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The Smash Bros. Game That Changed Everything
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Күн бұрынSuper Smash Bros. Brawl may have tripped up on a lot, but it brought far more to the series then banana peels and Sonic. Though both were monumental, let's take a deeper look into how it's the most important entry to the Smash series.
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Greetings and welcome to the bottom of the description. I'm Alax, more legally known as Alex Carducci. I make design analysis videos on fictional stuff I really like. Most of this time this centralizes on video games I love like Super Smash Bros., Super Mario, Persona, or Sonic the Hedgehog. I studied design and communications, so I find it fascinating how technology and culture shapes the media in our lives and how we perceive it. My channel aims to look into the history and development of these topics in depth so we can all find the truth as to why things are made the way they are. Also, there's a talking cat.
@relaxalax 4 жыл бұрын
All Smash games are equal. I mostly joke with my little references to the other Smash games. If you started with Smash 3DS it's totally fine. Sorry if i came off as a meenie bo beenie.
@ctons 4 жыл бұрын
Stop lying melee is t o x i c a f
@derodainfamous 4 жыл бұрын
Hi
@North_Watch 4 жыл бұрын
I was the one who started with the 3ds. I know real shame.
@thechosenone8332 4 жыл бұрын
Nah you're good man. Let haters hate.
@acidstrummer 4 жыл бұрын
I started with the OG Super Smash Bros. and you didn't include it in that list which made me feel old as shit. I can't be more than a few years older than you are, you bastard :'(
@alula563 4 жыл бұрын
Kirby being confused on why he stayed the same after seeing the other 3 get HD models will never stop being funny to me.
@memelescream4796 4 жыл бұрын
its because hes just That Perfect
@tek3576 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl is still 480p tho
@tek3576 4 жыл бұрын
Upgraded models is more like it
@sersmiles1635 4 жыл бұрын
brawl was the last good kirby
@LinneRinne 4 жыл бұрын
@@sersmiles1635 Disagree. He has stuff in Ultimate, but, yeah, he did get a bit nerfed in some regards, like the Side B in the Air
@TheRedLeo 4 жыл бұрын
I played Brawl with my friends every weekend for a whole year and a half We got a "1000 hours played" achievement Our faces when the game told us to go outside...
@stonii8385 4 жыл бұрын
Heh that's nothing. I used to play all the time with my little sister for years. We got around 7000 hours in.
@stuckfart 4 жыл бұрын
@@stonii8385 wow youre so cool
@Funny_skeleton_man 4 жыл бұрын
@@stonii8385 wow and you also unlocked the secret character goku and you also won an international chapionchip and you also
@spinodino3634 4 жыл бұрын
@@stonii8385 you want a gold medal? maybe something to hold your ego in?
@Jimble 4 жыл бұрын
Sir Scroobs Why does the smash community need to stroke their dicks so fucking hard
@thedarthvaderwhohasntbeenn4596 4 жыл бұрын
People in 2005: OOOH SNAKE IS IN SMASH!! People in 2020: WHY IS NOT DANTE THERE
@wiffgunderwanted 4 жыл бұрын
People in 2001: Why isn't Sonic and Tails there...
@GuyOnAChair 4 жыл бұрын
Same reason Snake wasn't there in 2001.
@wiffgunderwanted 4 жыл бұрын
@@GuyOnAChair It was a rhetorical question...
@krainone4581 4 жыл бұрын
People that hate all of the characters: *W H O T H E H E L L A S K E D F O R* *I S A B E L L E*
@derodainfamous 4 жыл бұрын
@@wiffgunderwanted yes
@eyebotthegreat 4 жыл бұрын
I like how how when Kirby goes HD he just doesn’t change and he looks around like “wtf Nintendo!?”
@matthewwilliams8267 4 жыл бұрын
You can't improve on perfection
@donaldlarrimoreIII 4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewwilliams8267 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@anotherdepressedbottom8659 4 жыл бұрын
It's weird cuz when he first runs in it's obviously his melee model but it's like they had him already in the brawl model by the transformation scene by accident
@hudwilson9987 4 жыл бұрын
RELAX ALAX LETEVERYONE DOWN
@donaldlarrimoreIII 4 жыл бұрын
@@hudwilson9987 Or did he?!?!?🤔
@GXShattering 4 жыл бұрын
“Some people started with this one, or this one, or...god I hope not” Me:*Sweats Profusely*
@marianofrommarketing 4 жыл бұрын
me: *apologizes*
@waterking74 4 жыл бұрын
Bluesy Mood me: eh not bad
@hek5005 4 жыл бұрын
it hurt playing on that thing good thing ultimate came out
@waterking74 4 жыл бұрын
@@hek5005 i can agree but still its alright
@xeroaishintu5777 4 жыл бұрын
... *Sweating as well*
@sailorenthusiast 4 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, even though Melee was technically my first smash bros game, most of my fondest memories are from playing Brawl.
@samreddig8819 4 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@ASTRO56 4 жыл бұрын
x2
@Manganization 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was also my fondest I've ever been with the Smash Bros series as well. I loved collecting the stickers and trophies, and it had one of the most satisfying stage selection screen of the series up until Ultimate came along. I really miss the Coin Launcher and the Menu.
@GLXY23 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@Prisma_Axolotl 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@JollyGiant64 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I love Brawl, and it was such a huge part of my childhood. Even with its flaws, I'll always remember it fondly.
