Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 5 Years Later (Complete Retrospective)

It has been a while since I last uploaded. Hopefully after looking at the total runtime of this video, you can understand as to why.

We recently just celebrated the 6th anniversary of the infamous reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I’ve been thinking a lot about this game and thought it was only appropriate to go over the complete history of reveals and news surrounding this thing. Although, this idea has been floating around my head for the past 2-2 ½ years at this point. Turns out I decide to do things at very inconvenient times. Anyways, since the game itself also recently celebrated it’s 5th anniversary this video is well overdue.

Smash Ultimate to me is more than just a game to me, it was an experience that lasted for almost 4 years taking place during some of my most formative years. Suffice to say this game and its journey has left an astounding impact on my life, which is what I hope you get from this video if nothing else. Yes, it is a video chronicling the major beats of this game pre and post release, but also the journey many of us experienced from 2018 all the way to 2021.

So sit back and enjoy the biggest video I have ever made. For those who were there, hopefully this is a good trip down memory lane as it very much has been for me. And for those who didn’t, enjoy the rich gaming history that followed this game only a few short years ago.

Either way, I will be forever thankful to this game and to all of you!


Special thanks to those who provided additional help with this video:

Ryan: Recorded and acted

Crim: Recorded and providing us with the OC house

Chris: Supplemental last minute help and Christmas Clip

Jake: Supplemental last minute help

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Intro: (0:00)
2011-2014: (1:07)
2017: (3:27)
Early 2018: (4:40)
March 2018 Direct (5:22)
E3 2018: (7:48)
August 2018 Smash Direct: (13:54)
Nintendo Removing old Directs: (14:17)
August 2018 Smash Direct: (14:41)
September 2018 Direct: (19:03)
The Grinch Leak: (21:26)
November 2018 Smash Direct: (23:36)
2018 Game Awards: (28:00)
The Actual Game: (28:58)
E3 2019: (31:12)
September 2019 Direct: (33:02)
January 2020: (34:15)
Min-Min's Reveal: (37:12)
Steve's Reveal: (38:32)
2020 Game Awards: (40:40)
February 2021 Direct: (42:19)
E3 2021: (43:53)
Sora's Reveal: (45:32)
End: (47:19)






























Don't be sad that its over, be happy that it happened.

The next 3 videos will obliviously not be as big as this one, and I have already planned the release dates for them. Enough time to edit everything and have them out on time. Hope you enjoyed this and eventually them as well!