Saturday, October 29, 2011

Video: Bad Ponies

This is awesome.  I can't imagine how long it took. Once again this fandom amazes me.

Check out the flash version here, or youtube embed after the break!


81 comments:

Seeth said...
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dwarfyz said...

..Obviously not first.
I watched it before. It was awesome. But, no Derpy.
...

dwarfyz said...

@dwarfyz
Wait, i just saw him.
I FEEL LIKE AN FUCKING IDIOT.

dwarfyz said...

@Fadhil Anshar
no.
i am sixth, you are fifth.

Lag-y said...

Umm...Wow ..just wow

Telofy said...

I wish Diapasa’s cutie mark were visible like that. She’s such an enigmatic pony.

Tsunami.No.Ai said...

Ponies: The Westen Touhou.

Flasht said...

Very nice, luv it ^.^ my favorite part was the Yin/Yang at the end.

Rhed said...

Seen It before! I'm so hipster

anonycus said...

Amazing video. Yeah, gotta agree, as the fandom continues to snowball the quality of pony-related fanmade content popping up just continues to astound. Was it just me or was Derpy Hooves missing though?

anonycus said...

@anonycus

Oh wait she was right after the Mayor, nevermind.

Urthdigger said...

Not familiar with what this is a reference to, but still an awesome video.

JuliaTheGolden said...

The more Touhou/MLP things there are in the world, the better my life is.

Zanzibar said...

Wow, this was amazing. Funny how by now I can name pretty much Every character in there. (I think I only missed the piano playing one.)

And that's just from identifying their silhouette and cutie mark.

JuliaTheGolden said...

@Tsunami.No.Ai
I find this statement surprisingly accurate XD. I mean, Touhou is a game and MLP is a cartoon obviously, but both Touhou and MLP have a large cast of mostly female characters and produce a large amount of fanmade music and games and just...whoa. It's hardcore.

We need some MLP danmaku games right away.

Timofei said...

Eh, not as good as it could've been. The original had really great and inventive transitions, which is what made it awesome. And what's with the pixellation?

Burneddi said...

I might be missing something, but isn't the original Bad Apple like a lot smoother? This just seems kind of... pixelated? and the animation is also a bit jerky.

Wierdplatformer said...

Very nice, quite a few neat touches!

IIiime said...

That video above is a parody of this video.

payphone101 said...

dang. that must have taken FOR EVER!

Quilton said...

Bad Apple and Ponies.

AHA! THE AWESOME HAS BEEN DOUBLED!

Shiko said...

Why so low votes? I mean, yes, the quality is not superb, but it's definetly an awesome video anyway!

ScootaChicken said...

Some people might be giving this video bad votes because they're comparing it to the original Bad Apple.

This video is great, and it's going on my iPod! :D

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Mike said...

This reminds me of SHIFT.

Anyone remember that puzzle game?

It's like the Portal of indie games.

Euro Dash-DVA4695 said...

Absolutely amazing video

pachikira said...

I understand it's made in MS Paint... I forgive you for that. It's just so good. Not bad at the transitions myself.

It's nicely done. Feels like I wanna re-animate myself~

Neostill said...

I can name all characters in the touhou version and the pony version.
Give me a group picture of any one, I can name them all.
Can anyone else do that?

thattagen said...

It's good, but there is lots of room for improvement!
I think the original Bad Apple was made by silhouetting 3d models, which is why it's so smooth. Plus, the original is really kinetic, and rarely ever stops moving.

But still, this is great! I'd like to see an improved version in the future!

SPod Mod said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEUeWnV73U

still better

sonicchica said...

It's awesome! I think the issue is probably is using the long version and filling in the scenes that wasn't in the short shadow version of the song must have been an issue to solve. Unless of course you seen the long version with the beautiful drawn pictures *As I can tell* NIcely well put in. Link to the version I was talking about. (Before The Bad Apple! SHadow version made it popular)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY50o9KmbSo&feature=channel_video_title

RainbowLeader 510 said...

Having now watched the original as well as this one, i have to say i like this one slightly better. But that's only because i actually know who (most) the characters are in this one.
There was one bit that showed previous gen ponies next to their current incarnations. Rarity really hasn't changed?

mwgamera said...

This is really bad compared with the original. It need to be about… nay, it just seriously lacks awesomeness.

FuNKaTRoNiC said...

I freaking love Bad Apple. It was great, but I was kinda expecting less choppy and pixally animation. But its amazing, none the less. :3

Rainbow Dash said...

This is one video i will always love, since it has both MLP and Touhou. Seriously, fans of MLP are getting even better with crossovers. I have yet to complain about anything other than there are too many shipping stories that I try to avoid.

RLXi said...

I'd like to say this video is awesome but no, it's not. Frankly, it's terrible.
I'm sure that someday someone will make PMV as awesome as the original Bad Apple.

Raraoskr said...

Hoity Toity!!!
Awesome video.

Videogame9 said...

@RLXi
Yeah. I don't really find it as awesome as everyone says it is.

sleepingcobrox said...

Nicely done even despite the lack of smoothness in the 1st minute

SquampaPJ said...

So much win in this area.

Sorata Dadouji said...

My gosh I loved that video! D=
Loved the yin-yang part and also Derpy is't on it!! =D!!!!

