How I broke Smash Bros with Portals

[@Hazzaaa]

Valve might be hiring for Portal 3 after this one

[@EllieMiller510]

Or just put GlaDos in smash that works too

[@Jibbyyy]

its valve they wont

[@samueld8413]

Atlas and PBody are no joke my most requested characters

[@milktea6676]

Ok

[@big_fat_nuts123]

what's up checkmark

[@Critical0811]

Sometimes I believe that Alpharad would end the world for "content."

[@Lazer_Specter]

The thing about that that is the most scary is that you might actually be right and he hearted the comment too.

[@kevinlippi1997]

@Dadchi Sawamura To be fair, who wouldn't?

[@nyon7209]

Maybe a livestream. Tough to get views after the world's ended though.

[@RuubioRuubGaming]

@@nyon7209 it’s not about the views though, it’s aaaalll about the content

[@staciemohler4624]

That sounds like some pretty good content

[@Glory2Snowstar]

A return with Smash chaos is extremely poetic.

[@OMORIDAILYNEWS]

1,000 likes with no reply

[@hamstersamiright8837]

No replys?

[@Pffer-fsh]

Lmao

[@chasethemaster3440]

Facts

[@dovahllin798]

Never forget that Alpha supported Captn Zack when he admitted to raping Nairo

[@fio_lume]

"What compells you to do these?" "Content" It is his honesty that propells Jacob as a business man and entertainer.

[@jazzyboxer]

Except that time that he lied about an entire smp for a good while and then lied in game, but yeah

[@rom4898]

@@jazzyboxer hey he didn't lie, he never said Minecraft once

[@jazzyboxer]

@@rom4898 ooh you make a good point

[@fio_lume]

@@jazzyboxer He also made the video about it in which he openly recounted everything significant that happened. I'd call that honest.

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

@Rom not once?

[@OffbeatOutlaw]

I dont know how you would do it, but a warioware tournament sounds incredible

[@donuteater3353]

Have it be 2 guys playing the same endless challenge, first one to lose?

[@TheBaxes]

I think that there is a versus mode in the new game. That should work

[@theepyromaniac5345]

imagine two top players wario waring

[@ChaoticYosher]

if anybody could do it, Alpharad would be the one to pull it off somehow

[@liamfrench3090]

I think it would be two players simultaneously playing endless, it would be a set of 2/3

[@AceWerewolf]

"content" he says without a single bit of doubt in his heart. man, what a resolve, what a dedication

[@why-guy224]

His cause is just my good man

[@neophyte_tpk]

You know he's asked himself that question before too

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

His cause is the cause of many, yet the dedication of few.

[@blazarre7251]

This feels right for something Alpha would do

[@gerfrump1815]

A solid alpharad classic

[@milktea6676]

Oh boi

[@blazarre7251]

Thanks for the heart Alpha, Awseome.

[@Lazer_Specter]

Yep. He somehow made a casual tournament without a casual ruleset. Alpha really is the King Of Casual Smash.

[@TrashStoat]

It's true

[@makobeast1720]

Only alpharad can get all these huge smash players together for something genius as this

[@jackhazardous4008]

"Nobody said no and here we are" -A Very Wise Man

[@normalpersonlivingtheirlife]

And without telling them the prize money!

[@mochiminu_116]

@@normalpersonlivingtheirlife That itself is also insane! You love to see it

[@jamesschwartz143]

I mean little z did his big smash bash tournament

[@KaosMachina]

without getting shut down by nintendo, anyway

[@Bxrry]

God: Why do you do the things that you do Alpha: no one tells me no lol

[@ILiekFishes]

nice pfp

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

lol

[@ChikinPluker]

Haha?

[@Demisemihemidemisemiquaver-b7g]

And content

[@pixilmon]

“Bigger number make brain happy” that’s the most true thing ever

[@pixilmon]

WOAH HEARTED BY ALPHARAD? A BLESSING FROM THE LORD!

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

Upvoting your comment, because bigger number make _your_ brain happy.