@StaticSheep181 4 жыл бұрын
i love how in the brawl trailer all the other characters become realistic and dark and then kirby just stays the same
@glasscastlex 4 жыл бұрын
Special Kyle is my name it’s because kirby is the most pure boy
@lulusmith780 4 жыл бұрын
You don’t mess with perfection 👌
@donaldlarrimoreIII 4 жыл бұрын
@@glasscastlex Kirby doesn't get darker because of people like Sakurai
@ShibuNub3305 4 жыл бұрын
You can’t make a being of destruction darker.
@donaldlarrimoreIII 4 жыл бұрын
@@ShibuNub3305 *Creates Astral Birth Void*
@CrystalTigerclaw 4 жыл бұрын
As someone who doesn’t have a lot of friends, Brawl will always be my favorite because of the adventure experience with Subspace Emmisary.
@luffypilled 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. I’m not big into Online play either because I don’t like embarrassing myself in front of strangers. I still get a lot of single-player fun with Smash Ultimate but Subspace is so legendary. Can you imagine a story with almost 80 fighters? Would definitely love to see it, but ah well.
@YamatoFukkatsu 4 жыл бұрын
@@luffypilled Or just port over Subspace exactly as is with all the new fighters being locked behind golden doors (similar to Jigglypuff, Toon Link, and Wolf). Seriously, though, I would kill for them to add mother fucking Subspace Emissary to Smash Ultimate.
@diabeticman2194 4 жыл бұрын
It's strange how many cutscenes I can remember from the game, I remember getting shocked and sad when DK saved Diddy from Bowser, gosh the story took me for a trip
@illuminoeye_gaming 4 жыл бұрын
@@diabeticman2194 the self sacrifice was a work of art. Ness and Lucas as well
@diabeticman2194 4 жыл бұрын
@@illuminoeye_gaming I was thinking about that as well! Despite not knowing anything about Lucas, I loved his character story facing Wario
@relaxalax 4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could have covered more - there is SO much to Brawl's legacy ( I just didn't want to bloat the video) but there's the fact that it began a huge modding scene, established tournaments for Smash with larger numbers, had an amazing story mode, and UH MASTERPIECES ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS?! So perhaps more in the future!
@TheRedCap30 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so sad Ultimate didn't take full advantage of EVERY Smash character being in the game and splurging on cutscenes. Time to rewatch the WoL intro for the 30th time lol.
@someguyonyoutube 4 жыл бұрын
Part 2 please
@MasterMarx 4 жыл бұрын
Part 2: coming soon?
@cecillewolters1995 4 жыл бұрын
Would love to see that! :D
@khalybebe 4 жыл бұрын
loved the video Alax great work and brawl was a special time in my life that dojo was so sick!
@connorreed7523 4 жыл бұрын
I mean, just look at the character select screen. This is the game where you can play as: A boy with psychic powers from a small American town Two parka-clad, high-jumping, hammer-wielding mountain climbers A sneaky, heavily armed mercenary with an affinity for cardboard boxes A round, pink balloon-thing that puts you to sleep by singing A figure who exists only in two dimensions and uses mundane objects in battle A one-inch-tall guy in a spacesuit who lets ambulatory carrots do all the work for him An avaricious, obese, flatulent man whose employees create games that only last for five seconds And many more...
@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 4 жыл бұрын
Mundane objects? You mean FISH?
@connorreed7523 4 жыл бұрын
@@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 For his neutral air, he -plays- wields Tropical Fish
@TingusPingus445 4 жыл бұрын
Connor Reed who shoot mundane objects
@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 4 жыл бұрын
Also Olimar doesn’t have ALL the work done by Pikmin. He is actually a veteran and best employee at Hocotate Freight. He is also not a spaceman, he is actually a delivery man who travels on a galactic scale, as seen by the opening cutscene in Pikmin 2. He discovers all that he finds from simply being observant. I get the joke, but I get enraged when somebody downplays Olimar because they only know him in Smash, even though Smash doesn’t portray him correctly at all.
@connorreed7523 4 жыл бұрын
@@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 Sorry, guess I should've said that the Pikmin fight alongside him, not for him
@SSB_Seal 4 жыл бұрын
As a competitive Melee player, I am really glad to say that I can agree with absolutely everything you said in this video. Brawl was a good game! And this is a good video!
@Master0fHyrule 4 жыл бұрын
Out of the entire series though, Brawl has the best mods.
@mr-ed5wk 4 жыл бұрын
Can't argue with that
@clowwnned 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@joseluistrejo1859 4 жыл бұрын
Project M, anyone?
@themightybristolbomb 4 жыл бұрын
Yep, the masters right
@mparagames 4 жыл бұрын
@@spunargar Thanks daddy Sakurai
@monandoboy7993 4 жыл бұрын
8:17 damn, I never knew RelaxAlax had Brawl Meta Knight framedata
@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this a sentence instead of “No one: RelaxAlax: *moves like he has Braw Meta Knight’s framedata*” Very good comment
@yeetr9897 4 жыл бұрын
didn't get it until i saw it, lol
@tailsk5yt356 4 жыл бұрын
11:18 They added the most famous and important character, Peter
@Liggliluff 4 жыл бұрын
Peter Piranha
@tailsk5yt356 4 жыл бұрын
Liggliluff You’re wrong man, you don’t that is Cleveland?
@bogiewoods3037 4 жыл бұрын
Petah! Look out for that beam of light!
@princessyoshi1337 4 жыл бұрын
I remember whenever I'd hear my brother say "we're going to go play smash bros" With some other siblings and family members. Get together and play some brawl. We would evolve from what smash game we play from brawl to ultimate. Yet we barely play ultimate now but getting to play brawl at those times were amazing.
