Ultimate Minecart Race - Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Ep 31 

DJ wasn't wrong in his prediction of who would win: brvid.net/video/video-8nmqkAtZZlc.html

We need an increasingly more complex and detailed rollercoaster episode for every season

I love how Alan gave all the stick figures something different they excel at instead of just giving all the cool abilities and powers to TSC. So many shows on TV give the main character broken abilities and tools and ignore the other characters.

I like these episodes. No lore, no villain, just the boys having fun Edit: I know how cringey this is but this blew up

I like how TSC finds a way to turn a weakness into an advantage most of the time. Like how he used a TNT to launch himself in the water and how he used the chicken as a way for flight, rather than a slowing method like red intended to. Also It's hilarious how they copy eachothers' ideas when they see how it benefits their rivals, lmao

I like the subtle nod that TSC is much more comfortable flying than everyone else, and basically defaults to it whenever he needs speed. Must be a nod to TCO. Edit: TSC is Orange, and it stands for The Second Coming. TCO is The Chosen One. TCO can fly by lighting his arms on fire and using the flames for propulsion. In the brief moment TSC had access to his powers, he flew similarly. Unfortunately for him, he passed out and forgot he had powers, and nobody but TCO saw him use his powers. In this video, TSC uses TNT knockback and Fireworks the most out of everyone, even using the fireworks similarly to how TCO flies. He doesn't even bother using them in a crossbow to attack, instead preferring to throw them... kinda like how TCO throws his fireballs! Just... brilliant.

Ahh finally. An episode where nothing truly awful happens. Just a race between the characters.🙂

Alan single-handedly keeping alive an era of the internet that never should’ve left in the first place

The animation is amazing. Having a near constant fight scene in 4 different environments and increasingly creative ways. This is amazing

Red:Unexpected moves that mostly involve animals. Green:Skilled show-off moves that usually involve a fishing rod somehow. TSC:Smart moves that usually involve either being in the air or just genuinely having the upper hand. Blue: *drugs*

With Alan Becker, you know it's always going to be a masterpiece of an episode or a short.

You just gotta love the fact that Blue's answer for everything is eating/drinking something

i like the detail of how involved Yellow has gotten with these. in the first coaster, he just sorta built it and let it run, but here he's more active with how the track runs and making sure it's smooth for the rest of the crew to race in. good stuff.

Can we just appreciate that blue basically ran almost half of the entire track

Alan Becker is the only person who can make living on a computer desktop seem fun.

I love how Yellow built the race in a way that encourages creativity!

Lets appreciate how much hard work & energy Alan putts into his videos Thank you alan❤

back to good ol minecraft fun! honestly amazing to see after an epic storyline like the one last season. the team did amazing with the animation on this one. top notch choreography, not to mention the music and set design. so many moving parts it's hard to focus on just one aspect lol

Hey, Mr. Becker! I have watched much (if not all) of your published animations, and I just wanted to say that I greatly admire your work, particularly your ability to put personality and even emotions into faceless, featureless, 2D stick figures; it's just amazing, frankly! Keep up the good work; I look forward to seeing future completed projects!

I love the transformation of this relationship. They all started out as courteous friends who care about each other's well beings to being bitter rivalry brothers. So wholesome.

It's starts off with the normal days and now with lore. Now this is a start of another one. Its gonna turn into something amazing soon. I can feel it

This team is literally the best animators ever This team really needs more attention

I can HEAR what they all say at the end, that's just shows how talented Alan animation work is

We need to take a moment and appreciate the work of this guy, always great

You've developed these stick figures so well, I'm convinced you could make a movie out of them

Usually a short like this wouldn’t have music, but I’m so glad it was here to enhance it so much. Also, I’m glad that the “everyone’s a winner” solution was still met with annoyance by everyone.

Alan is the most worthy human being to be invited to the Oscars until 2025

Minecraft + animation ? The two best things that I love. Absolutely loved it.

Reminds me of the wacky races. Each of them use everything and they all play by their strengths. Blue's skill with potions, Red's use in animals, Green's use of unique blocks and Orange's sheer tenacity made this an incredible race

Their competitiveness stems back to AVA 4. They were born in competition. Personality only seemed to start developing later as they found out what they liked (mostly via minecraft)

A good way of telling a good series never ended.

The fact that he managed to show them using all their knowledge of Minecraft they gathered over the years in this race video is incredible.

