Brawl is Much More Broken Than You Remember

[@Tethys00]

I was starting to think that brawl was more functional than I remembered. Thank you for the reassurance

[@personmanthing1]

2:36 note that Wario can also die in stamina mode in his final smash by eating an explosive. If he dies in this way you can control him when he revives.

[@Xachpro5475]

Brawl is much more broken than you remember

[@HeavyRayne]

And that's why-

[@OldSport3291]

Brawl is much more broken than you remember

[@Iamg1004]

And that's why -

[@ArchiverOfWorlds]

Brawl is much more broken than you remember

[@zonk834]

Super Smash Bros Brawl in 2024 (A Series Retrospective)

[@kivov]

bro gives brawl more love and attention than my parents ever gave me

[@DeadweightLKS]

Hang in there bud

[@heliumpai7627]

We believe in you more than them 😅

[@ShrubRustle]

your parents' marriage was more broken than you remember

[@icarussbungeecord7779]

your parents have a losing matchup

[@jamesknapp64]

Not high bar my friend

[@KomanndA124]

Brawl content is much more entertaining than you think

[@Afflictamine]

I'm gay

[@joe_the_zombie]

The fact that wario turns into a gas giant by ripping ass until he dies is probably the funniest thing I've ever seen on this channel

[@QBytesLocker-vb1gk]

26:31 “he turned into the sun” “That’s rough, buddy”

[@2goodsharks]

Turned into a spirit while farting, only to be cruelly reminded that there are no bathrooms in the spirit world.

[@Mario583a]

Pretty taihen

[@NathanLouie]

Small correction for the Luigi Ladder, it does kill in Smash 4, but not in Ultimate I knew this because I’ve had distinct fond memories messing around in Luigi dittos online for fun and had many ladder duels

[@Versitax]

core memory unlocked

[@randomnessproductions4212]

I remember doing that too

[@roachdoggjr7020]

Yessss and they would just go to time lol

[@benoitmarcotte1104]

Where melee was held together with duct tape and a dream, brawl was put together by a toddler with a glue stick

[@zdelrod829]

It's better-functioning than the duct tape used on Super Metroid for the SNES

[@benjaminrichard4632]

Gamechamp3000 reference?

[@neutraldalek4222]

@@zdelrod829 Super Metroid is actually considered one of the less broken games of its time with most of the the ridiculous glitches or jank you can encounter being stuff you have to go out of your way for. NES Metroid on the other hand, is a broken mess that's almost unplayable without abusing savestates or having tons of experience playing around all of its nonsense.

[@nahor88]

@@neutraldalek4222 There's honestly no point playing NES Metroid when Zero Mission exists, unless you hate yourself.

[@Moss_Dude]

Here's something I feel like just putting out there, since I've never seen anybody talk about it My sister was a kirby main back when we played brawl when we were little, and as such we saw his final smash a lot. Enough to find out exactly how its hitbox works, and it's actually a little complex. Most straightforwardly, if you roll or spotdodge at the very moment he bangs his pans, the hitbox will pass and you'll be safe, it's only active for that one moment (though the timing can be tricky.) But the more interesting part comes with items. The range of his final smash actually changes depending on where items are currently sitting, and the hitbox will reach further if items are far away from him when he uses it. However, if you can make yourself further away than the furthest item from kirby, you can very consistently avoid the reach of it entirely! I'm pretty sure there's still a minimum range, but I don't remember how big the maximum would be, I know on stages like temple it can't grab from _all over_ the stage. All of this is coming from decade old memory, so some of it may not be 100% (especially the last bit) but I'd love to see this more thoroughly tested by someone!

[@meyerpictures]

Perfection

[@Despots_Blitz86]

Notice the colors chosen for everyone in each clip. 🎄

[@Creepo_J]

Getting jolly with it

[@ItsMeChair1]

We getting merry tonight, right fellas?

