Ranking Every Masahiro Sakurai Game

[@NathanielBandy]

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[@insertnamehere2062]

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[@ExcelsiorLi-ion]

Very cool

[@persona_sin_nombre1068]

real

[@theenderkirby]

I should expect it from you to rank it bandy XD

[@rascalpants]

You should rank sponsors

[@Raph___A]

The fact that Sakurai had the patience to deal with Disney's bs just to get Sora into the game is an undefeatable feat in and of itself!

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea that's pretty crazy. I heard Disney is really bad about people using their characters

[@liamruiz3196]

Apparently it wasn’t Disney of Japan that was being stingy about Sora in smash though, it was Tetsuya Nomura who was conflicted with adding Sora in smash because he felt it would confuse the lore of the character, which is weird

[@easyscout8369]

@@liamruiz3196 You think that guy has written lore on why Kingdom Hearts characters have profitable action figures that are sold at stores?

[@Khyon521]

@@liamruiz3196 he has no right to talk about confusing Lore 😂😂

[@LucasDanielCab5]

@@liamruiz3196 ONG bro the misconceptions about his inclusion always bothered me lol

[@Mimi.1001]

5:17 Fun Fact: The main menu/UI designer for pretty much all of Masahiro Sakurais games since Smash 64 is actually his wife, Michiko Sakurai (neé Takahashi, they seem to have married between Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising). I feel like she is a bit underrated for how much she contributes to Sakurais games and their charm.

[@mr.junior7880]

Couldn't believe it! I had to look her up!

[@lucaantinori4834]

I do respect her work, but maybe it wouldn't be so underrated if it wasn't so hard to find anything about her. The only image avaibable of her is the infamous photo where she is eating, that says a lot about how little of a figure she is, a real shame.

[@Nickstepher]

Kid Icarus needs a new game or atleast a port to the switch. It was phenomenal and I hope the series keeps the same genre

[@bigjalapeno7061]

I've never played either of them or heard much about them but they seem cool

[@SideA628]

They could be really good but imo, they’re not great.

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

The game needs a rerelease solely so that playing it doesn't need to feel so painful!

[@smitoplaysgames]

kid Icarus is one of my favorite 3ds games. personally never had a problem with the controls but i was also way younger back then.

[@smitoplaysgames]

also got like a bunch of cards with it to use with the 3d hologram feature and a bunch of goodies, nintendo really knew how to spoil us back then.

[@desh206]

Sakurai is truly an artist in gaming design and i can't wait to see what this man well cook next

[@sirrreal3278]

Isn't he retired?

[@Mirage1209]

@@sirrreal3278 he’s semi- retired

[@waltvs.]

​@TeenToytleStudios can a god really retire?

[@Mirage1209]

@@waltvs. he’s been doing it for decades so yes a God can retire

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

@@Mirage1209 I think he’s just taking a well-deserved break. Once he’s done with his KZbin channel he’ll most likely return to game development, just with smaller roles.

[@Bloody_FOXY47040]

It's very fitting that Sakurai is the lead designer of SORA Limited, who is a name of a very famous character who got into smash! He is a very nice man and gave us so many amazing games, he even really likes minecraft XD!

[@Nerdtendo6366]

That Mega Man reaction clip still gives me chills to this day

[@cannabishornliu6119]

The Kirby series is one of my favorite Nintendo franchises. Extremely adorable, very easy with some pretty hard challenges (like some True Arenas and secret levels) and they have such a Feel Good vibe that makes it a joy to play them. Not to forget the copy ability system is still on fire to this day.

[@onionceli]

It's a wonderful series, but the true arena was notably a post-sakurai edition

[@theenderkirby]

Like I cannot describe enough how much kirby changed my life, to make to a person who is freindly but on gaurd when things go wrong, the wonderful veraity of characters, the copy abilities which was my introduction to the himmick of taking power from your enemies which I didn't knew anyone else before and heck I say it give me to see it for dofferemt franchises or games like mega man, metroid fusion and dread, castlevania's sorrow doulogy to name a few, the gameplay is easy to play but hard to master and the stories is the true textbook how to make a lighthearted tone to dark one with a great pacing and taking time without feeling you rushed to a story moment and left jarring, combat is just peak for me I can praise the franchise in many angles and while I know it have flaws like any gaming franchise I say is the least flawed gaming franchise ever I know personally

[@LazrBG]

And still, people try to avoid the games just because the characters are cute, i even saw someome say they don't play the game just because kirby is pink, that was the saddest thing a hearded in my life.