2:22 I love how the fishing rod is basically their spider web

I'm very proud of myself because I've been watching Alan's stickers animations for so long that I can identify every personality on them. I would easily be a friend of them xD. Congratulations Alan Becker for such a awesome job! 👏🏼

Another masterpiece, Alan. Beautiful work!

I love the interaction between all of them, they really feel like brothers. Always trying to one-up each other and compete in some way, but at the same time, genuinely care for each other and will always be ready to fight side by side together. I can't believe im getting so emotional over stick figures

A masterpiece of a series that never uttered one word.

You can tell that the animators are absolutely having fun while animating this episode

言葉を一切使わずにキャラクター達の感情をここまで豊かに表現できるのは天才…音楽も、ストーリーに没入感を与えるように作成されているし… アランとその他製作に携わっている方々の頭どうなってん…？

I have seen this so many times and each time I pick more and more little details that just make everything so much better! I have no idea how you manage to make such good content. Great work Alan

This video is so awesome!!! Alan was a genius making this one! It's like a whole new movie, he definitely deserves a recognition for his talent in making this.

I want to live in the timeline where all of these different combinations and interactions with/between mechanics are stuff you can actually do in minecraft.

So nice to know that the minecraft shorts are back since season 3

The reason why I loved this competition episode the most out of the other contests is because we actually see everyone's greatest strengths here all put together. TSC's resourcefulness and natural ability to create new mechanics (catapult from TNT plus shield) or use solutions from a hindrance (using the chicken trap to get ahead in the air) Green's absolute ego made him wild with a mixture of parkour, going on the offence and doing whatever can be done to slow down the others. A lot of his moves were skill based. Blue kept things at a distance. Being the more patient one of the group, the way he used mainly long distance attacks and waited out to attack multiple of his friends at once (i.e the first TNT thrown) was just epic (plus I think he was laughing after that was thrown). Then when that didn't work, he used drugs. And finally, this made me happy the most. We got to see Red being smart here. He was literally the first out of the group to keep finding ways to get a lil faster. And that chicken trap was *chef's kiss* Usually Red acts like the childish one of the group, tantrum and playfulness alike. But here, we saw what happens when a child gets pushed too far and yearns to win. Like when he was pelting Blue with snowballs, like come on. Plus we got some of his animal knowledge to help too. Even all of their tantrums at the end reflected their behaviour. Red, being the childish one, threw his trophy first and near Yellow while comparing himself to the rest of the group on how he's better. Green, having an ego to match his cool skills, threw his away the most powerfully with a whole "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?" SC is in complete disbelief since his competitiveness matches Green and the fighting nature from being a second version of The Chosen One is made apparent. Then Blue, as he's the most patient and empathetic, is the last to throw his away as he's trying to process what Yellow just said despite all his "efforts" (drugs) to stay ahead

Alan becker, a guy who keeps his guy alive. not always the main character but wonderful.

This entire race can be summed up in a pvp battle Orange - the guy that came prepared; thought of every possible outcome Green - weapon expertise; has every weapon at their disposal Blue - local drug dealer; many, many, MANY drugs to aid Red - the summoner; has 500 companions on their side. Edit: fixed Blue's person.

I like that Yellow was being genuine when saying they all tied and it wasn't some sort of ass pull. But everyone is STILL unhappy about it and even if they could have seen the finished they'd probably still argue about it.

Bless the Hyun's Dojo crew, as goated as always

Me encantan estos vídeos, pero me encanta las cuando zellen los reacciona, verlos sin escuchar su voz es raro

I like how even when Yellow went the extra mile to give them all gold podiums and trophies, they were so aggressively competitive that they just tossed them aside and were like "NO, I WON! ONLY ME!" A pretty refreshing twist on the "Everyone wins because we had fun" trope.

It's incredible that they kept the Command Block staff as it is a very useful power and there is no longer any threat that would want possession of it.

A long time ago, people used stick figures so they could focus on everything else... But man, Alan takes that to another level Also, you can practically hear them yell at each other with the way their gestures bring them to life, it's awesome o7

This is what minecarts should’ve been. They had so much potential for cool stuff, and then they killed it. Glad your saying “ fine, I’ll do it myself”

so glad the animation vs Minecraft is still continuing kinda thought that Ep 30 was the end

The fact that this race was more entertaining and interesting then 101% of anime fights was just pure gold it was also really funny I was hoping red would win but still very good

The way they display different skills and show how competitive they are really is refreshing Edited:Holy moly the likes I guess we had the exact same feeling which really makes my day

i like how they all got progressively more angry when yellow just made everyone winners

How is this better than the stuff Disney makes these days? My god these videos r actual master pieces

I wonder what we'll get next.. what a crazy series

The animation is just getting better and better

Leashing players to a chicken as a means to *slow them down* is honestly quite genius, I know everyone here did really well but I think Red stood out the most. Amazing work as always

I prefer this to 97.4% of action movies out there. Such a blast!