@anindrapratama 3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@MineSlimeTV 3 жыл бұрын
It's quite lovely you all had such a family reunion like this! I do hope you are able to do something like that again soon! Or to discuss or share something similar to it!
@princessyoshi1337 3 жыл бұрын
@@MineSlimeTV Mhm I hope so too. Especially with all the new dlc coming out, itd be fun.
@charmandyorton006 4 жыл бұрын
2:34 "I don't think I know a better second entry to any series than..." *[Shrek 2 appears]* I see Alax is a man of culture as well
@mr.cannotspeedpogo1004 4 жыл бұрын
"We went from being drunk on the beach, to filing your taxes" is probably the greatest teenager-to-adulthood THING we have ever heard
@TheMNHShow 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like my transition from university to the working world
@MrGameAndToy 4 жыл бұрын
Ironically, the gameplay did the reverse, with your characters now literally able to fall on their faces while running on the beach for no reason. Still love this game, I just don’t love playing it.
@Shlappz 4 жыл бұрын
I love this video. It sums up everything I always thought about Brawl and more. Brawl was my first Smash game and I was just a dumb kid, so I didn’t know anything about dojos or competitive scenes, but that was probably to my advantage. It was like having all the good parts of Brawl with none of the bad. To my impressionable child mind, Brawl was a stellar singleplayer experience with no obvious flaws and thousands of collectibles that would keep me hooked for well over 200 hours. It stoked the fires of my imagination in a way no prior game ever could. It would be, if not the first, at least the largest push for me to start exploring other games, effectively turning gaming into a lifelong love for me.
@happythekatt8419 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I still don’t care about all those things- so Brawl is my favorite, I mean, I’d love it’s fighting to be as snappy as ultimate’s- but overall, I really prefer Brawl.
@HaohmaruHL 4 жыл бұрын
"they removed the wavedash thus brawl is bad" - two and a half neckbeards in the basement
@mattsstuff907 4 жыл бұрын
How is there half a neckbeard?
@brockpiano 4 жыл бұрын
“and a *h a l f*”
@9ensokyo. 4 жыл бұрын
"neckbeards" shut up lol
@brockpiano 4 жыл бұрын
*Half located*
@ObscurePixeI 4 жыл бұрын
@@brockpiano LMAOO
@maxdunn4756 4 жыл бұрын
Okay, but what about subspace emissary? That was the best part of brawl in terms of gameplay, and you barely touched on it at all?
@Seth_Hezekiah 4 жыл бұрын
Well, because it wasn't. The gameplay was probably the worst part of subspace. The platforming didn't make much sense, the gameplay was too easy or spiked in difficulty. The best part was the cutscenes. The story was great, but playing subspace ended up being pretty weak. I'd rather play WoL over subspace... Though what subspace attempted to do was nothing short of amazing.
@matthewatkison7526 4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Baker maybe it’s because I have played this game when I was 5 and have nolstagia but I loved the gameplay for subspace and thought it was amazing even to this day.
@therockwizard.9687 4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Baker then the game is probarly not for you.
@jamisdue3545 4 жыл бұрын
This video is about things that had the most influence on Smash. We only got one story modes after brawl and even then it is completely different. It would make sense that it’s not here.
@bruhnova8917 3 жыл бұрын
Subspace is so much better than wol
@HEX33C1FF 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Alax, for explaining why I'm more nostalgic for Brawl despite growing up with 64.
@ProfessorWhocario 4 жыл бұрын
I definitely have lots of fond memories revolving around Brawl. I loved getting up every morning to check the Smash Dojo for any new reveals,had a blast seeing the story unfold in Subspace Emissary,and so many times I had fun playing the game with my friends in both casual and competitively-minded ways. Objectively Brawl is far from the best in the series,but I'd be lying if I said it didn't have the biggest impact on me despite my being with the series from the start.
@travisgriffing6569 4 жыл бұрын
In that E3 trailer everyone is doing poses as they transition their graphics while Kirby is just confused that he didn't change
@alexn9856 4 жыл бұрын
Didn't have a game out at the time! Return to dream land hadn't quite arrived yet, so the render stayed.... mostly the same.
@yoshimasterleader 4 жыл бұрын
He got fuzzier
@markkoetsier6475 4 жыл бұрын
@@alexn9856 I think it's just that Kirby's (literally) basic design has barely changed over the last 20 years, he'd look like this in Return to Dreamland too. So after the Gamecube's power had actually made him round in Melee, there wasn't much that _could_ change about his Smash design. He even mostly escaped Brawl's odd muted colors, because... what are you really going to mute with something entirely pink?
@blakem8 4 жыл бұрын
Travis Griffing kirby was alrrady perfect he didnt need to change
@obsidianflight8065 4 жыл бұрын
@@markkoetsier6475 what do you mean by odd muted colors?
@ChristopherMoom 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was at least a pretty decent Smash game, and now that Ultimate has a Cuphead costume, *_"A 'Brawl' is surely brewing!"_*
@healmore8716 4 жыл бұрын
Hi again
@vitt0128 4 жыл бұрын
They nerfed Snake´s Ass in Ultimate. The worst change in history of video games.
@joseluistrejo1859 4 жыл бұрын
Good for you Christopher.