[@KirbyStarAnimation]

Kirby is my favorite character of all time and smash ultimate is my favorite game

[@alexschneider1667]

He’s just so adorable, he’s just a cute pink little guy, how can you not love a cute lil pink lil guy?

[@D1TB01]

You see, guys, Masahiro Sakurai makes some of the best art in the Nintendo network. Not only did he create an iconic video game character and revived another, but he also made the best game franchise ever AND Nathaniel Bandy’s catchphrase.

[@slimballs9650]

Miyamoto even!

[@SaturnDX1]

I always love the ranking videos

[@theenderkirby]

Like he keep them fresh without being either repetitive or just give me a viewer fatigue unlike some

[@SaturnDX1]

@@theenderkirby fr

[@Uhhhhh1188]

14:01 "Oh. I wanna bang around squares next time!" I love how Nathaniel said that will such enthusiasm.

[@PaperMarioBros]

Man I love Nathaniel Bandy on Ranking Games

[@leahluostarinen]

yeah they are awesome

[@turboshazed7370]

For real!

[@ShimmeringVapidCoal]

Best ranking video KZbinr ever, more than Odyssey Central and Skip the Tutorial

[@gamer-z4p9d]

@@ShimmeringVapidCoaldon’t insult Odyssey Central, he is better than NB

[@ShimmeringVapidCoal]

@@gamer-z4p9d Not by a long shot

[@ManxNinjaPig]

Missed opportunity to put the 'real' Masahiro Samurai in the thumbnail..

[@rondesyasarik1551]

manx ninja piiiiiig

[@UltraNurture]

20:23 what a throwback this is, as it was the video that made me subscribe to your channel. Great video man!

[@mariomaster101official]

Sakurai Is Such A Great Developer Because Every Single One Of His Games Are Fun

[@rascalpants]

This guy just changed my comment a tiny amount and passed it off as nee

[@theenderkirby]

He deserve to be remembered alongside myamoto, izuka, tezuka, iwata (respect for this legend), and kojima if you ask me

[@mariomaster101official]

​@Rascalpants08 Nah His Games Really Are Fun

[@rascalpants]

​@@mariomaster101official you are not wrong tho

[@jclkaytwo]

@@mariomaster101official Why Do You Talk Like This

[@aidanmoore8751]

I think Sakurai might be one of the most important developers of all time. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have kirby or smash bros!

[@GamingMaster43210]

Ur first

[@joshuakhadaroo8475]

You can never replace Sakurai

[@ErickVideoGameGuy]

He has always been one of my favorite developers of all time, I just recently got Smash Ultimate and Sakurai and his team definetely made an insane work with it, let's remember that Smash 4 developement ended on 2016 so Ultimate only had a 2 year developement time and it was also the promise Sakurai made to Iwata.

[@OliveOil_2]

Loving the ranking videos ❤

[@xxroyalprincexx6811]

6:12 Fox doesn't say "biff", it's just the sound of him punching Samus.

[@evolutioner8573]

3:50 honestly i think it is an perfect frenchise! i like all the games and movies and stuff and can't really think of a flaw!

[@BR-jw7pm]

Kid Icarus Uprising better be #1 cuz that game is a masterpiece and I’m still hoping for a Switch port or sequel!

[@theenderkirby]

Well no say it for promotion but he did some link on his channel before through words

[@lord_raptorade4853]

I love the "if you dont like video games go read a book" line, that got me

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

Kid Icarus Uprising is my favorite game of all time, and Smash Ultkmate is up there somewhere, too. This man is a true genius

[@theenderkirby]

Is lies report tge spam bot is a faker

[@KidIcarusUprisingAgain]

Is KIU worth $80 dollars though?

[@vicmanelguapo1678]

15:46 once i went on a trip with my family, my cousin and I couldn’t take our switch with us because where we were going they could steal it from us, so we both took our 3Ds and played while we were there

[@PlanetJayster]

Masahiro Sakurai has TRULY become one of my top favourite idols in entertainment in the last decade ever since the announcement of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U back in 2013 (RIGHT NEXT TO YOU and your KZbin channel, Nate)... and now that I'm currently about to study Game Development and Design myself for the next 3 years in a brand-new college... I REALLY hope that I'll be able to find MY OWN creative path in the entertainment that might make Sakurai himself proud someday...

[@MrMGamerReal]

Thank You Sakurai for everything for Kirby and Smash Ultimate 💖

[@Wario1382]

Forgotten Land and Smash Ultimate are the best Switch games.

