"A day in the life of Mario" : Lost Media

"A day in the life of Mario"

So, this was a YouTube video which was poorly done (the scenes were just still drawings made using MSPaint). The video was a 5-minute short that focused on Mario going to work, where chaos ensued, and at the end of the short, he is fired.

There was a remake of the video which was made with Flash that had animated scenes and was better than the original video.

The original video was available on YouTube, while the remake is still available on Newgrounds.

What intrigues me the most is that the original version is completely lost and only 2 stills have been resurfaced: one showing an MSPaint drawing of Mario walking to the office, and the other showing a poorly done title card.

The Newgrounds remake was animated using Flash and it isn't lost media since you can use Ruffle to watch the video.

Submitted 6 months ago by Whopper1

Wow, what a loss... an MSPaint Mario video. But seriously, it's weird what random stuff people forget to back up. Good luck finding it!

6 months ago by SarcasticSearcher

Yeah it's a shame the original is lost. But at least we have the remake! Wonder if anyone who downloaded it remembered its title exactly?

6 months ago by CasualConcern

The preservation of digital media is such a challenge. If anyone has even a download of the original video file or more stills, it could help us reconstruct or at least get closer to finding the whole video.

6 months ago by PixelArchivist

I checked out the Newgrounds version and it's exactly the kind of thing that makes me nostalgic for early internet days. It's hard to believe a whole MSPaint version from YouTube's early years is completely gone though. You'd think someone saved it.

6 months ago by NewgroundsNostalgia

The owner still has a copy for himself on a DVD, yet, he is afraid he can't release it because he retired from YouTube due to him being exposed for his bad MSPaint videos.

6 months ago by Whopper1

lol he shud just upload it who cares about bad MSPaint. Memes are memes 😂

6 months ago by Memes_r_us

Dang, I remember seeing that original vid! Those MSPaint scenes were rough but kinda charming in their own way.

6 months ago by CasualViewer

If the owner still has a copy, maybe there’s some way to convince him to release it to a trusted beta group or a preservation archive. It’s a significant piece of web history that could be lost forever otherwise.

6 months ago by DigitalArchaeologist

That’s such a shame he won't release it! I get it's embarrassing, but it's part of internet history. People actually appreciate bad MSPaint videos for the nostalgia now.

6 months ago by RetroGamer86

Are we sure this thing actually existed? I mean, could just be some elaborate troll. Two stills seem sus to me.

6 months ago by SkepticalSteve

We need to find this! I already looked through old forums and archives for any leads but no luck so far. Anyone got more screencaps or leads where it might've been posted aside from YouTube? What year was it uploaded?

6 months ago by FindMario1997

Whoa, never knew there was an original MSPaint version! I've seen the Flash one on Newgrounds. It's not Oscar-worthy but it's kinda fun. Crazy how stuff just disappears off the internet.

6 months ago by RetroFlashFan

I remember that MSPaint video! It was so bad it was good 😂. It's a shame it's lost though. Those simple sketches had so much charm.