[@skyguysZ]

When I see this title, I remember the various taunt parties on Brawl Online where people would majority pick Temple, Bridge of Eldin, Pitchochat etc. and do a bunch of classic Brawl glitches there

[@TheStarsTwilight]

19:25 The funniest part is knowing this glitch isn't that far off from canon; Luigi really has worn Peach's dress, multiples times even.

[@kroznick1011]

There was a nintendo power comic and Super Star Saga IIRC

[@glitchz1]

13:44 This is actually a very subtle Sonic CD Reference. Very Cool Sakurai

[@Name-ym5yy]

12:56 why would you send the waddle dee to heaven. He had so much to live for

[@_fudgepop01]

22:23 using my modding knowledge- the way momentum works in Brawl is that there are many different sources of “Kinetic Energy.” IIRC there are some for wind, water, gravity, motion (a character’s specific state animation), action (a character’s state that can have multiple animations), GROUND FRICTION, and a few more including some for final smashes (like landmaster). The reason for Ike’s sliding is likely due to one of these not being properly cleared upon having the SideB canceled by the ice and remains uncleared because of the lack of much friction. Counter used a command in the animation that set one of the kinetic energies to 0, but because the other wasn’t cleared he immediately starts sliding at the velocity he would have if not for the spring

[@Adeios96]

I like how giddy he was getting talking about some of these glitches lol. You can feel the genuine love he has for this game.

[@MemzYoutube]

it should’ve been a Christmas version called “brawl is much more jolly than you remember”

[@photonic083]

I genuinely thought you were gonna say "Personally, I prefer the air." at 4:17

[@meleekunis2196]

Can't wait to watch this again on Coney's stream. Great vid :)

[@bumibomber]

FELLAS

[@badatmathhh]

Aware

[@marzipancutter8144]

7:08 Foxs reflector is very much intended, and it's both in Sm4sh and Ultimate. Foxs Shine still behaves much like a shield as it does in Melee, letting you roll, spotdodge and even jump cancel out of it. But to prevent Melee shenanigans, they made it so that you can only do it while reflecting. And yes, as long as you're reflecting something you CAN Multishine... somewhat. They also put this mechanic on multiple other reflectors in ultimate, at least the non-counter ones.

[@lasercraft32]

16:49 Bowser's demonic screech of despair makes this way funnier than it has any right to be.

[@leonhart829]

12:40 and then he waddled away

[@CLIBBINSANDHAWGS]

Waddle waddle waddle. Untill the very next day?

[@i8dacookies890]

I will also think about simply parrying the lava for a long time.

[@Plokster]

An easy one that wasn't mentioned: If you use the lightning item on Zelda and then Zelda changes into Sheik (or vice-versa), the effect becomes permanent (until you lose a stock or use lightning again). This includes when the lightning backfires and makes her giant.

[@Legendary_Honey]

I'm losing it at the blue falcon glitch

[@billclintonsmagicbeefarm]

What a nostalgia hit this video was. I did a ton of these on my own Wii as a kid, especially hours spent messing with Jigglypuff on Bridge of Eldin. Fun fact, you can do that glitch on the Pirate Ship too.

[@GamingTopTen]

When I did that at a convention once, people from other TVs looked over and started cheering "Glitch! Glitch! Glitch! Glitch!" until I got too big for the stage. It was awesome.

[@Paralellex]

12:35 ♫ Hello my baby, Hello my honey, Hello my ragtime gal ♫

[@Bonelord69]

