In space no one can hear you wahoo

Supposedly, Yoshiaki Koizumi, the author of Rosalina's story, had to push quite hard to get the story into Super Mario Galaxy since Shigeru Miyamoto felt that Mario games should be as story free as possible, as gameplay is what matters the most, and thus should be focused on the most. While I do agree to an extent, I personally feel that both cases can be catered towards, as is also with Super Paper Mario's case. Rosalina's story definitely adds another layer to the game overall, and prevents Princess Rosalina from just being, "a space Princess Peach" if you ask me.

While I can easily see why you dislike the plot, but I actually like the depth in a Mario game. It was a nice change of pace, and made us enjoy Rosalina who later became a fan favourite.... also Super Mario Galaxy's final boss would actually be my favourite. Other Bowser bosses are just too simple and repetitive. Galaxy challenges you by having to learn new ways to fight before the final phase were it is the same but feels a lot more epic. I think the only rival would be Super Mario 3D Land's Final Boss.

I’m going to be a little brutally honest here: I think “but it’s not Mario” is a stupid argument for just about anything. The best Mario games are the ones that are whatever they want to be - Super Mario 64 is nothing like the 2D Marios before it, and Super Mario Odyssey is exactly as good as it is because it’s willing to do things that “aren’t Mario”, with its wildly different environments and even small things like having a vocal theme song. I can understand not liking the story aspects of the game, even though I personally feel they fit in quite well with the grand style of the game, but “it’s not Mario” is just dumb, same with most “it’s not like this series” things.

Personally, I 100% disagree about the "Rosalina story parts" and the ending. I loved these aspects of the game and they add another layer to the series. Mario Galaxy is a grand adventure in space so I think it fits to make a more grand ending and to add a little backstory. I don't know... I'm kinda a sucker for stories in my platformers (that's why Sonic Adventure 2 is my favorite Sonic game). Plus, for me when they removed the story aspects from Galaxy 2 and replaced Rosalina with generic, happy, purple Luma... it was a huge bummer and made that game feel less grand and more soulless (even more soulless considering the fact that the game is just a husk of Galaxy 1 but with Yoshi).

I dunno man, i kinda love those cheesy plots. Typical plot just puts makes me feel like game is kinda half-assed.

It wasn't finishing college that made me realize I'm an adult, it's realizing Mario Galaxy came out 10 years ago...

Nitro Rad be like “One of my biggest problems with this Mario game is that it has a story”

When I saw Mario's Galaxy TV commercials for first time I thought "this will be the ultimamte game ever" just because it was a Mario in freaking space, I was a child then, by now this is still one of my favourite games uwu

The way Mario just keeps staring at Rosalina whenever she speaks in the game pretty much sums up how I feel about the game's plot: "Yeah, cool. Now let me jump on stuff."

I love Princess Rosalina's story, it makes me cry every time and im not afraid to admit that and also this isnt a thing wrong with the video but atleast to me the ending does make sense rosalina is giant because that isnt actual rosalina its a vision of her talking to you, since shes a space goddess she can do that. thats one of the things that just make sense to me

I was more of a Galaxy 2 man myself, but this one's still pretty great. Never was a fan of playing the whole game twice for such a small reward, even if Luigi is my preferred Mario bro.

0:21 Massive props for including Xenoblade and Klonoa

To me this one of those unforgettable games. When the very first level starts and you listen to the amazing orchestra, you know you're in for a hell of ride!

“Before we get to that, you have to rewatch this whole video, except with, uh, Brady.” Gold.

IDK about the rest of you all, but for me the weird story elements and Gainax Ending was one of the bigger appeals of Galaxy to me aesthetically. Like, the weird existential storybook of Rosalina and the weird existential nature of her existence as practically God ads a certain depth to the Mario setting, a gravitas that was also common to the Paper Mario games; Super Paper Mario especially... Maybe that's why Miyamoto ruined that for both their sequels because LOL MUH GIMMICKS! Tho, for Paper Mario that was more Kensuke Tanabe's fault, who I have an endless grudge against for that...

20:38 there's that graphic you recreated. 👏

I actually really liked the weirdly deep stuff. It really fits with the Orchestral Music and the Cold Feel of Space.

One of my favourite games, reviewed by Nitrorad on my birthday? This is just too great. Now, if only my internet connection would stay stable.

