I once got a footjob from a competitve smash player. She ghosted me after that night and started dating the 2nd best player.

@nicklemay8056

3 ай бұрын

Huh???

@samedwards3186

3 ай бұрын

WHAT

@dragonfly._.doodles

3 ай бұрын

What-

@dragonfly._.doodles

3 ай бұрын

Pin of shame??

@oxymel8878

3 ай бұрын

YOOOO I GOT PINNED

If Ultra could get 8 hours of leak & speculation history out of the time BEFORE Ultimate released, imagine what the video about the DLC hype cycle would be like.

@polkarfield

3 ай бұрын

Wait the entire video is about the base roster? That’s being almost 9 hours is insane

@TimReviewsEveryNAWiiGame

3 ай бұрын

Wonder if he will touch the Sabi stuff when he gets to that. The hacking Nintendo stuff is wild/"good content" but some dark shit happens there and its also pretty hard to document I imagine given a lot of the major posts straight up don't exist anymore being it was tied to a private discord.

4:48:11 "now, this could mean nothing, or, it could mean everything" literally sums up most of Ultimate's speculation and I love it

Well, this will sure come in handy on my next overnight shift. What am I kidding, I’m not even employed.

@familyguyfeline

3 ай бұрын

good comment

@Wiggler_Warrior

3 ай бұрын

It's funny you say that, exactly what i am doing

@LzrbeamSupplier

Ай бұрын

best comment tbh

This video has taught me that Smash speculation is just Taylor Swift Easter eggs speculation for boys

IT'S ALMOST 9 FUCKING HOURS

@FieryRedmond

3 ай бұрын

Angry Joe voice: N I N E H O U R S ??????

Well, guess I know what I’m doing today

@dustinn4586

3 ай бұрын

I mean let’s gooo U done?

@meta-less

3 ай бұрын

@@dustinn4586yes, I was successful

@birdup1_2

2 ай бұрын

Hey Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today!

@HeadHunter-mv2ht

Ай бұрын

Hey were’s Perry?

Predicting 2 hours to be dedicated to the grinch leak

a little disappointed that you aren’t going to discuss the dlc hype cycle, but this was such an amazing video your experiences paralleled mine so many times

@ZachIGuess69

3 ай бұрын

This video would’ve probably been 20 hours if he included that stuff

@booboothecool

3 ай бұрын

looks like this video is going to get DLC of its own then

I'm glad you talked about the Grinch Leak in detail cause every other video about it only talks about the hoax itself and not everything else surrounding it, which is equally important

The 15k views is so beyond criminal. Not only is it an amazing recap of a hype cycle that I found myself invested in despite partly being there and knowing what the roster was. But the video also is funny and well put together.

@cottontail5109

Ай бұрын

2 months later and still only 37k. I like smash but was never involved in the hype cycles, and I still found myself feeling giddy at the way he described it. Of course 37k is still a huge number, but he deserves way more

love his style of rants/nostalgia

As a long-standing Golden Sun fan and someone who's still hoping Isaac will become playable one day, thank you for your joined faith and appreciation in the hope and long wait for the golden Adept to join Smash. I have no doubt the entry he joins will be a special occasion to celebrate to the high heavens and feel whole in my old Golden Sun soul. Thank you and welcome to the journey

7:52 "No Crom?" My Brain: Oh yes, the twin city of Nokstella

Had this floating in my YT recs for a while and boy should I have clicked it sooner. This video was the 8 hour version of the Ratatouille flashback scene. Heck it could be double the length and I’d still enthusiastically watch it all. No other video captures the experience of being a high schooler Nintendo nerd in 2018 so viscerally. I was also there, obsessively watching Smash speculation KZread and scrolling r/SmashBros for hours. I also remember exactly where I was for every direct and reveal and sharing that experience with my little brother. Every twist and turn in the leak cycle, joining Team Fake in the Grinch Wars, getting anal about spoiler avoidance when the game broke street date…finally getting to play it after being livid about my copy shipment getting delayed for three days, storming through World of Light and getting to that gnarly endgame completely unspoiled (Master Hand is my favorite Nintendo character if that tells you anything lol, I was already feeling really good that I had predicted prerelease that rescuing the real one amongst Galeem’s army of clones was going to be a plot point, but then got hit with *that* mission, just incredible), and making cherished memories with friends and family for years to come…I definitely got emotional watching and listening to this. Good on you for playing the entire Lifelight trailer. Utter chills. I felt like I was listening to the song and watching the trailer for the first time all over again. (That Galleom reveal at the end had me more excited than 80% of the character reveals because we Subspaceheads up in here lol) Overall, what a phenomenal video. I loved hearing and relating to all your personal stories and it was such a privilege walking down every step of this memory lane. It’s something I never want to forget, and when the next hype train inevitably rolls into the station, I can’t wait to hop on that wild ride all over again with you all. It will truly feel like coming home.