I am much more broken than brawl remembers :(

[@bluekandyvods]

here's some supplemental info on these glitches you missed (this is a long comment): - 1:24 if you use toon link's final smash on giga bowser, he gets stuck in a t-pose as TL rockets off in the same fashion as these clips. must have a character code enabled - 2:07 hit the sandbag hard enough and you can eclipse the y axis of the back barrier and fly backwards, where eventually even the blue sky texture wrap runs out and it's just a black field - 4:16 i haven't been able to replicate this yet, but there is video evidence of interrupting breaking the bottom pillar on shadow moses island, likely on the same frame as its destruction, that allows you to then stand on top of the side of the stage - 7:15 if you jump and start your reflector on a specific frame before landing, upon landing the reflector sprite (and its animation) is duplicated. it's easiest to do this and see it with wolf, just after the apex of his jump is when to start it. depending on the frame, both sprites can either be in sync and tough to see the difference, or completely out of sync which is when it looks quite funky. ah, i see a variant of this was covered at 25:25 - you can just do it on your own by landing on a specific frame! - 7:50 this also happens with a lot of different character combinations on different grades of slope. you can do it against fox on the right side of temple on a more gradual slope - 16:28 if you foxtrot much faster than this, you'll continuously accelerate to some of the fastest non-knockback horizontal speeds attainable in this game (which i believe you've covered previously) - 18:48 this ledge's collision also allows for precise control stick angles to result in temporary "glitch-hugging" the wall while attempting to fall through the platform. must be holding toward the wall, forward speed required varies per character iirc. usually around the walking/running delineator, which is 70 or 186 on the x axis - 22:43 pikachu's up-b hitbox does this as well, when it visually looks like he's stretched into a thin noodle he actually is. you can even hit him through smashville from below, it extends that high thanks for making this! I definitely think it can be turned into a series :)

[@Vorpal_Vox]

It wasnt mentioned, but one of my favorite things to do online was: If you dash towards a ledge but then tilt the stick slightly diagonally forward and downward, but not enough to crouch, your character will run infinitely at the ledge.

[@MarioSMG64]

Brawl glitches were some of the first things I engaged with on KZbin, so this was a huge trip down memory lane. Brought back memories I forgot I had of me doing these glitches!

[@Berschkaka]

Btw, for Wario dies twice Glitch - if you put Stamina mode with 1 HP, without the plant on their head, go into final smash and eat an explosive as Wario, he will die. As soon as the Final Smash runs out though, he revives, but this time you can actually control him and beat others up. Though you cant win as him anymore, As soon as there is only one other player left it ends.

[@souvlivvy]

20:57 I did this all the time as a kid. When I found it out I was taken aback and would constantly use this trick when playing with my friends and cousins.

[@Starlinova]

12:49 the Metaphor Refantazio music set to the ascension of Waddle Dee... glorious

[@scarfie5877]

love that game

[@Wizzkidwas]

Hearing you lose your absolute shit at the Blue Falcon was amazing Also thank you for always using Red Kirby, the best Kirby

[@FrogInShorts]

To add on, Foxes shine on pictochat will keep duplicating until it uses up the particle limit, which will result im oddities like Chariziard with no tail fire or invisible projectiles.

[@sweetwheatsy]

I like how many of the glitches involving Kirby really drives home the point of him being a goofy, cute destroyer of worlds

[@Cybunne]

tbh this hit me like a nostalgia train, going online mode and trying to do goofy ahh glitches was just about all I would do in brawl lmao anyone ever u-tilt with ganondorf on top of a rolling crate? funny times lol

[@damonrichardson1999]

4:33 When I was a kid I used to joke that the sound was actually Shy Guy releasing ungodly sounds of anger at being stopped during the race.

[@Magic_Ice]

I remember Brawl as my first Christmas present, and now it’s ugliest spots are mine 15 years later

[@BrawlerJesse]

No mention of the Wario bike glitch on Temple? That's one of the best ones. If you use the bike in mid air and land on the top platform at a certain angle, there is no limit to how far your wheelie can turn you. And then once you're upside down, there's a chance for you to launch into space. It can also work on the Smashville platform.

[@symawi312]

Mmmmm I think my memory of how broken brawl was is quite accurate indeed Nevermind what is that blue falcon DOING?

