Weirdness: Realistic Mario Probably Wouldn't Have Been As Successful As Super Mario

Funny but... Mario breaks blocs with his fists not his head :<

Mario hits them with his hand not his head though. (sorry for being that guy)

Everybody should know that Mario breaks blocks with his fist.

Hate to sharp shoot here, but Mario punches blocks so it's actually ok.

No game would be successful in a "realistic" approach. Can you imagine Pac-man? Ghosts walking through walls, Pac-man getting high from eating all those pills (you can't tell me they're Mentos), and him actually dying of an O.D. or from a heart attack from being scared of the ghosts.

Btw, I concur with my gaming colleagues: Mario punches the blocks.

Oh, hey.... By the way, in case you weren't aware by now..
Mario hits blocks with his fist, not his head.

But he uses his fists

If u think that's realistic, wait till Mario eats that mushroom

Everybody, stop arguing and listen: Mario punches the blocks!

But seriously, punching solid cubes of brick probably wouldn't be a good idea either, especially for an overweight Italian plumber...

WAIT!!!!! HOLD IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think that Mario actually uses his fists, not his head.
Did anybody else notice that?

Guys mario aint dumb enough to hit the block with his head ok? he punches them...

This video is stupid.

HEY GIEZ HE UZES HIS FIST NOT HIZ HED dERP

He hits the blocks with his fist, not his head! But it was hilarious anyways.

If it would be realistic, how come there are brick blocks floating in the air..?

I've kinda always thought he uses both his fist and his head. Never gave it a proper thought though before this. Funny vid nevertheless

yeah the joke fails from the very start because there are floating blocks.

Funny, but yeah...fist, not head. xD

Like @Damo said, it's not like his fist would hit it and then his whole body would stop. He would keep going and hit his head.

You know you're not funny when you air after Conan.

[insert "fist, not head" reply here]

@Link-Hero +1

What's with all these weird articles today?

Hmm... Surprised no one else even mentioned that a human also couldn't be able to jump vertically the equivalent of his own height; or twice his own height as regular Mario, as shown in the pic included by Link-Hero. Mario should never have even made it to the block.

Oh, and BTW, I still thought the video was hilarious, even if inaccurate. "I heard-a da snap!"

I enjoyed it. I like that The Pete Holmes Show uses video games and comics for their comedy bits. Street Fighter Red Tape has been fun when I've seen it an I've liked the Ex Men bits too, especially with Gambit.

There better be a Sonic the Hedgehog or Pac-man version coming soon.

@Damo
This one is more realistic. I found on Kotaku comments section.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCt797WBJbw

Hey, gang! I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but Mario uses his fist, NOT HIS HEAD, to break-open blocks!! Duh!!! Stupid! Why's everyone so stupid?!?
Seeing as that I'm the only one clever enough to point out this critical error, it would stand to reason that I rule and you drool. So, suck it, Steve Holmes!! You're terrible at the internet and everyone here is waaaaaaaaaaaaay funnier than you. Your comedy is bad and you should feel bad!!

He uses his fists, but that was funny.

To all the people mentioning the fist thing:

He hits them with his fist now.

Does...Luigi die?

@Moorpheel He has always hit them with his fist.
Pic posted earlier:
http://i.imgur.com/pt4vx.png

@kuribo4 I think you missed the joke.

Poor Luigi.

What cracks me up is Super fearless mario is italian
Hell put the AC on & italians complain they will die of the cold.
A little draft arghhhhh we will die.

PS Im half Romania & they are the same. my friend will go running when its snowing & - degrees. But open the window when its 34 deg outside & the draft will kill them.

But Mario breaks blocks with hi... aaah screw it -.- it's only been said like 40 times

Mario uses his fist. Not his head.

You probaly didnt know this but he uses his fist, not his head

oldest joke in the book. why do we still need to be saying this?
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also, fist not head.

I prefer OMG! Super Mario Bros. Mishaps
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/307708
Much funnier

@Damo @SkywardLink98
Actually, no. If he has the intent of breaking the block, then his arm would be tensed enough to stop him. I don't recommend trying it, however.

Funny, Mario Melts in your mouth, not in your hands.

@grimbldoo He'd...probably break his hand/arm I'm guessing, which is a good reason not to try it

He could be breaking with his head, for all we know his arm is passing behind the block. Also in games with the triple jump, it is possible to break blocks with Mario's head

I thought it was funny. Sure, Super Mario can break the blocks with his fist because he's super, but Realistic Mario would never be able to, so he's either going to bust his hand or hurt his head.

how many more people are going to post about the fist hitting the block instead of his head comment? It's obvious everyone know it already.

@Jetset
Perhaps he IS hitting it with his head, but due to poor collision detection and the limited capabilities of the NES it just looks like he is punching it

@Ony I know right? people are easily fooled that its the head that counts not the fists.........:/

I've seen plenty of funny Mario spoofs, but this...this, for some reason, was not funny to me.

I didn't think it was funny, or realistic...

@Mizore but fist punching solid brick would also... hurt like hell

@Damo
Truly, I can't believe it either. Both of those scenarios are from very different angles and the intent and emotions are very different. I never said it would prevent damage, I'm pretty sure you would break your fist if you punched hard enough. However, because the intent is indeed to punch, the arm would have to be tense enough to not fold under the weight. You don't see boxers falling into sandbags because their elbows folded.
Note that I am assuming that this a real person with real person jumping power because we are discussing what it would be like if Mario was realistic, not just Mario's arms.

I cannot believe that the people have been playing this game since 1985, and they still think that Mario uses his head to break blocks? What about all these official illustrations that clearly shows Mario using his fists? I know the following example is actually one of the newer illustrations, but I'm pretty sure there are similar and older examples people could reference.

What made this so funny was Luigi's response about the gold coin: "Really?" SMACK! =) I laughed so hard...