@SparkySpice0911 4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Moon brawl is better than ultimate
@primedemarr 4 жыл бұрын
Hi again i see u everywhere thats why im subbed
@iyonaportobanco 4 жыл бұрын
“brawl is actually a good game!” i’ve been waiting for this moment for my entire life
@kiralia8523 3 жыл бұрын
"We went from drunk on the beach, to filing your taxes." The best RelaxAlax quote, ever
@vicctretamaj 4 жыл бұрын
“Mario, link, Pikachu, and Kir-I mean, I guess...” Don’t diss Kirby, he’s the boy!
@ryodestroyer2 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else realize that two of Nintendo's bigger franchises happen to be Second Party? Crazy, right?
@flaco3462 4 жыл бұрын
Alax has as much respect for Kirbs as Slappin Yeero Gammadie
@alperenaksel1368 4 жыл бұрын
@@ryodestroyer2 kirby is a first party mate.But pokemon is second yes
@jonathaningram6688 4 жыл бұрын
@@alperenaksel1368 Kirby is made by HAL Laboratory, which is second party.
@alperenaksel1368 4 жыл бұрын
@@jonathaningram6688 Isn't Hal Nintendo owned?
@Phostus 4 жыл бұрын
The series finally found it's footing after they removed tripping
@Tabulatelk15 4 жыл бұрын
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaigetithahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@sageoffire3964 4 жыл бұрын
Must you throw in the puns?
@TheShadow1347 4 жыл бұрын
ahaha 😂
@markkoetsier6475 4 жыл бұрын
I'd say Brawl really hit the ground running and in a sense, that's totally true.
@JayCeeCreates 4 жыл бұрын
After all, out of all Smash games, Brawl stood out the most
@goose7886 4 жыл бұрын
I literally had a heart attack when you played great days from JoJo’s bizarre adventure
@jim8113 4 жыл бұрын
same
@hollow1279 4 жыл бұрын
*heart attack*
@violetsfiasco7703 4 жыл бұрын
Killer queen daisan no bakudan bites za dusto
@ShibuNub3305 4 жыл бұрын
More like “sheer heart attack” am I right hahaha ok I’ll go die now
@redtheyiffer 4 жыл бұрын
"The bad one" while still being better than the predecessors because it has more and better characters and features and let's admit it, you all had fucking fun with it.
@ellie8272 4 жыл бұрын
When's the last time you played Brawl and enjoyed it? Same with Smash 4 honestly Melee is really the only one that's fun to go back to. You can watch the Brawl cutscenes online
@TheNarwhalGal 4 жыл бұрын
Lilly I’ve played brawl recently, grew up with it, still fun... I’ve never played melee and I’m sure that’s fun too. Stop trying to force opinions on people. Besides Ultimate is really the only one worth playing right now.
@9ensokyo. 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheNarwhalGal ultimate is not even close to melee lol
@donathan2933 4 жыл бұрын
Lilly lol Melee is a broken janky mess. Ppl only like it because of how broken, competitive and speedy it is. Brawl set the stage for what Super Smash Bros is today. You Melee fanboys can keeping obsessing over the console but at least acknowledges the other games and what they did good with
@donathan2933 4 жыл бұрын
Narwhal 42 you speaking facts, Melee fanboys are so close minded, just cuz you like the game don’t mean you should force your opinions on other ppl and make them ditch the Smash games they grew up with to end up playing your broken mess of a game
@nerdy_gurdy 4 жыл бұрын
I saw 1999, and was like, "he wont make a jojo reference" But he did
@csnoot 4 жыл бұрын
he’s made jojokes before
@yes.6892 4 жыл бұрын
The reason why I don’t wanna like your comment because it has 69 likes, as it should have.
@TaloneDrake 4 жыл бұрын
@@AquarianEn1gma IMPOSTER!
@SnowBaller985 4 жыл бұрын
It filled me with shining justice
@mynewaccount2361 4 жыл бұрын
@@yes.6892 Shut the fuck up
@DementedDuskull 4 жыл бұрын
10:57 actually, it looks like he's gotten _younger_
@Starfloofle 4 жыл бұрын
Sakurai has received the miracle serum I swear
@James11111 4 жыл бұрын
Add him to the vampire list with Keanu Reeves.
@shinyemerald3401 4 жыл бұрын
@@James11111 and Hirohiko Araki
@natethegreat3165 4 жыл бұрын
J o t a r o
@LordTylerBluGunderson 4 жыл бұрын
@Scott Stamp It’s trippy af
@DjGaza18 4 жыл бұрын
I know it's different times, but when I was kid playing melee after playing smash 64 for 2 years, and started unlocking new fighters randomly not having any glue who they are. I will never get that kind of excitement ever again. When I first saw ganondorf in melee having no clue or hints he was in there I nearly shit my pants.
@catoticneutral 4 жыл бұрын
5:19 I love how everybody else becomes hd and kirby just fricking remains the way he is
@doclouis4236 4 жыл бұрын
(reads thumbnail title) Correction: The one with the best single player mode.
@xdjrunner 4 жыл бұрын
It's almost like it's OKAY to shit on things as long as *you don't like them. Shit for views man I already own the game.
@JadeJuno 4 жыл бұрын
@@xdjrunner 11:42 he doesn't think what the thumbnail says (?
@gustavoborgessilva9936 4 жыл бұрын
True
@sunorcio3901 4 жыл бұрын
subspace emisary is just a cancerous worthless excuse of a timesink
@TheShadow1347 4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@davidmorin2818 4 жыл бұрын
“I couldn’t afford a present this year, so I got you this box”
@saifuusuri 4 жыл бұрын
That's what I got you!
