought that with the Switch [--] Nintendo would reveal a new 3D Mario game like Super Mario Odyssey. But instead they showed off Donkey Kong Bananza. In that case when COULD we expect to see a new Mario platformer either 3D or 2D In this video I explore all of the possibilites from Super Mario Odyssey sequels to Super Mario Bros Wonder add ons PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MUSIC Background music composed arranged and performed by me. Songs can be heard on my Patreon feed."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJ6zMtYspZ4) 2025-04-30T16:12Z 630K followers, 380.2K engagements
"Why doesn't Pauline sound like she used to Pauline is the original Mario damsel having been around since the days of Donkey Kong. And since Mario Odyssey Pauline has had an iconic voice too But did you know this isn't the first or last voice Pauline has had PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES DK Arcade - https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2016/November/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-NES-special-interview-Volume-1-Donkey-Kong-1152552.html Shigeru Miyamoto interview - Ken Horowitz (2020)."
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C_rwk7FBY7E) 2024-10-02T20:55Z 630K followers, 930.4K engagements
"How Nintendo fixed 2D Mario In [----] Nintendo released two new Mario games: New Super Mario Bros. [--] and U. Both games were fine but totally bland. This was the culmination of a slow downward slide in quality for 2D Mario. And so Nintendo took a [--] year break from the series before returning with Super Mario Bros. Wonder the most creative 2D Mario platformer in decades. So how did the 2D Mario series go so wrong Why did Nintendo start making "New" Super Mario bros. games in the first place And how did they fix the series PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EUhUtGUtUAA) 2025-10-24T19:40Z 630K followers, 445.3K engagements
"The worst glitch in Nintendo history When Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword they soon had a problem. The game featured a MAJOR game-breaking glitch. This bug is one of the worst in Nintendo's entire history - here's what the glitch is how it's caused and how Nintendo fixed what had to potential to become a HUGE problem Thanks so much to Kit Ellis of @kitandkrysta for answering my questions via email Go check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kitandkrysta Thank you also to @maned_howler5763 for letting me use their footage of the Zelda Update channel Check out"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ik3zMNnB4Zw) 2024-02-27T00:53Z 630K followers, 502K engagements
"How Nintendo fixed Magnetic Joy-Cons When Nintendo created the Switch in [----] they wanted the Joy-Con controllers to attach using magnets. But the controllers kept falling of the console Eight years later the Switch [--] is here complete with magnetic controllers - so how did Nintendo fix the problem with the Joy-Cons PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - Nintendo Minute [--] Things You May Not Know About Nintendo Switch No longer public -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JDhj8s-i--s) 2025-05-17T15:22Z 630K followers, 721.8K engagements
"Who's the LEAST popular Pokmon (2024) There are over [----] Pokmon but which one is the most popular And which one is the least popular To find out I collected over [---] million votes from Pokmon fans in order to find out once and for all which Pokmon is the best Check out Part [--] my ranking of every Pokmon GAME https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zMMqdj398LA PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Part 1: The method 3:24 - Part 2: The bottom [--] 13:25 - Part 3: The top"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MgB7vAdajls) 2024-10-24T18:59Z 630K followers, 792.1K engagements
"Why the 3DS launch was a disaster The Nintendo Switch 2's high price has somewhat shocked and outraged players and fans. But this isn't the first time that Nintendo's consoles have faced backlash due to their price point. In [----] when Nintendo launched the 3DS the $250 price was met with lukewarm reactions. [--] months later Nintendo was forced to reduce the price by almost a third. Here's the story of what happened and why Nintendo had to choice but to reduce the price of their game console. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MqHVKP-sG5Y) 2025-04-09T21:43Z 630K followers, 82.7K engagements
"What's the LEAST popular Wii Sports sport What are the best and worst sports from the Wii Sports series To find out I asked over [----] people to rate each of the [--] Wii Sports sports and in this video I'll be going through the list Which sports will come out on top Wii Sports Resort Island Flyover Nintendo Switch Sports Chambara Tennis or Bowling from the original Wii Sports Let's find out PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - Wii Sports footage via"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SgQhJSBSCaE) 2024-07-14T15:17Z 630K followers, 96.8K engagements
"Why Nintendo got rid of menu music The music from the Wii's menus is iconic - the Wii Shop Channel theme the Mii Maker theme. But with the Switch and the Switch [--] consoles Nintendo got RID of these menu themes - all you hear on the Switch home screen is silence. So in this video we'll explore the history of Nintendo's menu music. We'll look at early examples of menu themes how the Wii's iconic soundtrack came to be and why Nintendo got rid of menu music with the Switch and Switch [--]. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES Toru"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TGr_KAy2oAs) 2025-10-07T15:35Z 630K followers, 450.9K engagements
"Why there's no Zelda Maker game When Nintendo released Mario Maker in [----] everyone wanted Zelda Maker too. But in the decade since Nintendo hasn't said a word about Zelda Maker. The idea seems obvious - so why doesn't Zelda Maker exist Well in this video I'll discuss the multiple failed attempts to create dungeon-making games and why Zelda Maker is a flawed idea. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social Thumbnail format inspired by Nintendo Forecast whose videos you should absolutely go check out SOURCES"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TwpogEUowdI) 2025-12-08T16:03Z 630K followers, 134.8K engagements
"Why Mario Kart got rid of crossover characters Mario Kart [--] Deluxe featured a bunch of crossover characters: Link from Zelda Inkling from Splatoon Isabelle from Animal Crossing. And yet Mario Kart World the game's followup removed ALL of them Even the Miis are gone In this video I'll explore why this happened. We'll track the history of crossover characters in games like Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS and read interviews with Nintendo's developers to understand why these non-Mario racers were removed. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VAmYK8RMWn8) 2025-06-30T17:01Z 630K followers, 552.9K engagements
"Why do Chain Chomps sound different in Japan (MORE Music Secrets) Chain chomps are some of the most recognisable Super Mario enemies and beginning in Super Mario [--] they make an iconic "bark" sound. But in the Japanese version of the game they sound completely different Plus did you notice the Super Smash Bros song that reveals a hidden melody when you slow it down Or the Mario and Zelda songs hidden within Pikmin [--] Today I'm talking about some of my favourite musical secrets mysteries and Easter eggs in Nintendo games PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZELB8vJGu1g) 2024-04-03T23:18Z 630K followers, 4.1M engagements
"The origin of Marios iconic jump sound Mario's jump sound is iconic - from Super Mario Bros on the NES to Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch the noise that plays when Mario leaps into the air has long been a Mario staple. In this video I'll explore how Nintendo composer Koji Kondo created this sound I'll discuss some of the music theory behind the sound effect and we'll talk about how the jump sound has changed and evolved over the past [--] years PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_bgAnZYzyMs) 2025-05-28T15:37Z 630K followers, 391.8K engagements
"The most EXPENSIVE Nintendo lawsuit Nintendo's legal department is famous - the company has sent DMCA takedowns to Mario fangames Zelda mods and more. But here's a story you've probably never heard of - an incident where Nintendo NEEDED to sue another company I promise it was for the good of the gaming industry. Let me tell you about the morally GOOD Nintendo lawsuit PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/01/31/112476.html Background on"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cbH9-lzx4LY) 2024-08-27T15:58Z 630K followers, 147.5K engagements
"How Nintendo HIDES secret melodies in their music It's time for another round of Nintendo music easter eggs and secrets Which two Mario Kart songs share the same melody - one in a minor key and one in major Which Super Smash Bros song sounds the same forwards and backwards Why doesn't Boo's voice sound like it used to Which [--] Zelda songs have hidden backwards melodies PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Thanks to Joshua Taipale for allowing me to use the video of the "doo" sound and for"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=djDAaAmNG8s) 2024-02-12T22:12Z 630K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why is Mario Kart 8's music so good Mario Kart 8's music is one of Nintendo's greatest musical soundtracks. but what makes it so good It turns out the music from this game was [--] years in the making and there's a key ingredient in the game's music that you're probably not aware of Here's my breakdown of Mario Kart music Japanese jazz fusion and how those two worlds collided with Mario Kart [--] PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES DIMENSION: J-Fusion Officially Made Mario Kart Music -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ixNebosI3j8) 2024-04-16T23:02Z 630K followers, 315.8K engagements
"Where does Mario's "BAH" sound come from Nintendo Music Secrets [----] Where did the "bah" sound from New Super Mario Bros come from What's the meaning of the morse code in Wii Sports Resort Which Nintendo [--] song was SNUCK into an SNES game In this video we're talking about [--] Nintendo music EASTER EGGS and mysteries PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES NUMBER [--] - Donkey Kong Country [--] footage via GAPMan https://www.youtube.com/@GAPMan88 NUMBER [--] - Turntable footage via SNintendoFreak"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ocToiAT4gS0) 2024-01-18T22:16Z 630K followers, 3.9M engagements
"Why doesn't Wario sound like he used to Wario is one of Nintendo's most beloved villains But since his introduction in [----] his voice has undergone a number of changes. In this video I'll be breaking down the history of the many voices of this Mario villain - Wario PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES Charles Martinet talking about real time Wario voice - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CsmOpGemIN8 More Charles Martinet talking about MIRT -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qG9b8JOn6YQ) 2024-11-26T21:41Z 630K followers, 128.8K engagements
"How Mario Kart became Nintendos biggest franchise Mario Kart got its start back on the NES as a small project by a team of only [--] Nintendo developers. Flash forward to [----] and Mario Kart is almost certainly Nintendo's biggest and most important game franchise With Mario Kart World filling the role of the Switch 2's big launch title I think it's time to take a close look at how Mario Kart became such a massive hit We'll explore the development history of every single Mario Kart game from the SNES to the Switch [--]. This is the complete history of Mario Kart PATREON -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ssaZMOYBLzE) 2025-04-17T13:17Z 630K followers, 495.2K engagements
"The hidden meaning behind the Animal Crossing language Animal Crossing villagers have a really unique way of speaking: a language called "Animalese". But how did Nintendo come up with this language and what are the villagers like Isabelle and Tom Nook actually saying Let's find out A huge thanks to Alex R. and ObservingTrain for helping with the translation for this video https://twitter.com/yoshi3000nz and https://twitter.com/observing_train PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u1uv2Q4y61A) 2023-04-07T15:55Z 630K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why Animal Crossing got rid of "rude" villagers In older Animal Crossing games villages would often say rude mean and unfriendly things to players. But in more recent games like New Horizons the villagers are now universally pleasant. Even villagers who are supposed to be "cranky" or "snooty" are generally nice to the player now. So why did Nintendo make this change Why did Nintendo get rid of rude villagers Let me explain PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs SOURCES - https://shmuplations.com/animalcrossing/ -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vEIBVMG1fqc) 2026-02-06T21:17Z 630K followers, 166.3K engagements
"The most dangerous Nintendo product In [----] Nintendo began selling lapel pins of Mario Pikachu Donkey Kong Kirby and Samus. Three years later they discovered that the pins contained illegal levels of lead. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES Frying pan intro https://1kuji.com/topics/5794 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/10/random-owners-of-a-nintendo-frying-pan-are-being-warned-not-to-use-it https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-bandai-super-mario-mushroom-frying-pan-warning/"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-1DXYTjeRSY) 2024-12-17T23:44Z 630K followers, 191.7K engagements
"How were Miis created A brief history of how Nintendo's Mii characters were developed from their beginnings on the NES up to the Wii -------- Follow me for updates: https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Sources - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SbaNZ7IwrxY - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-unveils-gameeye/1100-2868152/ - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Sports/2-A-Question-of-Realism/2-A-Question-of-Realism-217824.html -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJq8ZuDAikI) 2018-12-13T22:05Z 630K followers, 2.1M engagements
"How K.K. Sliders music was created K.K. Slider is one of Nintendo's most iconic musical characters His catchy songs and strange robotic voice are beloved by Animal Crossing fans. But how did K.K. Slider's music come to be How did Nintendo's composers write K.K. Slider's music and how does his strange robotic voice work PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES - https://web.archive.org/web/20070104180059/https://www.zelda.com/universe/game/twilightprincess/inside13.jsp -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JBI6cquEbR4) 2024-12-04T21:07Z 630K followers, 146.3K engagements
"More SECRETS from Nintendo music Nintendo's music is full of strange mysteries and secrets Like the bizarre creepy piano song in Luigi's Mansion's files This strange music can never be heard in-game but it's there on the disk Plus did you know about the strange Milk Bar song from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds which actually goes WRONG And let's take a listen to some UNFINISHED Mario music from Super Mario Galaxy Galaxy [--] and Super Mario Odyssey PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MgmzlQaomUE) 2024-07-05T22:07Z 630K followers, 281.8K engagements
"SCAMMED BY MARIO: The mystery of the fake ads Over the last year Super Mario has been mixed up in a bizarre scam involving fake ads and strange mobile games. Today I want to finally uncover the truth TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs Big thanks to Andre from Mix and Jam Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/mixandjam I also want to note that I condensed a lot of his explanation down so if any of it is incorrect its down to me and not him CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=5BQq02fR8gE Extra footage of BW ad -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QxP2qtbq8LE) 2020-12-21T19:56Z 630K followers, 1.8M engagements
"The Music SECRETS hidden in the Switch [--] Nintendo's music is iconic and often full of hidden secrets and easter eggs In this video I'll break down some of my favourite musical secrets from the Switch [--] including secret humming from Mario Kart World whistled tunes from Donkey Kong Bananza adaptive music from Pokmon Legends: Z-A reused melodies from Kirby Air Riders and even some music secrets hidden within the Switch 2's operating system PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SunoxS_NuAc) 2025-12-02T17:33Z 630K followers, 293.9K engagements
"The strange origin of Thwomp's voice (Nintendo music secrets) Mario's Thwomp enemies make a really unique noise. it's like a loud grunting voice. But who's voice is it Where does this sound come from But it's not just that - in this video I explore the band which performs Splatoon 3's menu music the hidden music in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy [--] and more strange musical secrets easter eggs and mysteries in Nintendo's games PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Thanks to Mike on"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dZuamNL96aI) 2024-09-22T19:28Z 630K followers, 742.2K engagements