[@doof2890]

@@SomeFreakingCactus what a wholesome comment

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

Solving a math question be like:

[@vedaryan334]

Except when it's your rank

[@matthijscalje4143]

"What compels you to create these things" Jacob without missing a beat: *content*

[@countyhare]

Some men just want to watch the funny Mario aerial move man burn the world

[@Corhal09]

Alpharad spends so much time seeing if he could, he never stops to think if he should.

[@KainYusanagi]

He clearly does. And then does it anyways, the madlad!

[@Czar_Khasm]

A WarioWare tourney sounds dope, actually; I'd love to see that happen!

[@Rebateman]

either Get It Together or the GameCube version would be cool to be played competitively. Or even DIY.

[@MercuryA2000]

WW is VS right? Not Co op? I'd be so down tbh.

[@hoodiesticks]

Alpha could do the thing he did with his SMP and trick everyone into playing it

[@trashboat8247]

BRING ON THE WARIOWARE!!!!!!!......... pls Owo?

[@mochiminu_116]

BIG VOUCH FOR THIS IDEA

[@sockmonkey1994]

"Nobody tells me no" feels like how Alpha gets 90% of his content these days

[@shadowbrain4814]

"I gave you a hundred stages and you use six?!" That perfectly sums up the Smash community in my head.

[@brocksteele7475]

To be fair, one of those stages was 75m.

[@thekingbradable]

If they weren’t so whack we’d be using them lol

[@shadowbrain4814]

@@thekingbradable ah, so you're one of those people who hate fun then.

[@thekingbradable]

@@shadowbrain4814 Yeah I’d prefer not to play a whole Mario level just to hit my opponent.

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

At least they didn't add that ice climbers map that crawled upwards from Brawl.

[@samshapira8295]

Seeing top players laugh their asses off makes me exceedingly happy.

[@hank2815]

Same, it’s quite a nice change of pace. (And stages)

[@rnglillian8081]

@Abrielle Price Replying first to a video: cringe, unoriginal, probably isn't even true Replying first to a comment: based, innovative, you can be sure its true

[@jimshotfirst4887]

@@hank2815 no they're a genius, replying to an existing comment with 'first' is actually funny as fuck

[@nashvontookus7451]

@@hank2815 Unless it's Pokemon Stadium lol

[@TimeBucks]

This was such a good summit event

[@ahmedtuama9979]

Nice

[@sunder5686]

It was the only good ultimate event

[@yugimonmaster1018]

Whispers* "no one tells me no" I'm laughing my ass off at that quote

[@marbeardontknow2870]

He could do literally anything and people would be down for it

[@kaito4214]

It’s the most genuine insight that just shows his level of character and shitposting is on a whole different level than the rest of us

[@calebhernandez3259]

"COSMOS." "LET HIM UP THROW YOU INTO THE PORTAL." "LET GOD DECIDE!" Favorite moment.

[@kenv9985]

Bro I died when I saw this moment

[@iamastrangeloop96]

"Based off Melee Battlefield, so no ledges!" So true it hurts

[@honolex]

I like how Alpharad has no shame and just doing something for content

[@ratsmacker676]

Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be *legendary!*

[@honolex]

@@ratsmacker676 your existence is pitiful

[@joezaster4978]

The fact that cosmo's tag was pain peko and he lost in the finale fits perfectly lmao

[@vyor8837]

Oh my god I missed that. It was a self inflicted loss too.

[@attacktoasterv282]

Never knew our favorite war criminal was this good at smash bros

[@mitchellsaisho1184]

@@attacktoasterv282 she’s actually pretty decent at Snake but definitely nowhere near pro level

[@grfrjiglstan]

This man's determined to troll everyone he can for the sake of content. More power to him, I say.

[@sadchild9478]

@Abrielle Price good job, I’m proud of you

[@thenitpickchannel9993]

UNLIMITED..... CONTEEEENNTT...

[@Patterrz]

I blame Value for this, this is what happens when you don't make Portal 3

[@thickboi9652]

Haha

[@Buzzsaw5000_]

Ah yes, Value my favorite company.