@micahflanders6789 4 жыл бұрын
Could be worse, at least is not an Xbox! NOTE: I’m obligated by law to inform you that this was intended joke, and does not necessarily reflect my personal views of the system in question... have a nice day.
@LordTylerBluGunderson 4 жыл бұрын
@Micah Flanders You offended me because I, for one have an Xbox One myself! That’s *g a m e i s t*
@electriczebra64 3 жыл бұрын
This aged well. 6:52 Bowsers fury
@Solar7cc 4 жыл бұрын
7:00 KZfaq back in the day hit me like a rock.
@cheezy5174 4 жыл бұрын
Subspace Emissary is still one of my favorite experiences out of the entire series. Brawl was a big part of my childhood
@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl is an incredible childhood game, especially since back then I saw those characters and I was like “Who are these guys? What are their games like?” and then growing up to play their games and find out, cool feeling
@realjoemavro 4 жыл бұрын
I always got smacked around a lot in Subspace and the platforming occasionally gave me trouble, but it had a strange allure that just kept drawing me back.
@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450 4 жыл бұрын
JoeMavro Some characters just sucked to play as in Subspace because of their speed or lack of jumps and stuff. Like, if Subspace existed in Ultimate, playing as Joker would suck since his up special doesn’t really make him go up (without a ledge of course) and Incenroar is not only super slow, but also has a dumb recovery that would just get him killed.
@TheMikerocks85 4 жыл бұрын
I'll always cherish the time I spent playing the hell out of Brawl with my brother.
@alcerdemon9768 4 жыл бұрын
Fact: I started with Brawl
@markelbro5130 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@ThomastheDankEngine8900 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@BigBossMan538 4 жыл бұрын
I always went out of my way to check the dojo as a kid. The library, when visiting friends, at school, etc. God damn this series has a tight grasp on my heart and will NEVER let go. The day that Sonic was announced was the happiest moment from a video game. You didn’t talk about the story mode, however. That was a big new feature for the game!
@blazing_fire_1236 4 жыл бұрын
When he referenced Super Paper Mario for a second with “throughly” I died inside 0:48
@hurt4322 4 жыл бұрын
I got 10 more seconds of life
@Darkarceus101 4 жыл бұрын
*Thoroughly, but ok
@elecboy5126 4 жыл бұрын
*Thoreau-ly
@regulusfusionai2050 4 жыл бұрын
Blazing_Fire_ 123 Me too lmao
@twilighttoast01 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I felt that too 😂
@doclouis4236 4 жыл бұрын
Alax, play Smash 3DS you coward. You're missing out on Smash Run and Classic mode which is better than the Wii U version.
@stanstanstan2597 4 жыл бұрын
Smash Run was AWESOME
@stanstanstan2597 4 жыл бұрын
Also I think it’s technically the most recent appearance of DKC’s Kritters.
@raddreokami6892 4 жыл бұрын
I still firmly believe a Smash Run in Ultimate using Spirits would be godlike.
@raddreokami6892 4 жыл бұрын
@@bricksNblocks8275 S a m e . Maybe some Online in there as well to face off against other players?
@Doug_Edwards99 4 жыл бұрын
So much nostalgia packed into this video. Appreciate you giving Brawl the love it deserves.
@JaydenAdams 4 жыл бұрын
5:44 this guy is a treasure in my town, everybody loves him
@GoTree64 4 жыл бұрын
I understand why it's the way it is, but I still to this day can only imagine and see the AU where Ultimate got a World of Light on the production scale of Subspace, but with no shoehorn post story secret characters like Wolf. Everyone is an integral part of the story from the get go. So many hours of content it may as well have been its own game. All at the base price. Ahh how glorious.
@webbowser8834 4 жыл бұрын
eh, maybe someday. Smash Bros ain't going anywhere, and it's unlikely they're going to repeat the licensing miracle that is Smash Ultimate, so future Smash Bros games are going to HAVE to find some other way to distinguish themselves.
@lucario0927 4 жыл бұрын
I remember after unlocking all characters and watching the intro made me feel proud seeing all characters faceing the sunset
@MetaBro 3 жыл бұрын
0:10 Thank you for envying me
@TacticalTop 4 жыл бұрын
I think one of my fondest memories of brawl was all the cool and funny brawl machinima and animations that people made back when youtube wasn't as big as it is now.
@caseykayjay7131 4 жыл бұрын
I think one of the things that really sets Brawl apart from the rest of the series is that it felt... complete? The cast was fleshed out and reasonably unique from one another, 35* fighters didn’t feel bloated or feel like there was under/over-representation, Subspace Emissary made the single player stand alongside multiplayer in equal weight, the plethora of (quality) side content (stage builder, masterpieces, co-op content, etc.), and the consistent aesthetic (if a tad drab) through and through. No other game in the series really hits all these criteria at all or even in the same way that Brawl managed.
@MagcargoMan 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Brawl felt like Smash Bros. at it's peak. It had a near-perfect roster (only overrepresention was one too many Star Fox characters; would have dropped Falco for Villager) that has aged very well and doesn't have too many clones, a great amount of new stages (every Smash since has replied on returning stages to fill up the stage count), great Single-player content, awesome Adventure Mode that actually takes advantage of the best thing about a crossover (character interaction), and just so much love and attention to detail. Smash 4 was gimped by being split into two games, never being able to reach it's full potential because of Smash 3DS. And Ultimate may have every character and nearly every stage, but it's lacking in a lot of other areas. Can it truly be considered "Ultimate"?