"The Mario character who got deleted Have you heard of Koopa Kid This obscure Mario character was introduced in the late 90s before rising to prominence a few years later. But after [----] Nintendo totally deleted this character completely replacing him with Bowser Jr. So in this video I want to look at who Koopa Kid is why he was created and most importantly why Nintendo got rid of him PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kFYLHRkWi_U) 2025-11-08T16:57Z 630K followers, 158.3K engagements
"The swear word hidden within Splatoon Splatoon is one of Nintendo's most popular series - it's family-friendly colourful and fun Except HIDDEN within Splatoon [--] is a secret swear word One of the game's developers hid this secret profanity inside the game and for years nobody noticed it. But [--] years later this secret was discovered. Let's talk about the swear word hidden within Splatoon - Rassicas excellent Splatoon language video https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TKeCXNFN7eA PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kT4HpCTSS2w) 2023-11-30T16:08Z 630K followers, 259.8K engagements
"Mario Galaxy's impossible mystery Mario Galaxy has a big mystery on its title screen: the galaxy within the game's logo - where did that image come from It took [--] years but now the answer has finally been revealed PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Captain Byte's Twitter https://twitter.com/CometMedal MUSIC All music via Epidemic Sound Thomas Game Docs gaming Super Mario Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Thomas Game Docs gaming Super Mario Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qQRmPTMthKk) 2021-05-18T19:35Z 630K followers, 515K engagements
"What's the LEAST Popular Zelda game Every Zelda game is different - Breath of the Wild Ocarina of Time Skyward Sword - but which one is the best To find out I created a survey where fans ranked each Legend of Zelda game from [--] to [--] in order to find out which Zelda games are the most and least popular Today let's go through the results. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SPREADSHEET OF DATA:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s2anbTIHK8U) 2022-04-03T17:10Z 630K followers, 1.2M engagements
"That time McDonald's tried to SPONSOR Mario's Hat Mario's M is iconic. In the 80s McDonald's asked Nintendo to change it. Here's what happened. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/dsi/7/0 - https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2018/12/06/les-confidences-du-dessinateur-historique-des-personnages-nintendo_5393660_4408996.html - https://www.mariowiki.com/Yoichi_Kotabe CREDITS - Mozart No. [--] from Musopen - Phone ringing sound effect by"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xgNRi2sOhV4) 2020-06-12T22:16Z 630K followers, 2.2M engagements
"How Pauline was almost forgotten For decades Pauline was almost forgotten. She appeared only in obscure Mario puzzle games on the Game Boy Advance and DS. But then in [----] Pauline was rocketed to newfound fame with Super Mario Odyssey. Not only did she sing the game's theme song Jump Up Super Star but she took on a new role as mayor of New Donkey City In this video I want to look at how Pauline was originally created how she fell into obscurity and how Nintendo modernized her for Super Mario Odyssey PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7dNTuytqoec) 2025-07-13T19:44Z 630K followers, 89.6K engagements
"How Nintendo chooses its launch titles With the Switch [--] launching in just a couple of months let's take a look at Nintendo's launch game strategy. By examining the launch line-up of the Switch [--] - Snipperclips Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch - we can get an idea of how Nintendo decide on which games to release alongside their new consoles PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.independent.co.uk/games/nintendo-switch-interview-review-release-date-shinya-takahashi-yoshiaki-koizumi-features-a7582186.html"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPrcFgoQRkQ) 2025-04-25T20:48Z 630K followers, 50.5K engagements
"Can you hear the SECRET hidden in these Nintendo songs Nintendo's music is famous but it's also FULL of secrets and Easter eggs. I've rounded up the most HIDDEN and surprising secrets I could find from Mario and Zelda - but be warned: once you hear these secrets you can't UNhear them PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Breath of the Wild Interview - https://nintendoeverything.com/breath-of-the-wild-composers-on-changing-up-zeldas-music-formula-and-more/ Master Core Footage -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ElL16Hbpado) 2022-03-13T18:35Z 630K followers, 642.3K engagements
"Why is Mario Italian Mario the famous Italian plumber. why is he Italian In this video I'll explore the history of Nintendo's iconic character. How he was created and why he comes from Italy PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MAIN SOURCES - https://archive.ph/20120523230017/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1%23.T71r-OQo_KA#selection-659.139-659.192 -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FxpM-Ggo_Y8) 2024-09-13T18:36Z 630K followers, 213.5K engagements
"This Nintendo game cost BANANAS Nintendo games normally cost $60. But in [----] Nintendo sold Donkey Kong Country for the Nintendo Wii for a completely different price - bananas That's right - for a limited time Nintendo didn't want your money they wanted your bananas instead Here's what happened. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs For more details about the US promo event and why it ran over budget check out this video by Kit & Krysta https://youtu.be/HmGOVAah0aosi=2kYgP8kaFJ9S2LdP&t=3206"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MO_UHlYrWJ0) 2024-02-04T23:51Z 630K followers, 124.3K engagements
"The Zelda character Nintendo forgot about Princess Zelda is one of Nintendo's most famous characters but we know very little about her family Her father appears in games like Breath of the Wild but it turns out ANOTHER family member made an appearance all the way back in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. So today we'll be talking about the Prince of Hyrule Zelda's brother who Nintendo totally forgot about PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nl4XKs7Bq-I) 2023-11-23T17:07Z 630K followers, 122.2K engagements
"The Mario TV Show that made Parents Angry You've probably never heard of King Koopa's Kool Kartoons a bizarre Super Mario TV show from the 1990s. But the show is incredibly interesting From controversies with parents to a sudden cancellation thanks to Disney this show is like nothing you've seen of Mario or Nintendo before TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs SOURCES - https://www.newspapers.com/image/405594027/ (Newspaper quote) - https://twitter.com/AGuyWhoDraws/status/853428742240182272 (Koopas"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OtQ9BafnBik) 2022-07-03T17:57Z 630K followers, 511.5K engagements
"The console that Nintendo regrets Nintendo have had their fair share of consoles but there's one which Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says he regrets. Let's talk about it PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MAIN SOURCE https://web.archive.org/web/20090322204803/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStorycId=3173211 CREDITS NES Classic Series: Super Mario Bros Footage by Project Longplay via https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_bRdD-0C5Wo Thomas Game Docs gaming Nintendo GameCube Mario Shigeru Miyamoto Thomas Game Docs gaming Nintendo GameCube Mario Shigeru"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QbAqlGlRHYA) 2021-09-27T17:32Z 629K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Why doesn't Pikachu's voice sound like it used to If you listen to Pikachus voice in Pokemon Red and Blue he sounds VERY different to the pika pika that you hear in the Pokemon anime - but why is that And why did it take until [----] for Game Freak to change Pikachus in-game voice TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs SOURCES Pokemon Red + Green - http://lavacutcontent.com/masuda-interview-pokemon-platinum/ (Sound Driver) Pokemon TV Anime -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SS5U5I_OquE) 2022-02-06T20:01Z 630K followers, 1.2M engagements
"The Wiis *Awful* Prototypes The Wii is Nintendo's best selling home console thanks in large part to its unique controllers. But these controllers went through a lot of prototypes some which were pretty terrible. (Here's a taster: Cheddar Cheese.) So journey with me through the history of this controller along with the Wii itself Follow me on Twitter for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources: -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fQ-TgxTs0lE) 2019-05-08T12:24Z 629K followers, 2.5M engagements
"How Mario Kart tracks are created Mario Kart's tracks are like rollercoasters - iconic courses like Rainbow Road Coconut Mall and Waluigi Pinball have Mario and friends racing through truly unique places But how are these racetracks created In this video I'll walk you through the [--] step process that Nintendo use when creating courses for games like Mario Kart [--] and Mario Kart World PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/jobs/keyword/04.html Interview about creation of Sunshine Airport -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ta_04p2Uv-4) 2025-06-06T16:48Z 630K followers, 316.7K engagements
"The FULL history of Famicom Detective Club Nintendo games are normally fun for all the family but Emio: The Smiling Man is an exception. The game looks scary gory and is rated [--] in many countries. In today's video I'm breaking down the full history of the Famicom Detective Club series of which Emio is a part. Where did these games come from How were they created PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - Famicom + Super Famicom game footage via - Satellaview game footage via"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tkNhNM0zuo0) 2024-08-17T19:45Z 630K followers, 58.6K engagements
"Why doesn't Rosalina sound like she used to Rosalina is the newest Mario princess and yet her voice has been super inconsistent Over the course of a handful of years Rosalina had [--] different voice actors So why does Nintendo keep changing her voice Why doesn't this Mario character sound like she used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES https://www.mariowiki.com/The_%27Shroom:Issue_111/Mercedes_Rose_Interview (Mercedes Rose interview) https://www.mariowiki.com/Talk:Kerri_Kane"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tte0wB83URA) 2024-06-26T18:11Z 630K followers, 2.5M engagements
"Why did Nintendo put HUMANS into Mario Super Mario Odyssey featured some pretty surprising new characters - actual human beings In this video I'll explain the true reason Nintendo added realistic human beings to the Super Mario series - because it turns out they'd been trying to do so for [--] years PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://shmuplations.com/mariosunshine/ -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yb8PDxU2Gaw) 2023-05-08T16:19Z 630K followers, 604.9K engagements
"What's the least popular Pokmon GAME I asked [----] people to vote for the best & worst Pokmon games. Out of the [--] mainline Pokmon games Nintendo have published which games are the most popular and which ones are the least popular Scarlet and Violet are full of bugs while Black and White contain in-depth complex storylines. In this video we'll see which games come out on top Check out Part [--] my ranking of every Pokmon https://www.youtube.com/watchv=MgB7vAdajls PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zMMqdj398LA) 2024-11-07T20:59Z 630K followers, 89.8K engagements
"Who's the LEAST popular Animal Crossing villager There are almost [---] Animal Crossing villagers but which ones are the least popular Thousands of people voted for their MOST and LEAST favourite Animal Crossing villagers and today we're going through the results Which of Nintendo's beloved animal characters rank at the top of the list - and which ones do people HATE Let's find out PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs WEBSITE/SCRIPT CREDITS - The Animal Crossing independent wiki Nookipedia"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0scxnaRRs4Y) 2024-03-13T21:29Z 630K followers, 969.2K engagements
"This Mario character was discovered after [--] years For years the lost Mario character "Walupeach" was just a story an anecdote from Mario Tennis' development. But then in [----] art of this previously-unseen character made its way onto the internet. Let me tell you about and show you Walupeach the formerly lost Mario character PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs Thomas Game Docs gaming Thomas Game Docs gaming"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BfAPFTGwxlQ) 2024-11-16T17:29Z 630K followers, 104.6K engagements
"How the music of Mario Kart has evolved Mario Kart's music is iconic but it's changed a lot over the last [--] years. We've had ska jazz fusion big band and more. So in this video let's explore the history of Mario Kart's music in the composers' own words I've dug through countless interviews with the composers behind Super Mario Kart Mario Kart [--] Double Dash and Mario Kart [--] in order to answer the question - How has Mario Kart's music changed PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES Super Mario Kart"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C91854vbs8I) 2025-05-08T15:32Z 630K followers, 207.3K engagements
"Why Nintendo saved Bayonetta Nintendo games are usually family-friendly but Bayonetta is a different story The mature game series stands in complete contrast to games like Mario Zelda Splatoon and more. So why did Nintendo publish and fund Bayonetta [--] and [--] - why has Bayonetta become so closely tied with Nintendo PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Bayonetta [--] https://web.archive.org/web/20080624090918/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.phpstory=18673 (Four game deal)"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XakuUsSb5lU) 2024-06-15T21:48Z 630K followers, 117.7K engagements
"You SHOULDNT hate the Blue Shell The Blue Shell is Mario Kart's most HATED item. In every single Mario Kart game since [----] this one item attacks players and causes RAGE. But if everyone hates it why won't Nintendo get rid of the Blue Shell from Mario Kart Well it turns out that the Blue Shell fixed one of the biggest problems in Mario Kart [--] PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Super Mario Kart - https://guiguilegui.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/rubber-banding-in-super-mario-kart/ -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fPVH_aGvfzU) 2022-08-14T15:25Z 630K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Why doesn't Yoshi sound like he used to Yoshi's voice is really iconic right But go back to the 1990s and Yoshi had a totally different and also very iconic voice So why did Nintendo change Yoshi's voice - and where did his original voice from Super Mario World even come from Let's answer the question of why Yoshi doesn't sound like he used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES/CREDITS Super Mario World - Interview about Yoshis creation"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r5cz6H3PTc4) 2022-03-20T17:18Z 630K followers, 10.5M engagements
"Bowser's BROTHER: The character Nintendo forgot about Bowser's family is a mystery. Like Mario we don't know who his parents are. But Bowser does have one family member who you probably NEVER knew existed: Bowser's brother who Nintendo forgot about. Today let's uncover Nintendo's forgotten character Bowser's brother PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCE https://www.mariowiki.com/Bowser%27s_Brother CREDITS Mario [--] Footage https://www.youtube.com/watchv=5apu4ML9Wto"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1KdewCtGvYg) 2021-10-25T19:29Z 630K followers, 1.9M engagements
"What Pokmon learned from the disaster of Scarlet & Violet The launch of Pokmon Scarlet and Violet was something of a disaster. These new Pokmon games were full of bugs and glitches and ran at a low unstable framerate. The games may have been fun but they would crash out of nowhere. That brings us to the present day with the launch of Pokmon Legends: Z-A. This new Pokmon game is far from perfect but its a huge improvement technically speaking over Scarlet & Violet. So what changed Well in this video Ill break down the disastrous launch of Scarlet & Violet and explain what developer Game Freak"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1nvHQ01a9bA) 2025-11-17T17:09Z 630K followers, 38.1K engagements
"Why Mario Kart World's music is so good Mario Kart World has Nintendo's biggest most ambitious soundtrack ever. The game features hundreds of songs including fresh new themes alongside remixes of Yoshi Mario and Wario tunes. But how was this soundtrack written And how does the game seamless switch from song to song Let's go behind the music of Mario Kart World. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2025/May/Ask-the-Developer-Vol-18-Mario-Kart-World-Chapter-1-2832687.html Mario"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AScA4zBGLH0) 2025-06-13T18:54Z 630K followers, 155.1K engagements
