The Surprising Stage Secrets in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

[@QueenSharotto]

27:47 Side Note about the Reset Bomb Forest, the image of Viridi was replaced by a fully animated 3D model of her in the jump to Ultimate

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Defenly a good change

[@Moon-nk3co]

Magicant was the best stage I’ve ever seen. One of the best and was so happy to see the glow up in Ultimate

[@B3fromYT]

Minus the dumbass hazards (specifically one), yeah. It's a really good stage

[@pkalexmariokart2091]

@Moon Exactly, one of the coolest stages ever.

[@vaporterra]

I appreciated it even more after seeing the more recent of Chuggaconroy’s Earthbound let’s plays

[@MasutaMJ]

Right more nostalgic NES SNES Genesis era stages never a bad thing.

[@Danny328DT]

The music gave me goosebumps when I was trying to unlock Ness on Smash 3DS.

[@MrAuthor3DS]

Correction on Spirit Train: Alfonzo takes charge of the engine if ANY Link is present in the fight - that includes Link or Young Link (in Ultimate). Actually, the Toon Link in Wind Waker (the one who's represented in the roster) and the Toon Link in Spirit Tracks are actually from two different generations.

[@jess41269]

It's a shame we didn't see Pac-Maze return for Ultimate. It's definitely the superior Pac-Man stage

[@gamemaster2819]

Yeah, but I’m guessing they couldn’t replicate the turn-to-blue for each player only on their own screen

[@Grane1234]

@@gamemaster2819 well yeah, but they couldve easily changed that

[@Xxblade17]

Ong

[@MasutaMJ]

Easy. Locally the first person to collect the power pellet gets to basically be invincible with a powerful active hit hitbox. And online it can be how it was in 3DS.

[@Entwined.Destinies]

There's more than one pac man stage?

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

How they were able to put this game on the 3DS and have it running every bit as well as it did on the Wii U still blows my mind. Even after Ultimate, I still go back and play this game for the novelty alone.

[@Gnarfledarf]

They did have to remove the Ice Climbers and the swimming mechanic.

[@DkKobaADV]

it most definitely did not run as well as the wii u

[@teen17]

@@DkKobaADV the way it ran on the Wii U wasn’t anything to scoff at either ngl

[@DkKobaADV]

@@teen17 yeah but i did play on 3ds and it was plagued with lag when trying to play local multplayer, hell, even without multiplayer certain things could cause the game to lag too.

[@maccamachine]

It had some fun modes that aren’t in ultimate and I like how the characters look

[@orangemonks894]

I’m so glad you’re doing a video on smash 3DS. It’s often forgotten about by the smash community.

[@orangemonks894]

(Help me they kidnapped my kids)

[@MashupProductions22]

@@orangemonks894 🤨

[@tjlnintendo]

Smash run is still remembered

[@Xxblade17]

The goat

[@Danny328DT]

Smash Run will never be forgotten.

[@ricardofredes9527]

The Zapdos cameo in Lumiose City is also a reference to another aspect of Pokémon XY The Legendary Kanto Birds are roaming Pokémon in the post-game so that explains its presence here. Interestingly, you can only get Zapdos if you picked Fennekin as the starter

[@capricavalli2390]

動画ありがとうございました！！ youtubeei.com/watch?v=mktSRu7q9l3 うぽつです～！さとみくんのマイクラ大好きです(； ；)♡

[@mds_main]

Should have had Moltres since Greninja is playable 😂

[@rylade475]

One thing to note about Arena Ferox is that in Smash 3DS the stage is based on how the arena looks in Awakening's battles, while in Ultimate it takes on its appearance from Awakening's cutscenes

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

Because of the lightning?

[@rylade475]

@@Fermin-hw5pd Not just the lighting, the scenery as a whole.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

​@@rylade475 Huh, interesting

[@smashikeryu1881]

Smash 4 did this with Lucina and Robin's reveal trailer ,as they were fighting Captain Falcon

[@NeilShavit]

35:46 correction: all Miis can wear whatever you want them to, there is just a higher chance that they will react negatively if you give them clothing that is of the opposite gender of theirs.

[@georgspielberger9780]

22:11 Could also be an advertiser for one of Diantha's movies as she is canonically a famous actress. So much so that she's often disguising herself in public not to be spotted, while doing normal things like shopping or going in a café

[@mds_main]

Yeah that's what it is. In general those screens are taken straight out of XY.

[@Mudkip971]

Pac-maze is also a reference to Pac-Man Championship Edition, you can see the blue walls occasionally having neon effects which is something you see in that game.