[@fiq1518]

Sure hope my favorite company Value releases Full Life 3 someday

[@ItsaMeGarbo]

@@Buzzsaw5000_ dammit you beat me to it

[@gunnertoad1913]

Full Death 4

[@nugget1631]

Now I’m no top player or anything, but were I to give my review on this tournament, I’d say that it’s far superior to normal competitive smash and it should be the way we always play the game. Also yes, I would love to see a Warioware tournament

[@14.ghoullz]

I love this community it's so amazing and I love friendly tournaments. But then I went on Twitter so it's okay now.

[@tinymeat4970]

One way is not superior to another play how you want to play

[@EllieMiller510]

Hey smash bros stuff! Glad to have you back after the break man, this tournament was entertaining as hell

[@Zoroark_Master]

Break??

[@ozziegarceau-holmes4475]

@@Zoroark_Master I think they mean a break with smash content, and if that’s the case I don’t think they know about the deluxe channel

[@faloughasch9239]

Hearing Jacob quietly laugh and say "Yeah" during the sponsor segment was the craziest transition into a sponsor I've ever seen. Well played sir

[@danplaysguitar6706]

Masterpiece of editing tbh

[@elilopez427]

I am a filthy casual in smash playing with items and wacky stages and this video made my day. There is so much potential for fun interactions in these stages.

[@yupman5252]

This man came back out of nowhere, and just said “I learned the ways of content. The secret is: I just don’t care anymore.” And makes the most random, amazing content. He somehow still makes Mario maker amazing as well lol glad to have you back

[@luijo633]

" Now you know how Sakurai feels " Sakurai watching this: " Ohh, Good thing they don't use my rules "

[@prysmwyvern1034]

gotta love the sneaky touhou music on alpha's new videos

[@conservz2209]

Facts, it took me a minute to process the fact I was hearing Yukari theme in the beginning of the video

[@yamikorachel5069]

Fello HoloPro fan, hello

[@Doge.51]

i was not expecting the 15.5, i was horrified.

[@WishMakers]

Hell yea boi

[@shaggyleaf]

I noticed evening star the second it started playing and it took me sometime to process

[@StarKnight54]

"Editors note: what the heck" is such an underrated bit

[@duelmasteryuya1205]

He said "Editor's note: what the fuck" unless you were censoring what you wanted to say. Btw he has done that bit originally several years ago. I think you can look it up.

[@duelmasteryuya1205]

@Carmen Whitley He definitely changed of how he does his content nowadays, but if you like his style of content, then can you really say no to him? Btw, since you posted a website I'm going to assume that you are a troll.

[@DeeJay694]

Honestly, I'd love to see a smash tournament where the best players in the world, play their worst characters.

[@ununun9995]

It would become an arcade fighter! Everybody picks a shouto exept riddles.

[@BenGTheGreatBGTG]

or better yet your enemy picks your character for you which will make it easier to manage and people will probably pick the character they are most comfortable fighting against

[@TwilightFlower9]

@@BenGTheGreatBGTG entire tournament of little mac dittos

[@deathhimself1427]

Something I found out when playing on these stages, specifically portalfield, with a friend: portals use port priority. This gives player one a huge advantage on portalfield, because you can lock the other player in the hole until they are a high enough percentage to die. It doesn't really matter on the other stages though.

[@tsrenis]

oh god it's melee all over again

[@sbilldmilk]

Really love the idea of making a competitive scene that bases the game around problem-solving as much as pure technical skill. Side tournaments with changing rulesets and stages are a great way to keep things fresh

[@jairo2046]

I love this pure chaos and I'm glad the competitors enjoyed it too.

[@Lazer_Specter]

That "You're poisoned woth irony!" was real rage there. And yeah I get it. Amon-... That game has become kinda so over saturated that anything remotely like it is considered a meme or something and it gets annoying. PuffBalls and Innersloth should be proud though. It's publicity.

[@jackhazardous4008]

It's like Loss except worse

[@a.mejia24]

I II II I __

[@Lazer_Specter]

@@jackhazardous4008 I don't know if it gets worse than lines being recognized as people but I mean, it's getting there.