"Why doesn't Mario look like he used to Over the last [--] years Mario's design has changed a lot In Donkey Kong Mario looked like some kind of strange middle aged man who HATED gorillas; now he's much younger and friendly looking. So why has his character design changed so much Let's find out as we answer the question: Why doesn't Mario looks like he used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Donkey Kong Development -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FE0I2G5xAho) 2022-12-14T16:46Z 630K followers, 1.9M engagements
"What's the LEAST popular Sonic game I asked [----] people to rate every mainline Sonic game from [--] to [--] - here are the results Which game is the most popular and which one is the least popular Let's find out as we go through [--] Sonic games from worst to best PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs - Footage of: Sonic Adventure Sonic Heroes Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic [--] Sonic Unleashed Sonic and the Secret Rings Sonic and Black Night Sonic the Hedgehog [--] Episode [--] & [--] Sonic Colours Sonic"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GoqLmV-9Zws) 2024-01-02T02:15Z 630K followers, 410.3K engagements
"The TALLEST Nintendo character Have you ever looked at Mario Link Isabelle and Bowser and wondered. which one is the tallest Well today we shall answer that question by giving each main Nintendo character a real world height and ranking them from shortest to tallest Let's find out who the tallest Nintendo character is PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES/CREDITS - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/officialstore/index.html Nintendo Tokyo Official Website -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LAUVbuL8TX8) 2022-11-24T16:17Z 630K followers, 3.1M engagements
"Why doesn't Toad's voice sound like it used to Toad has a VERY distinctive voice - loud and screechy is how I'd describe it. But it wasn't always that way - so why on earth did it change so much PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES https://www.youtube.com/watchv=sOUqe7p4Fe4 Jen Taylor talking about mimicking Japanese voice of Toad https://youtu.be/-FCOWJt2rQE Sam Kelly Talks about doing Toad voice when she was young (34:30) https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rRV7BT8Ur_U Sam Kelly talking about Toad voice CREDITS - Warios Woods Gameplay by"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OH6mny3DDww) 2021-05-25T16:28Z 630K followers, 2.8M engagements
"The Donkey Kong that Nintendo Forgot There are bucketloads of Donkey Kong characters at this point. DK Diddy Kong Dixie Kong FUNKY KONG. But there's one Kong that Nintendo seem to have forgotten in recent years. Today we'll investigate where the character came from and what happened to them Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20061210073052/http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/081403.shtml - history of dk jr - https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-mario-kart/ - how super mario kart characters were chosen"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OjCYSOQ6xEM) 2019-11-05T20:09Z 630K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Why doesn't Peach's voice sound like it used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.mariowiki.com/Leslie_Swan (Original source is now a dead link so this wiki page is the only source) - https://www.1101.com/nintendo/famicom_mini/02.html - Asako Kozuki - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rmbn7InNabg - Jen Taylor (17:26) - https://www.mariowiki.com/Jen_Taylor - http://hellotherenicole.com/experience - Nicole Mills - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ko9hw1aD8vE - Samantha"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PHh5nGvcn6k) 2021-05-04T16:45Z 630K followers, 9M engagements
"Why doesn't Sonic's voice sound like it used to Compare Sonic's voice in the 90s with his voice now and you'll notice he sounds completely different In the last [--] decades he's changed voice actors again and again. But why is that Well let's find out PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CORRECTION: at 4:25 I misspoke when I said [----]. The actual year written in the script was [----]. SOURCES/CREDITS Jaleel White - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9XwWHTigA9s Jaleel White story of becoming Sonic voice Jun'ichi Kanemaru -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TxWJQM5aZYk) 2021-09-13T18:27Z 630K followers, 6.4M engagements
"The man who Nintendo sued for $1.6 MILLION In [----] Nintendo's new game was leaked and uploaded to the internet. Within a month Nintendo caught the culprit and sued him for $1.5 million plus another $100k in legal fees. Here's the full story PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CORRECTION The Ganon figure wasnt an amiibo sorry I didnt realise Nintendo just packaged Wind Waker with a normal statue SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UIC21WNOWl0) 2021-12-03T22:46Z 630K followers, 1.8M engagements
"How was Luigi's Mansion created A brief history of the development of Nintendo's game Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel Dark Moon. ---------------- Follow me for updates https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs. Hi there As Halloween is almost here I thought today we could take a look at one of Nintendo's spookiest series Luigi's Mansion. By the way Ive never made any videos like this before so feel free to throw feedback at me. I am ready Oh also here's a fun anecdote about this video - for the research I needed one specific interview from the Official Nintendo Player's Guide but I couldn't find it"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WfekV_wVPSY) 2018-10-25T19:24Z 630K followers, 499.7K engagements
"This Nintendo song was copied from a movie (Nintendo music secrets) Did you know there's a Mario game which features a song plagiarised from an old movie soundtrack Did you spot all the Ocarina of Time references in Zelda: The Wind Waker's soundtrack And how about the creepy unused audio file in Luigi's Mansion which never gets heard in-game In this video I'll tell you about some more of my favourite easter eggs secrets and mysteries in Nintendo's music From Mario to Zelda to Pikmin and MORE PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y29ROSPAXoA) 2024-07-25T18:19Z 630K followers, 175.8K engagements
"Nintendo fans rank the WORST Mario characters The Super Mario series has a TON of characters. Some of them are better than others. So a few months ago I asked people who their least favourite Mario characters were. Here are the results. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ouKN6FDJ4XA Super Mario Bros [--] Footage - Thanks to Katie and Ella for being in the video too Thomas Game Docs gaming super Mario Nintendo Thomas Game Docs gaming super Mario"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dSWWFBpT9IQ) 2021-10-11T18:22Z 630K followers, 940.7K engagements
"The Strange Origin of Chain Chomps Chain chomps are some of Nintendo's most well-known Super Mario enemies but they have a kinda strange history to them I'm also talking about Boos and the Koopalings so stay tuned for that Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Chomp -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dkprwTZT6D0) 2019-07-25T15:50Z 630K followers, 2.4M engagements
"The Mario character Nintendo rejected In Super Mario Wonder there's more playable characters then ever before - Peach Daisy Toadette. but there's one character you won't find in the game or indeed in any Mario games at all. And that's because this Mario character was rejected by Nintendo's creative powerhouse Shigeru Miyamoto himself Thanks very much to CometMedal for creating the artwork of how this character might've looked View both pieces of art in full quality here: - https://imgur.com/a/ajRzCBa BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n7U_fyylxFY) 2023-10-26T15:18Z 630K followers, 2.1M engagements
"Why doesn't Link speak Link is famous for NEVER speaking in the Legend of Zelda games. But why not Why doesn't Nintendo let Link say anything Well in this video I'll go through the entire Zelda series from the NES to Breath of the Wild and beyond to figure out why Link hasn't said a word PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Martinet wanted to be Links voice https://gonintendo.com/p=104332"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pgigaErVCyU) 2023-04-21T16:11Z 630K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why Nintendo won't put its music on Spotify In [----] Nintendo launched Nintendo Music a streaming app just for Nintendo's music. At the time many fans wondered: why won't Nintendo put their music on regular streaming apps like Spotify or Apple Music Well in this video I'll explore the reasons Nintendo had for launching their own music app how the app was created behind the scenes and why the app had a rocky launch. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pldFWMwCnb8) 2025-11-24T16:39Z 630K followers, 96.6K engagements
"Why doesn't Luigi's voice sound like it used to Luigi's voice has actually changed a lot over the last [--] years and there's a very unexpected reason why His name starts with a J. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - Charles Martinet talking about the real time Luigi voice (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=UReCxGzQRvw) - Write up of above event (https://apptrigger.com/2017/09/07/charles-martinet-interview-mario-geek/) - More Charles Martinet talking real time system"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qrXKklRLUq4) 2021-06-22T19:27Z 630K followers, 7.4M engagements
"Why doesn't Princess Peach look like she used to In the 1980s Princess Peach looked completely different from how she looks in modern Super Mario games. So why did Nintendo change Peach's character design so drastically PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.kunc.org/2015-06-19/q-a-shigeru-miyamoto-on-the-origins-of-nintendos-famous-characters Miyamoto and Tezuka quote - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/nsmb/1/3 Super Mario Bros early development - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/dsi/7/3"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=shNBwFhIFpI) 2021-09-20T16:28Z 630K followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Zelda song you've never heard (Nintendo music secrets) Did you know about the unheard songs from the Zelda: Link's Awakening soundtrack which can be discovered on Nintendo's Japanese website And have you ever wondered where Koopa Troopas from the Mario series get their unique voice Or how about the song from Mario Maker [--] which can only be heard if you have a slow internet connection In this video I'm covering some more Nintendo music secrets mysteries and Easter eggs PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xZuHPZl7UbM) 2024-12-21T00:23Z 630K followers, 73.5K engagements
"Why doesn't Bowser's voice sound like it used to Here's the reason Bowser's voice has changed to much: not all of his voice actors are human beings. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES - https://www.gamecubicle.com/interview-super_mario_sunshine.htm ("Cinematic" Quote) - https://www.facebook.com/1398667830277775/videos/1408760295935195/v=1408760295935195 (Interview with Scott Burns) - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yqCfiDlig7c (Interview with Kenny James) -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zvlt5L51prI) 2021-05-11T15:53Z 630K followers, 5.6M engagements
"That time Nintendo tweeted a SLUR One time on Twitter a Nintendo employee accidentally mistyped a word and ended up tweeting an offensive word from Nintendo's official Twitter account In this video I'll explain how it happened how the internet reacted and more. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-q-kit-58-80486154 (from 1:50) Must be a Patron to listen - https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/nintendo-twitter-w igge r-wednesday/ -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2D_Abyp8K6w) 2023-10-28T02:00Z 556K followers, 355K engagements
"Playing video game music on piano 🎹🎶"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZhRwxJZcCY) 2024-11-29T20:39Z 594K followers, [----] engagements
"That time Sonic SWORE Sonic has more "edge" than Mario but he's still pretty family friendly right Except in [----] when Sonic SWORE It seems pretty unbelievable but today I'll tell you all about the time Sonic the Hedgehog swore. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.eurogamer.net/article-47592 (Year of Sonic) - https://web.archive.org/web/20110604094138/http://www.1up.com/features/afterthoughts-sonic-heroes (Year of Sonic 2) -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6c-pOEu7k_0) 2022-09-16T20:38Z 618K followers, 763.8K engagements
"No YOU'RE saying Mario wrong For years people have told me I say the word "Mario" wrong: I say "marry-oh" instead of "MARio". So today I've asked an expert linguist to tell me - what is the "correct" way to say Mario really Huge thanks to Yon van Spijk for helping with this video You can find him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/yvanspijk PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs VIDEO GAME MUSIC - Eccentrics from Ace Attorney: Justice for All - Initial Investigation [----] from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Hqbco5BmT4) 2022-05-29T17:05Z 600K followers, 788.9K engagements
"The game with a TYPO in its name This is one of the biggest mistakes made by a video game developer: a video game with a typo in its name Let's talk about how this huge disaster happened and how gamers reacted when they found out the video game they just bought had a spelling mistake on the box Capcom actually made TWO huge mistakes when releasing their games - the game with the typo on the box and another video game with a WATERMARK on the front cover. In this video I'll tell you about both disasters PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9mLohuOI0pA) 2022-07-31T16:47Z 604K followers, 935K engagements
"This Mario prank got [--] people arrested When [--] teenagers left dozens of cardboard Mario question mark blocks around their town they didn't expect police to treat their prank as a danger to the public This simple Super Mario Bros-inspired prank quickly ballooned out of control ending with all five teenagers being referred to PROSECUTORS. Let's find out about the Mario prank which went too far BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AO2HcVB4hrE) 2023-10-12T15:40Z 590K followers, 287.7K engagements
"Who are Link's Parents Digging through [--] years of Zelda lore. Link is one of Nintendo's most famous characters but who are his parents I searched through The Legend of Zelda series from A Link to the Past to Breath of the Wild in order to find these missing Nintendo characters PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES/CREDITS This video would not have been possible without the hard work of everyone who has contributed to the Zelda Wiki. Thank you very much to everyone who helped to create this"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C9ETkfFEnFM) 2021-12-14T19:23Z 619K followers, 548K engagements
"EA stole this man's game and made millions EA is one of the industry's best known developers but one of their well known games Zuma was actually a near-identical copy of a much smaller developer's: Mitchell Corporation's Puzz Loop. Join me to find out exactly how this scandal unfolded This video was based on the brilliant book The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers by John Szczepaniak which is available from Amazon via the following links: - https://www.amazon.com/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers-ebook/dp/B00Q93N29I -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CPBlnyM9IMc) 2019-11-12T19:30Z 604K followers, 3.6M engagements
"Why is Link so hot Link from the Legend of Zelda is hot. Why did Nintendo make it that way Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - https://twitter.com/The_Skullivan/status/1199066366239657984 (original tweet from The_Skullivan) - https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/44755-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-switchwiiu-general-discussion/page=5 (BotW link is hot screenshot) - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xWIhxemmfcs (Link Statue - Nintendo NYC) - https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/23/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-link-nsfw-art/ SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KKW23antixM) 2019-12-03T17:21Z 589K followers, 1.1M engagements
"This Nintendo game is full of SWEAR words Nintendo's games are famous for being family-friendly but there's one Nintendo game or rather SERIES of Nintendo games that is full of OFFENSIVE language at least in one of the game's localisations. This video could never have been made without the hard work of ANMTV. Thank you to them for exposing this issue and for contacting me about it PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Sword and Shield reaction clip by MightyRengar:"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MZFjRLAQ0h4) 2022-03-06T17:27Z 590K followers, 468.6K engagements
"Why doesn't Princess Zelda sound like she used to Zelda's voice hasn't exactly been consistent. Nintendo have changed her voice time and time again seemingly on a whim. Go behind the scenes to answer the question: Why doesn't Princess Zelda sound like she used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Hikari Tachibana - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=m7H6xCmNsMM Tokimeki LIVE - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=o2LFe03Ospg Miracle Love Performance Akane Omae -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9qZdhz07w) 2021-07-20T20:27Z 620K followers, 418.9K engagements