[@potsandpineapples3319]

@@Wario1382 that’s very true

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

@@Wario1382 You forgot Mario Odyssey and Tears of the Kingdom.

[@Sly88Frye]

26:45 Meteos seems like the perfect kind of game to actually release on smartphones and tablets today. You said it yourself you'll control fastest using the touch screen of the DS. I had a lot of fond memories of the DS even though I was already an adult by the time I actually got one Actually I was 17 when I got one in 2005 so basically I had the DS throughout young adulthood but anyway I think a game that is perfect on the DS sadly yes you're right it can't really be released a modern platforms but surprisingly I think it technically could work on a smartphone due to touch controls. And I'd be all for it. That game looks awesome!

[@NintendoPlayer307]

20:25 Wasn’t expecting this scene to return

[@georgehayward532]

Surprised you didn’t mention kid Icarus uprisings online mode it’s amazing to play

[@KeebeThePlush]

Even if Kirby’s dreamland is at the bottom, sakurai has at least not made a single truly bad game

[@theenderkirby]

Like this is just show he stand for quality

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

That’s amazing that you’re ranking all of these games! Great job!

[@angijuan2364]

12:42 and when dlc was coming out people played it again!

[@RosieUniverseKitten]

Young bandy freaking out over mega man is amazing

[@jumentoqueanima]

Haha, Yeah.

[@Dairunt1]

This might be a hot take; but in my opinon Kid Icarus Uprising is Sakurai's greatest game. With Melee and Ultimate being a close second and third respectively.

[@themememaster423]

This is a Massive hero soccer guy moment

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

Watch out, it’s another one of those stupid bots pretending to be KZbinrs to scam people 🤦‍♂️

[@theenderkirby]

@@GatorOne-in7hk well if you want to help you can comment to people to report it's channel is the best way to get rid off them

[@themememaster423]

@@GatorOne-in7hk dafuq did you just call me?

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

@@themememaster423 I wasn’t talking about you, the bot was impersonating Nathaniel Bandy.

[@themememaster423]

@@GatorOne-in7hk oh okay lol

[@fishgod7535]

For kid icarus uprising if you put your 3ds on your knee and look down on it, it makes the controls much more comfortable.

[@EveXurki]

Sakurai is the Pixar of gaming

[@dex-6712]

(Before Cars 2)

[@MashupProductions22]

The only difference is sakurais games remained good and not garbage later on

[@EveXurki]

@@MashupProductions22 you both are right

[@theenderkirby]

Yeah to an extend like non of the titles he work are bad like alright at worst

[@theenderkirby]

@@EveXurki I say he one of the most underrated game developers of all times like I don't feel like many know his creations enough besides kirby and smash bros or heck some maybe don't know he behind KIU

[@JVZ360]

You can't handle me..... Aint you Nathaniel B

[@PeachyFanboy]

Super Smash Bros Ultimate was literally a masterpiece Despite, I have not touched it in years now lol

[@batmanbud2]

Backlog?

[@evolutioner8573]

32:37 thats like saying: im pretty sure you all played nintendo land and if you don't, WHAT ARE DOING GO PLAY IT!!!!!!! WAAAAHHHH!!!!!

[@buttontank5079]

After being introduced to Meteos from this video, I just want to point out how unbelievably fun the multiplayer mode in Columns III is. Play it with your best friend, you'll have an awesome time, I promise

[@theenderkirby]

Is a spam bot just report it's channel

[@buttontank5079]

@@theenderkirby what in the Papa John's Pizza are u on about

[@theenderkirby]

@@buttontank5079 I am telling other to report the spam bot that showing in the comment section of bandy he spamming fake annoucment and lies that he bandy

[@buttontank5079]

@@theenderkirby oh I thought u were calling me a spam bot lol

[@theenderkirby]

@@buttontank5079 no why to me to call a good soul like you a bot you didm't do nothing wrong but can I ask you to help me woth this scammer and tell others please you don't have if you don't want

[@Yoshistar238]

20:24 damn Bandy with a teenage voice 💀XD

[@jimmer4039]

i would be so happy if sakurai somehow finds out about this video

[@gabrielgoes0]

All of that said, tho, I spent countless and countless hours playing City Trial in Kirby Air Ride, so I'd definitely rank it higher just out of sheer nostalgia. I'd really like to see revamped sequel to that game

[@nickk3077]

I thought Kid Icarus would always work well on Wii U! The GamePad's touchscreen and analogue stick could work just like the 3DS, but you could also use the Wii Remote and Nunchuck as well! Missed Opportunity as well.

