The one about the Running Man I didn't know, it's amazing how the universe just decided that Running Man unable to lose is a keystone concept of it

I never forgot and I still say smash board was lame by comparison Smash run should’ve stay as a mini game for ultimate

If you destroyed the missiles in Sector Z you could have just gone through Area 6 and only destroy Gorgon as both 'bosses" are not actual sentient creatures. Since the Starwolf Team does not die in 64, the only real death in this path would have been Andross.

1:37 "When you're there, you just feel so distant from the battles..." (hooks a fish, battle music starts playing...) 2:44 I just love what you do here. The music choice is perfect, I got a real good laugh out of this part. 3:16 Rule 4 of video games: If a game specifically tells you to not do something, do it. (I've hooked his hat on the original N64, before the days of the internet, specifically because of that sign. They knew what they were doing.) 3:49 I guess you could say that he wasn't going to let Link... off the hook. 5:34 I really liked the lore of these characters in this game, but I also like that the old fishing pond guy's picture is still in the N64 style. Like, people just had less polygons back then. 9:02 "How you catch the fish is down to you and the resources you have available." Bombs. You're talking about bombs, the _other_ traditional way to catch fish. 9:15 "Where's the fun in that?" I don't think I've ever caught fish with a spear in that game, but I gotta say, it looks pretty fun to me.

funny enough assault was my favorite and i loved adventure! heck most games on the gmecube were my favorites of their series! luigi’s mansion 1, sunshine, legend of zelda twilight princess, and more just such a great console

The best Star Fox game Nintendo ever made. Let's all come back here in 20 years when this comment will unfortunately still be true.

Actually, You can TKO great tiger in 3 punches by countering the mirage dance. Just so you know.

2:36 Kazooie eats the jiggies because they are made out of cheese 🧀 gulp! 😋 That’s what I thought when I was a kid

