Fix the False (Short Film)

Summary

Zack’s love of Nintendo turns to alarm when his collection seems to come from an alternate timeline: Mario Maker is on the Wii, Mario Odyssey is on the Wii U, and Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash has returned despite having been erased. Andrew and Zack compare notes, discover an old report about someone tampering with Nintendo’s game data, and learn that a major Nintendo event is happening that very day.

To put history right, Zack uses his fridge’s date settings as a time machine and takes Andrew to 2006. After a few conveniently timed shoes and a locked-door problem, Zack’s dad shows up to get them into Nintendo headquarters. There, they discover the culprit is Zack’s mother, who altered history to find out whether her future son would be a Nintendo fan.

She makes Zack prove he’s really her son with a game challenge. He struggles and complains, but finally clears the level and earns her approval. His mother restores the data, and Zack and Andrew head back to the present after a sweet, awkward goodbye between Zack and his mother.

But the fix doesn’t stick: Mario Maker is still supposedly a Wii activity, and Mario Odyssey is still on the Wii U. Zack immediately panics and rushes off to fix the timeline again, ending the film on another absurd cliffhanger.

Characters

• Zack
• Andrew
• Zack’s dad
• Zack’s mother