@toffyflame0 4 жыл бұрын
@@MagcargoMan Unfortunately not, the game might as well represent the depressing undertone of the loss of what made the games what they were as Sakurai had to make yet another smash bros game through Iwata's death wish. Sakurai will no longer have the IP one day just like how his son Kirby is no longer in his care (And being retconned by an overcomplicated plot that will also throw away whatever simple premise the Kirby series was built on)
@toffyflame0 4 жыл бұрын
@The Legend 27 Returns to KZfaq Kirby wasn't supposed to be overly complex, while Planet Robobot is my favorite game, it basically turns the Kirby series into a fanfiction and it doesn't get any better. If you've played Kirby's adventure or any of the classic Sonic titles you'd know that storytelling and world-building was based on what you see and not what they tell you.
@toffyflame0 4 жыл бұрын
@The Legend 27 Returns to KZfaq Show don't tell, is very much present in Kirby's Dreamland and Kirby's Adventure and Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 and even Subspace Emissary in Brawl. The reason it is relevant is because it shows how carefully the series is designed. I compare both Sakurai and Naka since they had lost control of their series when they stopped designing it. It will generally mean losing the original vision and intention it would have otherwise retained if they were still leading the design of their IPs.
@saricubra2867 4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that Brawl got everything right minus the gameplay, thankfully, Project M brings the game to perfection.
@theseculargamer3339 4 жыл бұрын
When I taught a math class of high schoolers this last Fall 2019, I purposefully tell them that Brawl is my favorite Smash to both get a rouse out of the "hardcore" players but also to give this game some much needed love. Everything you said in this video is what captured MY Junior year of high school with Smash Dojo, Sonic's reveal, and all the hype for the game. I couldn't agree more. At 28 years old, I still hold really fond memories of this game and love to celebrate what it meant and not necessarily what it is. Thanks for making this video Alax!
@nofilterneito 4 жыл бұрын
As someone who went to high school in the days of Sm4sh I would’ve challenged you on the spot
@docmarion8902 4 жыл бұрын
Man, your videos are great writing wise, but that editing and references Oh boy, really entertains my soul
@pacoramon9468 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone I knew that had a Wii also had Brawl.
@PhantomHavok 4 жыл бұрын
It was basically a must have if you regularly played games on the Wii.
@deadheat1635 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhantomHavok *Sweats nervously*
@ThomastheDankEngine8900 3 жыл бұрын
@@PhantomHavok agreed its the best game on Wii imo
@Sean-D78 4 жыл бұрын
I played Brawl again after a couple years and I have to say its actually pretty fun. Not as good as ultimate, but still a pretty enjoyable experience.
@mudshrooze 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was my favorite it surpassed 64 and Melee instantly. 4 I loved for sure but Brawl still won. But Ultimaye did eventually pass it. But only a little
@Sean-D78 4 жыл бұрын
I personally didn't like Melee. It felt rushed and was too fast and broken.
@mudshrooze 4 жыл бұрын
@@Sean-D78 I get that. But when melee came out it definitely was better than 64. Honesty every game has undeniably been a bettergame. The people who only love melee to this day are honestly stupid and are stuck in melee because they cant win in any other smash becaus they learned melees jank mechanics and dont want to learn anything new.
@Sean-D78 4 жыл бұрын
Melee's competitive gameplay is *New glitch to use to beat people up which requires you to press an extremely precise button combination and make new players unable to catch up to us* Every other game is *get good and you'll win*
@wintel6272 4 жыл бұрын
@@Sean-D78 wow you know literally nothing about competitive melee
@JBoehmGames 4 жыл бұрын
Hey let's also remember that Brawl opened the absolute Wild West that was modding for the game By 2011 it was basically an open source game for people to play with.
@LC-DDM 4 жыл бұрын
It could've been more than it was if it wasn't for you-know-what.
@originalJoeKing 2 жыл бұрын
8:49 Spongebob reference when squidward complained about boxes only being on the television
@geraldalexander8093 4 жыл бұрын
I loved the relaxed setup with just you and cat chilling on the couch. Brawl was and still is one of my favorites, primarily because my brother and I could play almost everything together.
@sageoffire3964 4 жыл бұрын
0:13 Well you would hate to see how I got into the series.
@pinksywedarnoc8017 4 жыл бұрын
My first smash bros game was smash bros brawl I was playing it with my sister and my nephew back in 2012 good times!!! And also that's the game were I got my main mr game and watch so I started playing him more on the wii then the wii broke but a few years later and I play mr game and watch again on the 3ds and the wii u and yeah ultimate is here and I'm still playing Mr game and watch (i'm sad they removed the box with a bomb.)
@DerpyTurtle-ot6rg 4 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was pretty little, I was at my cousins' for some holiday, and saw that they were playing Smash Bros Melee in their basement. I remember being amazed because I thought that Samus was Master Chief and the beam swords were light sabers. Those were simpler times.
@pikaspits7757 4 жыл бұрын
3:07 me when the math problem says explain
@ArcadeStriker 3 жыл бұрын
The Smash 3DS joke at 0:10 is hilarious after how Alax just made a video about Smash 3DS and praising Smash Run
@stevelucky7579 3 жыл бұрын
5 concepts: 1: possiblities with characters 2: Mother truckin Subspace emissary 3: learned not to make characters trip 4: smash ball 5: the movies
@skunthundler 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, my least favorite smash game and second favorite game of all time.
@cashordeals3672 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl is simply amazing
@imperialphoenix1229 4 жыл бұрын
Wait...