50:57 I love how everyone thought Vergeben was trustworthy until he said minecraft and the grinch leak happened. Smash Speculation has 2 sides: 1. Trying to predict what characters nintendo will add to the game realistically 2. People looking for any reason why their favorite characters are going to be revealed next. Most people are in group 2 😅

@samrobotsin

3 ай бұрын

Even dedicated smash streamers & youtubers ignored that the smash character poll had criteria: any potential smash characters had to be first-and-foremost video game characters. So Sakurai already told us Grinch, Goku, Scrooge mcduck, etc were never going to be in the game.

seriously, please cover many and all pokemon hype/leak cycles because that was actually a video I was trying to find that compiles all fake/real leaks that occured over the whole franchise but it would only ever just a handful of videos that shows the same ones over and over again. Also this video is the exact kinda research and retrospective I love, while I was somewhat with the hype train for smash, I was never as deep in it like my friends were and just stopped looking at leaks before the grinch leak stuff occured and you FINALLY showed me what the hell it even was. Can't wait for the pokemon one if you plan on doing it, please take ur time like this one, I was more than happy to listen and look up from what I was doing in the span of 2 days while I was finishing up some projects! As a quick edit: I literally had no idea about Mach Rider being suggested as a fighter for smash, so thank you for the info as well!

Joycon Boyz represent

I just watched this entire video in one sitting and it’s now 1:30 AM. I have school tomorrow. I forgot that I’m in the final semester of my masters degree and not an incoming freshman anymore. Thank you for making this. I am your exact target demographic. A 24-year-old looking back at my 18-19 year old self who grasped onto every aspect of this hype cycle because it was one of my most consistent sources of joy in a dark time in my life. I didn’t even have rehearsal because we had just finished “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and I didn’t do a show over the summer or fall that year. I have so many memories of playing Ultimate with my friends during my freshman year of college. 8 player smash on a movie screen in the lobby of our dorm building while we drank Sprite Cranberry. Crying laughing after the Sans mii fighter reveal. I even got to play the demo early at one of those mythical tours, which was one of my favorite days ever period. I remember seeing PapaGenos videos as they released, reading theories on GameXplain comments, memorizing Etika’s reaction to the Ultimate reveal, watching every single reaction to every piece of game footage, refusing to accept Box Theory, and expecting to see 7 Grinch Leak characters in the final direct only to be bamboozled by Ken, Incineroar, and a plant. I was always rooting for Isaac Goldensun and Erdrick despite having absolutely no idea who they were. When most people make a KZread video, they’ll lean toward making content that can appeal to tons of people, but you’re different. You tell your own story before anything else. Maybe people will get all the references and maybe they won’t. That’s so admirable. I think I understood basically every one you made, and it made the video feel a lot more personal. An 8-hour love letter to a very specific time period in your life, my life, and probably thousands of other lives. Super niche references that people never thought they’d hear again. Not sure where to put this, but I really enjoyed your story about the cast list smash tournament. Organizing a tournament around everyone’s stage time is a very difficult task. It was so poetic that the tournament ended during the final show. To me, that’s what smash bros is all about. Bringing people together, regardless of skill level, to play this fun game about fighting Nintendo characters. It’s about the celebration of an unlikely victor from an unlikely crowd in an unlikely setting. Backstage shenanigans are some of my favorite parts of theatre, and this sounds like it was the absolute peak of the moments that lead us to almost missing our cues. When it was all over, everyone took their bow after the tournament and then took their bow onstage. I was obsessed with your Izzy video and am equally obsessed with this one. Keep making these love letters. I’d love to hear about the DLC hype cycle and/or Pokémon hype cycles. Of course, those would be after you take a well-deserved break. Whether that’s a real break or Sakurai’s definition break, time will tell. Even 5 years later, I still can’t believe the Grinch leak wasn’t real. This video, on the other hand, was definitely real.

spent the last two days going through this video and man this might be like genuinely one of my favorite video essays ever. such a fun time as someone who wasn't able to be there in the community for when the game came out (and feels like they missed out on a lot as a result) - thanks for making this!!