[@raharu64]

that Coney Brand™ opening was great. A good Christmas gift vid for sure~

[@chriss4855]

IT'S CO NEY TIME

[@CertifiedRobutler]

3:27 Hmm, it seems you enjoy playing castlevania games!

[@CabbageIsMe]

you’ve played super smash brothers (melee) before!

[@Liggliluff]

(11:30) Some trivia: "75 m" is pronounced "75 metres" because the m is the symbol for the unit and the symbol is pronounced in full. If it's "75 ft" you would similarly say "75 feet" and not "75 eff-tee".

[@imbatrossthescrub2096]

4:18 Ah yes, I believe Falco does indeed say that when he activates his final smash.

[@personlol3099]

i love the lack of technical terms when talking about the bulborb on distant planet "if you jump in a bulborb's mouth, he eat you. but if you jump in as giga bowser, he not eat you." "the eat-that-guy hitbox"

[@linguicaguy]

9:55 So you're telling me that meta knight is the drill that pierces the heavens?

[@FortyPerc]

Yoshi has got to be in absolutely unimaginable pain after laying that Jigglypuff egg

[@smashi_64]

19:05 Actually no, that’s not a glitch, that’s just the bad Pikmin 1 ending, very cool easter egg Sakurai!

[@CaptainDiagram]

1:49 if she wins, do you win the match?

[@jeff-hh8fs]

the match would end once the second person dies, so she wouldn't be able to win

[@chuckthequail137]

2:36 Wario dies three times in a Stamina Mode match in Brawl.mp3

[@furretfreak]

22:40 Devil Summoner ost? BASED

[@Zel-Veraan]

12:40 missed opportunity for the Duck Tales Moon Land theme.

[@imESAM]

i love the poison mushroom one, it is hilarious

[@ezelalia5739]

Hi Esam

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

Guys I’m starting to think Brawl is much more broken than I remember

[@HeatOfWar]

6:58 I thought it's always the case if Pikmin ever gets in touch with the water. They do die regardless except for the blue one.

[@alansmithee6273]

23:15 The most shocking information in this video was that a smash ball isn't a ball, it's just a semi-sphere.

[@eslamvszombies1713]

Happy holidays and hope to see more of Brawl mad fun content

[@CokeMilkYT]

Shoutout to the Dedede Waddle being used in the Subspace TAS lol

[@Lar_me]

9:41 Pikachu skipping straight to the 100th floor of the Empire Porky Building, no elevator required

[@remilia20xx78]

Shoutouts to Mr. Game & Watch, Lucas, and Shiek for not being featured lol; they truly escaped the glitchy showcase

[@DukasFiguliras]

G&W starts at 12:25

[@Dragostorm21]

G&W being not glitchy is ironic after melee

[@remilia20xx78]

​@@DukasFiguliras Whoops :x

[@bluekandyvods]

there are plenty of glitches with the latter 2; the most advanced thing i can think of for g&w not in this video in particular is that using bucket cancels all knockback/movement speed, so if you slide off after getting hit by a bomb in sudden death, you can live by using bucket

[@SSM24_]

"I'll update this with music & proper credits as soon as I wake up today." apparently not

[@HexNSplat]

OH NO BRAWL IS MORE BROKEN THAN I REMEMBER!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS SKUNCH AND YALL!! Hope yall have a blast :>

[@AloeHalo]

Wario Sun deserves fan art made of it

[@Jethro-goro]

12:15 I remember as a kid making a custom stage purely to maximize opportunities to do this

[@cozy_boi]

Merry Christmas coney viewers 🎉

[@tres4945]

Guys, i think brawl might be much more broken than we remember

[@Submissive-Soul]

you ever kick ball through brick wall?

[@Spider_MBI]

Didn't see this one in the vid, so I'm going to share my ancient knowlegde that I only have vague memories of. I believe that in Stage Builder, if you align a vertical moving platform next to the top of a ramp block, you can walk between the ramp and the platform no matter how high the platform's moved. Merry Christmas.

