The Smash Bros. Game That Changed Everything

[@relaxalax]

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]

Stop lying melee is t o x i c a f

[@deromakesvideos]

Hi

[@North_Watch]

I was the one who started with the 3ds. I know real shame.

[@thechosenone8332]

Nah you're good man. Let haters hate.

[@acidstrummer]

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]

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]

its because hes just That Perfect

[@tek3576]

Brawl is still 480p tho

[@tek3576]

Upgraded models is more like it

[@sersmiles1635]

brawl was the last good kirby

[@LinneRinne]

@@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

[@GXShattering]

“Some people started with this one, or this one, or...god I hope not” Me:*Sweats Profusely*

[@marianofrommarketing]

me: *apologizes*

[@waterking74]

Bluesy Mood me: eh not bad

[@hek5005]

it hurt playing on that thing good thing ultimate came out

[@waterking74]

@@hek5005 i can agree but still its alright

[@xeroaishintu5777]

... *Sweating as well*

[@thedarthvaderwhohasntbeenn4596]

People in 2005: OOOH SNAKE IS IN SMASH!! People in 2020: WHY IS NOT DANTE THERE

[@wiffgunderwanted]

People in 2001: Why isn't Sonic and Tails there...

[@GuyOnAChair]

Same reason Snake wasn't there in 2001.

[@wiffgunderwanted]

@@GuyOnAChair It was a rhetorical question...

[@krainone4581]

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*

[@deromakesvideos]

@@wiffgunderwanted yes

[@TheRedLeo]

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]

Heh that's nothing. I used to play all the time with my little sister for years. We got around 7000 hours in.

[@stuckfart]

@@stonii8385 wow youre so cool

[@Funny_skeleton_man]

@@stonii8385 wow and you also unlocked the secret character goku and you also won an international chapionchip and you also

[@spinodino3634]

@@stonii8385 you want a gold medal? maybe something to hold your ego in?

[@Jimble]

Sir Scroobs Why does the smash community need to stroke their dicks so fucking hard

[@Master0fHyrule]

Out of the entire series though, Brawl has the best mods.

[@mr-ed5wk]

Can't argue with that

[@clowwnned]

Definitely

[@joseluistrejo1859]

Project M, anyone?

[@mparagames]

@@spunargar Thanks daddy Sakurai

[@LucasMBoysOurRoy]

Nice

[@eyebotthegreat]

I like how how when Kirby goes HD he just doesn’t change and he looks around like “wtf Nintendo!?”

[@matthewwilliams8267]

You can't improve on perfection

[@donaldlarrimoreIII]

@@matthewwilliams8267 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@anotherdepressedbottom8659]

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]

RELAX ALAX LETEVERYONE DOWN

[@donaldlarrimoreIII]

@@hudwilson9987 Or did he?!?!?🤔

[@CrystalTigerclaw]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@diabeticman2194 the self sacrifice was a work of art. Ness and Lucas as well

[@diabeticman2194]

@@illuminoeye_gaming I was thinking about that as well! Despite not knowing anything about Lucas, I loved his character story facing Wario

[@sailorenthusiast]

Funnily enough, even though Melee was technically my first smash bros game, most of my fondest memories are from playing Brawl.

[@samreddig8819]

Ditto

[@ASTRO56]

x2

[@Manganization]

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]

Same

[@Prisma_Axolotl]

Same

[@JollyGiant64]

Honestly, I love Brawl, and it was such a huge part of my childhood. Even with its flaws, I'll always remember it fondly.

[@relaxalax]

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]

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]

Part 2 please

[@MasterMarx]

Part 2: coming soon?

[@cecillewolters1995]

Would love to see that! :D

[@genndybyrd]

loved the video Alax great work and brawl was a special time in my life that dojo was so sick!

[@monandoboy7993]

8:17 damn, I never knew RelaxAlax had Brawl Meta Knight framedata

[@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450]

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]

didn't get it until i saw it, lol

[@StaticSheep181]

i love how in the brawl trailer all the other characters become realistic and dark and then kirby just stays the same

[@glasscastlex]

Special Kyle is my name it’s because kirby is the most pure boy

[@lulusmith780]

You don’t mess with perfection 👌

[@donaldlarrimoreIII]

@@glasscastlex Kirby doesn't get darker because of people like Sakurai

[@ShibuNub3305]

You can’t make a being of destruction darker.

