[This is about an event held in Japan only, but you might be interested in checking out the comments from Mr Sakurai!]
Round 9 of the Smash Art Dojo contest was held a few days ago to coincide with the Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary, with players posting funny snapshots and videos using the #スマブラ画 hashtag. The theme is #歴史 (History).
Enjoy the comments from Mr Sakurai!
Theme: #歴史 (History) - Photos
The legendary brothers who made the first successful manned flight
(by ひとひと)
▲And they're ON the plane, to boot!
Did they train to become acrobats too...?
Advancements in architecture (by あっきー@あきたま)
▲Buildings springing up in the blink of an eye?
Talk about Dr. Wright levels of skill.
The Jurassic Period (by ダ厶 ―＜〓Iﾛ)
▲There's no way I'd survive...
Knock knock! (by スマブラ画のスンスケさん)
▲Who's there? Commodore Terry?
"They say the dinosaurs went extinct." "Ouch." (by ﾎﾎｰｯりュうナり)
▲They're talking about it so casually...
A great invention of his time (by ダ厶 ―＜〓Iﾛ)
▲And it's already mini! Wow!
HERE LIES ERDRICK (by ７４くん)
▲"Here lies Link, too."
Bloodlines Bequeathed: Vampire Killer (by vaトし)
▲Dracula gets resurrected every 100 years, right?
So he might be back by the fourth generation...
The jungle's long gone... (by ストイリ)
▲A modern Donkey Kong fight would certainly put the "jungle" in concrete jungle.
As the tax on their land grew steeper, so grew the anger of the common folk... (by Eric)
▲Grab your pitchforks, it's time for a good old-fashioned peasant uprising!
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
(by ちょあぐ)
▲Space exploration hasn't progressed as much as I thought it would since 1969.
The model for "The Scream" (by コブー)
▲There are actually five variations of Munch's "The Scream".
The oil paint version is famous.
Treasures found in the Ancient Cave (by わしたか)
▲Those items are so faithful to the original game. Impressive!
The Poké Ball is mightier than the sword! (by Akira)
▲You can't catch enemies with a pen or a sword, that's for sure.
The weight of history (by カビオ)
▲Sometimes a 2D object can have more depth than a 3D one.
This must have been a really difficult shot to snag.
4,000 years of history comes down to this moment (by ゲムヲ)
▲I'm not sure if it's a kung fu fight or a culinary battle they're after...
A 30s cartoon (by もふみヨッシー)
▲I can hear the drums and cymbals just looking at it!
Yoshitoshi's "Gojo Bridge, an Episode from the life of Yoshitsune" (by アヤタカ)
▲The look and movement of young Yoshitsune's clothing is fantastic here.
This fits the story of Benkei carrying a lot of weapons, too.
A Great Buddha statue (by couen CO.GP)
▲This really captures the model's personality to a T.
Every dog has its day (by スマブラ画のスンスケさん)
▲Tsunayoshi's dog protection laws are in full effect, I see...
Theme: #歴史 (History) - Videos
Nintendo all-stars! (by アデリーペンギン)
▲Thinking about development on the first Smash Bros. game makes my stomach hurt...
35 years in the shadows (by とととと)
▲The editing for the final transformation brought everything together!
That R.O.B. looks like he'd be useful for all sorts of things.
Best Shot
Blue planet (by あっきー@あきたま)
▲Sorry to ruin the moment, but I don't think that's Earth...
Best Video
Super Smash Bros. (by あーぞー)
▲Thinking about the development of this series makes my bones ache.
We go way back, Smash and I...