It goes without saying that TH-cam is a massive, swampy landscape over-saturated with far too many videos about gaming made by people with no ability to present a video or undertake basic research. I hope you realise how much your videos are appreciated because of this. It's nice that someone takes the time to create professional, straight-forward videos about the history of the industry without weighing it down with ham-fisted humour, grating personalities or the constant desperate begging for subscriptions and comments. Please never stop making videos.
Yes and this is the reason why i love channels like this. I wouldnt want to watch gaming videos containing some guy screaming at top of his lungs the whole time with weird facial expressions
yeah but what about Sakurai, he has been through a lot with Melee, he worked CONTINUESLY, no breaks, he worked NON-STOP and thats why Melee is one of the fan favorites of the franchise. All Nintendo fan boys (like me) should feel bad for Sakurai :( and IF SOMEONE UNDER ESTIMATES MELEE SLAP OR PUNCH EM DIRECTLY IN THE FACE ;).
iwata made pokemon what it is. then smash 64 and melee what it is (melee was his last real programming work, HE's the reason it was there on GC launch). he spearheaded the wii and ds.
I'm convinced that Super Smash Bros. is one of the best products Nintendo has ever put out. It's basically a commercial for all their first-party franchises and some of their third party games. That's the power of branding right there.
But they also do it in a way that doesn't feel like advertising, it feels like a massive celebration of Nintendo and video games as a whole, and you can tell how passionate the people behind the smash series are about gaming
The day after I finish a Smash retrospective, you start one! I loved the story of how it started as a side project, and you really can tell it with 64. It slightly has the feeling of an underground fight club, owing to Nintendo's hesitancy to let the heroic Mario uppercut Pikachu in his adorable little jaw..
I have never heard of Smash Bros til the gamecube. I was in the store with my dad, we were originally getting a PS2. Then I saw a screen with Smash Bros in it. I said to my dad, I wanted the gamecube instead. And I never regretted it. We still bought a PS2, a year later tho.
Gamecube's Melee reminds the gold standard in how to properly do a sequel. It captured the spirit of the original and improved upon it in every way. It's a wonderful, wonderful game.
Norman I dont know if ure gonna read this or not, but im sayin this anyway. Your channel is one of the most underrated gaming channels ive ever seen. The dumb masses rather watch a guy screaming and making zero sense than a straight person bringing actual brain food in form of game related entertainment. You diserve a medal for making learning be so fun by using video games. I was always under the impression that u would follow a career on history, but i say get ur stuff out there cuz this channel should be 5 times more popular than it is. Probably the only ive never seen apeal to a single bad word instead by smart and creative. The point is your material is gold and u should try more things to make ur channel noticed. All in all keep up the videos. No pressure of course u do em for as long as u want but do consider that what u do, isnt being done by anyone else. Congrats norman and good luck
Fox McCloud Epic comment sir. I've been a fan of Nintendo's Star Fox series since the original 1993 installment on the Super Famicom/SNES! Very excited for the latest entry scheduled to be released for 2015 on the Wii U.
Fox that's the way these videos should be. Straight to the point, take the medium seriouisly, very informative, and don't e-beg for subscriptions or "spamote" other people's channels.
My friends and I had our own house rules for a variation on Home Run Mode. Use Yoshi and beat the bag up as much as possible before launching it, but rather than using the bat or any other standard attack, have Yoshi eat the bag and then poop it out as far as possible! Obviously it's not going to go nearly as far, but it's still a fun challenge as far as timing is concerned!
That commercial is still one of my all-time favorites. The same goes for my dad, and he doesn't even really play video games. Even today, he STILL brings it up.
I have been marathoning your channel since I've found it. God I love it. You make video games interesting to learn about and do not need a gimmick. Also your edits are simple and in the wasteland we call youtube it is very refreshing to see. I applaud your production value, your research, and your love for gaming and history.
Thanks to SSB Melee, people were introduced to the world of Fire Emblem and with a few exceptions, staring from Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame, each title would be released in the west.
I love this. I'm not even much of a fan of Super Smash Brothers, but I am enjoying this because of the way you do it. Honestly, I am not aware of anyone else on youtube who goes into as much depth or presents with as crisp a narrative.