2500 hours. That's how many I clocked on Super Smash Bros 3DS. And, without exaggeration, 99% of that is all due to Smash Run. No other game in history has captured the same level of addiction in a single player setting as this one. As such, I've learned plenty of very niche trivia I don't think anyone has mentioned (Unless they talked about it in some obscure Discord server or subreddit idk). The way I love playing Smash Run is collecting as much stats as possible. I'm not generally into the Final Battle but playing this way serves as a very fun high score challenge where the points effect your character. The meta for playing this way is to reach the upper right area on the map as soon as possible. This is because it's the most likely to include boss enemies, which give out the most stats. On top of that, the tower beforehand could also contain a 2X boost inside, and there's plenty of door opportunities along the way. Currently my preferred setup for the Smash Run Powers as a general rule: Level 2 reflect for situations like Lurchthorns and Magikoopas. Level 1 heal for obvious reasons. If the character can't reach the aforementioned top right battleground reliably at 275 jump (Roy, Donkey Kong, Ike, ETC), Level 1 High Jump. Afterwards, level 3 or 4 Super Leaf depending on the weight, since it's basically better Peach Float. If they're a multi-jumper or a physic, they either don't need it or gets combo'd with a Rocket Belt as equipping both and pressing down while jumping immediately activates the rockets, saving time. Then Level 2 or 3 Hammer for massive damage and Level 2,3 or 4 Bo-Bomb for cancelling the Hammer animation, fire damage, or in combination with reflect for safe kamikaze attacks. Lastly, if I have the space, I use the remaining slot for Back Shields, since a Level 1 of those is the only item in the game that costs 1...kg? pound? the game doesn't specify how heavy they are. They can actually be very useful against boss enemies, especially Clubberskulls, since it negates any damage taken by them when positioned correctly. The Melon from Pac Man (specifically from Freaky Fruit) is the most busted move in the game by far. It adds the damage values of both Special and Arms, and you can Z-drop and re-catch it while it bounces off and damages enemies. With practice and high stats, this will shred boss fights in seconds. You can easily increase both stats manually too by equipping the Rocket Belt, Super Leaf and Back Shield all at once, and with a fruit in hand mashing the special button. At the same time, he's the only character I use a level 4 reflect power because enemies like those stupid ghosts can backfire your gameplan. Playing as Lucario is basically turning on Hard Mode, as you need at least 60% to do even just acceptable damage, resulting in very risky plays against Bulborbs, Boom Stompers, Darknuts and other heavy hitting enemies. The best way I found is to equip at least 2 Bo-Bombs, and at the start of a match, Kamikaze into one enemy the first time and then just yourself the 2nd. He thankfully has a good kit including Piercing Sphere and a strong back air to make things manageable. Another busted move is R.O.B.'s Robo Beam. Because it hits through multiple enemies and even the uncharged beam will cause them to stagger. There are so many situations this becomes useful especially since you can angle it. The moment you see a group of enemies spawn? Let er rip. A flying enemy is about to shoot at you and there's a large guy in your way? Let er rip. You need to jump away from the platform your standing on to hit enemy? Let er rip. As I alluded to, collecting stats from enemies, chests, or in open air isn't the only way to charge up the stats. There's very few special moves that can reliably charge the Special Stat up for you (Bonus Fruit and Limit Charge are basically the only ones), but the rest of them have easy ways to charge if you're in need of them. Simple running with Speed, equipping passive items for Arms, and repeatedly spot-dodging for Defense. Jump can be charged by equipping the Super Leaf, holding down, and mashing the Jump button, as they will be continuously close to the floor and increasing the jump stat. Sadly this is worse on the multi-jumpers, Ness, Lucas and Mewtwo since their double jumps cancel the ability to float. As for Attack, this is the most interesting. You have to spam an attack without anyone nearby but which attack you spam is character dependent. Jabs increase them by .5, tilts, dash attacks and aerials by 1, and Smash Attacks by 2. Some characters need to spam a tilt, others a smash attack, a few like Little Mac and Bowser Jr can spam with aerials, and Villager is the only one who's best to use Jab. As expected, some characters are better than others. Mega Man and Palutena are both awful for attack boosting, but then you got Ryu and especially Ness who makes this system super flawed as they can easily spam d-tilt and see the attack stat rise very quickly. The door minigame has character specific quirks. Bayonetta can make easy work of the target minigame thanks to Bullet Arts N-air, Kirby can spam Stone on Break the Crystals, as can also be effective with Mega Man's Danger Wrap, Warlock Punch, and the Melon, and the Polar Bear from the 2nd Survive Hard minigame can easilly be defeated with a fire attack. You can chuck a Bo-bomb with everyone with good timing, but other cool character moments include Pac-man timing his On-Fire Hydrant to avoid the cannons, Toon Link prematurely shooting a Fire Arrow and the bear landing on it, and my personal favourite, Ryu doing a heavy up tilt, and then a counter clockwise 270 degree motion into Shakunetsu Hadouken. There's only a couple characters I would call "Bad" when it comes to stat collecting, and even then they can still do good games if lady luck is on their side. Souflee Fests, 2 or 3 hard doors, or surprise All Star Stats can make things easier. And I usually play without Equipment, so they can make the character viable. As for the characters themselves, Robin is way too slow and suffers from a bug where all electric attacks cause hitlag on the user, but 0 on the enemy, leaving him without a combo game and a lose-lose for Bronze vs Levin Sword. And then there's Olimar. Also very slow, and he's reliant on Pikmin to do damage. The lower resolution on the 3DS screen and having to traverse all across the map can lead to situations where a Pikmin randomly dies without you knowing, and even moments where you do the attack motion, and nothing happens. I hate playing as him an every time I give him a chance I'm reminded how awful he is to play. On the other side, Ganondorf is the only character throughout my lifetime playing this game where I got all 6 stats maxed out, back in 2021. it was a very celebratory occasion, especially since I didn't even use equipment or Wizard's Dropkick iirc. Then again, if this was a multiplayer setting, a semi-competent Sonic player showed up, and the final battle was Race to the Finish, This would likely be all for not. This is why I tend to prefer playing Smash Run while quitting out before the final seconds. It's a much more satisfying way of playing the game for me and it doesn't rely on RNG to help me get the victory. I really wish I have a good capture card for my 2DS XL because there are so many more things about this masterpiece of a mode I want to share to the public.

I can agree with your tangent about Pigma. The scene after the battle, when there's nothing but silence from Fox is probably one of the most memorable moments in this game for me. It's quite meaningful as he was the one who betrayed and killed James, so Fox comes back and kills Pigma. The silence afterwards represents a lot: it can be the fact that James can finally rest knowing the swine is now a piece of space bacon, but it can also mean the emptiness after finally getting revenge and the fact it'd never bring James back, amd there's also the fact that all that greed couldonly lead to having nothing at the end (as well as how empty most greedy people actually are).

You’re voice sounds perfect for banjo if he ever had a voice acted appearance

I hope the person behind Rusty Bucket Bay has a warm pillow every night.

Star fox assault’s cast is animal people. Despite this I am totally engrossed in their story. I never skip a cut scene when I replay because I find the story so serious.

Honestly SF64 set the bar so high that anything short of a miracle was destined to be disappointing

This guy is a crazy German stereotype. He seems strong and fierce what Germany is known for. Seeming very military loving like Germans did back in the Deutsches Kaiserreich from late the 19th century. But then he’s weak paying homage to Germany loosing 2 world wars they kinda started, Germany failing one revolution and having another one wich did succeed but people were miserable due to post WWI times and the whole cutting up Germany thing. As a German, I do appreciate this kind of stereotype because he’s neither an alcoholic in Lederhosen (Bavarian thing) nor is he scared of offending anyone due to Germany’s past. He’s basically still living in the late 19th century. Love a good German caricature.