This is ths ultimate video to watch while animating.

I listened to this entire video over one 12-hour workday, and this opened a floodgate of memories: things I hadn't thought about in years. I remember watching every Smash speculation video too, and I could almost immediately tell "oh, that's Billybo10k or LaxChris" when you would refer to videos. And as an aside: you are probably the only person I've seen who's accurately covered just how nuts and in-depth the Grinch leak was instead of just laughing it off by saying "it blurry so idk how anyone believed this lolXD." I was on team Grinch and have been kinda baffled by the retrospective clowning of it like it never had anything going for it. Either way, this was a phenomenal video. One of my favorites on the whole platform. I really hope the KZread algorithm picks this up at some point.

Just finished it, kinda upset it’s over because I’ve grown so accustomed to playing this over the past week. Legitimately an amazing video.

This is the most in depth hype cycle video, made the goat by you saying what you did at the time, comments and jobs, so great. ALSO GOSH DANG, THIS IS SO LONG. Still watching it all

I actually remember a lot of this info back then. Me and my friends were digging deep into any and every possibility when it came to reveals. It was like solving a Gravity Falls type mystery (which is funny, since we all bonded over the show and its finale). Glad to see someone recreate my experience in a similar way. Thanks Andrew.

3:56:04 at this moment I was screaming at my monitor "THE CHAIRS. YOU FORGOT THE CHAIRS."

You are one of the most genuine people on this website. You and internetpitstop are my favorites for chill nights.

11:06 Rest in peace

hi genuinely enjoy this so much, loved the teenage andrew comments sections and how you just kept referring to him as “the kid”, loved hearing about your life and lore (((in the most normal way possible))) idk how to comment hnmfnennf also pls love me some egg comments pffft

Thanks for doing this video dude. It’s nice to see someone else who was so actively involved in that whole pre-release cycle putting it all into words, it’ll serve as a really nice compendium of that whole period as well move into the next chapter of Smash. Was a strangely nostalgic and somewhat emotional experience revisiting all of the old discourse and leaks leading up to launch in a year that was pretty formative for me as well. It was a blast watching this and I eagerly look forward to the months and months of your content leading up to the inevitable next Smash.

incredible video mr ultra, i had a great time watching it

Holy fuck I know what I’m putting on during drawing.

As someone far removed from the smash community, the reactions and emotions of everyone in this video are so contagious and now I'm completely and inexplicitly invested in this 8 + hour video. I'm rooting for you guys from the future-past or something

Your KZread channel is like if someone magicly peered into my mind and decided to make hour long video essays on every integral part of my childhood.

8 hours of entertainment for Super Smash Bros reactions I salute you!

Gotta love the Majora's Mask transition

I've been watching this since the afternoon. What an amazing trip down memory lane. I was 20 when all this went down, crazy how I remember a lot of this despite having the memory of a goldfish. Amazing work.

Jesus christ is this the second Bhultra magnum opus Very excited to watch this!

This video has gotten me more interested, especially gets more fun when you look back at speculation for ultimate at the time

I remember being mildly interested in this whole saga as it was happening, but now I remember 0 of what went down. So it’s kinda fun watching this and getting legitimately excited to see what happens next. Good video, you always are able to make me super invested in things I didn’t think I would be.

What a truly fantastic video, keep up the great work man. I'd really watch you talk about anything with the amount of care you put into your work.

Just finished this video and i gotta say, what a ride! The passion you have put into this project is truly incredible. The amount of research is just insane. I was a junior in high school during Smash's hype cycle and having this in depth context to what happened during this time was really enlightening. Thank for making this keepsake of Ultimate's release history!

This video was just phenomenal. I started it in the morning and listened to it throughout my day. Just wanted to thank you for this vid on this nostalgic (doesn’t sound right to say) era in smash. Can’t wait to see where smash goes to in the future and I look forward to your future content!