I'm so happy that I started with this Franchise in the 64 days only all us Og's started with Smash 64 and so on anyone who started at Brawl or further on you missed out on the best days of video gaming any kid/early teen can live through.
you're videos are toooo addicting. it's like those really interesting specials on pbs that air on rare occasions. please don't ever stop making videos.
Ah, memories. I remember my first time seeing that commercial as well. I was also at my friend's house. Right after school we met up at his house to catch DBZ on cartoon network. The commercial played and I had never been so confused and hyped at the same time. The rest is history. Got it that Christmas after I wouldn't stop dropping hints to my family every single day lol
I remember in 7th grade drama class we had to pair up & choreograph something to music, so my 2 partners & I worked out an extended dance/fight sequence to The Turtles' "Happy Together," of course everybody died Can't imagine what commercial served as the inspiration!
Watched 1 of your about an hour and a half ago about game and watches and now i cant stop. I grew up during the 90's, so nostalgic watching vids about all these great games, me and my friends still played melee after we graduated highschool. Also are you the same person as the 'internet historian'?
I always really liked the individualized target practice levels in melee. It made you really delve into each character’s unique moveset, and learn how to master it as a result. It’s the one thing I miss in modern smash games.
I remember being on 1st grade, a friend invited me to his house and he instroduced me to the gamecube and we played SMB Melee, I was astonished, I had so much fun and remember thinking that I never thought pllaying at home on a TV could be so fun! (up until that point I only seldomly payed in arcade machines that were always full of experienced players and it wasn't fun).
What a great little documentary on Smash Bros. I've never really gotten into it before because I didn't understand what all the fuss was about. Very informative. Great job, Norm! I'll oil up and hit the gym with you any time.
***** Thank You for making this. I have been waiting for this since I finished watching all of your videos when I first discovered your channel like 8 months ago.
Remembering the first ever commercial for the first Smash Bros game. You know, the one with the characters frolicking alongside each other with the song "So Happy Together" playing XP . Ahh.... good times.
i cant believe you really just did that to me.. a cliff hanger, really?!?! for a game review video. but not even that. i am excited for the next video. you are amazing, keep up the great work!
I don't have to imagine, I was 10 when this commercial was on TV. It was surreal and fucking awesome!! I wish video game commercials were half as good as this nowadays
Pretty much everything you said is spot on with what I've witnessed from when this franchise was pretty much an indie game to one of biggest names in games today. I still remember seeing that Smash Bros commercial as a kid and was blown away that such a game existed and had to have it. I still remember myself in the backseat of the car with the box in my hand just ogling at it. I couldn't tell you how many weeks I've spent playing the absolute shit out of Melee. Personally, I think Melee is the better out of the four in terms of content, ambition, and 'love' put into the game, probably nostalgia is factored in as well. Each one is different in what they wanted to do with it, and I respect that and thoroughly enjoy each one as they are. However, Melee just has a special place in heart. I look forward to part 2!
Super smash was great as a kid and even better in college in the mid 2000s. Most of my friends played it so at any moment there could be a 4v4 battle Royale. 20-30 timed battles were the best. So many good times with this game for sure. Def passed this gem off to my brother who's in college now. This game still has folks playing the N64.
2:29 need to clean the controller man 🤢 But seriously, another amazing video. You definitely make the best video game docs/history videos on all of TH-cam!!
Great Video. You know what shocks me is that Gaming Historian pumps out such excellent well put together content and has such a small subscriber base. It is really sad to me where there are so many channels that are also good but I just do not get how they have so many views and subs. Regardless I love TH-cam, and Gaming Historian. Excellent work and please keep it up.
I saw that commercial the exact same way when I was around that age. I was like, "WHAAAAA, Mario, Kirby, Pikachu, Fox and Link in the same game?!" Also, how are you able to get that depth of field effect with your camera, making the background blurry and getting yourself more in focus. I've been trying to get that effect with my camera but I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly.
To get the bokeh with your camera, you open the aperture as wide as possible (i.e. f2.8, f1.4 etc) have someone sit close to the camera and set the focus point to their eyes. The camera will focus on the person but because the aperture is so wide it will make everything else blurry. Just make sure you don't move towards or away from the camera too much or else you'll go out of focus. Adjust your lighting, ISO and have fun! I hope this helps!