[@marvelstarwarsfan8410]

20:24 Lmfao The voice crack always makes me laugh!

[@jumentoqueanima]

Sakurai doesn't make bad games. He must be protected at all costs.

[@RaFaPilgrim]

Oh. So Nathaniel is one of THOSE Kid Icarus Uprising players. Hopefully Bathaniel will be the one to appreciate the genius of this game’s controls.

[@O.I.S21]

I love Meteos. This was one of my first games ever. The Puzzles are very cool and the Music is just amazing!

[@Mad_Leroy]

I love how Nathaniel broke out the keyboard controller for the gamecube controller demonstation, lmao

[@ade1174]

Kirby's Adventure still has one of the best and hardest final bosses in Kirby history. I can only imagine how out of left field it felt for players back in the day. We're used to Eldritch horror in Kirby's final bosses nowadays, but it must have felt so fresh back in the day.

[@MorrisPXG]

Astral Birth Void(Without Magolor),Chaos Elfilis and Remastered Magolor Soul:well Duh I don’t think Nightmare is that Bad

[@marx4538]

Almost any of the others is harder, especially KDL2's one

[@Filon73]

Nightmare is nowhere near to being hard

[@rubyrogers8879]

Nightmare counts as scary?

[@BDubbyy]

Kirby Air Ride that low is CRIMINAL

[@k.2167]

33:45 zelda fans : are you sure about that?

[@k.2167]

26:27

[@nearoikthadorbadwagon1224]

I was introduced to the super smash brothers series with smash on the 3DS. I love that game. 🎉

[@theenderkirby]

Can you please report the spam bot you have here?

[@nearoikthadorbadwagon1224]

@@theenderkirby the spam bot keeps coming back every time I report it

[@theenderkirby]

@@nearoikthadorbadwagon1224 if you want to get rid off them you need to tell people about it cornering them is the way to prevent them to showing up

[@computerkid1416]

13:25 There's no denying how awesome it was to be able to officially play Smash on the go, though. Prior to that, I had to settle for attempting to emulate Smash 64 on my Android phone, to mixed results. Of course, this is something we take for granted now with Switch, but back in the day, even when the Wii U version came out, I'd still have to whip it out occasionally when away from home.

[@ManBehindTheMask]

Ain't you Nathaniel B?

[@ama-ri_vox]

Nathan will be 30 years old this year, woah

[@euioh1987]

Aint you nathaniel b?

[@Skybr328]

26:38 When I saw the Meteos final planet it reminded me of the eye of Sauron

[@PickleoftheWind]

Cool video idea

[@theenderkirby]

Do not contact the bot he offer just scams report it's channel for imposting to bandy please

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

21:25 PBG! He just scrolled through PBG’s stage!

[@boiseboi2007]

Can you do Good and Bad of Return to Dream Land or ranking every Mario Galaxy 2 star next?

[@GeolyteGM]

Meteos is my favorite game as well, but I got introduced to it by another puzzle series known as "Lumines" made by Tetsuya Mizuguchi who worked along Sakurai in Meteos.

[@theenderkirby]

Geolyte is a scam just report the spam bot

[@GeolyteGM]

@theenderkirby939 oh christ these bots, thank you for notifying me tho

[@theenderkirby]

@@GeolyteGM well I am here to help you but listen I try to gather people to corner those bots down can you help me and do what I did with you keep in mind to not reply directly to the bots it deleted automatically and don't send the exact same message YT count it as spam is just I got exhausted from them by managing them alone and want to gather ppl to do it

[@GeolyteGM]

@theenderkirby939 I understand that's a hard and tedious task, but I'm aware lots of people do report to get them of the platform. So while I can help you & other people out to report them, I have to do other personal stuff in life, like im always busy. It's a never-ending battle. so keep spreading awareness of this problem and get more people to report these spam bots. And youtube to get their asses off and do something about it. Thank you for your help

[@ZanyZayn]

hol up... ain't u nathaniel b?

[@kkittycityy]

Bro when are you gonna bring back the triggered videos? I miss them.

[@jumentoqueanima]

He said he will soon, will be called "trash" tho.

[@monirujackson5738]

Aint you Nathaniel b

[@유튜브의방랑자]

I so LOVE this guys sarcastic jokes, It always make me laugh.

[@specialelfilin]

Smash tour is probably the worst smash mode...it's just pure random...even the fighters are random....