Amazing video, you encapsulated the feeling so well!!

i LOOOVE this topic and it's a lot of fun watching you talk about everything! it really brings me back

This video was such a fun ride down memory lane. I wasn't deep into the speculation until the Isabelle announcement but I remember watching the directs in AP Physics every time they came out after that. When you got to the DLC fighters a chill ran down my spine remembering that night at the Game Awards and how awesome that was. Great video man you truly do such a good job bringing back good memories.

Congrats on me choosing to watch this 8 & a half hour video before finishing Scott the Woz’s Wii U part 2 video.

Absolutely incredible recap video that hit me with a twofold wave of nostalgia. Brawl was the hot game coming out when *I* was in high school, and it truly did turn me into a lifelong fan of video games. Like a good chunk of my generation, I found some of my favorite games through it. It’s genuinely really nice to hear you sincerely talk about the emotional response you had to Ultimate, as well as take me through some things I missed and hear some names I hadn’t heard in years. (And honestly feel really seen by the emotional response to the Everyone is Here trailer. It still gives me genuine chills!) Your sincerity and dedication to putting us in the frame of mind of a fan every step of the way made this an incredible watch.

Genuinely fantastic video. It takes an amazing entertainer and storyteller to keep me invested for 8 and a half hours and still want more by the end. Definitely dropping this into my 100 favorite yt video playlist

Hey Andrew. This video is like, really good. Just finished the whole thing during my last year of uni and I'm excited to see what you talk about next! Not all of your stuff is in my wheelhouse but everything I watch is an absolute banger so keep'em coming man!

This video would’ve probably been an hour shorter if he never talked about Issac GoldenSun and “teenage Andrew comments.”

It wasnt until about an hour in that i realized this is an 8 hour video

Random notes: It's funny that you weren't super invested in the Smash 4 hype cycle. I lived and died that hype cycle. I would talk about it nonstop, and I remember Lucas being revealed and genuinely being pissed that I had to wait a few months before I could play as him and just randomly telling friends and family how excited I was for him. I also remember before that being terrified for the entirety of Smash 4's hype cycle on whether Ness was returning. People told me I was insane for being worried, but they took *so* long to show him off. I was glad they kept Mario and Link pretty similar in Smash Ultimate. I think for me personally I wanted Smash to stop taking content out and swapping out movesets would have been doing that. Sadly you were wrong about Pokémon company but I admire your bravery lmao I was sad Marth had an English voice, I grew attached to his Japanese voice weirdly. I was sad that transformation final smashes were removed, I feel like there was fun in the player having control in some of them. I was super disappointed with Smash Ultimate's soundtrack, save for a few tracks. I think Smash 4 was better and Brawl was a LOT better. watched the first 2 hours today. still a lot to do

fun fact at 25:45, young Ike which debuted on the Wii is actually from path of radiance which came out on the GameCube and older Ike who debuted on the Wii u came from radiant dawn which was on the Wii, meaning Ike actually perfectly follows the format of celebrating the last gen.

Not done with the video yet but very much enjoying it! I always love these videos and you can really tell how much time and effort went into them. You’re one of my favorite channels and you deserve far more hype, keep up the good work my friend

8 HOURS?!?! I could drive from the top of Florida to the bottom and have a couple minutes left. Thanks for the content dude! 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you for doing this trip down memory lane. I’d love to see the DLC video !

7:36:48 I watched this trailer so many times when it first came out. I was in 7th or 8th grade, and this song still brings an uncontrollable grin to my face.

I was never into smash, hell I bought a switch and smash and all the dlc and I suck so bad it hurts to play, but you basically being the same age as me and being on the internet, seeing the memes, I dont know why but I teared up at every release trailer because I could feel the genuine excitement, it was nice. Your ending bit was some of the realest shit, I dont talk to any of my friends from Highschool and im sure they're all living vastly different lives. I was reading about something that came out in 2018 and thought "huh that was just 3 years ago" but no, its 6 years and that just kinda insane to me and the point of life I'm in. Thanks brother, can't wait to see what other niche topic from my childhood you'll do next.

More epic than LoTR trilogy director cut!?