Calumon said...

started with applejack...because she is best pony.

DarthVader said...

Loved the bit with the G1 G4 side by side! pretty cool vid.

chaos8r8k said...

@DarthVader
I'm pretty sure, they were concept sketches of Mane Six. RD's cutie mark is different.

And yet again, the fandoms collide. The more crossovers, the better!

Michael Lewis said...

This was freaking amazing! Probably one of the best fan vids I've seen. This made me geek a little more each time it showed a character it hadn't already. Damn near had everypony in this thing! You rock! (woohoo)

IndomiPhoenix said...

We should have a contest to remake this in various mediums just like the original!

Kuolema said...

Haha, I was thinking that someone should do this just the other day XD
Most of the transitions don't really work, and a lot of it is kind of awkward, but it's still pretty cool.
Reimu at the end made me lol :D.

dwarfyz said...

now to make Cherille's Perfect Math Class.... :<

P. Pony Ponyson said...

What?

Slow news day/Seth is still asleep?

Sir Le Flour said...

Just more awesome for 2 already awesome fandoms. My life is near completion.

Filiecs said...

Wow, this was awesome!
That's an incredible amount of work for a song that long, even with the jerkiness.

Saphyr said...

Touhou and MLP... considering the fandoms and even some of the characteristics of the series itself, it makes perfect sense for these two to be crossed over.

Those who are taken in by how "awkward" the movements are (which even I'll admit are still choppy and I'd love to see them smoothed out) need to go to the youtube link and read the comments by the author. He made a point that his computer ABSOLUTELY SUCKED and was lagging hard on MSPaint. It may be that he simply didn't have the power to make it as well as he'd like at this point. Maybe we'll hear of this again when he has a more polished version ready...

Travis Smith said...

Just.Wow (claps approval)

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YetAnotherBrony said...

Has anyone here watched/read the English version of the lyrics? They fit Princess Luna perfectly!

Ever on and on I continue circling
With nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony
Till slowly I forget and my heart starts vanishing
And suddenly I see that I can't break free--I'm
Slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity
With nothing but my pain and the paralyzing agony
To tell me who I am, who I was
Uncertainty enveloping my mind
Till I can't break free, and

Maybe it's a dream; maybe nothing else is real
But it wouldn't mean a thing if I told you how I feel
So I'm tired of all the pain, of the misery inside
And I wish that I could live feeling nothing but the night

RanYakumo said...
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RanYakumo said...

It's his first time, so we have to give him a bit of slack. :P

That being said, I felt the whole thing could use about double the frames of animation at least. The movement and transitions felt too choppy for me to fully enjoy it. In its own right, it was okay, but when you do stuff like this, you're going to inevitably be compared to the original, and it fell short in that respect. Hope he tries it again and produces a better product next time. :)

It also might have helped if he used the shortened version of the song used in the Bad Apple! music video, since that would mean he would be able to make better transitions without putting every single character in MLP.

SecondJack said...

At first I found myself with a wide open jaw, awesome flash video, Bravo.

NickBeat88 said...

Wow I just realized how many ponies I can name just by their Cutie Marks...

Drwhoof said...

Great video, but I hope it gets a remake at some point to put the animation on the same tier as the original.

MCXD said...

It was... nice. The original video is a lot better though.

Timer Rabbit said...

Not bad! Animating on limited sources.. Yea that's impressive. I also like Bad Apple as well, so.. Horrway! (Is Marisa riding Rainbow Dash?)

Jocuro said...

It was so close. Could have been better. And it doesn't really compare to the original. It must have taken a long time to make, a lot of hard work, and it was clearly a good concept. But even so...

Swing and a miss. Nice try.

whispers-iitran said...

Did you know the person (ahem!) who subtitled the video this is a parody of is ALSO a Brony as well as a Touhou fan? ^_^

whispers-iitran said...

Oh, I forgot the most important thing, which is that I freaking love this. Duh.

Hardbeat Acolyte said...

@RainbowLeader 510
Not previous gen characters but Lauren Faust's original designs of the mane six, before the show went into production. You can see their original designs here if you haven't:
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101225153735/mlp/images/4/4f/FANMADE_History-concept.jpg

I agree that Rarity didn't seem to change a lot compared to the others

Luna lover said...

Weres derby,carrot top,and berry bunch?also great vid by the way

Dream Seeker said...

never seen the original video... so maybe my vote lacks perspective, but I'm still gonna say this thing looks awesome!!!!

Viola said...

So much ponies.
So much contrast.
So much music.

So much AWESOME.

ijustwanttopost said...

Not *quite* up to the slickness of the original, but it was clearly TONS of work just to get things as good as this. Bravo!

(My goodness, if you crammed that percentage of the Touhou cast into a video it'd take like half an hour to play.)

Hrwking said...

Very cool who was the pony sitting in front of the rectangle recognized all but that one also no derpy :(

20 Percent Cooler™ said...

It has a kind of charm to it, but once you've seen the original this was based off of, it just doesn't stand up at all.

Mattwo said...

I had to wait for 58 seconds just to get to the part with lyrics. Pretty sure most songs do it faster....not that anything could be done about it, just saying.

Why are there two soarains? That is him right?

What was with Luna's face?

I wonder how much this looks like the orginal video....

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