[@conundrumbeatbox]

I remember this too. Would basically teleport you to the moving platform regardless of height. Guess we need a part 2 👀

[@JAMllostthegame]

About the counter on Norfair lava: the frame data for the counter allows you to almost always get a powershield if you decide to hold shield instead. I was a fan of alternating between counter and powershielding.

[@BurningNight314]

12:13 I remember finding this one as a kid and using it to fight CPUs. I thought it was the coolest thing. It's nice to see it again so many years later, I've been hoping for it to show up in one of these videos.

[@DeikanYT]

The video was so nice and enjoyable to watch! I laughed hard particularly at "depressed Snake" around 17:50 🤣!

[@Zaybuhr]

Christmas is much more Cheerful than you remember! Thanks Skunch, love your vids.

[@domv9225]

Merry Christmas Brawlternative!

[@thoet7270]

12:52 Oh worthy heart, who tempers anxiety into strength... If thou wishest to serve thy penguin king with thy lance and ascend the heavens, I bestow upon thee the soul of the Waddle Dee.

[@uuh4yj43]

16:11 tiny brawl should be a format, its so cute.

[@brna42]

great video thanks for the christmas surprise :)

[@RailfanJunction]

Yooooooo what a present for us - thank you for helping make this year an AMAZING one for brawl content!!!

[@cravengameknight949]

24:30 I KNEW ABOUT PUFF GLITCH BUT HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT YOSHIS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT. Also quick note, the size puff grows correlates directly to when the bridges hitbox cuts her off, you can experiment and get different sizes.

[@GKplus8]

Insert pendantry here about you calling Temple, Hyrule Castle

[@SteamAPunk]

now THIS is content

[@pmahcgop6693]

Amazing compilation of glitches, can’t wait to watch the video again with coney reacting to it

[@sauerk5273]

cool video man, glad you're having fun making these

[@LuisSilva-yc5fz]

13:20 an alternative method for taking 2 stocks with one move is using ganondorf's side B in a horizontal scrolling stage and have the move deal damage at the same time someone would die at the walk off

[@KPantherH]

Waddle dee: Farewell game&watch, my people need me.

[@Lyoko.G]

15:04 This specific glitch enamoured me so much as a kid that I found ways for I think half the cast to also phase through walls, Ganondorf and Mario are by far the easiest characters to clip into custom stages

[@MasterAbeer101]

Merry Christmas Skunch! Thank you for another banger brawl video, this is such a cool present!

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Merry Christmas I actually got Brawl for my 2013 Christmas. It allowed me to realize why I was losing and I made major improvements that all the people who used to dog on me told me I improved a lot

[@jjrelt]

this was my first christmas without family, and this video was a nice present

[@magmaboyx859]

The consistent uploads have given me so much joy, hope for a great 2025 Brawlternative! Keep up the great content!❤

[@paulfish97]

Beautiful video! It reminds me when back in the day I used to search online for Brawl glitches and testing with my friends :)

[@lydia9822]

14:41 I had this happen to me when I was playing brawl as a kid, we spent like an hour trying to recreate it before giving up.

[@PotatoVinesauce2]

Thank you skunch, I love your videos.

[@StickBreightley]

2:57 You actually don’t need to turn flowers on for Bowser and Wario to die! Bowser still takes damage from attacks as Giga Bowser and Wario can still take damage if he eats an explosive. Hitting 0HP during their final smash without flowers on will allow them to still play as normal while at 0HP

[@DavidPCM]

honestly I didn't even know people hated the "Brawl is much more broken than you remember" intro. I didn't really pay much mind to it because I just found learning about new glitches and seeing old ones I knew interesting.

[@SwarmSSBM]

Merry Christmas, frens ❤

[@Tailstraw_xD]

12:30 I must return to my people. Goodbye, friends!

[@literallyflawless]

just wanted to say i love your energy in these videos and they’re beautifully done! ❤