I think we should get a brady version of every video and call it NitroBrad

Honestly i'm gonna have to disagree on the Rosalina and ending argument. I'll say the same thing i say about Sonic games towards this, what is wrong with them trying to do something a little deeper than the norm? One reason i enjoy and still enjoy Sonic games over Mario games is cause, while they're not 10/10 cinematic masterpiece stories, i still enjoyed the fact that Sonic games experimented and tried to do a lot more with the world and story for the little hedgehog. The endings for Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Unleashed and Black Knight are still amazing and everything leading up to it was fun and interesting to go through. So when i played Galaxy and they introduced this mysterious woman with such an interesting backstory it made me much more invested into the game and wanting to know more about her, i kept wanting to read her story and was so moved by how emotional of a story it was. On top of that, the ending was gorgeously done, yeah it had a little sap to it, but what feel good moment doesn't have a little sappiness to it? Overall, Galaxy did something that no other Mario game did and that was get me invested into the game for more than just gameplay, it was that little energy boost i needed to be excited for Mario games and what i had hoped for in games going forward. Sadly after this they kinda just went back to basics and have the same generic: Bowser steals the princess/or something to build his kingdom, Mario has to stop him, yipee wahoo. Galaxy 2, 3D Land, 3D World and Odyssey are all fantastic games, but they've failed to get me invested in the series as much again other than thinking of them as "Just some solid fun platformers".

The greatest memory i have with mario galaxy is Bowser's Dark Matter Plant Oh dear god this stage. As we know, if you touch the dark matter you disintegrate from existence. I was scared as *hecc* of this stage. I remember being stuck at a section with four gravity change chamber things. I somehow got through this by some miracle long jump. I beat bowser and i swore to never come back to that stage again. Childhood trauma.

I loved the "sappy Disney stuff" and especially the Grand Finale. Rosalina was so cool and mysterious yet gave off this air of benevolence and wisdom, the Lumas were really cute and her storybook to me was really tragic and heartfelt while elevating Rosalina to being more than just Peach in space (I don't know if she would be as much a staple of the Mario series nowadays without that book). The Comet Observatory felt so epic to traverse through, particularly with all the little biomes and seeing everything grow more alive and colourful as you found more a Grand Stars. That was really satisfying for me to see the Star Festival the way that should have been before Bowser ruined everything, plus with all the friends and races you met along the way.

*_W A I T W T F S A N T A I S N ' T R E A L ? ? ? ?_*

That point about the filler stars... wouldn’t that apply more to Sunshine? Like you said, that game had a required count of 7 stars, yet someone at Nintendo thought it was a _brilliant_ idea to pad the game to 120 thanks to the stupid Blue Coins and obscure Secret Shrines for no reason other than “64 had it”. At least the Comets and Luigi missions in Galaxy are completely optional. Now does that excuse how badly executed they are? No, but I don’t get why you say it’s a bad thing here when Sunshine had it 10 times worse.

Waking up with a hot chick in your bed is cool and all, but have you ever woken up to a new Nitro Rad video?

I would rewatch this video with Brady.

Hey Nitro, just wanted to say something I’ve loved about your videos. Your videos that go over certain games are oddly soothing, to the point where they’ve actually helped me fall asleep over the years! That probably sound a bit weird, but they’re so calming and nice that they help me sleep some nights where I find it hard to go to bed. Thank you so much for the hours of sleep you’ve given me over the years. ^^

Nitro Rad confirmed yo have no heart for calling Rosalina's backstory the worst thing to happen since Walugi debuted. But seriously, great review, and I'm looking forward to the reviews of the linear post-Galaxy titles, especially 3D Land. I feel as that game is overlooked quite a bit, and hearing your perspective would be neat. Also, I need that review of Wario World from Brady, that would be a godsend.

Also, Grand Finale Galaxy clearly meant to be a “Congratulations, you did it!” sorta finale and not an actual level. Why else would it not only be incredibly easy, but most of the characters there are celebrating? Then again, I suppose you could argue the Daredevil run of Grandmaster Galaxy from SMG2 did a much better job of that front, since that level’s daredevil comet actually felt like a rewarding challenge... only problem with it are the Green Stars just to get the thing, which I think are just as bad as Blue Coins and only exist to pad out the game’s star count. Man if there’s one thing Galaxy games don’t do right, it’s giving a fulfilling 100% experience like in 64. Still much better than the stupid Postcard bullshit in Sunshine, though.