"The Switch 2's launch lineup in my opinion Right now we're moments away from the reveal of Nintendo's next console the Switch [--]. But which games will the console launch alongside Well in this video I want to share my own opinion of the launch titles that I think are possible probably and even likely. From Mario to Splatoon to Fire Emblem here are some of my predictions for the Switch 2's launch games. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs Thomas Game Docs gaming Thomas"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PlVTx_NCl5Y) 2025-01-15T23:20Z 630K followers, 113.9K engagements
"How Was Mario Maker Created Behind the Scenes A behind the scenes look into the development of Nintendos Wii U hit Super Mario Maker Were talking Takashi Tezuka Koji Kondo plus a little bit of mario Maker [--] at the end. Lets take a look Follow me on Twitter for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://www.polygon.com/2014/6/13/5805472/mario-maker-started-out-as-a-tool-for-nintendos-developers -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SxVd1CvXFF0) 2019-06-28T16:05Z 618K followers, 286.8K engagements
"Why doesn't Pikachu look like he used to Look at Pikachu's design from [--] years ago and he looks almost unrecognisable compared to his design in the modern Pokemon games. So what happened to this so-called "fat Pikachu" NOTE: I referred to Pikachu throughout this video as "he" since Ash's Pikachu is male. I am aware however that Pikachu is a species not a specific character. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://web.archive.org/web/20180711074416/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/pikachu/page_02.html -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TVpib6QLi90) 2021-09-06T18:00Z 604K followers, 1.4M engagements
"When a movie studio stole Nintendo music Nintendo's music for Ocarina of Time was STOLEN and used in a Shrek game without permission in the early 2000s. In today's video I'll explain how this plagiarism was spotted we'll compare the COPIED Zelda music to the Shrek soundtrack and more Shrek game footage via RescueHero's Nostalgia Zone - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=RzlNqXvcXnw BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XYaBpF4Urhg) 2023-10-04T17:58Z 557K followers, 226.9K engagements
"That time Nintendo leaked their OWN game Nintendo like every developer experiences leaks from time to time. But what if that leak came from Nintendo themselves JOIN MY PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Nikki / NWPlayer123 - https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123 Altier - https://twitter.com/altiernate SOURCES - https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/28/afterwords-paper-mario-color-splash.aspx - https://kotaku.com/nintendos-big-fall-wii-u-game-briefly-went-on-sale-two-1786995541 -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YrVvGZ4Jwas) 2020-04-29T19:15Z 619K followers, 646.4K engagements
"What's the LEAST popular Mario Kart game I asked [----] people to give every Mario Kart game a rating from [--] to [--] and today we're finding out which games are the most and least popular From Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart Wii to Mario Kart [--] Deluxe there have been a whole lotta Mario Kart games. And today we'll rank them once and for all LINK TO PART 2: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=mSF_inC5IA4 PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dqjyktfPegA) 2023-11-09T15:27Z 619K followers, 238.1K engagements
"How was Yoshi created A brief look at the history of Nintendo's darling Super Mario character Yoshi It starts with Super Mario Bros [--] continues through Super Mario World up until this very day Check it out Follow me for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20180305152027/https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/36505032407/two-things-to-debunk-the-mario-hits-yoshi-on-the - https://kotaku.com/confirmed-mario-was-originally-punching-yoshi-1818873540 - https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-mario-world/ -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iGOWKHwD4s4) 2019-09-20T15:00Z 619K followers, 886.3K engagements
"How Isabelle was designed Isabelle is one of Animal Crossing's most popular characters But the story of her creation is likely not what you expected. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES New Leaf developer roundtable https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b-HIlN9bnj0 New Leaf developer presentation @ PAX https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ANtzEYDu1Y8 Turning over a new leaf @ GDC https://www.youtube.com/watchv=6nAdzDAHkAI&t=2228s RESOURCES Animal Crossing longplay (thank you so much)"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iv0N3Kunmh0) 2020-04-09T20:50Z 618K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Why doesn't Link's voice sound like it used to If you listen to Link's voice in Zelda Ocarina of Time he sounds REALLY different from how he sounds in Breath of the Wild. So what's changed in the last [--] years PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Fujiko Takimoto - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=HqlMySPRShs Talks about Link being in Smash Ultimate - https://www.cyzo.com/2016/02/post_26316_entry.html Nobuyuki Hiyama - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=FJ-Q7tWRZ8c Akira Sasanuma -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jJCvOCa0_h0) 2021-06-01T19:03Z 589K followers, 1.8M engagements
"This man was ARRESTED because of a Pokmon card Pokmon cards can be worth a lot of money but only if they're real. In [----] a Japanese man was arrested for selling COUNTERFEIT Pokmon cards Nintendo games and more. A huge thanks to the Obscure Japan channel for allowing me to use footage from when they visited this store Check out their full video here: - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=EREhmx_K_4k PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES English articles -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nt5sInUil6w) 2023-11-02T16:52Z 591K followers, 102.2K engagements
"Why doesn't Mario sound like he used to I've talked about various Nintendo characters and their voices before - Luigi's voice Peach's voice Yoshi's voice and many more But today we're tackling Mario quite possibly gaming's most famous voice As you've probably heard already Mario's voice actor has just been changed for the first time in decades But there's more to the story of Mario's voice than just Charles Martinet. So let's talk about why Mario doesn't sound like he used to BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qWlESLwGSjI) 2023-10-15T00:19Z 588K followers, 272.6K engagements
"Japan Police used this Mii to try to catch a criminal Back in [----] Nintendo's Miis were EVERYWHERE. And that included "wanted" posters in Japan. Check out the story of how Japan police tried to catch a criminal using a Mii. .or did they Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. MUSIC Layton Brothers: Mystery Room OST SOURCES - https://game.item-get.com/wiitips/20091635/ Original Source (afaik) / recreated mii -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=41Ka7Op1NuI) 2019-11-19T19:15Z 620K followers, 1.8M engagements
"The Nintendo game that Broke the Law There's one Mario game that was never released in Belgium because it actually violates Belgian law It's not the only Nintendo game either. Nintendo had to REMOVE Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem from the App Store because both games also broke the law in Belgium PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Loot box law - https://twitter.com/Toadsanime/status/989121718047399936 - https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20180424_03481096 -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7ETC2OHGDhA) 2022-07-24T17:21Z 622K followers, 457.1K engagements
"Mario's Nipple Controversy explained Explaining the biggest controversy of [----]. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://twitter.com/TheBlackNerd/status/1291738656407945218/photo/1 New Render - https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1291568367229263873 Render Again - https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/14/16306968/shirtless-mario-nipples-super-mario-odyssey Odyssey Nip Summary - https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/908098629197549569 Nintendo Nip Tweet -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JS1glqv_WcA) 2020-08-21T18:18Z 620K followers, 596.4K engagements
"The Nintendo Character Hidden Inside Mario Makers Files Mario Maker has a surprising character hidden inside its files This and other Mario Maker weirdness on today's episode Follow me on Twitter for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Maker - https://twitter.com/nwplayer123"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RGlYjGfcaHk) 2019-07-03T16:17Z 620K followers, 1.4M engagements
"The man ARRESTED for threatening a game developer In [----] one man sent multiple threatening emails to SEGA over the course of [--] months. Here's the story of why he sent those emails and how he was caught by Japanese police. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-21/man-arrested-for-threatening-sega-12-times/.183840 - https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000248469.html CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=3vwp8PKn_rs (Phantasy Star"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U0a7fiNDI6w) 2022-03-27T17:12Z 623K followers, 182.5K engagements
"Who are Mario's Parents The [--] year mystery SOLVED Have you ever wondered who Mario and Luigi's parents are Nintendo have kept their lips sealed for the last [--] years. Today I want to examine all the little details from old comics cartoons TV shows and video games in order to find out who Mario's parents are PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs Special thanks to the Super Mario Wiki and everyone who has contributed to it over the years - this video could not have been put together with"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WKPHDptA4p0) 2021-10-04T18:16Z 627K followers, 6.5M engagements
"Thomas Bronzwaer - Sundown #synthcover #flstudio Artist: Thomas Bronzwaer Track: Sundown BPM: [---] DAW: FL Studio [----] VST Plugins: Spire [---] MIDI arranged by ear by @keysnrhythm Download MIDI https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3ejjPS8mVL5HZYitxrOj8_Uo6HVc-Mf/viewusp=sharing Pls like and subscribe (and leave a comment if possible)"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X5Igh25AlCQ) 2025-11-20T16:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This 80's Song Inspired Mario's Music Mario's music is pretty iconic right But it turns out some of the music takes pretty strong inspiration from the music which composer Koji Kondo listened to growing up. Let's take a look Follow me for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20070221205451/http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/twilightprincess/inside04.jsp - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=toonXjN2wTM -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dBNJ5cAxcQ8) 2019-05-20T17:00Z 623K followers, 867.4K engagements
"How is Splatoon's SQUID singing created In Splatoon the Inkling (and Octoling) idol groups have a really distinctive squid-like sound to their singing But how was that Squid sound created In this video I'll show how Nintendo created this unique squid-like style of singing in Splatoon PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Famitsu interview with Squid Sisters VAs https://www.famitsu.com/news/201908/17181426.html Famitsu interview with Off the Hook VAs"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w0W2Tt4fzSU) 2022-09-07T18:12Z 624K followers, 3.2M engagements
"How was Wii Fit created Wii Fit was a huge success. And that's down to a rather unusual source of inspiration. .SUMO WRESTLING PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Fit/Volume-1-A-New-Creation/1-Born-from-a-Hobby/1-Born-from-a-Hobby-222326.html - https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E4%BA%95%E8%96%AB - https://matsuikaoru.jp/free/profile -"
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=drP1W9MkLP8) 2020-07-19T20:13Z 629K followers, 154.2K engagements
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Social category influence gaming #6349 social networks 6.96% technology brands 6.09% countries 4.35% finance 1.74% stocks 1.74% celebrities 0.87%
Social topic influence nintendo #144, gaming #2175, $7974t #127, games #1753, super #1786, super mario bros #102, mario kart #63, switch #456, kart #144, history 9.57%
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"What's the LEAST popular Mario game Which Super Mario game is the LEAST popular Well to find out I created a survey where people could rank each Super Mario game and in this video well look at the results Today well find out which Mario game is the most popular and which one is the least popular MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS Super Mario Land Footage https://www.youtube.com/watchv=X2VUrfFhqTs Super Mario Land [--] Footage https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gCRsGXwlfms New Super Mario"
YouTube Link 2022-08-22T15:27Z 630K followers, 4.2M engagements
"The symbol Nintendo banned from Mario games There's one simple hand gesture that Nintendo banned from every single Mario game for over [--] years. Here's why. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/translation/36353/shigeru-miyamoto-speaks-an-interview-between-itoi-and-miyamoto-from-1999-part-4-shigeru-miyamoto-speaks-about-his-vision-of-the-future-five-years-from-now CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ieempdIVK0c 3d world footage -"
YouTube Link 2020-07-24T10:29Z 630K followers, 2.6M engagements
"The Mario voice actor who damaged his voice PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Evita performance via Rory Connolly Go check out the full performance if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=G0m6J5428ls SOURCES/CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yqCfiDlig7c (Kenny James + Jen Taylor talks about Kenny losing his voice) 13:02 - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rRV7BT8Ur_U (Kenny James + Samantha Kelly talks about more specific details regarding losing voice (earlier in video) and favourite game 29:44) -"
YouTube Link 2021-07-13T17:34Z 630K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Why Donkey Kong looks different now For years Donkey Kong's iconic character design barely changed. Then in [----] we were introduced to the new DK In games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza the character looked totally different barely recognisable So in this video I'll explore why Nintendo decided to change Donkey Kong's design and why this new look debuted two years early in the Mario movie PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T18:03Z 630K followers, 322.2K engagements
"How Nintendo created their weirdest game Tomodachi Life PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=pr3Ofr3286w Tomodachi Life wedding footage via @CrystalDreams - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=cwS86joAqeI Mii Channel footage via Morningshark - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fKj-80W0rtg Super Mario Odyssey minigame footage via Paranoia's Dungeon - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=eFnXu85HTIg Hamtaro footage via LiptonPlus4 SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2025-03-31T19:16Z 630K followers, 277.5K engagements
"When Nintendo accidentally used FAN ART in their game Nintendo often use other companies for plagiarising their games. But on rare occasions Nintendo has done the same thing Art or writing copied directly from FANS has made its way into the Mario Pokmon and Super Smash Bros series In this video I'll be talking about [--] times Nintendo has accidentally copied fan-art and fan created content PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs CREDITS Thank you to Ragaraja Plays for allowing me to use this"
YouTube Link 2024-10-10T21:27Z 630K followers, 507.8K engagements
"They STOLE $10000 of Amiibo from Nintendo In [----] hundreds of rare Amiibo were stolen from Nintendo. But how did this happen And where did the Amiibo go Let me tell you the story of the day $10000 of Amiibo vanished into thin air PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.gamesradar.com/someones-stolen-all-games-splatoon-amiibo-seriously/ - https://web.archive.org/web/20150717171105/https://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/lorry-transporting-splatoon-stock-has-been-stolen/0150087 -"
YouTube Link 2021-01-12T18:00Z 630K followers, 765.4K engagements
"When's the next Mario game coming Everyone thought that with the Switch [--] Nintendo would reveal a new 3D Mario game like Super Mario Odyssey. But instead they showed off Donkey Kong Bananza. In that case when COULD we expect to see a new Mario platformer either 3D or 2D In this video I explore all of the possibilites from Super Mario Odyssey sequels to Super Mario Bros Wonder add ons PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MUSIC Background music composed arranged and performed by me. Songs can be heard on my Patreon feed."