I have always been crap at this game starting from the first but it is fun to watch and seems to be one of those games where everything immediately came together.
Without Masahiro and his ideas with Smash Bros... where would Nintendo be today? Nintendo owes Masahiro a great deal for his awesome work on the SSB titles I feel.
I LOOOVED the competitive nature of fighting games within the lost cities of Atlantis known as : Arcades! I still remember being 11 yrs old and putting my quarter on the bottom of the screen in the corner of the challenger. Meaning, a player on a win streak was allowed to keep his spot, taking on all comers, until losing. As a challenger, you placed your quarter in line, wait for your turn to fight, so on & so forth. Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Capcom vs Marvel... The list goes on. I miss the 90's!
Im thinking on playing all smash games on emulators before i can afford to play ultimate, i never got to play a smash game for not having console but the fan game super smash flash was a big part of my childhood, and watching this video really hypes me to try and play from the very first one
I first saw Smash Bros in a magazine. It was a small image of the game but at the time it wasn't scheduled for release in the states. I just hoped it would come over here. 4 player was a blast.
I'm not a fan of the newest installment. I feel like the increase in graphics make it harder to keep track of yourself on screen, especially when the game zooms out. So much is going on in some of the dynamic levels that even with the big arrow over my head I end up looking at the wrong character. Maybe that's just me
I see vid from you I upvote it's very simple. Your videos are excellent. I think you should put 2 ads per video one at the middle the other at the end. You deserve more money bro
Norm (can I call you Norm?), Your Channel is probably my favorite channel on TH-cam. NO I am not saying that as JUST a fan of Retro Gaming, but as a fan of Gaming History. (Between us, I've been trying to get a video camera so I can do a Gaming channel on ALL Things Gaming, modern and Retro), and I was gonna just tell gameplay and opinions, but then I saw your channel and thought "why didn't I think to throw in gaming history?" I'm not going to try and steal your idea (and your subscribers and views), but I am a fan. Thx for your show, and happy gaming!
Hope you’ll do a “History of Super Smash Bros. part 3” video with not only “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”, but everything that happened between “Smash 4” and “Ultimate”. Both the good (the DLCs and announcement trailers) and the bad (the passing of Satoru Iwata (R.I.P. Iwata-San)).
Nowadays I mostly play the N64 version of Super Smash Bros. on my Wii. That way I can play in progressive scan on my HDTV. I can also use the GameCube controller which is nice because Nintendo has started selling them again in stores.
You are so lucky to have been able to just see a comercial and be able to get it. Also to be able to keep your consoles and old games, i had to sell mine to buy a new one, and it would have to be in like my bday or christmas
I remember very vividly seeing a picture in Electronic Gaming Monthly of DK doing his taunt on the super Mario bros. castle stage and immediately making a mental note of Super Smash Bros. I never owned my own copy of the original though until I got it on the wii vc. A couple of my frneds had it though, and I have owned all of the newer ones except Sm4sh on Wii U.
Hey! We are the same age! I was 12 in 1999 as well. I remember watching the commercial for this game really well too! My mom bought me the game for Christmas.
Super Smash Brothers will always be one of my favorite games of all time the N64 version was so amazing I would Main Kirby because I loved that he could have other characters powers and when melee came out I instantly fell in love with Bowser and still main Bowser to this day.
It goes without saying that TH-cam is a massive, swampy landscape over-saturated with far too many videos about gaming made by people with no ability to present a video or undertake basic research.
I hope you realise how much your videos are appreciated because of this. It's nice that someone takes the time to create professional, straight-forward videos about the history of the industry without weighing it down with ham-fisted humour, grating personalities or the constant desperate begging for subscriptions and comments. Please never stop making videos.
This comment is much appreciated. Thank you, Adam.
Yes and this is the reason why i love channels like this. I wouldnt want to watch gaming videos containing some guy screaming at top of his lungs the whole time with weird facial expressions
THIS. A thousand times.
NICE! Now he is going to take himself even more seriously....Are you happy?...
This 1000x and... /thread
Rest in peace, Iwata. You helped create an amazing franchise.