Bro that is a PIPE not a cigar 🤣

I loved assault, but i felt 64 was all i needed to enjoy.

yooooo that drawing of don flamenco (my favorite character) looks soooo cool 🤩

No float, no multihits, way faster and less floaty. All she needs

The fans are 100% wrong about smash 4, I got a wii u for that specific game and the amiibo support, I played that game alot with my brother and cousins. But I find the 3ds version the best one all because of Smash Run. World of light is trash

Despite my lack of knowledge in the series, I enjoy this breakdown. :-)

Don Flamenco has such a cartoon spanish movie voice, it kinda reminds me of Tadeo Jones (spanish 3d animated film)

So basically, it's world of light but...not

Man I love Smash Run. Tis a shame cause it might have been awesome in Smash Ultimate.

J'ai de très bon souvenir de ce mod surtout nommé mon personnage Dark Sonic et le modifié pour qu'il soi rapide et puissance. mes attaque spéciale préférer étais la lame tourbillonnante et le grand laser violet

Bro i lowkey thought there would be more views

The audience likes Don Flamenco more than Super Macho Man since he's the most honorable boxer

Unpopular opinion, but Melee's Adventure Mode is my favourite in the series. Don't get me wrong, Subspace Emissary was a brilliant idea and the cutscenes were genuinely amazing, but it was let down by the awful level design in the platforming stages. If the level design was better, it would definitely take the cake as the best Adventure Mode. World of Light wasn't even an Adventure Mode really. It was essentially a glorified Event Mode with a map, a few RPG elements, and 4 admittedly gorgeous CGI cutscenes.

I love Smash Run

00:08 seconds in and this is already a banger

Smash run was unrivaled as a gamemode in smash 4

This mode is my preferred way of getting custom moves since you get so much of them compared to other modes in both 3DS and Wii U

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I miss smash run so much

This mode was really fun. Each player was in their own version of the level. People wanted to be in the same world and possibly see each other and fight, but I remember thinking that the 3DS couldn't handle that. Not sure if the devs said that or if it was just an assumption from the community. Either way, this probably wouldn't have been a problem on Switch, so I really wish they brought this back for Ultimate. Maybe next game. You deserve more views! This was a very well made video.

Trust me, I didn't forget about this. There's nothing forgettable about the unholy terror of suddenly hearing Orne music and not knowing where it is coming from before getting jumpscared and instakilled. Seriously, I'm an adult and that still scares me more than any horror game.

I was a high school junior when I got this game for the N64 64. All I know is that I craved a new platformer that could possibly be as good as Super Mario 64. I was expecting it to be maybe nearly as good as Nintendo's efforts. But when the music kicked in in Treasure Trove Cove I knew that Rare was cooking with something special. But it wasn't until I slid down that scarf and Freezeezy Peak that it hit me that this might be one of my favorite games of all time.

Nice stuff ! Good vid my guy

when's the entire video on the Games & More section of the menu

a great video

Microsoft could never 😅

Ocarina of Time 3D is just a remaster, not a remake. It uses updated code of the N64 versions, like the unofficial PC port. All Grezzo did was just model and texture updates to the original game, minor QoL, but kept literally every other aspect of the game unchanged. Same with MM3D, again Grezzo just updated the N64 code, and didn't build a new game from scratch and full R&D like an actual remake does when 90% of the game work was already done for them.

I've never played this Im thinking to get it on the switch but I'm not 100% sure

I think also at the Castle in the River, there's different songs depending on the time I loved this video . Flyover was my favorite ever minigame on Wii Sports Resort

Backtracking actually happens twice. You forgot about needing the running shoes in bubblegloop swamp to beat mr. Vile.

Great video! I replayed and beat Banjo Kazooie on my sister's NSO while staying at her place for a week. It's still definitely a fun game. Just downright charming. It's not mechanically deep but the worlds are small enough that collecting everything doesn't feel like a chore, and your moveset always evolving is very satisfying. The final Gruntilda fight is still a bitch to beat, which I respect. I got it in I think 4 tries.

I have something funny to tell about this game. When I was a kid, I knew about the waterfall secret passage in the first level for a long time. And I also knew about having to save Falco. What I DIDN’T know was having to fly under the arches. Because a friend of mine that told me about the waterfall, he never told me about the arches. He probably did that by accident & didn’t know that was one of the requirements to reach the secret route. So for years, I tried to save Falco, but never tried going under the arches because nobody tells you to do so, and i couldn’t understand why I couldn’t get inside the waterfall. Years later I found out about the arches and I said “no way. THAT was the reason??” For the first time ever I was able to reach Aquas, the underwater level. And my mind was blown. The atmosphere was so good, the level was so unsettling due to it being almost completely in the dark, and the boss fight, oh boy. If I had to fight that giant clamshell monster completely in the dark as a kid, I would have shit my pants off. Awesome.

What is the background music that you played when Von Kaiser fought you in Title Defense?

Idk why everyone hates this game. Was my first ever Mario kart so maybe I have nostalgia glasses on but still, holds up in my eyes.

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