YouTube Link 2025-04-30T16:12Z 630K followers, 380.2K engagements
"Why doesn't Pauline sound like she used to Pauline is the original Mario damsel having been around since the days of Donkey Kong. And since Mario Odyssey Pauline has had an iconic voice too But did you know this isn't the first or last voice Pauline has had PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES DK Arcade - https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2016/November/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-NES-special-interview-Volume-1-Donkey-Kong-1152552.html Shigeru Miyamoto interview - Ken Horowitz (2020)."
YouTube Link 2024-10-02T20:55Z 630K followers, 930.4K engagements
"How Nintendo fixed 2D Mario In [----] Nintendo released two new Mario games: New Super Mario Bros. [--] and U. Both games were fine but totally bland. This was the culmination of a slow downward slide in quality for 2D Mario. And so Nintendo took a [--] year break from the series before returning with Super Mario Bros. Wonder the most creative 2D Mario platformer in decades. So how did the 2D Mario series go so wrong Why did Nintendo start making "New" Super Mario bros. games in the first place And how did they fix the series PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY -"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T19:40Z 630K followers, 445.3K engagements
"The worst glitch in Nintendo history When Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword they soon had a problem. The game featured a MAJOR game-breaking glitch. This bug is one of the worst in Nintendo's entire history - here's what the glitch is how it's caused and how Nintendo fixed what had to potential to become a HUGE problem Thanks so much to Kit Ellis of @kitandkrysta for answering my questions via email Go check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kitandkrysta Thank you also to @maned_howler5763 for letting me use their footage of the Zelda Update channel Check out"
YouTube Link 2024-02-27T00:53Z 630K followers, 502K engagements
"How Nintendo fixed Magnetic Joy-Cons When Nintendo created the Switch in [----] they wanted the Joy-Con controllers to attach using magnets. But the controllers kept falling of the console Eight years later the Switch [--] is here complete with magnetic controllers - so how did Nintendo fix the problem with the Joy-Cons PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - Nintendo Minute [--] Things You May Not Know About Nintendo Switch No longer public -"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T15:22Z 630K followers, 721.8K engagements
"Who's the LEAST popular Pokmon (2024) There are over [----] Pokmon but which one is the most popular And which one is the least popular To find out I collected over [---] million votes from Pokmon fans in order to find out once and for all which Pokmon is the best Check out Part [--] my ranking of every Pokmon GAME https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zMMqdj398LA PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Part 1: The method 3:24 - Part 2: The bottom [--] 13:25 - Part 3: The top"
YouTube Link 2024-10-24T18:59Z 630K followers, 792.1K engagements
"Why the 3DS launch was a disaster The Nintendo Switch 2's high price has somewhat shocked and outraged players and fans. But this isn't the first time that Nintendo's consoles have faced backlash due to their price point. In [----] when Nintendo launched the 3DS the $250 price was met with lukewarm reactions. [--] months later Nintendo was forced to reduce the price by almost a third. Here's the story of what happened and why Nintendo had to choice but to reduce the price of their game console. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2025-04-09T21:43Z 630K followers, 82.7K engagements
"What's the LEAST popular Wii Sports sport What are the best and worst sports from the Wii Sports series To find out I asked over [----] people to rate each of the [--] Wii Sports sports and in this video I'll be going through the list Which sports will come out on top Wii Sports Resort Island Flyover Nintendo Switch Sports Chambara Tennis or Bowling from the original Wii Sports Let's find out PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - Wii Sports footage via"
YouTube Link 2024-07-14T15:17Z 630K followers, 96.8K engagements
"Why Nintendo got rid of menu music The music from the Wii's menus is iconic - the Wii Shop Channel theme the Mii Maker theme. But with the Switch and the Switch [--] consoles Nintendo got RID of these menu themes - all you hear on the Switch home screen is silence. So in this video we'll explore the history of Nintendo's menu music. We'll look at early examples of menu themes how the Wii's iconic soundtrack came to be and why Nintendo got rid of menu music with the Switch and Switch [--]. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES Toru"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T15:35Z 630K followers, 450.9K engagements
"Why there's no Zelda Maker game When Nintendo released Mario Maker in [----] everyone wanted Zelda Maker too. But in the decade since Nintendo hasn't said a word about Zelda Maker. The idea seems obvious - so why doesn't Zelda Maker exist Well in this video I'll discuss the multiple failed attempts to create dungeon-making games and why Zelda Maker is a flawed idea. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social Thumbnail format inspired by Nintendo Forecast whose videos you should absolutely go check out SOURCES"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T16:03Z 630K followers, 134.8K engagements
"Why Mario Kart got rid of crossover characters Mario Kart [--] Deluxe featured a bunch of crossover characters: Link from Zelda Inkling from Splatoon Isabelle from Animal Crossing. And yet Mario Kart World the game's followup removed ALL of them Even the Miis are gone In this video I'll explore why this happened. We'll track the history of crossover characters in games like Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS and read interviews with Nintendo's developers to understand why these non-Mario racers were removed. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY -"
YouTube Link 2025-06-30T17:01Z 630K followers, 552.9K engagements
"Why do Chain Chomps sound different in Japan (MORE Music Secrets) Chain chomps are some of the most recognisable Super Mario enemies and beginning in Super Mario [--] they make an iconic "bark" sound. But in the Japanese version of the game they sound completely different Plus did you notice the Super Smash Bros song that reveals a hidden melody when you slow it down Or the Mario and Zelda songs hidden within Pikmin [--] Today I'm talking about some of my favourite musical secrets mysteries and Easter eggs in Nintendo games PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH -"
YouTube Link 2024-04-03T23:18Z 630K followers, 4.1M engagements
"The origin of Marios iconic jump sound Mario's jump sound is iconic - from Super Mario Bros on the NES to Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch the noise that plays when Mario leaps into the air has long been a Mario staple. In this video I'll explore how Nintendo composer Koji Kondo created this sound I'll discuss some of the music theory behind the sound effect and we'll talk about how the jump sound has changed and evolved over the past [--] years PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T15:37Z 630K followers, 391.8K engagements
"The most EXPENSIVE Nintendo lawsuit Nintendo's legal department is famous - the company has sent DMCA takedowns to Mario fangames Zelda mods and more. But here's a story you've probably never heard of - an incident where Nintendo NEEDED to sue another company I promise it was for the good of the gaming industry. Let me tell you about the morally GOOD Nintendo lawsuit PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/01/31/112476.html Background on"
YouTube Link 2024-08-27T15:58Z 630K followers, 147.5K engagements
"How Nintendo HIDES secret melodies in their music It's time for another round of Nintendo music easter eggs and secrets Which two Mario Kart songs share the same melody - one in a minor key and one in major Which Super Smash Bros song sounds the same forwards and backwards Why doesn't Boo's voice sound like it used to Which [--] Zelda songs have hidden backwards melodies PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Thanks to Joshua Taipale for allowing me to use the video of the "doo" sound and for"
YouTube Link 2024-02-12T22:12Z 630K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why is Mario Kart 8's music so good Mario Kart 8's music is one of Nintendo's greatest musical soundtracks. but what makes it so good It turns out the music from this game was [--] years in the making and there's a key ingredient in the game's music that you're probably not aware of Here's my breakdown of Mario Kart music Japanese jazz fusion and how those two worlds collided with Mario Kart [--] PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES DIMENSION: J-Fusion Officially Made Mario Kart Music -"
YouTube Link 2024-04-16T23:02Z 630K followers, 315.8K engagements
"Where does Mario's "BAH" sound come from Nintendo Music Secrets [----] Where did the "bah" sound from New Super Mario Bros come from What's the meaning of the morse code in Wii Sports Resort Which Nintendo [--] song was SNUCK into an SNES game In this video we're talking about [--] Nintendo music EASTER EGGS and mysteries PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES NUMBER [--] - Donkey Kong Country [--] footage via GAPMan https://www.youtube.com/@GAPMan88 NUMBER [--] - Turntable footage via SNintendoFreak"
YouTube Link 2024-01-18T22:16Z 630K followers, 3.9M engagements
"Why doesn't Wario sound like he used to Wario is one of Nintendo's most beloved villains But since his introduction in [----] his voice has undergone a number of changes. In this video I'll be breaking down the history of the many voices of this Mario villain - Wario PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES Charles Martinet talking about real time Wario voice - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CsmOpGemIN8 More Charles Martinet talking about MIRT -"
YouTube Link 2024-11-26T21:41Z 630K followers, 128.8K engagements
"How Mario Kart became Nintendos biggest franchise Mario Kart got its start back on the NES as a small project by a team of only [--] Nintendo developers. Flash forward to [----] and Mario Kart is almost certainly Nintendo's biggest and most important game franchise With Mario Kart World filling the role of the Switch 2's big launch title I think it's time to take a close look at how Mario Kart became such a massive hit We'll explore the development history of every single Mario Kart game from the SNES to the Switch [--]. This is the complete history of Mario Kart PATREON -"
YouTube Link 2025-04-17T13:17Z 630K followers, 495.2K engagements
"The hidden meaning behind the Animal Crossing language Animal Crossing villagers have a really unique way of speaking: a language called "Animalese". But how did Nintendo come up with this language and what are the villagers like Isabelle and Tom Nook actually saying Let's find out A huge thanks to Alex R. and ObservingTrain for helping with the translation for this video https://twitter.com/yoshi3000nz and https://twitter.com/observing_train PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2023-04-07T15:55Z 630K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why Animal Crossing got rid of "rude" villagers In older Animal Crossing games villages would often say rude mean and unfriendly things to players. But in more recent games like New Horizons the villagers are now universally pleasant. Even villagers who are supposed to be "cranky" or "snooty" are generally nice to the player now. So why did Nintendo make this change Why did Nintendo get rid of rude villagers Let me explain PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs SOURCES - https://shmuplations.com/animalcrossing/ -"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T21:17Z 630K followers, 166.3K engagements
"The most dangerous Nintendo product In [----] Nintendo began selling lapel pins of Mario Pikachu Donkey Kong Kirby and Samus. Three years later they discovered that the pins contained illegal levels of lead. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES Frying pan intro https://1kuji.com/topics/5794 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/10/random-owners-of-a-nintendo-frying-pan-are-being-warned-not-to-use-it https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-bandai-super-mario-mushroom-frying-pan-warning/"
YouTube Link 2024-12-17T23:44Z 630K followers, 191.7K engagements
"How were Miis created A brief history of how Nintendo's Mii characters were developed from their beginnings on the NES up to the Wii -------- Follow me for updates: https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Sources - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SbaNZ7IwrxY - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-unveils-gameeye/1100-2868152/ - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Sports/2-A-Question-of-Realism/2-A-Question-of-Realism-217824.html -"
YouTube Link 2018-12-13T22:05Z 630K followers, 2.1M engagements
"How K.K. Sliders music was created K.K. Slider is one of Nintendo's most iconic musical characters His catchy songs and strange robotic voice are beloved by Animal Crossing fans. But how did K.K. Slider's music come to be How did Nintendo's composers write K.K. Slider's music and how does his strange robotic voice work PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES - https://web.archive.org/web/20070104180059/https://www.zelda.com/universe/game/twilightprincess/inside13.jsp -"
YouTube Link 2024-12-04T21:07Z 630K followers, 146.3K engagements
"More SECRETS from Nintendo music Nintendo's music is full of strange mysteries and secrets Like the bizarre creepy piano song in Luigi's Mansion's files This strange music can never be heard in-game but it's there on the disk Plus did you know about the strange Milk Bar song from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds which actually goes WRONG And let's take a listen to some UNFINISHED Mario music from Super Mario Galaxy Galaxy [--] and Super Mario Odyssey PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER -"
YouTube Link 2024-07-05T22:07Z 630K followers, 281.8K engagements
"SCAMMED BY MARIO: The mystery of the fake ads Over the last year Super Mario has been mixed up in a bizarre scam involving fake ads and strange mobile games. Today I want to finally uncover the truth TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs Big thanks to Andre from Mix and Jam Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/mixandjam I also want to note that I condensed a lot of his explanation down so if any of it is incorrect its down to me and not him CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=5BQq02fR8gE Extra footage of BW ad -"
YouTube Link 2020-12-21T19:56Z 630K followers, 1.8M engagements
