00:00What if Mario was dropped into the Roman Colosseum?
00:02No sword, no shield, just a really good jump.
00:05Day 1, 50,000 Romans, two gladiators mid-kill.
00:08A short skeleton lands between them.
00:10The gladiator swings, Mario jumps, lands on his helmet, flattens it into the sand.
00:14The crowd goes silent, then 50,000 people scream.
00:18He bounces off a raised shield, full backflip, grabs a torch off the wall,
00:22throws fire across the arena floor.
00:24Caesar leans forward, he doesn't understand, but he likes it.
00:27Week 1, they release the lions.
00:28Mario bounces off their heads.
00:301, 2, 3, each one drops.
00:32A gladiator sees the red cap from the tunnel, turns around, walks back in.
00:36Month 1, Mario stacks shields into platforms, climbs them like stairs.
00:41The crowd chants every jump.
00:42Caesar orders more shields, he still doesn't understand, but the arena's never been this full.
00:47Month 6, the Colosseum has levels now.
00:50Platforms, fire traps, a flag at the top of the Emperor's balcony.
00:53Gladiators don't fight anymore, they speedrun.
00:55Year 1, Rome's deadliest arena hasn't had a death in months.
00:59They don't lose gladiators anymore, they lose lives, three at a time.
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