Imaging calling Rosalina's story a generic Disney princess story when it was literally one of the best things in the game? Rosalina's story along with the opening sequence of the game showing the origins of the power stars and giving a character an actual backstory adds alot more in terms of lore in the Mario series which is something Nintendo should do alot more. I get that when thinking of Mario that not alot of people would think of stuff like lore or development of characters, but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be any at all. When they did that in Galaxy, it was one of the best things ever to be in a Mario game and was one of the things that made Rosalina such a popular character over the course of her existence in the series. Saying that it was nothing more than a sappy, Disney princess sob story is just straight up feels insulting

10 years later? HOLY SHIT I'M IN MY 20'S

This is the most creative Mario game to date

I thought the script was gonna be you being silent through the entire video

How dare you diss the backstory, that was so deep, beautiful and downright compelling especially for a Mario game! A great change of pace, in my opinion!

I love Galaxy over every other 3D Mario game. So here are my dumb defensives against the points you brought up. About the Rosalina storybook, they wanted to do more with that but I think Miyamoto stepped in and shrunk it down. I personally like that storybook because it's something "not Mario" in Mario. Because when I think "Mario games", I think grassworld, desertworld, beachworld, jungleworld, iceworld, skyworld, mountainworld, lavaworld, Peach constantly going "MARIOOOOOOOO" all the time with the same voiceclip, bosses being the koopalings again and again, flagpoles, "BAH" voiceclip during music and old Super Mario Bros. music being recycled over and over. And that's bland, uncreative and sucks. Throw new experimental stuff in there which exactly what that Rosalina storybook thing is. Not even a fresh coat of paint, just all new. I also like how that fleshes out a character in a Mario game. And hey, you don't even have to go in that storybook room once and it's entirely optional. I don't get why it'd be such a big deal. Also, Disney? I wouldn't even think this is Disney sappy shit. Sappy, maybe. But when I think of lumas sacrificing themselves into a black hole, throwing all the planets into a blender so they all die and create a new universe, I wouldn't think Disney. I like that ending because it's not Mario. Maybe Nintendo should just make more Mario games that don't follow that stupid Mario formular, like how Breath of the Wild threw its Zelda formular out the window. About the bosses, at least they're really flashy and often huge. Later 3D Mario games lack both style AND substance with bosses (3D Land, 3D World and Odyssey). And I love the huge robot bosses because they're basically alive levels that explode at the end which feels really good. Kinda like Perfect Chaos from Sonic Generations but the whole level explodes at the end. Oh, and the forgettable bosses, I kinda like them because they aren't overused in other Mario games (kinda like some of the bosses from New Super Mario Bros. 1) and at least they're fun to beat because they're so flashy in some way. About the alternative stars, they're not precisely as linear as it sounds like because you're flying to multiple planets and you have to search often through multiple planets for that star because you often won't be able to backtrack to previous planets. It didn't seem like a "Go do the other obvious path" to me, that's more so a Galaxy 2 thing for me. About the "Do it again" thing... you're gonna throw Odyssey into the garbage bin at the post-game if you hate that in Galaxy. At least it's only 61-times in Galaxy 1 where you have to do these repeated things, compared to Odyssey's... maybe over 200-times. I certainly hate Odyssey because of that; no moons are worth anything when there are other, boring moons that are exactly like this or require less to do for others (e.g. kicking a rock 50 times, throwing 500 coins at a plant or listening to what an NPC has to say is worth the same amount as going through a tough platforming challenge). I'd rather wait for a Galaxy 3 (or an A Hat in Time 2) than an Odyssey 2 because I don't have faith in them that they'd fix those issues from Odyssey 1 if not many people brought them up... With a Galaxy 3, at least it's super flashy and has a beautiful presentation but with an Odyssey 2 (or 3D World 2), it won't have style or substance so it's just nothing... to me.

Rosalina’s story is a little girl coming to grips with the fact she will never see her family or home again as she faces the soul crushing emptiness of space Nitro Rad: dUmB dISnEy prINcESs sTOry!