[@donaldlarrimoreIII]

@@ShibuNub3305 *Creates Astral Birth Void*

[@travisgriffing6569]

In that E3 trailer everyone is doing poses as they transition their graphics while Kirby is just confused that he didn't change

[@alexn9856]

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]

He got fuzzier

[@markkoetsier6475]

​@@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]

Travis Griffing kirby was alrrady perfect he didnt need to change

[@obsidianflight8065]

@@markkoetsier6475 what do you mean by odd muted colors?

[@SSB_Seal]

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!

[@charmandyorton006]

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]

"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]

That sounds like my transition from university to the working world

[@MrGameAndToy]

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]

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]

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.

[@vicctretamaj]

“Mario, link, Pikachu, and Kir-I mean, I guess...” Don’t diss Kirby, he’s the boy!

[@ryodestroyer2]

Anyone else realize that two of Nintendo's bigger franchises happen to be Second Party? Crazy, right?

[@flaco3462]

Alax has as much respect for Kirbs as Slappin Yeero Gammadie

[@alperenaksel1368]

@@ryodestroyer2 kirby is a first party mate.But pokemon is second yes

[@jonathaningram6688]

@@alperenaksel1368 Kirby is made by HAL Laboratory, which is second party.

[@alperenaksel1368]

@@jonathaningram6688 Isn't Hal Nintendo owned?

[@Phostus]

The series finally found it's footing after they removed tripping

[@Tabulatelk15]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaigetithahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@sageoffire3964]

Must you throw in the puns?

[@TheShadow1347]

ahaha 😂

[@markkoetsier6475]

I'd say Brawl really hit the ground running and in a sense, that's totally true.

[@JayCeeCreates]

After all, out of all Smash games, Brawl stood out the most

[@CosmicLily21]

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]

Same here

[@MineSlimeTV]

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!

[@CosmicLily21]

@@MineSlimeTV Mhm I hope so too. Especially with all the new dlc coming out, itd be fun.

[@ChristopherMoom]

Brawl was at least a pretty decent Smash game, and now that Ultimate has a Cuphead costume, *_"A 'Brawl' is surely brewing!"_*

[@healmore8716]

Hi again

[@vitt0128]

They nerfed Snake´s Ass in Ultimate. The worst change in history of video games.

[@joseluistrejo1859]

Good for you Christopher.

[@SparkySpice0911]

Christopher Moon brawl is better than ultimate

[@primedemarr]

Hi again i see u everywhere thats why im subbed

[@doclouis4236]

(reads thumbnail title) Correction: The one with the best single player mode.

[@xdjrunner]

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]

@@xdjrunner 11:42 he doesn't think what the thumbnail says (?

[@gustavoborgessilva9936]

True

[@sunorcio3901]

subspace emisary is just a cancerous worthless excuse of a timesink

[@TheShadow1347]

Yep

[@connorreed7523]

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]

Mundane objects? You mean FISH?

[@connorreed7523]

@@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 For his neutral air, he -plays- wields Tropical Fish

[@TingusPingus445]

Connor Reed who shoot mundane objects

[@mynameismmandimheretosay7979]

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]

@@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 Sorry, guess I should've said that the Pikmin fight alongside him, not for him

[@nerdy_gurdy]

I saw 1999, and was like, "he wont make a jojo reference" But he did

[@csnoot]

he’s made jojokes before

[@yes.6892]

The reason why I don’t wanna like your comment because it has 69 likes, as it should have.

[@TaloneDrake]

@@AquarianEn1gma IMPOSTER!

[@SnowBaller985]

It filled me with shining justice

[@mynewaccount2361]

@@yes.6892 Shut the fuck up

[@maxdunn4756]

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?

[@ElshazamReformed]

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]

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]

Daniel Baker then the game is probarly not for you.

[@jamisdue3545]

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]

Subspace is so much better than wol

[@tailsk5yt356]

11:18 They added the most famous and important character, Peter

[@Liggliluff]

Peter Piranha

[@tailsk5yt356]

Liggliluff You’re wrong man, you don’t that is Cleveland?