As someone who mostly heard about most smash hype from directs or on tumblr this was a really fun ride~ I think this is probably the longest video i've ever watched on youtube so far also? A lot of content you talk about I tend to have none to medium experience with but listening to you talk about it along with your nostalgia/experiences feels a lot like chatting with a friend? Its just a very cozy atmosphere! This video also made me realize you aren't a 250k+ subscriber youtuber which feels insane to me. Thank you for all the videos c: I look forward to the future ones!

This legit brought me right back in it. 2018 was the most hype I’ve ever had in my entire life

What fresh hell is this, I’m going to watch it immediately

Really interesting video. I’m the same age as you, but wasn’t super involved in the hype cycle before the game came out. It’s really interesting hearing about it going back. My dark horse pick was always Raz from Psychonauts. Wasn’t gonna happen, but y/k

Omg I found you through the Total Drama videos but this was just beautiful. I remember having just started high school and the march direct I nearly s*** myself. I was just as obsessed as you and every single leak that was mentioned I was the leo dicaprio meme of pointing at the screen. I didn't own a switch until the next christmas (2019) where apparently they had 1 more smash switch left. I didn't care though I was so hyped. Anyways in the course of the next 5 years of getting the game it's become likely my most played game of all time, and I still play it nearly everyday :) anyways thanks for such a beautiful time capsule of a chaotic year

Smash speculation took over my life in this period, so it's pretty cool and surreal reliving almost all of this. Also, I guess this proves I'm still that person, rather than going back to sleep, kept myself awake to watch an 8+ hour video on Smash speculation in 2018.

You and I watch almost the same KZreadrs and that’s so awesome

This is insane because I never saw the time of the video and just watched it because it was a bhultra video about my childhood hyperfixation, and now I cant stop watchinf

6:55:23 the fact that they found all that information from a SCRATCHED OUT USERNAME- is insane

Lets gooooo time to put you on in the background for the rest of the day while i play games and stuff

I have just finished the video. And despite beeing a french speaker, I followed a 8h 30 english video about my favorite game. Thanks for making that video. Soooo Hi x) I'm Cross and i do discovered with that video x)

Another absolute banger, thank you BH!

I can not wait to see what you put out during the build up once the next smash game is announced

Really like the style of the video❤ keep it up!

I had never heard of Isaac Goldensun until 5 minutes before I started your video (his game was added to switch online and a friend was excited) but this video has made me love him so much I'm going to start playing it before I'm done watching this video

the story ending at 2:50:00 reminds me of when I would go to a place in Nashville called Cori's Doghouse, order the Cincinnati-style and an onion ring so often that when I moved away and went in like a year later the big guy who runs it said "Didn't think we'd see you again, Cincy" and gave me a free one. Pretty cool guys. (Go to the location east of town; it's better.) The story about you being smacked out tired during school because of work also resonates. Teachers just do not care about what their students are going through in life. I HAD to work or we would've lost everything at the time... and instead I was just getting disciplined for not being completely lucid. Then after school I continued working 100 hour weeks out of a false sense of loyalty *and stayed when I became homeless*. Not trying to one-up; your stories simply resonate deeply within me. Thank you for sharing.

THIS GUY MADE A VIDEO THAT ALMOST COVERS A WORK DAY

I have been slowly watching this video for the last 2 weeks and still not done (I have 2 hours left), I guess it doesn't help my tafe started at about the same time. I am very much enjoying the video tho and I don't even care about smash. I'm just vibing with you talking about something that only vaguely entered my life through the memes that seeped over into whatever I was watching at the time