This was one of the first games I really loved as a kid and I was 6 years old when I got it on the year of release, can't remember what time of the year or why, but I used to play it with my dad (he took control in my place when I asked him because there was something that I simply couldn't beat as a dumb kid) until I got older, beat the game on my own, and only like in 2017 or 2016 I actually went and started a new file and got 100% with both Mario and Luigi. I also got 100% on SMG2 but that was like a year or two prior to completing the first game.

Sunshine is 10 times more guilty of filler than Galaxy is. I hope you acknowledge this. I don't feel like explaining why, but it should be pretty obvious. Also, prankster comets are where the game's main source of difficulty comes from. Take that away, and you have a stupidly easy game to 100%. Now, this might just be because I'm really, REALLY experienced at the Galaxy games, but I found every daredevil run to be easy, however I can acknowledge lava spire run to be brutal for a first timer. (It definitely was for me.) My point is, especially for bouldergeist that there is a strategy to deal with these bosses. With B Geist, if you continue to just walk in one direction the rocks will never hit you. You should try this out. The ONLY true flaw I can find with this game that noticeably hinders it are the scarring purple coin missions, which Galaxy 2 fixed IMO. They don't give me trouble anymore, but it doesn't make the sandbox purple coins (e.g beach bowl and freeze flame) any less tedious, and those are actually the ones I'm referring to. Sorry if I've been critical, but your review is well constructed and I understand that the only way to find a fault with something almost flawless in its design is to be a dick, as FUgamecrue once said.

I love Galaxy's story for the same reason I love Kirbys melodramatic oddly lore heavy continuous story. I love having simple cute characters in high-stakes dramatic cosmic situations

"he's actually an orca but who cares"15:22 I care

Maybe it was a tad overambitious, but I still appreciate them trying to give Rosalina some actual character rather than making her a glorified plot device like Peach. I mean, you could replace Peach with just about anything and the plot would stay mostly the same, but I kinda-sorta-almost-not-really felt empathy for Rosalina and the Star Children. (Until Nintendo started fan-servicing the hell out of her to the point where I'm questioning why she was even so important to begin with. Ugh.)

you mock the ending but i still cried like a bitch bc of it

I mostly agree except that part about the story cause it’s not intrusive like Sunshine’s and it’s genuinely beautiful fleshing out our new character, especially for someone who’s practically Mario’s god, and it just adds so much more depth to this game’s setting and lore which is something I appreciate with World building like you mentioned in Sunshine even if not needed for Mario, plus cmon Sunshine literally added a maternal plotline for Bowser Jr.

Super Mario Galaxy was the first console game I ever played, and it was what convinced me to get a Wii (I had played it at a friend's house). Prior to this I had been brainwashed by the media to believe that all video games were violent, so Galaxy made those lies obviously false.

Mario in three words: Ya Wa Hoo! -NitroRad 2018

Okay. I typically don't like review videos, specially on games that are ten years old, but your voice is just so captivating. Not being weird or anything, just wow, it's hard for m to stop watching. Excellent work!

I kinda actually liked the manta surfing, it was really fun when you recovered from certain death

it finally happened

On my snow days I would always load up galaxy and mess around in Beach Bowl Galaxy. That was the dream, man. Bouldergeist was always my favorite part of galaxy, and I loved doing his Daredevil mission. I never found his boss fight to be annoying, I always thought it was super cool, it seemed like everyone else hated him though and when I went to a Christmas party I saw my cousin trying to beat him normally and getting frustrated. He walked away and I had fun.

I discovered your channel a few days ago and I've been watching a heck of your videos since then. All of them are just simply great, it is always nice to find people who put so much effort and passion in doing this kind of content. Greetings from Spain!

Do you know what's a fun challenge? Skipping spring mario

Dude that Rayman vest is the best, where did you get it anyways?

Thanks for uploading during school, Nitrorad. Really appreciate it

I just found your channel yesterday and I’ve been binge watching all your videos. You’re doing a great job!

I'm a simple man, I see nitro rad video, I click

I fucking love you and your videos. It’s hard to find quality content like this these days and I’m so grateful your reviews are entertaining, well structured and they manage to satisfy my nostalgia which i feel as soon as i hear someone mentioning Mario Galaxy or any of the “old” classics. I mean 2006 was already 12 years ago; how time flies.