+tigerfanman Indeed. A professional and an expert at it as well!
yeah but what about Sakurai, he has been through a lot with Melee, he worked CONTINUESLY, no breaks, he worked NON-STOP and thats why Melee is one of the fan favorites of the franchise. All Nintendo fan boys (like me) should feel bad for Sakurai :( and IF SOMEONE UNDER ESTIMATES MELEE SLAP OR PUNCH EM DIRECTLY IN THE FACE ;).
Mega Man Paradox I OBVIOUSLY know what Sakurai has done. EVERYONE knows what Sakurai has done.
iwata made pokemon what it is. then smash 64 and melee what it is (melee was his last real programming work, HE's the reason it was there on GC launch). he spearheaded the wii and ds.
Oh shit. he died?!
Melee still takes my breath away.
The physics in that game blow
the only people who say are those who that came after the original
Likewise. Dr. Mario main here
I'm convinced that Super Smash Bros. is one of the best products Nintendo has ever put out. It's basically a commercial for all their first-party franchises and some of their third party games. That's the power of branding right there.
Amen Brotha
I agree, and it was just hilariously fun with a couple friends.
But they also do it in a way that doesn't feel like advertising, it feels like a massive celebration of Nintendo and video games as a whole, and you can tell how passionate the people behind the smash series are about gaming
The day after I finish a Smash retrospective, you start one!
I loved the story of how it started as a side project, and you really can tell it with 64. It slightly has the feeling of an underground fight club, owing to Nintendo's hesitancy to let the heroic Mario uppercut Pikachu in his adorable little jaw..
You got some beefy looking retrospectives on your channel,im going to check them out. :)
I'll have to check out your retrospectives as I enjoy stuff like that. I heard Zelda for the Gameboy started similarly as an unofficial side project.
Ride those coat tails!
I have never heard of Smash Bros til the gamecube. I was in the store with my dad, we were originally getting a PS2. Then I saw a screen with Smash Bros in it. I said to my dad, I wanted the gamecube instead. And I never regretted it. We still bought a PS2, a year later tho.
Gamecube's Melee reminds the gold standard in how to properly do a sequel. It captured the spirit of the original and improved upon it in every way. It's a wonderful, wonderful game.
exactly. it was peak.
Norman I dont know if ure gonna read this or not, but im sayin this anyway. Your channel is one of the most underrated gaming channels ive ever seen. The dumb masses rather watch a guy screaming and making zero sense than a straight person bringing actual brain food in form of game related entertainment. You diserve a medal for making learning be so fun by using video games. I was always under the impression that u would follow a career on history, but i say get ur stuff out there cuz this channel should be 5 times more popular than it is. Probably the only ive never seen apeal to a single bad word instead by smart and creative. The point is your material is gold and u should try more things to make ur channel noticed. All in all keep up the videos. No pressure of course u do em for as long as u want but do consider that what u do, isnt being done by anyone else. Congrats norman and good luck
Best comment ever Fox!
i wait every day for norm to upload videos like these.
Thanks guys. Ur support to his channel makes a big difference :)
Fox McCloud Epic comment sir. I've been a fan of Nintendo's Star Fox series since the original 1993 installment on the Super Famicom/SNES! Very excited for the latest entry scheduled to be released for 2015 on the Wii U.
Fox that's the way these videos should be. Straight to the point, take the medium seriouisly, very informative, and don't e-beg for subscriptions or "spamote" other people's channels.
DO A BARREL ROLL!
R.I.P. Satoru Iwata
My friends and I had our own house rules for a variation on Home Run Mode. Use Yoshi and beat the bag up as much as possible before launching it, but rather than using the bat or any other standard attack, have Yoshi eat the bag and then poop it out as far as possible! Obviously it's not going to go nearly as far, but it's still a fun challenge as far as timing is concerned!
Thats one dirty N64 controller.
Yeah, my new camera really shows the grime!
+Tubesock yes please
+Gaming Historian did you watch pokemon on cartoon network
Probably.
u play all ssb but not for 3ds or melee but the wii u I play the demo
That commercial is still one of my all-time favorites. The same goes for my dad, and he doesn't even really play video games. Even today, he STILL brings it up.