[@a.mejia24]

@@Lazer_Specter but- but it's Loss 🥺

[@tenacity25]

I loved playing the game with my friends and just in general, but it got so oversaturated, especially the memes, that my friends now refuse to play it. So I'm pissed

[@Moss_Dude]

Alpharad's casual tournaments are always such a blast to watch, and I wish stuff like that would happen more often.

[@vegetatheveggie2547]

Fact that it doesn’t makes it better

[@shawnstevanovski4755]

Honestly yeah tournaments should be played with fun in mind not just sweaty button mashing

[@Moss_Dude]

@@shawnstevanovski4755 More* tournaments.

[@Aesc_the_voyager]

5:16 lets be fair that looks nothing like shy guy

[@serketenglish5963]

2:50 Not even breaking into the 4th dimension will bring back Ding Dong.

[@youngrootv]

Coney, TK, and EE, the commentators, are absolutely GOATED. Everyone should go give them all a follow!

[@Aidswayz]

Not only did Jacob make Portal 3 before Valve did, but now Valve can’t make a Portal 3 without it being as good as what Jacob made

[@galabytes5827]

14:47 Yo, I love that call back to the Mario party vid!

[@adphilm2577]

The idea of a Warioware tournament with teams of two competing to see who can last the longest sounds like a great idea; it would be very hard to find a platform on which to host this event and to find competitors, however, it would be cool

[@DrSwazz]

"Teams of two seeing who can last the longest" Uhhh...sure, it would be cool...

[@hank2815]

You know how the plot of the Wario Land games is him unintentionally doing good things while trying to gain riches for himself? Imagine a game with a similar plot but it’s Alpharad just out to make content but unintentionally saves the world while doing so.

[@KainYusanagi]

He'd destroy the world instead. :P

[@BeatRiceIsHere]

I feel like Alpharad is the main character of this world, and we're all just side characters in his quest for world domination

[@A_Marker]

No yall are the background characters lmao

[@deltastudios6632]

@@A_Marker *We all

[@retrokonami9042]

@@deltastudios6632 It conveys the same message, grammar police. 😒

[@deltastudios6632]

@@retrokonami9042 I wasn't sure if the 'You' was meant to exclude himself or not.

[@retrokonami9042]

@@deltastudios6632 Oh.

[@StockeTepes]

Ahh yes, the way Sakurai intended Smash to be played 😂

[@diamondminer5459]

Intentions do not matter; just like life itself, Smash Bros is what you make of it. Whether you play casually or competitively, do whatever feels right.

[@TheKitKatThe]

@@diamondminer5459 are you seriously getting pressed over this comment

[@goggles8691]

@@diamondminer5459 like portal battlefield as mythra

[@CheesyLizzy]

@@TheKitKatThe Naw, I totally imagined them saying that comment in a calm meditative way. Like how a monk would write a comment.

[@TheKitKatThe]

@@CheesyLizzy lmao

[@emagic8521]

I’m glad alpha is still doing smash. I missed that content

[@Tobi-hq3xe]

Still can't believe that he has not made a pyra/mythra elite smash video though😂

[@pepperedmoth726]

@@Tobi-hq3xe go to alpharad deluxe

[@Tobi-hq3xe]

@@pepperedmoth726 I know, I meant the highly edited videos he did on his main channel

[@SkeleXon]

I love how genuinely upset he sounds when he explains the shy guy isn't among us

[@krankergeist2519]

Dam stole your reply

[@TheCourtJesterSolar]

Just realized that he is using Yukari's theme for his funny 'Gap' tournament.

[@unseeninja83]

This is actually pretty great idea for future side events if not full tournaments if you can get more stages, (minus insta kill ones) like a pit icarus stage that’s actualy legal and portals would also be nice.

[@yamikorachel5069]

Shout out to Cosmos for naming himself “Pain Peko”

[@70breadsticks]

A man of culture.

[@yamikorachel5069]

@@70breadsticks you know he even goes far enough to make skits about Hololive and vtubers right?

[@everlastingmayday]

i just noticed that

[@ryabueno3134]

thanks Alpharad for uploading a new video! I thoroughly enjoy your content and can’t wait for more videos!