[@bogiewoods3037]

Petah! Look out for that beam of light!

[@davidmorin2818]

“I couldn’t afford a present this year, so I got you this box”

[@saifuusuri]

That's what I got you!

[@micahflanders6789]

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]

@Micah Flanders You offended me because I, for one have an Xbox One myself! That’s *g a m e i s t*

[@DementedDuskull]

10:57 actually, it looks like he's gotten _younger_

[@Starfloofle]

Sakurai has received the miracle serum I swear

[@James11111]

Add him to the vampire list with Keanu Reeves.

[@shinyemerald3401]

@@James11111 and Hirohiko Araki

[@natethegreat3165]

J o t a r o

[@LordTylerBluGunderson]

@Scott Stamp It’s trippy af

[@HaohmaruHL]

"they removed the wavedash thus brawl is bad" - two and a half neckbeards in the basement

[@mattsstuff907]

How is there half a neckbeard?

[@brockpiano]

“and a *h a l f*”

[@9ensokyo.]

"neckbeards" shut up lol

[@brockpiano]

*Half located*

[@ObscurePixeI]

@@brockpiano LMAOO

[@TheMikerocks85]

I'll always cherish the time I spent playing the hell out of Brawl with my brother.

[@lucario0927]

I remember after unlocking all characters and watching the intro made me feel proud seeing all characters faceing the sunset

[@HEX33C1FF]

Thank you, Alax, for explaining why I'm more nostalgic for Brawl despite growing up with 64.

[@doclouis4236]

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]

Smash Run was AWESOME

[@stanstanstan2597]

Also I think it’s technically the most recent appearance of DKC’s Kritters.

[@raddreokami6892]

I still firmly believe a Smash Run in Ultimate using Spirits would be godlike.

[@raddreokami6892]

@@bricksNblocks8275 S a m e . Maybe some Online in there as well to face off against other players?

[@GoTree64]

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]

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.

[@ProfessorWhocario]

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.

[@theseculargamer3339]

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]

As someone who went to high school in the days of Sm4sh I would’ve challenged you on the spot

[@cheezy5174]

Subspace Emissary is still one of my favorite experiences out of the entire series. Brawl was a big part of my childhood

[@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450]

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]

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]

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.

[@iyonaportobanco]

“brawl is actually a good game!” i’ve been waiting for this moment for my entire life

[@blazing_fire_1236]

When he referenced Super Paper Mario for a second with “throughly” I died inside 0:48

[@hurt4322]

I got 10 more seconds of life

[@Darkarceus101]

*Thoroughly, but ok

[@elecboy5126]

*Thoreau-ly

[@regulusfusionai2050]

Blazing_Fire_ 123 Me too lmao

[@twilighttoast01]

Yeah I felt that too 😂

[@caseykayjay7131]

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]

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]

@@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]

​@The Legend 27 Returns to KZbin 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]

@The Legend 27 Returns to KZbin 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]

I can't believe that Brawl got everything right minus the gameplay, thankfully, Project M brings the game to perfection.

[@goose7886]

I literally had a heart attack when you played great days from JoJo’s bizarre adventure

[@jim8113]

same

[@hollow1279]

*heart attack*

[@bingus_violet]

Killer queen daisan no bakudan bites za dusto

[@ShibuNub3305]

More like “sheer heart attack” am I right hahaha ok I’ll go die now

[@Sean-D78]

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]

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]

I personally didn't like Melee. It felt rushed and was too fast and broken.

[@mudshrooze]

@@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]

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]

@@Sean-D78 wow you know literally nothing about competitive melee

[@JBoehmGames]

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]

It could've been more than it was if it wasn't for you-know-what.

[@redtheyiffer]

"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]

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]

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.]

@@TheNarwhalGal ultimate is not even close to melee lol

[@donathan2933]

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]

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

[@christopherpoussin3948]

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.

[@skunthundler]

Ah, my least favorite smash game and second favorite game of all time.

[@cashordeals3672]

Brawl is simply amazing

[@imperialphoenix1229]

Wait...

[@BugBoss1205]

I almost understand what you’re saying.

[@amirgarcia547]

637 H4CK3D N008 Excuse me what.

[@inaneinacheve]

Ultimate is first I imagine ?

