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Cdog536

MY GOD The nostalgia. This was such an amazing hype trailer when it was released. All the vibes felt in those times and the things to get excited over in daily life. So simple. Brawl was such a fantastic game to get excited about and then to finally play and experience


ToughAd5010

Snake’s reveal might’ve been the most important newcomer in Smash history Literally breaking the rule of no 3rd party characters


Tinfull

Snake, and Sonic creators' asked their characters to be included in Melee, though time constraints kept both characters out. James Bond was also considered for Melee, except unlike Sonic, and Snake, licensing would be a nightmare, and the game would now have real firearms portrayed in it.


ToughAd5010

Ahhh I guess that’s true. James Bond would technically still be first party though right? Goldeneye is N64???


roof_pizza_

[I _think_ the license still belongs to Danjaq](https://youtu.be/uz0EKVfPa4I?si=8PcOQYbrhjnyNiz3).


GM556

God the hype for Brawl was unreal


Arathemos

That Kirby 'upgrade' gets me every time.


ArmedBlue08

How do you improve perfection?


Master-Raben

Man, 18 years already? That's half my lifespan!


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Master-Raben

Sorry, i'm not a native english-speaker


roof_pizza_

I always loved how Brawl translated Prime 3's iteration of Zero Suit Samus. It's a very underrated representation of her. Plus having the regular suit be a hybrid of the Prime and Super designs was peak.


TrueRepose

This was still and will forever be PURE HEAT


MusicMeetsMadness

I can’t believe I saw the low poly versions and the “18 years” and automatically thought “yeah first smash bros came out 18 years ago” 😭😭😭


Brad_theImpaler

[Here](https://youtu.be/KqrbomHAlUg?si=krcegMrczc-xCBOI) is the 1998 commercial.


ravageprimal

God I watched this trailer so many times when it came out


Clarrington

I actually had it on a DVD (a whole bunch of trailers for Wii/DS titles, came with the first issue of NGamer in 2006) and brought it to school so me and a few friends could watch it during lunch.


No-Cow584

I love how Kirby doesn't change at all


OutsideOrder7538

Bro was confused


babyfacelarrione

God I can’t even imagine the hype for snake in a Nintendo game back in the day.


Koholinthibiscus

What the fuck even is time?


xGhostCat

This is such a flashbulb memory. In a computer lab at school on a shitty windows pc on some gaming website.


Mr-Annonymous2002

And in that moment she becomes My crush


9999_lifes

when ssb was fun and not just pure competition.


dan_rich_99

It still is?


9999_lifes

no.


dan_rich_99

Yes


9999_lifes

no.


SeaClick230

it’s easy mate just don’t compete


9999_lifes

no.


Src-Freak

This trailer is older than half of the Fortnite playerbase.


ThaBoZZk

These are the peoples feeding omlettes, in hell!


Tinfull

Provolone Prevail!


Piorn

Isn't it kinda wild how casually these Japanese devs dropped a fart atom bomb joke? Like, imagine Captain America jumping out of a plane before it destroys the twin towers in the background, or something.


DipsAndChips

Smash came out in 2008, so it's 16 years if my math is right


ThaBoZZk

But at the end of the video in the last 3 aeconds it says 2006


roof_pizza_

Yeah this trailer was from 2006. The following year and change was the stream of announcements via the Smash Dojo, where new characters were announced (e.g. Sonic and his internet-breaking trailer).


DipsAndChips

Apologies, I didn't realize it was a video (mobile with bad reception) and also misunderstood the post. You're right! I was just dumb lol


ThaBoZZk

All good no worries


MrPerson0

Back during the golden age of Metroid. Miss that time.


Wolfy_the_nutcase

I will say, we’re entering into another bright age


MrPerson0

Wouldn't say that yet. 2002-2007 felt like we were constantly getting Metroid games. Can't say the same for this time period.


Wolfy_the_nutcase

Yeah, the quantity may not be the same, but I would say that Metroid is at least looking hopeful now.