"The Music SECRETS hidden in the Switch [--] Nintendo's music is iconic and often full of hidden secrets and easter eggs In this video I'll break down some of my favourite musical secrets from the Switch [--] including secret humming from Mario Kart World whistled tunes from Donkey Kong Bananza adaptive music from Pokmon Legends: Z-A reused melodies from Kirby Air Riders and even some music secrets hidden within the Switch 2's operating system PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES"
YouTube Link 2025-12-02T17:33Z 630K followers, 293.9K engagements
"The strange origin of Thwomp's voice (Nintendo music secrets) Mario's Thwomp enemies make a really unique noise. it's like a loud grunting voice. But who's voice is it Where does this sound come from But it's not just that - in this video I explore the band which performs Splatoon 3's menu music the hidden music in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy [--] and more strange musical secrets easter eggs and mysteries in Nintendo's games PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Thanks to Mike on"
YouTube Link 2024-09-22T19:28Z 630K followers, 742.2K engagements
"The Mario character who got deleted Have you heard of Koopa Kid This obscure Mario character was introduced in the late 90s before rising to prominence a few years later. But after [----] Nintendo totally deleted this character completely replacing him with Bowser Jr. So in this video I want to look at who Koopa Kid is why he was created and most importantly why Nintendo got rid of him PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2025-11-08T16:57Z 630K followers, 158.3K engagements
"The swear word hidden within Splatoon Splatoon is one of Nintendo's most popular series - it's family-friendly colourful and fun Except HIDDEN within Splatoon [--] is a secret swear word One of the game's developers hid this secret profanity inside the game and for years nobody noticed it. But [--] years later this secret was discovered. Let's talk about the swear word hidden within Splatoon - Rassicas excellent Splatoon language video https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TKeCXNFN7eA PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER -"
YouTube Link 2023-11-30T16:08Z 630K followers, 259.8K engagements
"Mario Galaxy's impossible mystery Mario Galaxy has a big mystery on its title screen: the galaxy within the game's logo - where did that image come from It took [--] years but now the answer has finally been revealed PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Captain Byte's Twitter https://twitter.com/CometMedal MUSIC All music via Epidemic Sound Thomas Game Docs gaming Super Mario Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Thomas Game Docs gaming Super Mario Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo"
YouTube Link 2021-05-18T19:35Z 630K followers, 515K engagements
"What's the LEAST Popular Zelda game Every Zelda game is different - Breath of the Wild Ocarina of Time Skyward Sword - but which one is the best To find out I created a survey where fans ranked each Legend of Zelda game from [--] to [--] in order to find out which Zelda games are the most and least popular Today let's go through the results. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SPREADSHEET OF DATA:"
YouTube Link 2022-04-03T17:10Z 630K followers, 1.2M engagements
"That time McDonald's tried to SPONSOR Mario's Hat Mario's M is iconic. In the 80s McDonald's asked Nintendo to change it. Here's what happened. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/dsi/7/0 - https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2018/12/06/les-confidences-du-dessinateur-historique-des-personnages-nintendo_5393660_4408996.html - https://www.mariowiki.com/Yoichi_Kotabe CREDITS - Mozart No. [--] from Musopen - Phone ringing sound effect by"
YouTube Link 2020-06-12T22:16Z 630K followers, 2.2M engagements
"How Pauline was almost forgotten For decades Pauline was almost forgotten. She appeared only in obscure Mario puzzle games on the Game Boy Advance and DS. But then in [----] Pauline was rocketed to newfound fame with Super Mario Odyssey. Not only did she sing the game's theme song Jump Up Super Star but she took on a new role as mayor of New Donkey City In this video I want to look at how Pauline was originally created how she fell into obscurity and how Nintendo modernized her for Super Mario Odyssey PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY -"
YouTube Link 2025-07-13T19:44Z 630K followers, 89.6K engagements
"How Nintendo chooses its launch titles With the Switch [--] launching in just a couple of months let's take a look at Nintendo's launch game strategy. By examining the launch line-up of the Switch [--] - Snipperclips Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch - we can get an idea of how Nintendo decide on which games to release alongside their new consoles PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.independent.co.uk/games/nintendo-switch-interview-review-release-date-shinya-takahashi-yoshiaki-koizumi-features-a7582186.html"
YouTube Link 2025-04-25T20:48Z 630K followers, 50.5K engagements
"Can you hear the SECRET hidden in these Nintendo songs Nintendo's music is famous but it's also FULL of secrets and Easter eggs. I've rounded up the most HIDDEN and surprising secrets I could find from Mario and Zelda - but be warned: once you hear these secrets you can't UNhear them PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Breath of the Wild Interview - https://nintendoeverything.com/breath-of-the-wild-composers-on-changing-up-zeldas-music-formula-and-more/ Master Core Footage -"
YouTube Link 2022-03-13T18:35Z 630K followers, 642.3K engagements
"Why is Mario Italian Mario the famous Italian plumber. why is he Italian In this video I'll explore the history of Nintendo's iconic character. How he was created and why he comes from Italy PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MAIN SOURCES - https://archive.ph/20120523230017/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/11/qa-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto/1%23.T71r-OQo_KA#selection-659.139-659.192 -"
YouTube Link 2024-09-13T18:36Z 630K followers, 213.5K engagements
"This Nintendo game cost BANANAS Nintendo games normally cost $60. But in [----] Nintendo sold Donkey Kong Country for the Nintendo Wii for a completely different price - bananas That's right - for a limited time Nintendo didn't want your money they wanted your bananas instead Here's what happened. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs For more details about the US promo event and why it ran over budget check out this video by Kit & Krysta https://youtu.be/HmGOVAah0aosi=2kYgP8kaFJ9S2LdP&t=3206"
YouTube Link 2024-02-04T23:51Z 630K followers, 124.3K engagements
"The Zelda character Nintendo forgot about Princess Zelda is one of Nintendo's most famous characters but we know very little about her family Her father appears in games like Breath of the Wild but it turns out ANOTHER family member made an appearance all the way back in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. So today we'll be talking about the Prince of Hyrule Zelda's brother who Nintendo totally forgot about PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2023-11-23T17:07Z 630K followers, 122.2K engagements
"The Mario TV Show that made Parents Angry You've probably never heard of King Koopa's Kool Kartoons a bizarre Super Mario TV show from the 1990s. But the show is incredibly interesting From controversies with parents to a sudden cancellation thanks to Disney this show is like nothing you've seen of Mario or Nintendo before TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs SOURCES - https://www.newspapers.com/image/405594027/ (Newspaper quote) - https://twitter.com/AGuyWhoDraws/status/853428742240182272 (Koopas"
YouTube Link 2022-07-03T17:57Z 630K followers, 511.5K engagements
"The console that Nintendo regrets Nintendo have had their fair share of consoles but there's one which Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says he regrets. Let's talk about it PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MAIN SOURCE https://web.archive.org/web/20090322204803/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStorycId=3173211 CREDITS NES Classic Series: Super Mario Bros Footage by Project Longplay via https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_bRdD-0C5Wo Thomas Game Docs gaming Nintendo GameCube Mario Shigeru Miyamoto Thomas Game Docs gaming Nintendo GameCube Mario Shigeru"
YouTube Link 2021-09-27T17:32Z 629K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Why doesn't Pikachu's voice sound like it used to If you listen to Pikachus voice in Pokemon Red and Blue he sounds VERY different to the pika pika that you hear in the Pokemon anime - but why is that And why did it take until [----] for Game Freak to change Pikachus in-game voice TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs SOURCES Pokemon Red + Green - http://lavacutcontent.com/masuda-interview-pokemon-platinum/ (Sound Driver) Pokemon TV Anime -"
YouTube Link 2022-02-06T20:01Z 630K followers, 1.2M engagements
"The Wiis Awful Prototypes The Wii is Nintendo's best selling home console thanks in large part to its unique controllers. But these controllers went through a lot of prototypes some which were pretty terrible. (Here's a taster: Cheddar Cheese.) So journey with me through the history of this controller along with the Wii itself Follow me on Twitter for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources: -"
YouTube Link 2019-05-08T12:24Z 629K followers, 2.5M engagements
"How Mario Kart tracks are created Mario Kart's tracks are like rollercoasters - iconic courses like Rainbow Road Coconut Mall and Waluigi Pinball have Mario and friends racing through truly unique places But how are these racetracks created In this video I'll walk you through the [--] step process that Nintendo use when creating courses for games like Mario Kart [--] and Mario Kart World PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/jobs/keyword/04.html Interview about creation of Sunshine Airport -"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T16:48Z 630K followers, 316.7K engagements
"The FULL history of Famicom Detective Club Nintendo games are normally fun for all the family but Emio: The Smiling Man is an exception. The game looks scary gory and is rated [--] in many countries. In today's video I'm breaking down the full history of the Famicom Detective Club series of which Emio is a part. Where did these games come from How were they created PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - Famicom + Super Famicom game footage via - Satellaview game footage via"
YouTube Link 2024-08-17T19:45Z 630K followers, 58.6K engagements
"Why doesn't Rosalina sound like she used to Rosalina is the newest Mario princess and yet her voice has been super inconsistent Over the course of a handful of years Rosalina had [--] different voice actors So why does Nintendo keep changing her voice Why doesn't this Mario character sound like she used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES https://www.mariowiki.com/The_%27Shroom:Issue_111/Mercedes_Rose_Interview (Mercedes Rose interview) https://www.mariowiki.com/Talk:Kerri_Kane"
YouTube Link 2024-06-26T18:11Z 630K followers, 2.5M engagements
"Why did Nintendo put HUMANS into Mario Super Mario Odyssey featured some pretty surprising new characters - actual human beings In this video I'll explain the true reason Nintendo added realistic human beings to the Super Mario series - because it turns out they'd been trying to do so for [--] years PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://shmuplations.com/mariosunshine/ -"
YouTube Link 2023-05-08T16:19Z 630K followers, 604.9K engagements
"What's the least popular Pokmon GAME I asked [----] people to vote for the best & worst Pokmon games. Out of the [--] mainline Pokmon games Nintendo have published which games are the most popular and which ones are the least popular Scarlet and Violet are full of bugs while Black and White contain in-depth complex storylines. In this video we'll see which games come out on top Check out Part [--] my ranking of every Pokmon https://www.youtube.com/watchv=MgB7vAdajls PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH -"
YouTube Link 2024-11-07T20:59Z 630K followers, 89.8K engagements
"Who's the LEAST popular Animal Crossing villager There are almost [---] Animal Crossing villagers but which ones are the least popular Thousands of people voted for their MOST and LEAST favourite Animal Crossing villagers and today we're going through the results Which of Nintendo's beloved animal characters rank at the top of the list - and which ones do people HATE Let's find out PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs WEBSITE/SCRIPT CREDITS - The Animal Crossing independent wiki Nookipedia"
YouTube Link 2024-03-13T21:29Z 630K followers, 969.2K engagements
"This Mario character was discovered after [--] years For years the lost Mario character "Walupeach" was just a story an anecdote from Mario Tennis' development. But then in [----] art of this previously-unseen character made its way onto the internet. Let me tell you about and show you Walupeach the formerly lost Mario character PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs Thomas Game Docs gaming Thomas Game Docs gaming"
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T17:29Z 630K followers, 104.6K engagements
"How the music of Mario Kart has evolved Mario Kart's music is iconic but it's changed a lot over the last [--] years. We've had ska jazz fusion big band and more. So in this video let's explore the history of Mario Kart's music in the composers' own words I've dug through countless interviews with the composers behind Super Mario Kart Mario Kart [--] Double Dash and Mario Kart [--] in order to answer the question - How has Mario Kart's music changed PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES Super Mario Kart"
YouTube Link 2025-05-08T15:32Z 630K followers, 207.3K engagements
"Why Nintendo saved Bayonetta Nintendo games are usually family-friendly but Bayonetta is a different story The mature game series stands in complete contrast to games like Mario Zelda Splatoon and more. So why did Nintendo publish and fund Bayonetta [--] and [--] - why has Bayonetta become so closely tied with Nintendo PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Bayonetta [--] https://web.archive.org/web/20080624090918/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.phpstory=18673 (Four game deal)"
YouTube Link 2024-06-15T21:48Z 630K followers, 117.7K engagements
"You SHOULDNT hate the Blue Shell The Blue Shell is Mario Kart's most HATED item. In every single Mario Kart game since [----] this one item attacks players and causes RAGE. But if everyone hates it why won't Nintendo get rid of the Blue Shell from Mario Kart Well it turns out that the Blue Shell fixed one of the biggest problems in Mario Kart [--] PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Super Mario Kart - https://guiguilegui.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/rubber-banding-in-super-mario-kart/ -"
YouTube Link 2022-08-14T15:25Z 630K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Why doesn't Yoshi sound like he used to Yoshi's voice is really iconic right But go back to the 1990s and Yoshi had a totally different and also very iconic voice So why did Nintendo change Yoshi's voice - and where did his original voice from Super Mario World even come from Let's answer the question of why Yoshi doesn't sound like he used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES/CREDITS Super Mario World - Interview about Yoshis creation"
