Into the Fourth Dimension was a series of videos/movies made by MarioMario54321 in 2012. First teased November 11th 2011 as 4D 2012, Into the Fourth Dimension was first fully revealed January 7th 2012, with the first episode airing just over a month later on February 18th of the same year. Into the Fourth Dimension was the first major series to be released after OiramOiram12345 and the Dark Star X, and is almost a direct sequel to it. It is arguably MarioMario54321's most recognized machinima series.
General Information
Originally revealed as 4D 2012, Into the Fourth Dimension as it would later be called was advertised as MarioMario54321's biggest and greatest adventure yet. It was the first series to mainly focus on a ROM hack, rather than just taking place in retextured Super Mario 64 levels. This aspect of the series was the single most advertised part about it, with almost the entire reveal trailer being devoted to it. The video uses quotes like "100% All New World to Explore!", "100% All New Stars to Collect", "100% All New Adventure" and many more to drive this point into the viewer. There is even a section showing just how many retextures of Bob-omb Battlefield were made.
The series has 25 main episodes, and 28 canon parts total, the second most of any MarioMario54321 series. Runtime wise it is the longest canon series to date, clocking in at 5:40:15, 1:44 longer than OiramOiram12345 and the Dark Star X. Including the side content such as the movie "5 is Real", the short "The Secret of the Rainbow Rainmoon" and the released unused scene it is far and away the longest series with a combine total runtime of 06:08:51, 21:05 longer than OiramOiram12345 and the Dark Star X even when combine with it's own bonus content. The average episode runtime for the series is 13:37.
Plot
The series is centered around Mario, Luigi, MarioMario54321, and a whole lot of his friends and fans. It takes place around five years after the destruction of the Chaos Heart in Super Paper Mario, and the apparent return of the being "Dimentio" and his plan to fuse "Dimension D" and the "Forbidden Dimension," more commonly known as the "Fourth Dimension." If he succeeds in his plan, he could and will destroy the Mushroom Kingdom, the Star World, the Star Road, and all the other dimensions. Mario and friends are forced to try to stop him, but, in order to do that, they must collect all 120 D-Stars, in which, the D means Dimension. Normally in Dimension D, one is approximately 256 times stronger, but Dimentio, and his sick, twisted mind redirected all that power back to himself so only he is stronger.
Setting
The movie takes place in 5 dimensions (or 4, it depends on how you view what they did in Dimension D at the end). Of course, it starts out in the Mushroom Kingdom, where Mario and his friends live. Then takes us to the Star World, home of Stario and friends. Then right straight into the dimension after Star World, Star Road, and right straight into the Game Over area. Mario and friends then desperately try to find a way into the Fourth Dimension. After they arrive in the Fourth Dimension, Mario and his friends begin the biggest adventure of their lives.
Gallery
Trivia
- An early title for this video series that was thought up by MarioMario54321 was called: Mario's Fourth-Dimensional Adventure.
- The shadowy figure at the end of Part 1 was quite obviously Dimentio, so a fake Part 2 was created, having the antagonist revealed to actually be Fawful with a new jetpack that resembled Dimentio's outline. He proceeds to use the Dimensional Backtravel Diamond to destablize the First Dimension's physics, causing the air to act like water and drowning Mario.
- IT4D was teased as "4D 2012".