@BugBoss1205 4 жыл бұрын
I almost understand what you’re saying.
@amirgarcia547 4 жыл бұрын
637 H4CK3D N008 Excuse me what.
@inaneinacheve 4 жыл бұрын
Ultimate is first I imagine ?
@tonyt987 4 жыл бұрын
13:27 “Absol-Loot-Li-Knot”
@James_Norton 4 жыл бұрын
Anthony Trujillo oh wow
@anamelessyoutuber1462 4 жыл бұрын
Aaaaawwwww, my first Smash Bros game. I remember getting this game for Christmas, and I adored it. Even if Ultimate basically overshadowed this game to me. Though I still admit Brawl had the best theme out of all the games.
@ianoliver2224 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was the first Smash game I’ve played so I hold a lot of nostalgia for it.
@christopherpoussin3948 4 жыл бұрын
The roster, the modes, The small demos, the trophies with detailed origins and back story , the musics, the stickers, the website. No other smash bros comes close to what Brawl brought contentwise. I love Ultimate, but put aside the crazy roster, its mostly a balanced fighing/platformer/party game. Brawl was broken... but it was THE Nintendo encyclopedia, and i actually got a lot of my knowledge and interest for all the Nintendo franchises because of it.
@MagicMaster667 4 жыл бұрын
11:55 - I don't think I've seen that 'ganondorf in a towel' image since at least 2015. -Now all we need is that Luigi-Lucario-
@Jellyman4 3 жыл бұрын
13:29 Bro I love that Absol-loot-Li-knot!
@DimensionPlays 4 жыл бұрын
8:18 had me in tears laughing
@chibifernando1804 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was the turning point for Smash cause it introduce guest characters from third party games like Snake form Metal Gear Solid and Sonic form Sonic the Hedgehog
@TheSonicFan4 4 жыл бұрын
Indeed, that's quite literally the point of this video.
@cirrusball8159 4 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, I haven’t heard that like 2 million times
@pip5188 4 жыл бұрын
8:17 What the hell was that and why did I laugh so hard
@adamkampen 4 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard as well lmao
@guillermorobledo2842 4 жыл бұрын
I feel really nostalgic now. I wish I could go back through time to when smashdojo had that trailer and tracks from the game. Back when I was in middle school.
@ashwinramdhan6727 4 жыл бұрын
I will never forget the day where my dad took away my Gameboy the day before Christmas and said I don’t need it anymore. I was sobbing and the floor crying. Then the next day, he pulls out this white ass box, and I was confused. He set it up, told me to sit down, gave me a controller and said try this. Super Smash Bros Brawl truly changed gaming for me. I will never ever forget what it did for me.
@PlumEXE 4 жыл бұрын
Man, my memories with “god i hope not” will all be nostalgic
@senatorwilsonphillips8724 4 жыл бұрын
1:28 "It's not exaggeration to say that it was the butt of all jokes" Shows Wario Nailed it.
@thedued6609 4 жыл бұрын
Jacob Rubenstein Congratulations! No one fucking asked
@burnttoaster431 4 жыл бұрын
patrick Congratulations! U guys got mad over Wario’s Butt!
@PidPek 4 жыл бұрын
"The bad one" oh you mean melee
@user-s9eu8ce9fw 4 жыл бұрын
GOTTEM
@diglettthelord1046 4 жыл бұрын
PidPek_09 yep
@scroogemcfuck8110 4 жыл бұрын
This but unironically.
@officialjokker124 4 жыл бұрын
truth
@donathan2933 4 жыл бұрын
PidPek_09 lol you funny I just hope toxic Melee fans don’t attack you 😂
@Amoresome 4 жыл бұрын
Can I just say how good the intro is ...
@jaimeg309 4 жыл бұрын
1:55 I See U Are a True Man of Culture
@eros4258 4 жыл бұрын
:v Lol yes he is
@strawberrytofu5174 4 жыл бұрын
In the outro shrek is posing like Dio
@ComradeVenus 4 жыл бұрын
1:51
@naranciaisbestboi125 4 жыл бұрын
*Sii U
@isaiahmiranda7609 4 жыл бұрын
"Brawl is bad" Well... Call me Dr. Cimmerian because *you're wrong*
@obviouslykaleb7998 4 жыл бұрын
“Why you’re wrong about smash bros brawl”
@BankerPaul 4 жыл бұрын
_Aaaayyyy_ would have never expected to find an SCP fan here.
@isaiahmiranda7609 4 жыл бұрын
@@BankerPaul fellow one?
@BankerPaul 4 жыл бұрын
@@isaiahmiranda7609 | *_BROTHER_*
@isaiahmiranda7609 4 жыл бұрын
@@BankerPaul *OH [EXPLETIVE DELETED] YEAH*
@astrovisionmedia9677 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was my introduction into Smash and I loved that game. I played it at a friends house, but saved up enough allowance to buy my own game copy. I spent soooo much time into that game and into the Subspace Emisarry was enthralling to play. So much respect for you for making this bold video, loved it. Subscribed!
@theillusionist1494 4 жыл бұрын
I... have an extremely minor, probably insignificant complaint. I really loved this video, and I practically would never make comments nitpicking one specific thing about a video, but there’s just one thing that kind of messed with me while watching this video, and that’s the clips with altered coloration. Usually, it’s fine; messing with saturation or pallets isn’t that big a deal, but I felt like for some of them, they were on screen for too long and with nothing else to draw my attention to, and it felt, not just unnecessary, but... weird. At one point, I actually exited the full screen mode to see if it was my computer screen glitching. Again, I absolutely love this video alongside all the others you make, and I am absolutely not an editor of any kind. All the other editing choices and such in this and all your other videos are on point. This one in particular just... poked at me, and I felt like I should point it out. Hope you keep making great content!