[@CartoonFan18]

I wished they brought Pac-Maze back, that was a really cool stage…

[@angeles2470]

Fun Fact: Hynden Walch is the voice actress for Viridi. She is mostly known for her performance as Princess Bubblegum and Starfire

[@SR.PlayAlot64]

Wow, I actually never knew that

[@HeftyDan]

I never knew that, but now that you told me, it feels so obvious.

[@chocov1233]

She also has voiced Harley Quinn.

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

I love "this VA has voiced x" facts, useless but cool to know

[@LloydTheZephyrian]

@@Fermin-hw5pd Yeah, like how Jotaro, Joseph and DIO's dub voice actors in Part 3 of Jojo also have voiced Stryker, Raiden and Scorpion and Mortal Kombat 9.

[@Edulope]

It is crazy how most of the memorable and good stages from smash 4 are 3ds exclusives We have the 2 pokemon stages, the nintendogs, pac maze, rainbow road, the fire emblem arena, gerundo valley, 3d land, spirit train, the earthbound one too On wii u other hand, we have some of the worst, the star fox one which is one of the easiests to die by accident, the metroid one with giant riddley, the donkey kong one with the 2 layers, two plane arenas that feel the same, the kirby cave and that other from kid icarus which are enormous. It was like they were so dedicated into doing unique feature stages, but them they forgot to make it fun

[@Edulope]

still, something that really bothered me in 3ds was the excessive number of pixel art retro stages. We have duck hunt, kirby gb, fzero, pac man(this one is cool tho), ballon flight, even the earthbound one is half 2d

[@TravelocityKirby]

In PictoChat 2 there's also the hopping Wario noses which mainly appeared in the title screen for WarioWare Touched.

[@pigeonleader]

Every stage introduced is so charming and I'm so glad Sakurai and the rest of the development team do what they do

[@CrimsoniteSP]

I gotta say, when I made the switch from 3DS to WiiU, I really don't understand how I played on the 3DS. I was in highschool, played over 15,000 online matches, played it at lunch, after school clubs, I brought that thing to small tournaments at locals, I loved that 3DS to death. But man, how did I ever think I was gonna play slightly competitive without an actual controller? I will never know.

[@AlonzoTompkins]

For Tomodachi Life, that’s not just the amusement park in the background. That’s the entire island the 3DS game takes place on. (Don’t know if the previous games had that or not)

[@marianataliagomezrivas9862]

For Unova, i would say that Milotic makes sense because the evolution method for Feebas changed in gen 5. But not sure about Shaymin

[@palladiium2416]

On prism tower I don't think the poster with diantha is supposed to advertise the league but a in game universe movie, she's supposed to be an actress in kalos ^^

[@c0baltl1ghtn1ng]

14:52 You can also cross the bridge with the Longshot by shooting it at the Target on the other side. I think the Hover Boots also work.

[@magicfish8213]

Nah, I don't think the hovers have enough range to reach the other side. Plus, I think you might get forced to go into ladder mode if you walk off the edge of the bridge

[@troykv96]

The thing you mentioned about the Pac Maze with the blue ghost is something I never realized until now, but know it makes sense why this stage didn't return to Ultimate despite being the superior design wise of both Pac Man stages, the unique flavor it had could only be truly done in the 3DS.

[@mattwo7]

16:57 I still remember how the dojo post talking about this feature got memed on lol

[@Liggliluff]

(17:00) It's by using any Link, not specifically Toon Link

[@gabbychan6609]

in ultimate 3ds it was just toon link as skyward sword link has nothing to do with spirit tracks

[@MrAuthor3DS]

@@gabbychan6609 Lemme just quote the relevant Tips from For 3DS and Ultimate: "If Link or Toon Link is busy in the battle, Alfonzo will handle being the train's conductor." "Who's Driving? - If Link, Toon Link, or Young Link is busy in battle, Alfonzo will handle being the train's conductor." ANY Link.

[@Sjono]

Pour a cold one out for Pac-Maze. If it weren’t for that ghost mechanic, it would’ve been used in SSBU instead of Pac-Land

[@gamemaster2819]

I feel like they would have both been used, like Green Hill and Windy Hill

[@Amyroseplaysstuff]

Super smash bros 3ds has the best menu theme

[@SonicTheCutehog]

It's criminal that Rainbow Road and Pac-Maze were cut from Ultimate

[@fireembliam9090]

I know right.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

So sad 😢

[@SebastianGMSFB]

I still play Smash 4 today, and get tons of nostalgia from it! Glad to see people still talking positively about this game.

[@Liggliluff]

(10:40) Are you sure the Shy Guys are a reference to Mario Kart 7? Because Brawl had the figure 8 track with Shy Guys before that. It just seems like a coincidence.