YouTube Link 2022-03-20T17:18Z 630K followers, 10.5M engagements
"Bowser's BROTHER: The character Nintendo forgot about Bowser's family is a mystery. Like Mario we don't know who his parents are. But Bowser does have one family member who you probably NEVER knew existed: Bowser's brother who Nintendo forgot about. Today let's uncover Nintendo's forgotten character Bowser's brother PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCE https://www.mariowiki.com/Bowser%27s_Brother CREDITS Mario [--] Footage https://www.youtube.com/watchv=5apu4ML9Wto"
YouTube Link 2021-10-25T19:29Z 630K followers, 1.9M engagements
"What Pokmon learned from the disaster of Scarlet & Violet The launch of Pokmon Scarlet and Violet was something of a disaster. These new Pokmon games were full of bugs and glitches and ran at a low unstable framerate. The games may have been fun but they would crash out of nowhere. That brings us to the present day with the launch of Pokmon Legends: Z-A. This new Pokmon game is far from perfect but its a huge improvement technically speaking over Scarlet & Violet. So what changed Well in this video Ill break down the disastrous launch of Scarlet & Violet and explain what developer Game Freak"
YouTube Link 2025-11-17T17:09Z 630K followers, 38.1K engagements
"Why Mario Kart World's music is so good Mario Kart World has Nintendo's biggest most ambitious soundtrack ever. The game features hundreds of songs including fresh new themes alongside remixes of Yoshi Mario and Wario tunes. But how was this soundtrack written And how does the game seamless switch from song to song Let's go behind the music of Mario Kart World. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2025/May/Ask-the-Developer-Vol-18-Mario-Kart-World-Chapter-1-2832687.html Mario"
YouTube Link 2025-06-13T18:54Z 630K followers, 155.1K engagements
"Why doesn't Mario look like he used to Over the last [--] years Mario's design has changed a lot In Donkey Kong Mario looked like some kind of strange middle aged man who HATED gorillas; now he's much younger and friendly looking. So why has his character design changed so much Let's find out as we answer the question: Why doesn't Mario looks like he used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Donkey Kong Development -"
YouTube Link 2022-12-14T16:46Z 630K followers, 1.9M engagements
"What's the LEAST popular Sonic game I asked [----] people to rate every mainline Sonic game from [--] to [--] - here are the results Which game is the most popular and which one is the least popular Let's find out as we go through [--] Sonic games from worst to best PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs - Footage of: Sonic Adventure Sonic Heroes Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic [--] Sonic Unleashed Sonic and the Secret Rings Sonic and Black Night Sonic the Hedgehog [--] Episode [--] & [--] Sonic Colours Sonic"
YouTube Link 2024-01-02T02:15Z 630K followers, 410.3K engagements
"The TALLEST Nintendo character Have you ever looked at Mario Link Isabelle and Bowser and wondered. which one is the tallest Well today we shall answer that question by giving each main Nintendo character a real world height and ranking them from shortest to tallest Let's find out who the tallest Nintendo character is PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES/CREDITS - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/officialstore/index.html Nintendo Tokyo Official Website -"
YouTube Link 2022-11-24T16:17Z 630K followers, 3.1M engagements
"Why doesn't Toad's voice sound like it used to Toad has a VERY distinctive voice - loud and screechy is how I'd describe it. But it wasn't always that way - so why on earth did it change so much PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES https://www.youtube.com/watchv=sOUqe7p4Fe4 Jen Taylor talking about mimicking Japanese voice of Toad https://youtu.be/-FCOWJt2rQE Sam Kelly Talks about doing Toad voice when she was young (34:30) https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rRV7BT8Ur_U Sam Kelly talking about Toad voice CREDITS - Warios Woods Gameplay by"
YouTube Link 2021-05-25T16:28Z 630K followers, 2.8M engagements
"The Donkey Kong that Nintendo Forgot There are bucketloads of Donkey Kong characters at this point. DK Diddy Kong Dixie Kong FUNKY KONG. But there's one Kong that Nintendo seem to have forgotten in recent years. Today we'll investigate where the character came from and what happened to them Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20061210073052/http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/081403.shtml - history of dk jr - https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-mario-kart/ - how super mario kart characters were chosen"
YouTube Link 2019-11-05T20:09Z 630K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Why doesn't Peach's voice sound like it used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.mariowiki.com/Leslie_Swan (Original source is now a dead link so this wiki page is the only source) - https://www.1101.com/nintendo/famicom_mini/02.html - Asako Kozuki - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rmbn7InNabg - Jen Taylor (17:26) - https://www.mariowiki.com/Jen_Taylor - http://hellotherenicole.com/experience - Nicole Mills - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ko9hw1aD8vE - Samantha"
YouTube Link 2021-05-04T16:45Z 630K followers, 9M engagements
"Why doesn't Sonic's voice sound like it used to Compare Sonic's voice in the 90s with his voice now and you'll notice he sounds completely different In the last [--] decades he's changed voice actors again and again. But why is that Well let's find out PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CORRECTION: at 4:25 I misspoke when I said [----]. The actual year written in the script was [----]. SOURCES/CREDITS Jaleel White - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9XwWHTigA9s Jaleel White story of becoming Sonic voice Jun'ichi Kanemaru -"
YouTube Link 2021-09-13T18:27Z 630K followers, 6.4M engagements
"The man who Nintendo sued for $1.6 MILLION In [----] Nintendo's new game was leaked and uploaded to the internet. Within a month Nintendo caught the culprit and sued him for $1.5 million plus another $100k in legal fees. Here's the full story PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CORRECTION The Ganon figure wasnt an amiibo sorry I didnt realise Nintendo just packaged Wind Waker with a normal statue SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2021-12-03T22:46Z 630K followers, 1.8M engagements
"How was Luigi's Mansion created A brief history of the development of Nintendo's game Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel Dark Moon. ---------------- Follow me for updates https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs. Hi there As Halloween is almost here I thought today we could take a look at one of Nintendo's spookiest series Luigi's Mansion. By the way Ive never made any videos like this before so feel free to throw feedback at me. I am ready Oh also here's a fun anecdote about this video - for the research I needed one specific interview from the Official Nintendo Player's Guide but I couldn't find it"
YouTube Link 2018-10-25T19:24Z 630K followers, 499.7K engagements
"This Nintendo song was copied from a movie (Nintendo music secrets) Did you know there's a Mario game which features a song plagiarised from an old movie soundtrack Did you spot all the Ocarina of Time references in Zelda: The Wind Waker's soundtrack And how about the creepy unused audio file in Luigi's Mansion which never gets heard in-game In this video I'll tell you about some more of my favourite easter eggs secrets and mysteries in Nintendo's music From Mario to Zelda to Pikmin and MORE PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs"
YouTube Link 2024-07-25T18:19Z 630K followers, 175.8K engagements
"Nintendo fans rank the WORST Mario characters The Super Mario series has a TON of characters. Some of them are better than others. So a few months ago I asked people who their least favourite Mario characters were. Here are the results. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ouKN6FDJ4XA Super Mario Bros [--] Footage - Thanks to Katie and Ella for being in the video too Thomas Game Docs gaming super Mario Nintendo Thomas Game Docs gaming super Mario"
YouTube Link 2021-10-11T18:22Z 630K followers, 940.7K engagements
"The Strange Origin of Chain Chomps Chain chomps are some of Nintendo's most well-known Super Mario enemies but they have a kinda strange history to them I'm also talking about Boos and the Koopalings so stay tuned for that Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Chomp -"
YouTube Link 2019-07-25T15:50Z 630K followers, 2.4M engagements
"The Mario character Nintendo rejected In Super Mario Wonder there's more playable characters then ever before - Peach Daisy Toadette. but there's one character you won't find in the game or indeed in any Mario games at all. And that's because this Mario character was rejected by Nintendo's creative powerhouse Shigeru Miyamoto himself Thanks very much to CometMedal for creating the artwork of how this character might've looked View both pieces of art in full quality here: - https://imgur.com/a/ajRzCBa BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-26T15:18Z 630K followers, 2.1M engagements
"Why doesn't Link speak Link is famous for NEVER speaking in the Legend of Zelda games. But why not Why doesn't Nintendo let Link say anything Well in this video I'll go through the entire Zelda series from the NES to Breath of the Wild and beyond to figure out why Link hasn't said a word PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Martinet wanted to be Links voice https://gonintendo.com/p=104332"
YouTube Link 2023-04-21T16:11Z 630K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Why Nintendo won't put its music on Spotify In [----] Nintendo launched Nintendo Music a streaming app just for Nintendo's music. At the time many fans wondered: why won't Nintendo put their music on regular streaming apps like Spotify or Apple Music Well in this video I'll explore the reasons Nintendo had for launching their own music app how the app was created behind the scenes and why the app had a rocky launch. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T16:39Z 630K followers, 96.6K engagements
"Why doesn't Luigi's voice sound like it used to Luigi's voice has actually changed a lot over the last [--] years and there's a very unexpected reason why His name starts with a J. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - Charles Martinet talking about the real time Luigi voice (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=UReCxGzQRvw) - Write up of above event (https://apptrigger.com/2017/09/07/charles-martinet-interview-mario-geek/) - More Charles Martinet talking real time system"
YouTube Link 2021-06-22T19:27Z 630K followers, 7.4M engagements
"Why doesn't Princess Peach look like she used to In the 1980s Princess Peach looked completely different from how she looks in modern Super Mario games. So why did Nintendo change Peach's character design so drastically PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.kunc.org/2015-06-19/q-a-shigeru-miyamoto-on-the-origins-of-nintendos-famous-characters Miyamoto and Tezuka quote - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/nsmb/1/3 Super Mario Bros early development - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/dsi/7/3"
YouTube Link 2021-09-20T16:28Z 630K followers, 1.1M engagements
"The Zelda song you've never heard (Nintendo music secrets) Did you know about the unheard songs from the Zelda: Link's Awakening soundtrack which can be discovered on Nintendo's Japanese website And have you ever wondered where Koopa Troopas from the Mario series get their unique voice Or how about the song from Mario Maker [--] which can only be heard if you have a slow internet connection In this video I'm covering some more Nintendo music secrets mysteries and Easter eggs PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH -"
YouTube Link 2024-12-21T00:23Z 630K followers, 73.5K engagements
"Why doesn't Bowser's voice sound like it used to Here's the reason Bowser's voice has changed to much: not all of his voice actors are human beings. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs SOURCES - https://www.gamecubicle.com/interview-super_mario_sunshine.htm ("Cinematic" Quote) - https://www.facebook.com/1398667830277775/videos/1408760295935195/v=1408760295935195 (Interview with Scott Burns) - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yqCfiDlig7c (Interview with Kenny James) -"
YouTube Link 2021-05-11T15:53Z 630K followers, 5.6M engagements
"That time Nintendo tweeted a SLUR One time on Twitter a Nintendo employee accidentally mistyped a word and ended up tweeting an offensive word from Nintendo's official Twitter account In this video I'll explain how it happened how the internet reacted and more. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-q-kit-58-80486154 (from 1:50) Must be a Patron to listen - https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/nintendo-twitter-w igge r-wednesday/ -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-28T02:00Z 556K followers, 355K engagements
"Playing video game music on piano 🎹🎶"
YouTube Link 2024-11-29T20:39Z 594K followers, [----] engagements
"That time Sonic SWORE Sonic has more "edge" than Mario but he's still pretty family friendly right Except in [----] when Sonic SWORE It seems pretty unbelievable but today I'll tell you all about the time Sonic the Hedgehog swore. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.eurogamer.net/article-47592 (Year of Sonic) - https://web.archive.org/web/20110604094138/http://www.1up.com/features/afterthoughts-sonic-heroes (Year of Sonic 2) -"
YouTube Link 2022-09-16T20:38Z 618K followers, 763.8K engagements
"No YOU'RE saying Mario wrong For years people have told me I say the word "Mario" wrong: I say "marry-oh" instead of "MARio". So today I've asked an expert linguist to tell me - what is the "correct" way to say Mario really Huge thanks to Yon van Spijk for helping with this video You can find him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/yvanspijk PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs VIDEO GAME MUSIC - Eccentrics from Ace Attorney: Justice for All - Initial Investigation [----] from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney"
YouTube Link 2022-05-29T17:05Z 600K followers, 788.9K engagements
"The game with a TYPO in its name This is one of the biggest mistakes made by a video game developer: a video game with a typo in its name Let's talk about how this huge disaster happened and how gamers reacted when they found out the video game they just bought had a spelling mistake on the box Capcom actually made TWO huge mistakes when releasing their games - the game with the typo on the box and another video game with a WATERMARK on the front cover. In this video I'll tell you about both disasters PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER"