[@DjGaza18]

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.

[@sageoffire3964]

0:13 Well you would hate to see how I got into the series.

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

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]

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.

[@senatorwilsonphillips8724]

1:28 "It's not exaggeration to say that it was the butt of all jokes" Shows Wario Nailed it.

[@thedued6609]

Jacob Rubenstein Congratulations! No one fucking asked

[@burnttoaster431]

patrick Congratulations! U guys got mad over Wario’s Butt!

[@kiralia8523]

"We went from drunk on the beach, to filing your taxes." The best RelaxAlax quote, ever

[@ShmoneyScott08]

3:07 me when the math problem says explain

[@MagicMaster667]

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-

[@electriczebra64]

This aged well. 6:52 Bowsers fury

[@chibifernando1804]

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]

Indeed, that's quite literally the point of this video.

[@cirrusball8159]

Oh boy, I haven’t heard that like 2 million times

[@tonyt987]

13:27 “Absol-Loot-Li-Knot”

[@James_Norton]

Anthony Trujillo oh wow

[@catoticneutral]

5:19 I love how everybody else becomes hd and kirby just fricking remains the way he is

[@PlumEXE]

Man, my memories with “god i hope not” will all be nostalgic

[@dirkbrand9859]

"Power outages being a joke now" *Cries in South African*

[@SommerSen]

*cries in venezuelan*

[@Fizz-Q]

@@SommerSen ah yes a rock eater

[@ArcadeStriker]

The Smash 3DS joke at 0:10 is hilarious after how Alax just made a video about Smash 3DS and praising Smash Run

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

"Brawl is bad" Well... Call me Dr. Cimmerian because *you're wrong*

[@obviouslykaleb7998]

“Why you’re wrong about smash bros brawl”

[@BankerPaul]

_Aaaayyyy_ would have never expected to find an SCP fan here.

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

@@BankerPaul fellow one?

[@BankerPaul]

@@isaiahmiranda7609 | *_BROTHER_*

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

@@BankerPaul *OH [EXPLETIVE DELETED] YEAH*

[@jaimeg309]

1:55 I See U Are a True Man of Culture

[@eros4258]

:v Lol yes he is

[@strawberrytofu5174]

In the outro shrek is posing like Dio

[@ComradeVenus]

1:51

[@naranciaisbestboi125]

*Sii U

[@Doug_Edwards99]

So much nostalgia packed into this video. Appreciate you giving Brawl the love it deserves.

[@SunsetSullivan]

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]

Sunset Sullivan And Brawl still has the best story mode.

[@wing7320]

Seath brawl still has the best playable content outside of the roster and stages.

[@starlight8531]

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]

The only thing that holds Brawl back is the gameplay, everything else is great

[@Jdudec367]

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

[@pip5188]

8:17 What the hell was that and why did I laugh so hard

[@adamkampen]

I laughed so hard as well lmao

[@Solar7cc]

7:00 KZbin back in the day hit me like a rock.

[@Saben.C-Spoon]

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-]

A h .

[@jacobschwartz8175]

Ugh, I could've gone my whole li- Just kidding, nice catch! 😁

[@CaptainCoolzCT-]

Pikfan21 that would’ve been awesome.

[@putridmoldyman306]

"Brawl is the weakest in core game play. It was the most unpolished" Melee, whos core gameplay relies completely on being extremely buggy and unpolished: exists

[@checkmarc8474]

This 100%.

[@demolitiongod64]

L canceling and Wavedashing aren't glitches, but it's still the most unpolished.

[@MrNapkino]

Do you actually play melee? because competitively it has the strongest gameplay of all the games, easily.

[@TranscientFelix]

@@MrNapkino "Strongest gameplay" is your umbrella term for "it lasted a long time and people obsessed over the same Top 8 matches for years," it says nothing about the fact that it was a mess that people made work.

[@Chugargonfan]

H G exactly. Melee competitively is kinda crap

[@alcerdemon9768]

Fact: I started with Brawl

[@markelbro5130]

Same

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

Same

[@MikeMine2000]

I started with brawl when i went to a cousin's house

[@thesupernintendokid4012]

The boxes ytp joke, you missed the “I give up” that synchs up with the metal gear music

[@ashwinramdhan6727]

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.