This is the first 3D game where i didnt hate the 2D stages because it was mainly a 3D game. Thats something that bothers me in nearly all the new Sonic games

I actually found myself really enjoying the tripped out story in this game. I liked how different it was from all the other games in the series, I like the storybook backstory, and I like how the whole observatory played into giving Rosalina her own history. I know you say it feels out of place, but I was very pleased they changed things up a bit, considering how samey the New Super Mario Bros games were in terms of premise. Is it something I'd like in EVERY Mario game? No. But as a once-in-a-green-moon thing, I'm glad it happened.

HOLY SHITE, HE'S COVERING GALAXY!!!

Its-a me, another faceless member of the numerous commenters about how the Rosalina story is good. Personally, I just think it would’ve been better than the alternative. I think that, most likely, if Rosalina had just been left like any other Nintendo/Mario character and had no backstory or justification or character, people would’ve called her just safe and boring, most people would end up just calling her “Space Peach”. I enjoy the fact that this Mario game had a story to tell you separately from the main plot, however light and somewhat sad it may be. I think that saying a game’s drastic differences to what came before are negatively affecting it CAN be used appropriately, like in the case of Banjo Kazooie and Tooie vs Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts (if you’re familiar with that debacle), but in this case I think that saying a Mario game shouldn’t have a compelling story is just kind of holding it back. If you think about it, one of the MANY complaints leveled toward the New Super Mario Bros series is how each entry fails to really innovate or do anything substantial that the others didn’t. It’s all just the same shlock where, surprise, surprise, Bowser kidnaps Peach and Mario wants to save her. Refusing to allow Mario games to have any sort of story is just putting limitations on the series that needn’t be there in the first place. Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t want Mario to spontaneously turn into Kingdom Hearts, and have a massive overarching story that’s so convoluted and complicated that nobody could understand it unless they knew a friend who spent four weeks in a basement with cork boards trying to tie it all together. I just think that Galaxy took a step in the right direction. Even if Mario games all had relatively simple plots/stories still, anything is better than the level of saminess they have currently.

Welp I just discovered you last night and I want to thank you for distracting me all day today as I watched episode after episode of yours, great stuff man, keep it up!

The pointing stage was my favorite of the three motion control levels.

I absolutely loved this game! Definitely my favorite 3D Mario. It's so much fun and the level design is fantastic! I will admit that the comets were a bit annoying but I felt like they popped out sporadically so they weren't too bad and when too many appeared, I would hold off in doing them. If one appears in the first world and i just started world 3, for example, i would finish World 3 and then go back to world 1 for the comet. That way, i won't get annoyed redoing a level i did not too long ago. I never got annoyed having to do since i love this game so much! Some of the comets are really hard. Beating the stone boss with just 1 hit is frustrating! It was probably worse with Luigi due to his friction. The story did feel a little bit out of place but that is not a bad thing at all. Its It's something different in a Mario game and it's really interesting. The game also introduced Rosalina which is one of my favorite characters and back story is really sad. Again, maybe a bit out of place in a Mario game but I think that's why it's so great because it's different coming from a Mario game. Honestly, I hate the arguement that this game isn't as good as Mario 64 or Odyssey because it's too linear. Being linear is not a bad thing. Sure, exploring a 3D environment is great but Galaxy has fantastic level design that it more than makes up for it. It's not fair to say that it's not as good because of it. It's a very ridiculous arguement. I think Galaxy 2 is the better game but Galaxy 1 has a special place in my heart.

That ending with Brady 😂😂😂

Mario galaxy is still one of my favorite videogames to this day

Man I really like this video series of yours. Keep up the good work.

Your comments on the story are uncalled for, really. The story in the main line Mario games have never been important, but still there. You are saying Mario being thrown into prison cause a lookalike was throwing grafiti all over the place and how now has to clean it up, is a better Mario story, than an omnipotent being asking Mario for help cause Bowser wrecked 'em? Mario never had any substance to the story prior to Sunshine, so finally adding something, is something Mario really needed.

(Guy brings up WarioWorld) I wanna see a WarioWorld review now...

You, sir, are KILLING IT with these frequent in depth reviews. I am absolutely loving it!

I really like your videos, props for the quality and effort you put into them.

