I never liked Toad, thanks for killing him!
What's with all the Mario flashes submitted to the portal in the last 20 mins? In response to your author's notes, I like Mario flashes, and I like Sprite Flashes even more; they give you characters that have already been made and taken from games (like on sprite sheets) so you can work with them to your own imagination. In the beginning bit I like the way you mixed Mario 2 music with a Mario 3 effect. The backgrounds in the movie were put together pretty nicely. The sfx you used were very appropriate, especially Toad's scream from Mario Kart. I know some people will vote low on this, but let me be the one to tell you, it was put together very nicely, very clean, and very original. Yes even though Mario might not sound like an original premise, the way in which you blended the sfx and the short but sweet plot was pretty damn nice. I would have appreciated a longer movie, but hey this is good enough as-is.