[@hurricanzaud2090]

Finally, a video that shows the underrated greatness of Meteos

[@A_Different_Name]

Meteos has been mentioned in a big KZbinr's video. I can die happy now.

[@rekisMagicalCreationsYoshiLand]

29:41 ON AND ON AND ON ON AND ON AND ON AND ON!

[@Yoshistar238]

"Trust me, this is my VISION"

[@andrewsbowlingjourney1311]

Nathaniel going insane for megaman is so freakin wholesome. Nuff said.😂😂

[@marvelstarwarsfan8410]

24:28 the camera is blurry so it won’t let us look at the box art.

[@turboshazed7370]

BANDY AT IT AGAIN WITH THE RANKING VIDS! 🤩

[@FalconXD]

Nathaniel Bandy being a fellow yellow ROB main makes me feel great. Dope ranking overall too.

[@Metal-monk]

Your the only person that would go this in-depth

[@MM08-_-]

Nb is my favorite KZbinr to watch late at night and eat ice cream

[@KirbyStarAnimation]

Sakurai is the person who made me love video games with brawl being my first one that I played with my brother when I was three. Kirby was the first character I played because we played sub space first and he picked Mario so I wanted to go against him and now Kirby is my favorite fictional character ever

[@quandinglepringle3753]

Let’s all appreciate Nathaniel bandy for the work and dedication he puts in his videos!

[@therhythmdragon]

Is it weird that you reacting to Megaman in Sm4sh still puts a smile on my face?

[@BobBob-io2hi]

Meteos is so underrated!!!!! It actually might have been my first game ever

[@Silverknight00]

3:12 I just Realized the Menu is A Reference To Smash Bros Melee!!

[@manquail2361]

I definitely have a lot of nostalgia, but melee is still legit. I remember pre smash 4 bringing my gamecube with melee to college and getting friends over to play. Then 1 night we played brawl that a guy brought on his wii and went back to melee in future sessions because we enjoyed how much better it felt to play.

[@isamelzorrilla5639]

Hi Nathaniel Bandy I love this and I hope you have a good day and you are awesome

[@ali.5481]

14:00 had me dying 😂

[@Superemie401]

28:40 Or Falco saving Fox and Diddy from Bowser! What a badass entrance!

[@panosmosproductions3230]

If you’re wondering how Smash Melee is so polished inspire of being developed in only 13 months. Well this is because the late Satoru Iwata helped debug the game.

[@jumentoqueanima]

W Iwata. RIP.

[@supleh5937]

4:46 No gta is kirby air rideafied

[@SuperFishShrek1147]

Great video :D

[@EbolaGW]

5:18 That's because the one who designs the menus for his games are none other than his wife!

[@TG03]

Oooh. Another ranking video!!!

[@theenderkirby]

Heya can you just report the telelgram bot's account is a faker who spread lies to commenters

[@ChrisGamingNL333]

Sakurai is an absolute legend, i think every gamer knows him

[@darkprince_16]

That Megaman reaction was just so priceless I can’t get enough of it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Yoshikiller109]

24:08 I never thought I would see "Get Shrek'd" ever again

[@jennifergriel861]

I played Smash 4 mostly on the 3DS because I actually had that instead of the Wii U at the time. I would bring it to school and do multiplayer with friends at lunch. And it’s still my preferred version of Smash 4. I feel like I had a Wii U for all of 1 year before the switch came out and started getting all its best games on it.

[@CrazyWario16]

All of his menus are actually disigned by his wife.

[@gdplayer19]

25:23 Sir, have you ever heard of Meteos Wars on the Xbox 360?

[@JakeGottfriedStudios]

I would love more videogame ranking videos the same way movies are ranked based on famous directors, I can think of like three other examples for video games

[@Sly88Frye]

11:49 You've never fully completed the great cave offensive? I've completed Kirby Superstar numerous times with 100% completion and all the games. Also I'm noticing that you really don't use your best moves with some of the abilities. When you had beam against King Dedede you should have been using the charge attack because that does the most damage. And when you had the hammer I saw you just use the regular attack but if you did Up+Y you would use the charge attack which is the most powerful attack in the entire game besides Crash, cook, and Mike. I mean come on when you pause the game it literally shows you a guide on how to use whatever ability you have and what the entire move set is for said ability

[@batmanbud2]

He finally did it in his most recent marathon. I did too, and. . .it's alright. The Ultra version, anyway. The original version should be on cement overshoes at the bottom of the sea.