YouTube Link 2022-07-31T16:47Z 604K followers, 935K engagements
"This Mario prank got [--] people arrested When [--] teenagers left dozens of cardboard Mario question mark blocks around their town they didn't expect police to treat their prank as a danger to the public This simple Super Mario Bros-inspired prank quickly ballooned out of control ending with all five teenagers being referred to PROSECUTORS. Let's find out about the Mario prank which went too far BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs"
YouTube Link 2023-10-12T15:40Z 590K followers, 287.7K engagements
"Who are Link's Parents Digging through [--] years of Zelda lore. Link is one of Nintendo's most famous characters but who are his parents I searched through The Legend of Zelda series from A Link to the Past to Breath of the Wild in order to find these missing Nintendo characters PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES/CREDITS This video would not have been possible without the hard work of everyone who has contributed to the Zelda Wiki. Thank you very much to everyone who helped to create this"
YouTube Link 2021-12-14T19:23Z 619K followers, 548K engagements
"EA stole this man's game and made millions EA is one of the industry's best known developers but one of their well known games Zuma was actually a near-identical copy of a much smaller developer's: Mitchell Corporation's Puzz Loop. Join me to find out exactly how this scandal unfolded This video was based on the brilliant book The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers by John Szczepaniak which is available from Amazon via the following links: - https://www.amazon.com/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers-ebook/dp/B00Q93N29I -"
YouTube Link 2019-11-12T19:30Z 604K followers, 3.6M engagements
"Why is Link so hot Link from the Legend of Zelda is hot. Why did Nintendo make it that way Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs CREDITS - https://twitter.com/The_Skullivan/status/1199066366239657984 (original tweet from The_Skullivan) - https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/44755-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-switchwiiu-general-discussion/page=5 (BotW link is hot screenshot) - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xWIhxemmfcs (Link Statue - Nintendo NYC) - https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/23/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-link-nsfw-art/ SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2019-12-03T17:21Z 589K followers, 1.1M engagements
"This Nintendo game is full of SWEAR words Nintendo's games are famous for being family-friendly but there's one Nintendo game or rather SERIES of Nintendo games that is full of OFFENSIVE language at least in one of the game's localisations. This video could never have been made without the hard work of ANMTV. Thank you to them for exposing this issue and for contacting me about it PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Sword and Shield reaction clip by MightyRengar:"
YouTube Link 2022-03-06T17:27Z 590K followers, 468.6K engagements
"Why doesn't Princess Zelda sound like she used to Zelda's voice hasn't exactly been consistent. Nintendo have changed her voice time and time again seemingly on a whim. Go behind the scenes to answer the question: Why doesn't Princess Zelda sound like she used to PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Hikari Tachibana - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=m7H6xCmNsMM Tokimeki LIVE - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=o2LFe03Ospg Miracle Love Performance Akane Omae -"
YouTube Link 2021-07-20T20:27Z 620K followers, 418.9K engagements
"The Switch 2's launch lineup in my opinion Right now we're moments away from the reveal of Nintendo's next console the Switch [--]. But which games will the console launch alongside Well in this video I want to share my own opinion of the launch titles that I think are possible probably and even likely. From Mario to Splatoon to Fire Emblem here are some of my predictions for the Switch 2's launch games. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs Thomas Game Docs gaming Thomas"
YouTube Link 2025-01-15T23:20Z 630K followers, 113.9K engagements
"How Was Mario Maker Created Behind the Scenes A behind the scenes look into the development of Nintendos Wii U hit Super Mario Maker Were talking Takashi Tezuka Koji Kondo plus a little bit of mario Maker [--] at the end. Lets take a look Follow me on Twitter for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://www.polygon.com/2014/6/13/5805472/mario-maker-started-out-as-a-tool-for-nintendos-developers -"
YouTube Link 2019-06-28T16:05Z 618K followers, 286.8K engagements
"Why doesn't Pikachu look like he used to Look at Pikachu's design from [--] years ago and he looks almost unrecognisable compared to his design in the modern Pokemon games. So what happened to this so-called "fat Pikachu" NOTE: I referred to Pikachu throughout this video as "he" since Ash's Pikachu is male. I am aware however that Pikachu is a species not a specific character. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://web.archive.org/web/20180711074416/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/pikachu/page_02.html -"
YouTube Link 2021-09-06T18:00Z 604K followers, 1.4M engagements
"When a movie studio stole Nintendo music Nintendo's music for Ocarina of Time was STOLEN and used in a Shrek game without permission in the early 2000s. In today's video I'll explain how this plagiarism was spotted we'll compare the COPIED Zelda music to the Shrek soundtrack and more Shrek game footage via RescueHero's Nostalgia Zone - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=RzlNqXvcXnw BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-04T17:58Z 557K followers, 226.9K engagements
"That time Nintendo leaked their OWN game Nintendo like every developer experiences leaks from time to time. But what if that leak came from Nintendo themselves JOIN MY PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Nikki / NWPlayer123 - https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123 Altier - https://twitter.com/altiernate SOURCES - https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/28/afterwords-paper-mario-color-splash.aspx - https://kotaku.com/nintendos-big-fall-wii-u-game-briefly-went-on-sale-two-1786995541 -"
YouTube Link 2020-04-29T19:15Z 619K followers, 646.4K engagements
"What's the LEAST popular Mario Kart game I asked [----] people to give every Mario Kart game a rating from [--] to [--] and today we're finding out which games are the most and least popular From Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart Wii to Mario Kart [--] Deluxe there have been a whole lotta Mario Kart games. And today we'll rank them once and for all LINK TO PART 2: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=mSF_inC5IA4 PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs"
YouTube Link 2023-11-09T15:27Z 619K followers, 238.1K engagements
"How was Yoshi created A brief look at the history of Nintendo's darling Super Mario character Yoshi It starts with Super Mario Bros [--] continues through Super Mario World up until this very day Check it out Follow me for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20180305152027/https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/36505032407/two-things-to-debunk-the-mario-hits-yoshi-on-the - https://kotaku.com/confirmed-mario-was-originally-punching-yoshi-1818873540 - https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-mario-world/ -"
YouTube Link 2019-09-20T15:00Z 619K followers, 886.3K engagements
"How Isabelle was designed Isabelle is one of Animal Crossing's most popular characters But the story of her creation is likely not what you expected. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES New Leaf developer roundtable https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b-HIlN9bnj0 New Leaf developer presentation @ PAX https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ANtzEYDu1Y8 Turning over a new leaf @ GDC https://www.youtube.com/watchv=6nAdzDAHkAI&t=2228s RESOURCES Animal Crossing longplay (thank you so much)"
YouTube Link 2020-04-09T20:50Z 618K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Why doesn't Link's voice sound like it used to If you listen to Link's voice in Zelda Ocarina of Time he sounds REALLY different from how he sounds in Breath of the Wild. So what's changed in the last [--] years PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Fujiko Takimoto - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=HqlMySPRShs Talks about Link being in Smash Ultimate - https://www.cyzo.com/2016/02/post_26316_entry.html Nobuyuki Hiyama - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=FJ-Q7tWRZ8c Akira Sasanuma -"
YouTube Link 2021-06-01T19:03Z 589K followers, 1.8M engagements
"This man was ARRESTED because of a Pokmon card Pokmon cards can be worth a lot of money but only if they're real. In [----] a Japanese man was arrested for selling COUNTERFEIT Pokmon cards Nintendo games and more. A huge thanks to the Obscure Japan channel for allowing me to use footage from when they visited this store Check out their full video here: - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=EREhmx_K_4k PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES English articles -"
YouTube Link 2023-11-02T16:52Z 591K followers, 102.2K engagements
"Why doesn't Mario sound like he used to I've talked about various Nintendo characters and their voices before - Luigi's voice Peach's voice Yoshi's voice and many more But today we're tackling Mario quite possibly gaming's most famous voice As you've probably heard already Mario's voice actor has just been changed for the first time in decades But there's more to the story of Mario's voice than just Charles Martinet. So let's talk about why Mario doesn't sound like he used to BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-15T00:19Z 588K followers, 272.6K engagements
"Japan Police used this Mii to try to catch a criminal Back in [----] Nintendo's Miis were EVERYWHERE. And that included "wanted" posters in Japan. Check out the story of how Japan police tried to catch a criminal using a Mii. .or did they Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. MUSIC Layton Brothers: Mystery Room OST SOURCES - https://game.item-get.com/wiitips/20091635/ Original Source (afaik) / recreated mii -"
YouTube Link 2019-11-19T19:15Z 620K followers, 1.8M engagements
"The Nintendo game that Broke the Law There's one Mario game that was never released in Belgium because it actually violates Belgian law It's not the only Nintendo game either. Nintendo had to REMOVE Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem from the App Store because both games also broke the law in Belgium PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Loot box law - https://twitter.com/Toadsanime/status/989121718047399936 - https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20180424_03481096 -"
YouTube Link 2022-07-24T17:21Z 622K followers, 457.1K engagements
"Mario's Nipple Controversy explained Explaining the biggest controversy of [----]. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://twitter.com/TheBlackNerd/status/1291738656407945218/photo/1 New Render - https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1291568367229263873 Render Again - https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/14/16306968/shirtless-mario-nipples-super-mario-odyssey Odyssey Nip Summary - https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/908098629197549569 Nintendo Nip Tweet -"
YouTube Link 2020-08-21T18:18Z 620K followers, 596.4K engagements
"The Nintendo Character Hidden Inside Mario Makers Files Mario Maker has a surprising character hidden inside its files This and other Mario Maker weirdness on today's episode Follow me on Twitter for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Maker - https://twitter.com/nwplayer123"
YouTube Link 2019-07-03T16:17Z 620K followers, 1.4M engagements
"The man ARRESTED for threatening a game developer In [----] one man sent multiple threatening emails to SEGA over the course of [--] months. Here's the story of why he sent those emails and how he was caught by Japanese police. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-21/man-arrested-for-threatening-sega-12-times/.183840 - https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000248469.html CREDITS - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=3vwp8PKn_rs (Phantasy Star"
YouTube Link 2022-03-27T17:12Z 623K followers, 182.5K engagements
"Who are Mario's Parents The [--] year mystery SOLVED Have you ever wondered who Mario and Luigi's parents are Nintendo have kept their lips sealed for the last [--] years. Today I want to examine all the little details from old comics cartoons TV shows and video games in order to find out who Mario's parents are PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs Special thanks to the Super Mario Wiki and everyone who has contributed to it over the years - this video could not have been put together with"
YouTube Link 2021-10-04T18:16Z 627K followers, 6.5M engagements
"Thomas Bronzwaer - Sundown #synthcover #flstudio Artist: Thomas Bronzwaer Track: Sundown BPM: [---] DAW: FL Studio [----] VST Plugins: Spire [---] MIDI arranged by ear by @keysnrhythm Download MIDI https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3ejjPS8mVL5HZYitxrOj8_Uo6HVc-Mf/viewusp=sharing Pls like and subscribe (and leave a comment if possible)"
YouTube Link 2025-11-20T16:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This 80's Song Inspired Mario's Music Mario's music is pretty iconic right But it turns out some of the music takes pretty strong inspiration from the music which composer Koji Kondo listened to growing up. Let's take a look Follow me for updates - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research. Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20070221205451/http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/twilightprincess/inside04.jsp - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=toonXjN2wTM -"
YouTube Link 2019-05-20T17:00Z 623K followers, 867.4K engagements
"How is Splatoon's SQUID singing created In Splatoon the Inkling (and Octoling) idol groups have a really distinctive squid-like sound to their singing But how was that Squid sound created In this video I'll show how Nintendo created this unique squid-like style of singing in Splatoon PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Famitsu interview with Squid Sisters VAs https://www.famitsu.com/news/201908/17181426.html Famitsu interview with Off the Hook VAs"
YouTube Link 2022-09-07T18:12Z 624K followers, 3.2M engagements
"How was Wii Fit created Wii Fit was a huge success. And that's down to a rather unusual source of inspiration. .SUMO WRESTLING PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Wii-Fit/Volume-1-A-New-Creation/1-Born-from-a-Hobby/1-Born-from-a-Hobby-222326.html - https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E4%BA%95%E8%96%AB - https://matsuikaoru.jp/free/profile -"
YouTube Link 2020-07-19T20:13Z 629K followers, 154.2K engagements
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