[@turma8eac]

The fact that no one picked Kirby, who is short and floats, in the second day is baffling

[@twaggytheatricks4960]

To be fair, Metaknight got picked, likely for that reason, but... Yeah. XD

[@Zorua3]

Probably because Kirby is dogshit. Especially when half the players play sword characters.

[@KevSB07]

@@twaggytheatricks4960 i mean meta knight was picked because CDK secondaries meta knight. most players just use their secondaries in the side events like this, and no one secondaries kirby so

[@sickclips-wq9bu]

tbh seeing these top of the top players just... have fun in a tourney setting with each other is just really cool to see. love the content you've been putting out lately alpharad. super entertaining!

[@Aidswayz]

So this isn’t a funny haha comment about the video but I just wanted to say I’ve had a really shitty day and I wanted to thank you Alpha for making me laugh with the Alpharad Deluxe video today and more likely this one. Keep being the funny man and creating monstrosities in smash bros

[@EllieMiller510]

Cheers I’ll drink to that bro

[@iceoffire20]

How does this dude have the Alpharsd symbol in his name??!?

[@BeatRiceIsHere]

@@iceoffire20 I think he's a member of the channel

[@loading2463]

Is not a "funny haha" comment but a "boring who cares" comment instead

[@caseys2cold]

@@loading2463 whatever

[@jarihoogendoorn5823]

Fun fact: all books are dictonary remixes

[@realnintendonoah]

Good to know

[@Grif-f7s]

I found you again

[@dorodo3856]

Another fun fact: every dictionary is a rap album of ALHAbet. Ha-ha got 'em

[@firuto7970]

Fun fact: every image is a rgb remix

[@funkuro]

@@realnintendonoah DUDE! DUDE YOU’RE HERE!!!

[@chrysanthosvice4867]

opening the video with Night Falls ~ Evening Star is both extremely fitting and also a surefire way to get any fucking crowd pumped for a match

[@IBeforeAExceptAfterK]

And fitting for a tourney filled with -gaps- portals.

[@foxtrotgaming4684]

If only more people realised what it was from

[@zacharyt.2694]

15:05 "Cosmos is popping off. What a pop-off for Cosmos. Laughing at how stupid Cosmos is for playing Mythra on that stage."

[@MrDarkBrightEyes]

I can't imagine how difficult it is to create a whole persona and then build several channels and a whole new life out of it, yet you've made it seem fun. I respect your self deprecating humor and awareness of your faults, while acting as a boisterous and charismatic leader. You've been a real inspiration to me the last few years and I wish you the best in all you do.

[@EinManU]

the 15.5 night falls in the beginning tho, alpha with the GOOD references

[@frownyclowny6955]

This is by far my favorite video you’ve ever made. You let my dreams of chaotic competitive tournaments come to fruition

[@Eselwill]

5:48 BIG BRAIN PLAY. COLOSSAL. INCREDIBLE.

[@ronn201]

With how intense tournaments usually are, it was nice to see these pros playing for the fun of it

[@zephmeyers1643]

Valve might be hiring for Portal 3 after this one

[@quadconjures]

11:40 "let god decide" what a bit

[@Sparkitus]

"No one tells me no!" This is why i love alpharad man. Not particularly good at the game (Dont be mad youre still better than me) But still you get huge respect, people listen to you, no one tells you no. Stay awesome alpha

[@picturebreakdown]

I’d like to personally give an award to the people who commented “first” to commemorate their stupendous achievement

[@Bible_Theory]

Dude, you do MARVEL and Star Wars Breakdowns?!😱 so cool

[@Solus_11]

Lmao

[@Gilgamesh-bk8tw]

I agree

[@FFKonoko]

The real challenge is to get last. And actually keep it.

[@ajana_e]

Ok

[@Ljovynn]

Okay, a WarioWare tournament would be hype af

[@IOSIRIS]

Wario

[@randommaster06]

The intro music (Night Fall)s is great. It's probably the most fitting choice I could imagine.