I have been marathoning your channel since I've found it. God I love it. You make video games interesting to learn about and do not need a gimmick. Also your edits are simple and in the wasteland we call youtube it is very refreshing to see. I applaud your production value, your research, and your love for gaming and history.
7:20 "wanted solid snake in the game"
that's a picture of big boss
i was gonna say
They're clones so it's okay I guess.
Naked Snake
@@almendraman no, Big Boss is not a clone. Solid Snake is.
“No! That is not Solid Snake! Stop impersonating him!”
These videos are so chill.
Thanks to SSB Melee, people were introduced to the world of Fire Emblem and with a few exceptions, staring from Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame, each title would be released in the west.
I love this. I'm not even much of a fan of Super Smash Brothers, but I am enjoying this because of the way you do it. Honestly, I am not aware of anyone else on youtube who goes into as much depth or presents with as crisp a narrative.
Another great episode of Norm. I love the cliffhanger at the end and I can't wait for the next episode.
Awesome video! Make's me wish i had a N64 back in the days.. Good thing a friend of mine had one with Super Smash Bros!
9:45 The Gaming Historian, I love you for stating this part. This is why I love Melee.
I'm so happy that I started with this Franchise in the 64 days only all us Og's started with Smash 64 and so on anyone who started at Brawl or further on you missed out on the best days of video gaming any kid/early teen can live through.
Too bad I wasn't born until 2002, so I couldn't really start out with the classics like this :(
I'm still stunned by the intro man. Simple yet absolutely amazing. Can't wait for part 2.
Watching this after ultimate came out
CAPEY100 100 same
Holy shit, thank you! I've been waiting for a Gaming Historian episode on Super Smash Bros for a long time. Can't wait until part 2!
i rlly like ur intro it's not over the top loud like the rest of the channels i view and it adds a sense of profoundness you don't find anywhere else.
Glad I stumbled upon this channel. Smash Bros. was life ❤
Great video man keep them coming!
I can't believe I had forgotten about that old commercial! Thanks for reminding me.
This man needs his own show on PBS
Melee was my childhood growing up when I was 10-11 still such a great game
20 years later Sakurai is still creating Smash Bros games. The guy is truly an amazing person.
His Last Kirby game was Kirby air ride
I just found this gaming historian page and I've really enjoyed, especially the documentaries about Mario 3 and Mario Kart.
Those two Smash Bros games are some of the best games ever made and they still entertain me to this day, they never get boring.
That first smash commercial is legendary. I remember my excitement when I first saw it. My friends and I wanted it so badly.
you're videos are toooo addicting. it's like those really interesting specials on pbs that air on rare occasions. please don't ever stop making videos.
Ah, memories. I remember my first time seeing that commercial as well.
I was also at my friend's house. Right after school we met up at his house to catch DBZ on cartoon network.
The commercial played and I had never been so confused and hyped at the same time. The rest is history.
Got it that Christmas after I wouldn't stop dropping hints to my family every single day lol
Great video Historian. I prefer these style of videos to your others. Hope to see more incredible history videos soon
I remember in 7th grade drama class we had to pair up & choreograph something to music, so my 2 partners & I worked out an extended dance/fight sequence to The Turtles' "Happy Together," of course everybody died
Can't imagine what commercial served as the inspiration!
Watched 1 of your about an hour and a half ago about game and watches and now i cant stop. I grew up during the 90's, so nostalgic watching vids about all these great games, me and my friends still played melee after we graduated highschool. Also are you the same person as the 'internet historian'?
This explains why Kirby is the first fighter you use in super smash bros ultimate story mode
I always really liked the individualized target practice levels in melee. It made you really delve into each character’s unique moveset, and learn how to master it as a result. It’s the one thing I miss in modern smash games.
I still remember seeing that same commercial like it was yesterday. Great video, as always.
I remember being on 1st grade, a friend invited me to his house and he instroduced me to the gamecube and we played SMB Melee, I was astonished, I had so much fun and remember thinking that I never thought pllaying at home on a TV could be so fun! (up until that point I only seldomly payed in arcade machines that were always full of experienced players and it wasn't fun).
Absolutely fantastic, as per, Norman. Can't wait for part 2!
What a great little documentary on Smash Bros. I've never really gotten into it before because I didn't understand what all the fuss was about. Very informative. Great job, Norm! I'll oil up and hit the gym with you any time.