[@Mariogamer369]

3D land and golden plains and 3DS Rainbow road and paper Mario stage is one my favorite stage ever I use to play Mario 3D land on 2DS also I use to play Mario kart 7 also New super Mario bros 2 too I never play Paper Mario sticker star before

[@michaelmann7816]

I'd argue that the Wily Castle WiiU platforms, or at least the rails, are more likely based on the platforms from Crash Man's stage in Mega Man 2. The fact that the rails bend and even cross themselves is more MM2.

[@cesarflamenco9484]

Rainbow Road and Pac Maze will always hurt being cut.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

RIP

[@HeftyDan]

34:27 that's exactly what I was thinking while watching this. Imagine if you never owned a 3ds, you'd probably just think this was a stage based off some cheap 3ds shovelware or something, not a stage with such a obscure history in comparison to the others

[@Gnarfledarf]

Most of these things aren't secrets. You're just describing the stages.

[@ChristochatBTW]

I love how gaur plain is just better on 3ds

[@maccamachine]

I love how Nintendo makes these stages it’s just so cool and I really hope we get a new kid Icarus game or remaster of uprising

[@Spewa-em8cm]

Oh, I always thought the name of the stage was "Reset Bomb FORTRESS" not "Forest". I never played Kid Icarus Uprising, but it looks and sounds really cool. Might have to pick that one up soon.

[@jameswallace3439]

9:37 That's why the we use the Gold Mario spirit in Ultimate.

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

Smash 3DS remains the best in the franchise

[@LloydTheZephyrian]

22:09 - I feel like that might just be an in-universe movie advertisement, considering that Diantha is an actress. Her being the Champion of the region isn't made immediately known, so you first know her as an actress.

[@kazukiishimura3972]

Pokemon from Unova should've appear in Unova Pokemon League. Each different one which are Dark, Ghost, Fighting and Psychic types. Based on the types that the Unova Elite Four specializes in

[@lk_3099]

Why didn't Rainbow Road come back for Ultimate? I'll never understand this.

[@francisnguyen6349]

Magnificent video for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS stages and Wii U.

[@JustJulyo]

I still can't believe we got Pac-Land stage but not the Arcade Pac-Man stage....

[@fireembliam9090]

I know right.

[@chrispork1443]

At least we got 3DS Rainbow Road in MK8DX

[@theotherjared9824]

Pac-maze has the subtle reference of respawning dot lines of specific patterns from Pac-Man championship edition.

[@kurisu7885]

If you zoom in on the Dungeon Man model you can see Brick Road's face on the inside.

[@nerdtuga9180]

It still boggles my mind they brought the Pac-land stage back for Ultimate but not the Maze stage

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Especially since Pac-Maze is the most iconic world (I guess you called say that) in Pac-Man

[@CrazedDoodler]

A small correction for the Wily Castle stage, is that the colored rail platforms are more of a reference to the type of platforms found in Crash Man's stage in Mega Man 2, which move along very similar types of pathways.

[@mamodokod]

Its so good man.

[@Xxblade17]

I loved Smash 3ds ngl

[@zarielcolon3126]

All hail the Virtual Boy!

[@christianparrish3292]

I've been waiting for this

[@bigsalmon7973]

Bro legit covered the first gen 6 pkmn stage and DIDN'T use greninja 💀🤣

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Don't you DARE put Cheeto dust near my 3DS.

[@vaporterra]

Pac Maze should’ve been utilized more than Pac Land

[@marshmellowyellow482]

This was a great vid. Keep up the good work bro

[@marplatense31]

Oh, Yellow Devil. I hate you in Mega Man 1, and I hate you in Smash!

[@MrSkerpentine]

One of the transformations in Pictochat 2 (the noses) is actually a reference to the interactive title screen of WarioWare Touched!

[@TempoName]

I can't believe you didn't say anything about Alfonso taking charge of the Spirit Train. Alfonso: Leave it to me!

[@davidhill8565]

Please do a separate video on Boxing Ring title origins, and include the Japanese Boxing Ring titles in the video as well.

[@W.T.F599]

Ya know, funny thing about Gerudo valley: on the 3ds if look you the sides you can see the paths animated but in ultimate the paths are taken out.

[@supermariojasiah7487]

I remember playing Smash 4 on My Big Bros 3ds

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Fun fact: Kirby's Boxing Ring title is The Pink Puffball in Smash 4 but was changed to The Pink Demon in Ultimate

[@blameitondanny]

Not going to lie, I love how they shaded the 3ds smash.

[@Marnie_C]

14:55 *Laughs in longshot*

[@BombasticLion]

Still can't believe they robbed us of pac-maze in ultimate and gave us pac-land, an ugly annoying auto-scroller

[@andreworders7305]

Does the Wii U video even exist?