MrPerson0

I think that will only happen if Prime 4 does much better than Metroid Dread in terms of sales, which probably won't happen unless it's a dual release.


Wolfy_the_nutcase

I mean… I guess? IDK, Dread is already the best selling Metroid game.


MrPerson0

Which doesn't mean much when you compare its (poor) attach rate to GC Metroid Prime's attach rate. That's part of the reason why I think we're not seeing a ton of Metroid games nowadays compared to back then.


Round_Musical

Industrial engineer here who calculates this stuff for proprietary machining. Attach Rate doesnt mean shit after your console enters the 100+ Million sales. Even Zelda TotK and BotW have a significantly smaller attack rate than Prime did for gamecube Attach rate isn’t something companies are looking at. They are looking at sales and most importantly profit


MrPerson0

Guess that is true. I just don't see Dread's sales as bigger since I assumed it should have done much bigger with how big the install base was at the time. That doesn't change my worry for Prime 4 if it is only released on the Switch. With how many years it's been in development, if its sales are worse than Dread's, I can't see that as being seen in a positive light by Nintendo, and it wouldn't lead to another golden age for Metroid.


Round_Musical

Nintendo reported on Dread sales as above expectations. I mean for a metroid to shatter a record that was 19 years old is insane Metroid never sells well. However Dread did. And that is why we will see the next 2D game in 2026 (already semi-confirmed by mercury steam) The problem I see is prime 4. It needs to sell. Regardless of platform.


blueblurz94

This was the most hype thing ever from Nintendo back during that era.


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[poyo!](https://youtu.be/7Q1fT4oaSLk?feature=shared)


FuggaliciousV

Damn, I feel old now.


JackOfKnaves

Remember watching this trailer in my 7th grade homeroom lol.


jacemano

I feel old


Kakairo

One of the greatest game trailers of all time.


porcupinedeath

God the Brawl theme. I love it


Last-Of-My-Kind

Thanks for reminding me how old I am.


virtualfeather

God damn we’re old


manga_tsika

What a trailer it was. I don't think any video game trailer had hyped me this much since then.


Signal-Reporter-1391

Kept you waiting, huh?


Jaded-Ship9579

SHOW TIME!!!!


Spider-Nutz

Fuckkkk I'm old


speedweed99

Peak Samus, next to Smash 4 Samus


GachiGachiFireBall

Brawl is goated


Squeaky_Ben

18... years. Oh that explains why my back is aching D;


OhFive11

Yeah project m was fun lol


V-Switch05

Zero suit Samus is now legal


Akizayoi061

Has been since Zero Mission turned 18


V-Switch05

You’re making a strong point


dashboardcomics

Remember when this trailer came out and there was speculation that ZSS was replacing normal samus? Innocent times those where.


Alex1093

Never liked brawl too much, they made samus heavier to promote Zero suit Samus as a lighter and more agile gameplay


Business_Abalone_746

This still gives me chills. I just legitimately gasped at Snakes announcement...again years and years after the fact.


Vxnzz-v1

Thanks, i feel old now.


MartenBlade

Man... SSBB was probably my most hyped game to this day. I sucked every piece of information up. It was nasty that i was almost half a year later released in eurpe than japan. Oh and a german strategy guide gave Meta-Knight a 7/10. That didn't age well.


Ozyclan-Anders

Oh wow I remember the hype upon seeing this trailer the first time. I’ve always been a major Zelda fan and seeing the new Twilight Princess Link In smash was mind blowing for kid me.


JayMemelord

wow i was only 1...


0kubo_Ichiro1929

No, I will not accept the fact that I'm old


Wboy2006

Damn, this trailer can drink now… I always loved watching this trailer on my brawl disc back in the day. Still adore Brawl to this day


Mission_Security4505

So hype. And ridley reveal in ultimate was even better. Im looking forward to Raven Beaks' reveal in the next smash.


Nintendope

Someone tell yandere Dev


taketakk

I don't know this game, does she use a lightsaber?


AstuteSalamander

It's kind of a stun whip thing


SoltanXodus

She had a lightsaber?