***** Thank You for making this. I have been waiting for this since I finished watching all of your videos when I first discovered your channel like 8 months ago.
I hope you make more video games discussing gaming history! Been watching you for two years now! Keep up the good work
This channel deserves far more subscribers.
Remembering the first ever commercial for the first Smash Bros game. You know, the one with the characters frolicking alongside each other with the song "So Happy Together" playing XP . Ahh.... good times.
i cant believe you really just did that to me.. a cliff hanger, really?!?! for a game review video. but not even that. i am excited for the next video. you are amazing, keep up the great work!
I don't have to imagine, I was 10 when this commercial was on TV. It was surreal and fucking awesome!! I wish video game commercials were half as good as this nowadays
Pretty much everything you said is spot on with what I've witnessed from when this franchise was pretty much an indie game to one of biggest names in games today. I still remember seeing that Smash Bros commercial as a kid and was blown away that such a game existed and had to have it. I still remember myself in the backseat of the car with the box in my hand just ogling at it.
I couldn't tell you how many weeks I've spent playing the absolute shit out of Melee. Personally, I think Melee is the better out of the four in terms of content, ambition, and 'love' put into the game, probably nostalgia is factored in as well. Each one is different in what they wanted to do with it, and I respect that and thoroughly enjoy each one as they are. However, Melee just has a special place in heart.
I look forward to part 2!
Super smash was great as a kid and even better in college in the mid 2000s. Most of my friends played it so at any moment there could be a 4v4 battle Royale. 20-30 timed battles were the best. So many good times with this game for sure.
Def passed this gem off to my brother who's in college now. This game still has folks playing the N64.
Great job, Norm! I look forward to the next part!
2:29 need to clean the controller man 🤢
But seriously, another amazing video. You definitely make the best video game docs/history videos on all of TH-cam!!
Epic video man can't wait for part 2!
Cant wait to watch, awesome work all around on your videos.
It’s appropriate that you used SNK fighting games cause Terry would eventually be a DLC fighter for Smash Ultimate
Great Video. You know what shocks me is that Gaming Historian pumps out such excellent well put together content and has such a small subscriber base. It is really sad to me where there are so many channels that are also good but I just do not get how they have so many views and subs. Regardless I love TH-cam, and Gaming Historian. Excellent work and please keep it up.
I saw that commercial the exact same way when I was around that age. I was like, "WHAAAAA, Mario, Kirby, Pikachu, Fox and Link in the same game?!"
Also, how are you able to get that depth of field effect with your camera, making the background blurry and getting yourself more in focus. I've been trying to get that effect with my camera but I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly.
To get the bokeh with your camera, you open the aperture as wide as possible (i.e. f2.8, f1.4 etc) have someone sit close to the camera and set the focus point to their eyes. The camera will focus on the person but because the aperture is so wide it will make everything else blurry. Just make sure you don't move towards or away from the camera too much or else you'll go out of focus. Adjust your lighting, ISO and have fun! I hope this helps!
If I saw that commercial as a kid my brains would be all over the drapes
Getting my PhD in gaming history... (how I wish that existed.)
same
D. Page if that did I wouldn't have to go to high school anymore yay
Great stuff man. Looking forward to part 2!
I have always been crap at this game starting from the first but it is fun to watch and seems to be one of those games where everything immediately came together.
Without Masahiro and his ideas with Smash Bros... where would Nintendo be today? Nintendo owes Masahiro a great deal for his awesome work on the SSB titles I feel.
I LOOOVED the competitive nature of fighting games within the lost cities of Atlantis known as : Arcades! I still remember being 11 yrs old and putting my quarter on the bottom of the screen in the corner of the challenger. Meaning, a player on a win streak was allowed to keep his spot, taking on all comers, until losing. As a challenger, you placed your quarter in line, wait for your turn to fight, so on & so forth. Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Capcom vs Marvel... The list goes on.
I miss the 90's!
Keep up the great work! Been watching your channel for over five years now... wow!
I love your professionally made videos ! Keep up the great work :)
Subbed. These are amazing.
Please release vids more often I love this channel
I just finished the episode. I can't wait for part 2
The first Smash is still my favorite. Had so much fun with that game.