[@andreworders7305]

8:18 well that makes the name completely defunct

[@michaelrj3228]

I’d like to see every victory screen references resume

[@Liam-tf3bq]

My ranking (this is also my opinion) Bad & awful: 24: pictochat 2 23: gaur plain (ds version) Average: 22: mute city SNES 21: magicant 20: dream land GB 19: arena ferox 18: tomodachi life 17: Willy castle Good & best: 16: reset bomb forest 15: find mii 14: tortimer island 13: paper Mario 12: golden plains 11: unova Pokémon league 10: find mii 9: 3d land 8: living room 7: boxing ring 6: prism tower 5: balloon fight 4: spirit train 3: geurdo valley 2: pac-maze 1: rainbow road

[@hismajesty6272]

“We’re bringing back every stage in Ultimate*” *except: Pac Maze, Rainbow Road, Orbital Gate Assault, Jungle Hijinx, and others

[@koopatroops838]

The fact pac maze never came back makes me want to KMS

[@bootleg6595]

I know this doesn't relate to this game specifically but for some reason I find peach's brawl render better than all the other smash games that has her. She looks really good in melee but she looks really life like, and sort of lifeless in a way in ultimate's render, same for Wii u and 3ds. However, peach's brawl render makes her look like she's an experienced princess, like I can feel her presence, her pose just emits power. I know this may be weird but it always stuck out to me.

[@Jawmax]

14:58 Not true, you can also use the Long Shot to latch onto the sign on the other side. Although Epona is the cooler way to do it.

[@Bluegirl12345]

In Ultimate if any of the three Links are on the stage, conductor Link is replaced with Alfonzo

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

I want Rainbow road and Pac-Mase back!!!

[@fireembliam9090]

Me too.

[@mds_main]

I'm sad at the lack of any "leave it to me" reference during the Alfonzo portion 😢

[@blackdot105]

22:09 Pretty sure it's a movie poster. She's an actress... can't believe I even remember this.

[@Zitsanrael1117]

I know I'm beating a dead horse here but I just can't help it. It really does suck that Pac-Land was the stage brought over to Ultimate instead of Pac-Maze.

[@fireembliam9090]

It is a crime.

[@SPac316]

Pac-Maze was such a cool level and the best representation of Pac-Man in general. I wish they would've picked this stage for Ultimate instead of Pacland. But that's not my favorite stage of the whole game, Magicant was and I'm glad that made it to Ultimate. Turning off the stage hazards made it better since we didn't have to deal with the bothersome Flyingmen anymore.

[@Magic_Ice]

Ah Gaur Plains. My favorite stage that doesn’t take place on Gaur Plains.

[@fireembliam9090]

I know right.

[@zitrodivad]

maybe you SHOULD go through all the jumbotron things in another video 😊

[@Liggliluff]

And also cover how the names changes based on region Ultimate removed this (that is, making the US version the default, they love doing that), but it was a neat feature.

[@andreworders7305]

4:17 the game hadn’t been released in 3DS when Smash came out though…

[@Mew2Win]

0:31 is no one going to talk about how this stage hazard was false advertising?

[@Andre-zz4hv]

N uses Reshiram or Zekrom when he is the champion in BW

[@andreworders7305]

21:22 So much for game references only

[@AdarP5R]

All that's left now is Smash Ultimate

[@smackjack78]

We’re just gonna ignore Smash Wii U these days, huh?

[@AdarP5R]

@@smackjack78 oh I forgot sorry 💀💀

[@andreworders7305]

2:03 I thought you said you were talking about the 3DS/Wii U versions

[@vikakid4152]

UNOVA Confirmed UNOVA CONFIRMED

[@gigaswardblade7261]

rob has the most depressing title on the jumbo tron

[@awesomeboydexter4592]

What stage do you want to see in the next smash (remade or new)

[@brandonjacques7624]

PAC-Maze, Rainbow Road, and Poke Floats.

[@HeftyDan]

I hope they make a stage based off my house so I can look outside and see Luigi fighting every day

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

A Chibi Robo stage

[@Antonio-is2cn]

Miiverse was my favorite stage!

[@elementertainmentstudios]

Hi Aaron! I wanna know, is smash 3ds or wii u better?

[@jayfugazi9751]

16:53 he said it, he said the meme

[@andreworders7305]

Does the balloon fight stage still have different colors in Ultimate?

[@WinterDHX]

I still play smash from 3ds nowdays

[@BLamb]

Is it me, or does Dream Land GB look more yellow in Ultimate?

[@andreworders7305]

They removed greyscale version of Dreamland in Ultimate