Mario and Luigi Star in the First Two Episodes of The Four Players with Money, Drugs, and Mushrooms [Video]

Yes, it's another gritty remake of something not-gritty. No, that's not necessarily a problem.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Nov 14, 2013 05:55 pm

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The Four Players is a video series from Polaris and professional screenwriter Evan Daugherty featuring the characters from Mario Bros. like you’ve never seen them before. Two episodes exploring Mario and Luigi’s personalities were released today, and two more featuring Princess Peach and Toad are coming tomorrow.

There are a few commenters on these videos complaining about a recent trend of everything being made darker and grittier. We don’t mind, because it’s the juxtaposition between the upbeat source material and the “gritty” new interpretation that’s fun. We also fully support gritty things being made light and silly. A lot. It’s maybe one of our favorite things.

It’s not that everything has to be gritty. It’s just fun to turn something into the opposite of its source material and see how it functions. Plus, these are pretty well made all-around. We can’t wait for the other two.

(via Polaris on YouTube)

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.