Im thinking on playing all smash games on emulators before i can afford to play ultimate, i never got to play a smash game for not having console but the fan game super smash flash was a big part of my childhood, and watching this video really hypes me to try and play from the very first one
7:21 "They waited Solid Snake in the game."
*Puts a photo of Naked Snake*
I first saw Smash Bros in a magazine. It was a small image of the game but at the time it wasn't scheduled for release in the states. I just hoped it would come over here. 4 player was a blast.
Excellent video, excellent presentation, excellent work, keep it up man, thank you for informing us!!
I also remember the first time seeing that ad for the first time. I was 10. It was amazing.
I'm not a fan of the newest installment. I feel like the increase in graphics make it harder to keep track of yourself on screen, especially when the game zooms out. So much is going on in some of the dynamic levels that even with the big arrow over my head I end up looking at the wrong character. Maybe that's just me
I don't care at all for any of the Smash Bros games, but this was fascinating! I'm really curious to try SSBM now too. Nice work, Norman :)
Man, it's sooooooooo interesting! I love Smash Bros and I have both GameCube one and the Wii U one. Thanks for making this video!
Smash Bros. was such a brilliant concept for its time. Thanks Iwata.
.......And thanks especially to Sakurai.
I see vid from you I upvote it's very simple. Your videos are excellent. I think you should put 2 ads per video one at the middle the other at the end. You deserve more money bro
I remember in high school playing this game after class. My school had a video game club if you would believe that.
Norm (can I call you Norm?), Your Channel is probably my favorite channel on TH-cam. NO I am not saying that as JUST a fan of Retro Gaming, but as a fan of Gaming History. (Between us, I've been trying to get a video camera so I can do a Gaming channel on ALL Things Gaming, modern and Retro), and I was gonna just tell gameplay and opinions, but then I saw your channel and thought "why didn't I think to throw in gaming history?" I'm not going to try and steal your idea (and your subscribers and views), but I am a fan. Thx for your show, and happy gaming!
Hope you’ll do a “History of Super Smash Bros. part 3” video with not only “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”, but everything that happened between “Smash 4” and “Ultimate”. Both the good (the DLCs and announcement trailers) and the bad (the passing of Satoru Iwata (R.I.P. Iwata-San)).
Can't wait for part 2!
Nowadays I mostly play the N64 version of Super Smash Bros. on my Wii. That way I can play in progressive scan on my HDTV. I can also use the GameCube controller which is nice because Nintendo has started selling them again in stores.
Why? Most games just expand on the content of the n64
6:35 Sakarui looks like a zombie in that picture!!! XD
Kiddy Kong lol
You are so lucky to have been able to just see a comercial and be able to get it. Also to be able to keep your consoles and old games, i had to sell mine to buy a new one, and it would have to be in like my bday or christmas
I remember very vividly seeing a picture in Electronic Gaming Monthly of DK doing his taunt on the super Mario bros. castle stage and immediately making a mental note of Super Smash Bros. I never owned my own copy of the original though until I got it on the wii vc. A couple of my frneds had it though, and I have owned all of the newer ones except Sm4sh on Wii U.
That N64 commercial is one of the best in my opinion I just wish it was longer.
Hey! We are the same age! I was 12 in 1999 as well. I remember watching the commercial for this game really well too! My mom bought me the game for Christmas.
Well-researched, professionally made video. Good job.
the angelic music of this game blew me away!
Man, these are binge-worthy videos. I'm supposed to be working.
SSB melee was the one i had the most fun on. Never really played Brawl tbh ... Got so many great memories about Melee ;D
I love the intro to your videos so much.... sometimes I just reply it over and over.
Super Smash Brothers will always be one of my favorite games of all time the N64 version was so amazing I would Main Kirby because I loved that he could have other characters powers and when melee came out I instantly fell in love with Bowser and still main Bowser to this day.
The N64 game rocked. I played it often with 2 buddies of mine. I was always Kirby, and they were Samus and Link.
"It'sa me, Mario, I'ma going to make youa hurt!" Smash Bros Melee was a very fun game, didn't get the chance to play it against others though.
I remember thinking the first time I saw the original smash bros commercial, “This looks really dumb...” I’ve never been so wrong.