[@mineplayer05yt4]

The one that "isn't melee"

[@burnttoaster431]

MinePlayer05 YT it’s better.

[@rsheed123]

Soooooo....... all of them?

[@PickleAndPearBTBM]

...IT'S NOT FUCKING MELEE!

[@Ace-qy8ce]

5:48 has anyone noticed Link has two swords? Sorry if this has already been stated

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen8674]

Omfg I never noticed that.

[@docmarion8902]

Man, your videos are great writing wise, but that editing and references Oh boy, really entertains my soul

[@aapadd]

02:09 that's what a tech demo is.

[@kendellwarner2348]

8:18 Who did this when Rosalina was added in Smash 4?

[@albertthepeacock8020]

I think you're the only one

[@dr.papaphilips3526]

I love Rosalina

[@RacingSnails64]

"The online is as interactive as Hungry Hungry Hippos." That's an insult to Hungry Hungry Hippos lol

[@i8dacookies890]

I can’t unsee Pogchamp in the choir moment of Melee’s intro.

[@JaydenAdams]

5:44 this guy is a treasure in my town, everybody loves him

[@GoingPostalAtBlackMesa]

Smash bros for 3ds was the first smash game I played

[@ZER0lPT]

Still has the best extra mode of them all tho. Subspace 2 when?

[@adrianleonce455]

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]

World of light in Ultimate is Subspace 2 lol

[@JadeJuno]

@@waluigi7331 world of light*

[@iwanttodiebutimtoobigofacoward]

It'll take a long time since i don't think they're gonna make a new SSB soon

[@waluigi7331]

@@JadeJuno w o o p s

[@hansgretl1787]

Brawl definitely had the best new music. Those remixes are *fire*. Just listen to the Fire Field remix. That's the hypest shit ever.

[@BigBossMan538]

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!

[@austinfitts1157]

I wish that he used the clip for the Idiot Box episode of spongebob where everything squidward tries to watch has boxes in it for the snake reveal part

[@Chaos89P]

That might be the YTP he's talking about. Viacom does not like their stuff on here, edited or otherwise.

[@nileriver216]

@Austin Fitts Woody: There's a Snake, Snake, Snake in my box! 😉

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

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.

[@YesImJoeKing]

8:49 Spongebob reference when squidward complained about boxes only being on the television

[@twilighttoast01]

I think Brawl was the most ambitious Smash game, it just 'ahem' tripped in many aspects and the whole game suffered for it (especially in terms of gameplay).

[@overrated2975]

1:56, thanks for the part 4 reference daddy

[@astrovisionmedia9677]

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!

[@parkerdude5682]

8:05 “Zelda”

[@wet0wl]

I think he was just referring to the franchise names and said Pikachu as a joke cuz he hates Pokémon

[@fakesmile172]

Subspace Emissary will always be fun for me at least. Something in Brawl that I miss was the CPU difficulties getting names, like "weak" or "puny", it was a nice touch. I like how Brawl has more modes too, I miss events and stuff.

[@geraldalexander8093]

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.

[@tardzard]

1:56 start of the *breakdown* of the series.

[@MetaBro]

0:10 Thank you for envying me

[@Jellyman1129]

In terms on content, Melee is just Smash 64 2.0. Brawl was the major step up.

[@AlfredoPuente8]

Everyone I knew that had a Wii also had Brawl.

[@PhantomHavok]

It was basically a must have if you regularly played games on the Wii.

[@deadheat1635]

@@PhantomHavok *Sweats nervously*

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

@@PhantomHavok agreed its the best game on Wii imo

[@Sjono]

2:14 “Nintendo created a whole new fighting game subgenre that didn’t exist before this.” Laughs in The Outfoxies creating the platform fighter in 1995

[@TacticalTop]

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.

[@theillusionist1494]

"...GOD, I hope not!" ...Oof.

[@daavid9799]

Same, I didn’t have a Nintendo console until the switch

[@stanstanstan2597]

Skadoodle YOU MISSED OUT ON A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS

[@daavid9799]

Tristan McQuern I wasn’t allowed to get a wii, my dad had trust issues that my brother and I would break his TV