I'd watch the video again with Brady

17:22 "that would be (Nitro) rad"

Your Mario reviews are honestly the best reviews on your channel, great job covering the series!

Love your videos man, keep it up! I can tell you put a lot of hard work into these.

the only deep/emotional story that worked well in Mario was the FIRST Paper Mario. Think to the ending with Twink saying goodbye and Mario and Peach watching the fireworks to the main theme of the game. Very simple but very emotional. TTYD followed suit without changing the formula. Origami King had a very sad ending but with one-off characters that were only made for that game. They could've continued Paper Mario with characters like Twink and the Star Spirits.

I disagree with that about the story, but ah well. Just about everything else though, yeah, I’d agree with that.

The original Super Mario Galaxy is still one of my favorite games ever, and was basically MY childhood mario.

You're a awesome guy Nitro Rad and you're videos are interesting to say the least keep on/keep up with the good work.

U r mr gay will always be a classic

Him: this game has a lot of "Do it again" which gets repetitive Also him: this game has no problem with introducing a really good idea, then trashing it for the next one, which gives it so much variety Me: b r u h

Nothing like being 13 years old, finding a flagship Mario game under the tree, and having all winter break to play the shit out of it. For me it was Mario 3, and fuck I'm old.

Honestly there's always a smile on my face when I see a new upload from you. Nitro Rad is comfy af.

5:05 You have no soul...

Loved your review man, but I wanted to bring up this point: The fast foe and speedrun comets you used as examples for being too easy may not have been hard for you now, but I remember as a kid having SO much trouble with those two missions in particular, it's probably more to do with your own personal experiences in platforming rather than the game being too easy, I think.

Super Mario Galaxy is one of my favourite video games. I could write paragraphs on it. The presentation is stunning, the soundtrack that Koji Kondo produced is absolutely gorgeous. The level design is one of my favourite parts of this game, all levels are unique and creative, some may be similar but there's always something different. I got this game for Christmas when i was a kid, so i have lots of nostalgia about it. Thank you for covering this game, i should probably watch the video now.

Off-topic, but I really appreciate the inclusion of Gex tracks in your videos. It was one of my all-time favorite game trilogies and it is nice to see it kept alive in videos like this.

@23:50, God forbid we ever have serious deep moments in 3D Mario games.... I don't get the issue with Galaxy having a more fleshed out story? It's a nice change of pace over the typical "Go save Peach". Yes Galaxy does involve rescuing Peach, but Rosalina brings much more to the table in terms of story.

And S O N I C A N D T H E S E C R E T R I N G S

Wow, yet another surprise. Colour me impressed, I will be looking forward to the next one. I was surprised with the absence of talking about camera control though.

Gusty Garden has one of my favourite video game songs ever it’s so good!!

And the Rosalina and ending bits are blatant nitpicking. The same could be said for Sunshine's constant Beach theme or voice-acting. (Or the ending rewards?)

I can’t believe this man dissed the storybook

I remember getting Super Mario Galaxy with my Wii along with...Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games. My taste in videogames were weird back then.

If I'm gonna be honest, I actually love the comets where you have to beat the boss (or level) with one life. See as a kid, I grew up with LittleBigPlanet and in that game to get extra prizes, you have to beat the level in one attempt, basically if you die, too bad, start over. When I played Galaxy for the first time, I was really happy to see they did a similar thing.

What did you do with the second copy of galaxy

Yo! Wario World! Talk about that!

The ending was a great and very funny call back to the game. Good job, man.

I've always had a hard time with the 'this boss was too easy' kind of arguments. This game was challenging for me ( i was 18 or 19 when i first played it) and probably for a lot of people, so I don't think that difficulty should be used as either a good or a bad aspect for any game.

I think you're definitely on to something with the comets, the fast-foe and speedrun comets never did anything to me but I don't see how the Purple Coin missions are more tedious than getting 100 coins in 64 or Sunshine. And you complain about the bosses being too easy, then about the Daredevil missions being too hard? What? You can't have your cake and eat it too, my guy And your complaints with the story are just complete grandpa blabber. Its clear from the opening alone that Galaxy was supposed to be a tonal shift for the series, a shift into something more grand and epic. It makes sense for them to introduce a deeper character for a story that tries to be something more than the sum of its parts. And cmon, you can't deny that the ending supernova gave you goosebumps.