on my second watch this is legit my favourite video of all time

Well that took me into the next day to watch, love these lore type videos

Flashback to when I got to the 16 minute mark of the video and said "I bet I'm halfway through the video, I should pause to get a snack," only to roll over and notice that there were over 8 hours left in the video. I ended up watching the first 7.5 hours at 1.75x speed, all in a row. Probably not the best option, but I'm gonna go to sleep now. Anyway... I wanted to note how amazing of a trip this video has been for me. It's bringing back so many memories. In the Fall of 2018, I was in my Junior year of High School, and it's really the last year of High School that I really remember. Senior year had me hyper focused on how I felt about a girl I liked having a boyfriend-- and then COVID stripped away the entire 2nd half of the school year. But the events of Junior year are very important and memorable to me. With Smash being such a big topic at the time, pretty much every meme I shared at the school lunch table was smash related. Pretty much all I could think about was Smash. My freaking AP Language Arts teacher somehow got the game early and people who don't even own switches were talking about how cool the World of Light trailer was. Piranha Plant's reveal brought back a stupid Petey Piranha drawing I made a few years prior, which led to me making him an OC that became a huge part of my online identity. And part of the reason I made a Twitter account was so I could upload screenshots from Smash easier. I don't even really like Smash Bros, but the pre-launch hype cycle deeply affected me, and everything I did in 2018. Grinch leak was really the only speculation I was deeply into, but there has been a lot of other leaks I _do_ recognize amongst all these ones I've never heard anything about. This video has been a ride back in time, and it's been a blast to watch. I genuinely cannot believe we're coming up on 6 years since the reveal trailer. I remember being so proud that I realized it was Smash Bros instantly, while most everyone else didn't realize till Inkling Girl turned around and looked up at the fire ball.

I love you dearly for this

I have vague memories of this hype cycle cause of my brothers, d&d group, and boyfriend at the time. I game, but I have dexterity issues and hate playing smash. I stayed up late to finish this video despite needing to get up early for a trip. Andrew, if I can call you Andrew, I can't express how much I love your content. Your throught process and interests are so similar to mine. You're one of the only creators who is actually close to my age, tax bracket, and upbringing so I actually really relate to most things you say or reference. Overall you bring this sense of peace for me cause you remind me that there ARE nerd/gamer/meme dudes out there who are good people, and thinking back to times like this hype cycle, sometimes it's hard to remember that. If you pivot to smash, I will simply be a part of a hype cycle for a game I likely won't play! If we get more cartoon/nostolgia/whatever, I'm certain I'll watch it too. Keep doin you, your content is sick as hell!!

this is a great video king, never change *except as far as change is healthy, obviously

Thank you for taking us on this journey! Took me 3 days to watch this whole thing, and I'd love to hear you talk about Skylanders!

Thank you for this

I remember watching the announcement reactions to both Steve and Sans one time in class (I was technically allowed, they were watching a movie I was able to skip) and just getting so happy smiling ear to ear as if I’d seen them first hand, even now I’m getting giddy. It’s nice

This video is excellent!!! Pure quality content!! 🔥 🔥

I absolutely loved watching through this, it really did take me back to that era While I may not care much for smash nowadays, that period of time between the announcement and release is one that I will always look back on fondly. ...even if Waluigi didn't get his chance this time...

It took me like 4 days to watch this and it was worth it. I vaguely remember the 2018 Smash hype cause my brothers were really excited (and thinking it was funny Piranha Plant was playable the memes after it) and this video took me back to 2018 where I was also still in high school. It was weird going on that journey with you but also fun Also just throwing it out there, I wonder if they could do Subspace Emissary again but as a separate game. Idk how games work but all those characters being together with a story line would be cool (I’m also in denial lol)

The ending for me was kind of bittersweet, I really appreciate seeing a retrospective of an adult gamer looking back on their teenage self being excited about a game. Reminds me of myself but instead of smash bros, it would be halo 3. Can relate, looking forward to your next video andrew!

I don’t know if there is any other KZreadr that I’d watch a 8 and a half hour video from, and I have no complaints

6:58:14 this is why I love your channel, it gets me invested in things I’d never taken I second glance at before this

The ending has such Bo Burnham's Inside vibes. That's how you know Andrew really went through it for this video

I cared nothing about smash before this, and now I will watch ever single smash video you put out. Thank you so much for making fun content.

3 and a half hours in, and on the point of making a playlist and playing the music on ur switch- i only used it once (when I was moving and had no internet access) and it was very very useful! Thanks Nintendo! :3

I didn’t watch this video yet, I need to find time but I just want to say as a freshman in highschool during the reveal, I don’t know if another game will come along and get me this hyped again. I’m not sure if this was special because it was smash ultimate or I was at the age where I was really excited about this, but it was a good feeling and I want it back. While I was typing this I realized I felt the same way about the new total drama releasing so their is hope.

If only I watched this video a month earlier it would be the longest video I’ve seen on this platform but shoogles just made his legendary brilliant diamond review

Been watching on and off at home and at school since release and just finished. For reference.

i don't have time to start this right now, but mad respect for an 8.5 hour video diving deep into Smash Bros Ultimate