@ZER0lPT 4 жыл бұрын
Still has the best extra mode of them all tho. Subspace 2 when?
@adrianleonce455 4 жыл бұрын
Probably never since Sakurai hates his custscenes getting spoiled. And before anyone says " That was long time ago. It probably won't happen again", look at what happened with World of Light. Same thing happened. People tried to leak it. I think that is going to keep Sakurai away from doing Subspace stuff in Smash ever again.
@waluigi7331 4 жыл бұрын
World of light in Ultimate is Subspace 2 lol
@JadeJuno 4 жыл бұрын
@@waluigi7331 world of light*
@iwanttodiebutimtoobigofacoward 4 жыл бұрын
It'll take a long time since i don't think they're gonna make a new SSB soon
@waluigi7331 4 жыл бұрын
@@JadeJuno w o o p s
@dirkbrand9859 4 жыл бұрын
"Power outages being a joke now" *Cries in South African*
@SommerSen 4 жыл бұрын
*cries in venezuelan*
@Fizz-Q 4 жыл бұрын
@@SommerSen ah yes a rock eater
@GabrielShitposting 4 жыл бұрын
I mean, Brawl was my first Smash game, until I remember I actually played Smash 64 before when I was younger. But Brawl was still my most played Smash game.
@ShubaSayori 3 жыл бұрын
I like how shrek two is universally considered the best sequel
@saadinhalf 4 жыл бұрын
I always look forward to hearing the "Come on B I T C H" in his intro
@kendellwarner2348 4 жыл бұрын
8:18 Who did this when Rosalina was added in Smash 4?
@albertthepeacock8020 4 жыл бұрын
I think you're the only one
@dr.papaphilips3526 4 жыл бұрын
I love Rosalina
@RacingSnails64 2 жыл бұрын
"The online is as interactive as Hungry Hungry Hippos." That's an insult to Hungry Hungry Hippos lol
@EtheRenard 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl was the most fun game, to me! It also helped me cope with depression, as a teenager! I loved creating stages on the stage creator... I mean, the one you download on your PC, with less limitations!
@Ace-qy8ce 4 жыл бұрын
5:48 has anyone noticed Link has two swords? Sorry if this has already been stated
@smittywerbenjagermanjensen8674 4 жыл бұрын
Omfg I never noticed that.
@Saben.C-Spoon 4 жыл бұрын
5:15 Link has an extra Master Sword in his sheath. If you want a closer look go to 5:48 or pause at 6:11-6:12. You're welcome. Also look at his sword hand.
@CaptainCoolzCT- 4 жыл бұрын
A h .
@jacobschwartz8175 4 жыл бұрын
Ugh, I could've gone my whole li- Just kidding, nice catch! 😁
@CaptainCoolzCT- 4 жыл бұрын
Pikfan21 that would’ve been awesome.
@nathan714 4 жыл бұрын
I really loved Brawl, i have great memories of playing subspace emissary with my older brother and my childhood friends
@pacapprovedsomecrabmeat 4 жыл бұрын
RelaxAlax: Brawl actually a good game! Me: *I COMPLETLEY AGREE!*
@jakehildebrand1824 4 жыл бұрын
Id even say its the best smash game
@k-boi420 4 жыл бұрын
So do I!
@SommerSen 4 жыл бұрын
I'm still more a brawler than anything
@Adam.2712 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the space emissary mode is amazing and I loved it so much and I'm still playing the game.
@donathan2933 4 жыл бұрын
Jake Hildebrand Brawl would still be the best Smash game if it weren’t for Ultimate 😂
@SunsetSullivan 4 жыл бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly. Brawl is THE defining Smash Bros moment in so many different areas. Ultimate might be the new defining Smash Bros GAME, but as a foundation for everything that came after, Brawl is borderline perfection
@paledrake 4 жыл бұрын
Sunset Sullivan And Brawl still has the best story mode.
@wing7320 4 жыл бұрын
Seath brawl still has the best playable content outside of the roster and stages.
@starlight8531 4 жыл бұрын
Brawl DOES have the greatest story mode, and does have 2 third-party characters that changed the series entirely, and has the sickest box art i have ever seen, but i still consider melee as the best smash brothers. It expanded smash movesets, made the game fast paced and competitive, and my only flaw with it is classic mode. Classic starts perfectly, stomping on goombas, escsaping brinstar, it was perfect. But they just destroyed perfect opportunities like fighting in a gameboy while there's a pokemon layout. What i mean is, i consider melee over most of thr smash games. The closest smash is probably ultimate. Hope you have a good day.
@ThePablosin1 4 жыл бұрын
The only thing that holds Brawl back is the gameplay, everything else is great
@Jdudec367 4 жыл бұрын
it's a game I remember so much ...I started playing it like about 10 years ago...it's not a perfect game but it was still amazing and very important even though melee was the game that helped establish smash bros aswell and add more and ultimate was mainly built off 4's foundatation you can't forget brawl's contribute to the series at all
@NathanBrownisawesome 4 жыл бұрын
I missed the old outro music!! It's back! :)!
@Berehoth 4 жыл бұрын
"Or... god I hope not." Sorry, that's where/when I started playing.
@aapadd 4 жыл бұрын
02:09 that's what a tech demo is.
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