[@spark9189]

5:07 among us came out in 2018

[@HurricaneXbox]

Finally I can play on these competitive stages

[@herobd5088]

I can’t believe he used yukari tank engine theme, highly underrated

[@plasticsoya]

6:37 Alpha didn't get a fistbump :(

[@Lichzim]

10:11 “Oh no, Jesas” - Usada “Pain Peko” Pekora

[@CirnoOshi]

Lol Cosmos with Pain Peko. 4:55

[@controlcore1]

I HEARD THAT NIGHT FALLS ~ EVENING STAR IN THE BEGINNING! I SEE THAT TOUHOU!

[@nambasaurus]

8:30 for the stage codes

[@Nandinandito]

Legend

[@nathanielmarino5989]

They don't seem to work anymore. I tried inputting them and it didn't work

[@blazeten2223]

Alpharad, Not only have you gave me so much interest in smash bros but you have also given me joy. I have been having a rough past 4 years and you have helped me go through it with no main depression arcs. Thank you for doing what you do and also I have watched your channel for years and most of your videos I have watched at least 5 times a month. But you know... That's Showbiz Baby!

[@Milkythesquid]

When the video starts with the Antimony of Common Flowers - Yukari Theme you know we're in a for another content filled video

[@Boi_Fluff]

I was caught off guard when they didn't go back again at 10:17

[@SaulTeeNutz]

He’s back to his roots fellas.

[@hank2815]

Back to a simpler time.

[@SaulTeeNutz]

@@cobinasaur what?

[@SaulTeeNutz]

@@cobinasaur hmm, interesting.

[@rixrobin]

This was such a good summit event and portal smash was the cherry on top

[@PneumaAsh]

Always gotta throw in my appreciation for the Touhou music, and making the slideshow of players sync to the beat? Mwah

[@Itsaluigi123]

Hahahahaha, I tried to make stages for my school’s tournament, I really like game design, I made a few crazy ones, and one final destination type thing with our school mascot in the background, the only thing I added was levers off the side for decoration, but they reset the jump when hit. And I spent a long time on the stage, I had playtesters, and in the tournament after one round, one kid stood up and yelled “Hey, don’t play any of ****’s stages, they’re awful!” And everyone agreed, and it was so fucking dream crushing, and now seeing top players having fun with portals, I feel a little better that those nerds can’t have fun

[@century3603]

11:57 YOOO Fossil Fighters Relic Hotel Theme!!! I got hit with nostalgia when that played.

[@failurethefailure]

5:36 pro gamer move

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

Absolutely here for a Warioware tourney, I need this in my life

[@kingangelo3838]

Not gonna lie, this was more interesting and fun to watch than normal competitive Smash, this should be the legal rulesets tbh.

[@squeegeemcgee]

having a gimmicky side tournament is honestly a really clever and entertaining way to combine the competitive and casual aspects of Smash

[@byrontheusurper6505]

I wanted to watch some of this on a vod but this is even better. Love coney btw!

[@cozmo_3d0]

Pain, suffering, need for content. These were the perfect ingredients needed to make the perfect smash portal stages. Yeah, but then he let professional smash players destroy their careers for content.

[@MegaManDied]

And K-Pop Hair.

[@realnintendonoah]

When we can’t get Portal in Smash, this is the next best thing

[@maliahalaya565]

"Nobody tells me no" feels like how Alpha gets 90% of his content these days

[@AJ_Steele]

Congrats to Void, clutch grand finals between him and cosmos.🤣

[@Flamespotz]

Oh dang I was not expecting the hotel theme from Fossil Fighters at 12:00 I thought everyone forgot about that game

[@thvelivan9781]

In life, there are only three absolutes: 1. Death 2. Taxes 3. Alpharad *Will* get his content

[@thatdudefaught6981]

8:09 moistcritical??? WAIT AND HIS NAME IS CHARLIE. This is legit his twin

[@Reflection246]

I KNOW RIGHT?

[@jammyweegit1144]

I felt so bad for Aaron, he really looked like he was having fun and was so disappointed that he was out so fast lol.

[@Vibesfs]

it blows my mind that people consistently entertain the ideas that jacob has instead of at least asking why, or saying no

[@kevin13cabello]

All I'm gonna comment on is the zero gravity menu theme at 8:44. It's such a great track.

[@seninshi]

This is what I have always admired about Alpharad. This is an awesome epic video without a doubt