The fact they stopped using minecarts by the end makes it even funnier

I was watching Alan about 2 years and finally I’m back with he’s amazing episodes!

Надеюсь, что в новом сезоне будет такой же крутой и интересный сюжет ❤❤❤

ME ENCANTA LA MANERA EN QUE EXPLOTAN LAS HABILIDADES DE CADA UNO, LOS CINCO TIENEN DIFERENTES TALENTOS Y SABEN COMO USARLOS. MUY BUENA LA VERDAD

In a way, I was really hoping Red would come out on Top here. You can see just how aggressive he is in this race (despite not fighting the most. That goes between TSC and Green) that his straight forward competitive side really flourishes. He is arguably the first to think of every minute way to gain just that extra little bit of speed. He is the "Work harder, not smarter" arguable variant of the group. This has caused him so many losses in the past. From the pedaling with the Minecarts -to actively trying to swim in the water - using the rowboat on ice - and slowing the others down with chicken spawning eggs. And of course using his animals. His skills rarely get to flourish and put him ahead of the others in many of their competitions. It always seems like he tries the hardest yet his fruits never truly pay off. Despite it all just being for fun between them. In a way I kind of hope he gets a real golden moment to shine where he gets his payoff in the future for all this hard work. I am not expecting anything super grand - but a nice definitive solid win he can claim as his own between them.

love how blue, like any good racer, chose to make his strategy drug abuse

This is so high quality! Loved every minute.

The music in this is SO GOOD! It compliments the action so well!!

There’s going to be a part 2 of this, I swear.

How can this funny BRvid show be better than anything marvel has put out in the past like 10 years

I love how the second Yellow tries to do something nice by letting them all win, they immediately turn all their frustrations onto him. It’s amazing how much personality you convey through these stick figures.

By slowing things down frame by frame, TSC has gotten 1st place though the placement of Red Blue and green will require more analysis

the ending really is "it's not enough for me to succeed, others must fail"

Yellow will definitely enjoy Factorio. A lot of programmable interacting machines, conveyor belts, enormous rail systems, and even rocket science!

there needs to be a version of this with commentary like one of those racing tv channels

1:20 Has the same energy as Luigi giving you the death stare in Mario Cart😂 Amazing animation Alan!

Not only is the animation fantastic, but the techniques and range or preparation shown from each speaks volumes about their personality

Keep it up, these animations are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

On the one hand, this was complete pandemonium. On the other hand, Alan had to map all of this out... Is this video order or chaos?! I genuinely can't tell!! And I love it!!

That was so intense. In the end I was out of breath just watching the race, they all had such unique styles of racing and they all fit perfectly.

if he made this into a game, i would play it because this was amazing

This episode is the definition of, "Work Smarter, not Herder."

The fact that their inventory always appears when they select a new item is absolutely stunning

The fact that you can hear the fact that its the same sound design team that worked on animation vs maths is amazing

Cómo siempre Alan Alegrandro el día

I’ve watched this so many times, but it’s still so exiting.

i am so happy AvM is back i love this animations so much!! i am a huge fan of your work alan! i thought you wouldn't make more animations after episode 30!

A part of me wants to believe the reason why it’s TSC teaching them this time is because he used a TNT jump to catch up to the others in Ultimate Minecart Race.

How the strategies each one uses encapsulates their personalities perfectly is amazing. Spectacular job, Alan and the team!

This one was fantastic. Keep posting some please

I can't belive how invested I am in these stick figures, I love how you gave them all different skills and interests

there should be an episode where Alan walks in and sees wtf the sticks get up to while he’s gone-

I wonder what Alan's emotions is when watching this epic scene.

this concept would make a sick game, tbh

I think it’s so cool to see how Green always uses a fishing rod in literally everything. If only Minecraft actually had that.

Keep up the good work, Alan Becker❤

Now that I think about it, Yellow is just Lakitu. He flies around, gives directions, indicates when the race starts, and he even has glasses in the Faces short.

Red really managed to obtain inner peace while returning that rocket back to Blue 💀